Category: Regatta Notices

Rehoboth Bay Sailing Association and Division 11, to host the 2003 Hobie North American Continental Championship September’s warm breezes will welcome the 2003 Hobie Cat North American Championship Regatta to Dewey Beach and the Rehoboth Bay Sailing Association. The event will kick off on September 26th with a three-day regatta to name the Women’s, Youth’s and Hobie 14 Champions.

The five day Hobie 16 Open event, beginning on Monday the 29th, will attract over 150 of the best catamaran sailors from the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico. Racers will compete for one of 10 slots to qualify for the 2004 Hobie 16 World Championship, to be held next May in Cancun Mexico.

The 2003 National Championship event for Nacra, Prindle and Inter and now Formula 18 catamarans is scheduled for October 13th through 16th in Pensacola Beach, Florida, according to Jack Young of Performance Catamarans. Columbus Day starts the racing, however registration will begin Sunday evening, followed by a Welcome Party and Skippers meeting, sponsored by Performance Catamarans. Racing will begin Monday morning, October 13th and continue through October 16th, weather permitting.

U.S. YOUTH MULTIHULL CHAMPIONSHIP
REGISTRATION DEADLINE APPROACHING

The registration deadline for US SAILING’s 2003 U.S. Youth Multihull Championship for the Hoyt-Jolley Cup is around the corner. Youth teams (girls, boys and mixed) who are less than 19 years old in this calendar year have until June 30 to apply. The event will be held July 10-13 and hosted by the Fort Walton Yacht Club in Florida.

SEA CLIFF, N.Y. (April 30, 2003)--The Trustees for the International Catamaran Challenge Trophy (ICCT) announced today that the 2001, 2002, & 2003 Alter Cup champion, Matt Struble, and his crew in the 2003 event, W.F. Oliver, will compete for one of the 10 U.S. defender spots for the ICCT this September in Newport, RI. From Italy, two-time A-Class World Champion Egidio Babbi with crew Daniele Saragoni have posted a bid to secure the opportunity to challenge for the trophy.

2-day distance race for multihulls May 24-25, 2003 at Ocean Springs Yacht Club, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Come one, come all to the 18th annual Slip to Ship Regatta! Held at Ocean Springs Yacht Club, Ocean Springs, Mississippi.