Grand Traverse Regatta

September 12th - 13th, 2026

Grand Traverse Yacht Club 
Traverse City, Michigan

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
Pre-Registration List

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Class Skipper Crew Sail #
Formula 18 James Hulderman TBD 1618
Formula 18 Joseph Pieschek Shane Skop 1462
Formula 18 Scott Soave Jessie Soave 29
Hobie 16 Gavin Rye Em Dolson 87304
Hobie 16 James Jenkins Noëlle 78934
Hobie 16 Kurt Baumhover N/A TBD
Hobie 16 Michael Thomas April 01
Hobie 16 Sean Crowley Ayla Crowley 67858
Hobie 16 Tim Bellard ? ?
Hobie 16 Walter Elsner Lindy 119071
Other Larry Maniak NA 406

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

T​here are some small motels in the area about a 15-20 minute drive from the venue.

Camping

T​imber ridge campground, 1722 Healey Ln, Traverse City, MI 49686 (24 min from 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

0.00

Hospitaility

Friday - September 11th: Boat set up, GTYC will invite CRAM participants to dine and drink at our club

Saturday - Bar will be open at Yacht Club! Drinks sponsored by James Hulderman.

$10-CoPay for pizza on site

10.00


Then Meet at Little Fleet Traverse City (7-ish food trucks maybe live music?)

Sunday - Awards on the back lawn of the Club 

CRAM Membership

CRAM membership gets you a $15 discount on all regattas and is a great way to support the club. 

PURCHASE A CRAM MEMBERSHIP

Sailing Instructions

CRAM Sailing Instructions

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

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.

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Registration

Automatic Discounts

  • $15 Member
  • $10 Early registration (expires 23:59 on Tuesday, September 3rd)

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 (not voucher) 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.

2-Day Regatta Fee

85.00
* Class:

* Sail #:

* Crew Name:

Discounts: