Cruising with OPCYC
Old Point Comfort Yacht Club​
100 McNair Dr, Bldg. 183, Fort Monroe, Va
37.00'06.7" N, 76 18' 53.2"W​​​
The Ship's Store is OPEN... check the members page for link
Last Yankee Series Race is Oct 19. ( 'Round the Lights')
Next Board Meeting, Tuesday, Oct 15th at the clubhouse Would you like to see more from your club? -- please let us know : click Here to Send us a message
Race Results Will update as season progresses
Dana Dillon Memorial New Year's Madness Race
1 Janurary 2023 Results
19 May 2024 at Yankee Station Results
8 June 2024 at Yankee Station Results
22 June 2024 at Yankee Station Results
7 July 2024 ORC Results
CCVR Moonlight Triangle
20 July 2024 Results
3 August 2024 at Yankee Station Results
Race To Summer Party at Salt Ponds #5
24 August 2024 Results
7 September 2024 Scratch Sheet Results
Thimble Shoal Challenge #7
5 October 2024 Results
19 October 2024 Results
Racing with OPCYC
The OPCYC sailboat-racing program is called the Yankeee Station Regatta and consists of races from May through October conducted under Performance Handicap Racing fleet (PHRF) rules and a race on New Year's so you can claim, for one day as Dana did, "I have raced on every day of the year." The races typically include five "Club Races" and four "Cup Races." Club Races are managed exclusively by OPCYC and consist of a series of three races around fixed marks in the Southern Bay, a Pointer Rally, and a pursuit race around Thimble Shoal Light. Fellow clubs sponsor "Cup Races" either in partnership with OPCYC and/or as part of the Long Distance series for the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association. The Cup Races include: Moonlight Triangle sponsored by CCV, the Veteran's Cup organized by Langley Yacht Club, the Tri-Service Cup hosted this year by Norfolk Naval Sailing Association, and the 'Round the Lights Race sponsored by OPCYC. See the posted 2020 Sailing Instructions for information about regatta scoring, year end points, and awards. Three of the four Cup Races are CBYRA distance race qualifiers and members are encouraged to participate in the year end CBYRA and CCV/HYC/BBSA awards.
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The OPCYC racing program is designed to be "friendly" - we encourage fellowship and learning with no experience required. As part of the larger OPCYC experience, we conduct free Racing Rules and Sail Trim seminars in conjunction with Pointer Maritime University. We have planned an on-the-water seminar especially for cruisers where we will partner experienced skippers with new racers to assist and walk-through the racing experience. We support all three classes of racing (Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker and Cruising) at OPCYC. We help and encourage our cruisers to participate by including cruising credits as part of their rating at every race. Racing skippers are always looking for crew so if members would like to race as crewmembers, we will find a spot for you. Interested power boaters can participate as race committee or photo boat. Finally, our goal is to make the racing program fun. We will have different race starts and will help new racers get comfortable with the start sequence. The Pointer Rally will be a set of triangle course races that will emphasize teamwork and starting skills and provide a tune-up for the Tri-Service cup.
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