WEST FLORIDA RACE CALENDAR
Sept. 1, 2007 - Aug. 31, 2008

Marco Island North to Tampa Bay Area and Florida Inland Lakes

2007

2008

For a list of West Florida Yacht Clubs, go to www.southwindsmagazine.com/clubs.html

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	CLUB RACING Bradenton YC. Winter Races starting in October until April. Races at 1:30 p.m. Thursday evening races 6:30 pm start in April through Daylight Savings Time. PHRF racing on Manatee River. Susan Tibbits, (941) 723-6560. Dunedin Boat Club. Spring 08: St Josephs Sound and Fall 08: Gulf PHRF racing. www.dunedinboatclub.org/Racing/Racing.htm or paul_auman@att.net Edison Sailing Center, Fort. Myers. Sunfish, dinghy racing once a month, year-round.john@johnkremski.com Port Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round. pbgvtrax@aol.com. Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Fall Series Sunday afternoon racing begins Sept. 9 through Nov. 18. www.pgscweb.com. Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Friday evening races start in April. www.sarasotasailingsquad.com. Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venice-sailing-squadron.org


	BOAT OF THE YEAR RACES Click on the link to go to the list of races for each area. Each race is color coded in the calendar below as shown here in the list. Below are areas from Tampa Bay going south to greater Fort Myers area (Southwest Florida) Suncoast Boat of the Year Races (SuncoastBOTY) This is the Tampa Bay Area Sarasota Bay Boat of the Year Races (SBBOTY) Charlotte Harbor Boat of the Year Races (CHBOTY) Southwest Florida Boat of the Year Races (SWFBOTY)

	SEPTEMBER
	1-3 Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society. Summerset, PHRF (SWFBOTY) (CHBOTY) 1-2 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Labor Day Regatta, All classes (SBBOTY) 2 Tampa Bay Catamaran Society. Union Regatta, Dunedin Causeway 8 St. Pete Sailing Assoc. PHRF 8 Davis Island YC. J/24 Season Opener 8 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. . Fall #1, PHRF 8 Gulf Coast Sailing Club, Sailing Assoc. of Marco Island. Ladies Day Regatta, PHRF 8-9 Clearwater YC. SAISA Single handed Districts, high school racing 15 Davis Island YC. Keelboat Regatta, PHRF 15-16 St. Petersburg YC. Bruce Watters Regatta. Optimist Green, RBW fleets 16 Davis Island YC. Dore Drake Regatta Women's, PHRF 22-23 Bradenton YC. Kickoff Regatta, PHRF (SBBOTY), (SuncoastBOTY) 22-23 Lake Eustis Sailing Club. Wildcat Regatta, Catamarans 29 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. Fall #2, PHRF 29 Dunedin Boat Club. Dunedin Cup and Kiwanis Regatta, All classes 29 Tampa Sailing Squadron. Rumgatta Portsmouth Race.

	OCTOBER
	6 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. Fall #3, PHRF 6 Cortez YC. A Bay Race, PHRF (SBBOTY) 6 Tampa Sailing Squadron. Rumgatta Regatta, PHRF 7 Tampa Sailing Squadron. Rumgatta Women's Regatta, PHRF 7 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Hula Cup, includes Sunfish Women's States 13 St. Petersburg YC. Leukemia Cup, PHRF (Concurrent with Fall Bay) 13-14 St. Petersburg YC. SPYC Leukemia Cup & Fall Bay Race, PHRF (SuncoastBOTY) 13-14 Punta Gorda SC. Charity Regatta, One Design & Portsmouth 13-14 Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society. Kayusa Cup Race/Cruise, PHRF 18-21 St. Petersburg YC. Rolex Osprey Cup, Women's Match Racing. Sonars 19-20 Naples Yacht Club. Offshore Distance Regatta, PHRF (SWFBOTY) 20-21 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Multihull Invitational & Stiletto Champs. (SBBOTY) 20 St. Pete Sailing Assoc. PHRF 20-21 Edison Sailing Center. River Romp, Junior Olympic Festival, One Designs 20-21 Davis Island YC. J/24 Toberfest 20-21 Lake Eustis SC. Florida Inland Lake Champs, Sailors ages 8 - 18 24-28 St. Petersburg YC. Distance Classic to Fantasy Fest/Key West. (SuncoastBOTY Racer/Cruiser Class) 26-27 Davis Island YC. Classic to Clearwater. PHRF (SuncoastBOTY) 27 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Great Pumpkin Regatta, PHRF 27-28 Clearwater Yacht Club. Sunfish Regional Regatta

