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Big Daddy Regatta This Weekend

If work or other commitments kept you from making the Banderas Bay Regatta or MEXORC, don’t sweat it too much — you’ve got a local alternative. Then again, if the "Some Like it Hot" Mexican theme of this year’s Big Daddy Regatta lives up to its billing, you’ll probably end up breaking a sweat anyway.

Racers in this weekend’s Big Daddy may not have the same warm weather as last year but at least the rainy forecast has been pushed back.

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It could happen with a visit to tomorrow night’s taco bar featuring chicken mole, chile verde, beef and carnitas. It could also happen when you get your groove on to the Shark Sandwich Band later that evening. Actually, now that we think about it, it could even happen while you’re racing. The organizers at Richmond Yacht Club have accounted for this and thoughtfully included bargain-priced adult beverages in Saturday morning’s 8 a.m. pre-race program, in case you feel yourself heating up prematurely. For Sunday’s festivities, they’ve done the same along with a $5 breakfast, albeit an hour later for both.

If you haven’t yet registered for the regatta, it’s not too late. Registration won’t close until 6 p.m. tonight. Tomorrow’s three races are scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. with the taco bar scheduled to get going at 5 p.m. and music an hour later. Sunday’s only race, the reverse-handicap pursuit race — aka the "Two Bridge Fiasco" — starts at 11:50 a.m. Entry fees are based on the length of the vessel and whether or not you race both days.The weekend’s forecast hasn’t looked great most of the week, but the National Weather Service is no longer calling for rain. The 2008 Big Daddy Regatta already has 124 entries in 10 classes, which means that the racing could be pretty hot also. Visit www.richmondyc.org/cal2/EventShow.asp to register online and read the fine print.

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