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PUNTA GORDA SAILING CLUB  
                                             


Our Club meets at 7:00 PM, the second Wednesday of every month ( except Dec. )
   at the Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association at 2001 Shreve St. Punta Gorda. 
-Visitors are always welcome, so please drop in and see what we're all about! 



Click HERE to view the February 2012 Jib Sheet   Feb 1




       
You be needin' some Crew ? or maybe you wantin' to be Crew ?  
 Get Signed U
p HERE  See the Spring Series Crew List  HERE   Dec 26






Read all about the
2012 Conquistador Cup Regatta HERE

The Official NOR is HERE  


The Entry Form is HERE
  


 Jan 30



PGSC Lasagna Dinner is on March 14th

This year's PGSC Lasagna Dinner will take place at our March 14th membership meeting. As in past years, you can expect a serving of lasagna with a piece of hot, crispy garlic bread along with a green salad. The cost of this feast is only $5 for members and $7 for family who are non-members. All members attending should bring a desert to share along with their favorite beverages.

There will be an opportunity to sign up for the March Lasagna Dinner at this month's meeting on February 8th. Vice Commodore Austin Jambor will have a sign up for volunteers to help with setup and cleanup our Chef, Ron Scalzo, will have a signup for volunteers to help out in the kitchen.

Feb 4



Race for The Rum
– Day of Wreckoning -
April 1, 2012
PGSC Specialty Race

You are invited to participate in the first P.G.S.C. RACE FOR THE RUM on Charlotte Harbor. This invitation is open to all Wreckers, Sailors, Scalawags, Pirates, Privateers and Pirateses that sail on Charlotte Harbor. It is open to all area clubs, fleets, flotillas, associations and all sailing craft.  

The NOR is  HERE


 Feb 1



America's Cup Owes SF $12 Million

TAmerica's Cup organizing officials have sailed through the tricky straits of San Francisco land use approvals over the past few months, but smooth sailing isn't quite yet dead ahead. The non-profit organizing committee still owes the City $12 million, with another $20 million due over the next two years.

Read more HERE

 Feb 3



How much of a bribe will it take to kill
the GPS System? - ask LightSquared


LightSquared's main financer, Philip Falcone's hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners, continues to deny allegations that it tried to bribe a senator into softening an inquiry into its business. Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley claimed last week that Falcone sent his office an e-mail stating that LightSquared "could be made a 'win' for Grassley, LightSquared and the consumer." 

Read more HERE and more HERE

 Feb 4

Editor's note - How despicable is that?  Well, they have $ 7 Billion invested.



Charlotte Harbor Regatta is Happening!

Annie Gardner and Eric Witte won three of four races to take a commanding lead Friday in the F16 class on the first day of the 3rd annual Charlotte Harbor Regatta. John Casey jumped out to a lead in the F18 class with a pair of wins and two seconds, as did Wally Myers in the Hobie 16 class. Nelson Wright and John Sherry each notched two wins in the Hobie Wave class, but Wright’s pair of seconds gave him a three-point lead going into Day Two. In the Weta class, Dick Stephens led the way over Keith Rice, with three wins in four races.
 
Racing continues Saturday with three classes – the Sunfish, Precision 15s and Flying Scots – joining the action on a second race circle. Weekend warriors will swell the multihull fleets Saturday, as the scratch sheet is expect to top 60 for the third year in a row.

Read more HERE

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Feb 4



Whales, whales and more whales
in Southern California

Sailors in Southern California are being treated to the magnificent sight of hundreds of whales off the coastline this year,quoted as the best sightings in 10 years. Gray whales are migrating south in record numbers and killer whales -- or orcas -- are also making sporadic showings. Whale-watching charter vessels from San Diego to Santa Barbara have reported to The Log that multiple gray and finback whale sightings, and large pods of orcas have been appearing right alongside boats, in some cases.

Read more HERE

Feb 3

Editor's note - imagine having to keep a whale watch while sailing.




America's Cup 1987 -  25th Anniversary 

After twice successfully defending the America's Cup, Dennis Conner suffered a historic defeat in 1983, becoming the first American to lose the Cup in its 132 year history. Conner's loss to Australia II made him even more determined to win the Cup back. Four years later in Australia he returned in his new boat Stars & Stripes, and along with his all-American team of sailors, took a resounding 4-0 win to bring the America's Cup back to the United States.



 Feb 4




ISAF Launch London
2012 Olympic Games Website


With 177 days until the London 2012 Olympic Games, the International Sailing Federation has launched their Olympic website. The website will be the home of Olympic Sailing during London 2012 with all the information, stories, results and multimedia that teams and spectators will need.


See the new website HERE

Feb 4


Windfinder wind forecast  -


Try clicking the "Superforecast" Link.
 




     
Coming Soon ...
  
- Feb 2 - 5 Charlotte Harbor Regatta   NOR  
- Feb 5 Super Bowl XLVI 6:30PM EST
- Feb 8 Monthly Meeting
- Feb 12 Spring Series #2
- Feb 16 - 20 Strictly Sail Miami Boat Show  INFO
- Feb 19 Spring Series #3
- Feb 26 Spring Series #4
  
- Mar 3 - 4 19th Annual Conquistador Regatta  INFO
- Mar 11 Spring Series #5
- Mar 14 Monthly Meeting - Lasagna Dinner
- Mar 17  IYC - One Design Leukemia Cup
- Mar 18 Spring Series #6
- Mar 24 - 25  IYC - Leukemia Cup
 
- Apr 1 Race for the Rum Specialty Race - NOR
- Apr 11 Monthly Meeting
- Apr 15 Summer Series #1
- Apr 21 Punta Gorda Block Party
 
- May 17 - 21 Bone Island Regatta to Key West
 
 

 
NWS Marine Forecast

SYNOPSIS -
FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
FROM BONITA BEACH TO
SUWANNEE RIVER IS- HERE

Click HERE for 
Florida Sailing Winds Model

Sail Flow Wind Forecast

Click HERE for Doppler Radar 

Click on one of the following Buttons for information about the Club's activities.

  2010 PGSC Board  Click HERE to see Our Club's 2012 Flag Officers  

               Click HERE to see Our Club's Bylaws    Revised Oct 2010
Racing   Jan 1
                                                                
    Preliminary Spring Series Race 1 Results   Jan 29                                  

        

  
 Small boat Sailing every Wednesday - Ready at Noon, Frst gun at 1pm.   Also, every 2nd and 3rd Saturday - 10am  to ?

     Feb 3   

    

      

2006-2007 Charlotte Harbor Boat of the Year     2011-2012 BOTY- YTD Results    Jan 25

Click to Visit the Ship's Store          
 


The Punta Gorda Sailing Club promotes all forms of Sailing on Charlotte 
Harbor in SW Florida. Racing, Cruising, Small Boat Sailing - We do it  ALL! 

Our next Club Meeting is on February 8th at  7:00 PM
at the Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association


 

"Our plans miscarry because they have no aim.
When a man does not know what harbor he
is making for, no wind is the right wind."

- Seneca  ( 3 BC - 65 AD )




  This Maserati could get a speeding ticket too.
If you read Italian, find out more HERE
Feb 4




eXTReMe Tracker

  Punta Gorda, Charlotte Harbor Tides
If you don't see the tide chart below, it's not available from the server. Check back later.
Click H E R E for a February 2012 Tide Prediction Chart 
Click H E R E  for a March 2012 Tide Prediction Chart

 

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