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2020 would have marked the 67th season of sailboat racing at Portage Lake, Pinckney Michigan. However, because of the worldwide Covid pandemic, statewide executive orders, CDC recommendations and a concern for the health and safety of participants, the Race Committee made the decision to cancel the 2020 racing season including the Fall Regattas.

Portage Yacht Club (PYC) is one of the oldest sailing clubs in the state of Michigan. We have a proud tradition of competitive excellence in Michigan as well as Nationally. PYC members have won National and North American championships in several classes as well as prestigious US Sailing national championships. Besides this serious stuff, we have a lot of FUN and comraderie.

Below is the schedule that was planned prior to the cancellation.

Rules	ISAF Racing Rules. Sailing Instructions will be available once approved.
Eligibility and Entry	Open to class-legal boats owned by or chartered to a PYC member, who must also be a member of US SAILING and the class association. US SAILING membership is included in your racing registration fees. Club membership requirements waived for first-year racers in the Silver and Gold Series. FEE SCHEDULE AND ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE FROM THE CLUB OFFICE.
Fleets	Three entries required for fleet status.
Starting Order	Tuesday Series: Lasers, Open Class Thursday Series: All fleets start together Weekend Series: All fleets start together
2020 Dates	Tuesday Series	Spring/Fall:	May 26; Jun 2, 9; Aug 25; Sep 1, 8
		School’s Out:	Jun 16, 23, 30; Jul 7, 14, 21, 28; Aug 4, 12, 18
	Thursday Series	Spring:	Jun 4, 11, 18, 25; Jul 2, 9, 16
		Summer:	Jul 23, 30; Aug 6, 13, 20, 27; Sep 3, 10
	Weekend Series	Gold:	May 29; Jun 6, 20; Jul 18; Aug 1, 15, 29; Sep 6
		Commodore’s Cup	Sep 6, 7
Races	Tuesday Series	one or more short (approximately 30 minute) races
	Thursday Series	one or more back-to-back races.
	Weekend Series	three races with warning signal times as indicated below.
Warning Signal for the first race of the day	Tuesday Series	6:30 p.m. Subsequent races: Back-to-Back
	Thursday Series	7:00 PM except 6:30 PM after Aug 13. Subsequent races: Back-to-Back
	Weekend Series	Saturday First Race: 12:00 PM, Subsequent races: Back-to-Back Sunday First Race: 1:00 PM, Subsequent races: Back-to-Back
Other	Scoring, alternative penalties, prizes and other details are covered in the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions. Questions, please contact the Club Office during regular office hours.