Saturday August 30, 2025 

• On the water event:

  • Location Wet Spot Dock at China Peak Landing.

  • Festivities start at 10:00 with Margaritas on the docks

  • Reverse handicap yacht racing starts beginning at 11:00.

• Awards dinner:

  • Location: across the street from John and Kim Gibson's home Bear Creek Rd (aka the Boulevard) #23.

  • Happy hour and set up 5:30 PM

  • Dinner some time later,

  • Awards even later

    • The card game will be a part of the awards ceremony.

• Registration

  • It is essential that participants register for this event

  • We also need to know how many guests you plan to bring to the dinner.

• Cost of admission:

  • A pint Quart or half gallon of tequila. 

    • Premium tequila may help with your handicap assignment if it is presented to the Protest/handicap committee Friday evening.

  • A hot dish, hors d'oeuvres or salad to share.

• Before sailing begins:

  • The handicap committee will set start times for each registered boat.

    • Boats not pre registered will receive adverse handicaps if they show up to participate.

  • Handicaps may or may not be adjusted based on:

    • begging or

    •  bribing

    •  the handicap committee members at the protest hearing.

    • Treachery and debauchery are allowed (encouraged actually).

  • Protests will be heard in the Lakeshore Bar on Friday evening.

  • Trophies will be awarded at the Awards dinner.

  • You must be at the Awards dinner to receive an award.

• The racing:

  • This event will be held under the Racing Rules of Sailing 2025-2028…sort of…treachery and manipulation may be rewarded.

  • The start will be a Le Mans type start from the WETSPOT dock (far east dock at China Peal Landing)

    • Your boat needs to be in the water.

    • Sails can be on the boat but not hoisted.

    • Your crew and passengers must be on the Wetspot dock when your start is called (that is…your assigned start time).

  • The race course is simple with a twist; 

    • Leave all the 4 islands/island groups to port.

    • Pick up a playing card when your start is called

    • Pick up a playing card at each of the boats posted near each of the islands.  (Try not to hit the boats or each other while trying to get your cards.)

  • Finish line. 

    • The finish will be between the white “No Wake” ball at the entrance to China Peak Landing and the North shore (there might be a finish boat).

  • Prizes.

    • There will be trophies for each of the first 5 boats finishing and one for the last to finish.

    • There will also be prizes for the 3 best poker hands

This is a full day event and you must be present at the dinner to win any prizes.

 

Please register boat and guest numbers so we can make plans for he dinner.

 

If you come for a good time, you can't loose!