Pro Am Regatta Week at Bitter End Yacht Club
The only event of its kind in the world, offers amateurs and first-time sailors the rare opportunity to learn from and race with the rock stars and legends of sailing. Activities will also include a lively social schedule with fellow sailors off the water too!
Participating Skippers (at press time): Russell Coutts, Paul Cayard, Ken Read, Butch Ulmer, Rod Johnstone and Ben Ainslie.
Fleet racing and the two on two match racing finals will take place aboard IC-24s. The ABVI IC-24 Sailing Society will be lending 10 of their own boats, with their owners joining in as crew.
This certainly will be an exciting week of events and activities, on and off the water, so please call us now to make your reservation!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
01-08 November 2008
Saturday
Welcome Sunset Harbour Cruise.
Sunday
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
Mount Gay Rum Defiance Day and Scuttlebutt Offshore Regattas Post Race Awards Party (The Pub). Guest Cocktail Party (Almond Walk).
Tuesday
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, Ben Ainslie, Ken Read, Dawn Riley and others.
Wednesday
Layday trip to Anegada Racing aboard Hobies, Lasers and Hunter 216s in North Sound Theme Dinner at The English Carvery.
Thursday
Pro Am Racing: IC 24 Fleet Racing (morning)Musto Scuttlebutt Sailing Club Championships (Finals in the afternoon aboard Hunter 216s and Hobie Getaways). Musto Scuttlebutt Awards Party and Special Entertainment (Almond Walk).
Friday
Pro Am Match Racing: Top Juniors and Masters in IC-24s (morning) Pro Am Team Finals: 2 on 2 in IC-24s (afternoon). Pro Am Press/Guest Conference. Mount Gay Rum Poolside Party Pro Am Awards Dinner (The English Carvery).
SKIPPERS LIST
The Juniors
Russell Coutts: Three-time America’s Cup winner
Paul Cayard: 2006 Pro Am Winner; Volvo Around the World Race Winner; two-time America’s Cup finalist
Ed Baird: 2007 America's Cup Winner and past Pro Am participant (and Juniors winner)
Ken Read: Two-time Pro Am winner; two-time Rolex Yachtsman of the Year; five-time J-24 World Champion; Etchells World Champion (over 25 World, National or North American championships to his credit)
Dawn Riley: Whitbread and America’s Cup veteran; President of the Women’s Sports Foundation and America True
Ben Ainslie: UK Olympic Gold and Silver medalist, Finn class; Afterguard for Emirates Team New Zealand.
The Masters
Lowell North: Founder of North Sails (celebrating its 50th Anniversary!); Olympic Gold Medalist
Keith Musto: 2005 and 2006 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)
Butch Ulmer: Perennial Masters Division Winner; founder of U.K.-Halsey Sails
Honorary Chair Tom Leweck, 2002 Pro Am Winner, the famed “Curmudgeon” of Scuttlebutt
Click here to view the Bitter End Yacht Club.
The only event of its kind in the world, offers amateurs and first-time sailors the rare opportunity to learn from and race with the rock stars and legends of sailing. Activities will also include a lively social schedule with fellow sailors off the water too!
Participating Skippers (at press time): Russell Coutts, Paul Cayard, Ken Read, Butch Ulmer, Rod Johnstone and Ben Ainslie.
Fleet racing and the two on two match racing finals will take place aboard IC-24s. The ABVI IC-24 Sailing Society will be lending 10 of their own boats, with their owners joining in as crew.
This certainly will be an exciting week of events and activities, on and off the water, so please call us now to make your reservation!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
01-08 November 2008
Saturday
Welcome Sunset Harbour Cruise.
Sunday
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
Mount Gay Rum Defiance Day and Scuttlebutt Offshore Regattas Post Race Awards Party (The Pub). Guest Cocktail Party (Almond Walk).
Tuesday
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, Ben Ainslie, Ken Read, Dawn Riley and others.
Wednesday
Layday trip to Anegada Racing aboard Hobies, Lasers and Hunter 216s in North Sound Theme Dinner at The English Carvery.
Thursday
Pro Am Racing: IC 24 Fleet Racing (morning)Musto Scuttlebutt Sailing Club Championships (Finals in the afternoon aboard Hunter 216s and Hobie Getaways). Musto Scuttlebutt Awards Party and Special Entertainment (Almond Walk).
Friday
Pro Am Match Racing: Top Juniors and Masters in IC-24s (morning) Pro Am Team Finals: 2 on 2 in IC-24s (afternoon). Pro Am Press/Guest Conference. Mount Gay Rum Poolside Party Pro Am Awards Dinner (The English Carvery).
SKIPPERS LIST
The Juniors
Russell Coutts: Three-time America’s Cup winner
Paul Cayard: 2006 Pro Am Winner; Volvo Around the World Race Winner; two-time America’s Cup finalist
Ed Baird: 2007 America's Cup Winner and past Pro Am participant (and Juniors winner)
Ken Read: Two-time Pro Am winner; two-time Rolex Yachtsman of the Year; five-time J-24 World Champion; Etchells World Champion (over 25 World, National or North American championships to his credit)
Dawn Riley: Whitbread and America’s Cup veteran; President of the Women’s Sports Foundation and America True
Ben Ainslie: UK Olympic Gold and Silver medalist, Finn class; Afterguard for Emirates Team New Zealand.
The Masters
Lowell North: Founder of North Sails (celebrating its 50th Anniversary!); Olympic Gold Medalist
Keith Musto: 2005 and 2006 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)
Butch Ulmer: Perennial Masters Division Winner; founder of U.K.-Halsey Sails
Honorary Chair Tom Leweck, 2002 Pro Am Winner, the famed “Curmudgeon” of Scuttlebutt
Click here to view the Bitter End Yacht Club.