A regatta is a series of boat races; the April 2 regatta hosted by Salt Sptings Valley Reservoir will be a sailboat regatta, specifically Windmill sailboats.
What is a Windmill? A Windmill is a 15 1/2 foot, 2-person racing dinghy designed by boat-builder Clark Mills in 1953. The Windmill is a born racer. Its narrow, hard-chined planing hull provides high performance. Being one of the fastest non-trapeze, non-spinnaker sail boats, makes the Windmill accessible to a wide range of sailing skills.
If all that information was too much to digest, here are some interesting tidbits:
A Windmill is approximately 225 pounds and can be towed with a light trailer, great for a first time sailor or families wanting to learn. A plus…one need not possess a body of steel to maneuver a sailboat, though Windmill sailors are usually fit or become so through the sailing adventure.
Windmills are a romantic day get-away and cost between $1000 and $2500.
And finally, Windmills are built for speed, they are fast!
To see what all the hub-bub is about, plan on a visit to Salt Springs Valley Reservoir Regatta on April 2nd to see the beauty, speed, and fun of sailing.
With a hull weight ofpounds, a Windmill easily be towed on a light duty trailer by a compact car. One member of our fleet tows his with a Mazda 3.
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