Raritan Yacht Club 63rd Annual Red Grant Regatta - July 18 and 19th

[Dawn Kozak]

The Viper Class has been invited to participate in the 2009 Red Grant Regatta hosted by our local YC - Raritan Yacht Club, see the general invitation below. We are guaranteed a one design start if we can get 8 boats participating.

Please let Chris or I know if you are interested and we can help with storage, lodging, etc.

This event is one week before the Marblehead NOODs, so it would be a great stop over point for anyone traveling in from out of town, or Long Island boats that want a bit of a warm up.

Did I mention that it's a heck of a lot of fun (both for racing and partying)!

I can be reached at [email protected] or Chris can be reached at [email protected]

__________________________________General Inviation________________________________
Happy New Year from the Red Grant Regatta!

Now that you have your 2009 calendar hung on the wall, please save the weekend of July 18th & 19th for the 63rd Annual Red Grant Regatta hosted by the Raritan Yacht Club in Perth Amboy, NJ .  We moved the date ahead a week compared to previous years to ensure the tides were right for traveling boats needing the hoists?Check out our ?09 Red Grant Web Commercial. (http://client.imprev.net/83/17983/191907/191907.swf)

Last year?s regatta was one for the record books with 63 juniors and 85 PHRF, One Design and Cruisers participating.  Red Grant continues to grow when many other regattas throughout the US are struggling.  Just look at the chart comparing area 2008 regattas?the numbers don?t lie. (http://www.gillooly.com/RedGrant/Chart.JPG)

2009 Red Grant promises to be even bigger; we anticipate growing the handicapped fleets as well as the J80, J105 and J109 fleets.  We also have interest from the B36.7 class as well as the J30 class and Viper 640s.  The biggest OD news is that Red Grant will be part of the ?09 J24 Parkway Series; we are excited to host the Parkway Series racers and look forward to providing excellent racing and partying for all.

We encourage you to register online today (http://www.gillooly.com/RedGrant/registrationform.htm) to build momentum early. Many of you know you are going to race, so just spend a few minutes now, click on the link above, register and pay online and save some $$ now instead of paying the full price later.

Great Racing?
?         Two circles ensuring many races throughout the weekend and short wait time between races
?         We don?t send the fleet in at 3:00 to make money for the Club at the bar; we race
?         The largest NJORC event of the year ensuring the best competition in New Jersey
?         The largest 30? PHRF (105 spm+) division on the east coast in ?08 ? If you have a 30 PHRF race boat we challenge you to find a better fleet to race against on the east coast
?         Hospitality rib with free water (It might be Jersey, but we still know what hospitality is)
?         Tight starting lines, mark roundings, spinnaker hoists and takedowns not your speed? Participate in the largest cruiser race in NJ on Saturday and raise money for a good cause

Great Fun?

?         The Mount Gay Pain Killer Tiki bar on the dock ? don?t forget to give a free drink ticket to all your crew
?         Pat Guadagno strumming his guitar on the deck in the afternoon
?         Live band in the galley till 11 pm
?         Onsite buffet dinner so you don?t need to leave the fun
?         Saturday evening slideshow by Photoboat.com
?         The return of quarter racing in ?09 ? start practicing!

And a Good Deal?

?         Traveling over 100 miles or from LIS or Barnegat Bay?  Preregister and save 50% (Only $45)
?         Didn?t race Red Grant in 2008? Preregister and save 50% (Only $45)
?         You?re a local and raced last year? Register now for the preregistration price and build registration numbers to encourage more to travel to our regatta
?         A registration bag with real goodies you can use (including Mount Gay hats)
?         Free use of hoists ? no paying a marina to launch your boat
?         Free use of available moorings, dock space and extended hours launch service

[Chris Shaughnessy]

Limited time special offer for our friends in WLIS - I will come and get one boat, bring it down to RYC, set it up before the regatta then bring it back a few days later.