Officer responsibilities

      Sailing networks

      Contacts to Hudson River yacht clubs, marinas & restaurants

      Contact to DockWa – a really neat docking reservation site for cruisers

     Hudson River Yacht Racing Association (HRYRA)

     Hudson River Boat & Yacht Club Association 

     United States sailing Association (USSA)

     United States Rules of Sailing (2017 – 2020)

     USSA Racing Appeals case Book 2017

SORRY, BUT IT’S TIME TO PAY YOUR CRUISING FLEET DUES – still $30 Paying your Cruising Fleet dues this year couldn’t be easier. The dues are $30. What a deal! The Pier Party in August is for all members and their immediate families, you get to race Sundays, Wednesdays, and in Club regattas (as long as you have a current HRYRA PHRF), and NOW you get access to the new Cruising Fleet web site at www.crusingfleetnbc.com to stay up to date with current Fleet News. There are three ways to pay your annual dues ($30): 1) attend the Dick Bracken Racing Seminar on Wednesday, March 14th at 8 pm. A check or cash will do. 2) send a personal check for $30 to our Treasurer Mark English, made out to ‘Mark English’ and sent to his work address at Ameriprise Financial, 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite S-508, Rye Brook, NY 10573 <https://maps.google.com/?q=800+Westchester+Avenue,+Suite+S-508,+Rye+Brook,+NY+10573&entry=gmail&source=g> 3) Until May 1st, click on our new secure PayPal link to stream-line your payment. Click here: https://www.paypal.me/nbcCruisingFleet or go to the web site front page at www.cruisingfleetnbc.com to click on the PayPal link there. Note - paying with Paypal isn’t free, but the Cruising Fleet is going to pick up the extra cost until May 1st. After May 1st, the PayPal route will cost $31.50 for those members wishing to use this easy electronic payment method. This is an experiment. Let’s see how it works. Thank you, Mark, for making this happen! Any questions about paying your dues, please contact Mark at jmenglish@gmail.com. _________________________________________________________________________ So what’s all this about a new Cruising Fleet web site? Below is an index of what you can find under the drop-down tabs on the new web site. Go to www.cruisingfleetnbc.com to see what all the excitement is about. Once you pay your dues, you will be able to log on using your e-mail address, and 4-digit NBC member number as your password. Here is what you can expect to find: Home page – current events, upcoming happenings, what’s hot this week, this month, etc. For example, featured now is information on the coming Dick Bracken Racing Seminar this Wednesday, March 14th at 8 pm April/May Cruising Fleet schedule of events On the sidebar are the tides & currents at Tarrytown, the three-day weather forecast, the NBC Launch schedule when available, and the Snack Bar/Galley schedule Fleet Calendar of Events One click - the full 2018 Cruising Fleet Calendar of events – cruising, racing, and social at a glance CRUISING 2018 Cruising schedule 2018 – where and when to go cruising with others Tides & currents from NOAA for key cruising fleet destinations (going north - Tarrytown, Haverstraw Bay; going south - the Battery, Atlantic Highlands; going around Manhattan - Brooklyn Bridge, Hell Gate, Throgs Neck Bridge) Contacts to NBC reciprocal yacht clubs - a list of yacht clubs extending reciprocal privileges in 2017 to NBC members with addresses, phone numbers, and links to their web pages. Your feedback will help us keep this information up to date. Cruising Fleet travelogues over the years. Must reading for anybody interested in extended cruising. Written by NBC members. RACING 2018 Racing schedule 2018 Racing results 2018 Link to HRYRA website to get a PHRF certificate PHRF regulations USSA Racing Rules USSA Racing Appeals 2017 “The Wind on the River – a statistical analysis” 2007 – 2010 Racing Records Racing records & results from 2005 through 2017 FLEET INFORMATION A brief history of the NBC Cruising Fleet Officer contacts & photos Officer responsibilities Cruising Fleet members 2018 – contact information (updated as dues are paid) Link to NBC Roster MOORING INFORMATION Mooring requirements Mooring grid 2017 (will be updated for 2018) By mooring address By owner name By boat name By boat type “So you want to rename your boat, huh?” by John Vigor SAILING CONTACTS Sailing networks Contacts to Hudson River yacht clubs, marinas & restaurants Contact to DockWa – a really neat docking reservation site for cruisers SAILING ORGANIZATION CONTACTS Hudson River Yacht Racing Association (HRYRA) Hudson River Boat & Yacht Club Association United States sailing Association (USSA) United States Rules of Sailing (2017 – 2020) USSA Racing Appeals case Book 2017 This is your Cruising Fleet resource all in one place, at one time for both cruising and racing. From the Home Page, do a right click to select Create Shortcut from the drop-down menu, and paste the web site icon on your desk top for easy access. Remember, your e-mail address is your user name, and your NBC member number is your password. If your spouse or crew would like access to the web site, send us their names and e-mail addresses, and we’ll log them on with your password. Easy, right? As usual, let us know if there are problems with the web site, especially access once you have been registered. We’re also looking for ideas about ease of use, and what you need to find the most. If we can make changes you want, we will. Sailing photos can be added to the scroll at the top of the web page, so send them in. Happy spring everybody! Lee Luce Cruising Fleet Secretary