Winter Viper Circuit

[Dawn Kozak]

Chris and I are talking about driving the boat down at Christmas time.  I actually grew up in Venice, FL and my parents still live near there. (Venice is about an hour south of St. Pete, for anyone whose never heard of it.)  This way the boat won't have to spend any cold lonely january days in our driveway in NJ.  It can hang out in the sunshine getting aclimated to the Florida weather.

As to the weather on LIS in October, on the first day last year, I had on a wetsuit and full foul weather gear as it was cold, windy and raining.  Day two - shorts and a t-shirt.  You never can tell.  It's worht it though, because the sailing is a lot of fun and you can get to the race course in less than 10 minutes.

[Tim Dunton]

Wet suit ? Foulies We don' need no steeenkin' foulies.



Alabama Tim

[Justin Scott]

Wet suit ? Foulies We don' need no steeenkin' foulies.



Alabama Tim

Well your crew......the Viperettes..... needed something more than bikinis at the St Pete NOOD.
When the temperature dropped below 72, they pulled the plug on you!
"If we cant git no sunshine, then we goin get us some moonshine" 

[Justin Scott]

How about including this on a "Fall Circuit" next year. Its the weekend before the Lake Norman regatta. Its only an hour away from Lake Norman and it is the local club of the Barracudas'  Viper.

Columbia Sailing Club
48th Annual Midlands Regatta
November 3-4, 2007
COLUMBIA SAILING CLUB invites you to our Midlands Regatta -- famous throughout the Southeast as a weekend of
fun on and off the water. From the racing courses to the party wagon, & OYSTER ROAST we?re set for a weekend you
won?t want to miss. Two great days of racing are planned, with courses for all ages and all sailboats. Some of the
classes expected include:
Optimist Sunfish JY-15 Y-Flyer Santana 20 Catalina 25 PHRF Spin
Laser MC Scow E -Scow Catamaran San Juan 21 Level Fleet 171 PHRF Non Spin
LAUNCHING ramps, gin pole, and all the help you can use will be at your disposal.
CAMPING is available for tents and trailers next to the beach on a first-come, first-served basis, or sleep on your boat.
Your land support team can enjoy the beach and lake while you're on the race course.   

[Greg Jackson]

Time to make plans for the Arizona Yacht Club's Birthday Regatta and Leukemia Cup!

Tonight it is 60 degrees, but raining. That means it won't rain for another month.

Then off to San Diego for the first ever Pacific Ocean NOOD Regatta via San Diego Yacht Club! We are anticipating six to eight boats from Arizona... Come join the fun!

If anyone needs or wants to store a boat in between in Arizona, we have pleanty of spare room to do it.

Also, if you come early, we can find some extra bedrooms to crash in before and after the regatta!

[Justin Scott]

B'day, Leukemia, SD......Dates please?

[Greg Jackson]

Eight boats for the Arizona Yacht Club's Birthday Regatta and Leukemia Cup so far... Anyone else?

January 19th and 20th!

More information here...

http://www.arizonayachtclub.org/TheCalendar/2008/birthday_regatta.shtml