The 19th Annual Conquistador Cup Regatta will be held here on Charlotte Harbor March 3 and 4. The Punta Gorda Sailing Club is the organizing authority, in cooperation with the Royal Order of the Ponce de Leon Conquistadors.

This two-day event, one of the largest regattas in the region, usually draws some 70 sailboats from all over Southwest Florida. Competitors will be broken into four classes: Spinnaker, non-spinnaker, cruising and multi-hull. Two courses are used; one will be west of Ponce de Leon Park and the other in the upper Harbor northwest of Fisherman’s Village.