Seabrook, TX: Lakewood Yacht Club will host Bay Cup I, which will be raced on Galveston Bay on March 6.
The registration fee is $75 and includes entry into the Mar. 5th virtual Skipper’s Meeting and the Saturday awards celebration at LYC. A $5 discount is available for U.S. Sailing members. Entry fees are payable by credit card or by yacht club reciprocal charge. Buffett dinners will be available before the awards ceremony to be enjoyed outdoors. One dinner is included with registration; additional dinners can be purchased for $22. Entertainer Kelly McGuire will play poolside as well.
Registration deadline is March 3, at 2100.
Overall series trophies will be presented after Bay Cup II in August. Boats that compete in the same class during both Bay Cup I and II and are sailed by the same skipper will be eligible for a series trophy.
The regatta is open to all boats with enough entries to form a class. Potential classes include ORC, ORC Double-Handed, PHRF non-Spin, PHRF under 30 feet LOA, Cruising Spinnaker Classic Canvas (using only Dacron sails), Cruising Non-Spin Classic Canvas (same), Multihull, and One Design class(es).
This year's sponsors include LYC, Bay Access Sailing Foundation, City of Seabrook, Boqueron Caribbean Rum, Iron Wolf Ranch & Distillery, Kevin Severance Insurance Agency, Little Yacht Sales, Blackburn Marine, Sea Lake Yachts, and Pelican Insurance
Contact Bay Cup Series Chair David Comeaux at 832-993-5933 or davidcomeaux@live.com for more information.
