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In This Issue: Ontario Sailing Mad Men Gala; 2012 Legends of Ontario Sailing Winners; Apply to Host An Ontario Sailing Youth Event; North U. Racing Tactics Seminar; Ontario Sailing AGM & Awards; Central Ontario Boat Show; QFG Recommendations; Employment 101 & Fundraising 101; CYA Rolex Awards; Ontario Sailing-Club Volunteer Award; Para-Equipment Funding; March Break Sailing Camp; Outer Harbour Summer Youth Program; Humber Offers International Certificate of Competence; Ontario Sailors at Fireball Worlds; Miami OCR Report; Qualification Process for OSG 2012 & CSG 2013; "Line-Saver" Sentry for Sailing Safety; Resorts of the Canadian Rockies; Submit Articles to Ontario Sailing
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2012 Legends of Ontario Sailing Award Winners Announced
Ontario Sailing is proud to announce the winners of the 2012 "Legends of Ontario Sailing" Award:
Ontario-Based, Canadian Flag-Bearing, Olympic Sailing Medal Winners
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Terry Neilson (Finn) - Bronze 1984 |
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Terry McLaughlin (Flying Dutchman) - Silver 1984 |
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Hans Fogh/ John Kerr/ Steve Calder (Soling) - Bronze 1984 |
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Frank McLaughlin/ John Millen (Flying Dutchman) - Bronze 1988 |
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Mike Wolfs (Star) - Silver 2004 |
This marks the 3rd Annual presentation of the "Legends of Ontario Sailing" Award. The Award will be presented as part of Ontario Sailing's fundraising event, Mad Men Gala, taking place on March 31, 2012 at The Boulevard Club in Toronto.
The "Legends of Ontario Sailing" Award is presented by Canadian Yachting Magazine and was started in 2010 as a way to “inspire the future by honouring the past.” Our previous award winners have been:
- 2010: The Skippers & Crew of Magistri & Evergreen who sailed in the 1979 Fastnet Race
- 2011: The Builders of C&C Yachts
For more information on the criteria for the award and for information on our past winners please see the
Congratulations to this year's recipients!
Presented by: 
Apply to Host a 2012 Ontario Sailing Grand Prix Series Event and New Regional Youth Regatta’s
Applications for clubs to host an Ontario Sailing Grand Prix Series Event or a new Regional Youth Regatta (one of five in the five regions of Ontario) are now being accepted. If your club is interested in hosting one of the events in the series, please complete the application found at the link below and submit it to Glenn Lethbridge via email or fax 1-877-677-7275 no later than UPDATED TO Friday February 17th, 2012.
If you have any questions regarding the application or the requirements to host, please do not hesitate to contact Glenn Lethbridge by email execdir@ontariosailing.ca or by phone 1-888-672-7245 x224.
Deadline for applications is Friday, February 17th, 2012.
North U. Racing Tactics Seminar
Skippers, Crew, Junior Sailors!!! Now is the time to Make your Move...To the Front!
Here is what you'll get:
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A Full day seminar (9:00am - 5:00pm) with an experienced North U instructor
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Every participant receives the updated North U Tactics CD for home study review. It's the same CD we use to teach the course.
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North U Tactics book (books will be handed out at the seminar)
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Risk Free Pre-Registrations. Full refund if you cancel (24 hours notice required.)
Current Host Sites & Dates:
Sunday, March 4, 2012 - Royal Hamilton Yacht Club
Saturday, March 24, 2012 - Barrie Yacht Club
North U Racing Tactics
The North U Racing Tactics Seminar is offered as a one day course focusing on Strategy, Tactics and Rules.
Race & Win
North U Racing Seminars "turn sailors into racers, and racers into winners" by teaching techniques used by the world's top racers. The emphasis is on practical straightforward ideas that will help you win. The revised curriculum presents the latest in Racing Strategy and Racing Tactics using an interactive multi-media format which allows you to learn and test your new knowledge at the class.
