San Diego NOOD 2013 March 15-17

[Mark Allen]

We have 6 boats registered so we are a fleet. 5 are from the mountains. 2 weeks before the rates go up the first of March.

Register now for 3 days of great fun in the sun!

[WDSchock]

Add in #159 - which will be there,

[Travis Gregory]

Is the plan to use the Coronado Yacht Club facilities then?

[Travis Gregory]

   

2013 Sperry Top-Sider San Diego NOOD Regatta
San Diego, CA
March 15-17, 2013

Photo by Tim Wilkes
First we would like to remind you of two very important dates:
March 1: Any entries received or paid after this date are subject to a $50 late fee.  Click here to enter today and beat the late fee.
March 4: Deadline for classes to meet eligibility requirements (need 6 boats to form a class).  See a live list of entries by clicking here.
Please click here to enter the regatta if you haven't done so already.  And please click here for the live list of entries to see how many others have signed up in your class.  If you see that your class has less then six, contact your friends, and get them to sign up!
Now a few notes about the regatta:
 
Parties, parties everywhere...you spoke, we listened.  This year, the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta parties in San Diego will be at the Coronado Yacht Club on Friday night and at the San Deigo Yacht Club on Saturday night and Sunday after racing.  Plus stay tuned to hear what Sperry Top-Sider has in store for you this year....new and improved parties await you!
 
West Marine helps NOODs go Green...that's right folks, West Marine will have a water table set up so that you can fill your reusable water bottles (that will be in your skippers bags) and give those disposable plastic bottles (and the environment) a break.
 
NORTH Sails has you covered...North Sails and Southern Spars have partnered with Sailing Weather Service to provide free detailed daily weather forecasts for the Sperry Top-Sider San Diego NOOD Regatta from March 15-17, 2013. To sign up, visit the North Sails online weather center: http://na.northsails.com/weather.aspx.
 
Tim Wilkes will be the official photographer for the San Diego NOOD.  Check out his amazing photography at www.timwilkes.com/.  Or click here to check out the 2011 San Diego NOOD that Tim shot for us.
 
Stay tuned...Sperry Top-Sider has helped the NOODs make new developments and there will be party details to come.
 
 
Photo by Tim Wilkes
 
Schedule of Events:
 
Thursday, March 14
Registration for all classes will be at Coronado Yacht Club between 5:00 - 8:00pm.
 
Friday, March 15
Registration for all classes will be at Coronado Yacht Club between 9:00 - 10:00am and at
San Diego Yacht Club between 9:00 - 11:00am.
Skippers Meeting (for classes competing 3 days) will be at Coronado Yacht Club at 10:00am and at San Diego Yacht Club at 11:00am.
First Warning Signal - 12:30 pm.
North Sails Van will be available to pick up sails in need of repair - 4:00-5:00 pm at the Cornado Yacht Club.
Happy Hour under the Tent at Cornado Yacht Club - 5:30-7:00pm with a guest speaker, the Sperry Lounge and a great selection of Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Merchandise and Footwear.
 
Saturday, March 16
Registration for classes competing 2 days will be at San Diego Yacht Club between 8:00-9:30am.
Skippers Meeting, for classes competing 2 days, will be at San Diego Yacht Club at 9:00am
North Sails Van will deliver repaired sails - 8:00am drop-off.
First Warning Signal - 11:30 am.
North Sails Van will be available to pick up sails in need of repair after racing at the San Diego Yacht Club.
Dinner Party in the Ballroom at San Diego Yacht Club - 5:30-8:30pm with big buffet meal, live entertainment, the Sperry Lounge and a great selection of Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Merchandise and Footwear.
 
Sunday, March 17
North Sails Van will deliver repaired sails to San Diego Yacht Club.
First Warning Signal - 11:30 am.
Cocktail Party and Overall Awards in the Ballroom - 4:00-5:30pm (tentative)



 

 
 

[Mark Allen]

Entry deadline has been extended to Monday. We have 8 boats registered with one more pending. Come join the fun.

Current entry list;

                1.      USA 222   222   Travis Gregory   Great Salt Lake YC   Farmington, UT, USA   Ultimate 20   20   
        2.   138   USA 138   DogOnIt   Alan Madsen   Great Salt Lake Yacht Club   Salt Lake City, UT, USA   Ultimate 20   
        3.      USA 19   Juiced!   Jim Ulatowski   Denver Sailing Association   Denver, CO, USA   Ultimate 20   20   
        4.      USA 26   Junta   Mark Allen   Great Salt Lake Yacht Club   Salt Lake City, UT, USA   Ultimate 20   
        5.       67           mrhappy   Steven C Crooke   Long Beach Yacht Club   Long Beach, CA, USA   Ultimate 20   
        6.      USA 63   Redbeard   Brad Lawson   Denver Sailing Association   Denver, CO, USA   Ultimate 20   20   
        7.      USA 52   'tard           Scot Tempesta   SDYC   Carlsbad, CA, USA   Ultimate 20   20   
        8.      USA 178   Toon Town   Michael Eisenberg   Del Rey YC   Northridge, CA, USA   Ultimate 20   20

[WDSchock]

Nice fleet -

Sailing Anarchy (Scor Tempesta) is racing a U20 !

U20-159 will be there with a team from WD Schock

[Glenn VanHeel]

So where are all the classes racing out of? I'm assuming the u20s and vipers at cyc. Who else is there?

[Mark Allen]

Flying Tigers usually and buccaneers.

[Glenn VanHeel]

J70s, j80s! I'm  just thinking of the hoist chaos if all the trailerable boats show up there. I may need to borrow someone's bridal.

[Mark Allen]

J80's and J24's are usually outside. Don't know about the J70's.

[WDSchock]

The U20s and V640 get to have all the fun to themselves at Coronado. 

Launching will be smooth and easy. Always great breeze in the lower Bay.

The smaller classes of trailer boats are sailing out of Shelter Isand.

[Glenn VanHeel]

Went up to marina del Rey to take the mast down. No easy task by yourself! I'll probably be heading down Thursday. Scot tempesta has chartered our boat so beware! Give him a wide berth. I don't want any scratches. ;(

[WDSchock]

Friday Report:

3 races in a wide range of breeze in SD South Bay.  The U20s lived up to their reputation of fair and spirited competition.  The fleet leaders as of today really earned their spots. They had to work hard for every boat the entire regatta. In races 1&3, the entire fleet finished tightly together.

Dave Reed, editor of Sailing World, drove a U20 for the first time. In the first race he rounded the weather mark first ( both times ). Scot Tempesta, editor of Sailing Anarchy, also drove a U20 and did very well.

On to tomorrow  !

[WDSchock]

Great set of photos

http://www.timwilkes.com/search.php?searchoption=all&searchtext=SDN13+Ultimate20&searchtype=all

[Tac Boston]

I had a great out there sailing with old friends and meeting some ones. Terrible weather and all, it was a great time. Congrats to Michael and his team they did a great job.

Sorry it will be my only trip west this year.
Cheers
Tac