Columbia Sailing Club to host 60th annual Midlands Regatta – November 1 – 3 on Lake Murray
October 29, 2019
Columbia Sailing Club, located near the dam at Lake Murray will host the 60th annual Midlands Regatta November 1 – 3. The regatta traditionally has over 90 to 120 boats entered and the race committee will organize racing for Sunfish, Laser, Lightings, MC Scow and Y-Flyers.
The Midlands Regatta will serve as the:
- Sunfish Class Southeast Regional Championship with a 2020 Worlds Qualifier spot going to class winner
- Southeastern Lighting District series
- D12 Laser series
- SAYRA (South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association) Junior Grand Prix Championship Series
There will be four race courses, staffed by over 60 volunteers plus many onshore volunteers. Sailors from ages 7 to 75 from all over the Southeast will be competing.
“Columbia Sailing Club will be introducing the “Bridge of Doom” on the course to test the sailor’s boat handling skills and will adds lots of fun and drama.” Said Dave Van Cleef, Columbia Sailing Club Sailing Director. “On one reaching leg, the sailors will have to heel over to get under an inflatable arch, the “Bridge of Doom” bringing challenging course obstacles and an X-Games feeling to Youth Sailing.”
As host club, the Columbia Sailing Club is known for being one of the East Coasts best equipped and friendliest sailing clubs offering first-class facilities. The public can view the sailing from the dam or the water.
With its focus on education, CSC offers a substantial Jr. Camp Summer Program, Women on the Water courses, adult sailing, seamanship, and boating safety programs in conjunction with such organizations as US SAILING, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Power Squadron.
Sponsors for the event include Smith & Smith Law Firm, LS3P Architects, Jan Jernigan of Morgan Stanley and the Renegade Sunfish Sailors of CSC.
Spectator boats are welcome.
For registration and more information visit CSC web site: www.columbiasailingclub.org or to register www.regattanetwork.com/event/19464
