Hi Flounder,

Good luck with planning your event. For what it’s worth, I would keep the post race entertainment as simple as possible. A gathering point sometimes is all that is needed to get the fun started… such as a camp fire, or open grill (cook your own meals..??).

Just in case you’re not aware of the following events in the area, you may want to consider them.

Buffalo Hobie Kenobie Open (7/19 – 7/20). Friday they have a very cool distance race. Saturday and Sunday they have a very casual racing schedule. It’s a fantastic beach/restaurant venue with hundreds of spectators.

Rochester Ontario Open Hosted by fleet 295 (8/1 – 8/2). It’s the 25th annual event and this year and the fleet is pulling out all the stops. Live music, great food and they have many many surprises in store for the entire family. There is a ton of work going into this event and it looks to be some party.

Great Sacandaga Open. East Albany NY (8/16 – 8/17). This is the most laidback regatta I’ve been to. Other than the occasional wind shift, it’s a no stress regatta…. Its hosted in a beautiful state park and it’s an excellent family event as well as inexpensive.

Canadaiqua Multihull Open (9/13 – 9/14), My wife and I usually end our sailing season with this event. It’s a very cool yacht club with a long history of Shark racing. This event is simply fun, they do a great job.

In 2 weeks, July 4th weekend is Kingston Multihull Regatta. If you’re looking for wind in July, you’ll probably find it in Kinston. In my opinion it offers the best sailing in our area… The ramp launching can be intimidating, but once you get use to it, it works.

All of these events are open to all catamarans and are well within 4hrs drive from Toronto (except Great Sacandaga = ~6hrs). The organizers would love for you to come and bring your fiends along. In return you may be able to persuade others to come to your event .