Sonar Class Association

Oyster Bay Challenge (Masters)
2019-05-18 08:00 - 2019-05-19 17:00 (Asia/Karachi) | Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, 314 Yacht, Club Rd, Oyster Bay, NY, 11771, United States

Southern Bay Race Week
2019-05-31 08:00 - 2019-06-02 17:00 | Hampton Yacht Club, 4707 Victoria Blvd, Hampton, VA, 23669, United States
Host Clubs: Hampton Yacht Club (host club), Cruising Club of Virginia, and Old Point
Comfort Yacht Club are the organizing authorities for this regatta.
Regatta Chairman – Jack Pope Principal
Race Officer – John McCarthy
Rules: The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of
Sailing, 2017-2020, except as modified by the regatta Sailing Instructions.
Entry Due: Friday, May 24, 2019 – Late Fee applies after May 24th
Early Bird Entry discount deadline – April 30th
(Early Bird Entries also receive 10 free regatta drink tickets)
Entry Fee: PHRF & ONE DESIGN FLEETS (Fri/Sat/Sun):
Early Bird = $155.
Entries after April 30th = $170.
SPECIAL LOYALTY DISCOUNT:
All 2018 SBRW returnees deduct $25 from each above fee.
LATE FEE: Additional $25 for entries received after May 24th
All checks payable to SBRW (Southern Bay Race Week)
SBRW is the best bang for your racing buck anywhere:
Same low entry fees.
Loyalty Discount and Early Bird Discount
FREE – boat and trailer storage prior to the regatta
FREE – launch and haul from any of HYC three lifts
FREE – rafting for boats (or slips available at low cost)

USMRC Qualifier
2019-06-06 08:00 - 2019-06-07 17:00 | Rochester Yacht Club, 5555 St. Paul Blvd, Rochester, New York, 14617, United States

Tappan Zee Challenge Regatta
2019-06-15 08:00 - 2019-06-16 17:00 | Nyack Boat Club, 59 Gedney Street, Nayack, NY, 10690, United States
Tappan Zee Challenge Regatta
June 15 & 16
Spring will soon be upon us; the cold weather will be in full retreat and the 2019 sailing season will be on the horizon. The Nyack Boat Club and Sonar Fleet 23 invite you to kick off the 2019 regatta season with what is traditionally the first regatta of the sailing season; the Tappan Zee Challenge Regatta. This year, our 20th TZC, is June 15 & 16. You will enjoy warm friendly hospitality, reliable spring winds and the challenging currents of the scenic Hudson River.
The event is open to all competitors meeting Sonar Class Association eligibility requirements. On regatta weekend, NBC members will help launch Friday night and provide guest moorings for the weekend. Registration is Saturday morning, we will wrap up Sunday mid-afternoon. The Notice of Race will soon to be posted at www.Nyackboatclub.org and https://sonar.org

USMRC Qualifier - Chicago
2019-06-15 08:00 - 2019-06-16 17:00 | Chicago Yacht Club, 300 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL, 60657, United States

C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic & Regatta
2019-06-18 08:00 - 2019-06-23 17:00 | Sail Newport, 72 Fort Adams Dr, Newport, RI, 02840, United States

Commodore Swan Cup
2019-06-22 08:00 - 2019-06-23 17:00 | Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, 314 Yacht, Club Rd, Oyster Bay, NY, 11771, United States

RYC One-Design Regatta
2019-07-13 - 2019-07-14 | Rochester Yacht Club, 5555 St. Paul Blvd, Rochester, New York, 14617, United States

Rochester Yacht Club One-design Regatta
2019-07-13 08:00 - 2019-07-14 17:00 | Rochester Yacht Club, 5555 St. Paul Blvd, Rochester, New York, 14617, United States
Dates tentative…check with RYC website to confirm.

