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| For the third year in a row we will be sponsoring the Bitter End Yacht Club Pro Am Regatta 2008 in the BVIs. The event is truly one-of-kind, giving amateur sailors like ourselves the chance to compete with and race alongside some of the best sailors in the world including former America’s Cup Skippers, Olympic Medalists, Around the World Race winners and world champions. Providing a chance to both learn well and live well, The Pro Am is a place where legends are both met and made. |
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Racing starts November 1, 2008 running until November 7, 2008 with events like the Musto Scuttlebutt Sailing Championships and the Defiance Day Regatta taking place throughout. But off the water the entertainment is just as jam packed with a full social schedule taking place nightly—the highlight of course being our famous whale hat party we throw on the beach each year. Not only is the Pro Am Regatta one of the most exciting events we’ve ever been a part of, it’s a great reason (as if we needed one) to escape the cold in search of warmer waters. We hope you can join us for a week filled with fun in the sun. |
| But just in case you can’t join us, this year we’ll be documenting all the excitement for you in our spring catalog. The BVIs is a place filled with people who have chased their dreams and are living the Good Life with their toes in the sand. We can’t wait to bring their stories to you. Stay tuned. |
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTSSaturday, November 1, 2008Welcome Sunset Harbor Cruise Sunday, November 2, 2008 Musto Scuttlebutt Laser and Hobie Racing Eliminations (morning) Musto Scuttlebutt Hunter 216 Racing Eliminations (afternoon) Day-Racing Awards Party at the Pub—All guests welcome! Meet the IC Fleet (The Pub) Monday, November 3, 2008 Mount Gay Rum Defiance Day and Scuttlebutt Offshore Regattas Post Race Awards Party (The Pub) Guest Cocktail Party (Almond Walk) Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Pro Am Racing: IC 24 Fleet Racing morning and afternoon Pro Am Press/Guest Conference (The Pub) Scuttlebutt State of the Sport Forum and Discussion (The Pub) Join in the discussion with Tom Leweck, Dave Ullman, Dawn Riley, Zack Railey and others Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Layday trip to Norman Island Racing aboard Hobies, Lasers and Hunter 216s in North Sound Wine Diiner with Sponsor Penfolds Wine at The English Carvery Thursday, November 6, 2008 Pro Am Racing: IC 24 Fleet Racing (morning for both groups) Musto Scuttlebutt Sailing Club Championships (Finals in the afternoon aboard Hunter 216s) Musto Scuttlebutt Awards Party and Disco Jump-Up (Almond Walk) Friday, November 7, 2008 Pro Am Navigator Fleet Racing (morning and afternoon) Pro Am Press/Guest Conference Mount Gay Rum Poolside Party Pro Am Awards Dinner (The English Carvery) SKIPPERS LISTThe JuniorsZack Railey - 2008 Olympic Finn Class Silver Medalist Paul Cayard - 2006 Pro Am Winner; Volvo Around the World Race Winner; two-time America’s Cup finalist Dawn Riley - Whitbread and America’s Cup veteran; Past President of the Women’s Sports Foundation and America True Peter Holmberg - Two-time Pro Am winner; native Virgin Islander and Olympic medalist; America's Cup helmsman Ed Baird - 2007 America's Cup Winner, 2001 and 2007 Pro Am participant The Masters Dave Ullman - Three-time 470 World Champion; 1996 Rolex Yachtsman of the year; 2007 Melges 24 Worlds winner Keith Musto - 2005-2007 Team Winner; The U.K.’s best known dinghy sailor; Olympic Medalist Rod Johnstone - Pro Am host in its first year; 2000 Pro Am winner; J-boat designer Bruce Kirby - Pro Am host in its first year; two-time World Champion in I-14s; two-time Canadian Olympian; Father (designer) of the Laser, Sonar, and Ideal 18; Penned America’s Cup racers for Canada (Canada 1 and 2) Peter Harken - Founder in 1967 (along with brother Olaf) of the world's leading high performance parts and equipment manufacturer Honorary Chair Tom Leweck, 2001 and 2004 Pro Am Winner, the fame "Curmudgeon" of Scuttlebut |
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