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RACINGLegendBBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.netBBYC Biscayne Bay Yacht Club. www.bbyra.netCGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.orgMYC Miami Yacht Club. www.miamiyachtclub.net.RACINGKey West Sailing Club. Every Saturday – Open House atthe Key West Sailing Club. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (305)292-5993. www.keywestsailingclub.org. Sailboat Lane offPalm Avenue in Key West. Come by the club to sail. Nonmembersand members welcome. Wednesday night racinghas begun for the summer season. Skippers meet at theclubhouse by 5:00 p.m. and boats start racing at 6:00 p.m. inthe seaplane basin near the mooring field. Dinner anddrinks afterward.Upper Keys Sailing Club.www.upperkeyssailingclub.com.RACING30th Annual Crow’s Nest Regatta,Venice, FL, Sept. 30, Oct. 4 and 7The 30th Annual Crow’s Nest Regatta is scheduled for Sept.30, Oct. 4 and Oct 7. The regatta is composed of three events.On Saturday, Sept. 30, the Venice Youth Boating Association(VYBA) will race IODs and Portsmouth Division onVenice’s Roberts Bay. On Wednesday Oct. 4, the VeniceWomen’s Sailing Squadron (VWSS), a.k.a. “The BitterEnds,” will race Pram and Sunfish on Roberts Bay. The regatta’smain events will be on Saturday, Oct. 7 and will be oncourses in the Gulf off the Venice Jetties. There will be threeraces for West Florida PHRF classes: spinnaker, non spinnaker,true cruising, and multihull. There will also be a racefor those “once-a-year racers” to enjoy the fun of the day.(This race will be handicapped by the race committee.) Theregatta is also a participating event in the Sarasota Bay Boatof the Year series.The Crow’s Nest Regatta is a charity event for theCommunity Foundation of Sarasota County, which benefitsVenice youth activities.Free overnight dockage is available for race entrants.For entry information, contact Brad LaRoche, Crow’s Nestdockmaster, at (941) 484-7661.West Florida Race CalendarThe 0nline West Florida Race Calendar which goes fromSept.1, 2006 thru August 31, 2007 is available on theSOUTHWINDS Web site with hyperlinks to sponsoringclubs. It covers racing in West Florida from Marco Island insouthwest Florida north, up to and including Clearwater.www.southwindsmagazine.com. Accessed on the racingpages from the home page.Club RacingBradenton YC. Evening Races Daylight Savings time ofyear. Races at 6:30 p.m. PHRF racing on Manatee River. Forinfo call Larry Lecuyer, (941) 729-5401.Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers. Sunfish and dinghyracing once a month, year-round.john@johnkremski.comPort Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round.pbgvtrax@aol.comSarasota Sailing Squadron. Friday Series PHRF / multihull.Every friday through to Sept. 15. 6:30 p.m. start.Motley Sunday Cruisers Pursuit Race. Free pursuit raceevery Sunday, 12 a.m. skippers briefing, BBQ after the race.www.sarasotasailingsquad.com.Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday ofeach month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet.www.venice-sailing-squadron.orgOCTOBER1 Tampa Sailing Squadron. Women’s Fall Regatta, PHRF.4 Crows Nest Regatta. Venice Women’s Sailing Saquadron.Pram & Sunfish in Robert Bay7 Dunedin Boat Club, Dunedin Cup Race, PHRF, Tampa BayCatamaran Society. Dunedin Causeway. Dinghies, Cats,Ensigns, Sea Pearls, Sunfish, Prams, PHRF. Contact RodCollman (727) 734-37497 St. Petersburg Sailing Association, Race #2,3. PHRF7 Venice Sailing Squadron. Venice Yacht Club. Crows NestRegatta. Main event, PHRF.(SBBOTY) NOR7-8 Clearwater YC. Clearwater Championship. Optimist, Laser,Radial, 4.7, C420.7-9 Columbus Day Regatta, Miami. www.columbusdayregatta.net/2006.13-14 Naples YC. Boca Offshore Regatta, PHRF. (SWFBOTY)NOR on home page.13-15 St. Petersburg YC. Distance Classic PHRF toVenice.(SBOTY) NOR14-15 Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society. South Seas/Kayusa Cup, PHRF14-15 Edison Sailing Center. River Romp Regatta. Dinghies19-22 St. Petersburg YC. Rolex Osprey Cup Women’s match racinginvitational, Sonars. NOR20 Naples YC. Offshore Regatta, PHRF. (SWFBOTY) NOR onhome page.21-22 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Sunfish Women’s Regatta21-22 Lake Eustis Sailing Club. Florida Inland LakeChampionship Regatta. Laser, Optimist, Club 42021-22 Tampa Bay Catamaran Society. Cedar Key Cat Regatta,Beach Cats. Confirm this date62 October 2006 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com