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2008 CR 914 National Championships September 26-28, 2008 The Marblehead Model Yacht Club invites you to the 14th CR 914 National Championship Regatta at historic Redd's Pond in Marblehead, MA. Redd's has been used to race model sailboats for more than 100 years. Redd's Pond was named in memory of Wilmot Redd, a Marblehead fishwife living next to the pond, who was exe-cuted as part of the infamous Salem Witch Trials in the 1600s. The pond is a natural rain-fed basin in the stone ledge. Following catastrophic town fires, a dam raised the water level ~4 feet in the late 1800s to provide fire-fighting water. In the 1930s, the WPA built the pond wall designed expressly for racing model boats. The regatta will be limited to 36 participants. Entries will be accepted based on date the fee is received. Entry form and fee must be received before September 15. There can be no refunds after September 15. Corinthian YC, Marblehead, has reserved all their rooms for the national's participants on a first-come-first served basis. Contact David Titus, 781 631 0005, for reser-vations. Since Marblehead is a tourist destination, we rec-ommend that you make other lodging reservations early. The website of the Chamber of Commerce, 781 631 2868, lists many Bed and Breakfasts near Redd's Pond. Directions to Redd's: If you use a service such as MapQuest, enter 67 Pond St., Marblehead, as the destination. Racing Format will use HMS for the entire regatta. The first race will be seeded based on each boat's historical per-formance or randomly if there is no performance data. The first race will count in the final score and may be discarded. Discards per HMS Regatta Schedule Saturday, September 27 Sunday, September 28 For additional information, please contact: Chuck Winder, 19 Robert Rd., Marblehead, MA 01945, 781 631 6727 or Click here to download a printable PDF version of this invitation plus an entry form Click here to download a PDF of the official Sailing Instructions
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