In This Issue:  Ontario Sailing Grand Prix Winners Announced;    Club Conference & Learn to Sail Symposium;    2nd Annual Golf Classic A Success!;    Coach Support Challenge;    Nominate for the Legends of Ontario Sailing Award;    Save The Date!;    Remembering Marilea McAllister;    HUB Did You Know...?;    Canada's Cup Returns to Canada!;    Athlete Kingston Training Camp;    ON Sailors Do Well At Youth Champs;    2011 Mobility Cup;    2.4mR Fleet News;    NSC's 1st Annual ABLE Sail Clinic;    Peter Wickwire Wins CYA Match Race Championship;    CORK Fall Regatta;    Great Results for ON at CYA National Championship;    2011 Albacore International Championships;    Island Yacht Club Raises Funds for Renewal;    CASBA Nominations Being Accepted;        Broad Reach Foundation Ski Day;    ENewsletter & Website Submissions

 

The 2011 Ontario Sailing Grand Prix Development Series ran from May 28, 2011 to September 18, 2011 and consisted of 9 different youth regattas across Ontario.  Every sailor from Ontario that participated in the indicated events in the following classes were considered part of the series and were scored: Laser, Laser Radial, Optimist, Club 420, 29er.

 

 

Laser: Sharath Kunnanath (BHYC)

Radial: Austin Stein (RCYC)

Optimist: Owen McNeil (RCYC)

420: Sam Thompson/ Jeremy Korb/ Billy Fuse (BHYC)

29er:  Linor Berezin/ Katherine McEwen (ABYC)

 

 

Athletes will be contacted in the coming months regarding joining the Ontario Sailing Development Team and/or Ontario Sailing's new Status Program for training.

 

Congratulations to the winners and to all participants! 

 

 

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Ontario Sailing has had another exceptional year:

On the water, Ontario athletes came home with three National Championships in the Laser Radial Female, Laser Radial Male and 420 Female classes at this year's CYA Youth Nationals in Nova Scotia.  This success will in turn lead to potential great Youth Worlds results.

 

Off the water, our membership is strong and stable.  We have been successful in building great relationships with our partner clubs and in development a detailed pathway for our youth development athletes, which has showed in their recent results.

 

On the coaching front Murray McCullough, our Provincial Coach, has spent the season working with future members of the CYA National Team and has acted as a mentor coach for a group of 8-10 club High Performance coaches to help them improve their coaching skills.  Additionally, as a committment to our athletes coming out of club programs, Ontario Sailing has made the substantial committment of hiring a Development Coach.  At present, Chris Hewson has been contracted until April, 2012 to work with targeted youth athletes in the development classes as well as targeted Canada Summer Games athletes, including the newly added 2.4mR Paralympic Class for the 2013 CSG.  Chris is reaching out to some of the other non-Olympic classes including the Snipe, Hobie 16, Lightning, Contender and boards to develop a closer working relationship with our clubs, athletes and classes as we move towards hosting the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto.  We have also set the goal of creating a Pan Am Games 2015 Development Team, who will be tasked with making sure all Canadian sailing athletes at the 2015 Pan Am Games are from Ontario.

 

All of these objectives and accomplishments fit well into CYA's Long Term Athlete Development model and will benefit sailing athletes of all ages.  By utilizing well trained coaches to reach our athletes, both on and off the water, our sailors will have more confidence in setting up their yearly training plans to achieve outstanding results at peak events.

 

In order to fund these intiatives and to push our athletes' performance to the next level, Ontario Sailing announced at the recent Golf Classic, held on September 14th, our committment to reach a fund raising goal of $400,000 over the next 4 years.  More specifically, this will go towards the permanent hiring and supporting of a Development Coach as well as to bolster the principal in our Hans Fogh Endowment Fund.

 

Our goal, while a significant one, can be achieved easily with your support.  We have introduced an initiative called the Coach Support Challenge.  By pledging $100/year over the next four years, we are asking 1000 committed people and corporate partners to add $100,000 a year into support programs for Ontario Sailing sailors.  This not only gives immediate support our sailors in the form of greater coaching support, but it will also allow us to put some of hte money away in the Hans Fogh Endowment Fund for the future development of coaching in Ontario.  Of the $100,000 raised each year, $50,000 will go directly into yearly coach and support and $50,000 will go to the Hans Fogh Endowment Fund.  This is a true win/win for our athletes, coaches and clubs.

