Fabio Cammarano has volunteered to be the registrar for Italian Footys. His own boat will be 'ITA 01'. He's a member of the Yacht Club Verona, where there are about 5 IOM skipper interested in Footys (so the fleet could quickly increase). You'll find his email address on the REGISTER page.

The South Daytona (Florida) MYC is planning fleet racing for the Footy Firecracker Challenge at the S. Daytona pond of the SDRCMYC on Sunday July 1st at 10am. All Footy's are welcome and an internet course will be available for those looking to post an early time for the Looking Glass Trophy. For info contact Paul muddauber22000@yahoo.com or visit the Club website at www.orgsites.com/fl/sdmyc.

A total of five boats made it to Bourneville for event in horrendous weather. You can find complete results, photos and a description of the event here in our Racing section.

The Colwyn Bay MYC is offering several trophies as part of an Internet Racing Series. The rules differ slightly from the New Zealand Classic earlier this year, so read carefully. The races will be run throughout July, 2007. The complete description is in their Notice of Race.

We're posting a question about the rules concerning the "storm rig" and the official answer from Roger Stollery. Visit this page for the complete text.

Sunday morning, 20th May, it was windy but the internet forecast promised a lessening wind from 10 to 20 down to maybe 8 to 15. We had six entries, comfortable for our first attempt at organising a class type regatta. Six made for some good racing through the field.

We ran four races more or less back to back before the lunch break. Races were taking approximately 15 to 20 minutes for two triangular laps. At 11.30 we took an hour's break and went inside the mall foyer and Quizno's to warm up and eat. After lunch the wind was still blowing strong but the sky was brightenning a little. Back on the water and we ran six more races in quick succession, like a well oiled machine! read the full story.

Angus Richardson shares his take on the latest news in the Footy world. Read the entire newsletter here.

Your editor apologizes for failing to post the full Race Report along with the results of the New Zealand Postal Classic. You can read it now here now.

Sheboygan Footy Gathering & Regatta: Wood Lake at Kohler near Sheboygan, WI. Sunday May 20th, 2007. Sign in and Measuring 8:30am on; Racing start 10am sharp Hosted by the Sheboygan Area Boat Modellers and ScaleSailing.com.

All boats will comply with the Footy rules as currently published. The OOD's decisions on all matters will be final. All Footys are welcome, AMYA, FCA registration is not required.

Please contact myself via email (wandrintyke @ sbcglobal.net) with your preferred and one reserve frequency (if available).

The course set will be a typical triangular course reduced somewhat to 'footy' size. Racing rules will be applied and we do appreciate that we are all new to Footys so the emphasis will be on having an enjoyable day's racing.

Wood Lake is an excellent venue with hard standing for set up and racing. The lake is situated behind a high quality strip mall with ample parking. Food is available including an Italian resaurant and a Quizno's both of which overlook the racing!

The link should take you to Wood Lake in Kohler: Google Map Link

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The results are in from around the world for the 1st Annual New Zealand Postal Classic. You can find complete details are here. Thanks to all who participated!