We're Back!

Following a sabbatical of more than two years Starboards Yacht Club is back! Now composed of a Sailing Division,a Power Division and Tugby Division SYC has something for every boater.

Under the combined leadership of Deidre Faulds and Devyn Smythe our 2014 Power Division Season is now in full swing. Over 35 fans attended the time trials for powerboat racing at SYC on a recent Sunday Morning. Presently four boats have been approved by the SYC-PBD (SYC Powerboat Division). All four are available at the west dock area at SYC in Hollywood sim (both retail and demo versions).

The spectator crowd at the powerboat trials

Our Sailboat Division launches its 2014 season on Sunday February 16 at Noon under the leadership of our new Sail Division Commodore, Maiti Yenni. Come join us.

As our new Social Director, Meemsie Sigal will be bringing SYC a wide of assortment of social events and activities.

Nber Medici continues to run the longest running event in SYC history, the Tugby races.

And MarkTwain White will be throwing his two cents in in his Mark:My Words column.

Pre-race meeting

You will see a few mock up articles below to give the site a skeletal outline. In time our authors will be posting the real thing.

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Tugby Results for February 9th, 2014

We have had a number of new players join us, we love having you play with us.  Please spread the word to your friends about Tugby.  Dagger Ulrik has become a Tugby Director and is willing to run games at times other than the normal Sunday morning at 8 am time slot.  Please contact her if you have suggested times.  Last Sunday's results are below and the graphic shows the cumulative results for the Winter Season.

1 / 4 ALLIE
1 / 4 DAGGER
2 / 4 FORREST
2 / 4 LUCKY
3 / 4 SKYE
3 / 4 YASMIN

(Format is number of wins / number of games played)

An exciting 2014 for Starboards Sailboat Division

Ahoy! I'm Maiti Yenni.  This year marks the start of an exciting new chapter for the oldest Sailing club in SL. I am extremely honored and proud to be named the new Commodore for Starboards' Sailboat Division. I approached Nber and Mark some months ago wanting to help with activities at the club, a club that has an amazing history, with a group of club members as varied and interesting as one can get. It's an exciting time, getting to know various members, management staff, our Powerboat Division Commodores, and of course people from many of the other Yacht Clubs in SL.
Our course set for the sailing division will be as diverse as the members I serve. It is my plan that over the next few months, many of the features that have been the staple of the club will be revamped and brought back fully. But also, our goal is to guide people who are interested first in learning sailing, then introduced into racing later, if they desire. This mission will play an important part in the first events we are planning.
 One such event is our up and coming race series with a newly introduced sail boat. This boat is a daysailer type boat, the Bandit 25, and represents this shift in our focus. It's the sort of boat and racing series that one may find in real life  - with average people getting together on the weekends and racing their boats at the local club. Good, relaxed fun!
As things get settled, yes hardcore racers, we will be getting that level of racing going once more as well..  Various events will be announced. Also, as activity increases, the club will start fielding sailors to events happening at other clubs. Social events hosted at the club are also clearly on the horizon.

It is my hope that you come and join us as part of the Starboards sailing community!

Powerboat Results for February 9, 2014

Tugby Results for February 2nd 2014

My apologies for this posting of results being a bit late, but as you can see we have a brand new web site that will be hosting our Tugby information from now on.  Please make a note of the new link.  

We have been having a number of new players come out and we really do enjoy teaching you our game.  Come back and play with us often.  Remember, that while we do keep "score" the most important thing is to have fun!

Below are the tallies of wins / games played for last Sunday and below that is the cumulative standing for the Winter Season.

3 / 4 ALLIE
0 / 4 CHRIS
2 / 4 DAGGER
1 / 1 FORREST
2 / 4 LUCKY
2 / 4 LYNN
2 / 3 YASMIN

And So We Begin

As we begin the new year of seeing who is fastest around the buoys, we, Devyn Smythe and Deirdre Faulds, are excited to be named Starboard Yacht Club-Power Boat Division's Commodores. As many of you know, SYC is the oldest yacht club in Second Life. We are plotting a new course by creating the power boat division. During our introductory time trials and races, we have felt welcome in the Blake Sea community. We will strive to continue good relations with local yacht clubs and all Blake Sea users.

Some time ago we were approached by MarkTwain White to provide consultation and advice on powerboat racing in the Blake Sea. Since we have experience with powerboats and are familiar with the American Power Boat Association's racing rules, we felt that we could take on this endeavor. As time went on the consultation turned into the formation of a powerboat division for SYC. Our main motivation was to create a fair and realistic framework in which we could enjoy powerboat racing. We have always felt the need to organize the powerboat community in Second Life for the purpose of racing and have been given the opportunity by SYC to professionally and ethically do so.

While trying to create this framework, we must work within the constraints of SL.  Sim borders, lag, and variations in builder's boat scripts pose great challenges. We have designed our powerboat specifications to provide a degree of realism and playability in all of our approved boats. This is not meant to be exhaustive or exclusive, but instead to promote the building of boats in second life that are both reasonable and sensible within the confines of second life.

As the tide of power boat racing waxes we are thankful to be given the opportunity to provide leadership. Join us in creating a seaworthy offshore power boat racing community.

Today's Nber's Corner Is all about Tugby!

The game of Tugby has been in Second Life for a very long time...I'll have to check the dates of its first creation by Joepie Korobase.  I did the video below about four years ago and Tugby as a game was around for quite some time before that.  The video below needs to be updated and when I get a chance I will do that.  Come and play with us in lovely Santa Cruz region every Sunday morning at 8 am SLT.  Everything you need to play is FREE and the fun and comradeship is also free.  

SLURL:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Santa%20Cruz/128/128/9