CLUB RACING (contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com to add your club here)

Bradenton YC. Winter Races: starting in October until April. Races at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Thursday evening races 6:30 pm
start in April through Daylight Savings Time. PHRF racing on Manatee River. Gerry Baily, GBFlys@tampabay.rr.com, (941) 981-3891 .

Dunedin Boat Club. Spring in St Josephs Sound and Fall is Gulf PHRF racing. paul_auman@att.net

Edison Sailing Center, Fort. Myers. Sunfish, dinghy racing once a month, year around. 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. through Nov.

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.
 

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 the greater Fort Myers area and Marco Island (Southwest Florida). For more on the BOTY races, go to West Florida PHRF, or the West Florida Yacht Racing Association.

Suncoast Boat of the Year Races (SuncoastBOTY) This is the Tampa Bay Area. Two classes make up the BOTY races. The Spinnaker Class (SuncoastBOTY - S), and the Non-Spinnaker Class (SuncoastBOTY - NS)

Sarasota Bay Boat of the Year Races (SBBOTY)

Charlotte Harbor Boat of the Year Races (CHBOTY) - NOT YET FINALIZED

Caloosahatchee Boat of the Year Races (CBOTY) Ft. Myers/Cape Coral area

Naples/Marco Island Boat of the Year Races (SWFBOTY)   - NOT YET FINALIZED
september
4 Davis Island YC. PHRF Night Race to Sarasota
4-5 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. 64th Labor Day Regatta, All classes (SBBOTY)
18 Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society. Kayusa Cup PHRF (CBOTY)
18-19 Davis Island YC. Melges 24 series
18-19 St. Petersburg YC. Bruce Watters Regatta. Optimist Green fleet
25-26 St. Petersburg YC. District singlehanded championship and Cressy Trophy qualifier
25-26 Bradenton YC. Kickoff Regatta, PHRF (SBBOTY), (SuncoastBOTY - NS,S)
25-26 Davis Island YC. J/24 District 10 Green Bench Regatta
OCTOBER
1-3 Lake Eustis Sailing Club. Wildcat Regatta, Catamarans
2 Davis Island YC. Dore Drake Women’s PHRF racing
2-3 Dunedin Boat Club. Dunedin Cup and Kiwanis Regatta. (SuncoastBOTY - NS,S)
2-3  University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, district high school singlehanded championships
9 Cortez YC. Cortez Cup, PHRF (SBBOTY)
9-10 St. Petersburg YC.. SPYC Fall Bay Race, PHRF. (SuncoastBOTY - NS,S)
9-10 Clearwater Yacht Club. Clearwater Championship
9-10 St. Petersburg YC.. College match racing qualifier
15-17 Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society. Summerset Regatta, PHRF (SWFBOTY) (CHBOTY) (CBOTY)
16 Tampa Sailing Squadron. Rumgatta Regatta, PHRF
17 Tampa Sailing Squadron. Rumgatta Women's Regatta, PHRF
16-17 Davis Island YC, Melges 24 Atlantic Coast Championships
16-17 Edison Sailing Center. Junior Olympics River Romp Regatta
19-23 St. Petersburg YC.. Rolex Women’s Match Racing Invitational Osprey Cup
22-23 Davis Island YC. Classic to Clearwater. PHRF. (SuncoastBOTY - NS,S)
22-24 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Buzzelli Multihull Rendezvous, Stiletto Nationals
23 Lake Eustis Sailing Club. Florida Interscholastic Club 420 Team Racing
23-24 Naples Sailing & YC. Commodore's Cup. PHRF. (SWFBOTY)
23-24 Boca Ciega YC and Gulfport YC, Centennial All Class Regatta
24-26 Davis Island YC. Lightning Pan-Am Trials
29-31 St. Petersburg YC.. High school singlehanded championship
30-31 Clearwater Yacht Club. Clearwater Challenge, PHRF. (SuncoastBOTY - NS,S)
30-31 Lake Eustis Sailing Club. Inland Lakes Youth Regatta
   
NOVEMBER
5-6 St. Petersburg YC., collegiate singlehanded national championship
6 Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society, Festival of the Islands (CBOTY)
6 Sarasota YC, Sarasota Yacht Club Invitational (SBBOTY)
7-12 St. Petersburg YC., Snipe women’s world championship
13-14 Lake Eustis Sailing Club, MC Scow Southeastern Region Championship Regatta
13-14 Lake Eustis Sailing Club, MI7 Winter Series Regatta, No. 1
13-14 Marco Island YC, Fall Regatta
19-21 St. Petersburg YC., Distance Classic
20 Clearwater Community Sailing Center, Carlisle Classic
20-21 St. Petersburg YC., Snipe State Championship
27-28 Davis Island YC, Thanksgiving Regatta
DECEMBER
1-5 St. Petersburg YC, Disabled National Championship
4 Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society, Commodore’s Cup (CBOTY)
11-12  Lake Eustis Sailing Club, Laser State Championship Regatta
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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boat of the year races 2010-2011
Suncoast BOTY Section A, Spinnaker Classes
Sept. 25-26 BYC Fall Kickoff Regatta
Oct. 2-3 DBC Dunedin Cup
Oct. 9-10 SPYC Fall Bay Race
Oct. 22-23 DIYC Classic DIYC to Clearwater
Oct. 30-31 CYC Clearwater Challenge
Dec. 11-12 DIYC Commodores Cup
Jan. 8-9 DIYC Egmont Key
Mar. 5-6 SPYC Michelob Cup
Mar. 26-27 SPYC @PAG Crown Cars Regatta
April 1-3 Suncoast Race Week

Suncoast BOTY Section B, Non-Spinnaker, Racer-Cruiser, Cruising
Oct. 2-3 DBC Dunedin Cup
Oct. 9-10 SPYC Fall Bay Race
Oct. 22-23 DIYC Classic DIYC to Clearwater
Oct. 30-31 CYC Clearwater Challenge
Dec. 11-12 DIYC Commodores Cup
Jan. 8-9 DIYC Egmont Key
Mar. 5-6 SPYC Michelob Cup
Mar. 26-27 SPYC @PAG Crown Cars Regatta
April 1-3 Suncoast Race Week

Sarasota Bay BOTY
Sept. 4-5 2010 Labor Day Regatta Sarasota Sailing Squadron
Sept. 25-26 BYC Kick-Off Regatta Bradenton YC
Oct. 9 Cortez Cup ** Cortez YC
Nov. 6 SYC Invitational Regatta Sarasota YC
Feb. 12 February 12, 2011 Cherry Pie Regatta SSS
Feb. 26-27 February 26 - 27 Windjammer to Venice ** SSS & Venice YC
April 16 Shark’s Tooth Cup ** Venice SS & Venice YC
May 7 Sarasota Bay Cup Bird Key YC
   
Charlotte Harbor BOTY - NOT YET FINALIZED

Caloosahatchee BOTY
Sept 18 Kayusa Cup .CMCS (South Seas Plantation) 1
Oct 15-17. Summerset .Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society (CMCS) 4
Nov 6 Festival of the Islands .CMCS 4
Dec 4 Commodore’s Cup .CMCS 3
Feb 26 Edison Gulf Regatta .CMCS 4
March 5-6 Conquistador Cup .PGSC 4
March 19 Shrimp Festival .CMCS 3
March 26-27 Gulf Coast Sailing Club SWFL Regatta .GCSC 5
Naples/Marco Island BOTY - NOT YET FINALIZED