Wickford (RI) Regatta May 21-22

[Zach Freeborn]

Registration is open for the Wickford Regatta.  Entry fee is $140 with a $20 rebate if we get 12 boats to show up.

Hi to everyone,



Registrations are now open for the Wickford Regatta.  Apologies for being a little slow this year, but the website has been redone and it took longer than expected. Portions of the site are still under construction, but the entry process is up and running.  The dates are May 21-22, as previously announced, and we guarantee wind both days this year!  



Registration is open now, but there may be a few bugs in with the url in the NoR, so use http://wickford2011.sailspace.net/ if you have any trouble through early next week



We have set cash back incentives for all classes again this year, so please check the NOR for your classes cash back threshold.  We hope to be handing out lots of the stuff at registration.



We will be offering limited housing with members once again this year.  We will entertain requests only after you have completed registration, so please encourage your members to sign up soon.



See you in May,





               

Skip  Whyte

[Olaf Bleck]

I'm in!  This was an awesome time last year.  My report: 

http://www.viper640.org/calendar/eventresults/252-wickford-ri-regatta-report

The word I'm also hearing is that a sizable Viper fleet might be coming together the following weekend (Mem-day) at Larchmont, so this will be the first of a great 2-fer!

See you at both.

[Dan Tucker]

Rattler will be at Wickford and Larchmont.

[Joe Healey]

Live Wire will also be at both, can't wait. Unfortunately I will not be in Charleston.

[Joe Healey]

Where can I register?

[Zach Freeborn]

Where can I register?

http://wickford2011.sailspace.net/

[Olaf Bleck]

Hi New Englanders! 

Let's get the scratch sheet a little longer for this one!  You know you're going.

Early Adopters:

William Freeborn Greenthumb    85    Viper    Portsmouth, RI    Sail Newport
Olaf Bleck   USA 56    56    Viper    Chelsea, MA    CPYC
Joseph Healey    Live Wire    121    Viper    Stormville, New York    Noroton YC
Morgan Paxhia/Nicholas Turcotte   Angry Pirate    124    Viper    Newport, RI    Wickford Yacht Club

See you there.

[Dan Tucker]

What the heck?!? I was the first one registered in the whole freakin' regatta!
Skip must have gotten grumpy about me bugging him to fix the entry fee   ;-P

But it won't let me register again with the same sail number, so I guess maybe I am registered?!?

[Joe Healey]

Will there be any housing available in Wickford or are there cheap motels around?
Joe

[Ben Jacobsen]

Normally I'd offer my backyard, but I have a brandy new infant here so that's out.  There should be some cheap hotels though...

http://maps.google.com/maps?near=North+Kingstown,+Rhode+Island&geocode=Cbx0mTBv8YtEFRUBegIdR4O9-ynfMJCBsEzkiTF2QnSRqVZmmQ&q=hotels&f=l&gl=us&sll=41.550101,-71.466169&sspn=0.056718,0.087805&ie=UTF8&hq=hotels&hnear=&ll=41.544047,-71.391907&spn=0.22047,0.351219&t=h&z=12

you're basically racing between B and E (if they stay the same after a linkage).

[Dan Tucker]

"B" (Budget Inn) Looks like the perfect Viper pit... 2 stars, "SHOULD BE CONDEMNED"  lol

Wickford Inn actually sounds pretty nice, $75/night for 3 in a room. Official Viper Pit?

[Joe Healey]

Sounds like the Wickford Inn is the place to go.

[Ben Jacobsen]

Wickford Inn also has a newport creamery (awful awfuls) and pizza place across the street. :)

[Dan Tucker]

Wickford Inn also has a newport creamery (awful awfuls) and pizza place across the street. :)

That's nice.

More importantly, where's the bar?!?

[Olaf Bleck]

More importantly, where's the bar?!?

At the YC.  The party went as long as it needed last year if I recall.  Free beer.