This is the first annual Mark White Memorial Cow Town Classic Regatta.
This will be a one day regatta. No frills, great racing MC Scow regatta!
We will have a build your own sandwich bar setup so you can make your own lunch creation.
We will have drinks for before and after sailing. We will not have any races after 4 p.m. and will have awards as soon as possible after sailing.
If you would like to come on over on Friday and stay the night please let us know, camping is allowed on the club property.
2026 Cowtown Classic
Hoover Sailing Club - Westerville Ohio
Saturday October 10, 2026
Hoover Sailing Club - 4250 Smothers Rd, Westerville, Ohio
A fun, informal ONE-day MC Scow regata on beautiful Hoover Reservoir. Start times designed to allow sailors to drive in on Saturday morning and get home Saturday evening, easy launch ramps with room to stow your boat.
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Rigging and Registration
11:00 Skippers meeting at Clubhouse
11:45 First race
4:00 p.m. No races after 4
- The regatta shall be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing.
- Requests for redress shall be made under RRS 61.2, shall be filed within the protest time limit or 1 hour after the incident, whichever is longer. This changes RRS 61.2 (b).
- Races shall be started with a three-minute COLLEGIATE starting sequence. This changes RRS 26.
The event is open to skippers of MC scows who register before the skippers meeting. MCSA membership is strongly recommended.
Registration is $40 per boat and includes all drinks and food. You are encouraged to Pre-register via the MCSA website
Boats will be scored using the Low-Point scoring system. If 6 or more races are completed, one throw-out will be allowed. One race constitutes a series.
Top 5 finishers plus top Master, Grand Master, Mega Master. (No sailor will receive more than one trophy, e.g. if you're 3rd place overall but also 1st master, the master’s trophy will go to the next best master finisher.)
We will also be awarding the "Ohio Triple Crown" which is awarded to the best combined finisher in the three Ohio MC regattas, Cowan Scow-in, Atwood Harvest Moon and this Cowtown Classic
Brian Pace (614) 849-8139 or Matt Fisher (224) 392-1510