This Challenging Event is an Eastern Connecticut Sailing Association Points Regatta
By Ruth Emblin, ECYC Race Committee Chair
There are a lot of regattas that beckon to sailboat racers during the summer season. Sometimes it is hard to select the right one from a list of multiple events on the same weekend, especially if you ar looking to add to your catalog ECSA points. We will make it easy for you. Among all the ECSA daytime regattas, what is better than a race that leads all the way across Long Island Sound and back? Not just a basic course using a few local government marks, the ECYC Cross Sound Regatta, hosted by Essex Corinthian Yacht Club in Essex, CT on Saturday, September 21, is exactly what is sounds like – a medium-distance race across our local playground, the Long Island Sound.
The race sets off from a starting pin near the Outer Light at the mouth of the Connecticut River and continues – yes, I am repeating myself on purpose – across the Sound to a turning mark close to the North Shore of Long Island. In the past, we have seen fierce competition between closely matched boats in all classes. Long Island Sound has many faces with its tidal and current changes, as well as varying wind and water conditions, which makes this regatta so exciting for ambitious racers.
Prizes are waiting for the winners of each class, to be handed out at the Post-Race Awards Party. The River vs. Sound Trophy will be awarded to the top three River- or Sound-based boats with the best combined class scores of any there yachts using the ECSA Offshore Circuit Scoring System Matrix.
The party is open to regatta participants, their families and friends, and anyone else interested in celebrating our rich heritage of sailboat racing., Enjoy food and drinks in likeminded company and cheer for your favorite crews. The party will be held at the Essex Corinthian Yacht Club on Novelty Lane in Essex.
Tickets are sold either during boat registration on the Yachtscoring website at https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=16709, at the door (additional fees apply), or in advance directly from the yacht club at our website at https://www.essexcorinthian.org/racing. Join us on September 21st!
