Browns Creek Sailing Association is honored to host the Mayor’s Cup Regatta and would like to invite all sailors to participate in this second annual event. The regatta is being held in the area of City Harbor, Guntersville, AL. The event is a joint effort with the Lake Guntersville Sailing Club to promote the sport of sailing.

The race shall be governed by the World Sailing Rules of Racing 2021-2024. The 2014 Portsmouth Handicapping System shall be employed to handicap the event, spinnaker, and headsail adjustment factors. All sailing yachts shall be eligible for entry and shall be handicapped accordingly. The skippers’ meeting will be held at 19:00 at Levi’s On The Lake at City Harbor in Guntersville, AL. The race’s warning signal is scheduled to be made at approximately 10:00 for dinghies and keelboats and at 13:00 for the youth class, in the vicinity of City Harbor. The sailing instructions are posted on the BCSA website. Expected classes include: Youth, Dinghy, Keelboat Spinnaker, & Keelboat Non-Spinnaker.

For more information read the NOR and sailing instructions under Race Events.

Swap The Tiller w/ LGSC NOR

Notice of Race

Saturday 4/13/2024
BCSA
Guntersville, AL USA

Spring Series
Notice of Race

March 24st thru July 21st, 2024
BCSA
Guntersville, AL USA

Welcome to the BCSA Spring Racing Series.   We will be alternating racing formats between Buoy & Pursuit.   There should be a RC team on the Buoy race days.  The 2014 Portsmouth Handicapping System shall be employed to handicap this event.   All Sailing Yachts shall be eligible for entry and shall be handicapped accordingly. Skippers meeting at 2:00pm at BCSA clubhouse, 105 Browns Creek Rd. Guntersville, AL. Races warning signal to be made at approximately 3:00pm in the region of Lower Guntersville Light (LGL). We are following the standard BCSA Sailing Instructions, which are located on BCSA’s website. Expected Fleets: Dinghy, Keelboat and Cruiser.

Calendar of Races:  Events
Fleets: Dinghy & Keelboat
Format:  Buoy & Pursuit
Entry Fee (mandatory):  $10 for members, $20 for non-members.
Skipper’s Meeting:  2pm
Race Start Time:  3pm
Course:  Will be determined on day of race
Rules:  World Sailing Rules of Racing 2021-2024
Sailing instructions:  BCSA Sailing Instructions
Scoring:  See the BCSA Sailing Instructions  and 16 for buoy races and section 16.5(C) g for pursuit races.   We will be using “Low Point” on the individual races and the “Cox-Sprague” system for the series standing.   No drops.  1/2 the races in the series must be raced to qualify.
Race Committee:  Schedule

Schedule of Races:

Spring Series Race #1 Buoy, Sunday 3/24/2024
Spring Series Race #2 Pursuit, Sunday 4/7/2024
Spring Series Race #3 Buoy, Sunday 4/14/2024
Spring Series Race #4 Pursuit, Sunday 4/21/2024
Spring Series Race #5 Buoy, Sunday 4/28/2024
Spring Series Race #6 Pursuit, Sunday 5/5/2024
Spring Series Race #7 Buoy, Sunday 6/2/2024
Spring Series Race #8 Pursuit, Sunday 6/9/2024
Spring Series Race #9 Pursuit, Sunday 7/14/2024
Spring Series Race #10 Pursuit, Sunday 7/21/2024

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with us on March 16th, kicking off at 5pm, right after the Pints and Patties Regatta! Enjoy live music by Hard on the Chickens from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Don’t forget to bring some pints for sharing. We’ll be serving up a feast of patty melts and a variety of side dishes. Make sure to dress in green and join us for an evening filled with festivity and joy.  See the schedule of events  in the NOR

RSVP Dinner Only

Register For Race

Hello fellow sailors. I noticed after the past race that many of you didn’t have a sail number on your mainsail while racing. This is very easy to do. It’s also required by the BCSA sailing instructions section 18 and the World Sailing Rules of Racing 2021-2024 section E8. I’m not trying to be a stickler for rules, but if you’ve ever been on the race committee, you know that it’s hard to identify boats without a sail number during the start.  Therefore, I will explain to you what you need to do.

1. Determine your hull number. This is the build number, whether your boat was the first built, hull number 1, or the fifty-third built, hull number 53.
   • Find your HIN or serial number.  It will probably be on the back of your boat.   It maybe inside.  You’ll have to search for it.  It’s also on your registration paperwork.  Here’s mine:

2. Then write HIN down: CABT0053E585
3. Go to hindecoder.com and enter your HIN.
4. Here are my results:

Results:

CAB = Stroker Boats Inc (In Business)
T0053 = Boat Serial Number
E5 = Manufactured May 1985
85 = Model year 1985

This CAL 22 was boat number 53 built.

5. My build number 53 should be placed on both sides of my mainsail.
6. Stingysailor.com wrote a great article on how to add sail numbers to a sail.
   • Don’t worry about adding any country designation.
7. Here’s a few places to buy sail numbers:
   • Mad Sails
   • Sailrite

Finally, If you have questions or need help installing them feel free to ask for my help.

Chris Edwards