When it was announced last year that the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association (CBYRA) would not be holding Annapolis Race Week, sailors were in a panic. The annual race week has been a Labor Day fixture on the Bay for so long that most of us don’t even know what else there is to do on the last long weekend of the summer (seriously, racing sailors are not known for their barbecues).
Pulling us all together, Annapolis YC, Eastport YC, and Gibson Island YS announced that they will host the 2014 Annapolis Labor Day Regatta, a family-friendly event with two days of great sailing, leaving Monday for all of us to finally learn how to work the grill. The event organizers also announced that on Saturday, racers will have the option to participate in windward-leeward racing or a distance race. The post-race party promises food trucks, multiple bars, and a children’s village with a water slide, face painting, knot tying, and much more happening in AYC’s Junior Sailing Annex.
What could have been a travesty for sailors has ended up looking like an incredibly fun event. We can’t wait to see everyone there. annapolisyc.com/racing
