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Article: Labor Day Regatta typifies West River
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- Capital (Annapolis)
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- September 9, 2007
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Race caps festive weekend of activity for yacht club
In 1930, a group of sailors from the Cedar Point section of Shady
Side formed an organization known as Our Own Damn Yacht Club. The
OODYC held its first regatta over Labor Day weekend of that year.
In subsequent years, sailors from other areas along the shores of
the West River joined and in 1933 the club's name was changed.
Continued growth required more space for facilities so the West River
Sailing Club was moved to its current location in Galesville.
Much has changed over the ensuing decades, but the annual Labor
Day regatta continues to anchor the club's racing and cruising
schedule.
More than 60 boats in eight classes participated in ...