Ocean Springs Yacht Club plans to host the 25th annual Slip to Ship regatta "Tradition" on Memorial day weekend come hell or oily water. We at OSYC are keeping a good eye on the oil spill and we are hoping the worst case scenario for the regatta is that we may not be able to sail out to Ship Island as scheduled. If this is the case we plan on having an alternate race course for Saturday but there will be racing, a raffle, camaraderie, beer, chicken, live music and tall tales of regattas past.

You can register on line at our website www.osyc.com under sailboat racing. The late registration fee has been waived and a full refund is available if we are unable to hold the regatta due to the oil. Keep in mind that the oil sheen is miles off shore and no one will be asked to sail their boat in oil. Early on line registration is very important tool in planning a successful regatta so please register as soon as possible.

The date of the race is Memorial Day weekend (May 29th and 30th) and anyone who can stick around to Monday we may just throw in another day of buoy racing. See the NOR on the OSYC website for more details.

Regards,
Andrew Luquet



edited by: cat136, May 09, 2010 - 08:20 PM

so good to hear that! we had a blast at the sos regatta and am looking forward to slip to ship. mayby they can get that leak stoped soon...see you there!

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See you there.

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hey ron, if oil messes us up on the coast, we were thinking about ross barnet as an alternative but i have never sailed there. whats your take on it, where to launch and such...really prefer the coast but will settle for just sailing...were in hattiesburg so we can go any direction easily...really pulling for the crews working on the spill and leak, i really love oysters and shrimp and crabs and speckled trout and...

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The winds on the Rez tend to be all over the place, not like the costal winds. If S2S gets axed, we will sail here. The RSA (local cat fleet about 30 boats) has the only beach and it gets crowded on Sunday, normaly 6-10 boats out, very small launch area. We are located by Cock of the Walk. Friendly bunch, my number is on the sign, second number.

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Dang, Rooster got censored. It's a restaurant. Co*k.

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Ron
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You need to watch your language Ron... I feel confident the oil will not keep us from having this event. They may have ship island surrounded by booms wich would keep us from going out there.

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Saw some pictures were they are starting to put them around West Ship. Sorry about the language, i've never been censored before just banned from the old hobie list. Please dont make me do bouys in the bay for penance.

Still planning on being there.

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I am planning to be there if there is no problem with oil.

Jim Gates

It would really help out the folks at OSYC planning the event if everyone would register online at their site at http://www.osyc.com/index.php?module=Registration

You can also see who has already registered. (I'm In!)

The entry fee has been lowered to $50 and no late fee. This is a great event and may be the last chance for a long while to see this part of the Gulf Coast as it should be.

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Saw some pictures were they are starting to put them around West Ship. Sorry about the language, i've never been censored before just banned from the old hobie list. Please dont make me do bouys in the bay for penance.

Still planning on being there.

Just do 2 penalty turns...

we were in biloxi bay last friday and it was beautiful!...15-20kt. winds out of s.e., calm in the bay, hull flying dream day... no oil...knock on wood...

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Talked to a ranger that is out there. There is NO OIL on the islands as of the weekend before the regatta. I expect no oil to come in for the next week. It's 40 miles out (oil). There are three booms (1000 ft. each)set at the east island. One on the northwest, one on the northeast, and one about the middle (north side) to close off an inlet. He says no sheen or oil on the north side where we would be going. Looks like a GO for the race to me.
Jim Gates

Jim,
I saw some pictures of booms in the channel between Deer Island and Biloxi. Are they going to give us a problem going through there?

Looks like we have about seven boats coming down.


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I didn't see them. Haven't been sailing lately. Should be open. The coast is open for bussiness. Andrew said he was going to go out to Ship and check things out this weekend.
Jim

bring it on!! unless you hear otherwise(from osyc) its on! booms not an issue...they don't close off anything...ship island open...ferry running...just parts of island have booms, not surrounded...early weather report light winds(s.e. 5 to 10 kts.)

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Me and some guys from the club sailed out to Horn Island this past Saturday and NO SIGN OF OIL... there were some booms in place around inlets but that was it so everyone load up and come on down lets make this a big one!

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totally stoked...

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Hey Butch are you out there? You need to bring your P19 over to slip to ship this weekend!

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Hey Andrew,

Yeah, Judy and I are out here . . . but not comin' this year (deep, heartwrenching sigh)
She's got finals saturday and with the job situation (she just got rehired after 6mos)
we're having to keep the money belts tight for just a little while longer.

Got to find a P19MX main somewhere too, tore mine up when we pitch-poled
under spin at the Dauphin Island Race. Had mud up (down?) the mast head
almost 4 feet :)

Anyway, we got high hopes to make the Hop so don't count us out all together
this year :)

Butch & Judy
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the dauphin island race was BRUTAL! when we rounded the middle bay lighthouse, i noticed the boat in front of us turn abruptly and his main sail was coming out of the cabin...his mast plunged through the deck and almost went through the hull...then the radio crackles with distress call after call...we ended up getting second in class because all the other boats withdrew...even the downwind leg was too rough to drink a beer...mobile bay is one rough/choppy place to sail...ever year i feel like i played tackle football after the race.

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Great news!!! BP said they will sponsor the race if we all agree to pull a skimmer behind our boats... they said the one who skims the most oil will win a fishing trip in Venice, LA.

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I've just received an update on Slip to Ship conditions
http://www.thebeachcats.com/Article345.html
and looks like everything is great and should be a wonderful event. 30 boats have registered online so far and I know that the Jackson, MS guys don't have none of that Interweb to do that so I'm sure more are coming.

If you are withing striking distance of Ocean Springs, MS please do yourself a favor and get to this regatta, it's a great time.


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UPDATE....HOT OFF THE PRESSES!!!!

For those of you who are Jimmy Buffett parrot heads or watch Jimmy Kimmel, you will know Ilo Ferreira. Ilo has been a special guest touring with Jimmy Buffett and has exploded on the national scene. He knows our band for this weekend, Rhythm and Rain and has agreed to come play at the Ocean Springs Yacht Club!! Saturday night. The music and festivities will start at 5:00 p.m. with Ilo, and will roll right into Rhythm and Rain after he is done. You can find out more information about Ilo at http://www.iloferreira.com/. Rhythm and Rain info is at http://www.rhythmandrain.com/.

Don't miss this one...you will kick yourself....... READ BELOW AS WELL!

Ken


Come on in, the water is fine. Remember, this Saturday and Sunday is the Slip to Ship Regatta open to all boats 16' or larger. If you have not registered already, please go to the web site www.osyc.com and do so.

Finally, this year, we will raffling off a great variety of sailing stuff, gift certificates, meals and lodging sure to please.

I'll see you at the club,

Sail Fast, Live Strong

Ken

I'm mast up on the beach right now! Can't wait, looks like a great weekend. Club is better than ever with a nice crop of grass in the camping area. Can't get better/cheaper regatta anywhere, $50 with free camping.

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Damon,
Me, Ken Haga, Jerome and Karl are planning on sailing tomorrow around noon so be ready.

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Hey Andrew, cool, see you on the beach.

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good times!! saturdays second race finish was ELECTRIFYING! smell the ozone, feel the power, hear the sizzle! i tell you it was exciting, death defying, sail tearing, hand shocking, electricity in the air!

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Yeah, me and Philip tore it up out there...well, until we flipped.



edited by: TylerH, May 31, 2010 - 02:38 PM

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after closer inspection, lightning bolts are bigger around than i originaly had thought...any closer and they would be calling me "smokie".

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