Jazz Fest Regatta This Weekend!

5 days and counting for this first time event on May 4-5 at the Pontchartrain Yacht Club in Mandeville, LA.

This is an open event for boats with a DPN of 70 or less. There will be 10 A-Cats racing at this event. We expect I-20's, I-17's, Nacra 6.0's, and H-20's as the other classes with possibly some other open boats.

Here are things we hope will entice sailors to come race with us:

*A beautiful sailing venue in open water with a quaint and historic waterfront background

*Excellent sailing conditions with east-southeast sea breezes in the 8-12 knot range being the most predominant pattern

*Secured front yard grass storage for your boat and trailer with access to a paved launch into a basin with ankle deep water for easy launch and retrieval

*Yacht club volunteers to store and retrieve your beach dollies at the launch ramp

*Beautiful Pontchartrain Yacht Club offering big shaded porches, swimming pool, and plenty of front yard for the family

*Lots to do in the Mandeville/Covington/Madisonville area with arts and antiques, excellent restaurants, and a beautiful lakefront with old historic homes and big shady oak trees

*Easy access (45 minutes) to New Orleans and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (the Jazz Festival will be on May 2-5)

*Spectator boats for friends and family

*Welcome party and early registration on May 3

*Cookout at the yacht club on May 4

*Unique awards tailored to the flavor of the Jazz Festival

*Entry fee is $25 for singlehanded boats and $35 for doublehanded boats.Entry fee includes racing, complimentary fruit juice/coffee/fruit/pastries each morning, beer kegs, snacks, and drinks on Friday and Saturday night. Saturday night steak/chicken/fish cookout is $12/person.

For more information or to pre-register (no fee required) send your name to Bob Hodges at bobh79@bellsouth.net.

Visit the regatta site at www.pontyc.org

Visit the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at

www.insideneworleans.com/partners/nojazzfest/.