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Capital City Regatta This Weekend!!!

This Saturday and Sunday March 27/28 our annual Capital City Regatta will be held on the river. So far the weather report is looking good. Registration will start at 10am, skippers meeting at 11am and first gun 12p. After racing we’ll have a BBQ dinner. Sunday after racing will be awards and leftovers.

More information is on our Web site:

http://www.potomacriversailing.org/lasers/regattas/capital_city/index.php

Hope you can make it out!!!

MARINA UPDATE as of Saturday Afternoon, 2/13.

Per Brian Pavlik:

Saturday, 2/13/10, 4:00 PM.

I first want to thank all of the slipholders who came down on Tuesday to clean off their boats. Many stayed to help out a neighbor. Without this effort many more could have gone down on Wednesday.  Related story, with photos, here.

The only boats still down are G-6 and D-2. If you have not cleaned off your boat yet please do so before Monday as we are expecting a few more inches. There are paths to each dock and down each of the docks. The paths down the docks are icy so be careful.

The dry slip area has been partially plowed. All rows except between A and B have a path. The rest will be plowed Sunday or Monday morning. At first glance there appears to be no damage done to the boats.

The parking lot has been plowed and there is plenty of space to park.

PRSA Burgees For Sale

PRSA began in 1935 making this year our 75th anniversary. To commemorate this, PRSA created special anniversary burgees with ‘1935’ written within our swan and we are selling these burgees for $20. The normal burgee is also for sale at $20. See pics below.

Many of you have already purchased one of these burgees so I now only have 6 of each left. Use it to decorate your yacht club themed bar at home, give it as a gift for a local sailor, or proudly fly the burgee on your megayacht (after inviting me for a sail).

If you are interested in buying one, please contact Robert Bennett at rb1367@gmail.com.

PRSA burgee

PRSA burgee

2010 Hangover Regatta Today, 1/1/2010!

Today’s AccuWeather forecast (always subject to change) calls for mostly cloudy skies, a high of 44 degrees, and winds from the NNW at 10 – 12 MPH.  Not bad!  There’s no better way to nurse a hangover, or recover from yet another challenging year, than by celebrating with the PRSA Laser fleet and racing with us on the Potomac River. Skippers meeting will be at 12:00 Noon, first races at 12:45 PM. NOR, pre-registration and directions are located here:

Hangover Regatta Information and Pre-Registration Mike Heinsdorf and Tom Berlin are heading up the Race Committee — two more RC volunteers are needed.  There is no registration fee. There is a $3 launching fee if your boat is not stored at Washington Sailing Marina. If you are planning on sailing, please use the online registration form to pre-register. This is always a fun event and we are expecting a great turn out. See you on the water.

2010 PRSA Hangover Regatta Friday Jan 1st

Join us on the first day of 2010 for PRSA’s Annual Hangover Regatta. There’s no better way to nurse a hangover, or recover from yet another challenging year, than by celebrating with the PRSA Laser fleet and racing with us on the Potomac River. Skippers meeting will be at 12:00, first races at 12:45. NOR, pre-registration and directions are located here:

Hangover Regatta Information and Pre-Registration

There is no registration fee. There is a $3 launching fee if your boat is not stored at Washington Sailing Marina. If you are planning on sailing, please use the online registration form to pre-register. This is always a fun event and we are expecting a great turn out. See you on the water.

THIS SUNDAY, First Frostbite Day!!!

This Sunday is it!!  The first day of our 2009/2010 Frostbite season!!  Right now the weather is looking nice, predicted to be 58F with winds at 9MPH.  Hope to see a big turnout.

If you are wondering what Frostbiting on the Potomac is all about, come out and we’ll take you out on the RC boat and show you.  The Laser Fleet is the largest active and most competitive class in PRSA.  We regularly have 20+ boats out every week (twice as many boats that any other class puts on the water in the spring/fall).  Some people think sailing in the winter is crazy, but the winter months provide the most reliable sailing conditions then any other season.  We usually sail in the cove, on the river or down by the power plant depending on the weather.  Our RC staff dress to sail and switch off after each race, so everyone gets to sail, even if you do not own a boat!  Come on out and see what it’s all about.

We leave the docks around noon and the first race will be shortly there after, probably 12:30-12:45.  See you one the water!

2009 PRSA Awards Banquet and Annual General Meeting – Saturday, November 14!

Saturday night 47 PRSA Skippers, crew, and guests came together at the Marina Towers for an evening of socializing, dinner, awards, and PRSA business. See details and  who attended here.  Congratulations to Lighting skippers Nabeel Alsalam, Rick, Welch, and Pat McGee for their top 3 rankings in the Spring Series, and to Frank and Rick for their top 2 finishes in the Fall Series, and to Tom Berlin, for his first place award for the Albacore Fall Series.  Rick was given the Fleet Captain’s Award for outstanding service as Race Committee Chair for Spring Series 8; Tom Berlin was awarded the Founder’s Trophy for service above and  beyond the call of member duty, for his continued work , and success, all fall in getting the engine of the 16 skiff working again.  Officers elected to the board for 2010 were: Pat McGee, Commodore; David Thompson, Vice Commodore; Scott Snyder, Rear Commodore; Yates Dowell, Treasurer; Robert Bennett, Secretary; and Jim Graham, member-at-large.