Southeast, go to www.southwindsmagazine.com. Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC = Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association.
Southeast Coast Race Calendar The Following Organizations Do Not Post Their Races Beyond the Current Month: 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 JANUARY 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) No regattas posted for January as of press date. Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina See club website for local club race schedule. Club races all winter. 1 Hangover Race 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). No regattas posted for February. Annual SAYRA meeting in Mt. Pleasant, SC, Feb. 1-3 Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina. See club website for local club race schedule. No regattas posted for February Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See club website for local club race schedule. No regattas posted for February
ings. Winter series begins Jan. 31. Spring/Summer series begins March 14. Wednesday evening races weekly. The catamaran section (formerly Space Coast Catamaran Association) has fun sails on the third weekend each month at Kelly Park on Merritt Island. Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com): PHRF Rum Races on alternate summer Friday nights/winter Sunday afternoons, and small boat races on alternate Sunday afternoons. Dragon Point series: PHRF racing near the dragon on the Indian River; a coed series and a women’s series, each race monthly. J/24 race series. East Coast SA has a regular women’s racing series. Halifax River YC (www.hryc.com). Commodore Cup Races. Halifax SA (www.halifaxsailing.org): Sunfish racing weekly; race series organized seasonally. Lake Monroe SA (www.flalmsa.org): Wednesdays and weekends. Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Weekend races twice monthly, Sept through May. The Sailing Club in Orlando. (www.thesailingclub.us) Dinghy club race series, second Sundays (3 exceptions) in the afternoon on Lake Baldwin, January through November. JANUARY 1 Hangover Regatta. Rudder Club of Jacksonville 1 New Year’s Day Race. Titusville Sailing Center 1 Hangover Race. Melbourne Yacht Club FEBRUARY 1 14th Wayfarer Midwinter Championships. Lake Eustis Sailing Club 16 43rd George Washington Birthday Regatta. Lake Eustis Sailing Club 23 Catalina 22 Midwinter Regatta. Indian River Yacht Club
Upcoming Regattas
38th Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race, Jan. 16
Upcoming Regattas
Catalina 22 Midwinters, Cocoa, FL, Feb. 23-24
The Indian River Yacht Club will again host the Catalina 22 Midwinters. Windward/Leeward races will be held on the Indian River in the vicinity of government marks 77 and 79. Exact distance and course are weather-dependent and will be announced at the skippers’ meeting on race day. For more information, go to www.iryc.org. East & Central Florida Race Calendar Club Racing (contact club or website for details): Rudder Club of Jacksonville (www.rudderclub.com): Weekend races organized seasonally and biweekly races on St. Johns River. Indian River YC (www.sail-race.com/iryc): Weekend races organized seasonally; Wednesday evenings during daylight savNews & Views for Southern Sailors
A 160-nautical-mile sprint down the Florida Keys. This will start off from Port Everglades on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 1300 hours, and will run along the Florida Keys to Key West. Boats are expected to begin finishing the race throughout the day of January 17. Fleets include IRC, PHRF, Multihull and One-Design. The Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race is sponsored by Lauderdale Yacht Club and the Storm Trysail Club and hosted by the SORC race management group. A skippers’ meeting and cocktail party takes place January 15 at Lauderdale Yacht Club, race headquarters. Awards are scheduled for January 18 in Key West and hosted by Kelly’s Caribbean Bar & Grill. For more information and online registration, go to www.keywestrace.org. Entry deadline is Jan. 11.
US SAILING’S Rolex Miami OCR, Coconut Grove, FL, Jan. 27-Feb. 2 US SAILING’s Rolex Miami OCR will bring together the world’s top sailors for elite-level competition in the classes SOUTHWINDS
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