We're going to have a fun contest in Napa at the end of June. Please make plans to attend. It would be great to get some visitors from outside of the District to attend. If you're looking for an excuse to take a vacation in Napa or Sonoma here it is. We also have San Francisco an hour away and Lake Tahoe is 3 hours away. The weather will be great with daylight until 8:30 so come join us for all of the fun.

Lawrence Tougas

Napa Valley
Pattern Classic
June 29 & 30 2013
Napa, CA

Come enjoy summer time in the Wine Country at the Napa Valley Pattern Classic. We'll BBQ on Saturday night. This is the weekend before Fourth of July, it’s a great time of the year in Napa and Sonoma bring your spouse/significant other and make it a mini-vacation. For your spouse/significant other we will offer a no host tour of some local wineries as well as a lunch and shopping stop in Sonoma on Saturday (space limited call for a spot).

CD – Lawrence Tougas
Classes – Sportsman, Intermediate, Advanced, Masters, FAI (P13 & F13)
Registration - $35, (Sportsman will be $25) registration at the field, starting at 7:00AM. This is an AMA sanctioned contest so proof of AMA membership must be provided when registering.
Start time - Wheels up at 9:00 AM.
Practice – Friday all day, Saturday morning Dawn until start, same Sunday.
6 rounds – If we get started early Saturday, as planned, we may get 4 rounds in Saturday
Judging – We will be using contestant judging.
Rule exceptions – The Sportsman class will be open to any AMA legal plane.
Lunch – Hot dogs, chips and soda will be available for purchase.
Dinner – On Saturday night there will be a Chicken and Rib BBQ for Pilots and guests. Bring something to share.
Overnight camping - No hook ups, lots of dry grass, so use care with barbeques etc, no open fires!!
40X400 ft Petro Mat runway – Covered pit area with electrical outlets, limited shade, bring any shade you have.
Info – Lawrence Tougas [email protected] or 707-480-2053
Field Address - [link=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=28020+Skaggs+Island+Rd.+Sonoma,+CA+95476&hl =en&sll=38.205679,-122.374434&sspn=0.012241,0.027874&t=h&hnear=28020+ Skaggs+Island+Rd,+Sonoma,+California+95476&z=16]28020 Skaggs Island Rd. Sonoma, CA 95476[/link].

Lodging;
There are a lot of great hotels in the Napa and Sonoma area. They can be expensive but worth it if you bring your better half and make it a vacation. The following hotels are 25 minutes from the field and more in the budget range;

[link=http://www.travelodge.com/hotels/california/fairfield/travelodge-fairfield-napa-valley/hotel-overview]Travelodge Fairfield/Napa Valley 4625 Central Way Fairfield, CA 94534, Ph. # 707-864-6760[/link]
[link=http://www.comfortinn.com/hotel-fairfield-california-CA897]Comfort Inn Cordelia 4441 Central Pl Fairfield, CA 94534, Ph # 707-864-1446[/link]
[link=http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/priceAvail.do?iata=00170260&sob=PBMS3&propertyCode =05431&cm_mmc=google-_-Branded%20Hotel%20Name%20BW_DOM-_-California-_-Best%20Western%20Cordelia%20Inniq_id=31058609]Best Western Cordelia Inn 4373 Central Pl Fairfield, CA 94585, Ph. # 707-864-2029[/link]

Directions
The best way to find the field is to click this [link=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=28020+Skaggs+Island+Rd.+Sonoma,+CA+95476&hl =en&sll=38.205679,-122.374434&sspn=0.012241,0.027874&t=h&hnear=28020+ Skaggs+Island+Rd,+Sonoma,+California+95476&z=16]link[/link].

The field is off of CA. State Route 12/121 which is the highway connecting Napa and Sonoma.

From Sonoma; Take CA-12 east/121 north, turn right on Ramal Rd., continue 3.6 miles, turn right on Skaggs Island Rd. continue 1.4 miles the field will be on the right.
From Napa; Take CA-12 west/121 south, make a slight left on to Duhig Rd., continue 3.7 miles Duhig turns into Ramal Rd., turn left on Skaggs Island Rd. continue 1.4 miles the field will be on the right.

WARNING; you cannot get to the field from highway 37 some older GPS units may take you via 37. You will reach a dead end and then need to take a 30 minute detour to get to the field.