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National Sailing Series - the NOOD Regatta To Kick Off 2003 Season in St. Petersburg

Hotel Booking St. Petersburg, FL – The nation's premier sailing tour will open its 2003 season in St. Petersburg, Florida, February 14-16. The Sailing World Magazine National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta Series is the longest-running, most prestigious and popular racing series in the United States.

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Travel Agency The St. Petersburg Yacht Club will host the first 2003 NOOD competition. From there, the nine-event tour, presented by Mount Gay Rum, will barnstorm the country with stops including San Diego, Annapolis, Detroit, Chicago and San Francisco. The season wraps up with competition on Galveston Bay in the Houston area next September.

The entry form for the St Petersburg NOOD Regatta is no longer available online. If you still haven't entered, but want to race this weekend, you will need to enter at Registration on Thursday, Feb 16th, 30pm.

Cheap Hotel More than 130 racing boats are expected to compete in 11 classes at the three-day battle on Tampa Bay in Florida. As the America's Cup commences in New Zealand the same weekend, the St. Petersburg NOOD event will be riding peak interest in competitive sailing. Past racers on the NOOD Tour include Olympians and America's Cup veterans. You can expect a number of those racers again in 2003.

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Travel Agent Last year in St. Petersburg, 162 teams from 20 states, as well as Canada, England and Ireland, took part. A strong local contingent is again expected to represent Florida's West Coast. In 2002, five of the 13 class winners made their home in Florida. Doug Fisher of Sarasota took top honors in the Melges 24 class, while Michael Carroll of Tampa won the Henderson 30 class.

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Hotel Chicago The NOOD regattas are a nine-event racing circuit organized by Sailing World magazine of Newport, Rhode Island. The St. Petersburg NOOD is presented by Mount Gay Rum. Support sponsors who join the event in St. Petersburg include: Hall Spars & Rigging, Pioneer Electronics, Ronstan, Frederiksen, Marlow, Gill North America, North Sails, Raymarine, Samuel Adams and The Boston Beer Company and Sunsail.

Online Booking Sailing World , published 10 times a year by World Publications, is the official magazine of US SAILING, the national governing body of the sport of sailing. Advice on the latest boat models and equipment, as well as racing tips, tactics and techniques, make it a must-read for sailors who race to win.

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Hotel Reservation 2003 Sailing World NOOD Regatta Series

London Hotel Booking The 2003 Sailing World National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta Series debuts in St. Petersburg, Florida. The series, presented by Mount Gay Rum, is a nine-event national sail-racing tour considered to be the most prestigious offshore sail-racing circuit in the United States.

Discount Travel Top sailors from around the world compete with local sailors on the water in this unique format, racing one-design, or identical design, boats as opposed to racing under a time-handicapping system. This format rewards the best racing skills rather than the best boat.

Orlando Hotel Sailors from as close as St. Petersburg to as far away as England are expected to compete on more than 130 boats.

Booking Agency Where :
(Tampa Bay)
St. Petersburg Yacht Club
11 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL 33701

International Travel Medical When :
Feb. 14-16,200
Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

New York Hotel Contact:
General information: St. Petersburg Yacht Club
Tel:727-822-3873/ Fax: 727-822-5575

Online Travel Booking NOOD Race and Press Headquarters
Attn: Jennifer Davies, Event Manager
Mobile: 401-835-4415
or go to www.sailingworld.com

Travel Medical Insurance Media information: Dean Turcol, 407-571-4732

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