Corinthinan Young Guns
2019-07-13 08:00 - 2019-07-14 17:00 | Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, 314 Yacht, Club Rd, Oyster Bay, NY, 11771, United States

Helly Hansen Marblehead NOOD Regatta
2019-07-25 - 2019-07-28 | Eastern Yacht Club, 47 Foster St, Marblehead, MA, 01945, United States
Who doesn’t like to race Sonars?
Who doesn’t like to sail in Marblehead?
Who doesn’t like going to Maddie’s for a bloody Mary????
Well, it any of those things describe you, you should make plans to go to the 2019 edition of the Helly Hansen Marblehead NOOD Regatta put on by
Sailing World Magazine.
Information and online registration HERE.

US Para Sailing Championship
2019-07-25 - 2019-07-28 | Chicago Yacht Club, 300 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL, 60657, United States
Event Pending

Buzzards Bay Regatta
2019-08-03 08:00 - 2019-08-04 17:00 | New Bedford Yacht Club, 208 Elm Stree, South Dartmouth, AL, 02748, United States

Chester Race Week
2019-08-14 - 2019-08-17 | Chester Yacht Club, Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Hinman Masters
2019-08-16 08:00 - 2019-08-18 17:00 | New York Yacht Club, 5 Halidon Ave., Newport, RI, 02840, United States

Manhasset Bay Race Week (Long Island Champs)
2019-08-23 08:00 - 2019-08-25 17:00 | Manhasset Bay Yacht Club, 455 Main Street, Port Washington, NY, 11050, United States
NoR and online information will eventually be posted on Club Website.

Grand Masters Invitational
2019-08-23 08:00 - 2019-08-25 17:00 | New York Yacht Club, 5 Halidon Ave., Newport, RI, 02840, United States

Canadian National Championship
2019-08-30 08:00 - 2019-09-01 17:00 | Lunenburg Yacht Club, 734 Herman's Island Road, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, B0J2C0, Canada

Star of the North Regatta (Midwest Championship)
2019-09-06 08:00 - 2019-09-08 17:00 | Wayzata Yacht Club, 1100 Eastman Lane, Wayzata, MN, 55391, United States
Wayzata Yacht Club is once again hosting the Sonar Midwest Championship, racing on September 6,7, and 8. Want more information? Check out the WYC Sonar page.

Atlantic Coast Championship
2019-09-07 08:00 - 2019-09-08 17:00 | Noroton Yacht Club, 23 Baywater Dr, Darien, CT, 06820, United States
2019 Sonar Atlantic Coast Championships
Noroton Yacht Club, Darien, CT
September 7-8, 2019
SCHEDULE
Saturday, 9/7: 0800 to 0900 Launching and Registration
0915 Skipper’s Meeting
0930 Harbor Start
1030 First Warning Signal Comp
1930 Competitor’s BBQ
Sunday, 9/8: 1000 First Warning Signal
No Warning Signal will be made adter 1500 hours
Awards to follow racing.

2019 Sonar ACCs NOR
Online Registration at Yacht Scoring

FURTHER INFORMATION
Key contacts:
General Event Information:
John Bainton
203-249-5932
bainton@me.com
General Club Information:
Wim Jessup, Club Manager
203-309-5763 ext. 801
generalmanager@norotonyc.org
Connor Brady, Sailing Director
203-309-5768 ext. 804
sailingdirector@norotonyc.org

Kirby Cup
2019-09-07 08:00 - 2019-09-15 17:00 | Noroton Yacht Club, 23 Baywater Dr, Darien, CT, 06820, United States
Eitehr 9/7-8 pr 9/14-15

2019 Sonar Class World Championship
2019-09-17 08:00 - 2019-09-22 17:00 | Rochester Yacht Club, 5555 St. Paul Blvd, Rochester, New York, 14617, United States
The finest sailing on the Great Lakes next summer will be the Sonar Worlds at Rochester Yacht Club in upstate New York. Plans are already underway to make this a spectacular event and even charter boat opportunities are already in the workings.
For information or online registration, click HERE.

Clagett/Oakcliff Match Race
2019-09-20 - 2019-09-22 | The Waterfront Center, 1 West End Ave, Oyster Bah, NY, 11771, United States

Midwest Women's Championship Regatta
2019-09-27 - 2019-09-29 | Wayzata Yacht Club, 1100 Eastman Lane, Wayzata, MN, 55391, United States
Last year’s Midwest Women’s Champs was an epic regatta that just happened to be sailed by women. Superb, high-quality sailing with a touch of extra camaraderie thrown in for good measure.
Information and online registration are both available via the Wayzata Yacht Club Sonar Fleet #5 website.

