All year long, colorful sailboats
make their way up and down Lake Lanier from
below Browns Bridge south to Buford Dam. Some
are cruisers, some are racers; some are just
learning to sail through the lakes three
sailing schools.Lanier
has one of the most active inland sailing
communities in the Southeast. More than 60 boats
participate in the spring/summer/fall Wednesday
night racing series, sponsored by Atlanta Inland
Sailing Club.
Five clubs on the lake offer
sailing and social events.
AISC Atlanta Inland
Sailing Club
Hosts the Dogwood Regatta in April and several
series throughout the year, including the
Wednesday night 20-race series.
BFSC Barefoot Sailing Club
Hosts the Barefoot Open in October and
several other Series throughout the year.
LLSC Lake Lanier Sailing Club
Hosts the Reggae Regatta in June, the
PHRF Championships in September and the
Halloween Regatta in October.
SSC Southern Sailing Club
Hosts the Special Olympics Regatta in
September and several other series throughout
the year.
UYC University Yacht Club
Hosts the Hot Ruddered Bum Regatta.
Most of the races listed on this schedule are
open to all sailors with auxiliary boats. Rating
certificates are required and information about
obtaining them is located at
www.saillanier.com.
Each regatta will have a Notice of Race posted
on the website of the hosting club with complete
details about how to participate, generally
three to four weeks in advance of the event.
Sailing Calendar of Events
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2012
SAILING CALENDAR |
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FEBRUARY 2012
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LLSC |
1064 - Open |
Sat |
02/04 |
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UYC |
UYC Spring #2 |
Sat |
02/04 |
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LLSC
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Laser Frostbite #5 |
Sun |
02/05 |
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SSC |
Ice Breaker #4 |
Sun |
02/05 |
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UYC |
Hot Ruddered Bum |
Sat |
02/11 |
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LARC |
Winter #4 - SSC Hosts |
Sun |
02/12 |
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SSC |
Ice Breaker #5 |
Sat |
02/18 |
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LLSC |
Laser Frostbite #7 |
Sun |
02/19 |
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UYC |
UYC Spring 3 |
Sun |
02/19 |
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LARC |
Winter #5 - BF Hosts |
Sat |
02/25 |
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LLSC |
Laser Frostbite #8 |
Sun |
02/26 |
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MARCH 2012
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SSC |
Nippert #1
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Sat |
03/03 |
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LLSC |
Laser Southerns
Regatta |
Sat |
03/03 |
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LLSC |
Laser Southerns
Regatta |
Sun |
03/04 |
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BF |
Winter Gale #1 |
Sat |
03/10 |
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LLSC
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Atlanta Cup -
J24/J22 |
Sat |
03/10 |
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LLSC
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Atlanta Cup -
J24/J22 |
Sun |
03/11 |
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SSC
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Nippert #2
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Sun |
03/11 |
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UYC |
UYC Spring 4 |
Sun |
03/11 |
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BF
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Around Alone |
Sat
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03/17 |
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BF
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Winter Gale #2 |
Sun
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03/18 |
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UYC |
Commodore's Cup |
Sat |
03/24 |
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SSC
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Nippert #3 |
Sat |
03/24 |
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SSC
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Nippert #4 |
Sun |
03/25 |
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AISC |
Dogwood Regatta |
Fri |
03/30 |
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AISC |
Dogwood Regatta |
Sat
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03/31 |
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APRIL 2012
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AISC
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Dogwood Regatta |
Sun |
04/01 |
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UYC |
UYC Makeup 1 |
Sat |
04/14 |
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SSC
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Masters - Skippers
over 50 |
Sat |
04/14 |
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LLSC |
MC Rebel Rouser Regatt |
Sat |
04/14 |
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LLSC |
MC Rebel Rouser Regatt |
Sun |
04/15 |
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BF |
Winter Gale #3 |
Sun |
04/15 |
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AISC |
AISC Summer 1 - #1 |
Wed |
04/18 |
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BF
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Winter Gale #4 |
Sat |
04/21 |
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SSC |
Nippert #5 |
Sun |
04/22 |
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AISC |
AISC Summer 1 -
#2 |
Wed |
04/25 |
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BF |
Celtic Crossing
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Sat |
04/28 |
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UYC |
UYC Makeup 2 |
Sat |
04/28 |
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MAY 2012
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AISC
