Greetings Fellow Frostbiters,

I hope you all had a great summer on the water and, are looking forward to extending your sailing season through the fall on the CT River.

Fall Season – The series runs Sundays from October 18th through December 6th. Based on some dredging in Essex with no firm schedule, the work party originally scheduled for Saturday, October 17th has been canceled. We’ve got enough volunteers to get the fleet of support boats ready before hand, but you may be called upon throughout the season to help out as needed.

Fall Regatta -- This year, after a long absence, we've added a regatta back to the schedule. The FBYC Fall Regatta is Saturday, November 7th. Classes for the regatta will include our core fleet of Lasers, Ideal 18s, JYs and Etchells, but we're also adding a Club 420 Class. I'd like to ask all of my fellow Frostbiters to take an active role in promoting the regatta within your respective clubs and with people outside your club who might be interested. The regatta will be run similar to our Sunday racing but with an after race party with beer, soda, chili and grinders included in the entry fee.

Haven’t sailed with us before? Frostbite is open to any and all within the 4 classes we race. Sign up for a whole season or kick the tires with a single day of racing. Please send me an e-mail, and I’ll connect you with a fellow class participant you can speak with about our fun, challenging racing here on the river.

All the 2009 paperwork has been updated here on line. Series paperwork is linked above with an added link for the FBYC Fall Regatta.

If you have any questions, comment or feedback, please feel free to contact me via E-mail or at the phone number listed below.

Cheers,

Doug McDonald
Commodore
dougmcdonald138@comcast.net
860-227-5323