Dale Livezey wrote ..
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> I'm aware of the yearly event, but didn't recognize the official name of the
> "Pacific Rim Regatta".
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The Pacific Rim Regatta is sort of a World Championship for half the world. It
rotates between the US, New Zealand, Australia on a somewhat irregular basis.
Normally the Spring event at Ivanpah is the America's Landsailing Cup. This
year it's special because the US is hosting the PacRim.
Cheers,
Tom Speer