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RACINGREGIONAL RACINGNOTE ON REGIONAL RACE CALENDARSRegattas and Club Racing—Open to Everyone Wanting to RaceFor the races listed here, no individual club membershipis required, although a regional PHRF rating, or membershipin US SAILING or other sailing association isoften required. To list an event, e-mail editor@southwindsmagazine.com.Send the information. DO NOTjust send a link. Since race schedules and venues change,contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. Contactinformation for the sailing organizations listed here arelisted in the Southern yacht club directory atwww.southwindsmagazine.com.Club Racing. Many clubs have regular club racesyear around open to everyone and new crew is generallyinvited and sought. Contact the club for dates andinformation. Individual club races are not listed here. Wewill list your club races only if they happen on a regularschedule.Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC =Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association.Atlantic Cup Race from Charleston,SC, to Newport, RI, May 11See “Upcoming Regional Regattas” at the beginning of theracing section.Gulfstreamer Race, Daytona, FL, toCharleston, SC, May 25See “Upcoming Regional Regattas” at the beginning of theracing section.49th Annual Ocracoke Regatta,Washington, NC, June (date TBA)McCotters Marina is sponsoring the Pamlico Sailing Club’sOcracoke Regatta, which goes from Indian Island on thePamlico Sound near Washington, NC, to Ocracoke on theOuter Banks. It is claimed to be the longest running bigboat event on the East Coast because it’s the most FUN!The race is open to any vessel in seaworthy condition—foranyone who wants to spend a fun day out on the waterwith a party afterwards in Ocracoke.Classes include Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker and aspecial “Party” Class provided for power and sailboatswhich don’t want to race. Otherwise, race classes will be followingUS SAILING rules of racing.For information, go to www.yachtworld.com/mccottersmarina,and click on Calendar of Events.Southeast Coast Race CalendarMAYSouth Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of theclubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com.(state in parenthesis)5-6 Keowee Cup. Keowee SC (SC)5-6 Great 48. Flying Scot. Lake Norman YC (NC)5-6 McIntosh Cup. PHRF. Savannah YC (GA)5-6 DDS&A. Harbor 20. South Carolina YC.5-6 Cinco de Mayo Youth Regatta. Opti, 420s, Lasers.Atlanta YC (GA)5-6 Lightning Districts, James Island YC (SC)19-20 Grits and Haggis Regatta. Flying Scot. Keowee SC (SC)26-27 Castleberry Robertson. One-design. Atlanta YC (GA)26-27 Dixie. Thistles. Atlanta YC (GA)Charleston Ocean Racing Association.www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South CarolinaSee club website for local club race schedule5 Spring Ocean Race.20 Femme Fatale25 Gulfstreamer Race. Daytona to Charleston.Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NCSee club website for local club race scheduleLake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. Lake Lanier, GASee club website for local club race schedule5-6 Multihull. Lake Lanier SC19 PHRF Championship. Lake Lanier SC.20 Women Skippers. Barefoot SCLong Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See club website forlocal club race schedule 2012 Calendar not posted as of press dateJUNESouth Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of theclubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com.(state in parenthesis)2-3 Mayors’ Cup. Lake Townsend YC (Greensboro, NC)9-10 Hobcaw Regatta. Hobcaw YC (Mr. Pleasant, SC)9-10 Reggae Regatta. Lake Lanier SC (GA)9-10 Hospice Regatta. Lake Norman YC (NC)16-17 James Island Regatta. James Island YC (SC)16-17 Governor’s Cup. Carolina SC (NC)23-24 Low Country Regatta. Beaufort Yacht & SC (SC)23-24 Thistle Interdistricts. Lake Norman YC (NC)Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org.South Carolina.See club website for local club race schedule1 Indigo Cup to Georgetown.Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC.See club website for local club race scheduleLake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. GASee club website for local club race schedule3-8 Junior Week. Lake Lanier SC9-10 Reggae Regatta. Lake Lanier SC23 Couples Race. Southern SC30-July 1 Firecracker Cup. Lake Lanier SCLong Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.comSee club website for local club race schedule16-17 Governor’s Cup. Carolina SC (NC)50 May 2012 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com
59th Annual Mug Race, The RudderClub, Jacksonville, FL, May 5Billed as the world’s longest river race, The Rudder Clubwill host the 58th Annual Mug Race on May 5. There aretwo courses, one at about 36 miles and the other about 38miles. The south course is for all the boats that can passunder a bridge and the north course is for boats with tallermasts. Generally, about 150 boats sail the south course andabout 20 sail the north course. Boats of every size and typerace. The race goes from Palatka to Jacksonville along the St.Johns River.Pre-registration and party are on Friday at the RudderClub. For more information and to register online, go towww.rudderclub.com.Florida Women’s SunfishChampionship, Sanford, FL, May 19-20See “Upcoming Regional Regattas” at the beginning of theracing section.19-20 46th Annual Brevard Challenge Regatta. Indian River YC25-27 8th Biennial Gulfstreamer Race. Daytona to Charleston,SC. Halifax YC26 Gary Gordon Memorial Regatta. Halifax SA26-27 Race of the Century. North Florida Cruising Club &St. Augustine YC26-28 Harbor Town North Memorial Day Cruise. East Coast SA26-28 Kelly Park River Regatta. Catamarans. Indian River YCJUNE2 Jessie Ball Regatta. Epping Forest YC9 St. Johns Regatta. Florida YC9-10 Femme Fatale 420 Regatta. Melbourne YC16-17 Summer Solstice Regatta. Smyrna YC17 Father’s Day Race. Saint Augustine YC23 Interclub Regatta. First Coast SA23-24 Grills Summer Sailstice Cruise. East Coast SA2012 Hospice by the Sea Regatta,Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 19More than 50 sailboats from throughout South Florida areexpected to race in the 2012 Hospice by the Sea Regatta onGulfstreamer Race, Daytona, FL, toCharleston, SC, May 25See “Upcoming Regional Regattas” at the beginning of theracing section.East & Central Florida Race CalendarClub Racing (contact club or website for details):Rudder Club of Jacksonville (www.rudderclub.com): Weekendraces organized seasonally and biweekly races on St. Johns RiverIndian River YC (www.sail-race.com/iryc): Weekend races organizedseasonally; Wednesday evenings during daylight savings.Winter Series begins Jan. 31. Spring/Summer series begins March14. Wednesday evening races weekly.Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com): Friday afternoons;Small boat Sundays on alternate weekends throughout the year,sometimes suspended during regattas. Also have a J/24 race series.East Coast SA (www.ecsasail.com): a women’s series and a regularseries; At least one event each month.Halifax River YC (www.hryc.com). Commodore Cup RacesHalifax SA (www.halifaxsailing.org): Sunfish racing weekly; Raceseries organized seasonally.Lake Monroe SA (www.flalmsa.org): Wednesdays and weekends.Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Weekend racestwice monthly, Sept through MayThe Sailing Club in Orlando. (www.thesailingclub.us) dinghyclub race series, second Sundays (3 Exceptions) in the afternoonon Lake Baldwin. January through November,MAY5 Mug Race. Rudder Club.12 Waves Regatta. Navy Jax YC19 Armed Forces Day Regatta. Navy Jax YCNews & Views for Southern Sailors SOUTHWINDS May 2012 51
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