NFCC Sailors compete in 2022 SARW
March 26th – April 2nd 2022
NFCC Sailors boarded the 26′ ZAIDA with Captain Chuck Fields for two days of Inshore Racing on the Tolomato River for the 2022 St Augustine Race Week. With blue skies above and warm winds behind, our NFCC Sailors successfully navigated the river course with tight racing between the banks from start to finish. Celebrations followed with three days of Parties, Live Music, Good Food & Rum.
2022 SARW capped off this year’s festivities with an Awards Ceremony at the St Augustine Yacht Club. Stories will be told!
Be sure to join us for our next exciting event.
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NFCC Sailors CleanUp Nicely!
Saturday, January 15th 2022
NFCC Sailors gathered for our first activity of 2022: The Exchange Isle Cruise and Clean Up.
Thanks to all who participated, especially David Parrish and Jerry Holt who volunteered their boats.
Many bags of trash were collected.
Be sure to join us for our next exciting event.
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NFCC October 2021 Raft-Up Hallowes Cove on the St. Johns River
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NFCC Sailors Compete in
Two Labor Day Offshore Races
September 3rd – 6th 2021
NFCC Sailors competed in the annual NFCC Offshore Herb Elphick & Tommy Hall Memorial Races. Finicky winds, rolling waves and hidden jettys were just a few of the challenges of this year’s Labor Day Offshore Races. Four days on the water, on the deck, at the Pub.
Keep in mind that “On the rocks” is much better said in the Pub than at the inlet!
NFCC Labor Day Offshore Race Results:
Herb Elphick Memorial
1st – Yeah Baby / Craig Smith
2nd – Caper / Petr Korous
3rd – Paloma / Georges Boyazis
Tommy Hall Memorial
1st – Caper / Petr Korous
Be sure to join us for our next exciting event.
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NFCC Sailors Compete in
Offshore Race to St. Augustine
May 29th 2021
Sailing the high seas and soaking in the Florida sunshine, NFCC Sailors competed the the Offshore Race to St Augustine. With the wind in our sails, our feet on the deck and the Atlantic Ocean under our keels, a good time was had by all. Another adventure is posted in the record books. Be sure to join us for our next exciting event.
May 29, 2021 Offshore Race to St. Aug Results
Finish Corrected
Boat / Skipper Time Time
1. Morgana / Henry Korous 16:15:15 6:36:44
2. Paloma / Georges Boyazis 17:51:05 8:06:30
3. Monkeys Uncle / Carter Quillen 19:26:00 9:45:36
Fantasea / Henry Baker DNF
Summer Wind / Jerry Holt DNF
Swim Up Tiki Bar / Barbara Sperbeck DNF
Caper / Peter Korous DNF
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NFCC Sailors Compete in
2021 St. Augustine Race Week
April 17th – 24th 2021
Congrats to all the hearty sailors braving ocean, river and bay who competed in this week-long annual event. Fourty-two yachts competed ranging from 19 to 45 feet in length. Additionally, the Youth Sailing Regatta raced eighteen 420s. Twenty-two Yacht and Sailing clubs were represented. Thanks also to the sailing families, our dedicated volunteers and all the wonderful spectators who joined in the celebration.
NFCC Members Race
in the Jacksonville Sailing Festival
With the downtown Jacksonville cityscape in the background and a perfect combination of Sun, Wind & Water, NFCC Members took to the St Johns River for an awesome day of racing in the April 10th Jacksonville Sailing Festival. Our Sailors enjoyed their day on the water with the wind in their hair and the love of sailing in their hearts as they sailed into the sun. Be sure to join us on our next NFCC adventure.
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NFCC St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
at Monkey’s Uncle Tavern
NFCC’s “Green Team” celebrated one of our favorite holidays at one of our favorite pubs. There was even a reported sighting of a leprechaun behind the bar! Capt’ Robert said “It must be time for another round of green beer.” Bar tenders and maids kept the party going and our mugs full. A great time was had by all, at least as good as can be had on land.
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2021 NFCC Exchange Isle Cruise & Clean-up
Saturday, January 16th
NFCC’s first event of the year was a cruise to the mysterious, exotic and rustic Exchange Island, a unique Jacksonville city park right in the middle of the St. Johns River under the Matthews Bridge. Wearing protective clothing and armed with plastic garbage bags, a select team of NFCC volunteers sailed in for a day of exploration and trash pick-up. Kudos to our very own NFCC team of volunteers.
