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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
Club RacingBoca Ciega YC. Gulfport. Every Sunday following the third Fridayof each month. Skippers meeting at 10 a.m., PHRF racing, spin andnon-spin. (727) 423-6002. One-design, dinghy racing every Tuesdayat 5:30 pm. March through October. Jim Masson at (727) 776-8833.www.sailbcyc.org.Bradenton YC. Winter Races: Starting in October until April. Racesat 1400 hours each Sunday. Thursday evening races at 1830 hoursbeginning in April through Daylight Savings Time. PHRF racing onManatee River. Lower Tampa Bay race second Saturday of eachmonth. 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, or paulrauman@gmail.com.Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers. Sunfish and dinghyracing once a month, year-round john@johnkremski.comPlatinum Point Yacht Club. Weekly PHRF racing onMondays starting at 1 p.m. on Charlotte Harbor.www.ppycbsm.comPort Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round.pbgvtrax@aol.com.Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Weeklyracing. www.pgscweb.com.Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Friday evening races start inApril. www.sarasotasailingsquad.com.St. Pete Yacht Club. Friday evenings through Aug. 28.1630 starts off The Pier. www.spyc.org.Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday ofeach month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet.www.venice-sailing-squadron.orgBoat of the Year Races (BOTY)Tampa Bay: (SuncoastBOTY)Caloosahatchee (Fort Myers area): (CBOTY)Sarasota Bay: (SBBOTY)Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY)SEPTEMBER2 Labor Day Race. Davis Island YC2-4 Labor Day Regatta. Sarasota Sailing Squadron10 Portsmouth Laser Regatta. Tampa Sailing Squadron17 Kayusa Cup (CBOTY). Caloosahatchee Marching andChowder Society17-18 Bruce Watters Green Fleet. St. Pete YC23-25 Kick-Off Regatta. Bradenton YC (WFBOTY)OCTOBER3 Davis Island YC, Dore Drake Regatta4-8 St. Petersburg YC, Rolex Osprey Cup8-9 Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society, 47thannual Summerset Regatta (CBOTY, CHBOTY, SWFBOTY)8-9 Clearwater YC, Clearwater Championships8-9 St. Petersburg YC, Fall Bay Race (WFBOTY)15 Davis Island Yacht Club, SunCoast Laser Series15 Tampa Sailing Squadron, Rumgatta15 Cortez YC, Cortez Cup (SBBOTY)15-16 Edison Sailing Center, Junior Olympics River Romp Regatta16 Tampa Sailing Squadron, Women’s Rumgatta22-23 Clearwater Yacht Club, Clearwater Challenge (WFBOTY)29 Dunedin Boat Club, Dunedin Cup Regatta30 Davis Island YC, Classic from Clearwater YC to DIYC(WFPHRF-BOTY)Race ReportsFast Women Regatta—Race Onein Women’s Sailing Trilogy Series,July 16By Kim KaminskiJennifer Grant and crew on Two Pot Screamer, winners of the BestAll Female Spinnaker team at the 20th Anniversary Fast WomenRegatta held by the Point Yacht Club on Perdidio Bay. Photo by KimKaminski.The 20th Annual Fast Women Regatta was held at thePirates Cove Marina by the Point Yacht Club in Josephine,AL, on Perdido Bay. Thirteen boats were registered with sixSpinnaker (four with an all-female crew) and seven Non-Spinnaker (four with an all-female crew) boats. Skies wereovercast with a chance of rain. Light winds built throughoutthe day for the triangle windward/leeward Spinnakercourse of 8.65 miles and the triangle Non-Spinnaker courseof 6.10 miles.The Overall Spinnaker fleet winner was RachaelGillette and crew on Atlantic Union with a mixed crew, beatingthe Best All Female Spinnaker team on board Two PotScreamer skippered by Jennifer Grant and crew by only 43seconds. The Overall Non-Spinnaker fleet winner, JulieDenton and mixed crew on Roka Dobi, beat the Best AllFemale Non-Spinnaker team and the Virgin Skipper awardwinner Virginia Engle and crew on At Last by 42 seconds.Several of the crewmembers on At Last were from last year’sTrilogy championship winning team from Shaman—defendingtheir title on a different boat this year.News & Views for Southern Sailors SOUTHWINDS September 2011 51
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