	NOVEMBER
	1-4 Strictly Sail Boat Show. St. Petersburg on the Causeway to The Pier. 3-4 Clearwater YC. Clearwater Challenge, PHRF. (SuncoastBOTY) 3-4 Gulfport YC. US SAILING Area D-South Alter Cup Qualifier, Catamarans 3-4 Punta Gorda SC. Charity Regatta. (CHBOTY) 3-4 Naples Sailing & YC. Commodore's Cup. PHRF 10 St. Pete Sailing Assoc. Commodore's Cup, PHRF 10 Sarasota YC. Invitational, PHRF (SBBOTY) 10-11 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Flying Scot Nationals 10-11 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. Catalina Race/Rendezvous 10-11 Naples Community Sailing Center. Kid's Regatta & Lasers 10-11 Lake Eustis Sailing Club. MC Scow SE Championship 17 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Drumstick Regatta, PHRF 17-18 Davis Island YC. Egmont Key Race, PHRF. (SuncoastBOTY) 17-18 Clearwater Community SC. Carlisle Classic, Cats, Dinghies, Portsmouth 17-18 St. Petersburg YC. Snipe State Championship 17-18 Marco Island YC. Fall Regatta, PHRF (SWFBOTY) 23 Davis Island YC. Old Shoe Regatta, PHRF 24-25 Davis Island YC. Thanksgiving Regatta, All classes

	DECEMBER
	1 Davis Island YC. Lighted Boat Parade, All boats 1-2 Edison Sailing Center. Sunfish Challenge Cup Regatta 1-2 Lake Monroe Sailing Assoc. Kettle Cup Regatta. 8 St. Pete Sailing Assoc.. PHRF 8 Davis Island YC. Winter One Design and J/24 8 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Commodores Cup, PHRF 8 Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Soc. Commodore's Cup, PHRF 9 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. . Lighted Boat Parade, All boats 29 Davis Island YC. Winter Couples Race, PHRF

	JANUARY 2008
	1 Tampa Bay Catamarans. Hangover, Dunedin Causeway 1 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Hangover Regatta, PHRF 5 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. Fall #4, PHRF 5-6 Davis Island YC. Commodore's Cup, PHRF & J/24. (SuncoastBOTY) 11-13 St. Petersburg YC. Multiclass Regatta, One Designs 12-13 Platinum Point YC. Golden Conch Regatta. (CHBOTY) 12 St. Pete Sailing Assoc. PHRF 12 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Snowbird Regatta, PHRF 19-20 St. Petersburg YC. Southeast Team Champs, Optimist Dinghies 21-25 Key West Race Week

	FEBRUARY
	1 West Florida PHRF. Hospice Charity Regatta, PHRF (SWFBOTY) (CHBOTY) 1-3 St. Petersburg YC. Disabled Midwinters, Paralympic Classes 2 Tampa Sailing Squadron. Gasparilla Regatta, PHRF 2-3 Gulfport Yacht Club. Classic Moth Class Midwinters 3 Tampa Sailing Squadron. Women's Gasparilla Regatta, PHRF 8-12 Davis Island YC. J/24 Midwinters 8-10 505 Midwinters & A-Cats. Fort Desoto southeast beach. ethan.bixby@northsails.com 8-10 Lake Eustis SC. Wayfarer Nationals 9 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Cherry Pie Pursuit Race, PHRF (SBBOTY) 9-10 St. Petersburg YC. Valentine's Regatta, Juniors Opti and Laser 9-10 Valentines Massacre, Sunfish. Port Charlotte. Paul Odegaard 561-744-5384 13 Davis Island YC. J/24 Race to St. Petersburg YC 15-17 St. Petersburg YC, Sailing World NOOD Regatta 16-17 Lake Eustis SC. Washington's Birthday Open Regatta 21-24 Clearwater YC. Laser Midwinters East 22-24 FUN Maritime Academy. Catalina 22 Midwinters, Sanford, FL 22-24 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. 29er Regatta. Midwinters 23 St. Pete Sailing Assoc., PHRF 23 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. . Fall #5, PHRF` 23-28 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Windsurfing Invitational Regatta 28-2 St. Petersburg YC. America's Disabled Midwinter Championship Regatta, Paralympic classes

	MARCH
	1 St. Pete Sailing Assoc.. Rich Gahn Memorial, PHRF 1 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. Spring #1, PHRF 3-7 St. Petersburg YC. Thistle Midwinters 7-9 Clearwater Community SC. JY-15 Midwinters 7-9 Lake Eustis SC. Melges 17 & C Scow Midwinters 8-9 St. Petersburg YC. Allison Jolly Girls Regatta, Opti and Laser 8-9 Tampa Sailing Squadron. Sea Scout Regatta 8-9 Punta Gorda SC. Conquistador Cup, PHRF (SWFBOTY) (CHBOTY) 13 Davis Island YC. Thursday evening races begin, All classes registration 13-15 Lake Eustis SC. MC Scow Midwinters 14-16 St. Petersburg YC. Lightning Midwinters 14-16 Dunedin Boat Club. Ensign Midwinters 14-16 Davis Island YC. Fireball & Friends. Fireball, Windmill Interlake, Flying Scot, 110, Hampton One design 15 CANCELED TILL 2009 Pass-a-Grille YC. Anchor Trophy, PHRF. (SuncoastBOTY) 15 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Pot O Gold, PHRF 15-16 Gulfport Yacht Club. A-Class catamaran and Formula 16 Saint Patrick's Day Regatta 15-16 Lake Monroe Sailing Association. Trans-Monroe Regatta, 22 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. , spring #2, PHRF 22 Venice Youth Boating Assoc., Jabbo Gordon Invitational. Sunfish, Optimists, Lasers, 420s, Portsmouth 24-27 St. Petersburg YC. Flying Scot Midwinters 28-30 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. One Design Midwinters 29 St. Petersburg YC. Michelob Cup, PHRF. (SuncoastBOTY) 29-30 Gulf Coast SC. Southwest Florida GCSC Regatta, PHRF (SWFBOTY) 30-1 Clearwater YC. Snipe Midwinters

	APRIL
	4-6 Bradenton YC, DIYC, SPYC, TIYC. Suncoast Raceweek, PHRF. (SuncoastBOTY) 5-6 Mount Dora Yacht Club. Annual Mt. Dora Regatta, All dinghies 10-13 St. Petersburg YC. Rolex Match Racing, Women's matches, Sonars 11 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. Suncoast Raceweek awards 12 Terra Ceia Regatta. Manatee Sailing Assoc. www.manateesailingassociation.org. 12 St. Pete Sailing Assoc. PHRF 12-13 Davis Island YC. Spring Regatta, PHRF & J/24 12-13 Sailing Association of Marco Island. Bud Light Regatta, PHRF (SWFBOTY) 16-19 Swift Solo dinghy & Musto Skiff regatta, Ft. Desoto, southeast beach davesailellis@aol.com 19 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. . Morgan Invasion, All boats Morgan 19-20 St. Petersburg YC. Sunfish State Champs 19 Venice YC, Venice Sailing Squadron. Shark Tooth Regatta, PHRF (SBBOTY) 22-26 Gulfport YC. US SAILING Alter Cup Catamaran USA Finals, ussailing.org 25- St. Petersburg YC. Regata del Sol al Sol, to Isla Mujeres, Mexico. (SuncoastBOTY Racer/Cruiser Class) 26-27 Davis Island YC. J/24 Rodeo Regatta 26-27 Naples Sailing & YC. Messmer Cup, PHRF (SWFBOTY)

