To All - Attached are the Minutes from the racing meeting last Wednesday. A summary of the meeting high points are below. If you haven't already, please pay your Fleet dues. If you can volunteer for Race Patrol duty as a Cruising Fleet representative, please contact Carol Marsh as soon as possible. The next meeting of Cruising Fleet racers will be Wednesday, May 1st, at 7:30, one week before the first Wednesday Night race of the season. Fleet Captain, Racing Carol Marsh will go over last minute discussions of the 2019 Sailing Instructions for Wednesday Nights, Sundays, and Regattas, new changes in the scoring rules, and any other information pertinent to Cruising Fleet Racing for the season. See you on the water. Lee Luce Cruising Fleet Secretary ____________________________________________________________ Annual Meeting - Cruising Fleet Racing Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Summary of Meeting High Points R Fleet Captain - Racing, Carol Marsh, will ask for volunteers to fill the Race Patrol roster. R Jeff Levy will request help from the cruisers at NBC regattas, in return for racing support at Cruising Fleet events such as Closing Day. Jeff will bring the subject up at the Cruising meeting Saturday, March 30th . R New program - suggested by Vic Tartaglia, Joanne Smolen will reach out to find members who are willing to coach new racers, and members who want to race but would like coaches on board their boats to learn how. R John Sheehan reported he will make one minor change to the Sailing Instructions for 2019. R Eric Baumes recommended using the Cox-Sprague high point scoring system for Sundays and Regatta racing this year. Wednesday Night scoring will still use the traditional low point system. One champion racer will be determined at the end of the season using the Cox-Sprague system. R Fleet Scorer Tony Martin will edit the 2019 scoring rules to reflect changes in scoring procedures. R John Sheehan will represent the Cruising Fleet in the Champion of Champions Regatta Sunday, May 26th.