Louie's Last Regatta

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LOUIE'S 12TH LAST REGATTA DATES
Skipper's Meeting: Friday, September 24th, 7:00 pm at the Milwaukee Ale House
Louie's 12th Last Regatta: Saturday, September 25th, High Noon
Louie's Live! Auction, Race Results, Prizegiving and Fundraising Party after the race until...??? at the Milwaukee Ale House.

Louie's Last Regatta 12th Annual

NOTICE OF RACE
The Notice of Race (NOR) is available online now.

RAFFLE ITEMS
Our traditional silent auction is being replaced with a much more exciting live raffle this year. Buy raffle tickets on the day of the event for the chance to win a wide variety of great prizes.

WANT TO HELP?
If your company makes products that Louie's sailors would like to have, drop us a line at to get information about tax-deductible donations.

ONLINE FUNDRAISING
It is not too late to launch your fundraising effort by creating a FirstGiving online fundraising page. Click on the "Create My Own Louie's Donation Page" link on the right side of this page to get going. It is VERY easy to set up your page; once you do, you can send the link to your crew, friends and co-workers and start raising money while there is still snow on the ground.

Already have your fundraising page set up? Mail that link to everyone you know...remind them that you are raising funds for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin...It's For The Kids!

NEW LOUIE'S CONTEST — THE UGLIEST SPINNAKER AWARD!
Do you have a truly hideous spinnaker in your old inventory? Something with an awful graphic or a hilariously dated color scheme? Let us know and we will enter you in the race for THE UGLIEST SPINNAKER!

LOUIE'S IS ON FACEBOOK!
Louie's has gone digital. We are on Facebook. Become a friend and keep up to date with everything Louie's. Give us updates on your fundraising activities, and invite all of your friends to become friends of Louie's.

LOUIE'S IS ON TWITTER
If you like your tweets, sign up for updates at http://twitter.com/llregatta.

SOME LOUIE'S FACTS

At least 145 boats have entered in each of the past three years.
Louie's has raised over $105,000 in each of the past three years.
The Milwaukee Ale House had its second-biggest revenue day ever during Louie's 11th! (The Ale House donates a portion of their proceeds to Louie's -- and has for 11 years!)

2009 Race Results
Complete Results

Louie's Last Cup - 1st - Tassi deFelice / Skimbishanks
2nd - Scott and Debbie Bruesewitz / REDRUM
3rd - Jamie Hummert / Scout

Flounder Award - For Last Place - Rick Schoos / Phantom

The Cutlass - For The Most Uniquely Attired Crew - Whitney and Alison Kent on Impetuous II

Fund-Raising Awards
Louie's Challenge for the Maggie Bersch Memorial Trophy
For The Top Fund Raising Skippers and Crews

1st - Dan Wright / Maggie
2nd - Jayne & Gordy King / Yippie-Ki-Yay
3rd - Michael Nauman / Windhunter

You Sail. You Pledge. The Kids Win!