2018 Fishers Island Sound Regatta 9/1&2

[Dave Nickerson]

The 4rd annual Fishers Island Sound Viper Regatta in eastern Connecticut will be Sept 1&2. Great event and great sailing in a unique venue.

Saturday is a distance race sponsored by Fishers Island YC with 80+ other boats around scenic Fishers Island (but a Viper one design start). Locals Dave and Moise promise to share the local navigation and current secrets. Cole actually followed our advice in 2015 and crushed the entire fleet.

Saturday night will take advantage of FIYC's great regatta party, followed by Viper one-design windward-leewards in Fishers Island Sound on Sunday.  No racing on Labor Day Monday, so head back early and beat the traffic or enjoy the local attractions. 

Launching will be out of Ram Island YC in Noank, CT at the mouth of the Mystic River with tows as provided as needed to/from the racecourse Saturday.  Then motorboat rides to the party on Fishers. RIYC is a small club, but we can fit at least 10 visiting Vipers.

Registration for the Saturday FIYC race in on Yacht Scoring  https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=4770. FIYC has no involvement in our plans for Sunday – we'll run that separately, with on-site registration at RIYC and a modest $25 entry to help cover T-shirts and a cookout on Sunday after sailing. Results of the 2 days are combined.

Contact Dave Nickerson at dave AT nickersons DOT org for more info and the NOR. We'll do our best to provide housing - first come, first served.

[Dave Nickerson]

Regatta report posted on the Class website. Thanks to everyone who attended and congrats to Mark Zagol.

http://www.viper640.org/announcement/mark-zagol-wins-fishers-island-sound-viper-champs/

[Dave Nickerson]

In case you were wondering, this event is taking a vacation for 2019 - too many conflicts with Worlds and other local events. See you in 2020.