5100 Teague Bay
C'sted, St. Croix 00820

Phone: 340-773-9531
Fax: 340-778-8350

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2010 Summer Sailing Camp Registration

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Regatta Wrap-up

Hostice Regatta Meets Goals: Competition and Compassion
Two very different days of weather, two rainbows, five dolphins and 66 entries on the starting line made for a good venue to raise funds and awareness for hospice on St. Croix, at the St. Croix Yacht Club Hospice Regatta, February 19-21. Regatta director Julie San Martin announced the $50,000 fund raising goal was met through entry fees, donations and sponsorships. Continuum Care Foundation director Tracy Sanders accepted the regatta proceeds with gratitude, saying they will be used immediately for medical equipment and medications to give patients end-of-life comfort and dignity.

Competition
While the weather did not permit the newly added Kiteboard classes to get off the beach, all fifteen entrants opted to donate their entry fees to hospice, and they said they'd all be back next year. The Optimist class sailed eleven races, with the overall trophy going to Sam Morrell, age 10 years, from Tortola. He's been sailing since he was seven, and said he was challenged by the shifty winds on Saturday. Sam took home his weight in sport drink and says he'll train a bit longer for next year's event.

On the one-design course inside Teague Bay, Chris Schreiber took honors in the Rhodes 19 class. He was also challenged by the wind shifts on Saturday, which put a premium on tactics and positioning. "Sunday was a gorgeous day," he said, "with 10-14 knots of steady breeze." Schreiber's life has been touched by Hospice, and he enjoyed having fun while benefiting those who need end of life care. Matthew Flood escaped the cold in Westbrook, CT, and sailed his chartered 19-foot keelboat to a second-place finish.

On the Buck Island Channel course, Robert Armstrong's J-100, Bad Girl, won the Spinnaker Racing class with an all-Crucian crew and six top three finishes. Though helmsman Jens Hookanson was born in St. Croix, he has lived in the U.S. since age 16 and had never sailed in the annual SCYC regatta. He liked the race to Christiansted, followed by windward-leeward courses in the Channel. Tactician Carlos Skov is key to the program, according to Hookanson. Skov was especially touched by the win, as his mother was the first hospice patient on St. Croix, and weighed in at eight cases of Cruzan Rum. Armstrong and crew also received an invitation to the National Hospice Regatta Championships, to be sailed in Rochester, NY next June. Chris Stanton and his brothers' Devil3 took second place, tied for points with Dave West's Melges 32, Jurakan. Jib & Main competitor Steve Schmidt was awarded the Commodore's Trophy for Best Visiting Yacht, SC-70 Hotel California, Too, (and best Margaritas), and Tortola's Peter Haycraft won the Cape Air ticket raffle, as part of the Caribbean Ocean Racing Triangle (CORT) series.

Compassion
Sanders, also director of Continuum Care, Inc., St. Croix's first hospice, was "stunned at the response" to the regatta and its goals. A significant portion of the island's residents have inadequate insurance coverage, if any; funds raised by the regatta will help provide compassionate care for St. Croix's terminally ill patients. Pain and comfort medications, oxygen, adjustable beds, wheelchairs, walkers and other medical equipment can now be provided at no cost. Hospice care also includes education and support for the patient's family, including grief counseling.

Continuum Care staffed a medical tent at the regatta, and treated sunburn, splinters, hangovers and one child who had a seizure. Supplies were donated by The Medicine Shoppe and Mt. Welcome Pharmacy, and the unused medical essentials will be further donated to Haiti relief.

The St. Croix Yacht Club Hospice Regatta is the first leg of the Caribbean Ocean Racing Triangle, which will continue in Palmas Del Mar, PR, March 19, and end in Tortola, April 1.

See:
Results at www.stcroixregatta.com
Photos at robjones.smugmug.com
Video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udI3bwfAan8

Optimist dinghy Clinic

World class coach Lee Icyda will lead a free all-day clinic at the Yacht Club, Friday, February 19th, for all Opti sailors who enter the regatta. Lee was All-American at Tufts University, coached the German Olympic team at Beijing, won the 2003 Yngling Worlds and is a member of the U.S. Sailing team. The young skippers will put their newfound knowledge to work Saturday and Sunday in Teague Bay, and the overall winner will get his/her weight in sports drink.

