Here is the
official update on the Women’s Regattas on the Alabama/Florida Coast
as of Wednesday July 7, 2010:
John Horner, Fleet
Captain at Point Yacht Club has confirmed that the Fast Women
Regatta has been postponed until this fall.
Maryanne
Hayes, Fleet Captain at Navy Yacht Club has confirmed that as of
July 7, 2010 the Bikini Cup Regatta will be held as scheduled on
July 24th.
David Johnson, Fleet Captain at
Pensacola Beach Yacht Club has confirmed that as of July 7, 2010
the Race for the Roses Regatta will be held as scheduled on
August 14th.
It is important that if your yacht club has an event on the GYA
Schedule to please keep the GYA Executive Committee, David Bolyard
Commodore
Congratulations to Pensacola Yacht Club and their countless
volunteers and staff that it took to hold the Challenge Cup Regatta.
Twenty-eight boats, seven teams, competed for top honors.
Congratulations to Southern Yacht Club for winning the event.
Congratulations to Bay-Waveland Yacht Club and their countless
volunteers and staff it took to hold the Flying Scot North American
Championships. It was definitely a trying regatta with Hurricane
Alex down in the Gulf causing havoc on the weather. I’d like to
extend my congratulations to all the teams that represented the GYA
at the regatta. I’d like to recognize the top GYA teams. Winning the
Women’s Flying Scot North American Championship from Buccaneer Yacht
Club was Amy Kleinschrodt with crew Sara Hall and Ashley Hall.
Winning the Junior Flying Scot North American Championships from
Gulfport Yacht Club was Sam Hopkins, Jr with crew Sam Hopkins and
Alexander Hopkins. In second place and top GYA finisher for the
Flying Scot North Americans from New Orleans Yacht Club was Chris
Wientjes with crew David Bolyard. The three boat team from
Bay-Waveland Yacht Club, Andrew Eagan with crew Shelby Friedrichs,
Zak Fanberg with crew Gary Taylor and Randy Santa Cruz with crew
Katherine Santa Cruz and Andrew Trapani won top fleet. John Dane III
with crew Schaffer Dane representing Pass Christian Yacht Club won
top father and son team.
As a reminder,
please get your NOR’s out in a timely fashion and if you send
Cathy Cromartie,
cmcromartie@bellsouth.net, a copy of your club’s NOR Cathy
will put it or a link on the
www.gya.org site.
If you are hosting a regatta and find it necessary to cancel,
change the date or move the regatta please let Cathy Cromartie,
cmcromartie@bellsouth.net, know so we can get it posted.