	MAY
	2 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. Twilight Racing begins, PHRF 2 Florida Women's Sailing Association. Championship Regatta 3 St. Petersburg YC. Darlene Clark Women's Regatta, PHRF 3 Tampa Sailing Squadron. Commodore's Cup, PHRF 4 Tampa Sailing Squadron, Women's Commodore's Cup, PHRF 9 St. Petersburg YC. Twilight Racing begins, PHRF 10 Bird Key YC. Sarasota Bay Cup, PHRF (SBBOTY) (SuncoastBOTY Racer/Cruiser Class) 10 St. Pete Sailing Assoc. 21^st Annual Couples Race, PHRF 10 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. . Spring #3, PHRF Key West Rendezvous Notes: Different starts are possible for some divisions for the Suncoast BOTY of the year races in the Key West Rendezvous. For example, the Racer/Cruiser division may elect to start from Sarasota. Please check with West Florida PHRF for more information. 13 Clearwater YC. Clearwater start of Key West Race/Rendezvous. (SuncoastBOTY) 14 Clearwater YC. Sarasota start of Key West Race/Rendezvous (SBBOTY) (SuncoastBOTY-some divisions) 14 Clearwater YC. Boca Grande Start to Key West Race/Rendezvous. (CHBOTY) 15 Clearwater YC. Naples start of Key West Race/Rendezvous (SWFBOTY) 19 Clearwater YC. Key West to Naples/Rendezvous. (CHBOTY) 24 St. Pete Sailing Assoc.. PHRF 24-25 Davis Island YC. School's Out Regatta, Dinghies 31 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. Spring #4, PHRF

	JUNE
	3 St. Petersburg YC. Master Calendar Meeting for 2008/2009 7 St. Petersburg YC. Tampa Sailing Squadron. Transbay, PHRF 7 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. . Spring #5, PHRF 14 Treasure Island Tennis and YC. , Make-up date if needed, PHRF 21 Cortez YC. Summer Sailstice Regatta (TENTATIVE) (SBBOTY '08-'09)

	JULY
	4 Tampa Bay Catamaran Sailors. Race for Liberty, Dunedin Causeway

	AUGUST
	30-31 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Annual Labor Day all class regatta.

	BOAT OF THE YEAR RACES

	SUNCOAST BOAT OF THE YEAR RACES (SuncoastBOTY) (some classes have different rules for qualifying with the following races - check with http://westfloridaphrf.org/) Sept. 22-23 BYC Fall Kickoff Regatta - BYC Oct. 13-14 SPYC Fall Bay Race Oct. 24 SPYC to Key West/Fantasy Fest (Racer/Cruiser Class) Oct. 27 DIYC Classic DIYC to Clearwater Nov. 3-4 Clearwater Challenge Nov. 17 DIYC Egmont Key Jan. 5-6 DIYC Commodores Cup Mar. 15 Pass-a-Grille Crown Regatta Mar. 29 Michelob Cup - SPYC April 4-6 Suncoast Race Week April 25 Regata del sol al sol (Racer/Cruiser Class) May 10 Sarasota Bay Cup. BKYC (Racer/Cruiser Class) May 14 Clearwater to Key West

	SARASOTA BOAT OF THE YEAR RACES (SBBOTY)
	Sept. 1-2 Labor Day Regatta SSS Sept. 21-23 BYC Kick-Off Regatta BYC Oct. 6 A Bay Race CYC Oct. 20-21 Suncoast Multi-Hull Rendezvous SSS Nov. 10 SYC Invitational Regatta SYC Feb. 9 Cherry Pie Regatta SSS April 19 Shark’s Tooth Cup VSS & VYC May 10 Sarasota Bay Cup BKYC May 12-20 Sarasota/Key West Rendezvous SYC

	CHARLOTTE HARBOR BOAT OF THE YEAR RACES (CHBOTY) (the number at the end of the listing is the number of races and whether distance or buoy racing) Sept. 1 CMCS Summerset Regatta Distance 1 Sept. 2 CMCS Summerset Regatta Buoys 2 Nov 3-4 PGSC C. H. Charity Regatta Distance 1 Jan 12-13 PPYC Golden Conch Regatta Buoys 3 Mar 8-9 PGSC Conquistador Cup Buoys 3 May 14 CYC/NSYC/GCSC Boca Grande to Key West Distance 1 May 19 CYC/NYC/GCSC Key West to Naples Distance 1

	SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BOAT OF THE YEAR RACES (SWFBOTY) Sept. 1-3 Summerset Regatta CMCS Oct. 19-20 Offshore Regatta. NYC Nov. 17-18 Fall Regatta. MIYC Feb. 1 Charity Regatta. HOSPICE Mar. 8-9 Conquistador Cup. PGSC Mar. 29-30 GCSC Regatta. GCSC April 12-13 Bud Light Regatta. SAMI April 26-27 Messmer Cup. NSYC May 15-20 Key West Rendezvous. CYC

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