 

Below is a link for a pledge form for you, your busineess, family and friends to help support the continued success of our sailing athletes.  By making a pledge of just $100 a year, you will enable us to keep ongoing programs and services active, while addiing to these with targeted training camps, fitness, nutrition and dry land de-briefs.  As always, your donation can be used for income tax purposes by filling out and signing the pledge form/appendix C.

 

 

If you have any questions on the Coach Support Challenge please contact the Executive Director, Glenn Lethbridge, at execdir@ontariosailing.ca or 1-888-672-7245 ext. 224.

  

 

The award is presented each year during Ontario Sailing's annual fundraising Celebration of Sailing Gala and the inaugural year for the award was 2010, during the Ontario Sailing Ruby Gala.   

Click here to read or download the Nomination Criteria (.pdf)

Nomination Application (.pdf)

 

2011 Recipients: The Builders of C&C Yachts: Rob Ball, Erich Bruckmann, George Cassian, George Cuthbertson, George Hinterhoeller and Ian Morch  

 

 

The purpose of the Board is to set the overall direction of the Association through setting goals, determining policies, securing resources and monitoring the organizations’ performance.

 

(As set out in the By-laws) The Board shall be responsible for initiating and developing programs and activities to carry out the purposes of the Association and to supervise and direct the Executive* and the administrative activities of the Association.

 

The term of Office shall be one year or until their successors are elected or appointed.

 

• Attendance at all Board Meetings, either in person or by phone, potentiallyup to 12 meetings/year
• Being involved in Committee work, including our Fundraising
• Actively pursue Sponsors for Golf Tournament and Gala
• Attendance at our Gala and Golf Tournament
• Representing Ontario Sailing at Regattas and Clubs 

To submit a nomination please send a cover letter and resume via email to the Nomination Chairperson, Jim Dike.

 

Full Board Mandate        Board Expectations        Current Board Members

 

Ontario Sailing sends condolences to the family and friends of Marilea McAllister who passed away peacefully, with the love of her family surrounding her, at Credit Valley Hospital on Sept. 29th.  Marilea completed her life’s journey in her 68th year. She is survived by her beloved husband of 41 years, Ian, and her loving sons Iain and his wife Erin, and Andrew. Her two grandchildren, Sarah and Lukas were a source of great joy. She is also survived by her brother, Douglas McCloy and her niece Tracey McCloy.

 

Marilea lived her life loving and giving to others. Her first love was her family. Through her work as a therapeutic dietician, currently as a dedicated teacher with the Peel Board of Education and as an enthusiastic scout leader she touched many lives. Her lifelong membership in and commitment to Port Credit Yacht Club gave her treasured friendships and the joy of sailing and, in return, Marilea gave leadership and support to sailing programs and to preparing a history book of the club. As co-chair, she was instrumental in the planning and organization of the Steerers' and Four Sister's Regattas for many years.

 

Marilea lived her life to the fullest, and gave her best to all that she did. She will be dearly missed, but always remembered. In lieu of flowers the family asks that if you wish to remember Marilea, it be through a donation to Ovarian Cancer Research (ovariancanada.org). Cremation has taken place.

Visitation was held at the Skinner & Middlebrook Ltd, Funeral Home, Mississauga on Friday October 7, 2011 and a memorial service took place at First United Church, Port Credit on Saturday October 8, 2011.

For the full obituary and a place to leave comments/memories or light a memorial candle please go to http://skinnerfh.frontrunnerpro.com/runtime/17225/runtime.php?NavigatorId=110749&SiteId=17225&ItemId=990133&op=tributeMemorialCandles&viewOpt=dpaneOnly

 

With the winter fast approaching, you want to be sure that your boat is properly stored.  Weather conditions can take a toll on your boat and as a consumer, you need to be aware of what exclusions are noted in your insurance coverage.  You could unknowingly be putting your hard earned investments at risk.

 

While coverage varies from company to company, the following are some common exclusions on many boat insurance policies:

You may also need additional coverage for boat trailers and other high-cost accessories.

