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Sailing Rules Seminar by David Perry
Come to the Sailing Rules Seminar by David Perry Hosted by the Eastern Long Island Yachting Association (ELIYA) and the ELIYA PHRF Council.
Date/Time: Saturday April 9th, 2005 from 9am - 4pm, registration at 8:30am
Location: Eagle’s Landing at Calverton Links | Map This Location
149 Edwards Avenue, Calverton, NY 11933, (631) 369-5200
Cost: $45 / $35 for 2005 ELIYA members
Includes:
(a) Dave Perry’s new book "Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing through 2008 - 6th Ed.", valued at $35 (cover photo below).
(b) Dave Perry’s entertaining and expert information (lecture in the A.M. and workshops in the P.M.
(c) Continental Breakfast and Lunch
Eastern Long Island Yachting Association and the ELIYA PHRF Council are absorbing a great portion of the costs.
Only room for 120 participants so, complete this reservation form and mail it with $45 check payable to ELIYA to:
Joan Worthing, Secretary of ELIYA
104 So. Magee St.
Southampton, NY 11968
If you have any questions call Joan at (631) 287-3205 or Jeff at (631) 745-9300.
Directions:
From Points West: Long Island Expressway to exit 71, turn left onto Edwards Avenue, Eagle's Landing is shortly after railroad tracks on left.
From South Fork: Route 24, just after Long Island Expressway entrance stay left, it becomes Edwards Avenue, Eagle's Landing is shortly after railroad tracks on left.
From North Fork: County Road 58, becomes Route 25, at light by Crossroads Restaurant, turn left onto Edwards Avenue, entrance will be on your right.
Posted by elisa at 03:57 PM
U.S. Youth Sailing Championship: Applications Accepted
The 2005 U.S. Youth Sailing Championship will be held June 23-30 at Cedar Point Yacht Club in Westport, CT. Applications for the Championship are now accepted for all three classes (Laser, Laser Radial, and Club 420) through April 1 until midnight, Eastern. Applicants must be between 13 and 19 years old this calendar year and will be asked to provide results from a list of major regional and national regattas. Applicants who have competed in any of these events are asked to report their finish in each regatta. Charters will be awarded on the basis of date of application and travel distance from the event. For more information, please go to http://www.ussailing.org/youthchamp and click on "How to Apply." The 2005 U.S. Youth Sailing Championship is sponsored by Vanguard Sailboats, Nautica, Gowrie Barden and Brett, and Chubb.
Posted by elisa at 08:34 AM
Senior Olympic Regatta 2005
A Senior Olympic Regatta will be hosted by Fairhope Yacht Club, Fairhope, Alabama, in late October 2005. This regatta will be the first ever Senior Olympic sailing event and will be conducted under the authority of the National Senior Games Association and the Mobile Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau.
This regatta is open to all non-professional sailors of at least 50 years of age (the skipper must be at least 50, and the average age of skipper plus all crew must be at least 50). The focus of the event is racing one-design sailboats and there are no prerequisite qualifications other than age. This is a bring your own boat regatta encompassing seven races.
As members of Fairhope Yacht Club's Senior Regatta committee, my wife and I are trying to develop a list of interested individuals, yacht clubs, fleets, classes, or sailing associations which would like to receive more detailed official printed information regarding this unique sailing event. You may reply with your mailing information or feel free to contact us at our home in Mobile, AL (251-342-5651). Additionally you may direct any questions to the regatta email account (seniorregatta2005@yahoo.com) or by snail mail to Fairhope Yacht Club, Senior Olympics, PO Box 1327, Fairhope, AL 36533.
Thank you for your interest,
Dave and Mary Evelyn Dowell
713 Westmoreland Dr. East
Mobile, AL 36609
Voice: 251-342-5651
Fax: 251-380-9302
Posted by elisa at 08:17 PM
The World's Longest Sunfish Race
Fellow and Gal Sunfishers:
When putting together your summer racing plans, please note that the 35th Annual World's Longest Sunfish Race, Around Shelter Island, NY, hosted by Southold Yacht Club, will take place on Saturday, July 16. We had hoped to welcome and honor our first two octogenarians to race; 80 year old, three time winner, Dick Heinl, and 81 year old, Keith Lyman, who won The Race in 2003. Keith missed it last year when he turned 80 because he and his bride, Eleanor, were in the midst of a one month auto vacation to and from Alaska. Keith is currently battling acute leukemia. I spoke with him this morning and he anticipates receiving a third series of chemo treatments starting in March. I assured him that if he doesn't race, a seat of honor will be his on one of the escort boats. I'm also trying to persuade Dick, who placed third in 2003, not to break his string of unbroken races, which now extends over a quarter of a century. Hopefully, he will be back to show us the way.
Hundreds of Sunfish sailors have earned their stripes in this nautical marathon. If you haven't yet participated, please plan on doing so. You won't regret it. In the meantime, please pray for Keith's recovery. In addition to being an excellent sailor, he is a super human being. We look forward to his return to the 'Fish.
Joe Sullivan US 21681
On a different, but related subject, notes from a racing clinic with 8-time Sunfish World Champion can be found here: EDUARDO CORDERO RACING CLINIC
Posted by elisa at 09:14 AM