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Great, FREE, Tune up for the 2016 Michelob Ultra Regatta and the Oar Race, coming up soon on Labor Day Weekend, 2015!
Join in the fun in the FREE race/cruise/party as we head to Margaritaville/Oriental! Bring your Parrothead gear and water cannons, pistols, balloons (with appropriate launching devices) and prepare to attack and repel other Pirates of the Neuse (and take a few water shots yourself!). No boarding is permitted! Raft up afterwards in the Oriental harbor for FREE drinks and snacks. After the raft-up, hit the nightlife in Oriental!
GREAT NEWS FOR 2016 Parrothead Regatta
The Town of Oriental is officially rolling out the Red Carpet for all Parrothead racers.
The Town has reserved both public Town Dock #1 and Town Dock #2 for all NYRA racers!
Limited Free DOCKAGE (no power available) for up to 48 hours
Yes, this is a FREE Neuse River Race for all NC sailors, with a beginner friendly pursuit start beginning near marker #17 on the Neuse,(across from Fairfield Harbour), leaving #8 to port, then #1AC to port, and finishing at Oriental #1. It is open to all mono-hull sailboats 21 feet or longer and will be governed by the rules defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2013-2016.
Those without a current NC-PHRF rating certificate (Arghh!!) will be assigned a rating by the Principal Race Officer (PRO). The scoring will be based on Time-on-Distance handicapping with each boat given a starting time at the skippers meeting. Awards will be given in each class as deemed appropriate by the Organizing Authority in its sole discretion.
SCHEDULE: Saturday, July 30, 2016
9:15 AM Late registration at Northwest Creek Marina
9:30 AM Skipper's Meeting at Northwest Creek Marina
10:55 AM First start sequence begins
5:00 PMish NYRA Raft-up/Dock Party & Awards at the Free Public Town
Docks (see above) in Oriental.
Please! Pre register and give us an idea of how much grog to prepare (and allow us to send out start times for all boats on the Friday before the race: fill out the online registration via regatta network, link on our website at www.nyra.org
Registration is now open and available online via Regatta Network. Click the link below to begin your registration:
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