Wind & Strategy
The Seminar teaches how to predict wind, wind shifts and current and then shows how to design a winning strategy from your forecast. You learn how to make the most of changing conditions through proper positioning on the race course. And using our exclusive Wind Shift Simulators, you experience the impact of wind shifts upwind, and observe breakthrough insights on the impact of wind shifts downwind. In addition, you will also see the effect of current and learn proper positioning to take advantage of changes in current across the course.
You will learn how to build a strategy prior to the start, develop a starting plan, and then follow the strategy around the course. You also learn to evaluate your strategy in progress and then revise or abandon the strategy as conditions warrant.
But that is not all. Our study of strategy will also prepare you for races when you cannot anticipate changes in conditions (as if that ever happens).
Rules & Tactics
We use tactics to implement strategy. For each leg of the course we will look at the tactical tools and weapons you need to implement your strategy. Of course, you can't play the game if you don't know the rules. The rules shape and control tactics. The North U Tactics Seminar teaches the rules and their underlying principles. You'll see how the rules work and understand how to resolve the conflicts and transitions between the rules as positions change. You learn which positions allow you to keep clear air and control your own destiny, which positions leave you vulnerable to attack, and which positions you can use to thwart the efforts of your rivals.
North U Tactics Book & CD
The North U Racing Tactics book (7th Ed) covers racing tactics, strategy and rules. Written by Bill Gradstone, the 180+ information-packed pages serve as both a seminar text and comprehensive reference. The new edition covers the latest in racing technique, including the current rules, in a graphically driven format which facilitates easy recall. This edition also features insights on wind and wind shifts that will change your understanding of both upwind and downwind performance. In addition, North U Tactics explores tactical approaches for catching up from behind (just in case you don't lead all your races all the time). North U Racing Tactics - the most complete text on modern racing tactics.
The perfect companion to our acclaimed book is the new fifth edition North U Racing Tactics CD-Rom. The course is taught using the North U Racing Tactics CD-Rom. The CD puts tactics in motion with diagrams, animations, photos, photo sequences, and hours of video! The CD also features our exclusive interactive Wind Shift Simulators and Tactical Situation Maker. With the simulator, you can set up your own scenarios to learn proper position for wind shift both upwind and downwind. The Tactical Situation Maker allows you to create and analyze tactical situations of your own design.
The full Tactics Seminar-on-CD-Rom that we use to teach the course is included with the class. Complete with a voice over by the author, the CD is a great way to review the course at home.
Top Instructors
Not every great sailor is a good teacher. Our seminar leaders combine outstanding racing skills with years of teaching experience.
Ontario Sailing AGM & Annual Awards
The 2012 Ontario Sailing Annual General Meeting was held on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto. During the Meeting, general business of the Association was discussed and voted on including the new Board of Directors for 2012 and the audited financial statements of March 31, 2011. To see the list of the 2012 Ontario Sailing Board of Directors please go to our Board of Directors page. To view the audited financial statements of March 31, 2011, or of previous years, please see our Financial Statements page.
Towards the end of the AGM our special guest, Allen Doppelt, gave a brief presentation on Ontario's New Not-For-Profit Corporation Act that will be in place in the next year. To view this presentation please click on the link below:
The Ontario Sailing Annual Awards were also presented during the AGM. Below is a list of the 2012 award winners. Congratulations to all!
