Who's in, beside me?

In.

Aye

When is it?

Nov. 21/22 at the Clearwater Sailing Center.

Weather should be perfect for Uni sailing.

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=33767

http://www.weather.com/weather/wxdetail/USFL0085?dayNum=4

We really like this event. Great sailing and usually big wind. I wish we could be there, but after leaving the kids for three weekends and one week, we'll not be making it. Have a great time and we'll see you all at the next buoy regatta - Tradewinds.

We will not be there...family obligations.

Ahhh, the reason it's not on my calendar...I'll be in Europe.

Where in Europe? Or are you going under-cover, so the Paparazi can't hound you?

If this post is supposed to attract people to a regatta.. it is very unclear what its about.. I see no other posts about it, neither in open forums nor the NOR forums.

as a non racer.. i have no clue what area i am in, what this event is, who its for... etc

as a non racer.. i have no clue what area i am in, what this event is, who its for... etc

Then don't worry about it...

surely not going to "help attract new blood/racers" like that...

I was messing with you. Being in Dunedin, FL, you are in AREA D, and I'm sure you know where Clearwater is.

I am also sure that anyone interested in qualifying for the Alter Cup is not "new Blood" and already knows what "The Area D qualifier" is, and what area they are in, but incase they do not, go to the US Sailing web site and look around.

Oh... so its an Alter Cup quilifier... thanks for not expaining that.. :p

now i know...

U.S. Multihull Championship
http://championships.ussailing.org/Adult/USMHChampionship.htm

Qualifiers for 2010
http://championships.ussailing.org/Adult/USMHChampionship/Area_Elimination__NOR.htm

Two days of Racing on beautiful Clearwater Beach, Florida! Participants
South Eliminations are eligible for qualification to compete in the US Multihull Championship for the
EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Saturday October 17
Schedule
November 21 0800 – 0930 Registration
0930 Skippers Meeting
1030 First Warning, More Races to Follow
November 22 1000 First Warning, More Races to Follow
ENTRY FEE: Postmarked or before
Postmarked after
Make checks payable to “Clearwater Community Sailing Center”
Entry includes shirts and dinner Saturday night
Send a completed entry form and entry fee to:
ELIGIBILITY for the Area D South Elimination:
catamarans under 22.5 feet in length having a current US Sailing Portsmouth Number. Boats with Pr
Portsmouth handicaps, e.g., those with brackets [ ] or parentheses ( ) around their rating, are ineligible to compete in
Area Eliminations. Only boats in their original One
Portsmouth “correction factors” are not allowed. US Sailing Membership (Skipper and Crew) is
Eligible to Compete in the Eliminations.
LOCATION: Set up on the public beach north of the sailing center
Accommodations: http://search.live.com/results.aspx
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
US Sailing Area D Representative: David Ingram(352) 636
Smalldog266@comcast.net
Clearwater Community Sailing Center:
Jerald D. Harris <jharris@harris-burgin.com>
FOR COMPLETE DETAILS PLEASE SEE THE NOTICE OF RACE.
Regatta Invitation
for the 2010 US Multihull
Championship
November 21 and 22, 2009
qualified for
Hobie Alter Cup.

Andrew: the US Multihull Championship for the Hobie Alter Cup is an invitation-only closed event. The participants are (mostly) chosen from the different US Sailing areas over the country by winning their local "qualifier". Being in Florida, you're in Area D (South). In order to qualify to sail in the championship in 2010, you need to win the qualifier in Clearwater Florida. This is the event they're talking about.

Sailing in the qualifier is not unlike sailing in any other regatta (except that all boats start at once and are scored only on handicap), its just that the winner (and if your area has the largest participation, the second place team) gets to go the championship.

... thanks for not expaining that.. :p



That's what I'm best at, just ask my wife.


For the interested parties, here's the entry form:


http://home.comcast.net/~smalldog266/2010_Eliminations_Notice_of_Race.pdf

Thanks guys... now i know

Good luck to all that are participating...

This year the Area D South qualifier is piggybacking on the Carlylse Classic Regatta that has been going on at the Clearwater Community Sailing Center for at least the past 5 years. I did sail the regatta in lasers 15 years ago when I was in college, but am not sure if cats were a part of the regatta in those times.