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The Florida Yacht Club welcomes racers to this years race season. Below, please find information for each of the races that will be hosted this year by the Florida Yacht Club.

2008 Fleet Activities Schedule
Event Date
Antique Boat St. John’s River Cruise March 22-24
Sunday Sailing March 30
Inshore Fishing Tournament April 5
SAISA Regatta April 5-6
Boat In April 12
Blessing of the Fleet April 13
USCG Aux Safety Examinations April 26
St. John’s Regatta April 26
Sunday Sailing April 27
Offshore Fishing Tournament/St. Augustine Cruise May 2-3
Thistle Florida Districts
Notice of Race
May 3-4
Memorial Day Ft. George Cruise May 24-26
Sunday Sailing June 1
Friday Night Raft Up June 6
Trader Vic Poker Run June 7
Outback Crabshack Cruise June 20-21
Sunday Sailing June 29
Fernandina Cruise July 12-13
Youth Regatta July 12-13
Sunday Sailing July 27
Sunday Sailing August 24
Labor Day Ft. George Cruise August 30 – September 1
Snipe World Qualifier September 27-28
Sunday Sailing September 28
J24 October TBD
NAS Air Show October 25-26
Sunday Sailing October 26
King’s Day Regatta November 22-23

 

LINKS

First Coast Sailing Association

Florida Council of
Yacht Clubs

South Atlantic Interscholastic Sailing Association

US Sailing

International Snipe Class

thistleclass.com

 

www.Snipe.org


photo by Fried Elliott

The Snipe is a 15-1/2 foot, 2 person, one design racing dinghy with a rich history. Designed by William Crosby in 1931, it has evolved into a modern, tactical racing dinghy with fleets around the world. Although the Snipe Class has some of the best competition in the world, the class has not lost sight of the importance of social events and, in fact, many regattas are as well known for their parties as they are for their racing. The essence of the class is summed up by its motto:

Serious Sailing, Serious Fun.®

Hey everyone,

Another great year of sailing is in front of us. There is a Feb-Apr schedule below and some details of this month’s highlights. The Commodoro Rasco is up next and is a great way to kick off the year. The event is sailed in Miami and is steeped in the grand traditions of old Cuba. The Georgia State Champs in Valdosta follows at the end of February. It's an easy drive and great fun sailing on the Twin Lakes. This regatta is a superb family event since the wind is usually light. Our own regatta, the Tea Party, is coming up March 8-9. We expect a good turnout as many crews will use this for a tune up for the Midwinters. If there is sufficient interest, we will host a racing clinic on Friday afternoon, please call me about a clinic. Also, PLEASE let me know if you want to HELP with registration, RC, trophies, housing or anything else. The Winter Circuit is March 30-April 12, and is sailed in Clearwater, Miami, and Nassau… more on that later.

I spoke with John Fewell recently and he is interested in sailing w/ us in the Snipe. We are always happy to add more families and hope to see John and his boys out soon. Class membership fee is still $20 ($15 Juniors) or $50 ($45 Juniors) if you own a boat. Please call me if you need a membership application.

Thank you,

Hal Gilreath (Fleet Captain)

St Johns SNIPE FLEET #630 RACING SCHEDULE FOR FEB-APR 2008
Name Date Location
Rudder Club Frostbite #4
Sat Feb 9 Rudder Club
Comodoro Rasco Snipe Regatta Feb 9-10 Coconut Grove SC
Rudder Club Frostbite #5 Feb 23 Rudder Club
Georgia State Snipe Championships Feb 23-24 Valdosta Yacht Club
Jacksonville Snipe Clinic Fri Mar 7th Florida YC
Tea Party Regatta Mar 8-9 Florida YC
BYRA One Design Spring #4 Sun Mar 30 Coral Reef YC
Snipe Midwinters Mar 30-Apr 1 Clearwater YC
39th Don Q Rum Keg Snipe Regatta Sun-Tues Apr 4-6 Coconut Grove SC
Bacardi/Gamblin Series Fri-Sun Apr 9-12 Royal Nassau SC
Melbourne Spring One Design Wed-Sun Apr 19-20 Melbourne YC
BYRA One Design Spring #5 Sun Apr 27 Biscayne Bay

 

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