Hi guys
firstly great fun sailing at RYE,
for those of us looking at coming across the pond,
I see the dates are 7th-12th but what are
the racing days?
David
helm gbr 123
Thursday, March 10 to Saturday, March 12.
Jonathan
cheers
Newsflash - Hot off the Presses.
Miami Bacardi Race Week.
1. Coral Reef Yacht Club have offered to host the Vipers at the Bacardi this year. We couldn't say "Yes Please" fast enough.
In 2009 many of us remember the Vipers at Coral Reef Cup when we sailed out of CRYC. Super amazing hospitality, great facility, stepped out our boats and went to the tiki bar by the pool.
In 2010 at Bacardi week, the Viper fleet were split between BBYC, Shake -A-Leg, and a public ramp for fishing boats. It was hard for the fleet to feel the same sense of camraderie if you were not all rafted together. CRYC loves the Viper fleets and decided to take us in.
2. Launching and pulling is included in the entry fee. CRYC will provide launching windows for the Vipers at the club, while the Stars are out racing on Tuesday and Wednesday. Shake A Leg will provide launching for anyone who cant get in the window.
We will have our own trailer storage between CRYC and the Key so no more fighting for public parking spots next to S-A-L.
The haul out is going to be at S-A-L. We will organize ourselves between the ramp and the hoist at S-A-L and a portion of the parking area will be suitably cordoned off.
3. Parties will all be centrally located at one tent + a Viper party at the club.
One last message. CRYC says please don't bring your swim wear and jump into the gorgeous, blue swimming pool located right by the tiki bar overlooking the wonderful acqua waters of Biscayne Bay, only steps away from where your boat is moored........but if you do (and we certainly understand the effects of our daquiris) please bring your own towels!
Coral Reef YC and Etchells fleet also ask if the Viper have any interest in participating in the Coral Reef Cup at the end of March. Casual and fun.
Alternatively, is there any demand for a casual Viper regatta in Miami before the Bacardi in February?
November 23, 2010 (Miami, Fla.) ? Following a successful inaugural year, BACARDI? Miami Sailing Week (BMSW) will return to Coconut Grove in Miami, Fla., for its second annual running from March 6-12, 2011. In addition, the organizing committee has announced the creation of BACARDI Newport Sailing Week, which will be held in Newport, R.I., from June 23-26, 2011. Both events will be presented by EFG Bank with Bacardi U.S.A., Inc. reconfirmed as the title sponsor.
Featured at the week-long regatta in Miami will be the 84th running of the historic BACARDI? Cup for the Star Class. The BACARDI Cup was conceived in 1927 as a three-day event with less than ten boats competing for the Trofeo BACARDI as part of Cuba?s Mid-Winter Championship. The regatta continued for 30 years until political unrest forced the BACARDI Cup to move in 1962 from Havana to the Coral Reef Yacht Club in Coconut Grove. Since continuing ever since in Miami, the BACARDI Cup has grown into an internationally renowned sailing spectacle with as many as 200 world-class sailors representing 23 different countries, all channeling the grand tradition of camaraderie that has made the event so cherished by its participants.
The Viper 640, along with the Melges 20, Melges 24 and the J/24 classes, will join the competition at BMSW. The event will be a six-day experience that will gather national and international sailing classes together in a fun-filled week of regattas, awards ceremonies, parties, and cultural exhibits. The racing begins on March 7, with events scheduled daily through March 12. The prestigious Coral Reef Yacht Club will coordinate on-water activities in collaboration with Biscayne Bay Yacht Club and Coconut Grove Sailing Club. The U.S. Sailing Center and Shake-A-Leg Miami will also support the event. Racing will be held on three separate courses approximately two miles out on Biscayne Bay. Event registration is online at MiamiSailingWeek.com
?We are pleased to be working again with our title sponsor Bacardi U.S.A., Inc. and EFG Bank, which has become the new presenting sponsor of the BACARDI Miami/Newport Sailing Weeks,? said Gabriele Pedone, President of STUDIOMILANO, which organizes both regattas. ?The fact that we will start a second event in Newport, Rhode Island, at Sail Newport next June, is confirmation that both our sponsors and participants enjoy the multi-class formula in a European-style regatta.?
Sponsorship opportunities are still available, including corporate and individual sponsor programs, as well as official supplier opportunities. Interested parties should contact
[email protected].
More information on the BACARDI Miami Sailing Week, the 84th BACARDI Cup, and BACARDI Newport Sailing Week is available at BacardiCup.com, MiamiSailingWeek.com, and NewportSailingWeek.com.
Just out of curiousity where are the Vipers rafting once launched? With 80+ stars hauling daily at CRYC and the Sailing Center and RC boats tied three abreast on the CRYC 2 floats, I doubt that CRYC can accomodate them unless they move some big boats out of their slips, which seems unlikely.
Joe Bainton USA 40
Vipers will be at CRYC. Launching will be while the Stars are racing and from that point the boats will stay in the water.
Jonathan
Quote from: Joseph Bainton on January 10, 2011, 06:19:03 PM
Just out of curiousity where are the Vipers rafting once launched? With 80+ stars hauling daily at CRYC and the Sailing Center and RC boats tied three abreast on the CRYC 2 floats, I doubt that CRYC can accomodate them unless they move some big boats out of their slips, which seems unlikely.
Joe Bainton USA 40
CRYC asked to have the Vipers this year. They like us. So they are moving some boats to make space for us. The Grandpa 20s are being holed away at Coconut Grove SC.
Joe I expect you will be holding up the Tiki bar as usual, but I assume you will be sailing the Star in this one. We have at least two Viperers driving Stars, maybe three.
All the more reasons for Vipers to be at CRYC.......for us, being part of the tradition of the Bacardi is a true honour...not "just another regatta"
I'm still concerned that there are only 5 Vipers signed up for Bacardi...
It's unfortunate that yes we have a second regatta going on that weekend. It's clearly drawn away a bunch of boats and makes it hard for people who want to sail and for whom the two are of roughly equal distances to decide what to do. Justin has put a huge amount of work into building relationships with Bacardi and EFG. For that reason, I'd encourage any fence sitters to come to Miami. It would be great to once again out draw the the Grandpa 20s. MGRW with 16 boats entered is already a success.
Definitely not comfortable lobbying people to do one regatta over another but that's the way I see it. Next year won't be an issue.
If anyone needs any help w/ logistics or has any questions, contact me
here ([email protected]).
How 'bout St. Pete NOODS, anybody else comin'?
Quote from: Craig Wilusz on January 12, 2011, 12:33:25 PM
How 'bout St. Pete NOODS, anybody else comin'?
FWIW... I'm passing on St. Pete.
Jonathan
If anyone is looking for accomodation in coconut grove during Miami RW, please let me know. We are looking at a great deal for renting a house, walking distance to the race site.
I'm working on the logistics of getting one or both of our Vipers down to Miami. I need to sort out boat storage between Miami and Charleston.
Justin, I'm interested in accommodations.
10 Vipers registered now . More to come.
There is storage at Charleston or Miami. Most of the northern boats will head up to Charleston after Bacardi and leave our boats there . Then pick them up for CRW.
Bacardi ends on Saturday. So we stay at a motel en route to Charleston. Breakfast at Charleston and then a leisurely drive North on Sunday (not forgetting lunch at the legendary rib shack on 95) . Last year some folks left their trucks at Charleston and flew home.
Big dump of snow here in CT. I am soooo ready for mojitos!
Quote from: Justin Scott on January 27, 2011, 10:18:23 AM
(not forgetting lunch at the legendary rib shack on 95) .
The Georgia Pig off I-95 in Brunswick GA...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=georgia+pig,+2712+US+Highway+17+S,+GA&aq=&sll=31.155527,-81.480789&sspn=0.165999,0.363579&ie=UTF8&hq=georgia+pig,+2712+US+Highway+17+S,&hnear=Georgia&ll=31.143774,-81.508598&spn=0.178361,0.33783&z=12
who to contact for miami storage?
shakealeg?
thanks
rick
Rick,
Maybe I can help. What are your plans? Arrival date? Departure date? Any interest in also doing the Coral Reef Cup, March 25-27 (which could turn into a two day affair for Vipers if that's the preference).
Jonathan
I have got to figure out how to get my Viper down from Rhode Island.
Currently residing in Southern Florida, so looking for Miami , Lauderdale storage after the regatta until Charleston time.
Mast down storage available near MIA. Will send details on Monday.
Jonathan
Remember this year we are sailing out of Coral Reef YC, so we will be stepping straight from the boats to the Tiki bar by the pool.
Lets plan to gather there, enjoy a few mojitos and make post Bacardi party evening plans.
Ched Proctor and Chuck Allen have offered to do a tactics and tuning debrief after racing which we can also do at the club.
Cliff Clarke has a 35' power boat which will be the Viper tender, complete with Viper battle flag and cold ones for those who need that essential refreshment between races.
Some of us are renting a house in the Grove, we will let you know address of Viper Central which will be walking distance from the club.
Okay, I'm in! #14
I'm looking for housing if anyone has leads. obleck [at] gmail
Took a cruise around Biscane bay yesterday in a 28ft Rib. Wow, that is a pretty dam nice place to sail.
Quote from: Matt Sole on February 06, 2011, 11:55:33 AM
Took a cruise around Biscane bay yesterday in a 28ft Rib. Wow, that is a pretty dam nice place to sail.
