The fifth annual Annapolis Fall Regatta (affectionately known as the Big Boat Regatta) will be shaking up the Bay over the Halloween weekend, October 31 through November 2, and local racers are encouraged to get involved.
To really showcase what these thoroughbreds can do on the water, both distance races and round-the-buoy racing will be on the menu. The regatta is designed to attract a wide variety of boats, such as HPR-style TP52s, Carkeek 40s, Farr 400s, MC 38s, brand-spanking new C&C 30s, Farr 280s, and many more. And while the regatta has in the past offered HPR and IRC classes, this year a new Triple Number Plus class is introduced to accommodate racing boats not optimized for IRC or HPR. Race organizers through Storm Trysail Club Chesapeake Station are also happy to accept other classes into the racing sequence, so call your friends and get the fleet excited. Documents are due October 17.
“The fall season in the Chesapeake can be the best time of year for racing,” says Dick Neville, PRO and past commodore of the Storm Trysail Club. “We promise everyone that they will not regret coming to Annapolis in October.”
For more information and to get involved, visit stormtrysail.org. Photos by Dan Phelps.
