Venice Women’s Sailing Squadron“The Bitter Ends”
2026
SERIES #1 Peer coaching weekly on race days
Wed. Sept. 16 1st Race Day
Wed. Sept. 23 2nd Race Day
Wed. Sept. 30 3rd Race Day
Wed. Oct. 7 4th Race Day-Fun Sail to Nokomo’s
Wed. Oct. 14 5th Race Day
Tue. Oct 20 FWSA General Meeting hosted by the Luffing Lassies, Field Club Sarasota
Wed. Oct. 21 6th Race Day
Wed. Oct. 28 7th Race Day – Patriotic Halloween Costumes and Lunch, Venice Art Center
Wed. Nov. 4 8th Race Day
Wed. Nov. 11 9th Race Day
Wed. Nov. 18 10th Race Day -BE Fall Regatta
Wed. Nov. 25 11th Race Day
FWSA INTERCLUBS AND REGATTAS
Fri. Oct. 23 Commodore Lucas Cup, Broad Reachers, St. Pete Pass-a Grille(Prams)
Sat. Nov. 14 WINDWARD WOMEN, Pink Ribbon Charity Regatta
Halifax Sailing Association (Sunfish)
Thurs. Nov. 19 WINDLASSES Team Racing, Dunedin,(Sunfish/Prams)
Tues. Dec.10 SALTY SISTERS Interclub, St. Petersburg Sailing Center (Sunfish/Pram)
Wed. Dec. 2 12th Race Day
SERIES #2
Wed. Dec. 9 1st Race Day
Wed. Dec. 16 2nd Race Day
Thurs. Dec. 17 CHRISTMAS PARTY
Wed. Dec. 23 NO SAILING – Day before Christmas Eve
Wed. Dec. 30 3rd Race Day
2027
Wed. Jan. 6 4th Race Day
Wed. Jan. 13 5th Race Day
Wed. Jan. 20 Florida Women's Sailing Association General Meeting
hosted by the Salty Sisters, St. Petersburg Yacht Club
Thurs. Jan. 21 6th Race Day
Wed. Jan. 27 7th Race Day
Wed. Feb. 3 8th Race Day
Wed. Feb. 10 9th Race Day- Bitter Ends Interclub,”Hearts on the Bay”
Wed. Feb. 17 BITTER ENDS 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION at VENICE YACHT CLUB
Thurs. Feb 18 10th Race Day
Wed. Feb. 24 11th Race Day
SERIES #3
Wed. Mar. 3 1st Race Day
Wed. Mar. 10 2nd Race Day wear Green for St. Patrick’s Day
Wed. Mar. 17 NO SAILING – SPRING BREAK
Wed. Mar. 24 3rd Race Day – MEMORIAL REGATTA
Wed. Mar. 31 4th Race Day
Wed. Apr. 7 5th Race Day
Wed. Apr. 14 6th Race Day
Wed. Apr. 21 7th Race Day
FWSA INTERCLUBS AND REGATTAS
Fri.. Jan. 15 FWSA Symposium, Davis Island Yacht Club
Wed . February 10 BITTER ENDS Interclub, Venice Yacht Club (Sunfish)
Wed. Thurs. Mar. 11 LUFFING LASSIES Interclub,
Sarasota Sailing Center (Sunfish)
Mon. April 5 RHUMB RUNNERS Interclub, Boca Ciega Yacht Club (Sunfish)
Tues.. Apr. 20 DINGHY DAMES &MAINSHEET MAMAS, Clearwater Yacht Club
Wed. Apr. 28 8th Race Day
Wed. May 5 9th Race Day
Wed. May 12 10th Race Day
Wed. May 19 11th Race Day
Thur. May 20 FWSA ANNUAL MEETING hosted by the Main Sheet Mamas, Tampa Yacht Club
Wed. May 26 CHANGE OF WATCH