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FAQ
FAQ
Screwball racing in 2010 (photo courtesy of PhotoBoat)
What is The Leukemia Cup Regatta?
2011 Leukemia Cup Regatta kicks off with a reception on Tuesday, April 5 and race weekend is Friday & Saturday, August 26-27, in partnership with North Cove Yacht Club, Duck Island Yacht Club, and Brewer Pilots Point Marina, Westbrook. Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker racing for ECSA points, and CR-914 model yacht racing and a great party, culminate with the presentation of the Leukemia Cup to the Top Fundraising Boat. Other 2011 Leukemia Cup Series events in Connecticut include the second annual Leukemia Cup Power Boat Poker Run in July (date tbd) in Niantic, CT.
How can I sign up? Do I have to have my own crew? How do they sign up?
Click here to get more information about registering for our 2011 Leukemia Cup Regatta.
How soon do I have to register?
The sooner you register the better. You'll need time to recruit others to participate as crew members or even other skippers who want to compete. And the longer you fundraise, the more opportunity you'll have to grow your donations, in a bid for the Top Fundraising Boat and great incentives like Fantasy Sail Weekend with Gary Jobson click here to learn more about Fantasy Sail
How does fundraising work?
Whatever your style, we'll help make fundraising fun and easy.
For a fast and easy way to raise funds, share the link to your 2011 Regatta fundraising webpage with everyone you know and watch your donations grow! Your Leukemia Cup Regatta chapter staff will provide you with a packet filled with great fundraising tips, ideas, samples and instructions on how to create a personal fundraising Web page. You can use the site as is or add your own photo and message.
In addition to raising funds online, you can also send letters to friends and contacts or be creative and hold fundraising events ? parties or donation drives. Check with Priscilla Clark for more ideas and instructions on collecting and submitting donations, sponsorship and advertising.
How are funds used?
Proceeds from The Leukemia Cup Regatta help advance The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. This mission is carried out through funding extensive research for treatments, cures, government advocacy, patient assistance programs, community outreach and education programs.
Do I have to be an expert sailor to participate?
Not at all! Even if you're not a sailor, you can join in on the fun! From being a crew member to watching the action on a spectator boat to attending the parties, sailors and non-sailors alike can join in The Leukemia Cup Regatta.
How do I qualify for the Fantasy Sail with Gary Jobson?
Sailors who raise $8,500 or more prior to October 1, 2011 are eligible to participate in the Fantasy Sail with Gary Jobson, taking place October 14-16 in New York Harbor. Please contact your local Leukemia Cup Regatta staff for additional information and guidelines.
How can my yacht club get involved in the Leukemia Cup Regatta?
Please contact Priscilla Clark about sending boats from your club to this year?s Leukemia Cup.
Can power boaters and junior sailors participate?
This year?s Power Boat Poker Run is in the works in Niantic, CT, and LLS will be adding a "photo scavenger hunt" boating event in Westbrook for August 27. More details soon.
Contact:
Priscilla Clark
203-427-2045
Priscilla.clark@lls.org
