Past meeting
West./City Island Sailing Group's First Annual Boatless Regatta!
(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
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"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
Talk About This Meeting
Who Attended
The organizer estimated that 27 people attended.
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Laur
"All of the effort and hard work made for an enjoyable time! Thanks" -
Karen
"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
"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
"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!"
Jon Kliegman
"Lotsa fun........... AND I got to meet "CutiePie!""