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Gill North America Sailor of the Year |
Chris Dold |
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Hans Fogh Developing Sailor of the Year |
Sharath Kunnanath |
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Fogh Marine Youth Sailor of the Year |
Hugh MacRae |
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Womens' Sailing Assoc. Female Junior Sailor of the Year |
Violet Stafford |
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Joanne Abbott Female Sailor of the Year |
Meredith Megarry & Emily McIlquham |
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Angus (Bud) Roulstone Leadership Award |
Cam Lymburner |
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GAM on Yachting Award of Excellence |
Derek Hatfield & Velux Canada |
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Regatta of the Year |
Mobility Cup - RHYC and BS&BC |
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Presidents' Award |
Marilea McAllister & Ethel Thayer |
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E. Aileen Clarke Ontario Single Handed Sailing Champs |
Royal Canadian Yacht Club |
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Edward Ison Ontario Double Handed Sailing Champions |
Royal Canadian Yacht Club |
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George Blanchard Overall Ranking Award |
Royal Canadian Yacht Club |
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George Blanchard Provincial Champions Award |
Sharath Kunnanath - Laser |
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Austin Stein - Radial |
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Owen McNeill - Optimist |
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Linor Berezin/ Katherine McEwen - 29er |
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Sam Thompson/ Jeremy Korb/ Billy Fuse - 420 |
Central Ontario Boat Show & Sale
Date: Family Day Weekend
Friday, February 17th-Monday February 20th
Ticket Pricing:
Admission: $12.00 for adults, $9.00 for youth (13-17) and seniors (65+), 13 and under free
Visit www.boatshowandsale.com to save $3.00 off admission
Use coupon code OSA2012 and the $3 you save will be donated to
Ontario Sailing!!
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Time:
Friday: noon-7:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am-6:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am-5:00pm
Monday: 10:00am-5:00pm |
Location:
The Careport Centre
270 Longwood Rd. S
Hamilton, ON L8P 0A6 |
Description:
The annual Central Ontario Boat Show & Sale is the perfect family outing and will be sure to entertain on Family Day weekend. The show opens its doors on Friday, February 17th and goes straight through to holiday Monday, February 20th, 2012.
With the success of last year’s show, the show has expanded by 25,000 square feet. “The show is just packed this year and we may hit as many as 300 different boats,” stated Dwayne McKillop, President of Continuum Productions. Returning to the 2012 show are the top 50 dealers stretching all across Ontario. Dealers are coming from as far West as Chatham, as far East as Peterborough as far North Bracebridge and South to Fort Erie. Boaters can find everything they need, in addition to boats, from lifejackets to shatter proof dishes to rafts from a number of booths located within The Mariner’s Marketplace.
Something new this year is the COBSS Seminar Stage, where experts will come together to deliver complete and comprehensive information on boating safely and other topics. The Ontario Sailing Executive Director, Glenn Lethbridge, will be speaking Friday from 4-5pm and Saturday from 3-4pm.
Quest For Gold Recommendations Announced
The following athletes have been recommended to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport for provincial carding status for 2012:
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Male - Olympic |
Female - Olympic |
Male - Paralympic |
Female - Paralympic |
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Greg Clunies |
Claire Merry |
Aaron Wong-Sing |
Audrey Kobayashi |
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Evert McLaughlin |
Ingrid Merry |
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Katie Paialunga |
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Tom Ramshaw |
Samantha Rae |
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Matthew Ryder |
Violet Stafford |
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Justin Norton - Alternate |
Joanne Prokop - Alternate |
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Paul Throop -
Alternate |
Caroline Kaars Sijpesteijn -Alternate |
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Ontario Sailing Quest For Gold Selection Review Committee: Donna Scott & Jeff Beitz
To find out about the Quest For Gold Appeals Process please read the document below.
Appeals of Athlete Selection (.pdf)
Employment 101 & Fundraising 101
Bring your notepad and your questions on March 31, 2012 to the Sport Alliance Building for a information packed set of sessions on two very hot topics at clubs right now!
Date: March 31, 2012
Location: 3 Concorde Gate, Toronto
Sport Alliance Ontario Conference Centre
Sport Alliance Ontario Conference Centre
Fees:
Employment 101 9:30am-11:30am $30.00 + HST
Fundraising 101 1:00pm-3:00pm $30.00 + HST
Both Sessions: *$50.00 + HST
* a light lunch will be served for those attending both sessions
Employment 101- Presented by Steven J. Indig, BRec, LLB of the Sport Law and Strategy Group
What should you know when you are an employer specifically in a sport club setting- Steven will take us through a 2 hour presentation and answer all your employment related questions.