 

Want to reduce your premium?  Consider installing a burglar alarm and/or participating in a boating education class.

 

Review your current policy and give HUB a call to see how our exclusive Ontario Sailing insurance program Latitude compares.  There’s no better time than the present to have one of our specialists provide you with a free comprehensive, no-obligation quote!  At HUB International, our boating specialists are available to answer any questions you may have. 

 

  

 

 

Grant Hood had on his "Bucket List" to bring the Canada 's Cup back home.

 

After the 2010 loss in Chicago he did not give up and with the 2011 going back to Macatawa Bay YC he challenged again. Grant enlisted his fellow Port Credit YC member, Olympic medal winner Mike Wolfs, as team leader and to put together an integrated, competent team. There is a major financial responsibility on the challenging club and PCYC decided they could not do it at this time.

 

RCYC was approached to be the challenger and led by David Matheson, Robert Kidd, Chris Steer supported by Commodore George Meadows, VC’s Michael Birley and Martha Henderson, RCYC got behind the immense commitment made by Grant Hood who had purchased the very fast Alinghi Farr 40. By the time this all took place there was less than 6 weeks to the final races. Macatawa Bay YC’s Team Heritage defense was led by Bob Hughes who had been training since early June and would have a tough series against Chicago as a tune-up. Bob and his team were experienced Farr 40 sailors.

 

Mike Wolfs decided to put together a very united Team Vincere and made sure that all were on the same page and made the decision to ask his Olympic team mate Oskar Johansson to be helmsman. Oskar had been the Tornado Cat Olympic Helmsman and had not been in a Farr 40 until 3weeks before the races. It was an astute decision. The crew was picked to ensure success. They decided in the short time left to focus on speed not on the intricacies of Match Racing.

 

It was to be a four day best of 9 race series with the first to win five races the victor.

 

The first day was the not unusual Great Lakes calm. The second day was 8-10 kts with 3 races split, Vincere 2 - Heritage 1. In flat water Vincere was faster down wind and at least equal upwind.

 

Third day was fraught with thunderstorms and only two races in very variable conditions. Vincere should have won the first race but lost when the wind dropped coming in behind which meant the Heritage had a good lead starting the last downwind. Vincere went left and caught Heritage at the finish. The second race saw Vincere in the lead but Heritage won downwind.     At the end of 5 races the score was Vincere 3, Heritage 2.

 

Day 4 saw a 15kt NorthEaster with very steep square waves. Vincere was faster upwind and had a 40 second lead as Vincere sailed the waves and tacked faster. Oskar was used to a Tornado assymetrical spinnaker and was almost caught by Heritage at the leeward mark as Hughes knew the proper angle to surf the waves. After stretching it out to 45 seconds upwind Hughes again caught Vincere at the finish but Vincere hung on for a 3 second win.

 

Score now Vincere 4, Heritage 2. The second race was all Heritage which now made Race 8 all important.  If they could not get Race 9 off and they ended up tied at the end of Race 8, whoever won the last race was the winner.

 

Vincere got a good start forcing Heritage to tack to Port. Vincere tacked well to windward and was sailing higher and faster and had a comfortable lead but again downwind Heritage cut the lead down to 6 seconds and tacked around the mark, a slow maneuver. Vincere was at full speed and tacked four boat lengths to windward and was tacking better and going higher and sat on Heritage every chance they had doing a lose cover on Port tack and tight cover on Starboard. Vincere had a 30 second lead at the last windward mark but by this time Oskar and team Vincere had figured out the square wave angle and won by 25 seconds thus bringing the Canada ’s Cup home!

 

What a great series won by a great Team Vincere. Grant Hood and his Team Captain Mike Wolfs will go down in the annals of Canada ’s Cup as writing a very memorable chapter in the wonderful history of yachting’s prestigious trophy The Canada’s Cup! Carry On Canada !!

