The 6th edition of the Star Sailors League Finals will take place once again in Nassau, the Bahamas, from December 3rd to 8th 2018. The unique event format starts with four days of qualification races (maximum of 11) that advance the top ten teams to the final day of knockout races.
The female usually builds her roofed-over nest of grass on dry ground in contrast to the moist depressions chosen by the eastern species. Bitterroot ~ Lewisia rediviva Montana chose a deserving state flower in the lovely Bitterroot. It has lent its common name to a mountain range, a valley, and a river. It has taken its scientific name, lewisia, from the famous explorer, Captain Meriwether Lewis, who was the first man to collect information about this exquisite plant.
Southeastern United States where it often grows in large masses in ditches and open fields. Passiflora incarnata derived the early common name of Maypop from. the way it just seems to 'pop' out of the ground in May. Maypops were eventually renamed as the Passion Flower by missionaries in the early 1500s. the petals, rays, and sepals, symbolized features of the crucifixion of Christ. Regardless of what you choose to call the Passiflora incarnata vine, these 3 inch diameter flowers are very unique and beautiful.