The following is a list of recent additions to our web. Whenever we publish race results, write an entry in our ship's log, change our schedule, or add anything else to our web, we'll put a notice here. Periodically we'll remove the oldest items. The most recent changes are listed first, and each item is linked to the page with the updated content.

Our website navigation has been redesigned to enable the pages to load faster and for the navigation buttons to be viewable on smart phones and smart pads.  Also a list of popular URLs has been added to the bottom of this page here.

 

Chris Beach is generously updating the race results with his automated tools - thanks, Chris!

 

The 2012 Race Course Charts are available now, along with an updated PDF showing all courses..

 

The 2012 handicaps for racing have been posted.

 

You can use Google Search to look for content on our website SBCCsail.org

 

The Cruising Awards have been documented online.

 

The documentation has been updated for the SBCC Notice of Race and PHRF Regulations.

 

The SBCC Handicap Form has been updated, and the SBCC PHRF Handicap Appeal Form has been posted.

 

A good time was had by all, at some recent club events. About 120 folks attended our SBCC Spring Cocktail Party. A similar number of folks attended our SBCC Combined Awards Event during which awards were given for 2011 accomplishments in both racing and cruising.

 

The 2012 Rendezvous Schedule has been posted.

 

The dates have been set for the very popular one-week Cruise in the Bay. Please notify the Cruise Captain if you're interested in attending.

 

The 2012 SBCC 2 Week Cruise itinerary has been posted. Please notify the Cruise Captain if you're interested in attending.

 

Our seminar on Technology for Boaters was a success with 50 participants in the room on Sunday February 5 at the West Islip Public Library!  Check back with us on this website - in the near future we're hoping to post a video of the seminar's segments so you can enjoy the seminar anytime you wish.

 

If you're going to be an SBCC Cruise Captain, an SBCC Rendezvous Host, or an SBCC Race Committee Boat, please review and help us improve our guidelines.

 

A picture has been added of our 2012-2013 Leadership Team.

• The SBCC FaceBook Group is alive and well, with members sharing their sailing and related experiences.  The SBCC FaceBook Group is set up for members only - members should have received their invitation to join the group via email - if you need a new invite, contact .   So far 85 members have joined - have you connected yet?

• LI Sail Magazine, a web-based, free subscription magazine specializes in keeping us informed of all sailing activities on Long Island.   Go to www.lisail.com to view or subscribe.

• The SBCC Photo Album has the latest posted photos of our events. Be sure to try out the "Full Screen" button in the lower-left corner. We want to encourage SBCC members to submit their photos of rendezvous, cruises, races, and events for all to see. Simply email your photos with descriptions of the event to .

• Flag Etiquette - Where do we fly what?  This article in SailNet can help sort it all out.

• "Crew Overboard"  strikes a chill in every sailor.  Do you know what to do when someone on your boat goes overboard?  Well, the best descriptions I could find were in the following articles:

  • Two nearly identical Quick-Stop Procedure descriptions from the US Sailing ISAF Special Regulations - Appendix D  and from the RORC.

           Read them all and then practice, practice.....

• Our Medicine for Mariners seminar presentation is available for your reference.

• Bob Forman has provided a copy of his Yacht Preventive Maintenance list he developed with the help of Rusty Bradford who used to head up service at Hinckley.  Bob would like this to become a living document that we constantly look to improve, so if you can, send suggestions for additions or changes to him.

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The SBCC exists to provide fun and camaraderie for its members and to promote all aspects of sailing. Between early May and the end of October, the Club conducts over 60 races on Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Course lengths vary from 4 to 30 miles. The SBCC also hosts weekend rendezvous in various harbors around the bay from Amityville to Bellport. All members and their guests are invited to raft up or to anchor off and dink over to the party. You can find the SBCC somewhere on the bay every weekend form May to the end of October.

Several SBCC co-ordinated cruises are conducted each year. These cruises traditionally include a one-week cruise either confined to the Bay or perhaps extending to Peconic or Gardiners Bay, a two-week cruise which might include Block Island and Mystic Seaport, and more ambitious cruises to such areas as Cape Cod, Narragansett, Buzzards Bay, or the Chesapeake Bay.

A number of shore-based parties and events are also held each year. Events include Spring & Fall Cocktail parties, Commissioning Day, Dinner meetings, and our infamous Great River Blast! Lectures on yacht racing, safety at sea, first aid procedures, cruising issues, and similar subjects are also provided from time to time.

If all of this sounds appealing to you, and you would like to know more about the South Bay Cruising Club, please contact one of the officers listed in blue in the Officers & Committees section via EMail. We look forward to having you join the fun and camaraderie under the "green & white".