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For more information about Rolex Women’s Match,please visit the St. Petersburg Yacht Club Web site,www.spyc.org, and the Rolex Women’s Match Web site,www.rolexwomensmatch.org.Terra Ceia Regatta, Manatee SailingAssociation, Palmetto, FL, April 12The Manatee Sailing Association will hold its 12th AnnualTerra Ceia Regatta on April 12 on Terra Ceia Bay inPalmetto, FL. The regatta and after-race party has been apopular event for many years. Terra Ceia Bay is one of themost beautiful bays in Florida and has good depth for a sailboatrace. This is a PHRF regatta and the race starts at 1 p.m.,with the party following at Seabreeze Park, on HorseshoeLoop in Terra Ceia at 4:30 p.m. For more information, go towww.manateesailingassociation.org, or call (941) 798-9151,or (941) 729-4511.13th Charleston Race Week,Charleston, SC, April 17-20Charleston Race Week is an annual premiere One-Design,PHRF, and IRC regatta for racing sailboats 22-70 feet inlength. The 13th edition of this rapidly growing event willbe held April 17-20. Race headquarters will be located at theCharleston Harbor Resort & Marina in Mt. Pleasant, SouthCarolina. This resort location offers one central site for docking,car parking, hotel accommodations and the RaceVillage where evening festivities will occur beachside. Fleetaction will include both harbor and offshore courses Fridaythrough Sunday. Participants must arrive on Thursday,April 17 to sign-in and receive skipper packets before thefestivities begin.The regatta is an event of the South Carolina MaritimeFoundation and the Charleston Ocean Racing Association(CORA). Profits from this event support the classic tall shipfor education, the Spirit of South Carolina.For more information, go to http://charlestonraceweek.com.Fort Lauderdale to Charleston RaceReborn and Scheduled for April 23Scheduled to begin April 23 at 1400 hours, this event marksthe rebirth of a race that originated in 1968 and ran for 10years. The race will start just outside Port Everglades in FortLauderdale and finish just outside of Charleston Harbor.The Race is also an official leg of the 2008 US-IRC GulfStream Series where IRC boats earn points for placement inan overall chase to be the series champion.A classic duel of ocean racing tactics and sailingendurance, this 408-nautical mile race is sailed straight upthe Gulf Stream. Competitors will enjoy a constant two- tofour-knot push as navigators work to keep boats in the axisof the stream and avoid counter currents.The race is sponsored by the LYC of Fort Lauderdale,the STC, headquartered in Larchmont, NY, and the CarolinaYacht Club (CYC) of Charleston. The race will be organizedand managed by SORC Management.Additional information, including the preliminarynotice of race, on-line entry and accommodations can befound at www.fortlauderdalecharlestonrace.org.Regata del Sol al Sol is Here —St. Petersburg, April 25The Year of History, the 40th year of the Regata del Sol alSol, will be setting sail on April 25 with a RECORD numberof 63 boats! Sailors and friends are invited to join the skippersand crewmembers at the final party on Thursdayevening, April 23, 7:30 p.m., at Frescos on the waterfront indowntown St. Petersburg for a party with Captain Morganand the Morganettes! All entrants will have free drinks(while they last) and tapas, as well as drink specials andgive-aways. There will be the infamous Captain Pose Offcontest, so come swap stories and take part in the last partybefore the Year of History becomes history!The next day, April 24, is registration and seminar dayat the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Officers from theDepartment of Homeland Security will help facilitateboaters’ registrations so the return to the states will be aseasy as possible. Weather and current seminars will beheld by Dr. Mark Luther (USF) and Larry Wissing (SPYC),as well as safety at sea seminars presented by our veryown Capt. Joseph Herlocker, who aided a disabled boatafter encountering severe weather. There will also be a“live” demonstration of life raft deployment and use bySolution One of Tampa.We are still gathering items to take to the two islandhospitals. Any items you wish to donate, contact MikeBoom (mike.boom@verizon.net) or Larry Wissing(lw@ipsc.cc) to arrange storage and transportation. Itemscan be school supplies, medical items and supplies, clothing,etc. The scoreboard has been obtained and will be presentedto the island in a special ceremony before the annualbasketball game. School supplies will be delivered to thethree schools prior to the favorite Amigos Regata, whichtakes place on Friday, May 2. This year we expect to hostevery child on the island as the schools have agreed to letout early so everyone can participate in this event. We willbe hosting the children with hot dogs and juice, as well as“gifts” from the boats during this event.For more information, go to www.regatadelsolalsol.orgor www.mexicorace.com.News & Views for Southern Sailors SOUTHWINDS April 2008 53