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In This Issue
• Debut – The Danger files
• Canadians sign up for Bermuda
• Canadians sailing like mad at Midwinters
• Female sailor seminars
• PHRF mergers??
• New Gori prop for catamarans
…lots more
Contributors this issue: D Danger, Dave Dellenbaugh, Keven Piper, Sharon Green plus help from Sail Canada, John Burnham and Bob Medland
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News
Five National Team Female Members Will Hold Conferences in March (Starts Today!)
The world celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8. Sail Canada is pleased to announce that five female members of its National Teams will hold conferences throughout the month of March to inspire Canadians, including young female athletes in sailing. Theses lectures, to be broadcast through the Zoom platform in order to reach women from across the country, will be held by Sail Canada National Team and Development Squad members Ali ten Hove and Mariah Millen, Antonia Lewin-LaFrance, Clara Gravely and Coralie Vittecoq.
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Racing
Canadian Contingent Growing for June’s Newport Bermuda Race
The 635-mile biennial Newport Bermuda Race is the oldest regularly scheduled ocean race, one of very few international distance races, and (with the Transpac Race) one of just two of the world’s regularly scheduled races held almost entirely out of sight of land. Founded in 1906, the 52nd running of the Bermuda Race is scheduled for June 2022. Its purpose was stated in 1923 by Cruising Club of America Commodore Herbert L. Stone.
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News
Canadians Staying Hot Mid-Winter
Close to 40 young Canadian sailors were in action last weekend around the world in two competitions, the Mallorca Sailing Center Regatta 2022 in Mallorca, SPA, and the ILCA Midwinter's East 2022 at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club, U.S.A. At the Mallorca Sailing Center Regatta 2022, three teams of our country were in action, including Canadian members of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Ali ten Hove and Mariah Millen in 49er FX, as well as William Jones and Evan DePaul in 49er.
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Sail Techology
Pre-Season Sail Inspection
Many sailors get their sails into the sail loft for inspection at the end of the sailing season for a professional inspection, recuts and repairs. The sailmakers can quickly assess the condition, get the sail hung up on their pulling rig, check the shape of the sail, and easily take care of damaged stitching, or even impending doom scenarios such as head rings tearing out. Our loft is very busy with this kind of work starting in October.
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News
Offshore Special Regulations
The World Sailing (WS) Offshore Special Regulations (OSR) governing Offshore Racing for Monohulls (Mo) and Multihulls (Mu) are the internationally accepted minimum equipment, accommodation and training standards for monohull and multihull yachts racing offshore. Developed by experienced racing sailors over time, they are designed to supplement the requirements of governmental authority, the Racing Rules of Sailing and the rules of Class Associations and Rating Systems.
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The Danger Files
Formula 1?
F1? Dudes, the drinks are free! So, I’m at the TP52 Super Series Regatta in Mallorca. And everyone is saying, “This is the F1 of sailing.” But is it? I’m not sure. Well, it’s kind of like Formula One back in the 1950s. Back then, wealthy men bought racing cars and had their mates come along to help fettle with the cars in the pits. There were dozens of paid shore crew fettling in the pits at the regatta.
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Racing
A Sailor’s View of PHRF – Part 2
The new logo for Mid-West PHRF is a circle with a picture of all the Great Lakes, excluding Lake Ontario. This appears to be a logical grouping. But the question is, can this vision ever be realized with PHRF being what it is? There are now five different PHRF Rating Stations in the Great Lakes Region: The new Mid-West PHRF Association (MW-PHRF), Lake Ontario PHRF (LO-PHRF), Lake Erie PHRF (LE-PHRF), Lake Huron PHRF (LH-PHRF), and the Canadian Essex County PHRF Association (EC-PHRF).
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Ultimate Photos
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Gear
Gori Propeller Expands its 3-Blade Range
Gori Propeller A/S is expanding its line of 3-blade folding propellers to include a model specifically for saildrive units. “Customers are seeking greater efficiencies,” says Lars Østergaard, senior vice president sales. “We have seen an increase in the use of saildrive units (over the traditional shaft drive) being installed and we have developed a propeller to meet this growing demand.” The new propeller has been introduced to suit the ZF SD15 saildrive.
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Speed & Smarts
Ladder Rungs Part 2 – Wind Shifts
Ladder rungs are great tools for understanding how the wind direction affects boats racing up- wind or downwind. On most days the wind shifts constantly, even when it seems relatively steady, so ladder rungs (and the corresponding positions of boats in the fleet) are also changing continuously. Whenever the wind changes direction, the boats that are closer to that shift move up the ladder, while boats farther away from it move down the ladder.
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News from LOOR
LO300 Capped at 90
All Racer Event: Sunday, March 20th 14:00-16:00. Our flag distribution and ‘post race chili’ event in December was so popular we decided to do it again. All are welcome to join us whether you are a seasoned LOOR racer or hope to join us for the first time. Dress warmly as we are planning (in case you were missing the LO300 post race meal) to serve chili and beer at PCYC’s fire pit. Please come and meet your LOOR Organising Committee and your fellow racers.
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News
2022 ILCA Canadian Masters Championships
The 2022 ILCA Canadian Masters Championships will take place June 24-26, 2022 at the Jericho Sailing Centre in Vancouver. The local ILCA fleet along with the JSCA is proud to host the 2022 ILCA (International Laser Class Association) Canadian Masters Championships. This event is available to all ILCA sailors 30 years of age and older. As this is a masters event there are the following age categories: 30-44 Apprentice, 45-54 Master, 55-64 Grand Master, 65-74 Great Grand Master and 75+ Legend.
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