Lake Erie Interclub Race and Rally - Registration Day

Coming in to Erie a day early allows us to relax before the start of the race. Sharon and Paul rented a car and went shopping. I relaxed on the boat and walked the docks.
It was nice to see familiar boats, from previous Interclubs.

Boats are here from the Eastern end of Lake Erie. From the registration list there are 13 boats from Port Dover Yacht Club. Zatarra 1 is entered in the the Rally Division which is for cruising boats and has a different set of rules; no PHRF rating required, motoring is allowed but has to be reported. We will be started before the rest of the fleets and they will gradually sail past us and leave us behind.

The Erie Yacht Club clubhouse has a large, airy porch on 2 sides. This will see the skippers meeting
followed by a party with live music and free marguaritas. We have to be careful though as it is a very
early start to the race tomorrow.

Shaibu and Sequence have front row seats, docked right in front of the clubhouse.

Some boats fly their race colours, especially if they are visitors. I am ending with a shot of Tenacity as I rarely get the opportunity to get a picture of her as she is not a member of the race division but usually enters the Interclub.

Tomorrow the gun goes off at "the crack of dawn" (before actually) and there is not much wind in the forecast so it could be a very long day. Hopefully I will be able to blog tomorrow evening - we'll see.