With over 8,100 boats worldwide the Albacore is clearly one of the most popular dinghies sailed today. It remains popular among recreational sailors as well as racers active in hotly competitive fleets. Loaded with features, the new and improved Albacore continues to embody quality workmanship and boasts a loyal and active fleet with strong class association support. Changes made to the design over the past 50 years have broadened its accessibility, making it more affordable and easier to maneuver, while keeping it a thrill to sail.

 

Though the Albacore has grown from "cottage boat" to competitive class, the planing Albacore still has the same effect on sailors. The 2012 Albacore is a popular racing boat across Canada. The class is especially strong in Ontario, Hamilton, Toronto, Nepean, and Muskoka; as well as in other provinces such as Nova Scotia and British Columbia. The Toronto fleet boasts over 100 active boats and sails mainly in the city's Harbours and on Lake Ontario. The Toronto Friday night series starts with 45-60 boats on the line every week in races held from early May through September. The Albacore has evolved from its humble beginnings to become a high-performance one-design boat raced across Canada.

 

The Class has a history supported by a well established Class Association. The Association has come a long way on the strength of its volunteer Executives and members since 1961. As strong as our past is, our goal is to ensure that the Class continues to stay strong for the next 20 years. The 2012 Executive have been working very hard planning training sessions, scheduling regattas and working on class development to make this a memorable year.

 

The season begins in late April and will continue into October. Every weekend during that time you can find a regatta to travel to, competitively race, and have some serious social fun.

Date	Event	Location	Host Club
June 8 - 9	RCYC Open	Toronto, ON	Royal Canadian Yacht Club
June 15	Hamilton Bay Sailing Club Regatta	Hamilton, ON	Hamilton Bay Sailing Club
June 22	TISC Regatta	Toronto, ON	Toronto Island Sailing Club
June 22 - 23	Nepean One Design	Ottawa, ON	Nepean Sailing Club
June 28 - 30	US Nationals		Hampton YC
July 6	OHCC Regatta	Toronto, ON	Outer Harbour Centreboard Club
July 20	Westwood Regatta	Toronto, ON	Westwood Sailing Club
July 26 - 28	Canadian Championships	Shelburne, NS
August 3 - 4	GRYC Invitational	Chelsea, QC	Gatineau River Yacht Club
August 3 - 9	Internationals	Abersoch, UK
August 17	Pointe au Baril (PABAR)
August 17	New Helm Regatta
August 24	J-Town Regatta	Toronto, ON	J-Town Sailing Club
August 31 - September 1	Kanata Open Regatta	Kanata, ON
September 7	QCYC Open Regatta	Toronto, ON	Queen City Yacht Club
September 7 - 8	FANFARE Fantastic Nepean Fall Regatta	Nepean, ON	Nepean Sailing Club
September 14 - 15	Mooredale Regatta/Ontario Championships	Toronto, ON	Mooredale Sailing Club
September 28	Klingers Around The Island Race
October 12 - 14	North American Championships	Rehoboth, DE