32nd Annual Rumgatta Regatta, Tampa Sailing Squadron Apollo Beach, FL, Oct. 9-11 One of the oldest events in Tampa Bay. Racing on Saturday in Multihull, Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, One-Design, Racer Cruiser, True Cruising and Mother Lode. www.sail-tss.org.
50th CMCS Summerset Sailing Regatta, Fort Myers Beach, FL, Oct. 10-11 This is the southwest Florida racing community’s premiere annual sailing competition and the kickoff regatta for the fall and winter racing program. The regatta is held to raise money for local youth sailing programs. www.cmcs-sail.org.
9th Buzzelli Multihull Rendezvous with 36th Stiletto Nationals, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Oct. 16-18 Open to all multihulls, the event starts on Friday with the long-distance race, which is optional for all except those competing in the Stiletto Nationals. Courses will be on Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, weather dependent. www.BuzzelliMR.com
USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival, River Romp, Fort Myers Beach, FL Oct. 17-18 The community-based Edison Sailing Center (ESC) hosts this regatta, a Junior Olympic Sailing Festival, part of US SAILING’s Junior Olympic Sailing Program, nationwide regattas for youth ages 8 to 21. www.riverromp.org.
15th Annual Sarasota Yacht Club Invitational Regatta, Nov. 7 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
80th Egmont Key Race, Tampa Bay, FL, Nov. 21 This is the oldest running sailboat race on the west coast of Florida, hosted by the Davis Island Yacht Club. To mark the 80th event, for the first time ever the racecourse will go AROUND the island (it was tried in 2014, but dredging blocked the course). The race is both a DIYC and Suncoast BOTY event. There is a short course for smaller boats that will stay inside the Skyway Bridge, but still offer a chalNews & Views for Southern Sailors
lenging course. The long course will go “around” Egmont key, once again qualifying the race for the prestigious Wall perpetual trophy. After the race is the traditional DIYC Chili Cookoff event at the club. www.diyc.org
Doris Colgate Junior Women’s Cup, Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers, FL, Nov 27-29 This is the inaugural of the Doris Colgate Junior Women’s Cup. Female Laser sailors ages 13-19. A two-day clinic and one-day race. www.edisonsailingcenter.org. 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. Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) 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: (DIBOTY) Gulf Racing (Clearwater/Dunedin area): (GULFBOTY) St. Petersburg Ocean Racing Circuit: (SPORC) Charlotte Harbor/Ft. Myers area: (CHBOTY) Sarasota Bay (Sarasota to Venice): (SBYABOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) Southwest Florida (Naples to Marco Island): (SWFLBOTY) Caloosahatchee Region: (CLRBOTY) CCSC: Clearwater Community Sailing Center, www.clearwatercommunitycenter.org CHYC: Charlotte Harbor YC, www.CharlotteHarboryachtclub.com CMCS: Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society, www.cmcs-sail.org CYC: Clearwater YC, www.ClearwaterYachtClub.org DIYS: Davis Island YC, www.diyc.org ESC: Edison Sailing Center, www.EdisonSailingCenter.org MIYC: Marco Island YC, www.marcoislandyachtclub.net NYC: Naples YC, www.NaplesYC.org SPSA: St. Petersburg SA, www.spsa.us SPYC: St. Petersburg YC, www.spyc.org SSS: Sarasota Sailing Squadron, www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org SYC: Sarasota YC, www.SarasotaYachtClub.org NOVEMBER (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 7 Sarasota Invitational. SYC (SBYABOTY) 7 Festival of the Islands Regatta. CMCS (CLRBOTY) 13-15 Melges 24 Southeast Championship. DIYC 14 Commodore’s Cup. SPSA 14 Fall Regatta. MIYC (SWFLBOTY) 14-15 Carlisle Classic. CCSC 20-22 Snipe Western Hemispheres. SPYC 21 ISSA National Keelboat Championship. SPYC 21 Egmont Key Regatta. DIYC (DIBOTY)* 21-22 Hospice Regatta. CHYC (CHBOTY) 27 Old Shoe Regatta. DIYC 27-29 Doris Colgate Junior Women’s Cup. ESC* 28 Drumstick Regatta. SSS 28-29 Thanksgiving Regatta. DIYC DECEMBER 3-6 America’s Disabled Regatta. SPYC See WEST FLORIDA continued on page 58 SOUTHWINDS
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