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4| Año 2011, núm. 9Club Náutico de San JuanInternational Regatta setfor February 3-5, 2012Club Náutico de San Juan’s International Regatta 2011Viento y trapoPhoto Raquel Torres ArzolaSan Juan, PR – Looking for a hot competitionin a great destination? Then register now for the11 th Club Náutico de San Juan’s InternationalRegatta (CNSJIR), set for February 3 to 5, 2012.Now is the time! Register by November 1, 2011and receive a 50% discount on the entry fee.This means fantastic savings. For example, youpay only $45 for single-handed sailors and $60for double-handed sailors.What’s more? Your Early Bird registrationentitles you to a 50% discount during theregatta on a vehicle from Allied Car Rentaland discounts at two hotels: the San JuanBeach Hotel is offering a special $99 pernight rate (Reservations: 787-723-8000; www.sanjuanbeach.com) and the Caribe Hilton SanJuan is offering 10 rooms only at the specialrate of $205 per night plus tax (Group Code:REGA12; Reservations direct; www.hilton.com).Come discoverwhere sailingThese are offers you can’t refuseconsidering that the CNSJIR isone of the Caribbean’s largest andmost competitive dinghy regattas!“We expect over 100 competitorsfrom around the Caribbean andthe World,” says regatta director,José ‘Yoyo’ Berríos.Classes offered include Optimists(Red, Blue, White and GreenFleets), Lasers (4.7, Radial andStandard), Sunfish, Snipes and2.4 Meter.Racing takes place in San JuanBay, where in February, temperatures are inthe 80s and winds customarily blow 10 to 15knots. This makes the CNSJIR a great tune-upregatta for the sailing season ahead, especiallyfor those who live in cooler climates.There’s not just competition, but celebrationstoo. Nightly social activities are all part of thefun.Hotels, restaurants, shops, sights and aninternational airport with direct flights to theCaribbean, U.S. and Europe are all nearbythe Club Nautico de San Juan Yacht Club,located in San Juan.The CNSJIR is an outgrowth of theClub’s junior sailing program, which waslaunched in the 1970s by Andres Nevaresand strengthened in the late 1990s by then-Commodore Richard Christiansen andRicky Adsuar. The program, now directedby Berríos, combines technical knowledgewith practical hands-on sailing experience.It’s a combination that definitely works.For example, the Puerto Rican sailors whowon fleet and team racing awards at the2008 Optimist World Championships weregraduates of the program as were six of theisland’s sailors who won five gold and onebronze medal sailing at the 2010 CentralAmerican and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez.“We invite sailors to register online now,” saysBerríos. “We are truly committed to offering agreat regatta.”For more information, to register and tocharter a boat, contact principal race officer,José ‘Yoyo’ Berríos direct at: (787) 667-9936or Email: vela@nauticodesanjuan.com, orClub Náutico de San Juan at: Tel: 787-722-0177, Fax: 787-724-8059, or Visit: www.nauticodesanjuan.com/sailingprogram/regatta_int.htm