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It’s going to be hard to top the 2009 Red Grant Regatta…

• 99 Boats Competing
• 19 Boats from NY and Long Island Sound
• 30 Boats from Outside Raritan Bay
• 5 One Design Classes, 5 PHRF Classes
• 2 Racing Circles
• The BEST Regatta Party Around
• The Most Tasty Pain Killers outside of the BVI
• 6 Breezy Races in the Middle of July
• 60 Kids racing Optis, JY's, 420's, and Lasers
• 19 Cruising boats in a fleet separated by 1:03!
• Over $11,000 raised for the Red Cross!

Congratulations to:

• Red Grant Trophy Winner (Most competitive class) – Blue Meanie
• Arthur Zucker Memorial Trophy Winner (Largest Class – J/24 & J/80) – Gameface & Angry Chameleon
• Tony Leitner Sportsmanship Award Winners – Donna and Scottie Wolferberger

Didn’t buy your Red Grant Swag Yet?
A limited number of T-shirts, polo shirts and visor are still for sale. Email usa1136@yahoo.com with your order; include size and quantity, or stop by the club after racing on Wednesday night, July 22nd!

A special thanks to all of the Red Grant Volunteers including:

• Eric Leitner and Circle A Race Committee
• Dave Kempf and Circle B Race Committee
• Steve Gillooly (Webmaster and Scoring Expert) and Cruiser Race Committee
• Donna and Scott Wolfersberger – On and Off Water Hospitality Chairs
• Tom Solas and the Protest Committee
• Registration Committee
• Keyport Yacht Club – Extra Marks, Extra Guest Moorings and Race Committee Boat
• SeaHorse and Wild’s Mooring Services – Guest Mooring Preparation
• Thursday & Monday Yard Work Parties – Trailer Relocation Specialists
• The Stryker Family – Expert Shirt Sellers, Box Movers, Trophy Finders
• Everyone who Provided their Boats for the Race Committee
• Our Silent Auction Donors
• The Jersey Shore Red Cross Team
• The Fantastic RYC Launch Drivers
• Slavko, Kitchen, Wait Staff and Bartenders
• Our Generous Sponsors – Mount Gay Rum, Liberty Natural Gas Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Mary Holder, Photoboat.com, North Sails, Team McLube, Predictwind.com, Rufus Shirts, West Marine and Pirate’s Lair.

2009 Mayor's Cup Results

Congratulations to the 19 entrants for the 2009 Mayor's Cup trophy. With a record sized field, perfect conditions, and a competitive start, this was the best race yet!

The winner of the 2009 Mayor's Cup was Abruzzo. 2nd place, only 59 seconds behind, was La Neige, and 3d place went to Tango only 3 seconds later!

Conditions were absolutely perfect - 10knots of breeze out of the northwest, blowing steadily throughout the race. The Mayor's Cup course took the boats through 11.42 nautical miles of sailing from Perth Amboy to Keyport, Seguine Point, and back to Perth Amboy.

Thank you to all for helping to raise almost $2,000 for charity!!!

Online registration is closed

...what were you waiting for?

No worries though - you can still register on site at the Raritan Yacht Club main level. Please make sure that you check in with the race committee.

If you haven't yet paid your registration fee (you know who you are) you'd better hurry! You're not racing if you haven't paid!

- Steve

Get the Latest Information on Red Grant 2009!

Don't forget to check back at the Red Grant web site for the latest information. Whether it's about mooring assignments, updates to race information, even tides and current information - check out our site!

Go to the Forms page (button on the left of the home page) for a quick listing of what we've got for you!

- Steve (Web Guy)

Not too late to register!

It's not too late to register for Red Grant 2009! We have 76 boats already signed up, and of course - more will sign up at the last minute.

But why wait in long lines if you don't have to? Use the web site! Go to redgrant.org and sign up online for Racing, Cruising, or the Junior Regatta.

See you on the water!

- Steve

Early Registration Discount Ends Thursday!!!

We've got 67 registrations and counting! Remember - the early registration deadline is Thursday July 9th - after that you will have to pay more to register! Get your mouse ready and start clicking! Go to redgrant.org and click on Register Online to get started!

PS - are you a Junior sailor? Don't forget that you can register online too - no waiting in lines, no looking for a pen that works!

- Steve (that web guy again)

Registrations are pouring in!

The 2009 Red Grant has already signed up 53 boats for this year's regatta, and registrations are coming in fast! our web team (hundreds of professional web developers in RYC locations around the globe) is updating the scratch sheets and mooring requests online as fast as the Internet will allow (that whole Michael Jackson thing slowed us down on Friday, but now we're back).

Remember to sign up before July 9th to get early registration discounts! After the 9th the price goes up ... and the excitement mounts for this year's event!

www.redgrant.org

- Steve (the web guy)

Free customized weather forecasting!

Another first for 2009 - Predictwind.com is partnering with RedGrant to provide weather forecasting. Check out the details below!

- Steve the web guy

June 7th, 2009 - Red Grant Regatta has announced a new partnership with PredictWind, specialists in worldwide wind forecasts. PredictWind will sponsor the entire competitive fleet by providing Professional subscriptions giving participants access to a revolutionary set of tools to pre-empt weather conditions.

PredictWind combines sophisticated wind prediction technology with local topography maps to create the highest resolution marine forecast available. The forecasts can be viewed in Map, Graph, Text or GRIB formats utilizing the Free GRIB viewer. Used by the winner of the last two Americas Cups, PredictWind is the choice of experts and boasts outstanding feedback from some of the world’s best. Competitors will receive passwords and instructions allowing access to forecast site and Expedition Software.

Competitors can learn more about PredictWind's forecasting products at www.predictwind.com. If you do not receive an email with your Red Grant access code, please contact sales@predictwind.com .

Need a guest mooring? Reserve one now!

Don't wait until you're sailing into the mooring field to request your guest mooring. You can request and reserve a guest mooring in advance with our new mooring request form! Check out where you are on the priority list, and ask for a mooring - all online.

Go to redgrant.org and click on the link for FREE GUEST MOORING!




- Steve (that web guy again)

Countdown to Red Grant 2009!

The countdown has started! With only 5 weeks to go until the biggest sailboat racing event of the season, we're getting the Red Grant team up to speed!

Check out the official regatta website at www.redgrant.org for the latest sailing instructions, notice of race, and registration materials.

NEW: We've posted updates including the latest mooring requests and scratch sheets.

Check us out, and comment here if you have any ideas!

- Steve (the Red Grant web guy)