*2007 Tradewinds to be the Best Ever – The Event of the Year
This year there are a lot of changes to an already great venue:
1) We are back to our original venue at Founders Park in Islamorada, once the Plantation Yacht Harbor Resort.
2) Big beautiful beach on a quiet cove for launching.
3) Open body of water on the Bay Side, with crystal-clear water, good air and flat seas
4) During a mini off season in the Keys with lots of Mom-N-Pop Motels and big ones too.., should be good rates.
5) Lots of great restaurants, bars, shops, and entertainment.
6) The event will the NA F18 Midwinters, Harken Buoy Series, Wave Nationals Series, Shark Midwinters
7) Thanks to a great effort by Barb Short she not only landed this great venue, she managed to get a bunch of advertising money -- we are running ads in Sailing World, Multihulls Magazine, Hobie Hotline, Catamaran Sailor Magazine, www.thebeachcats.com, and catsailor.com. This might just bring a lot of boats out of the woodwork -- think about.., more boats for YOU to beat.
For the Notice of Race and lots of information, Click on the following:
http://www.catsailor.com/TradewindsNOR_07.htm
To Pre-register, Click on the following:
http://www.catsailor.com/registration/

By the way, there are Waves for Charter to compete in the Wave National Series.., or for the Wave Nationals a month or earlier.., first weekend of December, 2006

Rick

I will also have a Nacra 20 available for charter if anyone is interested. Post or pm me for more details.

SWEET!

We might be on an I20 instead of the F18 at Tradewinds too.

THYS!

heh?

The hell you say! I'm getting dumped?!

j/k - I understand that 3rd place just isn't good enough, so you're moving on to a faster crew and a bigger boat. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

John,

I think it had to do with what you were doing in the photo. Bonnie is finally putting here foot down and said Jake can't sail with you anymore?

That photo was clearly doctored. And taken out of context. And misrepresented. Besides - what about, "what happens in the Keys..."??? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

And here I was thinking that you had moved on to bigger and better things now that you have a Capricorn and all. Sometimes I just wonder how you really feel - ya know? I mean, geesh. It's like I cook, wash, and clean and cook, wash, and clean and all you do is..... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I was just thinking that since the I20 was gonna be in the keys for Steeplechase that we'ld leave it for a couple of weeks...but hey! If you wanna let me pull strings on that Cap, I'll drag the I20 back after Steeplechase and fly in rock-star style for Tradewinds.

John, and Jake, LOL! Thanks guys! I needed that this AM!

Trey,

What are you thinking for that N20 charter? In the odd likelihood Capt. Slaughter is not blowing things up in the sandbox, I'd like to get back out on one of those bad boys for a weekend, and I think mommy wouldn't complain as much being at a resort destination in the Keys....

You may have noticed my typo in the NORs, it said 2005.., wrong.., it is 2007 Tradewinds.
Now corrected.
Rick

Rick, not sure if anyone has tried to register online, but I tried numerous times. Each time it gave me an error saying that I had to put information into the required fields. I am 100% sure I did fill in everything that was required but I still got the error message.

Registered yesterday, no problem.

CORRECTION: I'm positive I registered without any error messages, but nothing shows today.

I think it got upset when we switched to the new box. Should be fixed by Tuesday.
Thanks for the head's up, guys <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Rick

What mile-marker # locates Founders park? Thanks

Mile Marker 87, Plantation Key.

Islamorada - Founders Park Web Page

We discovered the registration page was broken. I will be fixed tomorrow.
Rick

My condolences Rick. :P