The course leaves the open lake, turns east and then south into the river and the wetlands: tight channels, a shallow bottom and wildlife that was there first. The water is flat the whole way, and the breeze comes over the top of the grass, so it is the upper half of the sail doing the work.
Shortcuts are allowed. They are also how boats run aground, and a boat aground in a narrow channel is a problem for everyone astern of it as well as for itself. Take them if you are confident, and do your best to stay off the bottom.
It is an open regatta, so visiting skippers are welcome. Nothing else on the calendar sails like it.
- Date
- Sunday, November 15, 2026
- Skippers meeting
- 11:00 am
- Start
- About 1:00 pm
- Entry
- $20 per boat
- Where
- The east end of Lake Monroe
The course, about 3.9 nautical miles. Imagery Esri.
East off the open lake, south into the river and the marsh, around and back. The committee confirms it at the skippers meeting — and shortcuts are yours to take or leave.