**This is a popular session with other sports and will sell out quickly- register as soon as possible.
About Steve J. Indig;
Steve is a lawyer and was formerly a certified sports agent representing professional athletes. Steve has worked with numerous national and provincial sport organizations providing consulting services relating to governance, employment, contracts, policies, disputes, and privacy. In addition, he has acted as an adjudicator on issues relating to eligibility, conduct of athletes, coaches and membership. Steve has significant first-hand knowledge of sport from competitive swimming at the national level, coaching with the Vaughan Aquatic Club, and refereeing basketball. Steve is also a member of the Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame.
Fundraising 101- Presentater Information coming soon.
What are some key features of a strong fundraising campaign? What makes fundraising successful and how to deal with the challenges? This session will be all about how to strengthen your club fundraising efforts.
Contact: Shauna Cartlidge info@ontariosailing.ca or 1-888-672-7245 ext. 221
Ontario Sailors Recognized at the CYA Rolex Awards
The Canadian Yachting Association hosted its annual Rolex Awards Banquet on Saturday, Feb. 4th, at the Carlu in Toronto. Several Ontario sailors were recognized at this year's awards including:
Rolex Sailor of the Year: Paul D. Phelan
Coach of the Year: Ontario Sailing High Performance Coach - Murray McCullough
CYA Volunteer of the Year: Marilea McAllister & Ethel Thayer
Marvin McDill Award: Ingrid Merry
Nathan R. Cowan Memorial Award for Developing Sailors: Thomas Ramshaw
City of Kingston Regatta of the Year: Royal Hamilton Yacht Club & Burlington Sailing and Boating Club for the Rotary Mobility Cup 2011
President's Award: Grand Hood (owner) &Oskar Johansson (helm) for The Royal Canadian Yacht Club's Canada's Cup victory;
John Hele (owner) & Terry McLaughlin (helm) for The Royal Canadian Yacht Club's NYYC Invitational Cup victory
Congratulations to all winners of these prestigious awards!
For a complete listing of award winners from across canada please see the CYA website at http://www.sailing.ca/features/and_the_rolex_sailor_of_the_year_is/
Recognize Your Volunteers with an Ontario Sailing-Club Volunteer Award
Every club has them, the unsung heroes who seem to always be the backbone of the club.
Many times they have run the races, helped put the docks in, sent the newsletter out, headed up the youth learn to sail program and the list goes on. In all cases these individuals give of their time, talent and finances for the betterment of the club's community and culture without asking for anything in return.
Ontario Sailing is pleased to help your clubrecognize these exceptional volunteers! The Ontario Sailing-Club Volunteer Award is, in a small way, a chance for your club, Ontario Sailing and the sailing community to help let our Sailing fraternity say “Thank-you” for your time and commitment.
How does it work?
Clubs are asked to submit the names of up to 5 individuals a year to Ontario Sailing using the application below. The award winners will be set up with a profile on the Ontario Sailing database (if they do not already have one) and a certificate, signed by Ontario Sailing's President and Executive Director, will be forwarded to the club. The names of the winners will be kept on the Ontario Sailing website.
We encourage the clubs to consider recognizing the member at a special event or activity hosted at the club. Suggestions include the club’s AGM, youth award dinner or a major regatta where the individual's activities are being recognized for their on-going involvement.
It is up to the club to detemine their own level of service being recognized in requesting the Certificates. Once Ontario Sailing has been forwarded the request, all individuals will be recognized.
Send completed requests by email to info@ontariosailing.ca or mail to: 65 Guise ST E, Hamilton ON L8L 8B4
Para-Equipment Funding Applications Open
The Canadian Paralympic Committee will soon be accepting applications for the Para-Equipment Fund!
Applications open: January 25, 2012
Deadline for Applications: February 29, 2012
Don't miss out on this opportunity to apply for matching funds for adapted equipment to help organizations deliver parasport recruitment programming.
