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RACINGsponsoring organization to confirm.Contact information for the sailing organizations listedhere are listed in the Southern yacht club directory atwww.southwindsmagazine.com.Club Racing. Many clubs have regular club races yeararound open to everyone and new crew is generally invitedand sought. Contact the club for dates and information.Individual club races are not listed here. We will list yourclub races if they happen on a regular schedule (eg, everySunday; every other Sunday, etc.).Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC =Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association.Race ReportsTenth Annual Harkers IslandRegatta Draws 51 Sunfish, HarkersIsland, NC, July 30-31By Rob EberleCover photo: George Seacrest won two of three around-the-buoyraces at the Harkers Island Regatta. Photo by Mary RamosThis 10-mile race around Harkers Island, NC, was sailedSaturday, July 30. With corporate sponsors includingGoslings Rum and West Marine, the regatta has crossedover to the “big time” with one of the largest United StatesSunfish turnouts this year, trailing only the North Americanand Midwinter Championships to date. Competitors fromVermont to Florida return repeatedly to enjoy reliable seabreezes, shoreside parties and Southern hospitality.Sailors may choose the direction they circumnavigatethe island. This year’s event was sailed in a light but steady7-10 knot southwesterly sea breeze and variable currents.All but four boats chose to head clockwise towards the westernend of the island.The lead changed hands several times between BobPatterson of Greenville, NC, Sonya Dean of Raleigh, NC,and Jamie Deale of North Ferrisburg, VT, with Blaire Dealeof Southport, NC, Bill Weinhold of Newport, NC, and youthsailor Ashland Park of Asheboro, NC, close behind.After an invigorating up-current paddle through a narrowdrawbridge, Dean led the pack into a maze of marshes,arguably the most challenging portion of the race. With localknowledge Dean emerged from the marshes with a smalllead. Patterson and Deale could not better Dean’s boatspeed, and with flawless covering skills she led the twomore experienced men upwind to the finish, the first femaleever to claim line honors for the race. Thus Dean won atriple crown, taking the bullet for the race, top female andtop master over 40.The first youth finisher was Sulli Edwards of Apex, NC,placing a very respectable 10th. The closest finisher sailingthe “wrong” way around the island was Nicholas Zharadkaof Morehead City, NC, landing 22nd overall in his 10th consecutiveattempt.A traditional Low Country boil was served Saturdaynight for all racers and family members complete withsteamed clams, rum cake contest and videotape reply of theday’s race.Sunday morning brought the same light but steadysouthwest wind for short-course racing in smooth waterwith a building crosscurrent. Three windward-leewardraces were completed. George Seachrist of Oriental, NC,snatched bullets in the first two but dropped back in thethird to be eclipsed by Bob Patterson of Greenville, NC, foroverall honors.Upcoming Regattas12th Annual Special OlympicsSailing Regatta, Lake Lanier, GA,Sept. 9-11Area skippers are invited to participate in the annual openSailing Regatta, benefiting Special Olympics Georgia onLake Lanier Sept. 9-11 at the Sunrise Cove Marina. Raceswill be Saturday and Sunday. There is a donation-basedentrance fee, and the skipper who raises the most moneywins a prize, which will be announced Saturday night. Forsponsorship or registration, contact Debbie.Palay@SpecialOlympicsGA.org at (770) 414-9390, ext. 118.The event is hosted by the Southern Sailing Club. Formore information, go to www.southernsailing.org, orwww.specialolympicsga.org/support/special-events/sailing-regattaSoutheast Coast Race CalendarPensacola Loft • 850-438-9354490 South “L” Street • Pensacola FL 32501Visit us on-line at www.schurrsails.comSEPTEMBERSouth 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)3-4 Labor Day Regatta. Open. Lake Norman YC (NC)10-11 Cat Fest. Catamarans. Lake Norman YC (NC)10-11 Outback Cup. Open. Carolina SC (SC)46 September 2011 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com