Quote from: Matt Sole on February 06, 2011, 11:55:33 AM
Took a cruise around Biscane bay yesterday in a 28ft Rib. Wow, that is a pretty dam nice place to sail.
Yes. Yes, it is :)
I can't wait, more &$(@# snow tomorrow!
Sent from my Galaxy Tab or Vibrant using Tapatalk & Swype, sorry for any Swypo's
Woo hoo! Can't tell who #15 is, but it sounds like we have a quorum!
See ya'll in Miamah!
I now have lodging and at least 1 crew. Hopefully 2 crew by end of day.
Now, to call Selden for a new outboard boom end, and find my insurance renewal.
And dig the boat out from behind a 4' snowbank!!
Preliminary visit to MIA next week for Strictly Sail. Can't beat 2 trips to Miami in February/March, really helps spring arrive sooner. :)
Wow, up to 16 reg'd! Cool!
Phew, I was getting worried.
It was a close call but my boat will be at Miami. I have classes this week so I can't race Thursday and Friday.
It is still preliminary but I will have a skipper for the week days and I will get to sail on Saturday.
But don't worry as of Friday evening I will be down in miami making a real scene!
Hi Miami RW folks,
I'm still looking for a place for my crew and myself. I have heard that there was a little "village" of sorts that had formed, i.e. a few houses people have rented. Any space left?
I also found a 4br house near where this village probably is (based on last year), but I would need some people so split it with. I also have leads on a couple of other smaller properties in the Grove.
Call me at 617-513-9841 or email obleck [at] gmail
Thx!
Hi guys, heads up if you're still looking for space:
I got the Courtyard Marriott/Grove for a bid of $110 just now (comes out to $127/night) on priceline, Thur-Sat.
To do this:
- Log in, put in your dates and Miami. Search. ~220 hotels.
- Refine by selecting Coral Gables/Coconut Grove, and 3 stars. Click "Update Hotels"
- Click on Map View
- You should see only two hotels, the Courtyard and the Residence Inn. (If not, don't proceed unless you're familiar with Priceline tricks)
- Click on one of the "Name your Price" buttons.
- Select Coral Gables/Grove and three stars from the bid criteria
- set in your bid (e.g. $110) and go through the steps. If you win it, you will own it, so make sure everything's right.
- if you don't win, you can bid again by adding "North Miami" to the criteria. North Miami has no 3-star hotels, so you an bid again and still just be in the same area.
Note: the CYM charges ~$20/night to park, so have other arrangements in mind. Likely we can park at Dinner Key
Is your place full Olaf?
I am broke as a joke and need a place to stay Friday and Saturday night.
Quote from: Matt Sole on March 01, 2011, 10:05:14 PM
Is your place full Olaf?
Sorry Matt, we've got three in there.
I've also got a line on a cottage if anyone is looking. It's $100/night and had a queen and a twin bed. Indiana and 27th Ave.
Lets find a couch for matt.
I shared the same berth with him (alternating watch), the whole way to Bermuda and it really wasnt so bad.
Highlight of the trip was coming offwatch and finding Matt's outline on the berth after he had vacated the berth like a police forensic line drawing of a dead body.
Seriously, Matt is coming down Friday night....... we can find a couch for him for one evening right?
Hi guys
looking forward to my first time in Miami...
I'm trying to get to North Carolina after the regatta.
my mate is "studying" at UNC...
is anyone driving past or where should I fly too?
thank you
Dave
We'll be driving thru North Carolina and have space. But your mate should come and meet us at a I 95 exit.
Hi all,
One of my crew is arriving in Ft. Lauderdale Monday night. Is anyone passing by there on their way to Miami, and/or have an extra crash space for one night? I don't think we're arriving until Tue. AM.
She's hot.... :-)
Quote from: Olaf Bleck on March 04, 2011, 09:57:03 AM
Hi all,
One of my crew is arriving in Ft. Lauderdale Monday night. Is anyone passing by there on their way to Miami, and/or have an extra crash space for one night? I don't think we're arriving until Tue. AM.
She's hot.... :-)
Are you bringing her to Charleston too? She's great dinner company.
What's going on down there in Miami? Only 10 boats in the first race
Quote from: Eric Vigrass on March 10, 2011, 10:14:53 PM
What's going on down there in Miami? Only 10 boats in the first race
One boat out first race on account of keel issue. My boat got left home and we chartered 105 which ended up withdrawing due to illness, and another boat is sailing Fri/Sat only.
Today offered up one excellent race, 11-14knots, shorts/t-shirt weather. However, a squall line came through after race one and the fleet had some fun getting back in shore with some gusts in the 40's+ no doubt. Tomorrow forecast for 15-18, temp's in the high 70's, and no doubt a LONG day of great racing ahead.
Lookin' fwd to it!