28th Annual Stone Horse Opti Regatta

Hello Sailors and Families!

Thank you for registering for the 28th Annual Stone Horse Opti Regatta on Monday, July 15th. This event is always a highlight of our summer, and we are looking forward to another wonderful day out on the water. Please check out the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions for a full list of important logisitcs. Below are a few quick points:

• For those in the Green Fleet, the Wianno Sailing Foundation has generously offered to cover the cost of all participants. We are so grateful for their commitment to promote junior sailing. Green Fleeters still need to go through the registration process, the fee will simply show as $0.
• Sail Numbers: When you register, please be sure to list the correct sail number. If you don't know it at the point of registration, or you need to change it before the regatta, please do so via ClubSpot by July 13. When listing boat names, please only use letters or numbers, no symbols (hyphens are ok).
• This event will be capped at 100 sailors. 
• Water, Snacks, and Lunch: ALL SAILORS SHOULD BRING A REFILLABLE WATER BOTTLE TO THE REGATTA. At check in, sailors will be provided with snacks for his or her time on the water. When the sailors return to shore following racing, there will be a BBQ lunch provided for partcipants and their coaches. For everyone else, our snack bar will be open (cash only please).
• Allergies: If your sailor has any food allergies, please send along food for them, as we cannot guarantee our food will be allergy free. 
• Parking: 
  • Car Parking - There is no parking the Stone Horse Yacht Club parking lot the day of the regatta. Cars left in the SHYC lot will likely be towed. Car parking is available at the top of Harbor Road in the parking lot behind the Christ Episcopal Church, please follow signs there indicating which spaces are available to our regatta participants. If that lot is full, you can park your car at the public lot near Saquatucket Harbor right down the road.
  • Powerboat Launching - You may not launch any powerboats from Stone Horse Yacht Club or HarwichPort Boat Works within Wychmere Harbor. You may launch a powerboat from the town ramp at Saquatucket Harbor off Route 28. You will be charged a $10 daily use fee. If you launch a powerboat on this ramp, you may park you trailer in the Saquatucket main lot.
  • Opti Trailer Unloading - We encourage all clubs to unoad your optis the night before the event (Sunday, July 14) after 4pm. Green fleet optis can be stored on the beach (make sure to note the high tide line) and champ fleet should find a space in the sectioned off areas of the parking lot. No optis are allowed to be rigged or kept on the boardwalk down to the beach or the space alongside it. For those of you who cannot unload boats the day before, you will bring your trailer down the morning of and staff will direct you where to unload.
  • Opti Trailer Parking- Parking lot volunteers will assist with where to leave opti trailers

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Lora Teahan at lorateahan@gmail.com or visit our website at stonehorseyachtclub.org

Thank you!