2008 Race Program Archive (Results, Pictures, and Updates)

• 2008 DBC Notice of Race (NOR) Revised 08.21.08
• 2008 Sailing Instructions (SI)
• NOR Attachment B (Course) Revised 08.21.08
• 2008 Racing Results
• Pictures from 2008 Fall "Gulf" races Three, Four and Five.
• Pictures from 2008 Fall "Gulf" races One and Two.
• Sam McVicker's Dunedin Cup Photos
• Pictures from 2008 Summer Bay races.
• Pictures from 2008 Spring races.
• 2007 Racing Results

The LAST race for the fall "Gulf" series is Novemeber 8th. This Saturday!

Skippers meeting will be at 9 am on Saturday morning of each race. Course will broadcast on channel 72, and first warning will be at 11 am at the Committee Boat, on station.

The "Race Committe" will be hosting an end of the year race party at the club house, in conjunction with the Fishing Turnament, upon or return from the Gulf. Beer and Food will be provided.

• Sign Up for the November 8th Race
• November 8th Scratch Sheet

October Race Update

The fall "Gulf" race series continued with race three, four and five on October 25th. A fair amount of wind and Small craft Advisory kept the fleet inside on Saturday. With winds out of the north at 15 mph, we had a great setup for three windward/leeward races. Nauti-Cat from FOMA joined us, and they worked the foredesck crew tacking that gigantic headsail upwind. Take a look at the pictures below.

• 2008 Racing Results
• Pictures from 2008 Fall "Gulf" races Three, Four and Five.

Dunedin Cup 2008! What a great event for our club and town. I think a round of applause is due Chris Gattis, Rod Coleman, Carol Elwood and all the volunteers that made this years Dunedin Cup a great sucess. Here are the race results from this years Dunedin Cup

Fall Racing Update!

The fall "Gulf" race series kicked off to a great start on Saturday. Nine boats at the starting line under the committe boat "Regard". Thank you Rod and Norman for an excellent gulf race opener. Check out the results and Pictures below. Mark your calendars for the next three races.

Summer series ends on an almost rainy note.

Our last Summer Series race, August 20th, was canceled due the approach of Fey. Unfortunately, the weather does not seem favorable for a reschedule with next Wednesday night's tide being ultra low.

The summer series gave us a total of six great races in front of the clubhouse, plenty of refreshments for the hot summer, and a little ice cream to go around. Aqua Diem, One Love, and Intermission finish the summer series with a 1,2,3. But the real number is 11, our summer program had eleven different boats from three different sunfish to Bosi's Challenger pulling a dingy. Thank you Captains for getting your boats out.

On the Sailor of Year standings, we have Sarah Erb and Clem Rambeaue tied for first, as Bill Turnbill holds onto second, one point under Chad Tippin. It is still anyone's race with the upcoming fall "Gulf" series and Dunedin Cup only a few weeks away.

August 6th! Variety! Sunfish, Ensigns, Large and Small keel boats a like; raced two races with a steady northwest wind. Sunset was awesome, as was the racing. Even a couple spinnakers flew downwind. Thank you Sandy and Gene for great committe boat work minus the boat. See the exciting race pictures by Karen Auman below. Come out and join us on August 20th at 7pm, skippers and crew meetup at 6:30 if you are looking for crew or want to crew on another boat.

July 23rd! Mother Nature stayed offshore long enough for another great night of racing on the Bay! Thank you Sandy and Gene for great committe boat work minus the boat. See the exciting race pictures by Karen Auman below. Come out and join us on August 6th at 7pm, skippers and crew meetup at 63:0 if you are looking for crew or want to crew on another boat. Ice Cream will be served for those who want come out and watch the race.

Dunedin Boat Club's summer bay series July 9! Race 1 and 2

What a great summer openner on the Bay! Thank you Sandy and Gene for great committe boat work minus the boat. See the exciting race pictures by Karen Auman below. Seven boats including Sarah and Nancy's Sunfish made for an enjoyable races on the bay last Wednesday. Come out and join us on July 23rd at 7pm, skippers and crew meetup at 630 if you are looking for crew or want to crew on another boat.

Spring Series raps up under Cloudy Skies.

Our last Spring Series race was called for ominous thunderstorms, lighting, and rain on June 21st. That did not stop our racers from enjoying a great morning of arm chair sailboat racing and shop talk. By unanimous consent we all agreed that we needed faster boats. Congratulations goes to Intermission (20 pts), One Love (23 pts), and Amity Two (37 pts). Sarah Erb, Chad Tippin, and Jim Shaw skippered great races this season. In our "by sailor" rankings, congrats goes to Sarah Erb and Bonnie Proefke (20 pts), Chad Tippin (23 pts), and Clem Rambeaue (28 pts). We had a total of 24 sailors and nine boats. I want to thank everyone who came out and supported the DBC racing program this season. See you this summer. Mark your calendars for Bay Racing; Wednesday nights July 9, July 23, Aug 6th, Aug 20th.

Thank You; III G's, Carpe Diem, Intermission, One Love, and Clem (R/C Boat) for another great Dunedin Boat Club race day, May 24th. Two races were held north of Dunedin Causeway. Intermission took a bullet in race 1, by edging out Carpe Diem by 18 seconds on corrected time. In race two Carpe Diem took line honors!

April 26th! Thank you Clem and Gene for RC boat duty. They both hosted two great races, a long course and a short course. The short course had an exciting finish for Intermission, One Love and Aqua Diem. Check out the results and pictures.

Windy! Windy! Windy! Another great day of racing March 15th. Building winds brought on a fast paced windward/leeward course in front of the club. Thanx Amity Two, One Love and Aqua Diem for a another safe race.

Click here for Race Results!

Click here for Pictures from the Race.

2008 Race Committee Update for February 2008

For 2008, the DBC Race Committee will hold three series; spring's "North of the Bridge", summer's "St. Josephs Sound", and fall's "Gulf" racing.

"North of the Bridge", Spring 2008 (March-June) series races will be held on March 1st, March 15th, April 26th, May 24th, and June 21st. Racing will be held North of Marker 27, to the west of the main channel, from the tip of Honeymoon to the north end of Three Rooker. We will try and hold at least two races with the first start at 11:00am.

Saint Josephs Sound ("Bay Racing") Summer 2008 (July-August) series races will be held on the following Wednesday nights; July 9, July 23, Aug 6th, and Aug 20th. Racing will be held in front of DBC club house with the first race at 6pm. With as many short course races that can be flown before sunset.

Gulf of Mexico, ("Gulf Racing") Fall 2008 (Sept, Oct, and November) series races will be held on September 13th, October 11th, October 25th, and November 8th. The course will be our traditional "Kaneski" gulf course. One race will be held with the start at 12:00 noon.

A Skipper's,Racer,Crew meeting will be held on the Friday prior to the spring and fall race days, at 7 PM at the Clubhouse. At such time your registration fee of $15.00 per "race day" will be due. This will pay for equipment upkeep, post race refreshments and snacks for skipper and crew. If additional people will be joining you at the post race party, please include an additional five dollars for drinks and munchies per person. No registration fee is required for the summer "Bay" racing series. If you cannot attend the meeting, don't worry we will offer online and phone check in within 72 hours of the race. Post race party will include immediate results; cold beer and soda; and ever changing hors d'oeuvres.

To encourage participation; no rating certificate is required. All boats will be issued a base rating for their make and model of sailboat as published on West Florida PHRF website. No adjustments to this base rating will be made by the Race Committee. However, the class being sailed will also be West Florida PHRF rated for their BOTY award. It is encouraged that all sailors have current ratings for their boats, if they wish to participate in this excellent regional program.

We will be awarding two awards for the year; "Racing Sailor of the Year" and "Race Boat of the Year". Each crewmember will be awarded the same points as their boat for competition in the "Racing Sailor of the Year".

Take some time and read the "Notice of Race" (NOR) and "Sailing Instructions" (SI) on the club website, and then come out and join us at our first skippers meeting on Feb 29th, at 7pm.

- Paul Auman (updated 02.07.08)