                    Team Vincere

Owner	Grant Hood
Team Leader	Mike Wolfs
Helmsman	Oskar Johansson
Tactician	Andy Horton
Main Trimmer	Geoff Moore
Jib Trimmer	Jeff Brock
Pit	Tony Bowman
Floater	Ian "Pedro" Nowell
Mast	Ian Hogan
Bow	Max Bulger
Support Team:
Coach	Jim Lynn
Boat Man	John Green (Piper)
Cook	Sara
Gopher	Beckie Hood
Support	Kyle Knowles

Leading up to Cork OCR, some of Ontario Sailing’s Quest for Gold Laser athletes combined with Canada’s National Team athletes for some great training. The group was also lucky enough to be joined by US Sailing Team Clay Johnson as well as New Zealand Sailing Team Andy Maloney, two well respected sailing figures on the international stage.

 

The four days of training brought all types of conditions including one day each of shifty north easterly and due east breeze followed up by two days of the typical sea breeze from the southwest. Wind strength varied each day ranging from 8-16 knots. Training consisted of three hours of on-water training per day focusing on starting technique and racing strategy and fleet management. A series score was kept during the camp and points were totalled at the conclusion of the camp to maintain friendly competition amongst athletes during training. Daily de-briefs were conducted which targeted key differences between sailor technique and strategy which was reinforced with video footage.

 

In addition to highly focused and intense training, the camp also included a hydration study conducted by National Sailing Team member and current University of Toronto Master student, Evan Lewis. The study was intended to conclude if athletes at the Provincial, National or even International level are training/competing in a hydrated state. Athletes were required to give pre and post sailing weight, urine and blood measurements and samples which were compared following the study.

 

Each day athletes were given a fixed amount of fluid with varying electrolyte mixes in each to determine which solution best suits the nutritional requirements of a laser sailor. Results for these findings are still being calculated and reviewed but will be posted once completed.

 

In order to increase the level of professionalism to the camp, a message therapy component was added. This provided athletes with the opportunity following each day of training to receive therapy to help stretch muscles, increase range of motion in joints or flush lactic acid from muscles etc... Common therapy included; hip, knee, lower back and hamstring mobility.

 

Following the camp, athletes were also provided with a 30 serving bag of Infinite electrolyte mix which will help facilitate recovery of muscles following training and competition.

 

Thanks to the Canadian Yachting Association, the Canadian Sports Center Ontario, Ontario Sailing and the athletes for making this camp a great success! 

Congratulations to Ontario sailors who competed in the Canadian Yachting Association's Trihedral Youth National Sailing Championships!  The regatta was hosted by the St. Margaret Sailing Club in Nova Scotia August 29th - September 1st and saw 135 competitors take part from 7 Canadian provinces.  The event is the first qualifier for the 2012 CYA Youth World Team for Laser Radial Male, Laser Radial Female, 420 Male, 420 Female and 29er Open Classes.

 

In the Laser Radial Male, Hugh Macrae (KYC) took home the top spot while Austin Stein (RCYC) came in 3rd and Ben McLaughlin (RCYC) rounded out the top 5.  Violet Stafford of Kingston Yacht Club won the Laser Radial Female class and Marie-Pier Alary (RCYC) came in 2nd while Meghan Rutitis (KYC) came in 5th place.  Ian Hill (RHYC/KYC) took home 3rd place in the Laser class.

 

Madelaine Lott/ Max Carnella (RCYC) brought home 2nd place in the 29er Open class while Sean Kayser/ Ryan O'Donnell (BYC) and Jean Matthieu Bolland/ Katherine Cullen (BYC) took 4th and 5th place respectively. In the 420 class Meredith Megarry/ Emily McIlquham (RCYC) came in 2nd overall and took home the CYA Women's Double Handed Championship trophy.

 

 

 

Rotary Mobility Cup 2011 ends on a high note of great racing and great achievements by the competitors.

 

The year's Mobility Cup, a joint venture between The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club and Burlington Sailing and Boating Club, featured 58 physically disabled sailors from five countries racing on the waters of Hamilton Harbour.

 

From the Opening Ceremonies with Ontario Lieutenant Governor David C. Onley attending to the clinics on the racing rules by Leo Reise and tactical advice provided by Ontario Sailing coaches to the great work by the many, many volunteers both on and off the water, this was an event to remember for all concerned.  The Hon. Margarett Best, Ontario Minister of Health Promotion and Sport presented the awards at the Closing Ceremonies on Friday, September 2nd.

