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REGATTA 2004 POST PRESS 		 
 
  
 


HospiceCare Sails Ashore
for Annual Regatta/Clambake
Regatta Results 2004

 
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June, 2004, Ft. Lauderdale, FL-  HospiceCare of Southeast Florida, Inc. celebrated their eighth annual Regatta and New England Clambake, May 21-22nd, 2004. The Regatta is an exciting day of sailing for all levels. Nearly 100 teams of sailboat racing and cruising enthusiasts were back to enjoy the beautiful waters off Fort Lauderdale Beach to help raise funds for HospiceCare.

Skippers and their crew met at the newly renovated Lauderdale Yacht Club to discuss the racing rules on Friday, May 21st. This year's event was Co-Chaired by Bruce Ownby and Roman Gastesi, MD, Ken Batzer, Race Chairman and Honorary Chair, Craig Setzer, Meteorologist, CBS 4.

Saturday, the weather was perfect as seven different race classes sailed to the finish mark. The boats started between the Yankee Clipper Hotel and Las Olas Boulevard sailing north towards Deerfield Beach and finishing back at the start. Hospice Regatta Trophies were awarded to the following:

PHRF 1
  1. Valeri Safiullin, "Breeze"
  2. Pat Cacace, "Blackbird",
  3. Rick Rahm, "Sic'em"
PHRF 2
  1. Dan Myers, "E-Ticket"
  2. Jim Wallace, "Contrails",
  3. Dr. Ira Zaslow, "Willowind"
Hobie 16
  1. Danny Steyn
  2. Bill Stolberg
  3. Scot Corson
ARC
  1. Dr. Roman Gastesi, "Risque"
  2. Tim Leonard, "Meantime
  3. Frank Brown, "Phoenix"
  4. Ross Hunton, "Commotion"
  5. Dan Whelan, "Wind Pirate"
Multihull
  1. Brett Moss, "A"-Cat"
  2. Don Balthaser, "Double Trouble"
  3. Brian Broad/Larry Geller, "Third Child"
Cruising 1
  1. Richard Heidelberger, "Bedouin"
  2. Gerry Hull, "Acadia"
  3. Scott St. Clair, "Angelique"
  4. Herb Ressing, "Chesapeake"
  5. Darrel Richards, "Aegis"
Cruising 2
  1. Michael Limuti, "Blue Highway"
  2. Jim Albe, "Crusader"
  3. Joseph Strycharz, "Insanity"
  4. Chris Dutton, "Duet"
  5. Tom Garvey, "Aloha"
The Robert "Skip" Hershberger Sportsmanship Trophy was awarded to Linda Greaber and was presented by HospiceCare of Southeast Florida, Inc. The Wes Holmes "Spirit of Hospice" Cup was awarded to Patrick Mitchell "Judy Mae" who raised $5,900.00 for HospiceCare and was presented by Gulf Stream Sailing Club. The PHRF [Minus] trophies were presented by HospiceCare of Southeast Florida, Inc. and awarded to: 1st Place - Jim Wallace - "Contrails", 2nd Place - Dan Myers - "E-Ticket", 3rd Place - Tim Leonard - "Meantime". The Cook's Trophy was taken by Roy Rindom - "Turnabout II" and was presented by Jim Cali. The Yacht Club Challenge was awarded to the CAT 44 Club and was presented by Lauderdale Yacht Club.

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Hospice Regatta Fort Lauderdale is a proud member of the National Hospice Regatta Alliance and participates annually in the National Hospice Regatta Championship in Annapolis, MD. Dan Myers will be representing Hospice Regatta Fort Lauderdale in April of 2005. After the race over 800 guests came out to enjoy the New England style clambake off Esplanade Park. Stanley C. Panther, the official Florida Panthers mascot, drew crowds around him while the guests enjoyed a Reggae relaxed atmosphere. The New England Clambake, catered by Hugh's Catering, began around 6 pm and featured exquisite Maine lobsters, Legal Sea Foods Clam chowder, Matusalem Rum, a live Band, and a silent auction.

The sponsors of the event included: Legal Sea Foods, Matusalem Rum, Marine Industries Association of South Florida, International Yachtsman Magazine, UK Sails – Miami, RPM Diesel Inc., Las Olas Magazine, Waterfront News, S.C.G. & Associates, Inc. and Hugh's Catering. The Regatta is a volunteer driven event and all proceeds benefit the patients and their families of HospiceCare of Southeast Florida, Inc. For any information please call 954.467.7423 or 954.HOSPICE.

 
 
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