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NHRA Latest News - 2004
2004 NHRA News Naples-Marco Island
Hospice Regatta - First annual! Hospice Regatta raises $90,000 -- Marco
Island Sun Times To read the entire article please visit: Naples-Marco Island Hospice NHRA page.
Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta
Plenty of Classic Design (25 years or more old) showed up to do
the Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta weekend before this past. While
there was no racing on Saturday, zero knots of wind, there was wind
a'plenty for 85 boats to race on Sunday. Enough wind in fact, according
to reliable Overall winner of the regatta was James Covington Jr. in Sunrise, his Herrschoff Sloop 28. To read the entire news release please visit: Turkey Shoot's NHRA page
Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta -- Oct 8-10, 2004
With 105 boats registered, the Saturday racing was cancelled for lack of wind, but Sunday was a rollicking race in gusty winds -- very fast and competitive. One of two large restored skipjacks racing for the Skipjack Trophy capsized, partially blocking the finish line as over eighty boats were bearing down on the line in a pursuit race--an unexpected challenge for the racers and the race commitee. Another boat capsized on the course as well. Eight people in the water were all picked up by rescue boats. Although saddened at the sight of the skipjack on its side, the racers had a great time and many have said that it was the most fun of any Turkey Shoot race yet. For more details please visit http://www.hospiceturkeyshootregatta.com
August 28, 2004 - News Release Sailors Celebrate Life, Raise $65,000 at Rochester’s
Hospice Regatta GRHC/Hospice owes special thanks to the Rochester area’s
sailing community, which made the 2004 Hospice Regatta a spectacular
success. October, 2004 - Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta
Hal Sutphen is a former Director of the Navy's sailing program and a skipper of the Reedville Fishermen's Museum's Claud W. Somers. He is well known as a writer, speaker, and sailor. He is a co-organizer and Educational Director of the Cruising Rally Association, which manages a series of offshore events each year, including the West Marine Caribbean 1500.
To find read the entire article and details for this upcoming regatta please visit the Turkey Shoot Regatta NHRA Page
By NANCY NOYES, Copyright ©2004 Jack Biddle might not have earned his class' top spot in last Saturday's Hospice Cup XXIII, but he and his Rum Puppy crew turned in a solid performance in difficult conditions to take the Hospice Cup Trophy. The trophy recognizes the best performance over the past three years. Biddle's team gave up first and second in the 11-boat J/105 class to Stewart and Eric Greene and their Dove crew and Art Libby's Results team, respectively, but when scored on a high-point basis with last year's second-place finish of 20 and a win in 2002's 24-boat class, Rum Puppy emerged over several teams in other classes to take the big trophy. Read a copy of the entire article from the The Capital, Annapolis, Md. page.
Hospice Cup makes a Difference Published September 12, 2004 -- The
Capital, Annapolis, Md. For many of the 92 crews racing in Hospice Cup XXIII yesterday,
it was a short and sweet experience. Read a copy of the entire article from the The Capital, on the Hospice Cup XXIII NHRA page.
The Alliance is pleased to announce the dates
of the sixth annual
August, 2004 -- Henderson Harbor NY/Lake Ontario
August, 2004 -- Hamtpon Roads, VA August 8 was "an absolutely perfect day of sailboat racing" in the Southern Chesapeake Bay. Twenty-three boats turned out, racing in a West to Northwest breeze of 5-10 knots, with some gusts to 12 knots. Read the entire article on the Hampton
Roads Hospice Regatta NHRA page.
July 2004 --Southwest Harbor/Mt. Desert, Maine 8th Annual Hospice Regatta of Maine Read the entire article on the Hospice
Regatta of Maine NHRA page. June 2004 -- Oswego New York 20 Boats Compete in this year's Oswego County Hospice Cup Regatta
June 2004 --Southwest Harbor/Mt. Desert, Maine
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — July 17 will mark the eighth sailing of
the annual Hospice Regatta of Maine. While the heart of the charity
fund-raising event has remained the same, there are some new elements
being added in 2004. Haaland, who has been summering on Mount Desert Island since the 1970s, is an enthusiastic racing sailor. He traces his predilection for sailing to some Norwegian seafaring heritage and some one-design racing on Long Island Sound during his early youth. Read the entire article on the Hospice Regatta of Maine NHRA page.
June 10, 2004 - Pawtucket, RI -- Press Release HOME & HOSPICE CARE OF RHODE ISLAND Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island’s 12th Annual Hospice Regatta will take place the weekend of September 10 – 11th in the waters off Newport, Rhode Island. Hospice Regatta Weekend, the major fundraising event for Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island, kicks off in grand style on Friday night, September 10, with a sponsor appreciation party to thank HHCRI’s prominent patrons and corporate supporters. Howard Sutton, publisher of The Providence Journal, and his wife Kim are hosting the party at their beautiful Bristol home. On Saturday, first gun is at 1100 hours and will include one-design circles for J105’s, J30’s, J24’s – others invited by Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island and the organizing authority, Atlantic Race Management. A distance race will also be run for other PHRF rated boats, both spinnaker and non-spinnaker. Sailors interested in racing are still eligible to register. Log on to www.hhcri.org and click on Hospice Regatta for more details. After the race on Saturday, sailors and merrymakers will meet at the Museum of Yachting at Fort Adams for cocktails, dinner, dancing and awards. The “Lobster Boil” is open to the public. Tickets are $60 per person and must be purchased in advance by calling HHCRI’s Development Office at 727-7035. “Each year the support for our Regatta grows. This year we anticipate surpassing all previous years in the number of boats participating and in dollars raised,” states Carole Sheehan, Director of Development. All funds raised from the Regatta support the care of our patients and their families and help to bridge the gap between the cost of services and insurance coverage.” If you want to learn more about Hospice Regatta 2004 - sponsorship
opportunities, lobster boil tickets or race specifics - please call
Carole Sheehan at 727-7074 or log onto www.hhcri.org/regatta. Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island is a non-profit, statewide,
independent hospice agency, fully licensed by the State and by Medicare
as both a home care and hospice agency. The staff and volunteers
of HHCRI provide medical, emotional and spiritual care and support
for patients with life-threatening illnesses at home, in nursing
homes, and at the Philip Hulitar Center, our 10-bed inpatient hospice
facility. June, 2004 --Fort Lauderdale, Florida HospiceCare Sails Ashore for Annual Regatta/Clambake
Please visit Ft.
Lauderdale's Hospice Regatta page to read all details.
April 28, 2004 - Press Release Title: NIAGARA HOSPICE TEAM WINS NATIONAL REGATTA
On April 16 the 5th annual National Hospice Regatta Championship took place at Annapolis, Maryland. The Bada Boom team skippered by Chris Kastan represented Niagara Hospice well, taking first place out of 13 teams. The Kastan team, racing on board Bada Boom, earned eligibility for the National Championship after winning the 4th Annual Jack Beatty Hospice Memorial Regatta last August 9 that took place on Lake Ontario. When asked about the experience of advancing to the national competition, Kastan stated: "It was a superlative event, from the organization, to the volunteers, the fraternity, the race management, the competition, and especially to the cause it benefits." The original and so far only national sailing championship for charity, the National Hospice Regatta Championship hosted winning skippers and teams from the 13 hospice regattas held in 2004 throughout the U.S. The hospice regattas raise funds and awareness for the charitable work of hospices. Hospice care helps adults and children who are terminally ill, without regard to ability to pay. Many hospice services are not covered by insurance. Each program treats and comforts terminally ill patients and their families, at home or in the hospital or long term care facility. The National Hospice Regatta Championship is organized by the National Hospice Regatta Alliance, a network for the growing number of hospice regattas held nationwide. The Alliance helps new and existing hospice regattas be successful, and hosts the championship to promote and support them all. Its activities are supported by national sponsor money and in-kind contributions or discounts. Racing was held on the Chesapeake Bay, off Annapolis, Maryland with race headquarters stationed at Mears Marina, located in historic Eastport just minutes from downtown Annapolis. The 5th Annual Jack Beatty Hospice Memorial Regatta will take place August 14, 2004.
Marco Island Sun Times - 04/22/2004 Mark your calendar for the November
Hospice Regatta - By Sue Keller The Regatta is looking for sponsors for this year's Hospice Fund-raiser that includes a festive reception at the Marco Island Yacht Club.
For information on the upcoming event, contact Mary Baron, 642-5365,
or Connie Von Zwehl, 649-1767. For sponsorships, call Ann at 591-4073.
April 18, 2004 Team
Niagara, NY - Wins the 2004 National Hospice Championship -
Team
Lake Hartwell, SC - places Second - Joe Waters & Crew The National Hospice Regatta
Alliance 2004 Championship Final Results are available in Adobe
Acrobat PDF format
Oswego Valley News - Printed April 17th In addition to the sailboat race there will be an on-shore party for families in Breitbeck Park, which includes children’s events such as a petting zoo, air-inflatable attractions, the Bubble-Man, InJest Entertainment, t-shirt and face painting. The On-Shore Party is being sponsored by Oswego County OB-GYN. The Elks Club will be hosting its chicken barbecue from 3 to 6 p.m. with hot dogs, chips and soda available throughout the day. Advance sale tickets for the barbecue can be made by calling the Friends office at 343-5223. A craft sale and numerous raffles including gift basket raffles, framed Hospice Regatta artwork, and a vacation in St. Croix will also take place. "This year we have decided to expand the event to include a full day of activities the whole family can enjoy on shore, while watching the sailboat’s compete on Lake Ontario during the day," said Friends of Oswego County Hospice Executive Director Susan Carey. The 5K Walk/Run for Hope is being sponsored by Constellation Energy and will start the day’s activities at 9 a.m. in Breitbeck Park. The Regatta Race, which is being sponsored by Oswego County Radiation Oncology, will begin at 10 a.m. with several races taking place throughout the day. The annual Hospice Cup Regatta helps raise awareness of Hospice services in the county as well as serving as a fundraiser to support Hospice patients and their families. Those seeking to receive a registration form for the 5K Water Walk/Run,
to purchase barbecue tickets, or to become a sponsor may call Ms.
