KPRR, Merritt Island, FL, May 28 & 29

Hello All,

The annual Kelly Park River Regatta is scheduled to take place the weekend of May 28 and 29. The regatta fee includes some killer BBQ by Frank “Princess” Rodericks and something for the road on Sunday. Since Monday is a holiday you are welcome to stick around and join us for a fun sail.

If you’re planning on coming please take few minutes to pre-register at www.fleet80.com.

I’ve included links for the Regatta Flyer and NOR below. These documents contain hotel and schedule information.

KPRR Regatta Flyer

KPRR Notice of Race

If you have any questions please contact Kathy Turner kturner01 (at) harris (.) com.

Regards,

SCCA Lackey at Large

Bump! Four weeks away! Come for the BBQ stay for the regatta.

We have 6 A-cats registered now, should be able to attract more from the Tampa area.

-Mike
US145

Excellent! Thank you Mike.

It's time to KPRR! The weather forecast looks perfect with temps in the low eighties it will even be tolerable for someone as delicate as me.

Update:

Beer and lesser important beverages have been purchased. Princess is ready to start cooking and the girls have almost finished their shopping. It's time peoples.

damn i want a boat

Yes, yes you do.

Stank, I gots a spot on the 20 if you can get a kitchen pass.

All the food is bought and beer is on ice.

The pre-reg numbers keep creeping up with a solid Hobie 16, F16 and A-cat fleet. The weather is still forecast to be perfect.

It's time to go sailing.

crap. wedding in boca

Its cool - I just got a call .... I'm straight.

That's good to know considering you're already married to a female and all....

So few closets......so much to hide.

Speaking of which, isn't this the regatta that Ding got romantic with that inflated buoy on the beach a couple of years ago?

It was and it changed my life!

Anyone know the results?

Results are coming, I just have to pay some bills first.

LOL!

Kelly Park River Regatta Results

The weather was perfect! The first race of each day was sailed in less than 10 but built to the mid to high teens by the end of the day. The BBQ pork was outstanding (Thank you Frank "Princess" Rodericks) that boy worked very hard for us and was a huge part of the success of this regatta. The McDonald Hostel was off the chain and I suspect a letter from the HOA will be coming soon, kudo's Matt and Gina, and thank you for putting up with a bunch of drunken sailors for three days. KPRR this year was as much about the party as it was about the sailing but honestly if it went any longer I'd have to check myself into Betty Ford... just for some quiet time.

Oh... Tad and I are friends again. KPRR is magical.

Grandpa Ding rules B!TCHES!

I saw you in those spandex pants and I couldn't resist.

Ooof! Talk about walking around with a target on your back, well at least I have one friend now.

How Sweetness let you out in public looking like that is still a mystery.

She isn't the boss of me, I'll dress myself any way I like!

Yea, Ding's a metrosexual ... BTW, Kris really liked those and was wondering if they're unisex?

Y'all are quite welcome. Apparently 60lbs of pig-butt fed lots of hungry folks! Nobody left unstuffed!
I'd say next time I'll be sure to wear a "wife-beater t-shirt" while chaw'n on skoal, to add to the true redneck authenticity of my BBQ, but I'm fairly confident the appearance was a One-Hit-Wonder!

hey, now that there's (almost) no more shuttle to carry, can you convert the big drop tank into one GOD-ZIRRA barbeque rig?

Dang thing woke me up at 2:30 last night rattling the windows at the house. my tax dollars at work....

Oh, and watching rerun of Capricorn One on DVD. Dang, OJ looks young (and not so nefarius)...

While the McDonald Hostel is awesome, it does not come without it's hazards. One particular F16 sailor made the mistake of falling asleep (passing out) early on Saturday night. No details, but......On Sunday night, he felt it would be safer to sleep in his car! Apparently he feels that a bunch of drunken catsailors cannot be trusted.....he's probably right!

Uhhh...we didn't sleep in our car on Sunday ... you must be mistaken ... we did it out on the lawn.

ohh, and for the record "I am a CATSAILOR" I DO NOT "passout" after a few RUM drinks ... I choose to refuel my sleep for my incredible crewing skills and my captain for her focused steering.

T.

Damn, damn, damn. Missed the party of the year. I could have exchanged my dd position for candid photographer.

Sorry T....I was not referring to you guys. Another F16 sailor in the house.

It would have to be Tom Cat from pcola.

Working on cutting up some video.

Here are some stills.

Yes - the tramp is loose. I had to replace a lacing button on the back beam before the regatta and hadn't had a chance to retighten the lacing.

Watch it before Youtube brings down the banhammer on the soundtrack :P

rain-X on the lens will help a little.