Dinner in Little Carter's Creek

Rappahannock River Sunset

Announcing the Caponka Challenge Cup

First annual Caponka Challenge Cup scheduled for Memorial Day weekend and hosted by the Rivahaven Yacht Club. This is an open invitational to all PHRF handicap rated sailboats. Start line at marker #1 channel entrance to Hoskins Creek, leave to starboard buoy #29, leave to starboard marker #30, back to marker #1 and circle clockwise, loop back and leave to starboard buoy #29, return to finish line at marker #1. Prize awarded to winning sailboat based on time adjusted for handicap. Trophies awarded at the Rivahaven Yacht Club.

PHRF Ratings of boats entered to date: Pearson Electra 288, Kenner Kittywake 270 - that means the Kittywake design is faster and she has to give 18 seconds (difference between 270 and 288 ratings) for every mile raced - the Kittywake has to cross the finish line 61 seconds ahead of the Electra to win the cup.

Caponka Challenge Cup course: #1 to #30: 0.5 miles at 089º, #30 to #29: 0.7 miles at 134º, #29 to #1: 1.2 miles at 295º, #1 to #30: 0.5 miles at 089º, #30 to #1: 0.5 miles at 269º - Total course: 3.4 miles

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