2008 TCA Calendar of Events
2008 Nationals Information
Regatta Maps:
- South
East Region
- East
Coast Fall Series, (ECFS Schedule,
Series Mid-Season Write-Up, Write-Up Before Last Regatta,
Steve Gruver's play-by-play on Nyack,
Team Hansen's Play-by-Play at Red Dragon,
Final Write-Up,
Final Cox-Sprague Standings,
Entire Crew List,
Top Crew Short List)
- Lake
Erie District and Championship Events
| JANUARY | Event and Location | NOR and Contact Information | Past Champions/Results |
| January 1 | New Years Day Race SDYC San Diego, CA |
Mike Poltorak
poltorakmi@cox.net |
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| January 5 | Sunkist #3
Balboa Yacht Club Newport Beach, CA |
Bob Larzelere
blarzelere@deltronic.com (713) 962-3705 |
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| FEBRUARY | Event and Location | NOR and Contact Information | Past Champions/Results |
| February 2 | Sunkist #4
Balboa Yacht Club Newport Beach, CA |
Bob Larzelere
blarzelere@deltronic.com (714) 962-3705 |
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| February 7-9 | Thistle Midwinters West Mission Bay Yacht Club San Diego, CA |
NOR
Entry Form David Bloomberg dave_bloomberg@yahoo.com |
2008 Final Results
MWW write up |
| February 10 | Larry Klein Memorial Regatta Mission Bay Yacht Club San Diego, CA |
David Bloomberg
dave_bloomberg@yahoo.com |
2008 Results:
Fleet Races Match Races |
| February 16 | SCYA Midwinters
Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club Newport Beach, CA |
Bob Larzelere
blarzelere@deltronic.com (714) 962-3705 |
Peter Troin |
| MARCH | Event and Location | NOR and Contact Information | Past Champions/Results |
| March 2-7 | Thistle Midwinters East St. Petersburg Yacht Club St. Petersburg, FL |
NOR Entry Form Carole and Paul Bardes pbardes@tampabay.rr.com |
Results |
| March 14-16 | Orange Peel Regatta
The Florida Yacht Club Jacksonville, Florida |
Greg Griffin
thistle3746@comcast.net (904)226-0770 |
2008 Results |
| APRIL | Event and Location | NOR and Contact Information | Past Champions/Results |
| April 5-6 | AYC Thistle Invitational
Arizona Yacht Club Lake Pleasant, AZ |
Trey Harlow
trey.harlow@cox.net |
2008 Results |
| April 12-13 | Crawfish Classic Regatta
Shreveport Yacht Club Shreveport, LA |
Chris LaBorde
thistler79@aol.com |
Koschalk/McCorkell |
| April 12-13 | Central-Southern Interdistrict Championship
Shreveport Yacht Club Shreveport, LA |
Chris LaBorde
thistler79@aol.com |
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| April 19-20 | South Atlantic District Championship
Lake Lanier Sailing Club Flowery Branch, GA |
NOR and
Registration Form
available on the LLSC website Jon Doyle Jon.Doyle@Elan.com (770) 540-4018 |
Brent McKenzie |
| April 19-20 | 8-Ball Regatta
Indianapolis Sailing Club Indianapolis, IN |
Paul Dovey
pldovey@yahoo.com (317) 842-2771 |
Bruce King |
| April 26-27 | Buckeye Lake Spring Regatta - "Mean Green"
Buckeye Lake Yacht Club Buckeye Lake, OH |
Don Harris
donharris@alltel.net |
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| April 26-27 | Carolina District Championship
Vista Point Lake Jordan Pittsboro, NC |
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2007 Champion: Scott Griffin |
| MAY | Event and Location | NOR and Contact Information | Past Champions/Results |
| May 3-4 | Desert Regatta
Columbia Basin Sailing Club Richland, WA |
Bryan Tyrrell
btyrrell@bechtel.com |
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| May 3-4 | Florida District Championship (FS)
Florida Yacht Club Jacksonville, FL |
Greg Griffin
thistle3746@comcast.net (904) 388-4394 |
2008 Results |
| May 3-4 | Admiral Farragut
Concord Yacht Club Knoxville, TN |
Bill Bradshaw
bradshaw.wm@gmail.com (865) 966-5940 |
Vlasta Kunc |
| May 3 | Delta District Championship
Cape Royal Boating Association Lake Livingston |
Jim Kincaid
jimk@datarecall.net |
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| May 10 | Wet Your Thistle Regatta
Hoover Sailing Club Westerville, OH |
Doug Squires
(614) 781-9472 |
2008 Results |
| May 10 | Rob Roy Invitational
Greater Richmond Sailing Association Richmond, VA |
Bill Kitchens
bill.kitchens@att.net (804) 227-3665 |
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| May 10 | SSA Tune-Up Regatta
Severn Sailing Club Annapolis, MD |
Joe McCorkell
JoeMcCorkell@comcast.net (410) 295-5292 |
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| May 16-18 | Sperry Top-Sider NOOD
Puget Sound Seattle, WA |
CYC Seattle
cycsea@eskimo.com (206) 789-1919 |
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| May 17-18 | Damfull Regatta
Leatherlips Yacht Club Columbus, OH |
Bob France
thistle3882@wideopenwest.com (614) 792-9210 |
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| May 17-18 | Jeff Kitchin Memorial Regatta
Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club Mt Arlington, NJ |
Lloyd Kitchin
kitchindmd@hotmail.com |
Lloyd Kitchin |
| May 17 | Bemus Bay Regattas Listen to, meet and speak with GARY JOBSON at YMCA Camp Onyahsa B-B Regattas Beneficiaries: American Cancer Society and Camp Onyahsa Hardship-Scholarship Lake Chautauqua Dewittville, NY |
Al Nottage anottage@stny.rr.com (716)397-3777 Cost of Lunch and Event $25 More Information |
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| May 24-25 | Hog Wild Regatta
Thistle Fleet #146 Grande Maumelle Sailing Club Lake Maumelle, Little Rock, Arkansas |
Nicole Claas
sailing@arkansas.net 501-539-0793 cell |
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| May 24-25 | Memorial Day Regatta
Eugene Yacht Club Eugene, OR |
Ken Emmes
emmes@comcast.net |
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| May 24-25 | SCAL Districts (Memorial Day Regatta)
Alamitos Bay YC Long Beach, CA |
Bob Larzelere
blarzelere@deltronic.com (714) 962-3705 |
Skip Kempff |
| May 24-25 | Dixie Regatta (SESS)
Atlanta Yacht Club Atlanta, GA |
Robert Mitchell
rsmitchell@paychex.com 770.345.2336 |
2008 Results |
| May 31 - June 1 | Lake Erie District Championship Sandusky Sailing Club Sandusky, OH |
Wes Blazer blaze@accelogy.com |
2007 Winner: Kyle Finefrock |
| May 31 - June 1 | LIS District Championship
Cedar Point Yacht Club Westport, CT |
Matt Kreuzkamp
Mattk@ajkreuzkamp.com |
2008 District Results
2008 Open Results |
| May 31 - June 1 | SeneCanoe Regatta
Rochester Canoe Club Rochester, NY |
Chris Connelly
theconnellyfam@gmail.com 585-663-5661 |
2008 Results |
| May 31 | Cattail Regatta
Jolly Roger Sailing Club Toledo, OH |
NOR
Ron Gall Ron.Gall@yahoo.com 419-450-6972 |
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| JUNE | Event and Location | NOR and Contact Information | Past Champions/Results |
| June 7-8 | Mid America District Championship
Cheney Lake Wichita, KS |
Lauren O'Hara
dolphina10@hotmail.com |
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| June 7-8 | Mentor Harbor Regatta
Mentor Harbor Yachting Club Metor Harbor, OH |
Linda Jayne
Linda.Jayne@tri-c.edu |
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| June 7-8 | Central Atlantic District Championship
Greater Richmond Sailing Association Richmond, VA |
Rowland Brown
rowland.brown2007@comcast.net (804) 550-3848 |
Scott Latham |
| June 7-8 | Vancouver Lake Sailing Club Regatta
Vancouver Lake Vancouver, WA |
Jen Wisemore
jen@wisemore.info |
Dennis Lettenmaier |
| June 7-8 | Bottoms Up Regatta/
SE Interdistrict Championship (SESS) Lake Murray Sailing Club Chapin, SC (Located 20-miles West of Columbia, SC) |
Bob Lockwood rlockwood@sc.rr.com (803) 932-2076 PH (803) 932-2077 FX -OR- John Sweet johnwsweet@aol.com (803) 261-5228 |
2007 winner: Mark Gise |
| June 14-15 | Berlin Yacht Club Invitational Regatta Berlin Yacht Club North Benton, Ohio |
Contact Vice Commodore George Gecik renji@aol.com |
2007 Thistle winner: Karl Felger |
| June 14-15 | Great Pond Regatta
Cowan Lake Wilmington, OH |
Doug Fisher
gofish3999@yahoo.com |
Steve Lavender |
| June 14-15 | Niagara-Frontier District Championship Otsego Sailing Club Cooperstown, NY |
David Ainsworth 18 Yager Avenue Oneonta, NY 13820 (607)267-4820 dainsworth@bluebottle.com |
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| June 14-15 | NJ District Championship
Nockamixon Sail Club Doylestown, PA |
Craig Smith
smithcraig@comcast.net (215) 675-3868 |
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| June 14-15 | Great Pond Regatta
Cowan Lake Wilmington, OH |
Doug & Cindy Fisher
Gofish3999@yahoo.com |
2007 Champion: Steve Lavendar, #3893 |
| June 21-22 | Michiana District Championship
Crescent Sail Yacht Club Grosse Pointe, MI |
Ken Swetka
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| June 21-22 | Adirondack Invitational Regatta
Saratoga Lake Sailing Club Saratoga, NY |
Dave Hudson
hudsod@rpi.edu (518) 276-8836 |
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| June 21-22 | Lake Michigan District Championship
IBYC Springfield, IL This is an open regatta, all welcome. |
Kevin Arrow
k.arrow@charter.net 314 409-1704 |
Last Year's Champion: Mike Gillian |
| June 28-29 | Great Lakes Championship
Seneca Yacht Club Seneca, NY |
NOR
Joy Martin jmartin98@rochester.rr.com |
2008 Results |
| June 28-29 | Pacific Northwest District Champ./
Emerald Cup Regatta Triton YC Eugene, OR |
Carrie Harrington
sail-verboten@comcast.net |
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| June 28-29 | Governors Cup (CS)
Carolina Sailing Club Kerr Lake, NC |
John Norton
jnorton@moneymailer.com (919) 968-1223 |
Lincoln Baxter |
| JULY | Event and Location | NOR and Contact Information | Past Champions/Results |
| July 5-6 | Independence Day Regatta
Pymatuning Yacht Club Fleet 31 Jamestown, PA |
Jim Beard
jwilbeard@sbcglobal.net (440) 247-8659 |
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| July 5-6 | Meigs/Doldrums (SESS)
Fort Walton Yacht Club Ft Walton Beach FL |
Loy Vaughan
vaughan@math.uab.edu (205) 995-1216 |
Loy Vaughan |
| July 12-13 | Gregor MacGregor (SESS, FS)
Old Towne Dinghy Club Fernandina Beach, FL |
NOR
Bill Kavanaugh captwhk@aol.com (904) 261-3158 |
Vlasta Kunc |
| July 12-13 | Super Sail XXXVI
on Lake Michigan Winnetka Yacht Club Winnetka, IL |
Bill Perley
BPerley@Braner.com 224-612-0807 (c) |
2007 Champion: Steve Lavender |
| July 19-20 | Atlantic Coast Championship Regatta
Sayville Yacht Club Blue Point, NY |
Mike McBride
mcbridemw@sbcglobal.net |
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| July 19-20 | Yale Lake Regatta
Yale Lake Cougar, WA |
Mike Reese
michael.a.rees@gmail.com |
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| July 19-20 | High Sierra Regatta
Fresno YC Huntington Lake, CA |
Dave Keran
kerans@comcast.net (559) 432-3073 |
Ron Smith |
| July 24-27 | Bemus Bay Regattas Bemus Point, NY Family Regattas including Children Cardboard and Plywood Boat Building Vintage Hydroplane exhibition racing July 26-27 Chautauqua Lake Championship Sailing Regatta |
Al Nottage anottage@stny.rr.com (716)397-3777 Event Schedule |
Last 2 years champion: Henri Kutschke |
| July 26-27 | Chautauqua Lake Championship Sailing Regatta
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| July 26-27 | Pacific Coast Championship/
Howard Prairie Regatta Rogue Yacht Club Ashland, OR |
Mike O'Bryan
coyote@alyrica.net |
Ron Smith |
| AUGUST | Event and Location | NOR and Contact Information | Past Champions/Results |
| August 2 | TCA Jr National Championship
Pensacola Yacht Club Pensacola, FL |
NOR and Registration
Paul Abdullah paulabdu@bellsouth.net |
Tyler Andrews |
| August 2 | TCA Women's National Championship
Pensacola Yacht Club Pensacola, FL |
NOR and Registration
Paul Abdullah paulabdu@bellsouth.net |
Haley Lhamon |
| August 4-8 | TCA National Championship
Pensacola Yacht Club Pensacola, FL |
NOR and Registration
Paul Abdullah paulabdu@bellsouth.net |
Results |
| August 23 | Vermillion Boat Club (LEFS)
Vermillion Boat Club Vermillion, OH |
Linda Taylor
capt.ron7245@juno.com |
John Riddle |
| August 23-24 | Lumberjack Regatta
Tupper Lake Tupper Lake, NY |
Elmer Richards
Rplantsail@aol.com (914) 941-2081 |
Dan Fien |
| August 23-24 | One design Regatta
Mission Bay Yacht Club San Diego, CA |
Cesar Romero
annamax@msn.com |
Cesar Romero |
| August 24 | Outlook Trophy (12.8 mile pursuit race)
Fleet 68 South Coast Corinthian Yacht Club Marina del Rey, CA |
Brian Mason
thistle3500@verizon.net |
Last Year's Champion: Brian Mason |
| August 30-31 | Crab Regatta
Severn Sailing Club Annapolis, MD |
Joe McCorkell
JoeMcCorkell@comcast.net (410) 295-5292 |
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| August 30-31 | Labor Day Regatta + Luau
Alamitos Bay YC Long Beach, CA |
Bob Larzelere
blarzelere@deltronic.com (714) 962-3705 |
Ron Smith |
| SEPTEMBER | Event and Location | NOR and Contact Information | Past Champions/Results |
| September 6-7 | Harvest Moon Regatta
Atwood Yacht Club Dellroy, Ohio |
NOR - Available on the AYC website by June 1, 2008
Vice Commodore Steve Tischbein steve.tischbein.bx64@statefarm.com |
Last Year's Champion: Kyle Finefrock, Fleet 120 |
| September 6-7 | Fall Frontier (ECFS)
Rochester Canoe Club Rochester, NY |
NOR
Complete ECFS Schedule Bill Dexter dextercs@rochester.rr.com |
Results |
| September 6-7 | Old Goat Regatta (SEFS)
Lake Lanier Sailing Club Flowery Branch, GA |
Jon Doyle
jon.doyle@elan.com (770) 540-4018 |
Greg Griffin |
| September 13-14 | Dornin Memorial Regatta (LEFS)
Pymatuning Yacht Club Fleet 31 Jamestown, PA |
Jim Beard
jwilbeard@sbcglobal.net (440) 247-8659 |
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| September 13-14 | Blow Hard Regatta
Cowan Lake Wilmington, OH |
Doug Fisher
gofish3999@yahoo.com |
Andy Lawrence |
| September 13-14 | Horrocks/Palmer Regatta (ECFS)
Sayville Yacht Club Blue Point, NY |
NOR and Registration Form
Complete ECFS Schedule Paul-Jon Patin pjpatin@dynalantic.com |
Results |
| September 13-14 | Glimmerglass Regatta
Otsego Sailing Club Cooperstown, NY |
David Ainsworth
dainsworth@bluebottle.com (607) 267-4820 |
Results and Write-Up |
| September 13-14 | Whale of a Sail
Carlyle Sailing Association Carlyle, IL |
Kevin Arrow
k.arrow@charter.net 314-409-1704 |
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| September 13-14 | Blow Hard Co-Regatta-Thistles and Jet14's
Cowan Lake Wilmington, OH |
Doug & Cindy Fisher
Gofish3999@yahoo.com |
2007 Champion: Andy Lawrence #3786 |
| September 20 | Cleveland's Fall Regatta
Fleet #1 Cleveland Yacht Club Rocky River, OH |
John Yingling
john.yingling@sbcglobal.net |
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| September 20-21 | Mint Julep Regatta
Louisville Sailing Club Louisville, KY |
Bryan Hollingsworth
bristolbhh@insightbb.com (859)806-5908 |
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| September 20-21 | Goetz Memorial Regatta (ECFS)
Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club Mt Arlington, NJ |
NOR
Complete ECFS Schedule Bob Walter wwalter@livingston.org |
Results |
| September 20-21 | Wild Turkey (SEFS)
Oconee Sailing & Yacht Club Milledgeville, GA |
Jack Mahaney
jackcolleen@cox.net (478) 319-7293 |
Greg Griffin |
| September 27-28 | Naptown Regatta
Indianapolis Sailing Club Indianapolis, IN |
Paul Dovey
pldovey@yahoo.com (317) 842-2771 |
Bill Millholland |
| September 27-28 | Fontelieu Invitational (ECFS)
Cedar Point Yacht Club Westport, CT |
Complete ECFS Schedule
Jesse Gaylord jesse.gaylord@gmail.com |
Results |
| September 27 | Johnson Memorial Regatta
Lake Chautauqua Chautauqua, NY |
Tom Hubbell
hubbellthomas@ussailing.net (740) 363-3060 |
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| OCTOBER | Event and Location | NOR and Contact Information | Past Champions/Results |
| October 4-5 | Ice Breaker (LEFS)
Crescent Sail Yacht Club / Thistle Fleet #2 Grosse Pointe, MI |
Ken Swetka
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Last Year's Winner - Skip Dieball |
| October 4-5 | Kayaderosseras Kup (ECFS)
Saratoga Lake Sailing Club Ballston Spa, NY |
NOR
Complete ECFS Schedule Dave Hudson hudsod@rpi.edu (518) 276-8836 |
Results |
| October 4-5 | Sound One Design Championship
Puget Sound Seattle, WA |
Jen Wisemore
jen@wisemore.info |
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| October 4-5 | Old Salty (SEFS)
Lake Norman Yacht Club Charlotte, NC |
NOR
Sean Murphy smurphy72@carolina.rr.com (704) 533-5442 cell |
Mike Ross |
| October 4 | Lake Mission Viejo Invitational
LMVYC Mission Viejo, CA |
Ron Meyer
ronm@smwd.com |
Stu Robertson |
| October 11-12 | Oyster Roast (ECFS)
Severn Sailing Club Annapolis, MD |
NOR
Complete ECFS Schedule Joe McCorkell JoeMcCorkell@comcast.net (410) 295-5292 |
Results |
| October 11 | Fall Blow-Out (LEFS)
North Cape Yacht Club Monroe, MI |
John Greiner
redcloud15059@aol.com |
Results |
| October 18-19 | Small Boat Fall Regatta
Coronado Yacht Club San Diego, CA |
Mike Poltorak
poltorakmi@cox.net |
Results |
| October 18-19 | Lake Erie Fall Series Finale (LEFS)
Buckeye Lake Yacht Club Buckeye Lake, OH |
Don Harris
donharris@alltel.net |
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| October 18-19 | LoGerfo Memorial Regatta (ECFS)
Nyack Boat Club Nyack, NY |
NOR
Complete ECFS Schedule Jared Ridder jared3602@yahoo.com |
Results |
| October 18-19 | Great Pumpkin Regatta (SEFS)
Birmingham Sailing Club Birmingham, AL |
Loy Vaughan
vaughan@math.uab.edu (205) 955-1216 |
Sean Burke |
| October 25-26 | Heather Bowl (ECFS)
Red Dragon Canoe Club Edgewater, NJ |
NOR
Complete ECFS Schedule Brent Barbehenn bbarbehenn@metrocommercial.com |
Results |
| NOVEMBER | Event and Location | NOR and Contact Information | Past Champions/Results |
| November 1-2 | Bloody Mary Regatta (SEFS, CS)
Western Carolina Sailing Club Anderson, SC |
Scott Griffin
scott.griffin@mindspring.com (864) 268-1866 |
Paul Abdullah |
| November 1-6 | Sunkist #2
Balboa Yacht Club Newport Beach, CA |
Bob Larzelere
blarzelere@deltronic.com (713) 962-3705 |
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| November 1 | Sunkist #1
Balboa Yacht Club Newport Beach, CA |
Bob Larzelere
blarzelere@deltronic.com (713) 962-3705 |
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| November 8-9 | MBYC Thistle Invitational
Mission Bay Yacht Club San Diego, CA |
NOR, Entry Form, and Sailing Instructions are available on the MBYC website.
Mike Poltorak poltorakmi@cox.net |
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| November 8-9 | Jubilee (SEFS)
Pensacola Yacht Club Pensacola, FL |
Loy Vaughan
vaughan@math.uab.edu (205) 995-1216 |
Blair Dryden |
| November 22-23 | Turkey Day Regatta
Alamitos Bay YC Long Beach, CA |
Bob Larzelere
blarzelere@deltronic.com (714) 962-3705 |
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| DECEMBER | Event and Location | NOR and Contact Information | Past Champions/Results |
| No dates yet posted |
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