Daytona Beach, FL Summer Sizzler preregistation

I hate to be bitchy, but what are the dates?

Some of us might attend these events if we didn't have to be clairvoyant. Two weeks ago we hauled all the way from Columbia SC to Tampa and ran a race at Dunedin. Only 5 or 6 boats, but it was still worth the trip to sail at a great location.

Still, it is very hard to put together a comprehensive list of regattas, with their associated dates, and plan accordingly.

Am I the only one who has trouble with this?

No. There is a forum here, but it certainly is not being used as the resource it could be.

June 21&22.

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The Gaulden Reed Summer Sizzler, that's a grea title. Tells you -nothing- of any usefull info.

I never majored in Comunication but seems to me, if you want people to show up, two things need to be present and repeated in every mention of any regatta, 1. Where 2. When. Something like Daytona Beach, June 21-22.

BTW, I'm working so I can't make it but I can't even remember all the other July and Aug regattas I have to try to bid around. I really f'd up my June schedule because I didn't know the dates and it takes too long to look them up. The only regatta I remember next (thanks to Rick Lowen yelling it out at Kelly Park) is Wild Cat Oct 4...(Lake Eustis, north of Orlando)

Here's some for you Florida boys...

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2008 Sailing Calendar
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by BK on Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:08 pm

If you would like to have an event added, simply post a reply to this thread with the details.

Harken Series Events

JANUARY

13 TBCSI Hangover Regatta Distance Dunedin Causeway
19-20 Tradewinds, Islamorada - Buoys - http://www.catsailor.com

FEBRUARY

10 TBCSI “Love Stinks” Regatta Distance Dunedin Causeway
16 Hagars Run, Merritt Island, Distance, http://www.fleet45.org
17 Hagar the Horrible Fun Event, Merritt Island, Fun, http://www.fleet45.org

MARCH

1 Space Coast 45, Melbourne - Distance
8-9 Performance Midwinters, Pensacola Beach - Buoys - http://www.keysailing.com
15-16 F16 / A-Cat Gulfport Invitational - Gulfport, FL
16 TBCSI St Patrick’s Day Regatta Distance Dunedin Causeway
21-23 Spring Fever, Hartwell GA, Buoys, http://www.twinhulls.com

APRIL

5 TBCSI Macho Man Distance Race Distance DIYC to Dunedin Causeway
6 TBCSI Mini-Macho Man “Round the Island” Distance Dunedin Causeway
TBD Miami Key Largo, Miami, Distance
22-26 Alter Cup
26-27 Hogsbreath, Key Largo, Distance, http://www.catsailor.com

MAY

3 Mug Race - Distance - Palatka
10-11 TBCSI Race Weekend - Buoys Dunedin Causeway -Tampa Area
12-17 Tybee 500, Distance, http://www.tybee500.com
25 TBCSI Memorial Day Regatta Distance Dunedin Causeway

JUNE

31-1 Space Coast River Regatta, Cocoa - Buoys
14 TBCSI Fleet Float Tubing Dunnellon FL
21 TBCSI Fleet Float makeup day Tubing Dunnellon, FL
21-22 Summer Sizzler, Daytona Beach - Buoys - http://www.fleet80.com
29 TBCSI Liberty Race Distance Dunedin Causeway

JULY

AUGUST
TBD Gilligans Run - Distance - Daytona Beach
25-28 Nacra North Americans - Caseville, Michigan
31 TBCSI Union Regatta Distance Dunedin Causeway

SEPTEMBER

31-1 Labor Day Regatta, Rudder Club and Fleet 111 - Buoys -J'ville
5-12 Hobie 14/16 North Americans
27 Dunedin Cup Regatta Distance Dunedin Causeway

OCTOBER

4-5 Wildcat Regatta - Buoys - Lake Eustis, FL
13-17 F18 North Americans - http://www.NAF18.com
25-26 Hirams Haul, Melbourne - Distance - http://www.perfsail.com

NOVEMBER

1-2 Area D South Qualifiers
15-16 Carlisle Florida Multihull Championships - Buoys -Clearwater

DECEMBER

TBD Steeplechase, Key Largo - Distance - http://www.catsailor.com

Nothing in July??

GYC races twice a month. This coming weekend (IE tomorrow) we have races.

If there is nothing going on around the state you always have GYC.
Gulfport Yacht Club

A list like this that includes other East Coast events or even all US events on one list, with locations would be ideal.

All in one location that is easy to find and has links to the organizers.

I don't think that exists and I'm sure it would take someone really dedicated to keep it up.

This forum is the best one by far. Still, I think the regatta list might be better.

The Harken list seems confusing at best. Where does that come from?

