Hoover Sailing Club

If you are interested in racing, but are not sure how to start, stop by our club during races per the schedule below. Come out and hitch a ride! - there is almost always someone looking for crew members on their boat. Many members would be happy to give you a ride just on the general principle that you are interested in sailing.

Don't feel nervous if you do not have sailing experience. All sailors started the sport from scratch at some point in their life. You can also e-mail any of the contacts on our HSC Contacts page if you are interested in sailing, if you have questions, or if you would like to find a boat to get a ride on. You can get a basic introduction to both sailing and sail racing at U.S. Sailing's Online Education page - just click the appropriate course for your needs and click through the Flash slides.

The Hoover Sailing Club has races every Sunday (Check the Calendar Page for dates). The warning signal for the first race should be at 1:45 pm, or as soon thereafter as possible.

On SUNDAYS the Fleets start in the following sequence:

Start Number	Fleet(s)
1	WINDMILL, Jet 14, SNIPE, LASER, FLYING JUNIORS, Non-FLEET,
2	MC SCOW
3	THISTLE, HIGHLANDER, 505
4	INTERLAKE, FLYING SCOT

The Hoover Sailing Club also has races every Wednesday evening (Check the Calandar Page for dates). The races start at 7:00pm. There are two divisions on Wednesday as shown in the table below.

On WEDNESDAYS the Fleets start in the following sequence:

Start Number	Fleets
1	THISTLE, MC SCOW, 505
2	FLYING SCOT, HIGHLANDER INTERLAKE, LASER, SNIPE, WINDMILL, FLYING JUNIORS, Non-FLEET, Jet 14

Please click on the following link to see the new starting sequence using flags for each start number (division).

FLAG SEQUENCE (PDF FILE)

For members that are about to serve on the race committee you might want to view a our RC refresher course (click on this link).

Visit U.S. Sailing's Online Education page
for an introduction to sail racing. There are
segments on learning to sail, and the basics
of sail racing.

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