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AISC Summer 1 - #3 |
Wed |
05/02 |
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SSC |
Lormand Cup
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Sat |
05/05 |
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LLSC |
Multihull |
Sat |
05/05 |
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LLSC |
Multihull |
Sun |
05/06 |
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AISC
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AISC Summer 1 - #4 |
Wed |
05/09 |
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AISC
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AISC Summer 1 - #5 |
Wed |
05/16 |
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LLSC |
PHRF Championship |
Sat |
05/19 |
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BF |
Women Skippers -
Open |
Sun |
05/20 |
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AISC
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AISC Summer 1 - #6 |
Wed |
05/23 |
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AISC
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AISC Summer 1 - #7 |
Wed |
05/30 |
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LLSC |
Junior Week #1
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Tue-Fri |
05/29-06/01 |
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JUNE 2012
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BF |
Fair Winds #1 |
Sat |
06/02 |
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AISC
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AISC Summer 1 - #8 |
Wed |
06/06 |
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LLSC |
Junior Week #2 |
Su-F |
06/03-08 |
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UYC |
Junior Sailing Camp
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Su-F |
06/10-15 |
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LLSC |
Reggae Regatta
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Sat |
06/09 |
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LLSC |
Reggae Regatta
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Sun |
06/10 |
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AISC
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AISC Summer 1 - #9 |
Wed |
06/13 |
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BF |
Fair Winds #2
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Sat |
06/16 |
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AISC
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AISC Summer 1 - #10 |
Wed |
06/20 |
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SSC
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Couples Race |
Sat |
06/23 |
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BF |
Fair Winds #3
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Sun |
06/24 |
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AISC |
AISC Awards Party |
Wed |
06/27 |
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BF/SSC
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Moonlight
Scramble/Firefly #1 |
Sat |
06/30 |
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LLSC
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Firecracker Cup |
Sat |
06/30 |
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JULY 2012
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LLSC
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Firecracker Cup |
Sun |
07/01 |
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BF |
Fair Winds #4 |
Sat |
07/07 |
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AISC
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AISC Summer 2 - #1 |
Wed |
07/11 |
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BF
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Evening Breeze #1 |
Sat |
07/14 |
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SSC
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Newcomers Race |
Sun |
07/15 |
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AISC
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AISC Summer 2 - #2 |
Wed |
07/18 |
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BF
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Evening Breeze #2 |
Sat |
07/21 |
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AISC
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AISC Summer 2 - #3 |
Wed |
07/25 |
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BF/SSC
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Moonlight
Scramble/Firefly #2 |
Sat |
07/28 |
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AUGUST 2012
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AISC
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AISC Summer 2 - #4 |
Wed |
08/01 |
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BF
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Evening Breeze #3 |
Sat |
08/04 |
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AISC
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AISC Summer 2 - #5 |
Wed |
08/08 |
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AISC
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AISC Summer 2 - #6 |
Wed |
08/15 |
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BF
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Evening Breeze #4 |
Sat |
08/18 |
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AISC
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AISC Summer 2 - #7 |
Wed |
08/22 |
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AISC
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AISC Summer 2 - #8 |
Wed |
08/29 |
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SEPTEMBER 2012
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LLSC |
Vern Pickering
Commodores Cup |
Sat/Sun |
09/01-02 |
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AISC
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AISC Summer 2 - #9 |
Wed |
09/05 |
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LLSC |
Old Goat - Thistle
Regatta |
Sat/Sun |
09/08-09 |
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AISC
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AISC Summer 2 - #10 |
Wed |
09/12 |
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SSC
