RACING Sailfish Ocean Challenge, Sailfish Club, Dec. 8-9 The Sailfish Ocean Challenge is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8-9, with short offshore buoy races outside the Lake Worth inlet. The regatta is traditionally one day but the club added a second day this year. Open to IRC yachts with a rating of 1.25 or greater and the Farr 400 Class. Hosted by the Sailfish Club of Florida in Palm Beach. For more information or to enter, call (561) 844-0206, or go to www.sailfishclub.com.
Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta, Miami, FL, Dec. 26-30 This is the largest youth sailing regatta in the United States. It is consistently rated the most fun and best in the United States for youth sailors and their families. Participants include representatives from over 25 countries and 20 states. The regatta includes four days of competition between Christmas and New Year’s and features dinners, raffles, forums, and bags full of merchandise for participants. Unique trophies are awarded up to 10 places and are given out by the mayor, head of the Orange Bowl Committee and Olympic medalists. Fleet racing is supported for Optimists, Lasers (Full, Radial and 4.7) and Club 420s. www.coralreefyachtclub.org/Waterfront/orangeBowl-Regatta.aspx. Southeast Florida Race Calendar Regional Sailing Organizations: US PHRF of Southeast Florida. www.phrfsef.com BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Clubs (go to clubs for local club racing schedules) BBYC Biscayne Bay YC CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef YC. Miami. www.coralreefyachtclub.org GSC Gulfstream Sailing Club. Fort Lauderdale. www.gulfstreamsailingclub.org MYC Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.com KBYC Key Biscayne Yacht Club. www.kbyc.org PBSC Palm Beach Sailing Club. www.pbsail.org SCF Sailfish Club. Palm Beach. www.sailfishclub.com
Upcoming Regattas
15th Annual Wave National Championships, Islamorada, FL, Dec. 6-9 Founders Park Watersports, Founders Park, Islamorada. www.WaveClass.com, rick@catsailor.com.
28th Annual Key Largo Steeplechase, Key Largo, FL, Dec. 15-16 A 110-mile trek around Key Largo for beach catamarans. The race is always scheduled for the second weekend in December and draws top world-class sailors from around the country and world. The race is sponsored by Catamaran Sailor, www.Catsailor.com/registration. Florida Keys Race Calendar Key West Community Sailing Center (formerly Key West Sailing Club). Every Saturday – Open house at the Center. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday evenings happy hour open house at 5 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingsailingcenter.com. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West. Non-members welcome. Small-boat Wednesday night racing during Daylight Savings season. Small-boat Sunday racing year around at 1 p.m. Boat ramp available. Race in the seaplane basin near the mooring field. Dinner and drinks afterward. Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC). www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the Club website for regular club racing open to all. NOVEMBER- DECEMBER No regattas posted as of press date
NOVEMBER 9 Miami to Nassau Race. CRYC 17 Star Schoonmaker Cup. CRYC 17 PHRF SE Florida PHRF Championships. 17 Florida State Snipe Championship. SPYC 22 29er Clinic. CRYC DECEMBER 1 Star Commodore Cup. CRYC 7 Melges 20 Gold Cup. CGSC 7 Wirth M. Munroe Palm Beach Race. SCF/CCA 8 Etchells Louis Piana Cup. Etchells. BBYC 15 Moth Regatta. CGSC 26 Orange Bowl Regatta. CGSC/CRYC
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Upcoming Regattas
36th Clearwater Challenge, Clearwater Yacht Club, Nov. 3 This is a keelboat race in the Gulf of Mexico off Clearwater. www.southwindsmagazine.com