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North Cove is located in Lower Manhattan on the Hudson River. It's NYC's mega yacht marina and located directly in front of the World Financial Center. This waterfront community is known as Battery Park City. Wall Street is just a few blocks away. You can learn more about North Cove at www.TheNorthCove.com.

Photo: This aerial view of North Cove was taken in August 2005. In addition to the 5 mega yachts and fleet of J/24s inside the marina, there are 2 incredible trimarans. The one on the right is B&Q/Castorama which is skippered by Ellen MacArthur. The one on the left is Sodebo skippered by Thomas Coville. Both trimarans were at North Cove to attempt to challenge the Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Record.

Anywhere you like! All New York is a taxi ride away. There are many, many choices for hotels in NYC, one for almost every style and price range. And the regatta will be August which is a slow business season in NYC. There should be plenty of deals available. You can start to look for hotels at NYC & Company's website (the official tourism website) www.nycvisit.com.

The Ritz Carlton - Battery Park - 2 West Street - 212-344-0800 - Nicest luxury hotel in Lower Manhattan. The top-of-the-line Ritz Carlton Suites are incredible with magnificent views of the harbor. Other rooms also beautiful and well appointed.

Embassy Suites New York - 102 North End Ave- 212-945-0100 - Closest hotel, just a stone's throw from north side of marina. All rooms are suites. Comfortable. Only challenge is that world headquarters of Merrill Lynch & American Express are right next door and the hotel has been purchased by Goldman Sachs. So getting a room can be challenging during the week.

New York Marriott Downtown - 83 West Street - 212-385-4900 - Very nice hotel usually with enough capacity to provide a room. Located on the opposite side of the West Side Highway so walk to and from the marina is not the most glamorous. Still, a very good choice, close and comfortable place to stay.

The Manhattan Sailing club which is providing the fleet of J/24s for the competition is a relatively young club. It's primary focus is on sailing and introducing new people to this great sport. The club opened its new floating clubhouse in the harbor last summer which was the site of famous "Full Moon Parties." The members are mostly active people who work in all ranges of businesses and then who like to sail and have fun in their free time.

Photo: Some of the women members of the sailing club pose for a picture before the 2005 Ladies Championship. There are currently over 500 members of the club. There are no world champions or Olympic sailors in the club but the top racers promise to make the competition exciting and close.

For more information about the Dennis Conner's International Yacht Club Challenge, please contact Emily Whipple at 212-945-4069 emily@myc.org.

What are the rules regarding team sponsorship and display of advertising?

This is an amateur regatta. Individual teams may accept sponsorship to help defray their costs of travel. However. no sailors may be paid in order to race. During the regatta, individual teams may wear clothing which advertisers their sponsor. However, no advertising may be put on any of the boats.

Does the club rep count towards the minimum 4 & maximum 6 number for crew on a boat?

Yes.

How many events require formal attire? Black tie or business casual?

There are no black tie event. It's summer in the city. We suggest that teams bring some nice clothes such as blazers and ties or the equivalent. It would be appropriate to wear these at the Welcoming Reception on Tuesday evening, the Team Dinner on Wednesday evening and the Closing Party on Saturday evening.

Can teams book training sails on Tuesday?

Yes, teams can use the boats for training on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you wish to do some practicing on Monday, please let dockmaster@myc.org know so they can arrange for a club rep to join you. Whenever boats go sailing in the harbor, we would like to have a club rep onboard which is familiar with where you can run aground and harbor safety protocol.

What can the Club Reps do on the race boats?

MSC club rep can do tasks on boats. They are only prohibited from steering, trimming genoa or jib, trimming spinnaker, doing spinnaker pole.