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RACINGNon-Spinnaker, Multihull, Cruising and—new in 2012—aone-design class. The pre-race party and skippers meetingwill begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 11. The regatta onSaturday will be conducted on two courses—random-legand windward-leeward—located on Sarasota Bay. Courseassignments will be announced at Friday’s skippers meeting.There will be a special post-race party and trophy presentationfor all race participants. For more information andthe NOR, go to www.birdkeyyc.com.Bone Island Regatta, West Floridato Key West, May 16-17This is the 3rd Annual Bone Island Regatta and it will havethree start locations this year: Tampa Bay (off Marker 70 at10 a.m.) and Sarasota (off Big Pass at noon) on May 16 andNaples on May 17. Entry fee is $150. Entry deadline is May10. For more information, email gap4737@aol.com, and toregister online, go to www.boneislandregatta.com.26th Annual Couples Race,St. Petersburg, FL, May 26Sponsored by the St. Petersburg Sailing Association, this isa double-handed race and the crew must consist of one maleand one female sailor. It is open to any single-hulled, multihulledor one-design sailboat. In addition to the usual classes,this race will include a “just for fun” class. After the racewill be a party with great food, racing awards and funawards. NOR and entry form available online atwww.spsa.us.Fourth Annual Summer SailsticeRiver Regatta, Regatta PointeMarina, Palmetto, FL, June 23Regatta Pointe Marina is hosting the Fourth AnnualSummer Sailstice “River Regatta” sailboat race, which willtake place on June 23. The event is part of “Summer Sailstice2012,” the global holiday celebrating sailing held annuallyon the summer solstice, the longest sailing day of the year.The event is open to all sailboats and will be governedby the US SAILING rules. Expected classes are Spinnaker,Non-Spinnaker, True Cruiser, Pocket Cruiser, Racer Cruiser,and Multihull. The course will be on the Manatee River andwill be visible to spectators. The race will be a pursuit racewith starting times based on handicap rating.Complimentary docking, launching, and parking areavailable at or adjacent to Regatta Pointe Marina.Participating vessels have the option for free dockage forFriday and Saturday evenings, along with access to all RegattaPointe Marina amenities including pool, showers, and laundry.Hotels and other lodging options are available nearby.Go to www.RegattaPointeMarina.com for more detailsand NOR or call (941) 306-7776.West Florida Race CalendarClub RacingBoca Ciega YC. Gulfport. Every Sunday following the thirdFriday of each month. Skippers meeting at 10 a.m., PHRF racing,spin and non-spin. (727) 423-6002. One-design, dinghy racingevery Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. March through October. Jim Masson at(727) 776-8833. www.sailbcyc.org.Bradenton YC. Winter Races: Starting in October until April.Races at 1400 hours each Sunday. Thursday evening races at 1830hours beginning in April through Daylight Savings Time. PHRFracing on Manatee River. Lower Tampa Bay race second Saturdayof each month. Contact John Izmirlian at 941-587-7758 or fishermensheadquarters@yahoo.com.Clearwater Community Sailing Center. Regular weekend clubraces. www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org.Davis Island YC. Regular club racing weekly. www.diyc.org.Dunedin Boat Club. Spring/Fall PHRF racing in the Gulf ofMexico; June-Aug. Bay racing in St. Joseph’s Sound, alternateWednesday nights. Paul Auman at (727) 688-1631, orpaulrauman@gmail.com.Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racingonce a month, year-roundjohn@johnkremski.comPlatinum Point Yacht Club. Weekly PHRF racing onMondays starting at 1 p.m. on CharlotteHarbor. www.ppycbsm.comPort Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round.pbgvtrax@aol.com.Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Weekly racing.www.pgscweb.com.Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Friday evening races start in April.www.sarasotasailingsquad.com.St. Pete Yacht Club. Friday evenings (except April 3) throughAug. 28. 16:30 starts off The Pier. www.spyc.org.Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of eachmonth, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet.www.venice-sailing-squadron.orgBoat of the Year Races (BOTY) (not yet confirmed - please checkwith West Florida PHRF - www.westfloridaphrf.org)Tampa Bay: (SuncoastBOTY)Caloosahatchee (Fort Myers area): (CBOTY)Sarasota Bay: (SBBOTY)Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY)MAY5-6 Sarasota Youth Sailing Program, Sailfest12 Bird Key YC, Sarasota Bay Cup (SBYA-BOTY)12-13 Davis Island YC, J/24 Rodeo16-17 Bone Island Regatta to Key West. May 16 Start fromTampa Bay and Sarasota. May 17 start from Naples.www.boneislandregatta.com17 St. Petersburg YC, FWSSA Rainbow Regatta26-27 Davis Island YC, School’s Out RegattaJUNE2 Commodore’s Regatta. Tampa Sailing SquadronUpcming RegattasGulf Yachting Association OpeningDay Regatta, Buccaneer Yacht Club,Mobile, AL, May 5-6On the first weekend in May, the Gulf Yachting Association54 May 2012 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com
