Category: News & Announcements

America’s Disabled/Open Regatta SPYC

The St Petersburg Yacht Club will once again host the Americas Disabled/Open Regatta December 1st 2016 – December 4th 2016.
This event will be scored as a part of the inaugural 2016/2017 2.4mr CanAm series
This will be the 20 th consecutive year that the St Petersburg Yacht Club,  St Petersburg ,Florida has hosted this international event for 2.4mR boats and Sonars. It includes 3 days ( Friday , Saturday and Sunday) Dec 1 thru Dec 4, 2016 of racing on Tampa Bay. Last year we were delighted to have  2 teams of wounded warrior vets  in Sonars plus a sonar team from the Judd Goldman sailing Foundation in Chicago. Ten 2.4mR sailboats competed from USA and Canada. Each year  the Grunson Milam trophy  is awarded to the top female skipper and the top female crew in order to encourage women in  sailing. Jen French , silver medalist at the Paralympic Games 2012, presented this award last year. We are looking forward to a fun regatta with good winds, sunshine,  and an excellent race committee.
Janet Walker  America’s Disabled Open Regatta , Chair
here is a link to the NOR for the regatta

2016 2.4mr US Disabled Championship

The 2016 US Disabled Sailing Championship will be hosted by the Clearwater Community Sailing Center in Clearwater Florida, November 16-20, 2016. The event will be open to non US resident disabled sailors. Here is a link to the event: www.ussailing.org/racing/championships/adult/disabledchamps

Contact Richard White @ richard.white@clearwatercommunitysailing.org

if you are interested in chartering a 2.4mr for the event.

First Annual 2.4mr CanAm Championship series

The US and the Canadian 2.4mr classes are organizing the first annual CanAm 2.4mr championship series.
The championship will be comprised of a series of individual regattas, listed below, and is open to all 2.4mr sailors. Registration for the event is open http://www.regattatech.com/events/CHYC/24mCanAmSeries16.

 

2.4mR Can/Am Series:

Dec 2-4, 2016 Americas Regatta St Petersburg YC $ 80.00
Dec 6-7 ,2016 North Americans Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club $100.00
Dec 8-10,2016 US Nationals Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club $150.00
Jan 21-22, 2017 CHYC Midwinters Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club
Feb 25-26, 2017 Edge Sailing Midwinters Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club
March 24-26, 2017 CanAm Finale Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club
The Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club has agreed to allow CanAm competitors to store their boats rigged, from Dec 2016 through March 2017
Cost for the series is $300 per boat, plus the entry costs associated with the Americas Regatta, North Americans, and the US Nationals.
Trailer storage will be provided free of charge off site

Details regarding NOR’s, scoring, and trophies are being finalized and will be posted soon.

For questions about the series, or for information on how to enter, please contact

Tony Pocklington, captiva_24@yahoo.com
US 2.4mr class