(Town of Lenox, NY – May 2015) Sailors and spectators will be setting a course for Oneida Lake May 30 and 31 for a J/24 Class District 7 Pennant Series Regatta. This will be the fourth consecutive year for the two-day, five-race event sponsored by the Oneida Lake Sailing Club. It will set sail from Callahan’s Marina near the southeast corner of the lake off Route 31. Racing on the eastern end of Oneida Lake will be visible from North and South Bay as well as the Verona and Sylvan Beach areas.
OLSC Commodore Kathy Mahar along with the regatta committee is enthusiastic about sponsoring a series of competitive races is expected to be fun and challenging for J/24 crews and entertaining for spectators on and off the water. OLSC has an excited and experienced membership eager to provide hospitality and great racing to crews from all over upstate New York.
Racing will commence both Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. with registration, check-in and skipper’s meetings beforehand. Weekend festivities will also include a Friday happy hour sponsored by Sailor Jerry Rum, a barbeque on Saturday, and a complimentary awards picnic concluding the event on Sunday afternoon.
Races will be officiated in accordance with “The Rules of Sailing,” prescriptions of U.S. Sailing, applicable J/24 class rules, and the Sailing Instructions. The regatta will have a trained and experienced race management team on the water who will be well positioned to conduct and monitor the regatta.
The courses to be sailed will be windward-leeward (upwind-downwind) utilizing orange and yellow inflatable buoys. The number of legs will be determined at race time based on wind speed, with each race approximately one hour. Courses may have a downwind or upwind finish and will utilize a gate as the leeward turning point.
A hoist will be available at Callahan’s Marina for launching sailboats, with temporary dockage provided, beginning Friday, May 29 from noon to 8 p.m. Space for camping is also present at Callahan’s and Oneida Lake Marinas.
The Notice of Race for the regatta and registration information is posted on the Oneida Lake Sailing Club web page at http://www.oneidalakesailingclub.org/#!regattas/c1l5f
For further information contact Lou Scheiderich, OLSC Race Captain and Regatta Chair at (315) 271-8423, email loushad@earthlink.net.