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2-3 Sanford Fall Regatta, Lake Monroe SA<br />
22 Yankee/Rebel Rally Melbourne YC<br />
23-24 Fall Big Boat Regatta. Melbourne YC<br />
23-24 Michelob Light Run Race. Halifax River YC<br />
23-24 Florida Interscholastic Club 420 Team Racing. Lake Eustis<br />
SC<br />
30-31 5th Inland Lake Championship Regatta. Opti, Laser, Club 420<br />
Attendance is expected to draw over 200 racing and<br />
cruising sailboats from around South Florida. The Coral<br />
Reef Yacht Club will once again host the award ceremonies<br />
on Saturday, October 16. Organizers are looking for donations<br />
for raffle prizes.<br />
To sponsor, donate raffle prizes or for more information,<br />
go the event’s Web site at www.columbusdayregatta.net.<br />
Southeast Florida Race Calendar<br />
Racing on Biscayne Bay: Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association.<br />
www.bbyra.net<br />
Go to the club Web site for local club races<br />
Racing in southeast Florida—from Miami to Stuart—is year<br />
around, but slows down considerably during the hot summer<br />
months, when many clubs switch to evening racing.<br />
Clubs race regularly all along this coastal area, but the greatest<br />
concentration of regattas is in the greater Miami area, in<br />
Biscayne Bay, during Florida’s Southern “tourist” season.<br />
Major regattas, including Olympic trials and many onedesign<br />
regattas, are held in the Miami area during the winter<br />
season. The Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association coordinates<br />
many of these events. Every March, Premiere<br />
Racing runs the Miami Grand Prix, a one-week regatta<br />
attended by world racing teams and boats.<br />
The Shake-a-Leg organization, one of the world’s most<br />
well-known and successful disabled sailing/racing groups<br />
has its home in Miami.<br />
Farther north up the coast is Fort Lauderdale, the West<br />
Palm Beach area, Stuart and points in between, where many<br />
clubs hold regattas and club racing year around. Fort<br />
Lauderdale hosts a feeder race each January to Key West for<br />
boats racing in Key West Race Week.<br />
Upcoming Regattas<br />
6th Annual Castaways Cup Regatta,<br />
Palm Beach Inlet to Port St. Lucie<br />
Inlet, Sept. 25-26<br />
This regatta, with a pursuit start, is a two-day, 24-nautical<br />
mile race from Lake Worth Inlet (Palm Beach) north to Port<br />
St. Lucie Inlet on Saturday, returning on Sunday. An afterrace<br />
pool party is at the Hutcheson Island Marriott on<br />
Saturday. Reserved dockage and reserved rooms available<br />
at reduced rates to race participants. The return race on<br />
Sunday is a regular class start race.<br />
On Sunday, the dinner and awards banquet is held.<br />
Race classes are Spinnaker, Jib & Main Class (for the family<br />
participants), and Multihull. The race is open to all seaworthy<br />
yachts. Go to http://castawayscup.com for complete<br />
information.<br />
56th Annual Columbus Day<br />
Regatta, Biscayne Bay, FL, Oct. 9-10<br />
The 56th annual Columbus Day Regatta will take place during<br />
the weekend of October 9-10 on Biscayne Bay.<br />
BBYC<br />
BBYRA<br />
CGSC<br />
CRYC<br />
KBYC<br />
LYC<br />
MYC<br />
PBSC<br />
SCF<br />
Biscayne Bay YC<br />
Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net<br />
Coconut Grove SC. www.cgsc.org<br />
Coral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org.<br />
Key Biscayne YC. www.kbyc.org.<br />
Lauderdale YC. www.lyc.org.<br />
Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.net.<br />
Palm Beach SC. www.pbsail.org<br />
Sailfish Club of Florida. www.sailfishclub.com<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
11 Florida State Snipe Juniors. CGSC<br />
18 Conch Cup. MYC<br />
25 Avocado, Mango and Lime Cup. BBYC<br />
OCTOBER<br />
2 MYC Fall Harvest Youth Regatta<br />
9 Columbus Day Regatta<br />
16 Columbus Day Regatta Awards<br />
16 Snipe Florida State Championships<br />
23 KBYC 44th Round the Island Race<br />
30 MYC Mark Albury Memorial Regatta<br />
Nov. 1 MYC Kona Windsurfing<br />
Racing in the Keys is basically in three locales: Upper Keys;<br />
some racing in the Marathon area; and Key West where<br />
most of the racing takes place.<br />
The Upper Keys Sailing Club has regular racing year<br />
around, slowing down in the hot summer months. They<br />
host a few regattas and have regular club racing. Several<br />
major catamaran regattas are also held in the Upper Keys.<br />
These are mainly hosted by Rick White of Catamaran Sailor<br />
magazine, which is based in the Upper Keys, and are in the<br />
winter-season months.<br />
Key West is host to the Western Hemisphere’s biggest<br />
regatta, Key West Race Week, each January, run by Premiere<br />
Racing. Boats and racing teams from all over the United<br />
States and Europe race in this event, which also brings a<br />
week of partying to the island. Both One-Design and PHRF<br />
boats compete.<br />
Almost all other racing in the Key West area is done<br />
News & Views for Southern Sailors SOUTHWINDS September 2010 59
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