Keelboat Racing for All

The not-so-young skippers can easily find a class, a course to race, additional crew and even a boat in the big island's annual regatta. Off-island 420 racers can charter a hull. Rhodes 19's, 420's and IC-24's are scheduled to race inside the protected waters of Teague Bay, and CSA racing starts in the Buck Island Channel. Windward/leewards and triangle courses appeal to the spinnaker boats, while the cruiser types can stretch out in the Christiansted Harbor and Beauregard Bay races. Cruisers who rarely race, and hesitate to go through a full CSA measurement, will appreciate the quick-n-easy Simplified CSA rating offered at a reduced fee. The winning CSA Spinnaker-1 skipper gets his/her weight in Cruzan Rum and an invitation to the National Hospice Regatta championships in Rochester, NY. Boats looking for additional crew and individuals looking for a boat to crew on can find each other on the regatta website, www.stcroixregatta.com>Hospice Regatta>Crew/Boat Board, provided by YachtScoring. Regatta news and race results will be posted on the website as they happen for all to see.

Entertainment

What's a regatta without entertainment? You won't find out in St. Croix! Watching the Opti kids race off the beach and the one-designs on the west side of the tee dock is great daytime drama. When the sun sets, the Cruzan Rum welcome party and music by Kurt Schindler will get your toes tapping Friday 6PM-10PM. DJ's bring more music on Saturday, 6PM-9PM, and Jazzy Blue, the incredible one-man band plays on Sunday, 1PM -3PM.

Hospice

As a 501(c)(3) charity regatta, St. Croix Yacht Club Hospice Regatta will accept cash and in-kind U.S. tax deductible donations throughout the event on behalf of hospice on St. Croix. The island's first hospice, Continuum Care, Inc., is providing onsite first-aid services, and CCI director Tracy Sanders will discuss hospice care, reminding all that compassionate end-of-life services are available to all regardless of ability to pay.

More Info

See us on FaceBook and visit our website, www.stcroixregatta.com. Check out 2009 regatta photos and results; find information about St. Croix, hospice, volunteer and sponsorship opportunities; then register to race and get your sailing gloves ready. Regatta soon come!

