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SPSA Announces King of the Bay Challenge

The St. Petersburg Sailing Association announces a new contest on Tampa Bay. The sailing instructions are very uncomplicated and knowledge of the Yacht Racing Rules does not confer an advantage on a competitor. A single trophy will be awarded at the end of each month to the best performance during that period. A new month brings the chance for the King to extend his reign… or watch his status slip away. The reigning king at the end of the season wins the coveted “King of the Bay” flag. This is a free, open challenge… all boats eligible for a WFPHRF certificate are eligible to participate. Pass the word!!!

We will kick off this challenge on New Year’s Day as our pursuit will cover this course giving you an opportunity for an entry.

For more information see: http://spsa.us/racing/king-of-the-bay/

SPSA – Welcome to our new members!

The St. Petersburg Sailing Association would like to welcome the following new members:

Chris Chow

John Kollar

Tom Quinn

Raul Calzada

Tom Barry

Jean Charles-Marks

Jenna Quade

We are excited to have you on board, and look forward to seeing everybody out on the race course for the January 1st New Years Pursuit Race (11:00am start time), and again on Saturday, January 20th @ 11:00 AM for the next Series Race!

SPSA Secretary

SPSA Series Race #4 Results

Please see attached for the race results from the SPSA Series 4 race that took place this past Saturday. It was a fun day on the water, followed by our annual Christmas potluck/gift exchange that saw everybody go home with some interesting presents!

Congrats to Tack Tick for winning in the Spinnaker division, and to Freelance for winning the Cruising division!

Our next race is the New Years Day Fun Pursuit Race on January 1st @ 11:00AM, and the next Series race is Saturday January 20th @ 11:00am. We hope to see you all out there!

SPSA Secretary

SPSA Christmas Potluck

All:

In addition to the Series Race this Saturday at 11:00, we will be gathering at the Sailing Center afterwards (roughly 3:00pm) for a potluck and white elephant gift exchange. Everybody is invited, even if you are not sailing on Saturday! For anyone bringing food, we will have some electrical outlets setup for crockpots at the Sailing Center, if you wish you drop your food off prior to the race.

Lastly, if anyone is still looking for crew, or a boat to sail with this Saturday, please contact Dan Dawson (downwindan@gmail.com).

Thanks & looking forward to seeing everybody this Saturday!

SPSA Moonlight Cruise Invitation – Friday, December 1st @ 5:30 PM

After the success of the sunset sail we organized a few weeks ago, we wanted to invite everybody out again on Friday, December 1^st for a “Moonlight Cruise”. The plan is to meet at the Sailing Center by 5:30PM, where we will match everybody up with boats. This is a great way for non-boat owners to get out on the water!

Please RSVP by email to Dan Dawson (downwindan@gmail.com) to confirm your attendance, and we look forward to seeing everybody out for a fun evening on Tamp Bay!

**Please see attached map for available parking near the Sailing Center**

SCparking.pdf