Oswego Yacht Club 
2012 J-24 District 7 Championship Regatta
August 25-26, 2012
Registration Form
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Notice of Race
August 25-26, 2012
The regatta will be hosted by Oswego Yacht Club. The new home of Oswego Yacht Club is the blue roofed building near the drysail area adjacent to Wright’s Landing on Lake Street.
2012 J24 District 7 Championship and Rochester Worlds Warm-Up
Oswego Yacht Club is pleased to host the 2012 J24 District 7 Championship and Rochester Worlds Warm-Up. If you have never sailed at our venue in the past, this is the year to give it a try as our sailing conditions often mimic those of Rochester. Located 40 miles from Syracuse and 60 miles from Rochester, Oswego is an easy place to get to (in the summer) via route 81 to 481 or the New York Sate Thruway to route 481. Don't even think about venturing here in the winter when the lake effect snow machine is doing its thing!
The open water Lake Ontario race course is a mere ten minute sail from our pull- through hoist where you'll also find a separate gin pole and plenty of parking. Boats will stay in the (fresh) water for the entire weekend at our club docks. Our venue may be the most user friendly you'll have ever experienced. Several hotels are within 2 miles of OYC and limited private housing may be available.
As a bonus, we are also happy to announce that Mike Ingham from Quantum Sails will be running a tuning clinic on Friday afternoon. Mike is a regional and national champion in the Thistle, J24, JY 15, and Tornado classes. He's also coached sailing at Yale and URI as well as privately. He plans to video multiple short practice races from a coach boat starting 2PM on Friday, followed by video review and comments over beer and pizza at the club. So come early, and grab some go fast pointers.
Sail Oswego
25 Years and Going Strong
March 1987, Perth, Australia: Dennis Connor is retaking the Americas Cup in a 4-0 sweep of the series from Kookaburra. Sailors in Oswego, NY are planning their second season of Wednesday evening PHRF racing. Executives from Apple Computer are introducing the first color Mac and the expandable Mac SE at a Los Angeles conference center. And in the Los Angeles Hilton lobby bar, two Oswegonians are watching highlights of the Americas Cup races, wondering why anyone would want to put a lime in bottle of beer.
As the conversation between OYC members Dave and Marilyn and Apple execs Keith and Vince turned from sailing in Australia to sailing in Oswego a plan began to emerge. In a failed ploy to acquire a spinnaker (with an Apple logo, of course) suitable for a Tanzer 22, a regatta was born. Over the next few months plans for the First Annual Summer Apple Institute for Learning developed.
Meanwhile, back in Oswego, Rosemary Nesbit a college drama professor and local history buff planned OswegoFest, a celebration of Oswego’s history and waterfront. Falling on the last full weekend in July 1987, the celebration included recreations of historical events in Oswego and planted the seeds for Harborfest.
November 1987, Mayor-elect John Sullivan’s wife Charlotte envisioned a grand celebration of Oswego’s harbor. Building on the modest beginnings of OswegoFest, Harborfest was conceived. With seed money provided by the Oswego Yacht Club, Charlotte approached community leaders to organize Oswego’s first Harborfest. The signature event, originally sponsored by the Power Authority of the State of New York, would be Saturday’s world-class fireworks display by the Grucci Brothers.
On the afternoon of Thursday, July 28, 1988 the first SAIL Oswego began. That afternoon an informal race was held with education leaders from across New York serving as crew. Educators attending the Summer Apple Institute for Learning had the opportunity to learn about yacht racing and the latest in educational technology. Later that evening, opening ceremonies for the first Harborfest began. Over the next two days some 30 boats from Canada and the US competed in the first Sail Oswego, while thousands of Harborfest visitors watched from shore. The Summer Apple Institute for Learning returned for two more summers.
Over the years Sail Oswego has become one of the premiere yacht racing events on Lake Ontario. Drawing boats from both the eastern and western ends of Lake Ontario, as well as some of the inland lakes, Sail has grown to be the largest keelboat regatta on the eastern end of Lake Ontario. Since 1991 Labatts, USA and Eagle Beverage have been the title sponsors.
Winning the Oswego County Hospice Cup Regatta brings with it the opportunity to represent Oswego County at the Hospice Regattas National Championship in St. Petersburg, Florida in April 2013.
As most of you know, the entry fee for this event is $500, and more than a few of our past winners and regatta participants have expressed concern that this fee is a deterrent to their participation.
You can help underwrite the cost for the Hospice Regatta winner by making a contribution that will be used to reduce the entry cost for the national race. This contribution can be made by entering the amount of your donation on the registration form.
The amount of money contributed will be announced during this year’s awards ceremony.
Thank you for your generosity and support for your fellow racers.
