Thanks to everyone who made it out to the Utah Summer Games Catamaran Regatta last week-end. We had a great time filled with sailing, BBQing, racing, and salvaging sunken boats. We will be posting photos and videos of the event once I gather them up from everybody.

Right on its heels we have the Gumball Rally this Saturday, so there’s no time to rest between events. This will be up at Bear Lake. Rendezvous Beach State Park – Willow Group Campsite #3. Skippers meeting & registration at 10:00am, 1st shape 12:00pm. If you would like to hang with the Utah Sailing Association for camping/sailing/dinner then get in touch with Brett Bingham at 801-815-2521.

Have you had enough sailing this year????? well I haven’t, Lets repeat last weekend 

just for fun, same place, same time. port boat ramp around noon, Oct 2, 2010,

Lydia Kluge joined us at the 2010 Summer Games and afterward put together this great article that was just published in the Park Record newspaper.

Wind, Wisdom, and Winning!

Utah Summer Games, Deer Creek Reservoir

Last Saturday, at Deer Creek Reservoir in Provo Canyon, twenty dinghy and catamaran sail boats competed alongside kiteboarders, windsurfers, and stand-up paddle boarders, in the final events of the annual Utah Summer Games. Initially scheduled for 12th June, but postponed due to inclement weather, the deferred proceedings went without a hitch. Bright blue skies patterned with feathery white clouds, rolling green shoreline, mostly steady winds, and a backdrop of the snow-capped Timpanagos mountain range, made for a great day’s racing. The conditions were also a welcome relief for those who participated at Deer Creek last year and told stories of a squall rushing in, flipping boats, and capsizing crew. Despite these difficulties, the majority of participants were back this year, eager to pit their skills against other athletes.
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From the Masthead

G’day Mates

The Utah Summer Games Sailing Regattas for Catamaran, Dinghy, WindSurfer, KiteBoard & SUP has been POSTPONED for June 12 & 13, 2010.

Rescheduled for July 10 & 11, 2010 at Deer Creek Reservoir.
Online registration will be open and run through midnight July 5th, 2010.

For those who have preregistered and cannot make it to the rescheduled regatta a voucher can be obtained for next years Summer Games.

Thank you for your support of the Utah Summer Games!

Sincerely,
Brett Bingham
USG Director of Sailing
801-815-2521

Love-love is a perpetually sinking boat created by French artist Julien Berthier. The boat sits at a 45 degree angle to the water’s surface as though it were sinking, thanks to its customized keel which balances the boat in place.

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