RACING CALENDAR SOUTHERN RACING CALENDAR Table of Contents Regional Calendars (Including regular club racing) Southeast Coast (NC, SC, GA) East Florida Southeast Florida Florida Keys West Florida Northern Gulf Coast (Florida Panhandle, AL, MS, LA, TX)
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 Southeast, go to www.southwindsmagazine.com. Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC = Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association.
REGIONAL RACING 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 is 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
Major Upcoming Regattas
The Dataw Island Cup, Dataw Island, SC, Oct. 19 The Dataw Island Yacht Club sponsors this regatta for monohulls 18 feet and longer with PHRF ratings. The 22mile Saturday race will start about noon in the Coosaw River just east of the Brickyards, down the river to St. Helena Sound, and then up the Morgan River to finish at Dataw Marina. Last year, 30 boats registered. The fleet will be divided into two groups based on PHRF. There is a skippers meeting and BYO cocktail party at 6:00 p.m. at the Dataw Marina gazebo on Friday, and an awards dinner, also at the gazebo, at 6:30 .pm. after the race. Visiting boats can stay at Dataw Marina for no charge Saturday night. Contact Regatta Chairman Roy Crocker at lcrocker@me.com, (843) 838-2453. 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 Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See club website for local club race schedule OCTOBER 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) 5-6 Laser D12 Grand Prix. Laser. Carolina SC (SC) 5-6 Old Salty. Thistles. Lake Norman YC (NC) 5-6 Barefoot. Open. Barefoot SC (GA) 12-13 Carolina Ocean Challenge. PHRF. YC of Hilton Head (SC) 12-13 Halloween Regatta. One Design- PHRF. Atlanta SC (GA) 12-13 Lightning Regatta. Lightning. Lake Lanier SC (GA) 12-13 Beers Regatta. Y Flyer. Atlanta YC (GA) 18-19 Wild Oyster. Lightning. Carolina SC (SC) 19-20 Hospice Regatta. Open. Western Carolina SC (SC) 19-20 Calibouge Cup. Open. South Carolina YC (SC) 19-20 Highland Pipers. Highlanders. Lake Norman YC (NC) 24-27 US Sailing Championship of Champions. Carolina SC (SC) 26-27 Turkey Shoot. Open. Keowee SC (SC) 26- 27 Halloween Regatta. Open. Lake Lanier SC (GA) 26-27 Halloween Regatta. Snipes. Atlanta YC (GA)
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