The Cottonwood Regatta

April 26-27, 2003

Catawba Yacht Club, Lake Wylie, North Carolina

Hosted by Lightning Fleet 365, Vanguard 15 Fleet 66

and the CYC Wafarer Fleet

This Event is the Atlantic Coast Championships (ACC) for the Vanguard 15 Class

Schedule

April 25 11 AM - 11 PM Club open for boat arrivals

1 PM Practice Marks Set

April 26 8 - 11 AM Registration, launching, practice, and hanging out

11:00 AM Skippers' meeting and racing begins.

6:00 PM Social hour, dinner/party (we put on a great feed bag)

April 27 9:00 AM Racing resumes

1:00 PM Awards, regatta concludes

Registration (Entry Form)

Early Bird Special: $60 ($48 For V15 and W15) includes registration, crew dinner, beverages.

Bare Bones Early Bird: $35.00 includes registration fees.

Day of, Full Course: $70 ($58 For V15 and W15) includes registration, crew dinner, beverages

Day of, Bare Bones: $40.00 includes registration fees.

Additional dinner tickets: $12.00 adults, $3.00 children (includes beverages)

US Sailing Members: deduct $5.00 from each package except for the additional dinners.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SEND MONEY NOW TO QUALIFY FOR EARLY BIRD PRICES. JUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE BY CONTACTING:

Bill Wiggins at 803-628-7858 or

Ron Wright at 803-222-2333 or

Racing Information: Download the Sailing Instructions. Our goal is to have 4 races for the Lightning Fleet and 8 races for the Wafarer/Vanguard 15 Fleet on Saturday with 2-4 races per fleet on Sunday. If more than 5 races are run, we will throw out the worst race score for each boat. The races will be run in compliance with the US of Racing Rules of Sailing 2001-2004, the Class Rules for each one design fleet and the local club rules. There will be no measurement or weigh-in.

Directions: The Catawba Yacht Club is located on Lake Wylie southwest of Charlotte, NC. Click on Where We Are in the left navigation bar for detailed directions and maps. The directions are sumarized below.

From southeast of Charlotte (towards Columbia, SC) take I-77and turn west at the Hwy 160 (Ft. Mill) exit. Continue west on 160 through the intersection with Gold Hill Road (Tega Kay). Turn Left on Zoar Rd (Evans Tire Store). Turn left on Youngblood. When Youngblood forks, bear left (West) and continue to the club. The club is behind a chain link fence at the end of of Youngblood Road West road.

From south of Charlotte (towards Atlanta/Greenville) take I-85 North, exit south onto Hwy 161 (Kings Mtn exit - NOT THE KINGS MTN MILITARY PARK EXIT). Travel about 8 miles south on Hwy 161. Turn left onto Hwy 55 (McGills General Store). Follow Hwy 55 through Clover and out the other side. Turn left on Hwy 557 at the AMOCO station. If you pass Clover HS, you went too far. Hwy 557 goes about 8 more miles and turns into Hwy 49. Hwy 49 crosses Lake Wylie. Watch for Youngblood Rd. It is about 1 mile after the bridge. Turn right on Youngblood. When Youngblood forks, bear left (West) to the club.

If you are an interstate groupie and are coming north o I-85, you can skip the Hwy 161 exit and stay on I-85 all the way to I-77. Go south on I-77 and take the Gold Hill Road exit. Go right on Hwy 161 Turn Left on Zoar Rd (Evans Tire Store). Turn left on Youngblood. When Youngblood forks, bear left (West) and continue to the club. The club is behind a chain link fence at the end of of Youngblood Road West road.

If you get lost, call Bill Wiggins at 803-979-1946. or Ron Wright at 803-834-7758

Camping/Lodging: Camping is available at Catawba Yacht Club on a first come first serve basis; hang a right after going through the Club gate. We have a new commercial grade kitchen and first-class shower facilities. Campfires are prohibited, but there are plenty of charcoal grills and picnic tables. If you plan to camp at CYC Friday night, please let us know in advance.

Hotels: Hotels are also in abundance. The closest location to us is at Carowinds Blvd. There are several motels located there. There is a Holiday Inn Express (704-537-6611), Comfort Inn (704-339-0574), and a Motel 6 (704-545-0306). These hotels are less than fifteen minutes from our club. Their rates vary from $55.00 (Motel 6) to 100.00 a night.