Photos supplied by Capt. Robert Beringer and BusinessLeader1
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2020 Herb Elphick & Tommy Hall Memorial Offshore Races – September 5th & 7th 2020
Racing Results
Herb Elphick Memorial Offshore Race
1st * Kara Vela (Freedom 40) – Jacqueline Welti
2nd * Willow (Shannon 28) – Terry Osman
3rd * Monkey’s Uncle (Hunter 45) – Carter Quillen
Tommy Hall Memorial Offshore Race
1st * Kara Vela (Freedom 40) – Jacqueline Welti
2nd * Monkey’s Uncle (Hunter 45) – Carter Quillen
3rd * First Draft (Catalina 25) – Richie Levine
Photos by Capt. Robert Beringer – Rear Commodore
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RACE 1
Terry and Willow arrive at Sister’s Creek
NFCC Sailors welcome crew of Summer Wind after a rough arrival
Everybody up, time to race
Can there be a better view of a sunset?
RACE 2
You never know what you’ll find on Cumberland Beach
Jacqui and Dave take first in both races on Kara Vela
Side trip to Cumberland Isle
Terry and Helen take Second
RACE 3
Hot light winds on Day 1
Willow underway
Richie learns how fast storms can sneak up on you
First Draft in Fernandina
2020 SARW Youth Sailing Regatta
August 15th & 16th 2020
Although Corona Virus put the kibosh on most events for this year’s St. Augustine Race Week, organizers were able to pull off the Youth Regatta which brought together many of Florida’s best young sailors for two days of competitive racing. Photos by Capt. Robert Beringer – Rear Commodore.
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Crowding the windward mark
What a day for a regatta
Chaos at the leeward mark
Play-by-play Guy
Membership Director Allen Jones on Flag Duty
Fighting light winds and tides
Pura Vida takes First Place in the 5th Annual
St Augustine Sailing Sisters (SASS) Bikini Race
August 1st 2020
Congrats to NFCC’s Julie Long & VC Laura Peirano & Crew!
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2020 SASS Bikini Race. Crew of First Place PURA VIDA (LtoR): Michelle, Capt’ Julie, Brittanie & Suzi. Not pictured: VC Laura.
Pura Vida takes First Place in the 5th Annual
SASS Bikini Race (8/1/20)
1st Place – Pura Vida – 2020 SASS Bikini Race
Pura Vida – 2020 SASS Bikini Race
Pura Vida – 2020 SASS Bikini Race
Pura Vida – 2020 SASS Bikini Race
Katana – 2020 SASS Bikini Race – photo by Tim Fuhrmann
Pura Vida – 2020 SASS Bikini Race – photo by Tim Fuhrmann
Ariel – 2020 SASS Bikini Race – photo by Tim Fuhrmann
Freedom – 2020 SASS Bikini Race – photo by Tim Fuhrmann
Swim Up Tiki Bar – 2020 SASS Bikini Race – photo by Tim Fuhrmann
2020 SASS Bikini Race – photo by Tim Fuhrmann
Ariel – 2020 SASS Bikini Race – photo by Tim Fuhrmann
2020 SASS Bikini Race – photo by Tim Fuhrmann
Rockstar – 2020 SASS Bikini Race – photo by Tim Fuhrmann
2020 SASS Bikini Race – photo by Tim Fuhrmann
NFCC – North Florida Cruising Club “Where Boaters Meet”
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NFCC BC (Before Corona) – Boating with Friends
NFCC AC (After Corona) – Social Distancing
NFCC – Cruise to Cumberland Island
(May 2020)
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Yeah Baby shows her stern to the fleet after the start.
Tryon and Palmer Wilson’s dinghy service
The Morgana crew celebrate in St. Augustine
Terry Osman at the helm
Palmer and Tryon Wilson enjoy the forest
L-R Henry, Natalie, Emily, Gus and Kelly Korous
Dave Parrish’s Trawler Shady Grove
Dave Donaldson relaxing
Anchorage in Cumberland Sound
Tryon and Palmer Wilson
NFCC – “Where Boaters Meet”
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Capt. Beringer snaps a quick selfie onboard Morgana
Pura Vida – 2020 SASS Bikini Race
NFCC Burgee
NFCC AC (After Corona) – Social Distancing
Luiz Kahl President of YachtScoring.com
NFCC BC (Before Corona) – Boating with Friends
PHOTO GALLERY
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