 

Pierre Richard saved the best for last, winning the final two races in Gold Fleet competition in the 2011 Mobility Cup to surge ahead of Quebec compatriot Marc Villeneuve.  Richard never finised worse than second across eight races as a Quebec quartet blew away the field.  He said intense training a the Association Quebecoise de Voile Adaptee near Montreal was ideal preparation for the event on Hamilton Harbour.  "We practiced two or three times a week, two or three hours each time, and helped each other in a team effort," said Richard.

 

Villeneuve. had jumped ahead of Richard Thursday.  Fellow AQVA members Hafsa Chaar and Rene Dallaire finished third and fourth.

 

The sailing featured shifting winds, eight to twelve knot winds and rain held off until the regatta wound up.  Genevieve Wickham of Sailability/Royal Perth Yacht Club of Perth, Australia, who led the Access Liberty fleet all week, sank to seventh in the second to last race on the final day, a result she could discard, and concluded wtih a second to post a commanding 14-point margin over Carwile LeRoy of BAADS/SBYC of San Francisco.  Calgary's Sara Cooper finished first on the Silver Fleet's final race to prevail over American Rob Klein of Falmouth, MA.  She won five of seven races overall.

 

 

The Nepean Sailing Club ABLE Sail Program’s 1^st Annual Women’s Able Sail Clinic took place on Saturday, August 20^th. Led by NSC Able Sail coaches Jenny Davey and Caroline Neasmith, the clinic brought together 7 sailors with disabilities and 6 volunteer companions, all women, for a day of learning and sharing. Martin 16 sailors of varying experience - some currently in Learn To Sail classes, some with several seasons of racing under their belts – and a variety of new volunteers, many from the Nepean Sailing Club/Britannia Yacht Club Women’s keelboat fleet, enthusiastically came together for a day devoted to developing women’s sailing.

 

The day began with some introductions and shared stories, then a briefing on the morning’s focus of boat handling and mark roundings. Puffy light winds and weeds provided more than a few challenges, but all participants worked hard to maximize their time on the water and arrived at the dock for a lunch break with smiles. 

 

Plans to work on starting skills were stormed out when a powerful system rolled through bringing heavy rain and high winds, so a theory session on the deck replaced the on water plans. Both sailors and volunteers alike learned from each other. Topics discussed included boat speed tips, racing tactics, disability-specific adaptations, Martin 16 class rules, companioning guidelines as well as some of the logistics sailors with disabilities must consider when preparing to learn, train and race such as using adaptive transportation and finding accessible accommodation at out of town regattas.

Many new connections were made amongst a diverse group of women of different ages, backgrounds and experience. The day ended with a shared meal and a sense of commitment to further develop the initiative.

 

We’d like to thank the National Capital Adaptive Sail Association, the Ontario Sailing Association, the NSC/BYC Women’s Keelboat Fleet, and the CYA for the support provided to get this inaugural event off the ground. 

Kingston, ON: After a full weekend of racing, the 2011 Cork Fall Regatta and Great Lakes Championships has come to a close.

 

After a total of five races in the Laser fleet, local sailor and Canadian national team sailor, Robert Davis from the Kingston Yacht Club is the new Great Lakes Champion  ahead of fellow Queen’s engineering students, Evert McLaughlin and Matthew Ryder (Toronto, Ontario). The overall winner and Great Lakes Champion of the Laser Radial class is Malcolm Lamphere (Lake Forest Illinois). Kingston sailor Hugh Macrae (Kingston Yacht Club) was second and Drake Lyon from (Grosse Point, Michigan) was third.

 

Winner of the 49er fleet is Gordon Cook (Toronto, Ontario) and Trevor Parekh (Montreal, Quebec), with Rob Frost and Tom Arbuckle (Ottawa, Ontario) in second and Michael Brodeur and Thomas Carlton from (Montreal, Quebec). The 29er fleet was dominated by all female teams, with Lauren Laventure and Emily Tsang  (Montreal, Quebec) winning ahead of  Linor Berezin and Katherine McEwen (Toronto, Ontario) and Frederique Tougas and Florence Pepins-Delhaes (Montreal, Quebec).

 

The Contender class champion is Roger Martin ahead of Michael Smits and Peter Hale, all from Toronto. The young sailors the Optimist class had Justin Vittecoq (Montreal, Quebec) as the overall winner ahead of Owen McNeil and Georgia Stein (Toronto, Ontario).

 

In the 420 fleet the overall winners were local Kingston Yacht Club sailors Berg Ellemers and Ali Ten Hove ahead of Adam MacDonald and Rhys Cameron (Buffalo Canoe Club) and Kevin Wiersma and Evan DePaul (Hamilton, Ontario).

 

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to the organizers and all the volunteers for running a great regatta.

 

Pictures and complete results are on the CORK website http://www.cork.org/

 

The Trihedral CYA National Championship & National Qualifying Regatta was held in St. Margaret's Bay, NS from September 27th - October 1st.  For several Laser and Radial sailors across Ontario and the Country, the annual National Qualifying Regatta is the peak event of their season.  Athletes spend countless hours training both on and off the water for this event in the hopes of obtaining a position on the Canadian Sailing Team.

 

This year in particular, Ontario was extremely well represented by the team athletes and coaches. Although both the Laser and Radial fleets were relatively small in numbers, 21 entries in the Laser and 22 in the Radial, the level and quality of competition accurately represented the talent of sailors within Canada. The four day event delivered a variety of conditions varying form 4-18knots of breeze, with some persistent and oscillating wind shifts. Although challenging at times, the athletes managed to successfully diagnose each unique day and post some exceptional results.

 

Top performances in the Laser class:

1^st Chris Dold – RCYC

2^nd Lee Parkhill – RCYC

5^th Robert Davis – KYC

6^th Dave Wright – RCYC

7^th Greg Clunies – RCYC

8th Vaugh Harrison - SLYC

 

Top Performances in the Radial female class:

4^th Claire Merry - RCYC

5^th Brenda Bowskill - RCYC

7^th Ingrid Merry - RCYC

 

Top Performances in the Radial male class:

1^st Hugh MaCrea - KYC

 

Congratulations to all the athletes and coaches!

 

 Congratulations to Ontario’s athletes and coaches! Best of luck to those travelling to Perth for the 2011 Worlds! We will all be watching!

 

The 2011 Albacore International Championships in Toronto drew many previous class champions, national and world champions from other classes, and a several Olympic sailors. A number of husband/wife and father/daughter teams competed as well as several all junior teams. The competitors were challenged with a full range of conditions over the weeklong event, from light winds and flat water to winds over 20 knots with swells and chop.

54 boats from Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom competed in the biennial event which ran from September 16th to 23rd. It was hosted by the Royal Canadian Yacht Club (who were the first hosts of the championships in 1971), the Toronto Outer Harbour Clubs (Mooredale, Outer Harbour Centreboard, St. James Town, and Westwood), and the Toronto Island Sailing Club. Racing was held south of Toronto Island in open water beyond the shelter of the Leslie Spit and the island.

On shore there were plenty of activities and everyone enjoyed the daily socials and many dinners hosted by the four community clubs (Mooredale, St. James Town, Toronto Island, and Westwood) and the RCYC.

Two practice races were held on Friday afternoon in light winds. The competition began on the Saturday with the first two days also being the Canadian championships. With the addition of competitors sailing only the Canadians, the fleet grew to 72 boats. This made the 2011 Canadians the largest one in over a decade.

With an easterly wind and open water, the competitors encountered significant swell and chop. Starting the first race on Saturday was challenging for the race committee, as a combination of aggressive starting and current caused close to half a dozen false starts and recalls. The first race only got off after approximately one quarter of the fleet was disqualified under the black flag. Two races were ultimately held that day in the easterly wind that built from about 9 to 12 knots over the course of the day.

Sunday again saw waves and an easterly wind that began relatively light and built to about 15 knots by the end of the day. Three windward-leeward races were run, which allowed many boats to drop their black flag disqualifications. The awards banquet for the Canadian Championship was held that evening at the RCYC on the island. A highlight of the night was a look back at the 50+ years of the Albacore by a number of major contributors to the class throughout the decades.

The top three in each fleet for the Canadian Championships were:

Junior Fleet
1st: Evan Bower and Nick Williams, Shelburne Harbour Yacht Club.
2nd: Daniel Race and Eliza Hyde, Shelburne Harbour Yacht Club.
3rd: Timma Flanagan and Rachel Harris, Queen City Yacht Club.

