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District 2
District Governor: Phone: 303-863-0566
Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas
Welcome to District 2 - the West Central District!
Allow me to quote from Ted Wells, an illustrious District 2 Snipe sailor (Wichita, KS), past Commodore, Chairman of the Rules Committee for over 30 years, winner of most of our championships, author of Scientific Sailboat Racing.
"Many people on the coasts wonder how skippers sailing on lakes that are not even big enough for a good yacht anchorage can frequently do much better in big regattas that they should. The answer is simple - practice. With short courses and numerous laps, there is lots of practice rounding marks. And when you have to tack every few minutes or run out of lake, you get lots of practice coming about. The boats are bound to be closely grouped - they haven’t any place to go - so you get lots of practice on rules and competitive tactics. Also, the skippers are delighted to get a chance to race on somebody else’s mud puddle, so they frequently pack their boats on trailers and make round trips of 500 to 1000 miles over a weekend for a regatta."
We’ve got some great regattas planned this year - Dallas, Lincoln, Denver (BowMar, Cherry Creek and Union Reservoirs) and Omaha.
Come join us for good times and good racing. If you would like more information about Snipe sailing in the ten fleets of the West Central District, please contact me.
Fair winds and good sailing!
Doug Swenson
District Governor
Links:
Iowa/Nebraska - Fleet #309
Lincoln Snipe Fleet - #567
Rocky Mountain Fleet #210
Texas Snipe Sailing Fleet #1
Fleets In Your District
| Fleet # - Name | Location | Fleet Captain | Schedule |
| 1 - Texas Snipes | Dallas, Texas | | Unavailable | | 14 - Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | | Unavailable | | 49 - Lake Lotawana | Lake Lotawana, MO | | Unavailable | | 68 - Windycrest | Selquoyah, OK | | Unavailable | | 93 - Wichita | Wichita, KS | | Unavailable | | 210 - Rocky Mountain | Longmont, CO | | Click Here To View | | 309 - Iowa/Nebraska | Omaha, NE | | Unavailable | | 505 - Austin | Austin, TX | | Unavailable | | 567 - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | | Unavailable | | 640 - Bow Mar | Bow Mar, CO | | Unavailable |
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District Regattas
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Future Events |
| Dates | Regatta | Location | Contact | Phone |
August, 2010 |
| 7 - 8 | Rocky Mountain Snipe/Bow Mar Regatta |
Bow Mar Yacht Club, Littleton, CO | | 303-886-0819 | NoR
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| | An Annual Joint Regatta with Snipe Fleets 210 & 640. |
| 13 - 20 | 2010 Snipe US National Championships |
Severn Sailing Association, Annapolis, MD | | | NoR
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| | 2010’s National championships on the Chesapeake. Light, medium, heavy air . . . who knows. Its the bay in August. Either way it will be fun, the friends and comp are second to none, and it will be a challenge. |
September, 2010 |
| 11 - 12 | Missouri Valley Championship |
Lake Manowa, Iowa | | | Edit |
| | Great Regatta just east of Omaha |
| 14 - 16 | USA Masters National Championship |
Wawasee Yacht Club, Syracuse, IN | | 574.457.4313 | NoR
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| | USA National Championship for skippers 45 or older and combined team age of 80 or older. Great fun on and off the water. Registration form part of NOR or at Host web site |
| 24 - 26 | Silver Cup |
Lake Carlyle | | | Edit |
| | Qualifier for 2011 Worlds in Denmark. Great fall sailing on large lake in the midewest. |
October, 2010 |
| 23 - 24 | Halloween Regatta |
Atlanta, Atlanta YC | | | Edit |
| | largest weekend Snipe regatta in USA, great costume party and dance |
November, 2010 |
| 8 - 12 | SCIRA Womens World Championship |
St Pete Yacht Club | | | Edit |
| | Womens World Championship for the Snipe Class |
Previous Events |
| Dates | Regatta | Location | Contact | Phone |
July, 2010 |
| 24 - 25 | Classic Snipe Rally Finger lakes Boating museum |
Geneva, New York | | | Edit |
| | This is a follow up to the classic Snipe rally last year in Atlanta. Sponsored by the Finger Lakes boat Museum, No racing, required, just fun, but sailing is optional. Bring your wooden or vintage FG treasure, US / Canada.Located on beautiful Seneca Lake! |
| 24 - 25 | Rocky Mountain Championship |
Union Reservoir, Colorado | | | Edit |
| | Great Regatta just 30 minutes north of Denver. |
| 10 - 11 | District II Championship/Norm Tanner |
BowMar Lake, Littleton, Colorado | | 303-886-0819 | NoR
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| | Annual Norm Tanner Memorial Regatta combined with DII Championships. Shifty Sailing on tight courses at a club with it’s own beaches, life guards, playground equipment & tennis courts. Bring the whole family! |
June, 2010 |
| 19 - 20 | Firewater |
Branched Oak Lake, Lincoln, Nebraska | | (402) 613-2480 | Results
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| | See the STORY with the RESULTS. Welcome to the wind belt with it’s ups & downs, great camping, great food & great people! |
May, 2010 |
| 22 - 23 | 74th Annual Snipe Southwestern Championship Regatta |
Corinthian Sailing Club Dallas, Texas | | 214-930-5145 | NoR
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| | Great weather for lake sailing and fun in Dallas. |
April, 2010 |
| 17 - 18 | St John’s Tea Party |
Jacksonville, Fl | | 904-338-4988 | NoR
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| | Great regatta on the St Johns in beautiful spring weather |
March, 2010 |
| 19 - 21 | Don Q Rum Regatta |
Miami, Coconut Grove Sailing Center | | | Results
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| | Highly competitive, international participation, ideal racing conditions |
| 14 - 16 | Snipe Midwinter Championship |
Cleawater Fla | | | Results
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| | 3 days of racing in the Gulf of Mexico |
January, 2010 |
| 8 - 10 | Gaspar Pirate Regatta |
St. Petersburg, Florida | | 727 5300828 | NoR
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| | The Gaspar replaces the multiclass and DOA regattas. Come to FL this winter! |
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