United States A-Cat Association (USACA)

Your are cordially invited to attend the 2nd annual

Lake Hopatcong A-Class Catamaran Fall Regatta
Atlantic Coast Championship Series
September 28th and 29th (Last weekend in September)

Atlantic Coast Championship
This two day race series represents also the last of the Atlantic Coast Championship Series as well as the regular Fall Regatta for the LHYC.
Plenty of Trophies
We will have trophies for 5 places for both the LHYC Fall Regatta as well as the Atlantic Coast Championship series so there will be plenty of chances to go home with something after the 10 awards are given out.
Last Warm up for the Big Race in November
As this is also the last large regional race before the World Cup Championship race in November, this is a great opportunity to be one more time, on the line, with more then 40 boats and compete with our regions best sailors before heading south for the World Cup.
Fall Breeze in NJ
This is also the best times of the year for sailing on this Lake just 40 minutes west of New York City on I-80. Winds are usually coming straight from the North and give the Race Committee the ability set a long upwind course.
Bring your empty Stomachs
The beautiful 100+ year old, Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club will again host the event with numerous social events planned through out the weekend including dinners Friday and Saturday nights and evening entertainment as part of the race fees. Your race fees also include continental breakfast at the Saturday and Sunday. Sunday after racing we will have a grill going with some of Peter Blocks famous Sausage and Beer before heading home. And of course the famous LHYC T-Shirt are included.
Party the Puerto Rican Way.
Saturday night we are sponsored by Rums of Puerto Rico and have live entertainment. The theme is tropical so bring your worst Hawaiian shirt to be festive. We will supply the Rum Drink and the ride to the bed. Advil and Pepcid available in the morning.
Plenty of Free Housing
We have a very large network of Lake front homes for sailors that would like to stay with other sailors on the lake during the event. Housing is available Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.. so please contact Mark Skeels to get the prime spots soon. mskeels@soundvet.com or (201)-787-1886
SPECIAL NOTICE
Classroom and On the Water Coaching by the 2007 North American Champion, Lars Gluck
(FRIDAY September 27th)
We recommend all sailors to make a 3 day weekend out of it, as we plan on sailing Friday all day, as well with a course setup and coaching available from Lars Gluck. Lars will be giving a land based session at the Yacht club and then an on the water session with follow up discussions afterwards. We will have a videographer on the water as well Friday to help Lars demonstrate various trim settings. This is a perfect opportunity for those that are trying to figure out the wind and tuning the sails, as well as those that are trying to figure out how Lars tunes the apparent wind and beats them every time. Anyone is invited to sail or participate in the coaching session. We have lots of housing available for Thursday and Friday nights. There will be a small fee depending how many sailors join sign up.

NOR is posted on the USACA web site and for more information contact Mark Skeels, at mskeels@soundvet.com or (201) 787-1886