RACING 26. There is a 50-boat limit. Entrants are already signing up for the race. There is still a lot of time for boats to get prepared and turn their entry in by April ’07, which is the final entry deadline. (See the section called Fees in Notice of Race. Organizers are hoping to break the record of 43 entries this year.) Elizabeth (Beth) Pennington, the chairperson, can be contacted through the website at www.regatadelsol alsol.org (click on Chairperson@regatadelsolalsol.org on the home page, or in the Notice of Race). The “Island Activities” committee has lined up some very interesting extracurricular activities, which will include the ever popular Golf Cart Poker Run, miscellaneous parties, and the USA vs Mexico basketball game. Check the website often for updates. Anyone interested in joining in the fun on the island, but not necessarily wanting to sail, can fly to Cancun. Then, it is a short taxi ride and ferry ride, to Isla Mujeres. In order to keep track of the boats and others coming to the island, people can get their regatta hotel reservations and ground transportation through the website using the “special” reservation logos that will soon appear on the website. There will be a special announcement when this occurs. There is a secure website page for online entries, or mail the entry in (address available on the website). The monthly newsletter, available on the website, always has interesting information and one recent posting is an interview with Tom Hails who has sailed the race many times, the first being in 1980. Tom has many interesting comments about the race and Isla Mujeres. It is a good read. The regatta also now has a Facebook page. For more information, go to the website. For information, e-mail chairman@regatadelsolalsol.org.
Southeast, go to www.southwindsmagazine.com. Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC = Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association.
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No regattas posted for February. Annual SAYRA meeting in Mt. Pleasant, SC, Feb. 1-3
NOTE ON REGIONAL RACE CALENDARS Regattas and Club Racing— Open to Everyone Wanting to Race For the races listed here, no individual club membership is required, although a regional PHRF rating, or membership in US SAILING or other sailing association is often required. To list an event, e-mail editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Send the information. DO NOT just send a link. Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. Contact information for the sailing organizations listed here are listed in the southern yacht club directory at www.southwindsmagazine.com. Club Racing. Many clubs have regular club races year around open to everyone and new crew is generally invited and sought. Contact the club for dates and information. Individual club races are not listed here. We will list your club races only if they happen on a regular schedule. For a list of yacht clubs and sailing organizations in the 64 February 2013
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Southeast Coast Race Calendar The following organizations do not post their races beyond the current month (go to their websites for schedule): Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC. See club website for local club race schedule Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. Lake Lanier, GA See club website for local club race schedule Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC See club website for local club race schedule Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See club website for local club race schedule FEBRUARY South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis)
Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina. See club website for local club race schedule No regattas posted for February MARCH South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis) 1-3 Y Flyer Midwinters. Carolina SC (SC) 16-17 Keelboat Midwinters. Lake Norman YC. (NC) 29-31 Spring Fever Regatta. Catamarans. Eastern Multihull SA (www.emsasailing.org) Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina See club website for local club race schedule. Club races all winter. 23 Sheriff’s Cup. PHRF racing to Bohicket.
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