For more information on the Para-Equipment Fund, visit www.paralympic.ca/funding or contact Laura Ferris - Coordinator, Recruitment Programs at lferris@paralympic.ca 613-569-4333 ext 233.
March Break Sailing Camp - US Sailing Center Miami
March 12 - 16, 2012
Join some of Canada's premiere Sailing Coaches in a week long March Break Camp. Daily on-the-water and dry land sessions will help prepare each sailor for their run at the Ontario Grand Prix Series Championships, Youth Championships, Canada Summer Games Team and Sail Central.
Classes
29er, 420, Laser, Radial
Coaches
Chris Hewson, Dan Cunningham, Craig Guthrie, Augustine Ferrario
Camp Fees
Members of the OST, OSDT, RCYC HP Team: $150 ($132.74 + $17.26 HST)/ person
Non Members: $300 ($265.49 + $34.51 HST)/ person
Successful, Expanded Summer Youth Sailing and Rowing Program in the Outer Harbour
The Outer Harbour Sailing Federation offered an expanded Learn to Sail and Learn to Row program to youth who otherwise couldn’t afford it again this summer, after a small pilot program last year. In July and August, youth between thirteen and seventeen came from a variety of agencies and centres for week long programs made possible by volunteer effort and financial contributions from the OHSF member clubs.
The photographs here and more photos at the Facebook page and videos -they are really good (click these links YouTube sailing, YouTube rowing, and SNAP a local newspaper sailing) tell the story. The youth had a blast, were in a totally different environment from their everyday lives, and learned a new skill. As they say in the videos they would recommend sailing or rowing to anyone else.
Hanlan Rowing Club offered two wonderful weeks of rowing attended by twenty six youth from a wide variety of backgrounds. They rowed in special, stable fours (quads) that they had been lent, as well as doubles, with all the training provided by volunteer coaches. Some of the youth did not even know that Toronto was on a lake, but all of them enjoyed it once they found it! A few of the participants were so good and enthusiastic that Hanlan is considering setting up a scholarship program so that the best students can come back next summer into Hanlan’s regular youth training and compete.
August saw four great weeks of sailing running out of the Toronto Multi-Hulls Cruising Club clubhouse using boats from the three community sailing clubs Westwood, St Jamestown and Mooredale. The paid instructors were Alex Yardley who teaches adults at J-Town and Janek Kmiec, who had worked with Alex at Harbourfront, assisted on the first day of each week by club members who took youth out sailing. There were forty different students at the sailing camps the keenest of whom attended more than one week for a total of fifty five student weeks of sailing. They sailed, capsized, went to Ward’s Island, played cards, swam and had an all around great time. This year one student got White Sail III and in future years we expect to see more achieve this level as they return.
Next year the sailing and rowing programs will continue, and for the first time there will be ten places for low-income youth in the regular youth windsurfing programs offered by the Toronto Windsurfing Club. It is wonderful to see the program grow each year. Information on next summer’s program is found on the OHSF website.
Humber College Sailing Centre Offers European Certification
Are you dreaming of chartering a boat in
Europe
? Are you thinking of sailing in the Gulf Stream warmed waters on the west coast of Scotland, meandering through the canals of France, or visiting the alluring shores of Croatia? If your answer is yes, then the ICC and CEVNI certifications should be a key part of your preparation. The International Certificate of Competence (ICC) provides evidence of proof of competence to operate pleasure craft in Greater European Waters; that is in the coastal waters of the countries that make up the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The Code Europeen Des Voies De Navigation Interieure (CEVNI) provides evidence of proof of competence to operate pleasure craft in the canals and rivers of Europe.
