Welcome 2021 WRYC Sailors !

The new fleet capt. Cruising down the Potomac with the old fleet capt.

Well we made it !! 2020 has left the building ! As your Clubs newest Fleet Capt. I pray this newsletter finds you healthy and optimistic about the new year ! First, I want to start by offering my sincere appreciation for the opportunity to serve the members of WRYC in this capacity. I’m also looking forward to being a representative voice for our Club to the sailing community of the Southern Chesapeake Bay. Second, I’d like to thank my predecessor Scott Titus for his excellent leadership and service to the Club - and while he may not be in an official capacity right now, rest assured he will stay involved ! ( I have him on speed dial !! ) We’re starting off the year in good shape with our fleet of Lasers and Opti’s, an Olympic class 29er, 3 Keel boats (more to come on these vessels) and 3 club owned Albacores. In addition there are 8 members that currently own Albacore’s as well as a few other member owned monohulled and multihull one designs. One of my early goals this year will be to go thru our sail loft and make sure we match our sails and blade inventory with our boats.

While there are many members of the Club I’ve known for years, thanks to our continued growth there are many I don’t. I look forward to getting to know each of you and learning about your interest in sailing - whether its learning the basics, racing in our one-designs during our Sunday Series events, or cruising in a larger keel boat to explore our beautiful waters. We have some great plans for our sailing activities in 2021 both in terms of growing our roster of Albacore sailors (skippers AND crew), as well as “right sizing” our keel boat fleet. So, whatever your goal is for getting out on the water - my goal is to help you achieve it.

Although its still just January, I’ve already attended 2 webinar’s representing WRYC as a member of CBRYA (Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing) Southern Region, and for the US Albacore Assoc. annual general meeting. Both of these groups have an active sailing season planned for 2021.

I look forward to an active boating season and getting out on the water, so be on the lookout for more details on these and others events !

Calm seas,

Jim Garrett