More than 1,000 rowers to participate in first Head of Lake Monroe Regatta
Seminole Herald; Orlando, Fla.; Oct 25, 2001  Copyright 2001

The Head of Lake Monroe Regatta is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 10, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.  The one-day event will be held on the shores of Lake Monroe and will include high school, college and master level competitors.

Mitty Events, the organizer of the regatta, plans to donate a portion of the proceeds from the event to the Sept. 11 Fund.  Greenberg-Traurig, Attorneys at Law, and The Colonnades at On Top of the World, who are the event’s presenters, will contribute to the fund.

About 1,000 competitors are expected to participate in the classic “Head Race” style-rowing regatta.

Three of the four fastest single scullers in the southeast and the second fastest in the country are also registered for the event.

Although rowing is a sport where a race isn’t easy to watch from start to finish, the regatt’s finish line will be set up at Fort Mellon Part. Spectators will be able to view the excitement of the finish.

Along with a day of rowing, the event will include a Regatta Village for spectators.  The venue will include food, beverages and other vendors.

And, it’s not too late to become a part of the first Head of Lake Monroe Regatta.  The event is currently seeking additional sponsors and vendor’s interested inbeing a parrot of the Regatta Village.  For more information about the event or to become a sponsor, contact Regatta Coordinator Dan Kempinger or Ezra Simmons at 407-265-8250.