RACE CALENDAR 30th Annual Key Largo Steeplechase, Key Largo, FL, Dec. 12-14. 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. 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. NOVEMBER 1 Black Betsy 14-23 Moths Racing. DECEMBER No regattas scheduled
Major Upcoming Regattas
14th Annual Sarasota Yacht Club Invitational Regatta, Nov. 1 This regatta includes a windward/leeward race in the bay for Spinnaker and One-Design classes, with a 12-mile pursuit race in the Gulf of Mexico west of Big Sarasota Pass for Non-Spinnaker, True Cruising, Racer Cruiser, Pocket Cruiser, and Multihull. Five or more boats may make a class. The random leg course rating will be utilized. Skippers meeting and a party will be held Friday evening. A continental complimentary breakfast will be available Saturday morning, and racing will begin around noon. An after-race party with dinner and awards presentations will be held Saturday evening. This is a Sarasota Bay Boat-of -the-Year event. For the NOR and online registration, go to www.sarasotayachtclub.org. (941) 365-4191. SYCInvitational@sarasotayachtclub.org 54 November 2014
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West Florida Race Calendar
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. Club Racing Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. PHRF racing, spin and non-spin every third Sunday at 1 p.m. Skipper’s meeting at 10 a.m. (727) 4236002. Dinghy racing every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. during daylight savings season. 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 paulauman@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. Safety Harbor Boat Club. Saturday races year around, usually twice a month, once a month during summer. Wednesday evening races organized seasonally. For the current schedule, go to www.safetyharborboatclub.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.venicesailing-squadron.org Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) (please check with West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org). For complete details, go to www.wfyra.org and click on the regional associations in southwest Florida pertaining to each area below: Tampa Bay/Suncoast (also known as West Florida BOTY: (SCBOTY) Davis Island YC Boat of the: (DIBOTY) Gulf Boat of the Year: (WFPHRF Gulf BOTY) (SPORC) Caloosahatchee Boat of the Year: (CaBOTY) Charlotte Harbor: (CHBOTY) Sarasota Bay: (SBYABOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) NOVEMBER (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 1 Festival of the Islands Regatta. Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society (CaBOTY) 1 Clearwater Challenge. Clearwater YC (WFPHRF Gulf BOTY) 1 Sarasota Yacht Club Invitational Regatta (SBYABOTY)* 1-2 Snipe National Masters. St Pete YC 1-2 US SAILING Regional. Davis Island YC 1-2 Flying Scot. Sarasota Sailing Squadron 8 One-Design Championship. Boca Ciega YC. www.southwindsmagazine.com