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The Leukemia Cup Regatta

 

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   RAISE A SAIL
             FIND A CURE

Howard Boston Memorial Race & Leukemia Cup
2010

 

North Star Sail Club will be hosting the Howard Boston Memorial and Leukemia Cup Race, the traditional start of the Anchor Bay Fall Series .  This will be our Fourth Annual Leukemia Cup fundraiser; spurred by the loss of both Charles (Skip) Boston and former Race Chairman Barry Saad to this blood disease.  We are setting a 2010 goal of $50,000 (we raised nearly $30,000 in 2006 and $43,500 in 2007).

Location: North Star Sail Club, 32041 South River Road, Harrison Twp., MI 48045

Sailing Area: Northern end of Lake St. Clair, Michigan - Anchor Bay

Eligibility: This regatta is open to all sailboats. This race is also the first race of our Fall Series Racing on Anchor Bay. If you wish to race and collect money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (news letter web site) you must register and pay a $100 donation; this donation will entitle you to a Leukemia Cup race T-Shirt.  Click here to download a donation registration form. If the form and your $100.00 donation are returned by 9/10/08, your boat name will be on the official Leukemia Cup T-shirt. To Race in the Leukemia Cup race there is a $15 race fee.

To race in the Fall Series You must Also fill out a Notice Of Race*(*sample from 2009) The 2010 form will be posted in late August or early September. The fee for the Fall Series is $75.00.

Donation Info: Claudia Drummond (Chairman) or Michael Clow (Webmaster)

 

Tenatitive Schedule of Events: sample online flyer (from last year) here

Cocktial Party & Auction ~1800 hrs Saturday, October 2, 2010
Pancake Breakfast ~0800 hrs Sunday, October 3, 2010
Skippers' Meeting ~0900 hrs Sunday, October 3, 2010
Warning Gun ~1100 hrs Sunday, October 3, 2010

Race Registration: Notice Of Race (sample from 2009).

Sailing Instructions: are available here (sample from 2009)

Race Info: Contact Jim Rodges at RodgersMarina@aol.com

Race Results will be available here. (Any changes to the SI will be posted at NSSC up until 0900 hours October 2nd and announced at the Skipper's Meeting being held at North Star at around 0900 hours, October 3rd.)

Make a Donation: following boats are registered and can collect donations:

FirstName LastName Boat name Online site Email Day Phone Eve Phone