Merrimac Memorial Regatta Saturday May 28th (Memorial Day Weekend)

catesby jones on Thursday April 7, 2005 03:32PM

The annual Merrimac Memorial Regatta will again be held in the waters of the Elizabeth River off of Portsmouth City Park in Portsmouth, VA.  The regatta is open to all sailboats 22’and under.  Any 4 boats of the same class will receive their own start.  The open fleet will be scored under the Portsmouth Handicap system.  Trophies will be awarded to the top 3 finishers in all fleets.  The skipper’s meeting is at 09:30.  The first gun is at 10:00.  A Memorial Day cookout will be held at lunch.  Racing will resume after lunch.  Awards will be given out later in the afternoon. 

Camping and/or boat storage is available to out of town competitors at the Portsmouth Yacht Club which is a ten minute drive from City Park. 

Please see our website for more information including pictures and results from previous years: http://portsmouthboatclub.org/pbc_merrimac.htm

Please feel free to contact Jack Herbert (Jack.Herbert@noaa.gov) with questions.

Fishing Bay Yacht Club
Office Mail: Fishing Bay Yacht Club, 2711 Buford Road #309, Bon Air, 23235,
Clubhouse Address: 1525 Fishing Bay Road, Deltaville, VA 23043 (no mail delivery)

Phone Numbers: Club House 804-889-2327

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