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5100 Teague Bay C'sted, St. Croix 00820 Phone: 340-773-9531 Fax: 340-778-8350	Welcome 2010 Summer Sailing Camp Registration Click here for details. Regatta Wrap-up Hostice Regatta Meets Goals: Competition and Compassion Two very different days of weather, two rainbows, five dolphins and 66 entries on the starting line made for a good venue to raise funds and awareness for hospice on St. Croix, at the St. Croix Yacht Club Hospice Regatta, February 19-21. Regatta director Julie San Martin announced the $50,000 fund raising goal was met through entry fees, donations and sponsorships. Continuum Care Foundation director Tracy Sanders accepted the regatta proceeds with gratitude, saying they will be used immediately for medical equipment and medications to give patients end-of-life comfort and dignity. Competition While the weather did not permit the newly added Kiteboard classes to get off the beach, all fifteen entrants opted to donate their entry fees to hospice, and they said they'd all be back next year. The Optimist class sailed eleven races, with the overall trophy going to Sam Morrell, age 10 years, from Tortola. He's been sailing since he was seven, and said he was challenged by the shifty winds on Saturday. Sam took home his weight in sport drink and says he'll train a bit longer for next year's event. On the one-design course inside Teague Bay, Chris Schreiber took honors in the Rhodes 19 class. He was also challenged by the wind shifts on Saturday, which put a premium on tactics and positioning. "Sunday was a gorgeous day," he said, "with 10-14 knots of steady breeze." Schreiber's life has been touched by Hospice, and he enjoyed having fun while benefiting those who need end of life care. Matthew Flood escaped the cold in Westbrook, CT, and sailed his chartered 19-foot keelboat to a second-place finish. On the Buck Island Channel course, Robert Armstrong's J-100, Bad Girl, won the Spinnaker Racing class with an all-Crucian crew and six top three finishes. Though helmsman Jens Hookanson was born in St. Croix, he has lived in the U.S. since age 16 and had never sailed in the annual SCYC regatta. He liked the race to Christiansted, followed by windward-leeward courses in the Channel. Tactician Carlos Skov is key to the program, according to Hookanson. Skov was especially touched by the win, as his mother was the first hospice patient on St. Croix, and weighed in at eight cases of Cruzan Rum. Armstrong and crew also received an invitation to the National Hospice Regatta Championships, to be sailed in Rochester, NY next June. Chris Stanton and his brothers' Devil3 took second place, tied for points with Dave West's Melges 32, Jurakan. Jib & Main competitor Steve Schmidt was awarded the Commodore's Trophy for Best Visiting Yacht, SC-70 Hotel California, Too, (and best Margaritas), and Tortola's Peter Haycraft won the Cape Air ticket raffle, as part of the Caribbean Ocean Racing Triangle (CORT) series. Compassion Sanders, also director of Continuum Care, Inc., St. Croix's first hospice, was "stunned at the response" to the regatta and its goals. A significant portion of the island's residents have inadequate insurance coverage, if any; funds raised by the regatta will help provide compassionate care for St. Croix's terminally ill patients. Pain and comfort medications, oxygen, adjustable beds, wheelchairs, walkers and other medical equipment can now be provided at no cost. Hospice care also includes education and support for the patient's family, including grief counseling. Continuum Care staffed a medical tent at the regatta, and treated sunburn, splinters, hangovers and one child who had a seizure. Supplies were donated by The Medicine Shoppe and Mt. Welcome Pharmacy, and the unused medical essentials will be further donated to Haiti relief. The St. Croix Yacht Club Hospice Regatta is the first leg of the Caribbean Ocean Racing Triangle, which will continue in Palmas Del Mar, PR, March 19, and end in Tortola, April 1. See: Results at www.stcroixregatta.com Photos at robjones.smugmug.com Video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udI3bwfAan8 Optimist dinghy Clinic World class coach Lee Icyda will lead a free all-day clinic at the Yacht Club, Friday, February 19th, for all Opti sailors who enter the regatta. Lee was All-American at Tufts University, coached the German Olympic team at Beijing, won the 2003 Yngling Worlds and is a member of the U.S. Sailing team. The young skippers will put their newfound knowledge to work Saturday and Sunday in Teague Bay, and the overall winner will get his/her weight in sports drink. Keelboat Racing for All The not-so-young skippers can easily find a class, a course to race, additional crew and even a boat in the big island's annual regatta. Off-island 420 racers can charter a hull. Rhodes 19's, 420's and IC-24's are scheduled to race inside the protected waters of Teague Bay, and CSA racing starts in the Buck Island Channel. Windward/leewards and triangle courses appeal to the spinnaker boats, while the cruiser types can stretch out in the Christiansted Harbor and Beauregard Bay races. Cruisers who rarely race, and hesitate to go through a full CSA measurement, will appreciate the quick-n-easy Simplified CSA rating offered at a reduced fee. The winning CSA Spinnaker-1 skipper gets his/her weight in Cruzan Rum and an invitation to the National Hospice Regatta championships in Rochester, NY. Boats looking for additional crew and individuals looking for a boat to crew on can find each other on the regatta website, www.stcroixregatta.com>Hospice Regatta>Crew/Boat Board, provided by YachtScoring. Regatta news and race results will be posted on the website as they happen for all to see. Entertainment What's a regatta without entertainment? You won't find out in St. Croix! Watching the Opti kids race off the beach and the one-designs on the west side of the tee dock is great daytime drama. When the sun sets, the Cruzan Rum welcome party and music by Kurt Schindler will get your toes tapping Friday 6PM-10PM. DJ's bring more music on Saturday, 6PM-9PM, and Jazzy Blue, the incredible one-man band plays on Sunday, 1PM -3PM. Hospice As a 501(c)(3) charity regatta, St. Croix Yacht Club Hospice Regatta will accept cash and in-kind U.S. tax deductible donations throughout the event on behalf of hospice on St. Croix. The island's first hospice, Continuum Care, Inc., is providing onsite first-aid services, and CCI director Tracy Sanders will discuss hospice care, reminding all that compassionate end-of-life services are available to all regardless of ability to pay. More Info See us on FaceBook and visit our website, www.stcroixregatta.com. Check out 2009 regatta photos and results; find information about St. Croix, hospice, volunteer and sponsorship opportunities; then register to race and get your sailing gloves ready. Regatta soon come! Click on each thumbnail to view a larger image. home \| about us \| entertainment \| links contact us \| racing \| membership \| news \| junior sailing	New Electronic version of SCYC Scuttlebutt! for January - February 2010 Issue, Click here!
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