Fleet:
If you are interested in being the guinea pig for the new key-way spreader mast, please send in an application!
Tell me who you are, what type of boat, boom you have. How often will you train with it? What regattas?
We are looking for someone that is in the “Novice to Intermediate” range who can sail with it nearly every day and provide feedback.
If interested please send Trevor an email: trevor@49er.ca .
After a long haul from Paris to Ovington to Weymouth and finally to Palma, and 141 hours of boat work, Dan and I are ready to start our Palma training camp! We have sailed the new boat quite a lot over the past 4 days and everything is working great. We have been doing some great tuning with other countries, and we have some partners to work with throughout the camp in the mornings, and there is a growing fleet for afternoon races.
We had a meeting with our coach this afternoon, and set some great process goals, and high yet very achievable performance goals for the event. We are looking forward to working real hard and efficiently during the camp and sailing extremely smart and fast during the event. Here we go!
Jon (I’m not Mexican) Ladha
After a few days off following Miami OCR we packed up shop and got out of Miami for a couple weeks of trianing in Kemah Texas with 2 of the American teams. With three boats out on the warter in a zero pressure enviroment we were free to try almost anything to gain little speed advantages here and there. With a full range of wind conditions we got a chance to clear our heads after a dissapointing start to the year and get back to basics.
Due to a less than ideal weather outlook for the next couple weeks in Texas, with near freezing temperatures and little to no wind, the camp was called to an early close. Both Ian and I are taking time off now after a long three months of sailing.
by Billy Gooderham (CAN 1058)
Here are some details that have been bounced around by email:
Billy Gooderham, Feb 19:
Hi Guys,
In the interest of getting things planned out sooner rather than later I want to get a sense of what everbody’s plans are.
Firstly I know that me and Hogan and Gordo have been talking about doing a camp in early May in Weymouth agian. It was a great camp last year and a good way to kick of the European season (for those of us not doing Palma or Heyeres). I feel like the more guys on the water the better the camp will be.
If you guys can give me any info on who is interested, and what dates work for the people who have jobs? Also who we want to get to come in and coach it, is anyone apposed to having Nigel come in agian? Once we have a sense of numbers and dates we can get things moving in respect to booking the time off in the house as well as seeing if we can use the foundation VSR.
From there is Holland. Who is going? How are people planning on getting boats from Weymouth to Holland? I am assuming that Trev and hunter you guys are planning on using your trailer. I know that Hogan and I are looking into Euro Lease this summer. What is the intrest on splitting gas and towing behind our car?
Finally is Europeans in Poland. I am assuming that everybody is going. Once agian I am interested in what peoples plans are in respect to getting boats to Poland as well as what peoples perspective arrival dates are? I know me and hogan are tentavily planning on making the long haul from Holland. Anyone want to join us? Also what the intrest is in getting a coach(possibly Dan or Cook if we can swing it)?
Anyways that is all I can think of for now. If yall think of anything I have left out feel free to speak up. I think the more we can get this planned out together, it will become a whole lot easier and cheaper for all of us.
Trevor Parekh, Feb 20:
Guys,
It seems like May 15 – 20 is about right for time frame. DLR is 26 – 30.
I would def like to do the camp. I just need agreement from Dubs. We will not do DLR. However we will probably charter our boat for DLR (to the Mexicans).
As you all know, Hunter and I co-own a trailer that is presently in Weymouth. Matt and I plan to do Europeans, so will need a ride for our boat / trailer to Poland after DLR. Therefore we will gladly split gas/transport charges with whomever drives it there (and back). So Billy if you get a vehicle big enough that you can car-top a 49er then you could split your charges with us and Gord/H.
Good initiative BG. Keep in touch, all.
Ian Hogan, Feb 21:
That week sounds good but hopefully a few of us can be training in Weymouth longer. Maybe run a camp from the 10th to the 21st, go to Holland on the 22nd. This is similar to what we did last year and chances are there will be a couple days that are unsailable.
Gordon Cook, Feb 22:
think we are in for training May 10 -21st. Hiring Nigel seems like a good idea at this point.. We could also try to get Simon Hiscocks to come down for a day or two.
We are looking for transport as well.. If the van isn’t too full we could use a ride to Medemblik and the Europeans, otherwise will find another way to get the boat there.
Thanks for getting in touch about this stuff.
Jon Ladha, Feb 23:
Dan and I are in for Weymouth camp May 10-21st, but we will not be doing Delta LLoyd this year. We will also be very interested in doing another camp there right after Europeans. Once camp dates are confirmed, and we can create a budget and agenda for the camp, then we can confirm our participation in the training, which we are already looking forward to.
Billy Gooderham, Feb 24:
okay guys,
Here is what i am getting out of all this:
firstly everybody seems interested in the weymouth camp may 10-21 (trev and dubs joining in part way through). also everybody seems agreed on nigel as a coach.
second trev and dubs and lahda and dan are out for Delta lloyd. Gordo and Hunter are in.
Once we figure out the euro lease we can figure out travel arrangements (driving to holland and euros) as well as transport for boats.
CAN 1058 – Gooderham / Hogan (Miami)
We’ve been here for almost 3 weeks now getting ready for the Worlds in just over a month. The first week was spent in 10-15 knots getting our feet back in the boat and sailing around marks. The second week, we had our coach here and worked more on boathandling, short course, and starting practice in light air. It was so light that it was the first time that we’ve sailed the new mast in that condition, and it took us some time to get the tuning right. This week we have been training with one US team and an Austrian team with a lot of starts and short races.
Our coach gets back next Friday for a week long camp before we have to pack our boat and ship to the Bahamas on the 15th.
CAN 709 – Ladha / Inkpen (Freeport)
There is a training regatta starting tomorrow, and I will try to get some out of that .
Wind is normally light, but the past 2 days it has been windy on shore(usually offshore), and it has been quite hectic launching in the waves. It is nice here, resort is good, decent food, but obviously mass produced. A word of advice, get on customs back asap!! See you soon
Recently held at Nepean Sailing Club, the Ottawa Skiff Grand Prix held a successful 7 races over the weekend of June 6th and 7th. The winds ranged anywhere from barely able to move, up to a consistent 13-15 knots. The 49er fleet, after having roughly 5 boats withdraw, consisted of Trevor/Dubreucq, the Crossley boys, and finally Soosalu/Blumer. WIth only 3 boats on the line, the 49ers handicap raced against the International 14’s and one 29er, bringing the grand total to 19 boats.
On the first day, the early glassy wind that had been around in the morning quickly turned into a 5-10 knot breeze, with boats switching between displacement and planing modes upwind. By early afternoon a consistent 12-15 knots settled in from the North West, and after a days sailing Billy/Haywire, Ian/Fred, and John Curtis rounded off the top three for the day, with the 49ers not too far behind. Once off the water, Mount Gay Rum once again supported the Ottawa Skiff Grand Prix, treating everyone to Rum and Coke. All in all a good day one.
On Sunday everyone arrived at the yacht club (or woke up from the back of cars) to roughly the same conditions as the morning before, quiet and flat. Sunday, however, did not see a huge increase in wind, and the race committee became hard pressed to bang off 2 races in a few hours. After roughly 3 hours of being out on the water, the race committee called it a day.
After all the scoring was finished, the top 5 results were.
1. Haywire/Billy
2. Ian/Fred
3. John Curtis
4. Dubreucq/Trevor
5. Soosalu/Blumer
Once again, thanks to everyone that attended the event, and next year get that 49er up to Ottawa and join in on the fun at the Ottawa Skiff Grand Prix!
-Peter Soosalu
The week before Christmas, there were three Canadian boats down in Miami doing some training, in preparation for the upcoming Miami OCR. Present were the teams of Bill Gooderham, Ian Hogan (down there since the beginning of Dececmber); Hunter Lowden, Kevin Grierson (down there for only a few days); and Matt Dubreucq, Trevor Parekh (down there for a week).
After a few painstaking days of boat setup in the scorching heat (thanks to Gordo), we were able to get all three boats on the water, with the addition of Americans Johnny Goldsberry and Matt Noble.
We had some good training doing some tacking and gybing duels on beautiful Biscayne Bay. The weather cooperated well and we had a few days of warm sun and medium breezes. Unfortunately, the Yanks only made it out for one day and then Billy had to go home and see his girlfriend, leaving us and Hunter/Kevin. Despite being only two boats we still had some good training.
After Hunter and Kev left (not without a trip to The Knife), we continued to train in typical Miami light airs.
By Trevor Parekh, CAN 946