RACING CALENDAR 9th Annual Castaways Cup Regatta, Palm Beach Inlet to Port St. Lucie Inlet, Sept. 21-22 This regatta, with a pursuit start, is a two-day, 24-nautical mile race from Lake Worth Inlet (Palm Beach) north to Port St. Lucie Inlet on Saturday, returning on Sunday. An afterrace pool party is at the Hutcheson Island Marriott on Saturday. Reserved dockage and reserved rooms available at reduced rates to race participants. The return race on Sunday is a regular class start race. On Sunday, the dinner and awards banquet is held. Race classes are a PHRF-A and PHRF-B class, one JAM (jib and main) class and Multihull class. Boats with a planing hull or a LOA of 29 feet and under will be in PHRF-A. Boats with a LOA of greater than 29 feet will be in PHRF-B. The race is open to all seaworthy yachts. Go to http://castawayscup.com for complete information.
59th Annual Columbus Day Regatta, Biscayne Bay, FL, Oct. 12-13 The 59th annual Columbus Day Regatta will take place during the weekend of October 12-13 on Biscayne Bay. Attendance is expected to draw over 200 racing and cruising sailboats from around South Florida. The Coral Reef Yacht Club will once again host the award ceremonies on Saturday, October 19. Organizers are looking for donations for raffle prizes. To sponsor, donate raffle prizes or for information, go to the event’s website at www.columbusdayregatta.net.
Florida Keys Race Calendar Key West Community Sailing Center (formerly Key West Sailing Club). Every Saturday – Open house at the Center. 10 a.m. to 1 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. Smallboat 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. SEPTEMBER 1 Labor Day Regatta. PHRF 21 Just for the Halibut Regatta. Portsmouth Fall #1 22 Just for the Halibut Regatta. PHRF Fall #1 OCTOBER 5 Portsmouth Fall #2 6 PHRF Fall #2 27 Halloween All Comers Regatta
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. www.biscaynebayyachtclub.com CASC. North Palm Beach. www.castawayssailing.com CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.org MYC. Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.net SEPTEMBER 7 FL State Snipe Juniors. CGSC 7 J/24 Fleet 10. BBYRA 8 BBYRA PHRF #1. MYC 15 BBYRA OD #1. KBYC 21-22 Annual Castaways Cup Race. CASC 28-29 Avocado, Mango, & Lime Cup. BBYC 28 Junior Commodore’s Cup. CGSC OCTOBER 5-6 CGSC Annual BBYRA OD #2 5 J/24 Fleet 10 12-13 Columbus Day Regatta 19 Castaway Ocean Racing Series. CASC 20 CGSC Annual BBYRA PHRF #2 26-27 CGSC Halloween Howler Youth Regatta 26 J/24 Fleet 10
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Sarasota Sailing Squadron 67th Annual Labor Day Regatta, Aug. 30-Sept. 1 The Sarasota Sailing Squadron will be hosting its 67th Labor Day Regatta. With six courses on Sarasota Bay and PHRF racing in the Gulf, this regatta attracts sailors from all over the country. Courses will be set up hosting Opti Red, White, and Blue fleets, Opti Green Fleet, Laser, 420, Sunfish, Melges, SR Max, one-design, multihulls and PHRF fleets. This is a Sarasota Bay Boat of the Year Event. Camping is available on the club grounds. In 2012, there were almost 300 boats racing. Free dockage and limited camping are available. Food and entertainment will be provided throughout the weekend. Contact the SSS at (941) 388-2355 for further information. The NOR and online registration is available at www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org
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