The ICC and CEVNI arise from UNECE Resolution 40. Resolution 40 lays down the competency standards required to be met and other legal requirements such as languages on the certificate. Certificates are specific to vessel type and are available for Personal Watercraft, small powerboat/RIBs, sail less than 24 metres and power less than 24 m. For coastal waters only the ICC is needed. For inland waters, the CEVNI endorsement to the ICC is needed. 22 of the 56 UNECE member nations have formally applied all or parts of Resolution 40. These include ICC:
Austria
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Belarus
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Belgium
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Bulgaria
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Croatia
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Czech
Republic
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Finland
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France
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Germany
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Hungary
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Ireland
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Italy
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Lithuania
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Luxembourg
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Netherlands
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Poland
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Romania
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Serbia
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Slovakia
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Switzerland
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Ukraine
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United Kingdom
. Often, even if an ICC is not required, local police, harbour masters and other local authorities understand the system and accept an ICC as sufficient proof of competence even when there is no legal obligation for them to do so.
The ICC is a certificate which may be issued to anyone who has successfully passed an ICC examination. The ICC itself provides documentary assurance from one government to another that the holder meets the levels of competence laid down in Resolution 40. The CEVNI endorsement to the ICC is indication that the holder knows inland rules and understands the buoyage and signs in use in European canals, lakes and rivers.
To register for these sessions, or for more information on ICC or CEVNI certification, contact the Humber College Sailing Centre at 416-252-7291, by email at sailing@humber.ca on by internet at www.humber.ca/sailing.
Ontario Sailors Compete in Fireball World Championships
Two teams from Ontario recently competed in the Fireball World Championships held December 27, 2011 to January 7, 2012 at the Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club in Western Australia. Sailing in a fleet of 64 boats with representatives from nine countries, the sailors from the Nepean Sailing Club gained some great experience, especially in the windy and very wavy conditions which made up the ten race series. A special celebration was also held at the event, as 2012 is the 50th anniversary of the Fireball, having been designed in 1962 by Peter Milne. For full results, photos, and video from the event, check out the Fireball North America group on Facebook (www.facebook.com/FireballNorthAmerica).
If you’d like to join us for the 2012 season, which starts for most of us at the Mid-Winters in March, please send me an e-mail, and we’ll get the ‘ball rolling.
Jeremy Kennedy
Canadian Results
Joe Jospe/Tom Egli (QC) - 17th
Rune Lauston/Jochen Mikosch (ON) - 43rd
Mike McEvoy/Stephen Waldie (ON) - 48th
Debbie Kirkby/Gregg Ferguson (AB) - 55th
2012 Miami Olympic Classes Regatta Report
Key Biscayne Bay, Miami FL January 23-28, 2012
The annual Miami Olympic Classes Regatta (OCR) gathered some of the world’s greatest athletes for a week of thrilling competition. Key Biscayne Bay produced exceptional sailing conditions each and every day. A variety of wind conditions made it challenging for the competitors and truly allowed the multidimensional athletes to rise to the top. Conditions were typically sunny and 27 degrees Celsius with wind from the east, south east at 8-10 knots.
To build the excitement even further, in addition to the great sailing conditions and the hot weather, Miami OCR served as the section portion of the Olympic qualifying criteria for Canadian hopefuls in the Laser and Laser Radial classes.
With the spotlight on the Laser and Radial fleets, Canada and Ontario were extremely well represented in both disciplines. After 5 days of racing, the Laser and Radial berths for London 2012 were still on the table, making the medal race on the sixth and final day of racing a battle royal. Chris Dold and Dave Wright, both from Ontario, showed an exceptional display of skill. In the end, Dave Wright sailed a well-rounded event to slightly edge out Chris Dold and earn the berth for the London games. Congratulations Dave!
Notable finishes from Ontario Laser athletes were:
Dave Wright (3rd), Chris Dold (8th), Lee Parkhill (12th), Tom Ramshaw (20th), Robert Davis (29th), Greg Clunies (41st), Matt Ryder (44th), Evert McLaughlin (46th), Justin Norton (64th) and Mitchell MacDonald (74th).
The Radial berth was well deserved by Danielle Dube from Nova Scotia. The young Ontario squad of Claire Merry, Ingrid Merry, Brenda Bowskill, Bronwyn Richardson, Sam Rae and Violet Stafford sailed hard. Regardless of the results sheet, each individual athlete came away from the event with more racing experience in an extremely competitive fleet, an asset to any sailor in the long run. Keep an eye on this group of girls over the next four years leading up to Rio 2016!
