Tennis Weekend Events and Upcoming Sanctioned Tournaments
Destin Racquet Club hosts a sanctioned tournament April 28-30 featuring Men's 35s singles and Open Mixed Doubles. Seascape cosponsors the Second Annual Chautauqua Festival Tennis Tournament April 27-29 with Men’s and Women’s A and B singles and senior events. Entries close soon for both events.
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Former FSU tennis star Jack Heiss leads Destin Racquet Club
Jim McLennan notes Elbow is low as Jack Heiss, a 1983 Florida State graduate with a BS in Business Finance, enters a key finishing move. Heiss, Metro Conference champion in 1980 and 1981, previously coached at FSU and worked at Cocoa Beach and Hodgekiss Connecticut facilities before becoming Destin Racquet Club head pro. His spring and summer programs include junior development, private and semi private lessons, and group sessions for members and public.
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Nightown Hobie Regatta Set for Okaloosa Island
Hobie Fleet 178 of Fort Walton Beach hosts the second annual Nightown Hobie Regatta at Gulf Island National Sea Shore on Okaloosa Island April 21 and 22. Classes include Hobie 18, Hobie 16A B C, Hobie 14 and 14 turbo. Entry fees are 18 dollars for two man boats and 12 dollars for singles. Registration at Leeside runs 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday April 21.
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Diving Takes Off In Destin Weekend Of Scuba Activity
The Destin area hosted a busy diving weekend led by Aquanaut Scuba Center with 26 divers from Cincinnati Dive Center. Multiple trips on Bottom Time and Fantasea vessels featured certification dives, night dives, and plentiful catches including shovelnose lobsters and Deer Cowrie shells. The Fantasea group organized several trips for divers from Aquasports and other local shops, ending with Gary Jennings leaving Fantasea Scuba Headquarters to attend summer school.
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