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Special Olympics
Regatta |
Fri -Sun |
09/14-16 |
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AISC
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AISC
Awards Party |
Wed |
09/19 |
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BF
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Dorton Cup |
Sat/Sun |
09/22-23 |
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LLSC |
C22 Gone with the
Wind |
Sat/Sun |
09/22-23 |
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LLSC |
Daylight Saving Time
Race #1 |
Wed |
09/26 |
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BF |
Fall Squall #1 |
Sat |
09/29 |
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UYC |
UYC Fall 1 |
Sat |
09/29 |
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LLSC |
Junior Regatta |
Sat/Sun |
09/29-30 |
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OCTOBER 2012
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LLSC |
Daylight Saving Time
Race #2 |
Wed |
10/03 |
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BF |
Barefoot Open |
Fri-Sun |
10/05-07 |
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LLSC
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Lightning Regatta |
Sat-Sun |
10/06-07 |
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LLSC |
Daylight Saving Time
Race #3 |
Wed |
10/10 |
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SSC |
Bill Sears #1 |
Sat |
10/13 |
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LARC |
Fall #1 - SSC hosts
(Bill Sears #1) |
Sat |
10/13 |
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LLSC |
Laser Georgia State
Champ Regatta |
Sat-Sun |
10/13-14 |
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UYC |
UYC Fall 2 |
Sun |
10/14 |
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BF |
Fall Squall #2 |
Sun |
10/14 |
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LLSC |
Daylight Saving Time
Race #4 |
Wed |
10/17 |
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LARC |
Fall #2 - BF Hosts
(Fall Squall #3) |
Sat |
10/20 |
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LLSC
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Sailboard Regatta |
Sat-Sun |
10/20-21 |
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SSC |
Bill Sears #2 |
Sun |
10/21 |
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UYC |
UYC Fall 3 |
Sun |
10/21 |
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LLSC |
Daylight Saving Time
Race #5 |
Wed |
10/24 |
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LLSC
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Halloween Regatta |
Sat |
10/27 |
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NOVEMBER 2012
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BF |
Fall Squall #4 |
Sat |
11/03 |
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UYC |
UYC Fall 4 |
Sat |
11/03 |
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SSC |
Bill Sears #3 |
Sat |
11/03 |
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LLSC |
Miss Piggy -
one-design (J-22, J-24) |
Sat-Sun |
11/03-04 |
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LLSC |
Annual Meeting |
Sun |
11/04 |
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LLSC |
Whitecapper/Oyster
Roast |
Sat |
11/10 |
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LARC |
Fall #3 - AISC Hosts |
Sun |
11/11 |
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SSC |
Bill Sears #4 |
Sat |
11/17 |
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UYC
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UYC Fall Makeup 1 |
Sat |
11/17 |
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UYC |
Lanier Cup
Invitational |
Sun |
11/18 |
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DECEMBER 2012
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UYC
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Parade of Lights |
Sat |
12/01 |
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UYC
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UYC Fall Makeup
2 |
Sat |
12/01 |
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LARC |
Fall #4 - LLSC Hosts |
Sun |
12/02 |
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LARC |
Fall #5 - UYC Hosts (UYC
5) |
Sun |
12/09 |
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SSC |
Bill Sears #5 |
Sat |
12/15 |
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2013 PROPOSED SAILING CALENDAR |
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JANUARY 2013
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BF/SSC |
Poker Run/Mad Hatter |
Tue |
01/01 |
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LARC |
Winter #1 - LLSC
Hosts |
Sat |
01/05 |
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SSC
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Ice Breaker #1 |
Sat |
01/12 |
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LARC
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Winter #2 - UYC Hosts |
Sun |
01/13 |
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SSC
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Ice Breaker #2 |
Sat |
01/19 |
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LARC |
Winter #3 - AISC Hosts |
Sat |
01/26 |
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FEBRUARY 2013
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LLSC |
1064 - Open |
Sat |
02/02 |
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SSC
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Ice Breaker #3 |
Sun |
02/03 |
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UYC
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Hot Ruddered Bum |
Sat |
02/09 |
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LARC |
Winter #4 - SSC
Hosts |
Sat |
02/16 |
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UYC |
UYC 3 |
Sun |
02/17 |
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SSC
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Ice Breaker #4 |
Sat |
02/23 |
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MARCH 2013 |
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LARC |
Winter #5 - BF Hosts |
Sat |
03/02 |
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