Where are all the Ventura Harbor boats?

You may recall the story of how Homeport Regatta came to be, as told by Homeport Regatta Co-Founder, Gareth Jones:  "The Homeport Regatta was an idea born on the docks between friends Larry Golkin and Gareth Jones. To cut a long yarn short, one day whilst working away on their adjacent cruising boats, one man said to another “hey, fancy a friendly race around Anacapa?” The gauntlet was thrown, and after a bit of excited chatter the other man said “heck, why don’t we invite a couple of other friends’ boats to the party?”  Then, they decided to approach Vintage Marina Partners for sponsorship.  Vintage jumped on board with both feet and the event took shape from there."

You may also recall that the event in 2018 was very successful.  We hosted over 30 entrants and their families and friends for a challenging race and an over the top after-race party.  Thanks to our many wonderful sponsors, there was a raffle, live music, and excellent food. Hundreds of people enjoyed the event and, when it was all said and done, the proceeds of the event were donated to the Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute (CIMWI);  Homeport Regatta Sailing donated $2000 to CIMWI which it used to acquire their new whale disentanglement and rapid assist boat. 

As a result of the great success of the event in 2018, Homeport Regatta Sailing decided to invite cruising and live aboard boats from all of Ventura County.  Well, here we are, just a few short weeks from the event, and we have only two boats from Ventura Harbor coming to join us, those being our returning champion, Valhowell, and Boomerang Love.

There is still time to sign up for the 2019 Homeport Regatta.  Keep in mind, however, that we are closing the entries on April 30, 2019.  This is required due to our host, the Waterside Bar and Grill, needing to order the food for the expected crowd, not to mention, to plan seating and other amenities. THIS AFTER-RACE PARTY IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.  It is for you, the paid entrants. 

As much as we love our friends to the north, we have a significant number of boats from Vintage and Channel Islands Marina who have already grabbed their entry packets and entered:  Tazzy, Moomba,  Rambler II and Shades of Grey are in.  So are Miracle, Blue Moon and Princess Buttercup.  We have two new boats joining the fleet:  Welcome, Grandberry and Carolina Blew!  And to round it out, also returning are R Escape, Tivoli, Quicksilver, and Wyld Hayr.

Tell your friends!  If you haven't signed up, please do so.  After all, you don't want this to be you, having missed the opportunity to come out and sail with your friends:

And now, thank you to the following sponsors: