USA Junior Olympics Sailing Festival, Jensen Beach, FL, Dec. 9-10 US Sailing Center Martin County. Laser, Radial, Laser 4.7, Club 420, Optimist, O’pen Bic. Contact Alan Jenkinson at alan@usscmc.org. USA Junior Olympics Sailing Festival – Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta, Miami, FL, Dec. 27-30 Coral Reef Yacht Club and US Sailing Center Miami. Laser, Radial, Laser 4.7, Club 420, Optimist. Contact Katrin Mehler at obregatta@gmail.com.
BOAT SHOWS 40th Annual St. Petersburg Boat Show and Strictly Sail, FL, Nov. 30-Dec. 3 SOUTHWINDS will have a booth (#117- halfway into the sail tent on the right) at the show, distributing extra copies of the magazine, answering questions and taking names of unruly types. Go to page 40 for more information and show seminars schedule.
63rd Houston International Boat Show, Jan. 5-14 Powerboats. NRG Center, Houston. www.houstonboatshows.com. 713-526-6361
17th Annual Charlotte County Boat Show, Port Charlotte, FL, Jan. 11-14 Charlotte County Fairgrounds. 954-570-7785. www.swfmia.com/charlotte-county-boat-show
44th Stuart Boat Show, Stuart, FL, Jan. 12-14 Waterway Marina, Apex Marine. Stuart Harbor, Half mile off State Road 707. www.stuartboatshow.com
56th Atlanta Boat Show, Jan. 18-21 Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. NMMA. www.atlantaboatshow.com.
Austin Boat Show, Jan. 18-21 Austin Convention Center. www.austinboatshow.com
Charleston Boat Show, Charleston, SC, Jan. 26-28 Charleston Convention Center, Charleston, SC. 864-250-9713. www.thecharlestonboatshow.com Miami International Boat Show, Feb. 15-19. The sailboat show has joined the main show on Virginia Key this year. www.miamiboatshow.com
News & Views for Southern Sailors
SOUTHWINDS December 2017
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