CBYRA SERVICES

The Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association (CBYRA) is an organization comprised of over 70 member clubs, more than 50 classes of racing sailboats, and over 1500 individual members from Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, and North Carolina. CBYRA represents these clubs, classes and individual members to US Sailing.

CBYRA was founded in 1914 to promote fair yachting competition by supporting standard yacht racing and measurement rules and by coordinating racing schedules and regattas for the Chesapeake Bay area. These functions are still central to CBYRA's tasks.
CBYRA has a professional staff in the form of an Executive Director who runs the CBYRA office, handles numerous member service tasks, and provides a continuous review of the progress of volunteer efforts. The rest of the work of CBYRA is performed by volunteers who serve on the Board of Directors, run the various other committees, or help perform member services such as managing the CBYRA Race Week in Annapolis.

Services for Member Clubs:

• Sponsors competitions at the YRA level, some leading to national competition.
• A voice in government affairs affecting yachtsmen at the federal and local levels through CBYRA membership in, and cooperation with, US Sailing and other groups.
• Bay-wide system of training for juniors in basic sailing and racing.
• Race Management Seminar to improve race committee skills.
• Provides race committee management and judges when required
• Provides online registration
• Provide online scoring (2009)
• Services for Member Classes
• Application of class rules in all sanctioned events.
• Awards for class excellence.
• Coordination of scheduling that affects classes.
• Maintain scoring records for High Point Awards.
• Develop membership programs to attract sailors to racing and to provide information on the classes of racing yachts available.

Services for Member sailors

• A chance to win CBYRA Championships and awards.
• Maintain website (CBYRA.org)
• Entry to US Sailing championships at junior and senior levels.
• Produces publications, such as the Greenbook and the Redbook, which contain information needed regarding scheduling, race entrance, racing rules, and appeals procedures. CBYRA provides appellate function for protest committee decisions.
• Makes available manuals and workbooks for sailors at all skill levels.
• Sponsors a winter Seminar Series to improve individual racing skills.
• Prints an annual Yearbook that identifies CBYRA Committees and contacts for the current year. Also an on-line newsletter is available to keep you informed of CBYRA events and people.
• Determines eligibility for selective grants to racing sailors.
• Sponsors CBYRA Race Weeks in the Northern and Southern Bays and Annapolis.
• Assignment of US Sailing numbers.

 5/6/2008