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Past meeting

West./City Island Sailing Group's First Annual Boatless Regatta!

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Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Harlem Yacht Club
Bronx, NY 10464

4.75 (15 ratings)

Meeting Description

Who

All interested in having a fun time as a "crew member" or "captain" as we Pub Crawl around picturesque City Island. Rides will be provided from the #6 train to City Island for our Manhattan attendees. Please contact Karen if you need a ride.

Why

This is a great way to enjoy City Island and get to know other sailors. You get to show off your skills and learn a few new ones.

Organized by

"Look for the red and white Meetup badges. Teams will be assigned a starting position."
--AlanCIYC and Karen ("The Rose")

Details

Location: We will meet at Harlem Yacht Club at 1:00. Harlem Yacht Club's restaurant will be open at 12:00 if you would like to purchase lunch before the Regatta begins. Directions: HYC

The Teams: Each team will consist of 1 captain and 5 crew members. (You can come as a team or we will have a list to join one once you get here)

The Markers: Each marker is a designated bar

The Rules:
1) Each team must complete a series of questions and tasks related to sailing.
2) Each member is required to have 1 drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) at each marker.
3) Each team is required to have one designated driver or sign up with one of the designated drivers provided

The Winner: The first team to the finish is the winner

Event Fee: $5 each participant

Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams

First Place:
Each team member receives choice of one clinic from New York Sailing Center: Intro to Sailing/Refresher (Value: $245) or GPS (Value: $195) or Spinnaker (Value: $275)

Second Place:

Day sail for 6 team members aboard Wild Child.

Additional Prizes donated by:
City Island Yacht Club
Doyle Sailmakers
Harlem Yacht Club

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Pre-event comments
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  • Leigh
    RSVP: Yes
    Thank you all for participating, we had a blast!!!
    Posted Mar 29, 7:26 PM
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  • Leigh
    RSVP: Yes
    Wouldn't miss it, and I'm bringing Reva as my 1st mate!!!
    Posted Mar 4, 9:02 AM

Who Attended

The organizer estimated that 27 people attended.

  • Jon Kliegman
    "Lotsa fun........... AND I got to meet "CutiePie!""

  • Laur
    "All of the effort and hard work made for an enjoyable time! Thanks"

  • Karen
    "The Rose"
    "Thank you to all who participated for making this event such a huge success!"

  • AlanCIYC
    "Thanks to all that showed up for the "regatta". Special thanks to Karen and Leigh for all their hard work to organize it. Looking forward to a great season with more fun events."

  • Rob
    "great time great people!!!"

  • Michael
    "Great friendly staff, lots of fun people, a real scream doing the competition. Great prizes, the right team won! What more could one ask for in a boatless regatta? "

  • Leigh
    "I'm biased, I was an organizer, but I had a great time thanks to all the participants!!!!"

  • Patrick McGovern
    +1 guest
    "Kudos to Karen, Leigh, Steve and Roy and all who organized this. Great job."

  • Craig
    "Fun day, great event. Maybe a post season boatless regatta as well?"

  • Toby
    +1 guest
    "It was fun."

  • Michelle
    "Very nice people here. I really enjoyed it. "

  • Kevin
    "A great way to meet people interested in sailing!"

  • SteveM
    "A great idea and lots of fun! Can't wait until next year!"

  • Raj
    +1 guest