Catamarans have been invited to participate in this year's St. Pete NOOD regatta (I've forgotten what the first two letters stand for, but the last two are 'One Design').

This has traditionaly been a "Big Boat" and a monohull regatta, but now Beach Cats are invited, I volunteered to be the F16 fleet contact for them. Here is the website for more info:

http://www.sailingworld.com/nood-regattas/st-petersburg

And the registration page:https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registration_form.php?regatta_id=4698

The registration fee is $185. Class formation deadline is February 6, 2012; each class needs a minimum of six boats for a class to remain eligible to race. The late fee starts January 30th, 2012 at 5pm EST, which is a tagged on $50.00 fee if you register or pay after this date and time. Please keep this is mind when sending checks by mail. The last day to receive a refund or cancel your entry is February 13, 2012. Racing takes place February 17-19, 2012 at St. Petersburg Yacht Club.

The launching site is just North of the Northshore pool. You can google “901 North Shore Drive Northeast St Pete 33701” for a look at it. The F18's and A cats have both been invited too.

Contact persons; Me for F16, Karl Langfeld for F18, and Ben Moon for A cats.