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27th Annual Rumgatta Regatta,
Tampa Sailing Squadron,
Apollo Beach, FL, Oct. 16-17
One of the oldest events in Tampa Bay. Skippers meeting
and pre-race party on Friday, Oct. 15 at 5 p.m. with keg beer,
wine and food. Racing on Saturday in Multihull, Spinnaker,
Non-Spinnaker, Racer Cruiser, True Cruising and Mother
Lode. The Mother Lode class is for those without a PHRF
rating (ratings will be assigned). One-designs will race if
four or more boats sign up to make a class. On Sunday is the
Women’s Rumgatta Regatta.
For NOR and registration, go to www.tampasailing.org.
Call Race Fleet Captain John Martini at (813) 641-2755, or e-
mail martini447@verizon.net.
46th CMCS Summerset Regatta,
Fort Myers Beach, FL, Oct. 15-17
This is the southwest Florida racing community’s premiere
annual sailing competition. Held at Fort Myers Beach with
the Pink Shell Resort as headquarters for the awards dinner
Sunday and Saturdays party at Coconuts.
The regatta is a boat of the year event for the
Southwest Florida Boat of the Year title. Fifty to 60 boats
usually participate in six classes in this two-day event.
Buoy races will be Saturday and a distance coastal race
Sunday, returning to the beach. The regatta is held to raise
money for local youth sailing programs. For more information,
go to www.cmcs-sail.org.
Fall Bay Race, St. Petersburg
Yacht Club, Oct. 9-10
This is a Suncoast Boat of the Year and St. Petersburg Ocean
Racing Challenge event. The two-day race features challenging
courses on Tampa Bay to include windward/leewards
and “around-the-government marks” navigation.
Perpetual trophies are awarded to the best finisher in
Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Racer/Cruiser, and Cruising
classes. The Manufacturer’s Challenge, established several
years ago, offers perpetual trophies awarded to the best
overall finishing Hunter, Catalina and Island Packet yacht.
For more information, go to www.spyc.org for contact
info, NOR and entry forms.
4th Annual Cortez Cup,
Cortez Yacht Club, FL, Oct. 9
This is a Sarasota Bay Yachting Association Boat of the Year
Race for WFPHRF-rated boats on Saturday, Oct. 9, from the
Cortez Cove Marina in Cortez, FL.
A skippers meeting will be held at Pelican Pete’s restaurant
in Cortez on Thursday evening at 7 p.m., Oct. 7.
Racing will be in the Gulf of Mexico off Longboat Pass.
Races will be for any division of boats with at least three
entries. Awards ceremony, food, drink and entertainment
will follow the race. Details and NOR will be posted at
www.cortezyachtclub.com, or call Peter Robinson at (941)
266-7054.
Buzzelli Multihull Rendezvous
with Stiletto Nationals, Sarasota
Sailing Squadron, Oct. 22-24
This event is open to all multihull sailboats. The three-day
event will start on Friday with the long-distance race, which
is optional for all except those competing in the Stiletto
Nationals. The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday,
the last race day. Courses will be on Sarasota Bay and the
Gulf of Mexico, weather dependent.
Complimentary camping, docking, launching, and
parking are available at the Squadron, which can be reached
at (941) 388-2355. For the NOR, go to www.sarasotasailingsquad.com.
For more information, contact Regatta Chair
Nana Bosma, at nana@u-boat.us or (941) 306-7776.
Boca Ciega Yacht Club, Boca Ciega
Yacht Club, Tampa Bay, Oct. 23-24
This event includes the Capri 16.5 North Americans,
Daysailer State Championship, Windmill State
Championship, Moth State Championship and the Women’s
Suncoast Sunfish Challenge. Contact Mark Rother at (727)
535-2602, or go to the BCYC Web site, www.sailbcyc.org.
34th Clearwater Challenge,
Clearwater Yacht Club, Oct. 30-31
This is a keelboat race in the Gulf of Mexico off Clearwater.
Competitors are usually invited to the club to use the bar
and dining facilities the previous week with free dockage
provided for this period. Many sailors compete in the Davis
Island Regatta to Clearwater the weekend before and leave
their boats there for the Challenge.
In the past, they usually have two days of buoy racing
with the Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker boats racing windward-leeward
on one course north of Clearwater Pass and
the Racer-Cruisers, True Cruisers and Multihulls race various
courses with reaching legs south of Clearwater Pass.
But this year, they are considering alternatives. Contact the
club for details.
For more information, and to register online, go to
www.clwyc.org, or call (727) 447-6000.
Race Reports
Tampa to Fort Myers Regatta,
Davis Island Yacht Club, May 20-21
By Robin Clement, Interim Fleet Captain
The resurrection of the Tampa to Fort Myers Regatta was
held in light winds and hot and humid weather—but participants
still enjoyed the racing. The race started down the
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