24 Leukemia Cup. PHRF. Savannah YC (GA)24-25 Wassaw Cup. PHRF. Savannah YC (GA)24-25 Board Bash. Dinghies. Lake Norman YC (NC)Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org.South CarolinaRegular local club racing—see club website for details.10 Fall Harbor Race. PHRF17 Fall Ocean Day Race. PHRF24 Fall Harbor Race. PHRFNeuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NCRegular local club racing—see club website for details. (New websiteunder construction at press time.)Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. GASee club website for local club race schedule3 Vernon Pickering Commodore’s Cup. Lake Lanier SC9 Special Olympics Open Regatta. Southern SC10-11 Old Goat. Thistles. Lake Lanier SC17 Dorton Cup. Barefoot SC17-18 Gone With the Wind. C22. Lake Lanier SC24 Junior Regatta. Lake Lanier SC30 Barefoot Open Regatta. Barefoot SCLong Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.comSee club website for details.OCTOBERSouth 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)1-2 Old Salty Regatta. Thistles. Lake Norman YC (NC)8-9 Halloween Regatta. Open. Augusta SC (GA)13-15 MC Masters. MC Scow. Beaufort Yacht & SC (SC)15-16 Pipers. Highlander. Lake Norman YC (NC)15-16 Hospice Regatta. Open. Western Carolina SC (SC)15-16 Calibogue Cup. PHRF. Yacht Club of Hilton Head (SC)21-23 Wild Oyster Lightning Regatta. Carolina YC (SC)22-23 Carolina Ocean Challenge. PHRF & Harbor 20. SouthCarolina SC (SC)29-30 Turkey Shoot. Keowhee SC (SC)Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org.South Carolina.Regular local club racing—see club website for details.1 Charleston Leukemia Cup. PHRF15-16 Alice Cup to Bohicket. PHRFNeuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC.Regular local club racing—see club website for details.Race schedule not posted for 2011 by press date.Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. GARegular club racing—see website for details.1-2 Lightning Regatta. Lightnings. Lake Lanier SC (GA)8-9 Beers Regatta. Y-Flyer. Atlanta YC (GA)8-9 Georgia State Laser Championships. Lake Lanier SC (GA)15-16 Windsurfer Regatta. Lake Lanier SC (GA)22-23 Melges 24 Inland Championships. Lake Lanier SC (SC)29-30 Halloween Regatta. Lake Lanier SC (GA)29-30 Halloween Regatta. Snipes. Atlanta YC (GA)Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.comRegular local club racing—see club website for details.29 Stede Bonnet Regatta.Upcoming RegattasMelbourne Yacht Club Fall Regattas,September through NovemberMelbourne Yacht Club starts its fall racing lineup on Sept.24-25, with the 33rd annual Mermaid Regatta for womensailors. PHRF boats race Saturday, and Sunfish race onSunday.The Melbourne Yacht Club Fall Regatta Race Weekstarts off with small boat racing on Oct. 15-16. Expectedclasses are Sunfish, Laser, Flying Scot, Monohull andMultihull Portsmouth. Big-boat racing is the followingweekend on Oct. 22-23.Go to www.sail-race.com for more information.5th Annual Decanter Challenge, RatIsland Yacht Club, Palatka, FL, Oct. 22This is a 22-mile distance race that runs from the north sideof Memorial Bridge to the south side of the Shands Bridge atGreen Cove Springs. This is for monohulls only and boats ofall sizes are welcome. There will be an awards party at theOutback Crab Shack (www.outbackcrabshack.com) on Six-Mile Creek south of the Shands Bridge on the east side of theSt Johns River. Free overnight docking is available forpatrons of the Outback Crab Shack.For more information, visit the Rat Island Yacht ClubFacebook page or contact info@ratisland.com, or call (843)906-8637. www.ratisland.com.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.Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com): Friday afternoons;Small boat Sundays on alternate weekends throughout theyear, sometimes suspended during regattas.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.lakemonroesailing.com): Wednesdays andweekends.Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Weekend racestwice monthly, Sept through MayThe Sailing Club in Orlando. (www.thesailingclub.us) dinghy clubrace series, second Sundays (3 exceptions) in the afternoon onLake Baldwin. January through November,News & Views for Southern Sailors SOUTHWINDS September 2011 47
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