Syracuse.com - 37th Madcatter Sailing Regatta on Oneida Lake hoping for good weather and breezes

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The schedule includes races on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with Oneida Shores Park in Brewerton being the place where the sailors and spectators will gather each day.

This weekend's Hobie Cat Fleet 204 37th annual Madcatter Sailing Regatta on Oneida lake is once again drawing sailors from around the country and Puerto Rico.

"We're looking forward to good weather and strong breezes," said Tom Korzeniewski, the commodore for the Hobie Cat Fleet 204 sailing club in Cicero, which is once again hosting the event.

Korzeniewski said the schedule includes races on Friday, Saturday and Sunday - with Oneida Shores Park in Brewerton being the place where the sailors and spectators will gather each day.

He said more than 50 two-person teams have already signed up and he expects "half again that" to register by this weekend. This weekend's event should be the largest catamaran sailing regatta in the country this year, he added.

The weekend will see racing in three divisions, with "expert," "intermediate" and beginner categories in the more popular, 16-foot division. Other divisions will include Formula 18-foot catamarans and 12-foot, Hobie Waves.

He said Sunday's schedule will wrap up with an awards ceremony and barbecue at 3 p.m. at Oneida Shores.

Korzeniewski lives with two Hobie Cat sailors with national titles under their belts - his wife, Linda, and their 17-year-old daughter, Erika. Linda, will be giving a seminar on racing Friday and will be competing in the 16-foot class during the weekend with Kathy Miles, of Sylvan Beach.

Erika is passing on this year's event.

"She's got her prom this weekend," the father said.

See the Fleet 204 website for more.

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Tom's wife is Susan.