Carey at 343-5223.
April 16, 2004 To the Fleet, Reporting live from on board the mark set boat "Surprise" from the 2004 National Hospice Alliance Regatta on the Chesepeake Bay off the shores of Annapolis Maryland. Oswego's own Brendan "Fireball" Benson, after a day of
light air sailing is in firm control of forth place with only 4
points separating Bredan and his crew from the third place flag.
With two more days of racing Brendan is looking good to be in one
of the top three places. After a slow start with a 5th in the 1st race, and then with less than a minute to go in the 2nd race Brendan has to settle for a 9th losing a total of 4 places at the finish after being trapped on port tack and unable to gybe to the finish line. But in the 3rd and final race of the day of Brendan and crew come back to take a convincing 2nd place finish. Tomorrow will be a piviotal for for the OYC team when we find out if their 2nd place finish at the end of day 1 was just a fluke or if indeed they have found their groove in the J 105. The Fleet Captain - Dick White The Turkey Shoot Loses a Champion -- March 20, 2004 On Saturday, March 20, Dr. John Moseley, overall winner of the
2003 Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta, passed away unexpectedly aboard
his sailboat, Tusitala, in Deltaville, Virginia. Jack in many ways
epitomized what the Turkey Shoot is all about. Tusitala was an older
boat, which he purchased from his father-in-law, a mechanical engineer
who worked for Howard Hughes in California. His father-in-law designed
and built the boat in the early 1950s and 60s. .Jack raced Tusitala
in the Turkey Shoot in 2002 and 2003 and his crew consisted of his
family and close friends. He was a tough competitor but still saw
the races as fun events for his family and as an opportunity to
show off his beautiful boat. Jack said that he did not know Tusitala
would do so
As winner of the 2003 Turkey Shoot, Jack was to represent this area of Virginia in the National Hospice regatta in Annapolis this spring. He and his crew were to begin practicing shortly in a J-105 which is the class of boat that is used in the National Regatta. Jack was an excellent sailor and was looking forward to competing in Annapolis. We don?t know how well he would have finished in that regatta, but we do know he and his family would have enjoyed every moment of the competition. He will be missed. To honor Dr. John Moseley's memory, a special competition will
be held at this year Turkey Shoot where only previous overall winners
will be invited to compete. It will be known as the 2004 Jack Moseley
Champion of Champions' series.
The Palladium Times - April 5, 2004 Article SAILING IN A 'BLAZE' OF GLORY By MIKE LEBOEUF, Sports Editor Aboard his J-30 "Blaze," Benson and his crew picked up prestigious victories in the Sail Oswego Regatta, the Eastern Yacht Club Regatta, and the Challenge Cup Regatta in Sodus.
But perhaps the triumph Benson cherishes the most was his win in the 2003 Oswego County Hospice Cup Regatta. Hospice is a cause close to his heart. Benson's father died five years ago, and that's when he became more familiar with what hospice services provide. "We didn't use hospice as much as we should have," the Red Creek resident said. "It just meant a lot to us to win this regatta. We worked hard for it." That victory qualified Benson for the 2004 National Hospice Regatta Championship, which will take place April 16-18 in Annapolis, Md. Benson and his four-man crew will be competing there against about 15 other winning skippers and teams from the other hospice regattas held in 2003 throughout the United States. This will be the fifth annual national regatta. Please visit Oswego County Hospice Cup Regatta page to read the entire Press Release and find out more about this years regatta.
March 3, 2004 - Press Release OCNB and PathFinder Bank Support 2004 Hospice Cup Regatta Event Oswego County National Bank and PathFinder Bank will once again
be sponsoring the full day of events for the 5th Annual Oswego County
Hospice Cup Regatta on Saturday, June 5, 2004 at Breitbeck Park
in Oswego.
Please visit Oswego
County Hospice Cup Regatta page to read the entire Press Release
and find out more about this years regatta.
January 2004 - '04 Championship Dates Announced  Please check the Championship Page, details will be posted as announced --Stay tuned
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