To the right is a list of recent additions to our web. Whenever we write an entry in our ship's log, change our schedule, or add anything else to our web, we'll put a notice here. Periodically we'll remove the oldest items. The most recent changes are listed first, and many items are linked to the page with the updated content.

What's New

 

The racing PHRF regulations have been updated here.

 

Presentations from the SBCC Program Events are here.

 

The South Bay Cruising Club objects to the proposed dock expansion by Oakdale Yacht Services. More details are here.

 

The 2013 Race Schedule,
2013 Cruise/Rendezvous Schedule and
2013 Two Week Cruise Schedule have been posted.

 

A terrific presentation on the Two Week Cruise is available here. Warning: it's just over 24MB. It might take a while to download, but it's worth the wait.

 

Residents of Suffolk County operating a pleasure vessel on the waters of Suffolk County must have taken a recognized boating safety course and be able to produce a completion certificate upon demand or face an initial fine of $250. This requirement takes effect 11/6/13. Exceptions include people with licenses from the Coast Guard. More details appear here.

It appears a certificate from the BoatUS free online course is acceptable for New York and Suffolk County as shown here.

New York and Delaware recognize the BoatUS free online boating safety course. But that free online course is not accepted for operating a boat in the waters of New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Maryland according to BoatUS as shown here.

 

Added a web page for distribution of presentation materials, starting with Rich Troy's seminar on Technology for Boaters, and also including Harry Manko's seminar on Video Techniques.

 

Here are the Race Course Charts, along with an updated PDF showing all courses..

 

Here are the racing handicaps for the 2013 season.

 

You can use Google Search to look for content on our website SBCCsail.org

 

The Cruising Awards have been documented online.

 

The documentation has been updated for the SBCC Notice of Race and PHRF Regulations.

 

The SBCC Handicap Form has been updated, and the SBCC PHRF Handicap Appeal Form has been posted.

 

If you're going to be an SBCC Cruise Captain, an SBCC Rendezvous Host, or an SBCC Race Committee Boat, please review and help us improve our guidelines.

 

Here is a picture of our 2012-2013 Leadership Team.

• The SBCC FaceBook Group is alive and well, with members sharing their sailing and related experiences.  The SBCC FaceBook Group is set up for members only - members should have received their invitation to join the group via email - if you need a new invite, contact .   So far 85 members have joined - have you connected yet?

• LI Sail Magazine, a web-based, free subscription magazine specializes in keeping us informed of all sailing activities on Long Island.   Go to www.lisail.com to view or subscribe.

• The SBCC Photo Album has the latest posted photos of our events. Be sure to try out the "Full Screen" button in the lower-left corner. We want to encourage SBCC members to submit their photos of rendezvous, cruises, races, and events for all to see. Simply email your photos with descriptions of the event to .

• Flag Etiquette - Where do we fly what?  This article in SailNet can help sort it all out.

• "Crew Overboard"  strikes a chill in every sailor.  Do you know what to do when someone on your boat goes overboard?  Well, the best descriptions I could find were in the following articles:

  • Two nearly identical Quick-Stop Procedure descriptions from the US Sailing ISAF Special Regulations - Appendix D  and from the RORC.

           Read them all and then practice, practice.....

• Our Medicine for Mariners seminar presentation is available for your reference.

• Bob Forman has provided a copy of his Yacht Preventive Maintenance list he developed with the help of Rusty Bradford who used to head up service at Hinckley.  Bob would like this to become a living document that we constantly look to improve, so if you can, send suggestions for additions or changes to him.

BoatUS has good suggestions on how to prepare for a hurricane and other useful information in their hurricane resource center.

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The SBCC exists to provide fun and camaraderie for its members and to promote all aspects of sailing. Between early May and the end of October, the Club conducts about 60 races each season mostly on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, with some races taking place on Saturdays and Sundays. Course lengths vary from 4 to 30 miles. The SBCC also hosts weekend rendezvous in various harbors around the bay from Amityville to Bellport. All members and their guests are invited to raft up or to anchor off and dink over to the party. You can find the SBCC somewhere on the bay every weekend from May to the end of October.

Several SBCC coordinated cruises are conducted each year. These cruises traditionally include a one-week cruise either confined to the Bay or perhaps extending to Peconic or Gardiners Bay, a two-week cruise which might include Block Island and Mystic Seaport, and more ambitious cruises to such areas as Cape Cod, Narragansett, Buzzards Bay, or the Chesapeake Bay.

A number of shore-based parties and events are also held each year. Events include Spring & Fall Cocktail parties, Commissioning Day, Dinner meetings, and our infamous Great River Blast! Lectures on yacht racing, safety at sea, first aid procedures, cruising issues, and similar subjects are also provided from time to time.

In 2012, the SBCC produced a 112 page Yearbook, had 58 Races, 28 Rendezvous, a 2-week Cruise off the Bay and a 1 week Cruise in the Bay. Of the 58 scheduled Races, 50 were run by the SBCC. Many thanks to all our members for helping to make the SBCC what is probably the most active sailing club in the area!

If all of this sounds appealing to you, and you would like to know more about the South Bay Cruising Club, please contact one of the officers listed in blue in the Officers & Committees section via Email. We look forward to having you join the fun and camaraderie under the "green & white".