Fleet 1 Cruise Fleet Events – July 26 / August 16
| To participate, send the date(s) you will join us, your boat name/#, and the number of people to Heidi Hall at hhatcl@outlook.com no later than one week prior to each event. |
Fleet 1 Championship Reminders
2025 Harbor 20 Fleet 1 Championship – September 20-21, NHYC
Important Reminders
- Boats must be in the water for 60 days before the event (bylaw I.F.9).
- Skippers must have been owners for 60 days before the event (bylaw I.F.10).
So, this year those criteria must be met by July 22.
- Boats must have a measurement certificate (class bylaw III.A.8) which can be verified by clicking your sail number in the harbor20.org member roster.
- A copy of the registration must be on the boat and must list the skipper’s name.
- Crews must have sailed on the boat 12 times since the last fleet championships.
- Petitions (such as for a crew who doesn’t meet the 12-race requirement) must be submitted to the Fleet Measurer before September 16.
Rules Around the Race Course – Sunday, June 29, BCYC
Open to all sailors – H20, other one designs, PHRF, etc.
This is a HALF DAY interactive clinic focused on the parts of the racing rules that are most important for competitors to understand. Using white boards and magnetic boats, we will work through the scenarios that occur most often in any sailboat race – during the start, windward legs, the windward mark, leeward legs, the leeward mark, and the finish. Have questions about the rules, or situations you have been in? Come and get your questions answered! Great for skipper and crew because more heads are better than one.
Sunday, June 29, 1:00 – 5:00
Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club
Price: $45.00
Click here to register.
Strategy & Tactics, Sunday June 8, BCYC
OPEN TO ALL SAILORS! H20, PHRF, OTHER ONE DESIGNS…
While “Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing” and “Boat Handling and Sail Trim” are essential topics to understand in order to be competitive, neither will teach you how and why a sailboat race is actually won. “Strategy” is a plan you make before the start as to how you would sail the course as fast as possible in the absence of other boats. “Tactics” is about boat-to-boat maneuvers that help you to sail to your strategic plan. Great for skipper and crew because two heads are better than one!
Sunday June 8
Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club
8:15 Registration / Continental Breakfast
9:00 Seminar begins
12:00 Lunch
5:00 Seminar ends
Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch and course materials.
$140.00 if you register by June 3
$165.00 if you register after June 3
To register click here.
Join us also for the on-the-water companion clinic for Harbor 20’s on June 21 at LIYC! Bring your own boat and crew and put into practice what you learned at the seminar. Or, request a spot on a boat that we provide. Experienced mentors will be available to sail with you. For information and registration click here.
If you have any questions about this seminar, please feel free to contact me:
Peter Haynes
peterhaynes201@gmail.com
We hope to see you there!
Harbor 20: The Perfect Boat
With thanks to Fleet 1 Director John Drayton for sharing this, please click here for a great article on Scuttlebutt about the Harbor 20 and the recent National Championship.
C’s The Day – Sunday, April 13, ALYC
Boat Handling & Sail Trim, Sunday March 23, BCYC
Regrettably, due to light registration numbers this seminar has been cancelled.
Click here to register
$140.00 if you register by March 19
$165.00 if you register after March 19
Click here to see testimonials
Click here for a detailed course description
Join us also for the on-the-water companion clinic for Harbor 20’s on March 30 at LIYC! Bring your own boat and crew and put into practice what you learned at the seminar. Experienced mentors will also be available to sail with you. For information and registration click here.
If you have any questions about this seminar, please feel free to contact me:
Peter Haynes – peterhaynes201@gmail.com
2025 H20 National Championship – March 20-22, NHYC
The Harbor 20 National Class Championship is not held every year. This year, Newport Harbor Yacht Club will be hosting the event and we hope to have great participation from outside our fleet.
For those of you questioning whether this event is for you, please consider the following:
The entered skippers will sail 6 races to determine which fleet they will placed into; Gold or Silver. There is no level of experience necessary to enter and sail in this event. It’s a fabulous learning opportunity!
Don’t be intimidated. Everyone will be on their best behavior.
The social events are open to all sailors and non-sailors (non-sailors will pay a fee for participation in the events and the dinner). We’re going to crank our So Cal hospitality “all the way up!”
The social gatherings will present an opportunity to talk with Harbor 20 sailors from our fleet and outside of our fleet. Who knows? You may get an invite to their fleet to participate in one of their events.
The bottom line, there is no better way to improve as sailor, than participating in events like this.
Don’t miss out!
Enter now! A late entry fee kicks in on February 7!
For the event page click here.
Event Coordinators:
Bill Menninger & John Drayton
If you have any questions you can find our contact information in the harbor20.org members roster.
2025 H20 National Championship – March 20-22
Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing for 2025-2028, Sunday January 12, BCYC
EVERYONE WELCOME – H20, other one designs, PHRF sailors
Whether you are just learning the racing rules or are already an expert racer, this seminar will improve and update your understanding of the complex rules of our sport. This course covers all the rules which govern the behavior of boats in close proximity when starting, meeting, encountering obstructions, rounding marks, and finishing. Animated PowerPoint, whiteboards with magnetic boats, and videos bring the rules to life! Includes continental breakfast, lunch, course materials., and a raffle ticket. Great for skipper and crew because two heads are better than one!
Sunday, January 12
Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club
8:15 Registration / Continental Breakfast
9:00 Seminar begins
12:00 Lunch
5:00 Seminar ends
Register early and save money!
$140.00 if registered before January 8
$165.00 if registered after January 8
Click here to register.
You will notice that there is an option to order a course book printed on color. As there is always a right-of-way boat and a keep clear boat for every pair, right-of-way can change instantaneously, and sometimes a boat racing is an obstruction to other boats that are racing, showing these in different colors really helps makes the examples clear. And they are quite stunning! They are also very expensive which is why they are offered as an option.
Also, SAVE THE DATE: A companion on-the water clinic will he held Lido Isle Yacht Club on Saturday, January 25.