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Sunfish Class 2020 Winter Championships announced

by Gail Turluck 14 Oct 2019 07:37 PDT 14-22 March 2020
The World's Longest Sunfish Race © Capt Rob Lehnert

The Sunfish Class announces the return of its traditional triduum of winter regattas: Sunfish International Masters Championship, Sunfish US Team Race Championship and Sunfish Midwinters for the US National Championship to be hosted by Clearwater Yacht Club, Clearwater, FL, and sailed out of the Clearwater Community Sailing Center, 1001 Gulf Boulevard, Clearwater, FL, during the week of March 14-20, 2020.

  • March 14 - 17 - Sunfish International Masters Championship
  • March 18 - Lay Day
  • March 19 - Sunfish US Team Race Championship (minimum of three teams pre-registered)
  • March 20 - 22 - Sunfish US Midwinters for the National Championship
As Notices of Race and other information for the events becomes available, it will be posted to each event's page:

Sunfish International Masters Championship: www.sunfishclass.org/regattas/regatta-details/2469

Sunfish US Team Race Championship: www.sunfishclass.org/regattas/regatta-details/2470

Sunfish Midwinters for the US National Championship: www.sunfishclass.org/regattas/regatta-details/2471.

The regattas are open to all 2020 International Sunfish Class Association members. Membership will be available at www.sunfishclass.org January 1, 2020.

The host team from Clearwater Yacht Club includes event Chair R. Fairlie Brinkley, Yachting Committee Chair Steve McNally, and Chief Judge Skip Ryan.

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