Challenger, 'B' Fleet
1st: Jan Carpentier and Julia Mallegol, Mooredale Sailing Club.
2nd: Frank Newton and Stephanie Cimon, Mooredale Sailing Club.
3rd: Chris Bennett and Ralf Fischer, St. James Town Sailing Club.

Champion, 'A' Fleet
1st: Barney Harris and David Byron, Potomac River Sailing Association
2nd: Neville Herbert and Stephen Penfold, Tewkesbury Sailing Club
3rd: George Carter and Almir Tavares, Mooredale Sailing Club

Full results of the Canadian championships may be found at http://albacore.ca/caa_files/2011canadiansfinal.html.

The Internationals regatta continued on the Monday, again with chop and moderate winds from the southeast. One Olympic race and one windward leeward race were run that day. The winds lightened up and were from the southwest for the two races held on Tuesday and for the first time there was flat water. The left side of the course generally paid that day.

Wednesday was a lay day. People took advantage of this to relax and explore Toronto and Niagara Falls. The Toronto Island Sailing Club organized the party that evening on the Island.

Winds were again light from the southwest when racing started up again on Thursday and two windward-leeward races were run. The final day saw the winds and waves return with breeze over 20 knots and 6 foot swells. It began to rain as the first race started and turned into pelting rain as the race proceeded. Unfortunately, due to deteriorating visibility and the risk of thunderstorms the Olympic race was shorted to one triangle and the fleet then sent in.

After six days of racing, 12 races, and a full range of conditions, Barney Harris and David Byron (Potomac River Sailing Association) won their fourth International Championship with 22 points. Ian Brayshaw and Jeff Beitz (Outer Harbour Centreboard Club) placed second with 33 points, having moved up steadily every day from their sixth place finish in the Canadians. George Carter and Almir Tavares (Mooredale Sailing Club) were third with 35 points.

Full results of the Internationals may be found at http://albacore.org/iaa_files/results/2011/2011internationalsfinal.html

 

Pictures from the event can be found on Sail-World.com

 

Join the IYC where families and friends relax, swim, play tennis, play games, dance, dine casually or elegantly, and take to the waterways, by sail, powerboat, canoe or kayak.  At IYC your soul will feel nourished and renewed. Make this island experience yours

 

 

The 2011 boating season is quickly winding down.  It’s time for you to think back over the season to that special person, group or organization whose efforts in the field of boating safety and environmental stewardship deserve national recognition!  Maybe they created a new boating safety related product or initiative.  Perhaps they are volunteers or professionals whose efforts have contributed greatly to the safety of those on the water.  Then again, maybe it’s someone who, hearing that another was in trouble on the water, summoned the courage to mount a rescue.  These are the people we want you to nominate to receive a Canadian Safe Boating (CASBA) Award.  You can even nominate yourself or your group or organization.

 

It’s the fact that YOU determine who is nominated for special national recognition that makes the CASBAs so very special.  They are like the Peoples’ Choice Awards and there are a number of categories within which to make a nomination. These include...

 

 

Winners will receive their awards in Toronto , ON on Sunday, January 15^th at the Toronto Sheraton Centre as part of a gala event.

 

If you haven’t given it any thought to-date or have been meaning to submit a nomination but just haven’t gotten around to it yet, do it NOW before the thought passes.  It only takes a few minutes.  To submit a nomination and for more information, visit the Canadian Safe Boating Council website (http://www.csbc.ca/) and click on CASBAs within the “Events” tab.  You can also register to attend the awards ceremony via the site.

 

Don’t let the efforts of those worthy individuals or groups go unrecognized.  Let them know their efforts are truly appreciated. Nominate them TODAY!

 

Who? You!

 

Where? Caledon Ski Club! An hour and a half away from Toronto in the heart of Ski Country!

 

When?  March 2^nd, 2011 for our sixth annual Ski Regatta.

 

Why? For a fun day of skiing with all your friends from sailing!

 

Broad Reach has been in operation for 12 years and puts on a variety of events year-round to raise funds for on and off the water programming.  We support programs and development for Youth at Risk through sailing, working with a variety of agencies throughout the city.  We need your help!

 

Come for a fun day for a good cause.  See you there!

For more information contact info@sailbroadreach.ca