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Summer Closings

A number of summer club closings are announced.

Clubs should always be called before visiting.

Dates are:

     St. Pete   26 July to 9 August but docks remain open

     St Pete at Pass-a-Grille   11 to 24 August but docks remain open

     Venice   12 to 28 September. Docks are closed.

     Key Biscayne   9-23 August but docks remain open

     Royal Palm Open all summer

     Naples Closed in August but docks remain open

     Naples Sailing Closed in September but docks remain open

     Eau Gallie closed   3 to 16 August. Docks available but not attended.

     Bradenton Open all summer

     Charlotte Harbor   First 3 weeks of August. Fuel by appointment only.

     Vero Beach closed last two weeks of July. Docks are closed.

     Sarasota   23 August to 31 August   Marina remains open

NOAA Releases 2010 Hurricane Outlooks

Key Points

Atlantic Basin - NOAA predicts an “active to extremely active” hurricane season, with a 70 percent probability of 14 to 23 named storms, including eight to 14 hurricanes, of which three to seven could be major hurricanes.

The following information for the Atlantic basin was released at a news conference at 10 am EDT Thursday May 27 at the National Press Club in Washington DC.

NOAA Expects a Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season

An “active to extremely active” hurricane season is expected for the Atlantic Basin this year according to the seasonal outlook issued today by the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) Climate Prediction Center (CPC) in Camp Spring, Maryland. NOAA's 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook calls for an 85 percent chance of an above normal season. The outlook indicates only a 10 percent chance of a near-normal season and a 5 percent chance of a below-normal season.

Across the entire Atlantic Basin for the six-month season, which begins June 1, NOAA is projecting a 70 percent probability of the following ranges:

14 to 23 Named Storms (top winds of 39 mph or higher), including:

8 to 14 Hurricanes (top winds of 74 mph or higher), of which:

3 to 7 could be Major Hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of at least 111 mph)

The outlook ranges exceed the seasonal average of 11 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes. Expected factors supporting this outlook are:

Upper atmospheric winds conducive for storms. Wind shear, which can tear apart storms, will be weaker since El Niño in the eastern Pacific has dissipated. Strong wind shear helped suppress storm development during the 2009 hurricane season.

Warm Atlantic Ocean water. Sea surface temperatures are expected to remain above average where storms often develop and move across the Atlantic. Record warm temperatures – up to four degrees Fahrenheit above average – are now present in this region.

High activity era continues. Since 1995, the tropical multi-decadal signal has brought favorable ocean and atmospheric conditions in sync, leading to more active hurricane seasons. Eight of the last 15 seasons rank in the top ten for the most named storms with 2005 in first place with 28 named storms.

An updated Atlantic hurricane outlook will be issued in early August, just prior to what is historically the peak period for hurricane activity. The Atlantic hurricane season officially begin on June 1 and runs through November 30.

Pensacola’s Harrison Prochaska and crew Top Boat in SUBWAY® SailFest South

Special to the Pensacola News Journal By Talbot Wilson

PENSACOLA, Florida: July 4, 2010: Harrison Prochaska and his Flying Scot crew took the SUBWAY Celebration Trophy as the top boat in the 2010US Sailing Junior Olympic Sailing Festival sailed Saturday and Sunday in Pensacola Bay in Pensacola, Florida. Prochaska sailed a nearly 1-1-1-1-1-2 and dropped the second place. His crew was Eric Amos and Seth Dobson also from the Pensacola Bay area.

In the first annual US Optimist Dinghy Association Gulf Coast Championship, Greiner Hobbs from Davis Island, Florida snatched the win from Jonathan Pottharst of New Orleans who led going into Sunday’s two races. Hobbs came through the last day with a 1-2 while Pottharst suffered with a 5-4. Hobbs ended the regatta with eight points (6-2-2-1-1-2) while Pottharst had ten points (2-1-1-2-5-4). Fifty Optimists Dinghys entered the regatta.

Event results: http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_regatta_results.php?regatta_id=2891

In Junior Olympic Opti action, William Diaz from Bay Waveland Mississippi won the Opti ‘beginners’ Green fleet on a ten-point tie-breaker over Dominic Leccese of Pensacola. Caroline Johnson of Pensacola won the White Fleet, Phillip Dobbins of Fairhope used six bullets to win the Blue Fleet and John Pereia won the Opti Red fleet.

Brandon Addison (4-1-[5]-4-3-1-2) of Pensacola took first in the seven-boat Laser radial fleet with 15 points. Dodge Rees, Pensacola’s nationally ranked Laser sailor led after racing Saturday but had to leave Sunday for the Laser world Championship and Youth worlds. At 16 years old he is eligible for both. He finished in second place in a tie breaker over Adrian Pereira of Fairhope, Alabama.

Four 420 class boats sailed the regatta Joseph Bello ([5DSQ]-1-1-1-1-1-1)     of Ft. Walton Beach Yacht club led 6 to 13 over club-mate David Beaudry (2-2-([5DSQ]-2-2-3-2).

Coming second to Top Boat Harrison Prochaska in the Flying Scot Class was Seth Cooke of Ft. Walton, Florida.

The only oil on Pensacola Bay during this Independence Day weekend was suntan oil. You couldn’t buy a better day in July or better sailing days on Pensacola Bay. Each day saw a ten to fifteen knot breeze varying from east northeast to southeast with low humidity leading to very clear conditions. SUBWAY® SailFest was a total success in spite of the oil threat from the Gulf of Mexico.

The three-day event for young sailors 8 to 21 years old included the US Sailing Junior Olympic Sailing Festival (JOSF) and the US Optimist Dinghy Association (USODA) Gulf Coast Championship. The young sailors will competed in one-design sailboats including Optimist Dinghys (Optis), Lasers, Club 420’s and Flying Scots.

The Opti USODA Gulf Coast Championship is the second USODA team qualifier event. The top thirteen of the sailors from the Pensacola championship will be able to go to the team qualifier event for a chance to be on the US International Team for the USODA.

The SUBWAY® Junior Sailing Clinic, and the 9^th annual USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival on the Gulf Coast were presented for the second year by local SUBWAY® franchisees from Northwest Florida and south Alabama. Pensacola Yacht Club in Pensacola, Florida hosts the annual festival and regatta.

Pensacola Yacht Club Commodore Sam Foreman added his insight to the event , “We did let the Gulf Oil make us cancel this regatta and the decision was a good one. We has some of the best junior sailing ever. Pensacola Yacht club was at its best and the SUBWAY SailFest was a spectacular event.”