2008 Lake Nocona Sailboat Regatta
Friday Evening, June 20
East Side hosting Dinner and Captains' Meeting at home of Bruce Major.
1) Arrive at Bruce's and check in with Mike Storey for Saturday race.
Bring Lawn Chairs and BYOB
2) Pay for and pick up shirt, hat and dinner orders with Mike and his helpers before Dinner so they can have some fun, too.
3) Around 7 pm. Dinner served by East Side hosts.
4) Captains' Meeting. This will be a short meeting to discuss the rules of the race. Always an important event.
5) Wrap up evening. We would like to have things
wrapped up between 10 and 11 pm because we have an early race
Saturday.
6) Drive home safely
Saturday, June 21
1) 8 am. Race committee places buoys for race.
2) 10 am, Boats start gathering on the lake in front of Storey
Boathouse in middle of lake. Course will be posted on
committee boat at 10:00 am. The course for the race will be
either A, B, or C (This decision depends on direction of wind and
will be discussed at the Captain's Meeting Friday night).
Please see maps (to be posted later on this website) for course’s
and buoy rounding directions. Number of laps will also be
posted below course. Small boats and Multi-Hulls will race one
lap less than Big Boats. In event of lightning, the lake will
evacuated until the all clear sign. In event of 0 wind, race
will be delayed on 30 minute intervals. This means if the 11:00 am
start is missed the next start will be 11:30.
10:50
10 minute horn sounds, 4 blows.
10:55 5 minute horn
sounds, 3 blows.
10:59 1 Minute horn
sounds, 2 blows.
11:00 Start of Big Boat
race, 1 blow.
11:04 1 Minute warning
for small boats, 2 blows.
11:05 Start of small boat
race, 1 Blow.
3) 3:30 pm, small boats start gathering for revenge cup and multi hull race. (Multi Hull could be cancelled if no participants)
3:50
10 minute horn sounds, 4 blows.
3:55 5 minute horn
sounds, 3 blows.
3:59 1 Minute horn
sounds, 2 blows.
4:00 Start of "Revenge"
Race for sunfish type boats and multi-hull's, 1 blow.
4) Saturday Night Party and Awards Presentation hosted at the Storey Boat House and Big Deck on West Side of Lake.
Bring Lawn Chairs and BYOB
5) Dinner served sharply at 7pm by the Nocona Rural Volunteer Fire Department.
6) Awards ceremony
7) Short musical program8) Auction fund raiser for the Nocona Rural Fire Department. If you would like to donate items for the auction, please email Mike Storey (storeym@aol.com), Bruce Major (major.hookembevo.bruce@gmail.com), or Toby Howard (tobyatlake@msn.com).
9) Entertainment by the musical trio, Three Bars (Al McNatt, Christie Halbardier, and Denise Bayer).
Lake Nocona