Notable finishes from Ontario Radial athletes were:
Claire Merry (21st), Brenda Bowskill (29th), Ingrid Merry (33rd), Sam Rae (55th), Bronwyn Richardson (57th) and Violet Stafford (59th).
The next events for the Ontario team are the 420 Midwinters in Jensen Beach Florida Feb 18-20, 2012 and the Laser Midwinters in Clearwater, Florida Feb 23-26, 2012. Both the 420 and Laser Midwinters will serve as the second half of the Youth Worlds Qualifiers for Ontario athletes Meredith Megarry and Emily McIlquham (420) and Violet Stafford and Hugh MacRae (Laser Radial).
Follow the Team’s results at:
Laser Midwinters
420 Midwinters
Ontario Qualification Process for OSG 2012 & CSG 2013
Ontario Sailing is pleased to highlight the qualification process for these two exciting events. Club Sailing Directors, Coaches and Parents are strongly encouraged to let Club Racing teams be aware of the process for each. Both events are exciting opportunities to represent your club, sport and in the case of the CSG 2013, you’re Province. Please note that the qualification process is important to follow in order to qualify for the event. Also, while the CSG 2013 event is not until 2013, qualifying for the team (and alternates) will be done at CORK OCR in 2012.
Ontario Summer Games August 16-19 2012
The Ontario Summer Games will showcase Sailing at the beautiful facilities of Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club. Sailors in the 13-17 age categories participating in the Learn to Train stage of Long Term Athlete Development, will sail and compete in the following classes:
Laser Radial-Female (single handed Olympic Class)
Laser Radial – Male (Single handed development Class for the Olympic Class Laser)
420- Open (Double Handed development Class for the Olympic Class 470)
Please note sailors competing at Cork International can still compete in the OSG 2012.
Sailors qualify for the games by competing at:
Sarnia SailFest- July 7-8 (4 Radial in each of Male and Female and 5 420”s)
Big Sound Challenge (Parry Sound) July 2-5 (4 Radial Male and Female and 5 420”s) Host Club ABYC (1 each of Radial M&F and 1 420)
Canada Summer Games August 2-9 2013
The Canada Summer Games will showcase Sailing at the facilities of Club Nautique du Petit Lac Magog for Sailors in under the age of 21 and no younger than 17 years of age (Birth Dates between Jan 1st 1993 and December 31 1996) for Able Bodied in the Training to Compete Stage of LTAD
For Para Athletes born in 1979 or later with a Disability Classification of 7 (age exceptions will be made for Para Athletes that demonstrate they are within the Training to Compete level of LTAD)
Athletes that meet the age and appropriate state of LTAD will qualify for the CSG 2013 team (plus an alternate athlete(s) for each class who will sail the event if the top ranked athletes are not able to attend due to medical, travel or other complications).
The following Classes of Boats will participate in the Games:
Under 21 (no younger than 17) Male category (cannot hold a Sport Canada SR card)
Single- Handed Laser (1 competitor)
Double- Handed 29er (2 competitors per boat
Under 21 (no younger than 17) Female category (cannot hold a Sport Canada SR card)
Single Handed Radial (1 competitor)
Double Handed 29rt (2 competitors per boat)
Para Sailing Mixed category (cannot hold a Sport Canada SR card)
2.4m (1 competitor)
Sailor’s quality for the games by competing at:
CORK OCR 2012 for the following classes
- Male single Laser and 29er
- Female Radial and 29er
The Eligible Ontario athlete finishing with the best finish (two races must be sailed to constitute eligibility) (in the event that two races are not completed in the Ontario CSG Trail Event, Ontario Sailing will appoint the competitor for the CSG at its sole discretion).
Sailors qualify for the games by competing at
Canadian Championships in the 2.4m being held in Toronto and Ontario Championships being held in Nepean Ontario Dates TBD.
