Shaw Island Classic
The Montana Cup Regatta Moth Class World
August 8
July 31–August 2 Championship &
US National Championships
The 39th annual Shaw Island Classic
North Flathead Yacht Club, in
is the high point of the summer sailing
Somers, Montana, will host the Montana
August 6-15
activities in the San Juan Islands and will
Sailing Championships (Montana
be held Saturday, August 8. All sailboats
Cup), to be held July 31 thru August The Columbia Gorge Racing
are grouped into divisions depending on
2. There will be four open fleets for Association is pleased to have been
their type, class, and handicap ratings.
displacement boats and one open fleet selected to host the 2009 CST Composites
The divisions include multihulls,
for nondisplacement boats. Fleet breaks International Moth Class World and
unballasted centerboards, registered
will be determined by quantity and type US National Championships. This
PHRF boats and cruising sailboats of all
of yachts entered. In addition, classes championship regatta is expected to
sizes and rigs.
with a minimum of five one-design attract top level sailors from around the
The race starts and finishes in Friday
boats may be given their own start. world to test their skills in the famous
Harbor and has just one mark and
This year The Montana Sailing winds of the Columbia River Gorge. The
that’s Shaw Island. The course permits
Championships is pleased to Moth Worlds will be returning to North
rounding Shaw Island either clockwise
acknowledge its major sponsors Sail America for the first time since 1976 and
or counter-clockwise and offers a
Montana and Tamarack Brewing will be held in the waters off Cascade
navigational challenge as currents,
Company of Lakeside. Locks Marine Park.
winds, and projected boat speed must be
Register before July 27 to avoid Website:
www.mothworlds2009.org/
factored into the equation to determine
late payment. For further information Host Club:
www.cgra.org
which way is best to round the island.
check:
www.nfyc.org or Tom Abel NOR:
http://cgra.org/Regatta_
After a spirited day competing on
at
tom@abelengineeringinc.com, events_2009/2009%20Moth%20Worlds/
the water, a hearty lasagna dinner will be
(406) 752-7665. NOR_2009_IMCA_US_Natl_&_Worlds.pdf
served and winners will be announced
at an awards ceremony.
PITCH 2009
Contact Bill Wertz at williamwertz@
hotmail.com or (360) 298-0594 or SJIYC
Seattle YC Mark Mayer
September 5-6
at (360) 378-3434 or downloading the
Opening Day Race
form at
www.sjiyc.com. All entries must
Come for the wind, stay for the party!
be received at the club no later than 8:00
May 3 Sponsored by Wilson Motors/Mercedes
pm Friday, August 7.
Benz, the 36th Annual PITCH Regatta
Class 1
will be hosted by the Bellingham
1 il Falco Express 37 Cory Anderson
RIPS Canadian Race Week
Yacht Club on September 5-6. Over the
2 Dec of Indep Express 37 Brian Watkins
years, this regatta has proven to be the
August 15-19
3 Anomaly SC 50 Bill Elmer
4 Flash 1D 48 Steve Travis
premier ‘end of summer’ regatta with
4 Strider N/M 55 David Pickett
fair winds and sun as the predominant
RIPS Yachting Ltd presents RIPS
4 Shoot The Moon Petr 2 ton Donald Wills
weather pattern, making for great
Canadian Race Week 2009 and welcomes
4 The Black Knight Bene 36.7 M. Skene
racing. This year will feature greeter
all PHRF-NW, PHRF-BC and One- Class 2 boat and libations, free moorage in the
Design entries. Port Browning on North
1 Puttanesca Melges 24 Marv Toland
Port of Bellingham’s Squalicum Marina,
Pender Island will host the RIPS regatta,
2 SB3 Laser SB3 Dan Krier
free burgers and libations at the Friday
August 15-19.
3 Moya J- 22 Dan Mathews
evening skipper’s meeting; Saturday
The five day race schedule will
4 Habit Audi Melges 20 Joe Williams
night barbeque, with live entertainment
Class 3
be managed by Paul Ulibarri and
1 Lightfoot Beneteau Steve Leonard
by the Atlantics. New for this year are
supported on-the-water by a team of
2 Sea Trek II Cata Tom Madden
discounted hotel rates at the Bellingham
skilled volunteers and key sponsors;
3 Mata Hari Cata 36 P. Walchenbach
Best Western and Econo Lodge Suites
Cooper Boating, BC Yacht Insurance
4 Runaway Norlin Phil Calvert
hotels. Camping accommodations and
Brokers and Bosun’s Yacht Sales & 5 Loon (NFS) Warwick Cardinal Taylor Clark discount haul outs at Seaview North
Service. RIPS Yachting Ltd expresses
6 Starbird Dehler 41 DS Mike Milburn
Boatyard; free storage for cruising gear
its gratitude to affiliates; CFSA and
Class 4
and the great raffle benefiting the Junior
Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club and
1 Valkyrie T-bird James Frazier
Sailing program. PITCH is a Grand Prix
additional sponsors, Holmes Realty,
2 Hussy II T-bird Derek Ormerod
and 48° North Top 25 qualifying regatta:
3 Puffy T-bird Tim Satre
Lewmar, Okanagan Springs, TD Canada
4 Euphoric T-bird Casey Dougherty
PHRF and One Design Fleets welcome;
Trust, Through My Eyes Productions,
5 Zoe T-bird Nic Wayand
Kelly O’Neil team trophy competition;
Westport, Whatever Floats Your Boat
6 Kintra T-bird Eric Dormaier
consideration is being given for short
and UK-Halsey Sailmakers Northwest.
7 Thunderbaby T-bird Duane Emnott
handed and long distance races. NOR is
Log on to
www.rips.ca to register or 7 Invader T-bird Marty Godsil posted at www.BYC.org; or contact Neil@
contact (250) 656-0599.
zeninternet.com or
Info@BYC.org
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