Upcoming Events

FIRST ANNUAL CANTINA CUP 2008

September 27, 2008
DC Sail & Cantina Marina
Gangplank Marina, Washington, DC

Notice of Races

Register Online

Rules: The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing.

Eligibility and Entry: The regatta is open to all boats of the FJ class.  All sailors must be aged 21 or over.

Fees: Entry is $50 per team, 100% of which goes to DC Sail, a program run by the National Maritime Heritage Foundation, a non-profit promoting sailing in the District of Columbia.

Skipper bags will be provided by Mount Gay Rum and Cantina Marina.

Schedule:  Registration: September 4, 2008 – September 25, 2008

The Skipper’s meeting will be held at the Tent Barge at Gangplank Marina beginning at 12 noon.   Lunch will be served.

The scheduled time of the warning signal for the first race is 2:00 PM.

Races will run no later than 6:00 pm.  They will be followed by a party on the tent barge at Gangplank Marina which will include a trophy for the overall winner, door prizes, food and drink specials, and DJ Oliver Whitney.

Venue: The regatta will be held at Gangplank Marina and sailed in the Washington Channel.

Disclaimer of Liability: Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with, or prior to, during, or after the regatta.

Further Information:
For further information please contact Sarah Meharg at Smeharg@nmhf.org

Articles

"DCist Goes Sailing! And So Can You." The DCist, June 2, 2008

"Maritime foundation casts net for museum funds," The Washington Business Journal, Friday, February 1, 2008

"National Maritime Heritage Foundation: A Beacon for the Waterfront Community," The Hill Rag, June 2007

"SW Waterfront Gets In Touch With Its Inner Harbor" Washington Business Journal, July 3, 2006

"The Spirit of Enterprize: The National Capital Tall Ship," Anchor Watch, October 2005

"Sailing BIG," Chesapeake Bay Magazine, September 2005

"SW Youth Learn Sailing," The Southwester, August 2005

“National Maritime Heritage Foundation,” Spinsheet, May 2005 (Provide Courtesy of SpinSheet)

“Charting a Lofty Course,” Roll Call, Vol. 50, No 108, May 2, 2005

“Maritime museum could anchor Anacostia effort,” Washington Business Journal, April 29 – May 5, 2005

“Sailing Comes to DC’s Other River”, Voice of the Hill, Vol. 6, No 4, July 2004

Public Testimony

March 19, 2007 - Kevin J. Traver, Executive Director, NMHF - Public Testimony before COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Kwame Brown, Councilmember.

March 7, 2007 - Kevin J. Traver, Executive Director, NMHF - Public Testimony.

April 21, 2005 – Kevin J. Traver, Executive Director, NMHF – Public Testimony before COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Sharon Ambrose, Chairperson, on Anacostia Waterfront Corporation 2006 Budget Request.

March 27, 2005 – Kevin J. Traver, Executive Director, NMHF – Public Comment on South Capital Street – Grand Urban Boulevard and Waterfront Gateway, National Capital Planning Commission.