Not bitching because it is a whole lot better than it was in the past.

Robi, Tiki Pete or anyone else, what are the July dates at Gulfport, quick, before I bid for July...as in -today-. Thanks.

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I can get that information for you by tomorrow. I will give you a ring.

Thanks Robi, I will be leaving my house for Bombay tomorrow about 08:30 am. We don't leave JFK until about 9pm. I'd like to get my bids in before I go as the computers over there are sketchy at best... You can post the dates here and I can check this forum from work tomorrow afternoon, before pushback. Thanks.

You mean something like this: http://www.catsailor.com/cs_schedules.html

Thats already been posted?

Man, you guys sure are cranky for a Friday.

<<<<You mean something like this: >>" target="_blank">http://www.catsailor.com/cs_schedules.html>>>

Actually, I had forgotten about that one. It does have most of them.

Thanks.

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Is that a record???

1st and 3rd Saturday of each month (unless conflicting with other [larger] races).

Thanks Terry. That would be July 5 and 19 on my calendar. Is that right? Any conflicting other regattas there?

On the catsailor schedule, it seems to only have the really big stuff, not the local stuff. Which is why I posted the only local fleet stuff we have here in mid Florida, and even that didn't have the Guflport schedule on it.

Yes, 7/5 and 7/19 ...

... July 5 *may* be subject to cancellation if some other Firecracker 4th of July event gets scheduled.

Terry, the GYC schedule is usually one weekend on one weekend off. Tomorrow we have club races and its not posted on the

normal

schedule on the GYC website. I will ask around tomorrow just to confirm your information.

Actually, no, I'm #2 in total posts. Wooter in 1st and Mary in 3rd.

http://www.catsailor.com/forums/showmembers.php?Cat=0&sb=8&page=1&like=

Timbo, here is the GYC schedule for this year as it stands right now.

SUMMER SERIES

June 2008
June 7th - Oscar Olsen Regatta

June 19th - Members Meeting 7:30pm

June 21st - Club Race

June 28th - WORK DAY !!

July 2008

July 4th - Member's only, Tony Kruse Birthday/Iron Man Regatta

July 5th - Club Race

July 17th - Members Meeting 7:30pm

July 19th - Club Race

August 2008

August 2nd - Club Race

August 16th - Club Race

FALL SERIES

September 2008

September 6th - Hurricane Handicap

September 18th - Members Meeting 7:30pm

September 20th - Club Race

September 27th - WORK DAY !!

October 2008

October 4th - Club Race

October 16th - Members Meeting 7:30pm

October 18th - Club Race

November 2008

November 1st - Club Race

November 15th - Club Race

November 20th - Members Meeting 7:30pm

November 29th - Member's only Ma Kruse Gaboom Race

WINTER SERIES

December 2008

December 18th - Members Meeting 7:30pm

December 27th - WORK DAY !!

Thanks Todd.

http://www.gulfportyachtclub.com/id4.html

I'll be on the beach most of June and July.

Sorry to hear that Pete. I'm headded out back right now to get a last sail in before going off to work tomorrow. Nice seabreeze right now, Airport is reporting 110 at 16G21! I'm going to strap on the GPS and see what I can do. If you can get to Sebring we can match race! See ya.

Well, after an hour of trying, all I could get up to was 16.9 kts on the GPS. I found if I tried to

heat it up

I would burry the bow and of course slow way down. So I tried going high, bear off in the puffs and pump the spin sheet to get the bows up on a plane, sort of. I just needed more wind I guess.

What felt the fastest was when it was time to come home, I was going too high to run the spin, so I just eased the traveler out, boards half way up, and sat at the back, pumping the main and traveler in every gust, it felt faster than going downwind with the spin. But with my GPS taped to the boom, I couldn't read it from where I was sitting, so I don't know which was faster. <img src=

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Sooooo.... your experiments were for speed? Or for best VMG?

I was going purely for top speed, not VMG. My VMG would have been very good as I was running very deep with the spin up, litterally hopping over the waves when I could get in synch and pump the spin, throw my weight back and get both bows to pop up and jump over the waves instead of plowing into the backs. It was a great ride but just not as

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through the water. Every time I tried to turn up and get it going faster the lee bow would just burry to the beam which is like slaming on the brakes. And I had the boards up at least half way. At one point I burried both bows to the mast and thought I was going swimming but I had already dumped the spin sheet which helped save it.

I was really surprised when I finally came home on a long broad reach without the spin, I felt the boat was going much faster through the water than when going downwind with the spin. The sound of water slapping the bottom of the hulls and all the spray were both much more. The vmg on that angle was about -zero- if you are trying to go from A to C mark, but I was just going for speed.

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