PAGE 4 SMOKE SIGNALS VOLUME 28, ISSUE 4 SAILING NEWS THE SAILING CALENDAR Friday, April 25.......................2000 ................................................Contestant’s Seminar & Early Registration Tuesday, April 29....................1815 ...................................................................First Warning, PHRF Race # 1 Sunday, May 4 ........................1300 .....................................First Warning, One-Design Spring Series Day #1, ......................................................... ...............................................................Lightning, Sanderling, Sandpiper Tuesday, May 6.......................1815 ...................................................................First Warning, PHRF Race # 2 Sunday, May 11 ......................1300 .....................................First Warning, One-Design Spring Series Day #2, ......................................................... ................................................................................ Sanderling, Sandpiper Tuesday, May 13.....................1815 ....................................................................First warning, PHRF Race # 3 Sunday, May 18 ......................1300 .....................................First Warning, One-Design Spring Series Day #3, ......................................................... ...............................................................Lightning, Sanderling, Sandpiper Tuesday, May 20.....................1815 ....................................................................First warning, PHRF Race # 4 Sunday, May 25 ......................1300 .....................................First Warning, One-Design Spring Series Day #4, ......................................................... ................................................................................ Sanderling, Sandpiper Tuesday, May 27.....................1815 ....................................................................First warning, PHRF Race # 5 Sunday, June 1 ........................1300 .....................................First Warning, One-Design Spring Series Day #5, ......................................................... ...............................................................Lightning, Sanderling, Sandpiper Tuesday, June 3.......................1816 ....................................................................First warning, PHRF Race # 6 Registration closes 45 minutes prior to First Warning Check the Official Notice Board for Details and Changes <strong>Club</strong> PHRF – The Commodore of Manasquan <strong>River</strong> <strong>Yacht</strong> <strong>Club</strong> has issued a friendly challenge to <strong>Metedeconk</strong> <strong>River</strong>’s PHRF fleet to compete for a new perpetual trophy to be awarded by the host club. The MRYC/MCYC Challenge Cup Regatta will be sailed on an ocean course off the Manasquan Inlet Sunday, June 22. The event, intended to foster local offshore racing, includes a dockside post race party at Manasquan. A Cat Fleet – The Barnegat Bay A Cat Fleet will kick off the 2008 sailing season with the Wanamaker Weekend, June 13 - 15 The biennial weighing of the fleet will take place at DeRouvilles’ boat yard on the afternoon of the 13 and a cocktail party will follow across the river at the Island Heights YC. The big cats will compete for the Wanamaker Trophy in a three race series starting at noon Saturday, June 14 on the Toms <strong>River</strong>. A postrace dinner dance is planned at Island Heights. Sunday, June 15 will see the A Cat Women’s World Championship at 10 am. J/24s – The US National Championship will come to the NY/NJ Metropolitan area when the Richmond County <strong>Yacht</strong> <strong>Club</strong> in Staten Island hosts the event from May 15- 18. The regatta, to be sailed in New York’s lower harbor, is expected attract 70 boats from across the United States as well as international entries. The 2008 event will also be a celebration of the 30 anniversary of the J/24 Class. The 2008 J/24 Parkway Series will continue on May 24-25 with Raritan YC’s Memorial Day Regatta and Cape May Corinthian’s Dead Crab Regatta June 14- 15. PHRF Mid-Atlantic – PHRF Mid- Atlantic and the New Jersey Racing Conference have announced their schedule for the 2008 sailing year. The season opens with Keyport YC’s Leukemia Cup June (Continued on page 5) MICHAEL TUFARIELLO PILOT HOUSE AT FORGE LANDING MARINA TELEPHONE: 799 ROUTE 70 732-920-8900 BRICK TOWNSHIP, FACSIMILE: NJ 08723 www.pilothouseresteraunt.com 732-920-0867 Surf and Offshore Honda Marine CRAIG McLEAN CMCLEANSOS@AOL.COM Sailboat Rigging 1-800-442-6754 732-892-8303 Fax: 732-892-8367 WWW.SOSWAKEBOARD.COM 1008 Richmond Ave. Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey 08742
VOLUME 28, ISSUE 4 SMOKE SIGNALS PAGE 5 SAILING NEWS (Continued from page 4) 21-22. Next up is the 58 th running of Raritan YC’s Red Grant Regatta and Atlantic Highland’s Ocean Race July 19. To qualify for the seasonal championship, a boat must sail in at least four of the nine regattas that have been designated NJORC qualifying regattas. Jim Gelenitis The 2008 BBYRA A Cat Fleet's season kicks off with the Wanamaker Weekend June 13-15. Here Raven competes for the 2007 Beaton Cup and World Championship. The 2008 J/24 National Championship will be held at Richmond County YC May 15-18th. <strong>Metedeconk</strong> sailors, including Stu Challoner (US 1132), are expected to compete.
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