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I have been getting the questions; when, where, why and who cares?!

Well here are the answers:

• This Weekend March 14th, 15th and 16th - Thats Friday, Saturday and Sunday
• Times - 10 am to 6pm Friday and Saturday 10am to 4pm Sunday
• 58 Fore Street Portland, Maine at the Portland Company aka Portland Yacht Services
• Its almost Spring! Time to renew sailing friendships, see boats and dream of summer
• This show for anyone who appreciate good craftsmanship, New England ingenuity and Downeast hospitality.
• Regatta Promotions will have free gifts for anyone who stops by our booth. Come check it out!
• Register for another season of fun sailing regattas at the show.
• Free seminars from Lou McNally and other experts in many areas such as weather, boat maintenance, electronics and more…..
• Boat show deals from many marine suppliers….get it before its too late - summers right around the corner

For more details check out the boat show web site here.

This weekend marks the 20th Maine Boatbuilders Show in Portland, Maine. Regatta Promotions will have a booth at the show giving away fun things to people who stop by our booth. On-line registration for most of our events will be “live” by this weekend and we will be encouraging skippers (by giving away fun prizes) to register for their favorite events at the show.

The Maine Boatbuilders Show is at a perfect time for most of us in the northeast, even though it snows every year, it’s still a great time to meet friends and start thinking that the snow and ice will melt and we will be able to enjoy our favorite sport soon enough.

Check out this week’s new Poll Question, “What is the best Sailboat Boat Show in the United States?” We have put up 9 of the most well know shows. There are hundreds of shows throughout the U.S. so if you don’t see your favorite, make sure you add your answer.

Click here for more information about the Maine Boatbuilders Show.

Regatta Promotions is pleased to announce the hiring of Gretchen Sullivan. Gretchen joins the team helping with office management and will support Carter with sales. This is great news for us here at Regatta Promotions, as things are starting to get busy in preparation for another great summer of racing and fantastic events. Carter and Gretchen will be on hand at the Maine Boatbuilders Show next month. Stop by, say hello and find out what we have planned for the upcoming season!

March 1st in Arundel Maine, the Landing School will be playing host to some of the United States best short-handed sailors. Josh Hall, Bruce Schwab, Brian Hancock and Rich Wilson will be on hand to provide their thoughts and expertise about technologies and techniques that are required for successful short-handed racing around the globe. The lecture is open to the public and is free so make sure that you take advantage of this great opportunity to hear from the best. Their expertise can certainly be translated into benefits for any racer or cruiser wishing to get the best out of their boat and sailing experience.

Click the link below for more details about each expert and the times of the lecture and location of the Landing School.

http://www.landingschool.edu/documents/ShortHandedSail_000.pdf

Scroll down the page and you will find a quick and easy survey. The survey will change on a weekly basis so check back often for new and interesting questions about sailboat racing, sailing, event management and sailing in the news. Next new poll/survey will be posted on 2/10/08.

Saw three interesting boats at the NE boatshow are great for racers or cruiser/racers.  Also there were only 10 or so booths that  were appealing for sailors, less if you weren’t interested in new sails.  The photo above is a J-100 which obviously has been on the racing scene for a while but is still cool.  The rating in PHRF is favorable and the boat is super quick and comfortable.  This boat has lifelines though which isn’t standard and I prefer the boat without.

See something cool at a regatta (cool trophy, award, party, etc..)? Let us know about it. We’ll post it for the world to know about!  Write a regatta report good or bad and we will pay you with regatta promotions gear - hats, t-shirts, etc…

Over 110 boats the Kings Cup in Asia is a well organized and promoted event. Oh yeah invite the King and name the event after him doesn’t hurt either. How many times were you interviewed for a tv spot as a race officer? Not many?

Did I see a few Kiwi 35s sailing? What winged wonders!