PRSA Fall Series #5 & Nomination Reminders
PRSA Exec Board
Greetings PRSA Sailors!
We have Fall Series #5 tomorrow! We still do need one RC volunteer (PRO helper) so please sign up if you can serve. Remember to bring something for you and your crew for the post-race BBQ as well. Finally, Sunday is the Army 10-miler: make sure to check the course map in case the race impacts your route to the marina (https://www.armytenmiler.com/live-race-info/course/).
Below you will find important reminders for the Fall Series as well as a few organizational reminders. Please make sure that you are familiar with all of these details. Fleet Captains: please forward this message to your fleet email lists.
Series Registration and RC: please make sure that you have registered for the Series. If you're not registered, you will not be scored. If you register late (or change sail # info, etc.) we can't guarantee that you will be scored correctly. As you register, please sign up for RC as well.
Crew Connection: if you are a skipper looking for crew or a crew looking for a ride, please remember to post to the PRSA Crew Connection (link on our PRSA homepage). Post often, since folks don't often read back through older posts.
Radios: even with the removal of the safety zone we we encourage each boat to have a radio on board. Please monitor 16 for general notices from commercial traffic. PRSA RC will usually use 68.
Awards Nominations: now is a good time to start to think about nominating PRSA Sailors for our Perpetual Awards! The nomination form (with awards descriptions) is available here and will be open through Friday, November 7.
Officer & Supporting Role Nominations: looking ahead to next year, we need some volunteers to fill some roles. Both Tyler’s term and my term end this fall (without renewal options). Please consider running for the Commodore and the Vice-Commodore positions! We need a complete Executive Committee to run our day-to-day operations and, in turn, ensure safe and fun racing. We will also be looking for a new ExecCom Officer: Communications Director (in charge of outreach, communications, social media, etc.). Finally, we will need volunteers to serve in the Scorer role as well as Spring Regatta Regatta Chair and President’s Cup Regatta Chair for 2026.
Aaron
Aaron P. Boesenecker, Ph.D.
American University, School of International Service
Commodore, Potomac River Sailing Association
Lightning Fleet 50 / Lightning #14592
apb99 at mac.com