White Bear Sailors Head to Club 420 Midwinter Championship
White Bear sailors Joshua Sullivan and Clara Brown are headed to the US Sailing Center of Martin County in Jensen Beach FL, February 13 – 15, 2016 for the Club 420 Midwinter Championship regatta. The regatta is open to youth sailors up to age 21. The racing venue is on the east coast of Florida, north of West Palm Beach, near the town of Port St. Lucie.
With 105 boats pre-registered, the racing process will be as follows: There will be a Qualifying Round followed by a Medal Round. The Qualifying Round will be used to split the fleet placing the top 50% into the Gold Fleet and the remainder into the Silver Fleet for the Medal Round. There will be a determined number of divisions of approximately the same size in the Qualifying Round.
However, in the Medal Round there will only be one division of the Gold Fleet and one division of the Silver Fleet. A minimum of 5 races per division is required to complete the Qualifying Round. If five races are not sailed before the start of the last day of the Championship, then the Medal Round will not be sailed. Competitors will only sail in their assigned division each day.
Follow these links to check out the action:
https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/11484
https://www.facebook.com/usscmartincounty/
Good Luck to Josh and Clara!