The Eligible Ontario athlete finishing with the best total combined finish (two races must be sailed to constitute eligibility) (in the event that two races are not completed in the Ontario CSG Trail Events, Ontario Sailing will appoint the competitor for the CSG at its sole discretion).
In addition each athlete and alternate(s) must agree to the following:
- To join the Ontario Sailing Team for 2012/13 (if not already on the team)
- Agree to work with the Ontario Sailing coaching team to develop a Yearly Plan to include fall, winter and spring training
- Attend a mandatory Team Ontario Spring 2013 Camp (dates TBD) for training in such things as media, ethics, anti-doping etc.
- Attend an Ontario Sailing Camp in Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
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inside your boat slip or alongside a pier,
in a swell-swept anchorage or mooring?
Without it, your sailboat might well become...
just another marine insurance statistic!
Discover one of the cheapest--but often ignored...
pieces of "must have" sailing gear you need aboard!
Hire this Cheap Boat Sentry
Few pieces of sailing gear are as cheap as chafing gear. Dock your boat alongside a pier, wharf, or seawall or inside a boat slip and you use docking lines.
Each docking line connects from one point on your boat to another point ashore (when docked), in the seabed (when anchored), or to another boat (when rafted together).
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In storms, many boats that go adrift do so not because their anchors drag but because the deck gear has broken or the rode has chafed through...
Before the line arrives at the pier or piling, it contacts other "line-killers"--sharp pier edges and corners, barnacle encrusted pilings, or jagged-edged concrete or steel structures.
Once you tie up your boat, check all around for these and other point-to-point areas that could present potential chafe problems. Imagine the tide rising and falling, or boat wakes that cause your boat to wallow alongside a pier or in her slip.
And ask yourself--where will the docking line make contact with an object that can do it harm? All of these areas will require protection to prevent line fiber destruction and failure.
Drop the anchor and your anchor line takes it on the chin--and not just the part beneath the surface. Your anchor line runs from a boat cleat and through a chock on its way to the seabed.
Constant rubbing and shock loads from passing boat wakes, ground swell, or shifting winds means sawing back and forth--and serious chafe! Add in some high octane storm winds and all hell can break loose--literally.
How to Make Chafing Gear Work for You
Make your own chafing gear for pennies on the dollar. Use lengths of old garden hose, clean engine hose, fire hose being thrown out by your local fire department, soft PVC tubing, strips of canvas or similar spray dodger, awning, or enclosure material, or--in a pinch--rags and duct tape.
The easiest chafing gear consists of hose split length-wise, canvas sewn into a sleeve or canvas wrapped around the line and tied off with twine or nylon wire ties (see illustration).
Use the steps below to make up your own chafing gear. The steps show the method for canvas strips, but modify these as you see fit for the other materials described above.
Tools You Will Need:
- Chafing Gear (from list above)
- 6" - 9" nylon wire ties
- Exacto knife
- Wire cutters
Seven Simple Steps to Make Chafing Gear:
1. Measure the chafing points described above.
2. Split the chafing gear lengthwise with the Exacto knife.
3. Slide the chafing gear onto the line.
4. Center it at the contact point.
5. Wrap the gear tight to hold it in place.
6. Apply nylon wire ties to each end; cut excess off.
7. Monitor and re-center the chafing gear as needed.
1. Measure the chafing points described above.
2. Split the chafing gear lengthwise with the Exacto knife.
3. Slide the chafing gear onto the line.
4. Center it at the contact point.
5. Wrap the gear tight to hold it in place.
6. Apply nylon wire ties to each end; cut excess off.
7. Monitor and re-center the chafing gear as needed.
Wrap a long piece of canvas around the line so that it spans the fitting by several inches on each side. Secure the ends of the chafing gear with nylon wire ties. Snip off the ends (yellow arrow).
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Protect your costly docking and anchoring lines from the ravages of chafe, wear, and tear. Put chafing gear "sentries" to work aboard your sailboat to save big money in repair costs--wherever in the world you choose to cruise!
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