Gator Bowl Regatta
General Information
Notice of Race 2009
Sailing Instructions
Schedule of Events
Registration
2009 Race Results
2008 Gator Bowl Photos
General Information
The Gator Bowl Regatta is often delightful shirtsleeve-weather sailing
in 10 knot breezes – but can also be a swashbuckling ride with heavy
winds and what Floridians call cold. It is one of the club’s most
popular events for boats ranging from Hobie 16s to PHRF, and is also a part of the Florida Flying Scot District Championship series.
One-design and open Portsmouth classes generally race Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Race committees have usually tried to accommodate fleets with special requests for particular formats. PHRF classes and Multi Hull Open race is Sunday afternoon.
For the last seven years, the Florida Flying Scot fleet has issued the Gator Challenge to other districts to send their boats down to Jax for
the Gator Bowl. Close to twenty Scots will mix it up in competition not just for the usual class trophies, but for Wally Gator – a team trophy with a perpetual that could only be from Florida. Wally Gator is awarded to the district with the top three boats in the Scot class. Carolina District sailors took the trophy home a few times, but it’s recently stayed in Florida. Carolina, come on down and try again!
Places to stay: All within 3 miles of the Rudder Club.
- Quality Inn (904) 264-1211
- Comfort Inn (904) 644-4444
- Best Western Southside (904) 264-4466 1.5 miles away ask for Rudder Club discount
- Rodeway Inn (800) 574-6835
- Hilton Garden Inn (800) 916-4641
For More Information, contact the Regatta Chairman, Dick Allsop, at dallsopp@ussailing.net, or call the Rudder Club office.
Schedule of Events
Saturday December 5th - One Design and Portsmouth Classes
- Registration: 0930-1045
- Competitor's meeting: 1100
- Warning signal for first class: 1155
- Dinner after racing
Sunday December 6th - PHRF, Multihull Long Distance, One design and Portsmouth classes
- Warning signal for first one design class: 0955
- PHRF Registration: 1000-1115
- Competitor's (Cruisers) meeting: 1130
- Warning signal for cruiser classes: 1255
- Warning signal for multihull long distance: 1255
- Food and refreshments for all participants after racing
*Note - No one design starting sequence will begin after 1230.
Race Registration
Everyone is urged to register early and use the online registration system, though registration forms can also be mailed to the RudderClub office. There is a $5.00 discount for those registering online on or before December 1st, or postmarked no later than November 26th for mail-in registrations. Rudder Club members are discounted and may charge the bill to their Club account.
Click here to register online.
Click here to see who has already registered.
Sailing Instructions
Click here for Distance Race Sailing Instructions
Click here for One Design Sailing Instructions