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In this issue – Fall is falling but the sailing goes on
• Canadian J80s invade
• A Class classy in Burlington
• J105 Canadians wrap-up
• Ocean Racing turns Magenta
• Inductions @ Hall of Fame
• Sarah lands a 15
Contributors this issue: Mike Madge, Terry McLaughlin, Dave Dellenbaugh, Martin Rutter, Keven Piper, LOOR, Sail Canada.
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One-design
Canadian Boats Swarm J80 Worlds
The 2022 J80 Worlds delivered some excellent top notch racing for the Canadian contingent who made the trip down to Sail Newport in Rhode Island, going head to head with the best J80 sailors in the world. 48 teams from 9 different countries including France, Spain, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Canada, India, and from ten U.S. states competed in 2022. Canada with its largest J80 Worlds contingent ever with 11 boats showing up to compete traveling from Toronto, Ottawa, Kingston, and Port Dover.
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Class Action
The 2022 A Cat North Americans at Burlington Beach Catamaran Club – Sept 17-23
The A Cat is a single-handed, high-performance cat that is 18’ long and max 2.3 M wide. The class falls under a box rule so there are many different boat manufacturers, masts and sail combinations. The class also is split by foilers and classics (non-foilers). This year the event attracted 23 Classics and 17 Foilers which all started together on one line. The two fleets are scored separately to determine the winner in each class and together to determine an overall North American Champion.
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News
Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame Welcomes 12 New Inductees
The Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame welcomed 12 new inductees on Saturday, October 15, during a ceremony that was held at the Kingston Yacht Club. The Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame is a collaboration between the Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame, the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston and Sail Canada, and recognizes illustrious individuals who have made notable contributions to sailing in Canada and worldwide in any of the three following categories: sailor, technical or contributor.
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2022 J105 Canadian Championships
Thirteen boats were on the line for the first race of the J105 Canadian Championships held September 23-25. It was a good turnout considering that Fleet 4 has lost a number of boats over the last couple of years. The regatta consisted of three days of tricky, shifty, puffy light to medium conditions that resulted in up and down results for most competitors. On Friday we sailed in an offshore breeze that would puff in from one side or the other.
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News
The Magenta Project Brings Women to Canada Ocean Racing
The Magenta Project, a UK-registered charity, and Canada Ocean Racing have teamed up to get more women on ocean race boats, starting with an exclusive sailing and networking event in Toronto on Monday, 26 September. The group boarded the Canada Ocean Racing IMOCA60 race boat, joining solo ocean racing icon, Alex Thomson, and the Canadian team in Toronto Harbour. Welcoming the groups was new Canadian Skipper Scott Shawyer, whose mission is the solo round the world Vendee Globe Race.
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Sarah Douglas the Top Canadian at the 2022 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championships
Canadian sailor Sarah Douglas from Toronto recorded Canada’s best performance at the 2022 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championships that ended on Sunday in Kemah, Texas, finishing in 15th position overall. Douglas, who was taking part in her first competition since June based on the international calendar, had a strong start as she initially took the second and fourth spots. She also finished five times in the top 10 over the 12 races held during the six-day competition, to end up 15th overall.
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The Big Picture
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Racing
LOOR Announces Dates for 2023 Season
For all those long-long distance racers, the LO600 returns in 2023. The Lake Ontario 600 Challenge occurs every other year and 2023 will mark the FIFTH opportunity for you to circumnavigate the lake twice – giving your fly swatter a really good work out! Also check out the Calendar on www.loor.ca. Susan Hood Trophy Race presented by driveHG (SHTR). Fri. June 2nd into Sat. June 3rd. A 75 NM overnight race on western Lake Ontario from Port Credit Yacht Club (PCYC) and finishing at PCYC.
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New Gear
Motorized Trim – Updates from Seldén
Last year Seldén launched the new version of Furlex Electric, an electric driven jib furler. Now they are moving aft, powering up the furling mast and also launching a whole new electric winch. All functions are based on their Power Supply System converting 12V or 24V to 42V. This allows for smaller motors and thinner cables. E40i – Electric winch that is completely above deck. The coach roof is normally the ideal place for a winch that operates halyards, reef lines, outhaul, and control lines.
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Speed & Smarts
Mark-Rounding Principles Part 3 – Slow Down to Round the Mark Faster
In most situations, faster is better because the goal of racing is to get to the finish line as quickly as possible and beat the other boats. But once in a while you need to slow down. Rounding the leeward mark is a perfect example. If you round on the outside of one or more other boats, you will often be much worse off than if you slowed down and rounded right behind them – Fig 1. One of the most common mistakes at leeward marks is made by boats that have an outside overlap when they reach the zone.
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News
LYRA Annual General Meeting
On Saturday, 5 January 1884, at the annual meeting of the Toronto Yacht Club, the formation of a yacht racing association of clubs around Lake Ontario was discussed. After much correspondence, on Saturday, 29 March 1884, delegates from the Toronto YC, the Royal Canadian YC, the Oswego YC, and the Bay of Quinte YC met at the Queens Hotel in Toronto, voting their clubs to become the charter members of the Lake Yacht Racing Association.
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