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RACINGclasses. The Manufacturer’s Challenge, established severalyears ago, offers perpetual trophies awarded to the bestoverall finishing Hunter, Catalina and Island Packet yacht.For more information, go to www.spyc.org for contactinfo, NOR and entry forms.5th Annual Cortez Cup,Cortez Yacht Club, FL, Oct. 15This is a Sarasota Bay Yachting Association Boat of the YearRace for WFPHRF-rated boats on Saturday, Oct. 15, from theCortez Cove Marina in Cortez, FL.A skippers meeting will be held at Pelican Pete’s restaurantin Cortez on Thursday evening at 7 p.m., Oct. 13. Racingwill be in the Gulf of Mexico off Longboat Pass. Races will befor any division of boats with at least three entries. Awardsceremony, food, drink and entertainment will follow the race.Details and NOR will be posted at www.cortezyachtclub.org,or call Peter Robinson at (941) 266-7054.USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival,Fort Myers Beach, FL, Oct. 15-16The Edison Sailing Center, a community-based sailing centerin Fort Myers, FL, will host the River Romp Regatta inOctober, USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival. USSAILING’s Junior Olympic Sailing Program is a nationwideseries of sailing regattas for youth 8-21. Each event is hostedby a different club or organization. www.edisonsailingcenter.org.www.ussailing.org/youth/racing/jo/calendar.asp.28th Annual Ron Diaz RumRumgatta Regatta, Tampa SailingSquadron Apollo Beach, FL,Oct. 14-16Racing on Saturday in Multihull, Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, One-Design, Racer Cruiser, True Cruising andMother Lode. The Mother Lode class is designed to providean easy, safe pursuit race around a comfortable course.Boats are assigned a competitive rating based on theirequipment and the captain’s experience. It provides a wayfor non-racers to join the regatta and compete for trophies.Sunday is the Women’s Rumgatta Regatta. Saturdayafter-race Ron Diaz Caribbean “Par-Ti” featuring music, rumlibations, and dinner—all sponsored by Ron Diaz Rum.A pre-race registration party featuring keg beer and $5hamburger dinners starts at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at thesquadron. For information, call Kent Bailey at (813) 727-1202. For NOR and a discount for early registration, go towww.sail-tss.org.45th CMCS Summerset Regatta,Fort Myers Beach, FL, Oct. 15-17This is the southwest Florida racing community’s premiereannual sailing competition. Held at Fort Myers Beach withthe Pink Shell Resort as headquarters for Saturday’s partyand the awards dinner Sunday.The regatta is a boat of the year event for the SouthwestFlorida Boat of the Year title. Fifty to 60 boats usually participatein six classes in this two-day event. Buoy races will beSaturday and a distance coastal race Sunday, returning to thebeach. The regatta is held to raise money for local youth sailingprograms. For more information: www.cmcs-sail.org.5th Buzzelli Multihull Rendezvouswith 32nd Stiletto Nationals,Sarasota Sailing Squadron,Oct. 21-23This event is open to all multihull sailboats. The three-dayevent will start on Friday with the long-distance race, whichis optional for all except those competing in the StilettoNationals. The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday,the last race day. Courses will be on Sarasota Bay and theGulf of Mexico, weather dependent. Fleets expected:Stiletto, Corsair, Formula, Hobie, Nacra, GCat, Windrider,Hobie Wave, Weta, A-Cat, and a variety of other multihulls.Complimentary camping, docking, launching, andparking are available at the Squadron, which can be reachedat (941) 388-2355. For more information, go to www.BuzzelliMR .com or contact Regatta Chair Nana Bosma, atnana@u-boat.us or (941) 306-7776.35th Clearwater Challenge,Clearwater Yacht Club, Oct. 22-23This is a keelboat race in the Gulf of Mexico off Clearwater.Competitors are usually invited to the club to use the barand dining facilities the previous week with free dockageprovided for this period. Many sailors compete in the DavisIsland Regatta to Clearwater the weekend before and leavetheir boats there for the Challenge.In the past, they usually have two days of buoy racingwith the Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker boats racing windward-leewardon one course north of Clearwater Pass andthe Racer-Cruisers, True Cruisers and Multihulls race variouscourses with reaching legs south of Clearwater Pass.But this year, they are considering alternatives. Contact theclub for details.For more information, and to register online, go towww.clwyc.org, or call (727) 447-6000.27th Dunedin Cup Regatta,Dunedin, FL, Oct. 29The skippers meeting with pizza and beer will be held at theDunedin Boat Club Friday, Oct. 28. This day of racing is a recognizedSuncoast Boat of the Year event. Proceeds supportthe Dunedin Youth Sailing Association program. The DIYCClassic, a race back to Davis Island for boats that participatedin the Clearwater Challenge and the Dunedin Cup will beheld on Sunday, Oct. 30. Skippers will be able to combinethree BOTY events into two weekends. Information is atwww. dunedincup.org or call Mary Kolb at (727) 733-3498.50 September 2011 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com