THE TENNESSEAN REGATTA
J-22 Buoy Course Notice of Race & Instructions
Entry Form
The Tennessean Schedule:
Saturday
8:00 Registration, Coffee and Donuts
9:30 Skippers’ Meeting
10:55 Warning Signal
6:30 Tennessean Party
Sunday
8:00 Coffee and Donuts
9:55 Warning Signal
3:30 Trophy Presentation
Cruiser Regatta
April 13 - 14, 2013
2013 Cruiser
Results
2012 Cruiser
Results
2011 Cruiser Results
2010
Cruiser Results
HISTORY
In 1954 a handful of Penguins converged on a small lake in north Nashville to compete in the first
Tennessean Regatta sponsored jointly by the Nashville Sailing Association and Nashville's morning
newspaper, The Tennessean. The winner of that regatta won the first challenge trophy established by the
publisher of The Tennessean, the late Silliman Evans, Jr., a yachting enthusiast.
After holding the regatta on Kentucky Lake for a short time, HIYC brought it home to Old Hickory Lake
where it cranks up each year in early Spring under the chairmanship of the Vice Commodore. HIYC's most
important and popular regatta, The Tennessean, often draws over 100 boats to compete in the two-weekend
competition. Cruising class boats participate on the first weekend of racing, competing for the Harbor
Island Cup. The Harbor Island Cup is an overall trophy established in 1968. On the Open Class weekend,
competitors race for the Silliman Evans Trophy.
Both of these rotating trophies are among the most coveted silver awarded by Harbor Island. The original
Harbor Island Yacht Club Challenge Trophy established in 1969 was retired in 1983.The Tennessean Regatta
has changed from a large open dinghy competition with a formal Ball to a two-weekend series that tries
to cover all potential classes in both dinghies and cruising boats.
While the festivities are somewhat less formal, the racing is still top notch with great competition on
both weekends.