There will be a closed Canadian Sailing Team camp for 49er’s at RCYC from September 14 – 17.
Canadian 49er Class Association
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Enjoy!
Look for a twist to next year’s TNE11!!
Check out the 49er.ca classified section. Three good boats in the 1000 series are for sale. Prices look good!
See this useful link from CBSA:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d10/d10-15-11-doc-eng.html
http://www.skandiasailforgoldregatta.co.uk/results/49er.htm
Day 3 – The Shuffle
Well, Day 3 was interesting for the Canadians… Actually, it was terrible. All our boats fell a little in the standings, unfortunately. That included Gord and Hunter who were in Gold Fleet contention but fell to 29th, putting them atop Silver Fleet. On the bright side, USSTAG members Storck Moore won the final race of the day (to go along with an 8th), vaulting them into 17th overal…
Day 2 – BREEZE ON
Day 2 was howling. In fact, i am pretty sure that only the Yellow fleet raced and Blue had to catch up Wednesday morning. 30 knots.
Cook and Lowden on CAN 049 had another good day, posting a 4, 14. Also check out some sweet footage of them rocking upwind half way through the Day 2 highlights: http://www.skandiasailforgoldregatta.co.uk/news/_984/tv . Sweet! Go boys!
Gooderham and Ladha are 36th and 37th, respectively both having issues in series race Q5. On his blog, Ladha said in “30 knots of true wind we were approaching a small pack of capsized boats at the weather mark, we bore away, got our Screech spinnaker up, and then crashed into a wave so hard that we ripped our spinn bag and the 2 screws clean out of the fibre glass. A couple of minutes later, there was about 12-15 boats upside down at the top mark, waiting for the squall to pass. We knew that they were going to keep the race, because the committee cannot abandon it if the first boat has finished. Time after time, we were the only ones to keep trying to get down to the finish line, but it was impossible. As the others watched us through the rain from their capsized boats, we would get it up, accelerate, and cartwheel, and flip, but we refused to give up and wait, we really wanted to make it work more than anything, but it didn’t.” Meanwhile, Ian was pragmatic, commenting that ”We had a ton of fun blasting around the harbour for 20 minutes (in 25 knots of breeze), but unfortunately, we didn’t get any racing done.” Sounds crazy!!!
The Americans Storck/Moore sit 29th and Must/Horrocks are in 44th. Racing continues through Sunday. Go team NA!!
Day 1
Go Ladha!! He is in 24th overall. That’s Gold Fleet!! Keep it up. Tough day for Cook/Lowden and Gooderham/Hogan, as they both got black flagged in their first race. However, the positive is that all 3 boats had top 10 finishes today, and we all know those are “keepers.” Keep up the hard work, boys!
Ideal Conditions
Last weekend we had the 5th event of our 2010 49er.ca GP Series. This was the inaugural National Event hosted by NYC in bustling downtown Toronto. We had a small, but strong turnout, including Oympian Gordon Cook and the “Bawstan Boiys”, Ryan & Trevor.
Conditions Saturday were light, between 4 and 8 knots but with sunny skies and warm temps. Luckily most of the racing was done in the upper range of that, with most of the upwinds at 1.5 or 2 string conditions. During racing we also had the pleasure of the boisterous noise being created by Toronto’s “Carribana” festival. In the first race, CAN 123 port tacked the fleet at the start, only to head out to the un-favoured right side of the course. CAN 765, helmed by Gordon Cook capitalized on this mistake and took the first race of the series. In the next race, 765 hit the starting pin and was thus thursted back in the competitive fleet, allowing 123 to take the victory. In the next race, 123 was dialed in with 765 and took her way past the port tack layline. CAN 946, helmed by Dave Mori, took that race and never looked back as the top two boats battled it out, with USA 1097 finishing 2nd. In the following three races 123 and 765 traded bullets, making for an intense battle and setting the stage for day 2!
Day 2 was a little windier (8 to 11 knots) and equally as warm. Day 2 was literally champagne sailing conditions, with a beautiful backdrop of downtown Toronto. 123 and 765 resumed their on-water battle, with 765 coming out strong and taking the first race. The battle ensued, culminating with some pretty aggressive maneuvring by 765 attempting to draw a foul on 123. In the last race, they even hunted 123 on an upwind starboard-port cross. They were so aggressive, that USA 1097 was able to leap frog into the lead in that last race, which allowed them to finish in 3rd overall, just behind 765 and 123.
In the end, Gordo was not able to do enough, and after 12 races, Dub & Trev won the regatta, but it was great racing!
Thanks to the organizers and the race committee for banging off so many short, quick races without any down time. This should be a great event next year!! Perhaps with a twist…
Results: http://www.thenyc.com/racing_regattas_dinghy_results.php?sub=9&subSub=2
Check out this Seiko video. In it you can see Canadians Hunter / Kevin and Matt / Trev.
http://seikocan.com/products/velatura/movie_49er_29rxx.html
Cool stuff! Thanks again to Seiko for all their support. Also check out their 49er edition Velatura.
Check out this sweet Skandia Team GBR commercial…:
49er North America:
Lots of stuff to talk about here, so as to not load up your inboxes with multiple emails. Please read everything since we’re trying to beef up fleet participation…
The National Event * July 31 to August 1, Toronto, ON
The 5th event of the Canadian 49er GP is taking place this coming weekend. We should have 10 or more boats. Those who are border-line, just commit and we can have 12 or 15! All are welcome: novice to Olympic calibre, old or new rigs!
SEIKO 49ER.CA CHAMPIONSHIPS * AUGUST 21 TO 25, KINGSTON, ON
The 6th event of the Canadian 49er GP is taking place in 4 weeks at the annual CORK Olympic Classes Regatta. THIS IS THE BIG EVENT OF THE YEAR (** do not miss !! **). We will have 20 to 30 (or more) boats on the line (adding to last year’s tally of 19). This event is sponsored by Seiko and 49er.ca . Prizes include watches, spinnakers, T shirts, champagne, champagne flutes and a brand new trophy. This will be an amazing event with lots of boats. Again, all are welcome and encouraged to attend: novice to Olympic calibre; new or old rigs. For those that haven’t confirmed, PLEASE come! The event will culminate with a Medal Race on the final afternoon, in front of the breakwater at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, with video coverage.
Notice of Race can be found here: http://cork.org/events/cork_ocr.html . Early registration ends July 31, so be sure to register this week to save $70.
Be sure to attend this great event.
Canadian 49er Class Meeting * 6 PM, August 22, 2010, Kingston, ON
As agreed at the 2009 Canadian Class Meeting, we will have our 2010 class meeting during the Seiko 49er.ca Championships. This is your chance to have a say in how the class is run. Topics to be covered are:
- Regattas
- 2011 Schedule
- Nominations
- Website
- Parts Support
- Other Business
If you have any issues which you would like to talk about, please send them to me before August 15th. All are welcome (and encouraged) to attend (including USA and MEX). See website for more details.
The meeting will take place at 6 PM on Sunday, August 22, 2010 at Portsmouth Tavern, adjacent to the regatta site for the Seiko 49er.ca Championships. Attendees are responsible for their own beer purchasing.
Ontario Champs * September 25 to 26, Kingston, ON
The 7th (and final) event of the Canadian 49er GP takes place in 2 months during the annual CORK Fall Regatta. This will be the Ontario Championships and also be the culminating event for the Grand Prix for the Cushman Wakefield Lepage half rudder trophy.
Please make sure this event is on your calendar.
49er Atlantic Coast Champs * October 9 to 10, New York, NY
The American YC High Performance Dinghy Open has invited us back to their cool event, which takes place during a holiday weekend (CAN – Thanksgiving, USA – Columbus Day). It is definitely good to get a regatta going in NE USA. I think we will try to make this our Atlantic Coast Championship for 2010 and 2011. This will also be a good lead up to the 2011 US Nationals at The Gorge next July (to generate US participation).
More details to follow, but mark your calendars today!
49er North America Shop
As most of you probably know, Pitch Pole Skiff Products in Montreal has taken over from Vanguard (aka LaserPerformance) as the official licensed dealer for 49er parts in North America. We have all parts in stock and ready to ship anywhere in USA, MEX or CAN. This includes new boats, masts, sails, etc.
Even if you are going to buy a new boat for the European season (then ship it back home), contact us and we can give you a quote! We aim to have competitive prices and to properly support the fleet.
So make sure that whatever part you need for skiff sailing, check out the online shop www.49er.ca . We also carry other parts like foot-straps, trap pucks, tillers, trap harnesses, etc…
49er NA 2011 Schedule
Here is a preview of the NA Schedule for next year. Try to mark your calendars, plan ahead and make some of these events. We need to get commitments from more people to attend events to grow the class (especially on West Coast and USA):
Date Event Location Notes
January 23 – 29 Rolex Miami OCR Miami, FL, USA ISAF World Cup, CAN & USA Nat’l Team
February 17 – 20 North Americans Valle de Bravo, MEX Grade C1, free shipping, free housing
May 21 – 22 Toronto Icebreaker Toronto, ON, CAN Canadian 49er GP
June 4 – 5 Ottawa Skiff GP Ottawa, ON, CAN Canadian 49er GP
June 25 – 26 RCYC Skiff Regatta Toronto, ON, CAN Canadian 49er GP
July 23 – 24 49er Unlimited Regatta Kingston, ON, CAN Canadian 49er GP
July 28 – 31 US Nationals The Gorge, OR, USA Awesome venue! USA GP? ISAF Grade 2/3
August 20 – 24 49er Canadians (CORK) Kingston, ON, CAN Canadian 49er GP, ISAF Grade 2
September 24 – 25 Ontario Champs Kingston, ON, CAN Canadian 49er GP
October 8 – 9 Atlantic Coast Champs New York, NY, USA USA Grand Prix? ISAF Grade 3
December 9 – 21 ISAF Worlds Perth, WA, AUS Grade W, Entry quota = 100
See you all soon, I hope! And thanks to Seiko for supporting the local class!
Check out this sweet 49er video from France: