Whiskeytown Sailing
(For additional event information including a description of the venue, scoring rules, course options, pricing and more, scroll to the bottom of the page)
51 years on, and the Whiskeytown Regatta remains one of the best sailing events in Northern California. If all goes to plan, this year's event will be a huge success, and will give sailers from near and far the opportunity to get out on beautiful Whiskeytown Lake. The Regatta is open to dinghies, centerboards, keel boats and multi hulls.
Schedule
Friday, May 22
3:00PM – 6:00PM Late Registration, Skipper Check In at Regatta Headquarters at Brandy Creek Marina, Whiskeytown Lake, Redding, CA
Saturday, May 23
8:00AM – 9:15AM Late Registration and Competitor Check In at Regatta Headquarters, at Brandy Creek Marina, Whiskeytown Lake, Redding, CA
9:30AM - Competitors Meeting, near Regatta Headquarters
11:00AM – Warning Signal, First Start Social after racing - Dinner served at Regatta Headquarters.
Sunday, May 24
10:30AM - Warning Signal First Start. No warning after 1530 Three races will be scheduled for each day. One race is required to constitute a regatta. When 6 races are completed a boat’s series score will be the total of her races scored excluding her worst score. If fewer than 6 races are completed a boat’s series score will be the total of her races.
Fees
The fee to race in the Regatta is $55.00. Early entries received by May 16th may take a $10 discount. US Sailing members receive a $5.00 discount
Instructions
Sailing Instructions will be supplied with the registration packet upon skipper check in and shall be available on the Whiskeytown Sailing Club website, www.whiskeytownsailing.org on or before May 22, 2014
Venue
The racing area shall be the main body of water of Whiskeytown Lake. A detailed map is available at www.whiskeytownsailing.org under the “Resources” tab.
Courses
The courses will be selected from those published and furnished with the registration packet upon skipper check in.
Scoring Three races will be scheduled for each day. One race is required to constitute a regatta. When 6 races are completed a boat’s series score will be the total of her races scored excluding her worst score. If fewer than 6 races are completed a boat’s series score will be the total of her races. This changes RRS A2. Handicap Fleets will be scored using the Portsmouth Yardstick.
Prizes
Three trophies shall be awarded for each class.
Disclaimer
Competitors shall participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk (see RRS 4, DECISION TO RACE). The organizing authority does not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with, prior to, during, or after the regatta. 1 1 Insurance All competitors shall maintain marine liability insurance throughout the regatta.
Sailing Whiskeytown
"The main body of Whiskeytown Lake, from the dam to where the lake narrows just after Brandy Creek Marina, is the prime sailing area. Small boats (without tall masts) can sail under the Highway 299 Bridge, and boats certainly sail to and from Oak Bottom Marina. The area from Brandy Creek to the dam is really where the action is (as well as the most consistent wind). If you are sailing out there, you’ll see eight buoys (white floating cylinders) at various places around the lake, each with a number on it. These are the racing marks used to designate courses when the Whiskeytown Sailing Club runs its club races, as well as the Whiskeytown Memorial Regatta..." Click Here to read more about sailing Whiskeytown
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