Lee Trophy
2019-10-12 08:00 - 2019-10-14 17:00 | Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, 314 Yacht, Club Rd, Oyster Bay, NY, 11771, United States

Halloween Regatta
2019-10-26 08:00 - 2019-10-27 17:00 | Eastern Yacht Club, 47 Foster St, Marblehead, MA, 01945, United States

Sonar Mid-Winters and 2020 Helly Hansen St. Pete NOOD
2020-02-14 - 2020-02-16 | St. Petersburg Yacht Club, 11 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, 33701, United States
Hey Sonar Racers,
We’re looking forward to kicking off the 2020 Helly Hansen NOOD season in St Pete, Florida February 14-16. We had a good turn out last year and hope to get more boats on the line!
Below is the link to register or to see who is sailing. We hope to see you there. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
https://yachtscoring.com/event_scratch_sheet.cfm?eID=9671

Kelly Ferro
Event Assistant

2020 Sonar Atlantic Coast Championship - Postponed
2020-06-27 - 2020-06-28 | Noroton Yacht Club, 23 Baywater Dr, Darien, CT, 06820, United States
Originally planned to begin June 27 at Noroton Yacht Club, the OA has postponed indefinitely the 2020 ACC pending resolution of the pandemic and reopening of the CT area.

2021 Tappan Zee Challenge Regatta - Nyack Boat Club
2021-06-26 - 2021-06-27 | Nyack Boat Club, 59 Gedney Street, Nayack, NY, 10690, United States
The Nyack Boat Club has shed its winter blanket and is looking forward with hope and enthusiasm to a more normal & active 2021 sailing season. To that end we are again hosting our annual Tappan Zee Challenge, traditionally the first Sonar Class sanctioned regatta of the sailing season, June 26 & 27. Come join us; you can count on the Hudson River’s challenging winds and currents to provide an interesting & fun way to start the 2021sailing and regatta season.
It will be a multi class, 3 class, regatta again this year. In addition to putting on the Tappan Zee Challenge we will be concurrently hosting a Thistle Class regatta & a Lightning Class regatta. This always heightens the interest and the action both on the water and on shore. We will have a full day of racing Saturday. NBC members will be there to help launch the Sonars Friday evening & Saturday morning. All boats must be afloat by 10:00 Saturday The boats will stay on the club’s guest mornings Saturday night. Sunday we will start early and conclude early enough for you to get home dinner with the family.
Please note – the Nyack Boat Club observes New York State Covid 19 protocols and strongly encourages wearing a mask and safe distancing while on the property and on the launch.
The NOR’s will posted asap on www.nyackboatclub.org and www.Sonar.org. Feel comfortable to contact me, NBC Sonar Fleet captain, directly at address below ….
Holly Cullen
hdcmd5@optonline.net

2022 Sonar World Championship
2022-06-14 - 2022-06-19 | Lake Sunapee Yacht Club, 34 Stone End Rd, Sunapee, NH, 03782, United States
Preliminary Schedule:
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
1300-1700 Late Registration & Check-In
1300-1700 Measurement & Inspection
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
0900-1800 Check-In, Registration, Measurement & Inspection
1500 Practice Race Warning Signal
1800 All boats in the water
1800 Competitor’s Meeting
1930 Welcome / Opening Reception
Thursday, June 16, 2022
1000 First Warning Signal
After racing Daily Awards & Cookout
Friday, June 17, 2022
1000 First Warning Signal
After racing Daily Awards & Rum Party
Saturday, June 18, 2022
1000 First Warning Signal
1830-1915 Sonar Fleet Annual General Meeting
1930 Dinner & Entertainment
Sunday, June 19, 2022
0930 First Warning Signal
1400 No warning signals after 1400 (unless required to constitute a series).
After racing Awards
Haul Out By Bow # order
