FruitBowl Update - Day 1 - Thursday - sun, wind, and higher attendance!

With sun and a fresh breeze building on the lake - the CN Worldwide HYC FruitBowl Youth Training Regatta 2009 kicked off this morning.

With 150 participants out on the water FruitBowl 2009 has grown from last year, with increased participation by the Ontario sailing teams and the Québec Navy Cadets. Also new for this year we are very happy to have the RSX Sail Board class join our regatta!

Stephane Locas, our FruitBowl Head Coach and recent Beijing Olympian, got the things underway introducing his team of 8 high performance coaches and outlining the training plan to the sailors.

Coaching teams:
Optimist Fleet: Carmen Dennis, Lauren Laventure, Hannah Kennell
Laser, Laser Radial: Colin May, Taylor Grant
420 and Laser >>: Stephane Locas, Matthieu Dubreuq, Simon Gallagher
Sail Board: Alain Bolduc
Our FruitBowl Coaches are support on and off water by 15 additional coaches attending FruitBowl with their respective teams.

Schedule of events:
Today and Tomorrow: Clinics
Saturday and Sunday: Racing
Tonight: Coaches Corner (come down and rub elbows with Olympians, National and International level dinghy racers!!)
Friday Night: Movie Night in the Woodhenge
Saturday Night: BBQ and bonfire on the beach (yes, there will be 'smores')

Special thanks to our title sponsor CN Worldwide (www.cnworldwide.com), the organizing committee (Helen Hodgson, Danny Olivenstein, Diana Coté, Michelle Jutras-Steiner, Jenny Marten, Pat Patterson, Jean-Luc Gosselin), the HYC Staff, and the many volunteers for getting FruitBowl 2009 underway.

Pictures are available for viewing and purchase via Mays Studio's website.
http://www.maysstudio.com/store/ (select "events" and then FruitBowl)
Many thanks to Linda and David May for coming down and taking some great shots of the kids!

Stay tuned for more updates as our regatta continues.

Comments / questions / special thoughts....

call me at 514-606-6317 or e-mail me at beck_kc1234@hotmail.com