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In this issue: Got a spare J80?
Billboard as captured by Daisy Cobden for SinC
• Olympic Team shaping up
• Nepean OD announced
• Katy at BVISR
• **Sailing Shorts**
• FX Sisters score 4th
• New North guy Down East
• Aero 7 competitors.
• Port Credit double header
Contributors this issue include Paul Place, Karen Ott, Roger Renaud, Penny McLaren, Bex Foot, Wendy Loat, John Mills, Joe Malon, Dave Dellenbaugh, Sail Canada, Michelle Slade
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Paris 2024
Olympic Team Adds Sarah, Jones/Barnes
With the Princess Sofia Regatta wrapped up April 6 in Palma, Mallorca, Canada’s Olympic Sailing Team is rounding out. Sarah Douglas from Toronto, in ILCA 6, as well as Will Jones from Jerseyville, ON, and Justin Barnes from Pickering, ON, in 49er, have qualified to be nominated on Canada’s Paris 2024 Olympic Games sailing team at the 2024 Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta held in Palma, Spain, which served as the second and last event for their Canadian qualification process. They are therefore joining Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance from Chester, N.S., who qualified to be nominated in 49erFX in early March.
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One Design Class News
Nepean One Design Regatta: A Premier Sailing Event
Join us June 21-23 for the 26th edition of the Nepean One Design Regatta (NOD), the National Capital Region’s foremost one-design sailing event. Held at the Nepean Sailing Club, the NOD brings together over 300 participants across a multiple keelboat and dinghy one-design fleets for a thrilling weekend. Building on the successes of previous years, NOD boasts an experienced Race Committee team led by PRO Bill Visser. Big Championships in 2024. This year, NOD hosts the J/80 East Coast Championships, the Fireball Canadian Championship, the J/22 Ontario Championship and the C&C27 Ontario Championship.
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Road to Paris 2024
Final Opportunity to Qualify Additional Olympic Spots at the Last Chance Regatta
A total of 10 Canadian sailors will take part in the Last Chance Regatta in Hyères, France, April 21-27, which will be the last opportunity to qualify spots for countries at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. As of today, Canada has qualified in the ILCA 6, 49er, 49erFX and women’s kiteboarding events. In ILCA 7, Ryan Anderson (Halifax, N.S.-RNSYS), Luke Ruitenberg (St. Margaret’s Bay, N.S.-RNSYS) and Norman Struthers (Toronto, ON-RCYC) will aim to finish amongst the top three (3) countries that have not already qualified in order to earn one of the last spots available.
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News
Drew Mitchell to Helm of North Sails Atlantic
As a Nova Scotia native, Drew always wanted to come back East, having been out West with North Sails Vancouver for the last 12 years. He takes over from long time North Sails expert, and Canadian Olympic sailor, Sandy MacMillan, who began the Atlantic division of North Sails 40 years ago. A trusted name in the community, Sandy will continue to assist customers and serve the sailing community. He shares, “Drew will oversee sailmaking services and repairs at our historic loft on Pelham Street in Lunenburg. I am there to support him; we are actively collaborating on client needs in alignment with North Sails’ team selling approach.”
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Paris 2024
Antonia and Georgia Take 4th Against World’s Best
Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance from Chester took the 4th position in 49erFX at the 2024 Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta which ended on Saturday in Palma, Spain. In fourth place following the preliminary races, the sisters ended up retaining that position after the Medal Race was cancelled due to lack of wind. Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance from Chester, N.S., took the 4th position in 49erFX at the 2024 Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta which ended on Saturday in Palma, Spain. In fourth place following the preliminary races, the sisters ended up keeping that position after the Medal Race.
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News
Registration for LYRA 2024 at RYC is Open
For boats on this side of the border, LYRA at Rochester has been a favourite for years and this year, after a Covid hiatus with closed borders, may well be the bounce back opportunity. The classic Rochester Yacht Club is charmingly historic and always welcoming to Canadians. Lake Yacht Racing Association, founded in 1884 to serve and represent yachting interests on Lake Ontario, Eastern Lake Erie, the Upper St. Laurence River. RYC first hosted in 1937 and many times since. Registration for LYRA 2024 Regatta hosted by RYC is OPEN! Visit their page for information and registration links...
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The Big Picture
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A PCYC Green Opti Sailor at his First Regatta
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Sailing Shorts
April 17, 2024
The Lasers 28s are coming! The summer regatta schedule for the coveted Laser cup is Royal Hamilton Open July 1, NOLSC’s Niagara cup July 15 and then Cornucopia at DYC Sept 2. We will race to class rules and I understand we will have our own starts! Some boats will also do for fun Fiasco July 2 on the way home from Royal Hamilton and perhaps a fun face from NOLSC to Port Weller after the Niagara Cup to keep the guys heading home company. - John Mills. Chester to Host J70s National Championships. Chester Yacht Club is hosting the J70 Canadian Championship during Chester Race Week.
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Racing
Vancouver’s Panacea Scores at BVISR
Katy Campbell, from Eagle Harbour Yacht Club in Vancouver grew up racing dinghies competitively – Laser 2s back in the day – to the end of high school at which point she found herself somewhat stuck for the next racing “thing”. She ended up in a full rig Laser, but not weighing enough to make that work she went from doing really well to doing very badly. She had started coaching by then so shifted her dinghy sailing focus into beginner coaching and race coaching for kids. Katy was never a huge fan of big boat sailing until she dropped her biases and surprised herself by really enjoying it.
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Youth Regattas
Registration Now Open for PCYC’s Premier Youth Sailing Events!
Port Credit Yacht Club (PCYC) proudly opens registration for two of its largest annual sailing events: the 65th Steerers’ Invitational and the 23rd Four Sisters Open, sponsored by driveHG.ca. Building on many years of success, PCYC anticipates welcoming more than 500 sailors including Optimists, ILCAs and double-handed C420s and 29ers to compete in a series of thrilling races led by Principal Race Officer David Sprague. 65th Annual Steerers’ Invitational. Date: July 18th & 19th. Register now for a fun and highly anticipated event steeped in tradition and competitive spirit open to boats...
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Racing
Canadians Compete in Aero 7 Miami
RS Sailing is a British-founded company with lines of high tech dinghies and small keelboats that are quickly expanding around the world. RS Fest Miami celebrated the RS Sailing community in the United States over the Easter weekend, hosting the first ever multi-fleet RS regatta to take place in North America. A fledgling Canadian presence was felt as well. Surrounded by the palm tree-clad everglades of Regatta Park and Coconut Grove Sailing Club, RS Fest embraced Miami’s party vibes with an exciting racing programme alongside a jam-packed social calendar.
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Speed & Smarts
Strategy First!
No matter where you are on the race course, strategy almost always comes before tactics. First you make a strategic plan for where you want to go (in the absence of other boats), and then you use tactical moves (if necessary) to help you implement your strategy in the midst of a fleet. Assess your risk tolerance. When you race sailboats, you have to make a lot of decisions. And each decision carries a certain amount of risk. For example, on a beat you have to decide whether to play the right side, the left side, or the middle.
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News
National Team Member, Clara Gravely, Donates Sails to Sint Maarten Youth Programs
A note from Saskia at SMYC. Big shoutout to Canadian Team member Clara Gravely for donating two ILCA 6 sails to SMYC! Currently, Sint Maarten YC is running three different programs: A Sailability Program for differently abled residents of St. Maarten. “We’ve launched this free program a year ago and are now sailing with four students that all are challenged with a disability. We run a free school program for four different primary schools on the island, including a Swim 2 Sail program, as we’ve seen that many of the participants were not able to swim when we tried to teach them how to sail.
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