holds its opening day ceremonies and inter-clubCapdevielle racing series start. Includes one-design andPHRF racing. The GYA Board of Directors holds its annualmeeting, along with other events including dinners, musicand a GYA commodore’s flag ceremony.Racing will be on four different courses for the variousone-design classes, with trophies given out on Sunday. Twoperpetual trophies will be presented to the top finishingclub teams. www.bucyc.com.Regata al Sol, Pensacola to Mexico,May 9-10See “Upcoming Regional Regattas” at the beginning of theracing section.Ultimate 20 North AmericanChampionship, Pensacola FL,May 17-20Pensacola Yacht Club is hosting the Ultimate 20 NorthAmerican Championship Regatta. Twelve races are scheduledwith Windward/ Leeward and a Triangle course.Registration and measurement on Thursday, May 17, withskippers meeting on Friday morning. For more info andNOR, visit the PYC calendar website:http://pensacolayachtclub.memberstatements.com/tour/tours.cfm?tourid=9977149th Annual Navy Cup, Navy YachtClub, Pensacola, FL, May 19-20The Navy Yacht Club will be celebrating its 49th year ofhosting this regatta for the Navy Cup Trophy.Races will be held both in Bayou Grande and inPensacola Bay with race activities being held at the NavyYacht Club at the Bayou Grande Marina. Small boat racingwill be in the bayou, with the PHRF sailboats competing onPensacola Bay. Yacht club teams will race against other clubteams for most points. All yacht clubs in the Gulf Coast areinvited. The top three scoring boats in each class will be presentedawards. www.navypnsyc.org.Race to the Coast, New Orleans,June 9-10Sponsored by the Southern Yacht Club, this race was firstheld on July 4, 1850. It is known as America’s oldest distancerace. The race sails through Lake Pontchartrain, theRigolets, Lake Borgne to the Mississippi Sound. For moredetails, go to www.southernyachtclub.org.Billy Bowlegs Festival and Regatta,Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club,June 9-10The 56th Annual Billy Bowlegs Festival, a weeklong event,is filled with family events for all ages. It is focused on thecharismatic character Billy Bowlegs, a local northwestFlorida pirate.Three class divisions are expected to compete;Spinnaker A and B, Cruiser class and J/22 class. All racingwill be held in Choctawhatchee Bay. An after-race party anddinner will be held on Saturday at the Fort Walton BeachYacht Club and awards ceremony after racing Sunday. Formore information and register online, go to www.fwyc.org.Gulfport to Pensacola Race,June 15-16The annual 100-mile Gulfport to Pensacola race is sponsoredby the Gulfport Yacht Club, the Southern Yacht Club,the Pensacola Yacht Club and the Gulf Yachting Association.It is a 100-mile race from the channel entrance at Gulfport,MS, along the Gulf Coast to the channel entrance of thePensacola Pass. For more information, go towww.pensacolayachtclub.orgGYA Challenge Cup, PensacolaYacht Club, June 22-24The Pensacola Yacht Club hosts the Challenge Cup this year.Boats from 33 yacht clubs along the northern Gulf Coastrace over the weekend.Special rules for this competition require that the skipper,helmsman, and at least 50 percent of its crew (includingskipper and helmsman) must have been members of theyacht club represented by the boat for the six months precedingthe event. In addition, only three or four boats fromeach club are allowed to compete and are limited to oneboat per class. A boat can represent only one yacht club, andeach boat shall have sailed 50 recorded miles in the GYAPHRF race data program to be eligible to race.Registration and briefing will be on June 22, with racingon Saturday and Sunday. For more information, go towww.pensacolayachtclub.org.Fort Walton Yacht Club Round theIsland 100-Mile Multihull Race,June 23-24This race is a circumnavigation around Santa Rosa Islandlocated in northwest Florida. The race begins off the point ofthe Fort Walton Yacht Club through East Pass and continueswest through the Pensacola pass where boaters will turnnorth for the return trip.At the start of the race, the wind is usually four to sixknots from the northeast. After the start, racers round aturning mark off the shoals of Crab Island then head forDestin Bridge and East Pass. A charter boat fleet runs infront of them at the pass with a colorful parade of sailorsand fishing boats. Spectators usually line the Destin Bridgeand can see the multihull fleet sail under spinnakers usingthe NNE breeze as they head out around the island.www.fwyc.org.See RACING continued on page 58News & Views for Southern Sailors SOUTHWINDS May 2012 55
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