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SOUTHERN RACING■ UPCOMING INSTRUCTION& CLINICS:Rick White Seminars, FoundersPark, Islamorada, Florida Keys, AprilMonohulls: Open to all small, single-handed and doublehandedmonohulls up to 15 feet in length, including but notlimited to Lasers, Sunfish, Force 5s, Bytes, Laser 2s, and JY-15s. April 13-18.Catamarans: Open to all single-handed and double-handedbeach catamarans up to 20 feet in length. Novice toadvanced racers. April 20-25.For the five-day seminars, cost is $495/person. Advancedeposit is $100, and balance is paid at the beginning of theseminar. Please note: This does not include boats.You musteither bring your own boat or charter one. www.sailingseminars.com,mary@catsailor.com, or (305) 451-3287.St. Petersburg Yacht Club to HoldUS SAILING Umpire SeminarApril 9SPYC will also host a US SAILING umpire seminar on April9. Presented by Steve Wrigley, an international umpire,international judge and a member of the US SAILINGumpire committee, the seminar is designed to train prospectiveumpires in the skills they will need to become anumpire, and to provide continuing education for certifiedUS SAILING umpires. The one-day program will utilizevideo and computer models to develop proper umpire communicationsand the anticipation skills necessary to besuccessful as an umpire. For more information, contactWrigley at wrigs@earthlink.net. For more information aboutumpiring, visit the US SAILING Umpire Web site atwww.ussailing.org/umpires.Match Racing Sailboat Clinicand Regatta, Cocoa, FL, May 9-11Indian River Yacht Club and Brevard County Parks andRecreation will present the North U Match Racing Clinicand Regatta on the weekend of May 9 – 11, in Cocoa Village.The concept of match racing is quite simple: Two equalsailboats, racing one on one. Though straightforward inconcept, special tactics make match racing captivating forsailors and spectators. Clinic participants will learn andexperience dial ups, spiraling, lead push, the hook, the leftshift and many other match racing tactics.Cocoa Village, on the Indian River, was selected for itsprotected waters, consistent winds, and proximity of the racecourse to a comfortable viewing area. Furthermore, Cocoa isonly 35 miles from Orlando International Airport, a convenientand inexpensive airport for out-of-town guests.This event is open to racing sailors signing up individuallyor as a team of three. The cost for the three-day event,including meals, classroom materials, boat rental, professionalinstruction, and race management, is $300/person.The Indian River Yacht Club, the host for this event,selected the Catalina 22 sailboat for this event because theCatalina 22 is easy to sail, stable, maneuverable, sails with acrew of three and is a very popular boat for racing.The curriculum and training material for this eventhave emerged from the joint efforts of North U and theWomen’s International Match Racing Association(www.wimra.org). Contact Jerry Butz of IRYC for moredetails at (321) 638-0090, or Jerry@BoatersExchange.com.■ UPCOMING MAJOR REGATTASRolex Women’s MatchSt. Petersburg, FL, April 10-13St. Petersburg Yacht Club has announced a change in formatto its popular Rolex Women’s Match, an InternationalSailing Federation (ISAF) grade three match-racing regatta,scheduled for April 10-13. Created in 2002 to introducewomen sailors to one-on-one match racing with skills clinicsand practical on-the-water experience, the event willnow consist solely of round-robin match racing.Raced on Tampa Bay in Sonar class keelboats, up to 90matches will be held with the winning skipper and runnerupgaining an automatic invitation to SPYC’s Rolex OspreyCup, an ISAF grade 1 match-racing regatta, scheduled forOctober 22-25.52 April 2008 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com