West Florida Race Calendar
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The organizing authority for racing and boat ratings in West Florida is West Florida PHRF at www.westfloridaphrf.org. For regatta schedules and Boat of the Year schedules, go to the West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org.
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Club Racing Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. Every Sunday following the third Friday of each month. Skippers meeting at 10 a.m., PHRF racing, spin and non-spin. (727) 423-6002. One-design, dinghy racing every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. March through October. Jim Masson at (727) 776-8833. www.sailbcyc.org. Bradenton YC. Winter Races: Starting in October until April. Races at 1400 hours each Sunday. Thursday evening races at 1830 hours beginning in April through Daylight Savings Time. PHRF racing on Manatee River. Lower Tampa Bay race second Saturday of each month. Contact John Izmirlian at 941-587-7758 or fishermensheadquarters@yahoo.com. Clearwater Community Sailing Center. Regular weekend club races. www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org. Davis Island YC. Regular club racing weekly. www.diyc.org. Dunedin Boat Club. Spring/Fall PHRF racing in the Gulf of Mexico; June-Aug. Bay racing in St. Joseph’s Sound, alternate Wednesday nights. Paul Auman at (727) 688-1631, or paulrauman@gmail.com. Edison Sailing Center. Fort Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racing once a month, year-round john@johnkremski.com Platinum Point Yacht Club. Weekly PHRF racing on Mondays starting at 1 p.m. on Charlotte Harbor. www.ppycbsm.com Port Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round. pbgvtrax@aol.com. Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Weekly racing. www.pgscweb.com. Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Sunday series, year around with skippers meeting at noon. April through September Friday evening racing. 5:45 skippers meeting. www.sarasotasailingsquad.org. St. Pete Yacht Club. Friday evenings (except April 3) through Aug. 28. 1630 starts off The Pier. www.spyc.org. St. Pete Sailing Association. Weekly club racing. www.spsa.us Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venice-sailing-squadron.org Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) (please check with West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org) Tampa Bay (also known as West Florida BOTY: (SCPHRF BOTY) Gulf Boat of the Year: (PHRF Gulf BOTY) Caloosahatchee Boat of the Year: (CaBOTY) Charlotte Harbor: (CHBOTY) Sarasota Bay: (SBYABOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) Please Note: The west Florida racing calendars for September were not completed as of press date in early July. The below calendar is incomplete. The final calendar should be online at the West Florida Yacht Racing Association website at www.wfyra.org by August. OCTOBER 5-6 Summerset Regatta. Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society (CaBOTY) 12-13 River Romp. Edison Sailing Center. 12-13 Fall Bay Race. St. Pete YC. (SuncoastBOTY) 12 J/24 Toberfest. Davis Island YC 12 Rumgatta Regatta. Tampa Sailing Squadron 13 Dore Drake Regatta. Davis Island YC 13 Hootchie Kootchie. Davis Island YC 19 River Series. Fort Myers SC 18-20 Buzzelli Multihull Challenge. Sarasota Sailing Squadron News & Views for Southern Sailors
F-18 North American Championship. Sarasota Sailing Squadron Davis Island Classic to Pass-a-Grille. (SCPHRF BOTY) Commodore’s Cup. Naples Sailing & YC. (N/MBOTY)
NOVEMBER 2 SYC Invitational. Sarasota YC. (SBYA BOTY) 2 St. Pete YC Pass-a-Grille race. St. Pete YC. (PHRF Gulf BOTY) (SCPHRF BOTY) 2 Festival of the Islands Regatta. Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society (CaBOTY) 2 Flying Scots. Sarasota Sailing Squadron 9 J/24 Fleet. Davis Island YC 9-10 Windmill Southerns. Boca Ciega YC 14 Full Moon Race. Davis Island YC 16-17 Melges 24. Davis Island YC 16-17 Carlisle Classic. Clearwater YC 16-17 AVOW Hospice Regatta. (N/MBOTY) 22-24 ICSA National Championship. St Pete YC 23 Egmont Race. Davis Island YC (SCPHRF BOTY) 29 Old Shoe Race. Davis Island YC 30-Dec 1 Thanksgiving Regatta. Davis Island YC TBD (30th?) Turkey Run Regatta. Regatta Pointe Marina (SBYA BOTY)
Major Upcoming Regattas
Lost Bay Regatta, Perdido Bay, AL, Oct. 5 The Lost Bay Regatta (known as one of the largest beach parties along the northern Gulf Coast) will be held Oct. 5 on Perdido Bay in Alabama. The Point Yacht Club, in Pirates Cove Marina, Josephine, AL, is host. Regatta activities begin on Friday evening with race registration and party. On Saturday, a competitor’s briefing will be held in the morning with the race start at 1 p.m. Following the race will be a party and awards presentation. For more information, go to www.pointyachtclub.org.
39th WFORC Regatta, Pensacola, FL, Oct. 11-13 Held at the Pensacola Yacht Club, registration and skippers meeting will be held on Thursday evening. Racing will begin each day at 12:00 noon starting Friday with daily awards given out each evening. Live music, door prizes will be held throughout the event with the final awards ceremony. For information, go to www.pensacolayachtclub.org.
Racing, Texas Style: 27th Annual Harvest Moon Regatta, Oct. 17-20 The Harvest Moon Regatta is the largest point-to-point sailing regatta in U.S. coastal waters. The regatta attracts more SOUTHWINDS
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