Hail Fellow Mudheads, 

As you all must know by now this year we are racing for a different charity. Hospice Southeastern Connecticut is a great organization that, with much thought and debate, the Mudhead Board of Directors selected as our charity for this year’s regatta. 

The Hospice people are a great group.  They understand that our primary purpose is racing and are grateful for our desire to help them and their cause.  For years, starting with the Easter Seal Regatta, the Mudheads have done a great job raising money for charity. It’s a Mudhead tradition! 

This year our regatta is going to be held on Saturday, July 19^th.  The charity is different but the racing will be the same.  It’s always been a great day of racing and you should be there this year.  For two years in a row the Mudheads have won the ECSA’s Stu Silvestri Trophy for the best-run race.  The awesome celebration afterwards once won the ECSA’s Richard H. Roberts Award for the best circuit party.  Something else you shouldn’t miss.  

You don’t have to raise money to race and you don’t have to race to raise money.  Hospice has made it so simple that there is no reason not to try.  Simply click on www.hospicesect.org and then click on the “firstgiving” button.  Scroll down to the “get started” button and set up your page.  (When you are done make sure you click on the “save and continue button” at the very bottom).  E-mail your page link to everybody you can and send it twice to those who keep sending you chain letters!  

Imagine if 200 Mudheads (about ½ of us) could get 10 people to donate $20.00 each.  That’s $40,000 but we can do better!  You’re a Mudhead, be part of the tradition. Click HERE to register or donate on-line,   Click HERE to print Registration Form.  Don’t forget that volunteering is also part of the tradition, if you can help we need you. 

Happy Sailing,
Bill Mortensen
Commodore