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2009 MHRA Season Summary

Commodore's Classic at Huntington

Once again we had perfect conditions at Huntington, and some very tight competition. This year we had five fleets: Hobie 20, Open Multihull, Wabbit, Moore 24 and Coronado 15. Photos and scores are linked below: We're still chasing down one camera's worth of photos, so if you don't see any nice photos of your boat, please check back in a week or so. Big thanks to Martin from Maui Jim for sponsoring the regatta; Mary, Rhonda, Sue, Dorothy, Joanne and Jody for doing a great job on Race Committee; Travis for doing the scoring; and a dozen other folks for helping out.

Go For the Gold at Scott's Flat

With the goofy weather that we've been having on the west coast the last few weeks, it's no wonder that the conditions at the Go For the Gold Regatta were a little odd this year. On saturday the winds were light and very shifty, and it was cool with the occasional light rain shower and the RC (wisely) only got off two races. In one race, the RC had to send three consecutive fleets to three different windward marks. On Sunday the wind picked up a bit, giving the racers occasional spurts of double-trap winds, generally leading straight to stink-holes at the marks. Results are available here. Photos may show up at the Gold Country Yacht Club website.

Chico Classic

This year was the earliest we've had the Chico Classic in recent memory, and we saw some of the best conditions. Three races out of five had great wind, and only one had extened periods of no wind whatsoever. Kudos to the race organizers for getting things moving early on Sunday morning to take advantage of the wind.

Once again, the Chico Cats put on a great raffle, with some great prizes donated by A Main Hobbies. Without a doubt, the most coveted prize was the ambigous, androgynous, mullethead, jetski person (the thing on the right, Mike Peavy is on the left). Results are here. For more photos, click here.

The 2008 Business Meeting was held on November 15 in Chico, with a reception at Jason and Christina Smith's house in Paradise. The attendees agreed on the following event schedule for 2009:

  • Black Butte: April 18-19

  • Scotts Flat (GCYC): June 6-7

  • Commodore's: June 20-21

  • Firecracker (KYC): July 4-5

  • Eagle Lake: July 11-12

  • Silver State: August 15-16

  • Totally Dinghy (RYC): September 19-20

  • Bodega Bay: October 3-4

The "Totally Dinghy" Regatta, hosted by the Richmond Yacht Club, is a new event to the MHRA schedule. However, MHRA members have attended this regatta in the past, and we'll pass on information from them about this event in the near future.

The following members were elected to serve as officers for the 2009 season:

  • Commodore: Jason Smith

  • Treasurer: Marco Vailetti

  • Scorekeeper: Travis Thompson

  • Membership: Christina Smith

Meeting minutes, including financial statements, have been sent to all MHRA members. If you have any complaints, especially complaints about this website, but also complaints about life in general, please contact Jason Smith.