Upcoming Landsailing Events

	Regatta	Date	Lake	Sponsor	Club
	Nationals Regatta	May 26-28, 2018	Superior #3	Nord Embroden	Pacific
	Holy Gale	June 20-23, 2018	Black Rock	not Mike Grimm	SASSAS
	Pony Express	Sept 1-3 Not NALSA Cup	Smith Creek	Renee Fielda	SALA
	Alvord Cup Regatta	Canceled (but regular BBC gathering is still hapening)	Alvord Desert	John Eisenlohr	MOOSE
	Full Moon Regatta, AKA Pacific Land Sailing Club Halloween Regatta	October 27-28 2018	El Mirage	Nord Embroden	Pacific
	November Cup™	Thanksgiving, 2018	El Mirage	Dennis Bassano	SASSAS
	Presidents Day Regatta	Feb 16-18, 2019	El Mirage	Nord Embroden	Pacific
	America's Landsailing Cup	Mar 23-30, 2019	Ivanpah	NALSA

America's Landsailing Cup
March 23-30, 2019. (racing 24th to 29th)
Ivanpah Dry Lake, CA, Race Notice 2018, Schedule 2018, Entry Form 2019 (PDF) (DOCX) (Pay with PayPal)(results 2018)

America's premier landsailing event. Several days of exciting racing and a great time to meet landsailors and see landsailers (aka "dirtboats") from all over the US and often other countries as well. Ivanpah Wind forcast.
ContactNALSA President

Getting to the site: Get off I-15 at Primm (about 40 miles southwest of Las Vegas, NV).  Go NE toward the Primmadona, Turn right at the first light and drive along the edge of the resort (SW) past to the Lotto Store where the road turns SE. About 100 yards past the Lotto Store the road bends around to the left  and there is a dirt road going through the fence on the right.  Follow that dirt road 3+ miles along the east edge of the lake to camp (Camp is usually very close to N35 deg 33’, W115 deg, 23’ although it moves from time to time depending on conditions and the preferences of event organizers). 

Notes:  Do not take the dirt road that runs SE along the fence.  There is often a wash just past the fence that may be difficult for some vehicles.   A little shovel work goes a long way. 

• Access to the east side of the dry lake is between the brown carsonite signs. There are arrows on the carsonite signs to assist you. The ruts are now outside of the area for driving, camping, staging and parking, in hopes of allowing restoration of the surface. This will spread the driving across a wider area, allowing the surface to recover more readily, as well as the ruts. Do not drive on the lake. Observe the posted speed limit. When passing cars be mindful of your dust trail.
  

• When approaching camp or driving in camp drive very slowly (walking speed or slower)  to avoid making dust in camp.
  
• If the lake is wet do not drive on it.  As a minimum you will leave ruts that will take years to fill and there is a good chance you will get stuck.   If there are puddles (typically in the ruts of the road) do not drive through them. 
• If it starts to rain moderately hard you will have very little time (10-15 minutes) before the the lake softens and becomes impassable. (In case you are thinking your V8 powered, 4 wheel drive SUV can get through anything, think again...this is not your usual 'mud bog' mud.  The softened surface rolls up on your tires like a snow ball rolled in wet snow.  It can pack  the wheel wells in a few tens of feet.)
  
• Keep an eye on the weather and, if it is threatening, be ready to move off the playa quickly.   You generally do not need to flee at the first sign of rain falling out of a distant cloud. In most cases the rain is brief and the lake will never really get wet or will dry in a few hours BUT if it rains a lot it may flood for days or weeks.  Most (but not all) experienced landsailors have a good understanding of  when it is time to get off he playa and how to get off if the playa has gotten soft.
  
• The BLM manages the lake.  We have permits for events.  Please read the permits and associated rules for conduct on the lake.

U.S. Mini Yacht Association Field Trip
April 19-22, 2019 Delamar Dry Lake, Nevada
Coming from the northeast traveling from the Utah / Nevada border use Highway # 50 from Delta Utah or use Highway #27 from Beaver Utah to get to Ely Nevada From Ely travel west on Highway # 6 to Highway # 318 . Travel south on Highway # 318 to Highway # 93 . Continue traveling south on Highway # 93 to Alamo Nevada . From Alamo travel south 2.3 miles on Highway # 93 to the Alamo Canyon Rd. and turn left on the Alamo Canyon Rd. Coming from the South, traveling from California / Nevada border, use I15 through Las Vegas to Highway # 93. Travel North on Highway # 93 to Alamo Canyon Rd. and turn right on the Alamo Canyon Rd. Note: Alamo Canyon Rd. is 2.3 miles south of Alamo Nevada. Travel on Alamo Canyon Rd. for approximately 14 miles to the playa. Stay on the main road. No entry fees, open to all small yacht classes and accommodations available in Alamo Nevada. Contact Information: (702) 492-0137, swareatv@gmail.com

US Mini Association Field Trip

May 24-27 (Memorial Day Weekend) 2019 Smith Creek Nevada.  

Info : (702) 492-0137 swareatv@gmail.com

Holy Gale
June 10-16, 2019 at Blackrock Desert, Nevada
In Search of the Holy Gale 2019
Results 2018.​​
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US Mini Association Field Trip

September 19-22 2019 Wah Wah Hard Pan , Utah  
Thanks to all the pilots from Colorado and Utah that participated in the2018 Wah Wah trip.

Directions: From Milford Utah, take Utah Highway #21 Northwest approx. 19 miles to playa turnoff marked with pink fluro ribbon and arrows. From Nevada take Nevada Highway #487 Southeast to Garrison Utah, from there travel 50 miles on Utah Highway #21 to playa turnoff marked with pink fluro ribbon and arrows. From the Utah Highway #21 turnoff travel North 15.7 miles, on a very good dirt road to the playa access road marked with pink fluro ribbon and arrows. The playa access road is a descent dirt road that runs .6 miles out onto the playa. Note that after turning off of Utah Highway #21, you will travel thru a small farming community. The road will be marked with pink fluro and arrows thru this area. This road is a county road, not a private road. Wah Wah is a large lake 7 miles long and over a mile wide with a great surface. No Fees and all yachts welcomed.
Info : (702) 492-0137 swareatv@gmail.com

The BBC - Big Boat Coalition (not restricted to big boats!)

Oct , 2019. —Alvord Desert, Oregon|

This week-long informal gathering at the Alvord Desert in Oregon.  It's a great time to bring your yacht out and tune it up against some of the best.  Since there is no official racing (or any other program for that matter) feel free to come and go as best fits your schedule.  Just show up! Great, big, interesting playa and some of the best sunsets anywhere.Nice hot and cold springs near playa. People often show up a few days early and may stay late.
Contact: Phil Rothrock

Please send info on upcoming events to webmaster@nalsa.org

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