Posted By: Acat230
Lake Pontchartrain Multihull Champs Update - 04/02/07 08:47 PM
Folks,
Planning and anticipation continues for the Lake Pontchartrain Multihull Championship to be held April 14-15 at Pontchartrain Yacht Club in Mandeville, LA. NOR is attached to this post.
A public park and launch will be reserved for the sailors just across the street from the yacht club. I've attached pictures of the launch and grounds in following posts. The Notice of Race is attached to this post.
Attendance wise we are still looking at around 10-12 A-cats including 2004 Tornado silver medalist Johnny Lovell who will be racing a Vectorworks BIM XJ. We believe at least 5-6 F-18's including Chris Green and John Tomko are coming and at least 5-7 I-20's from both FL and TX will be in attendance. Lastly, 3-5 Corsair trimarans are anticipated. Open class is invited also but make sure your boat rates 70 DPN or less. We imposed that Portsmouth limit to keep the performance envelope of the boats racing similar to maximize the number of races. Our hope is to make this an annual event that will build more racing on the Gulf Coast and get multihull racing interest back on Lake Pontchartrain.
The yacht club is offering a $7 Crawfish Julie dinner on Friday night for early arrivals. Grilled steak or chicken is included in the entry for Saturday night and burgers will be available Sunday afternoon for awards. We'll supply bottled water for the sailors on the water and a cold keg of Abita Beer for sailors (soft drinks for the minors) off the water.
Hope to see as many of you there as possible!
Bob Hodges
Planning and anticipation continues for the Lake Pontchartrain Multihull Championship to be held April 14-15 at Pontchartrain Yacht Club in Mandeville, LA. NOR is attached to this post.
A public park and launch will be reserved for the sailors just across the street from the yacht club. I've attached pictures of the launch and grounds in following posts. The Notice of Race is attached to this post.
Attendance wise we are still looking at around 10-12 A-cats including 2004 Tornado silver medalist Johnny Lovell who will be racing a Vectorworks BIM XJ. We believe at least 5-6 F-18's including Chris Green and John Tomko are coming and at least 5-7 I-20's from both FL and TX will be in attendance. Lastly, 3-5 Corsair trimarans are anticipated. Open class is invited also but make sure your boat rates 70 DPN or less. We imposed that Portsmouth limit to keep the performance envelope of the boats racing similar to maximize the number of races. Our hope is to make this an annual event that will build more racing on the Gulf Coast and get multihull racing interest back on Lake Pontchartrain.
The yacht club is offering a $7 Crawfish Julie dinner on Friday night for early arrivals. Grilled steak or chicken is included in the entry for Saturday night and burgers will be available Sunday afternoon for awards. We'll supply bottled water for the sailors on the water and a cold keg of Abita Beer for sailors (soft drinks for the minors) off the water.
Hope to see as many of you there as possible!
Bob Hodges