RACING -
2012 Races & Regattas
BHYC enjoys a full and fun racing season. Summers in Maine are short, but we get the most out of it that we can. In addition to a Thursday and Saturday racing series, you can find a regatta or race for any sailboat and racing class. Most races and regattas sponsored by BHYC are open to both BHYC members and non-members. From the fun Chamber Pot Regatta to the 38th annual Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club, we hope you will will come race with us this summer.
Around Southport Race
July 8, 2012
The Around Southport Race was resurrected in 2011. One of the really fun events of the summer, the race between the sailors of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club and Southport Yacht Club had not been run in many years. Area sailors were excited - and astounded - when the original trophy, a black garbage pail, was located. The 2011 race started in Ebenecook and finished in the vicinity of Tumbler flasher, with races run by SYC. In 2012, the direction will be reversed.
2012 Around Southport Race information will
be posted soon. For reference, links to
2011's information are below:
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta
July 21-22, 2012
2012 will be the 38th annual running of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta. This regatta is a premier event on the Gulf of Maine Racing Association (GMORA) sailing circuit, with participating boats ranging 17 to 80 feet and with crews from 2 to 12. The regatta hosts many different classes of competition from PHRF handicap racing to one design classes including: Boothbay Harbor One-Designs, J/24s, J/22s and Christmas Cove One-Designs.
2012 NOR and Registration information will be
posted soon. For reference, links to 2011's
BHYC Regatta information are below:
Lobster Run
July 27-31, 2012
In 2008, The Corinthians Association, in cooperation with the Stonington Harbor Yacht Club and the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club created a natural rounding-out of the North Atlantic ocean racing scene with the Lobster Run.
To be held every two years, in even years, the race appeals to those who also do the Marion-Bermuda Race, or wish to prepare for it, as well as yachts returning from the Newport Bermuda Race who wish to cruise in Maine in August.
The race is a US Sailing sanctioned Category 2 event, with ORR, PHRF spinnaker and non-spinnaker divisions.
The start will be off Stonington, Connecticut. Competitors will round the Nantucket Shoals buoys and finish at Boothbay Harbor, Maine. The course length is 332 nautical miles. It will be a "navigator's race," with a choice of passing to the north or south of Block Island, and a similar decision with regard to Squirrel Island near the finish.
For more information, including registration, please visit the Lobster Run website.
The Classic
August 24, 2012
The Classic is an informal, fun "race" intended for full keel designs, heavy cruisers over 25 years old and the classic Boothbay Harbor One Design (BHOD) sailboats. The event is open to BHYC members and non-members. The course is typically a figure-8 around Squirrel and Burnt/Mouse Islands using a pursuit start.
2012 information for the Classic will be posted
soon. For reference, links to 2011's information
are below:
Races and Regattas for BHYC Members
Commodore's Cup
June 30, 2012; July 14, 2012; August 18, 2012
This is the premier annual series for BHYC and BHOD Association racing sailors. Competition is held in the Boothbay Region including Boothbay Harbor and islands, Damariscotta River and Sheepscot Bay using a variety of windward/leeward and "around the buoys" courses. One of the fun traditions after the racing is the Commodore personally serving his favorite punch to all competitors.
2012 Commodore's Cup information will
be posted soon. For reference, links to
2011's information are below:
Chamber Pot Regatta
This regatta is a series of races for adults sailing in Optimist sailboats (yes those little boats normally sailed by 8-year olds). Short course windward/leeward races are help inside the harbor with a fun party after sailing.
2012 information for the Chamber Pot regatta will be posted soon. For reference, links to 2011's information are below:
