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Important stuff here... Our GLSS Website has a problem. Apparently, the website is unable to post our 2002 Paperwork for the Mac Solo. But stay tuned folks... As every good sailor knows, ya gotta have a back-up...
There are two ways that you can get the paperwork for the Mac solo. The first way might be the easy one -- send a note to me: and say, Nuge: Send me the paperwork! Good ol' U.S Mail will show up at your door with all the stuff you need for this year's event. (About 100 applications went out in the mail this week.)
The second way to get your solo paperwork is to go to MY website to get the paperwork:
http://www.concentric.net/~Pjnugent/
and you will be able to get the paperwork you need.
And... If all else fails, and you need the true scoop: (989) 631-9932!
Webmaster note: The paperwork is on this website. Click here for the forms.
Step #9 - Set Aside a Weekend to Complete Your 100-Mile Solo
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"Money Can't Buy You Love" I think the Beatles sang that back when I was a Boy Scout. Well today, money can't buy you a finish in the Mac-Solo either.
When you look at the itemized list of requirements to enter the solo, a lot of them are easy ones that you can click off the list: Copy of insurance. Liferaft certificate. Photocopy of your U.S. Sailing card. Cash. However, for a first time applicant, the big ticket item remains: You must submit documentation that supports your qualifications. All entrants must document that they have completed a 100-mile/24-hour solo passage. So... Let's bite the bullet and go do it! Nike!! Go do it!!
First of all, you've got to set your date. How about Memorial Day weekend? Here's why I would pick that weekend... Take a look at Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Here you've got a 3-day widow to select your 24-hour period. The entire objective is in your favor, because you get to select the starting time. Watch the Weather Channel and pick your window of opportunity. Without knowing what's in store, I would plan to leave the dock at 5:00 a.m. If it happens to be in the middle of a wet & soggy nor'easter, then you always have the opportunity to delay it a day (or two).
Make your solo a good practice run. Get all of the required equipment on board. Ensure that your overboard recovery system is in place. Pack some good food on board -- your favorite cheese, a chocolate bar, cold pizza(?) -- hey, it's up to you! Make it fun! And bring a pencil and paper. The GLSS wants to see a copy of your log after you do your qualifying solo.
Here's what I'm going to do... Even though I've already done my solo, I don't want to be sitting in my lawn chair on the deck for such an important weekend!! Bay City Yacht Club sponsors a race called "The Doublehanded Race Around the Bay in May". I already have plans in place to do it with Dick Lappin; Dick is my GLSS Sponsor. It is my goal every year to get the boat ready for this fun time. The real icing on the cake is to do it with a fellow GLSS buddy. I know that it's not a solo, but I know that it is an important part of getting ready for the big one. Dick and I will be race-ready-- just if we were doing the big Mac.
So... Here's the bottom-line. Go for YOUR sail that gets YOU ready. If it's your qualifier, go do it and HAVE FUN! If you're already qualified, go do it and HAVE FUN!! Arrange your calendar. Get some time off. Go sailing on Memorial Day weekend. Like the Beatles say, "Good Day, Sunshine." Ya-hoo! Can't wait! Go be the walrus!
Respectfully,
Patrick Nugent