Grand Traverse Yacht Club
September 26th - 27th, 2026
West Arm Grand Traverse Bay, Traverse City, MIchigan
Who's Coming?
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Notice Of Race
The Official 2026 CRAM Common NOR covered all events for the season. Further event-specific and registration information is available below. In case of discrepancy, the NOR takes precedence.
2026 common NOR
Location
Grand Traverse Yacht Club
13653 S W Bay Shore Dr, Traverse City, MI 49684
Enter at Viridian Commercial offices parking lot. (Construction on M22 is ongoing this summer)
Primary Beach #1 for catamarans fitting roughly 12 beach cats, overflow will be held at point #2 via Viridian Building access another ~25 cats could easily fit.
Accommodations
Motels
There are some small motels in the area about a 15-20 minute drive from the venue.
Camping
Timber ridge campground, 1722 Healey Ln, Traverse City, MI 49686 (24 min form yacht club)
On Site RV
RV parking at Blue Water Hall is allowed but we need a headcount. Unfortunately no tents are allowed at this time.
NO TENTS ALLOWED
Hospitaility
Friday - September 26th: Boat set up, GTYC will invite CRAM participants to dine and drink at our club
Saturday - Bar will be open at Yacht Club! Off the water pizza (Charles and Reid sponsored by Grandview Dental Traverse City) Then Meet at Little Fleet Traverse City (7ish food trucks maybe live music?)
Sunday - Awards on the back lawn of the Club
Schedule
Friday
• 12:00 onward : Arrival and setup
Saturday
• 08:45 - 09:15 : Registration
and check-in
• 09:30 : Competitors Meeting
• 11:00 : First Warning Signal
• 16:00 : After Race Pizza
• 19:00 : Spocial event at the Little Fleet
Sunday
• 09:00 : Competitors Meeting
• 10:30 : First Warning Signal
• 13:00 : No Warning Signals
after this time
• 15:00 : Awards
CRAM Membership
CRAM members receive a $15 discount. However, you must first log in to the website for the system to recognize your membership status.
If you are not currently a member, first purchase your membership as a separate transaction from the regatta registration in order to get the discount.
Under 18 Waiver
If you're under 18 years of age, you and your parent or legal guardian need to print, sign and date CRAM's Waiver & Release of Liability. The signed document must be either hand-delivered to Registration at the regatta or scanned and emailed to Registration prior to the event.
WAIVER
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Registration
Automatic Discounts
- $15 Member
- $10 Early registration (expires 23:59 on Tuesday, September 17th)
Manual Discounts
- $5 Single-handed boats - enter "N/A" as your crew.
New to catamaran racing?
Then your racing is on us! Simply enter 1STCRAM in the coupon code field at the time of checkout.
Racing Information
We need to know your class, sail number, and crew name. If you don't know yet, just enter TBD.
