The National Championship Regatta at Birds Isle (BIZ-13) has been postponed to the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, January 4 & 5, 2014.

This regatta is the final in the series of seven regattas scheduled for 2013 and also considered for selection to the Optimist North American Championship (OPTINAM14) scheduled for July 2014 in Vallarta, Mexico.

The regattas scheduled for 2014 which are also part of the selection process are:

Corozal Bay on February 8 & 9

Buttonwood Bay, March 8

Baron Bliss Harbour Regatta, March 9

Placencia Regatta, May 24 & 25

Thirty four sailors have registered for the BIZ-13 regatta from clubs in Belize City, Corozal, Placencia and San Pedro Ambergris. The newly formed club in Caye Caulker will soon have sailors qualified to participate.