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In This Issue
• Shroud tension controlled
• SailGP interview
• Chester Race Week
• Mount Gay back to BVI
• Puffs or shifts – how to choose
• What to do about PHRF
…lots more
Contributors this issue: Andrew Alberti (the Rules Guy), Roger Renaud, Dave Dellenbaugh, Sharon Green plus help from Sail Canada, Alexis Whitely and the Melges Team.
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News
Chester Race Week is Back and Bigger and Better
Helly Hansen Chester Race Week, August 10 to 13, is back and bigger and better for 2022! Organizers were so delighted to have a successful Race Week in 2021, and even with the public health requirements, the sailing was awesome! Registration is now open for 2022, and 14 boats have already signed on for some of the best racing this summer. So, register early and tell your friends. Here’s what’s new for 2022: a dedicated White Sail Fleet.
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On Deck
Meet Canadian SailGP CEO Jean-Sébastien Chénier Proteau
Jean-Sébastien Chénier Proteau has been appointed CEO of the Canada SailGP Team. “On Deck” conversation with the top executive from Montreal who brings a wealth of experience after having worked with professional sailing teams such as the China SailGP Team, Dongfeng Racing in the worldwide Volvo Ocean Race and, more recently, with Spindrift in the role of Executive Director. Congratulations on your appointment! How did your career in international sailing get started? I’m from Montreal, I lived on the South Shore for most of my youth.
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The Rules Guy
Mark Room at a Gybe Mark II
Last time, I started a discussion of mark-room at a gybe mark. I presented some fairly common scenarios that appear when two boats approach a gybe mark and round together. I am going to continue that discussion this month with some slightly more complicated situations. At position 1 in the diagram, Yellow and Red are sailing on a starboard-tack reach toward a gybe mark, with Red to leeward and slightly overlapped with Yellow.
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News
ILCA 4 Silver for Canada at Midwinters West
Close to 40 young Canadian sailors were in action last weekend for the Midwinters West competitions held in California. At the ILCA-NA Midwinters West held at Marina del Rey, Andre Deseau was the top Canadian with a second-place finish in the ILCA 4 class. The athlete from West Vancouver Yacht Club had a strong last day with a 4th, 1st and 3rd position, allowing him to climb from third to second spot. Canada had four other sailors in top 10 in this competition.
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News
Mount Gay Rum Returns to BVI Spring Regatta
Mount Gay, the world’s oldest running rum distillery, will be back once again to provide sailors at the BVI Spring Regatta with their much-loved post-race tipple after a great day out on the water. As long-standing supporters of the event, Mount Gay's 300+ year heritage dates back to 1703 and is deeply connected to the ocean and sailing. The renowned Mount Gay Rum Red Cap has become much-coveted and much-collected memorabilia by all those who race.
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News
Sir Russell Coutts, CEO Sail GP and Canadian Entry CEO Headline SailGP Talk Hosted by RCYC
Everyone interested is invited to hear about SailGP Season 3 from Sir Russell Coutts, CEO, SailGP; Canada SailGP Team CEO, Jean-Sébastien Chénier Proteau; and Tyler Bjorn, Head of Development & Purpose on Wednesday April 6 1700 – 2000 hrs. The program will include an introduction to SailGP by Sir Russell Coutts - aim of the league, athletes, boats, technology, teams, purpose + impact followed by an intro to Canada SailGP Team by Jean-Sebastien Proteau, the team’s CEO.
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Gear
Indie Marine Imports Cyclops Marine’s Real-Time Load Sensors
Originally developed for the America’s Cup now Canadian sailors can access this technology at affordable prices. Remember your best race? Everything clicked, you were in a different gear, pointing higher off the start and faster than your competition. The following day you tried to repeat it all, and you just couldn’t find the same pace. There are few variables that are directly influenced by the crew, but four-time Volvo Ocean Race Winner Stu Bannatyne says that...
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Racing
3 Keys to Choosing the Correct Gate
When you’re racing in a large fleet, choosing the proper gate can result in massive gains against the competition. The experts at Quantum Sails Zenda broke the decision-making down into three simple factors. Use these tips at the Midwinters for a fast mark rounding! 1) Which side of the racecourse has more wind? Start the decision process halfway down your downwind run. Wind is a major factor in your decision, so stand up, look around, and begin to decide well before the leeward mark.
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People
Greg Dargavel & Pam Hopkins-Dargavel’s Request for Help
Nepean Sailing Club’s Pam Hopkins-Dargavel is looking for very special “crew” in her quest for life-saving help. Pam has been an active sailor and race officer in Ottawa for years. Unfortunately, many of those years ago, while doing her nursing “day job”, she had a needle stick accident. This accident caused Hepatitis C which began attacking her liver 30 years ago. She went through four rounds of Hep C treatment over the years. Three of those treatment periods were similar to cancer “chemo.”
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Officials
Club Race Officer Course for Women
This all-women event is designed for women who are currently Assistant Race Officers who want to advance and conduct races at the club level. This collaborative learning environment seeks to establish a space where women can come together to better their race management skills. Participants will have the opportunity to work with and learn from two female Sail Canada Race Management Instructors. In the sharing of ideas and experiences, participants will earn the required prerequisite to apply for CRO (Club Race Officer) certification.
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Racing
A Sailor’s View of PHRF – Part 3, It’s Time PHRF Matures
In my opinion, now is the time that these smaller rating stations of the Great Lakes allow Mid-West PHRF to expand and become the ‘head-office’ for the area. Regardless of whether a station makes the move and joins with MW-PHRF or not, each of the PHRF Stations of the region need to adopt, as a top priority, a common measurement policy and a standard measurement approach. PHRF must invest in more modern technology, as a necessary step in this maturing process.
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Ultimate Photos
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Speed & Smarts
Go For Puffs in Light Air, Shifts in Breeze
You’re sailing upwind on port tack on the first beat of a race, and it feels like you are on a pretty good lift. However, when you look toward the left side of the course, you see a small increase in wind pressure. Should you keep sailing on the lift, or tack to head for a little more breeze? In many situations like this, the answer depends on how much wind you have.
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News
DriveHG.ca Extends Title Sponsorship of LOOR
Lake Ontario Offshore Racing (LOOR) announces that The Humberview Group of Automotive Dealerships, known as DriveHG.ca, have extended their commitment through 2022 as the title sponsor for LOOR. The focus of this partnership will continue to be on the Susan Hood Trophy Race and the Lake Ontario 300/600 Challenges, but now has been extended to include the Lake Ontario Short Handed Race (LOSHR) series. “Over the past six years DriveHG’s enthusiasm has resulted in a higher level of excitement on the race course…”
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News
Sail Canada Names Andrew Lewis ILCA 7 Canadian National Team Coach
On March 16 Sail Canada announced that three-time Laser Olympian in Sailing, Andrew Lewis, has been named ILCA 7 Canadian National Team Coach. Lewis competed in three Olympic Games in Laser (ILCA 7). He first took the 37th spot in 2012 in London. In his preparation toward the 2016 Games, he had a life-threatening accident in Rio de Janeiro in December 2015, before he came back in time to compete at the Olympic Games where he finished 39th.
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