DAINGERFIELD ISLAND SAILING CLUB

During the early years, we held a number of workshops on racing rules and tactics. From a slow start, racing has grown into a major activity. We became affiliated with the Potomac Yacht Racing Club, and helped with the planning of the 52 Regattas and then the Leukemia Cup Regattas starting in 1994. In the last several years, in addition to our four KISS series, a number of weekend races have been added. More and more of our racers participate in regattas on the lower Potomac and Chesapeake Bay with increasing success. Although as a Club we haven't sponsored any long-distance cruises for some time, a few of our members have participated in major long distance races such as Newport to Bermuda... In 1984, six DICF boats joined the Chesapeake Bay Alberg Fleet to sail to Roanoke Island, NC, in celebration of its 400th Anniversary. I will never forget Mim Sihvonen standing on the dock in Norfolk, one of our stops en route, welcoming an arriving sailboat from Finland in its native language...

Primary location: Alexandria United States