| With azure skies, a cool breeze, and placid waters | | | | Hosted by the Larchmont Yacht Club the Sperry |
| there can not be a better weather outlook besides | | | | Top-Spider Larchmont NOOD Regatta is taking place |
| one conjured by the imagination. These are precisely | | | | in September on the 12th and 13th in Larchmont, NY. |
| the types of days which will be coveted when Sperry | | | | The Larchmont Yacht Club, one of the most |
| Top-Sider National Offshore One-Design (NOOD) | | | | prestigious yacht clubs in the nation, and this NOOD |
| Regattas take place this year. Almost all of these | | | | Regatta attract many sailors to its unique waters. |
| NOOD Regattas were plagued with some weather | | | | These are the same waters that last year caused |
| issues and delays last year. Hopefully this year's | | | | quite a stir when winds directions shifted suddenly as |
| prospects will improve and everyone will get to enjoy | | | | much as 50 to 60 degrees prompting a few sailors to |
| a remarkable weekend of sailing and racing. | | | | react fast or risk getting nudged off course. The fleet |
| The Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta will | | | | for this year includes boats from Farr 40, Express 37, |
| commence on June 19th until June 21st in Chicago, IL. | | | | Shields, Etchells, and many more classes. |
| This NOOD Regatta, hosted by the Chicago Yacht | | | | Last year, damage from Hurricane Ike resulted in the |
| Club, is known to place sailors in the turbulent Lake | | | | cancelation of the 2008 Sperry Top-Sider Houston |
| Michigan waters, and give them the opportunity to | | | | NOOD Regatta only a few days before it was |
| measure up their skills directly against fellow sailors | | | | scheduled to take place the weekend of the 19th. This |
| without attention to the different designs between | | | | year's Regatta takes place from September 25th to |
| sailboats. Major entries in racing classes for this year's | | | | September 27th in Seabrook, TX. Be on deck and at |
| fleet include Beneteau 40.7, Great Lakes, J/105, and | | | | the ready to raise those boat anchors because it can |
| Tartan Ten boats. | | | | be surmised that the Houston Yacht Club is itching for |
| On July 23rd until July 26th the Sperry Top-Sider | | | | a wicked revival. Their first desire will undoubtedly be |
| Marblehead NOOD Regatta will be underway in | | | | for steady waters and pleasant skies. |
| Marblehead, MA. Annually this Regatta has been | | | | Whether it be a venue hosted by a local Yacht Club |
| known to draw the biggest crowds in comparison with | | | | or sailing for pleasure, it will be foolish to miss out on |
| the other NOOD Regatta locations. This year will most | | | | the NOOD Championship which is taking place in |
| likely not be any exception, taking place in the | | | | Tortolla in the British Virgin Islands November 7th to |
| Massachusetts Bay waters, the Marblehead Racing | | | | November 12th. If last year's NOOD Regattas were |
| Association is expecting a turn out of over 1,000 | | | | any indication, load up on boat supplies and start |
| sailors. A few of the fleet sailing in Marblehead will | | | | yearning for that perfect day, because this year's |
| include boats from Sonar, Town Class, Viper 640, and | | | | Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta season will certainly |
| J/105 classes. | | | | be full of surprises. |