Welcome to the SBYRA Website.
Any comments and suggestions should be directed to the SBYRA Commodore.The 2009 season
The SBYRA will not be running a regular race schedule this year.The Bay City Yacht Club will be organizing weekend and Wednesday night races
for the 2009 season.
Click here for the BCYC Schedule.
2008 SBRYA season pictures click here
2008 Chicago-Mackinaw race results. MAC
2008 Bay View-Mackinaw results. MAC
For Applications, mail and make checks payable to: Saginaw Bay Yacht Racing Association, c/o Randy Shelagowski, PO Box 1303, Bay City, MI 48708
For Rating Info, email to granthilger@aol.com, Subject: Rating Info
Skippers:
Per US-IRC, do not send in partially completed applications. When you finish measuring and weighing, send in fully completed applications as soon as possible. Expected turnaround time for a certificate is 7-10 days.
For the Bayview Mac Race: your entry application, fee, etc. need to be turned in by June 1 or there will be a late fee!
However, your IRC rating does not need to be turned in until June 23, so just submit that once you get it. The rule can be found at:
http://www.ussailing.org/offshore/irc/
Whether you want to sharpen or expand your current sailing skills for those North Channel cruises, test your boat and crew work against the competition, or simply need an excuse to get out sailing more regularly - racing is the perfect opportunity. This activity can be as intense or as relaxing as you care to make it, and you'll have front row seats as the Bay area boats put on their weekend show. We host social events after every race; these run the gamut from a dinner & awards presentation at a selected tavern to a cookout and late-night bonfire. This is a great way to meet your fellow racers, share stories and tips, and improve both the caliber and frequency of Saginaw Bay sailing - not to mention having a whole lot more fun in the process.
If you have any questions, concerns, comments, or other inquiries about the flavor of the SBYRA organization or its events, don't hesitite to contact us. You may use the SBYRA logo link in the far upper-left corner of your screen to send an email, or navigate to our "Contacts" page and speak to any of our board members.
Check out the "Schedule" and race "Courses". We offer a variety of courses including Windward Leeward, Olympic and Distance. You can race in as few as one, or as many as the whole Season Series. Simply print the Application & Rating Form, fill in the blanks, and send them in!
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Click forBay Area forecast.
Local & Nautical Links:
Bay City Yacht Club
Saginaw Bay Yacht Club
Tawas Bay Yacht Club
Port Huron Yacht Club
Bayview Yacht Club
Gull Lake Yacht Club
Chicago Yacht Club
Bark Shanty Sail Club
Saginaw Bay Community Sailing Association
Lake Huron Yachting Association
Doublehanded Sailing Association
Great Lakes Singlehanded Society
Detroit Regional Yacht-Racing Association (DRYA)
Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes
Catamaran Racing Accoc. of Michigan (CRAM)
DN Iceboat Racing Association
Bay Area Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
Bay Arts Council
BaySail
Saginaw Bay Birding
Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network
Michigan Harbors Map
Races / Racing:
The 2005-2008 Racing Rules of Sailing'07 Barcardi
Bayview Mac Race
'07 Chicago Mac Race
Volvo Ocean Race
'06 Barthel Tri-Lakes Challenge
'07 Trans-Superior
'07 America's Cup and Louis Vuitton
'08-'09 Global Challenge - around the world the 'wrong way'
Organizations:
US Sailing - Search here for info on IRC, PHRF, and other handicap methods
Boat/U.S.
FICO - International Federation of Ocean Racing. For the latest sailing news.
ISAF - International Sailing
