Races for One-Design Classes

1. One-Design Series   calendar

General Description:

A series for Lightning's, J-24's, and any other one-design class of three or more starters.  Format to be announced.

2. Chiott Regatta   calendar

General Description:

MBBC's major one-design, two-day regatta. It is open to Club and non-Club sailors.

3. Tuesday Evening Laser Series

General Description:  An evening series for Lasers and other board boats.

Midweek and Fall Series      calendar

General Instructions

Eligibility:  Open to all pre-registered boats. Traditionally, this series provides informal racing and provides the beginning racer or the owner of a non-class boat the opportunity to participate.

1. Midweek Summer Series      calendar

General Description:  A Summer series of Thursday evening races.

Eligibility: Open to all pre-registered boats sailing in Class A/B, J/24, C/D, JAM, or L

2. Midweek Fall Series      calendar

General Description:  A Fall series of Thursday evening races.

Eligibility:  Open to all pre-registered boats, sailing in Class A/B, C/D, L,  J, or JAM.

PHRF Races and Regattas

1. Coffee Pot Race    calendar

General Description:  The traditional season opener. Be prepared for possible cold conditions. The Coffee Pot may be scored as a multiple race regatta.

Eligibility:  Open to all PHRF boats.  

2. Royal Savage Regatta    calendar

General Description:  A two-race event held on Outer Malletts Bay.

The Royal Savage Trophy is one of the most historically significant trophies awarded to sailors on Lake Champlain. The trophy consists of a

Eligibility:  Open to all PHRF boats.

glass encased relic from the Sloop Royal Savage, the first American Vessel to engage the enemy at the Battle of Valcour on October 11, 1776.

3. Double-Handed Race    calendar

General Description:  A double-handed race for boats in Malletts Bay open to all keel boats normally crewed by two or more people.

Eligibility:  Any class/fleet with two or more boats may race.

4. Ethan Allen Regatta    calendar

General Description:  An open regatta raced using no spinnakers or bloopers.

Eligibility:  Any PHRF boat. Non-Club sailors are welcome to participate.

5. Lake Champlain Race

Race Coordinator:  Alan Russell: (802) 793-5601,  abrussellvt@gmail.com

General Description:  The Lake Champlain Race exposes the racer to the northern sections of Lake Champlain.  Information for the Lake Champlain Race can be obtained from the Race Coordinator.

Eligibility:  Open to all PHRF boats.

6. Finch Cup    calendar

General Description:  An open regatta, raced using no spinnakers or bloopers.

Eligibility:  Any PHRF boat.  Non-Club sailors are welcome to participate.  The boat must be helmed by a woman or Junior sailor.

7. Benedict Arnold Race    calendar

General Description: This race commemorates the Revolutionary War naval Battle of Valcour which occurred on Friday, October 11, 1776, between an American fleet commanded by Benedict Arnold and a British fleet under the authority of Sir Guy Carleton, though he was not the operational commander.

The weather that day was clear with a northerly wind. Snow could be seen on the mountains. The American fleet was anchored across the Valcour Channel from near Bluff Point to the New York shore. There were 500 non-sailors in this fleet. The British fleet, 700 sailors, had passed the eastern shore of Valcour Island the previous day, sailing south. In order to attack the American fleet, the British fleet had proceeded to windward up the Valcour Channel by tacking and rowing.

The first British ship was sighted by the Americans at 8 AM. The battle commenced three hours later at 11 AM with the main forces joining battle at 12:30 PM. The battle ended at 5 PM. During the battle Arnold's flag ship "Royal Savage" was badly damaged and driven ashore on Bluff Point where it was abandoned.

After the battle the British fleet retired south and anchored in a blocking line with the eastern end of the line near Garden Island. However, during the night Arnold was able to slip away by sailing down the western shore of the Channel. On the following days in their search for the American fleet, it was reported that some British ships fired upon a rock south of Providence Island, thinking it was an American ship. That rock is now named Carleton Prize.

Eligibility:  Open to all PHRF boats.