Sailing News...

1. Resail Monday - Don't forget that the Wednesday Series A resail is this Monday night.

2. Boat Crane - The crane has been repaired and functions exactly as it should. The mast crane has been reinstalled and is also functional. We thank you for your patience. The boat crane is available to those who have been checked out for its use. Please speak to the office to arrange for instructions on its use.

3. Dinghy Day - Due to a number of reasons, (weather included) tomorrow's Dinghy Day at HYC is canceled and will be rescheduled to another date in July. Dinghy Day is designed to offer members an opportunity to learn the fundamentals in Dinghy sailing and racing. We will post additional details and the new date for Dinghy Day in the very new future via the Sailor's Advisory.

4. Corporate Challenge - With the calamity these past weeks, the Corporate Challenge slipped by without anybody noticing. Not wanting this fun event to die, we will reschedule it on an upcoming Tuesday. Get your crew together and watch this space for the schedule date.

Crane News...

A quick update direct from your Manager:

* The mast crane is now in working order.
* As you probable know, the crane was hit by lighting, causing multiple organ failure. Our hopes for the boat crane is for it to be fixed by Friday. This is an ambitious schedule - keep your fingers crossed.
* CNDM continues to offer HYC members use of the CNDM crane. It is nice to have friends.

We will update you again soon.

Wednesday Night Storm

Racing was cancelled again when crews scrambled for cover as a massive storm blew across the lake and lit up the sky.

HYC holds and wins CYA Womens Keelboat Nationals

By Cathy Harris

After a long and sometimes rocky road, the Womens Keelboat National Championship Regatta finally came to pass. In the end we had ten J22s competing, from four provinces. The kick off was on Friday with a full day of on land and on water coaching ably handled by Geoff Moore of North Sails/North U, and Ron Harris, John Marten, and Pete Amos all three of HYC.

The girls spent Friday afternoon practicing starts, mark rounding, and general boat handling in winds of fifteen to seventeen knots. Friday evening all competitors were invited to stay at the club and enjoy a great meal at the weekly HYC Carvery.

Saturday it was back on the water for the actual racing. The weather gods smiled on us and Ross Tellier, our PRO, ran five races in a variety of wind from five to ten knots. At the end of day one there was a tie for first, and only one point back was third. Saturday evening saw the entire regatta sit down to a delightful dinner, provided by The Grannies for Africa, and then music from The Moonlights.

Sunday proved to be a very light wind day and the competitors were kept on shore until noon, when the wind finally filled, and the race committee got one more race in before the deadline of two o'clock.

Results are as follows:

1st Nicole Bastet of HYC

2nd Marg Hurley of Nepean Sailing Club

3rd Melodie Gummer of Kingston

4th Gillian Thompson of Kelowna

5th Karen Albert of Toronto

6th Erin Harris of HYC

7th Karen Fowler of Bedford Basin

8th Marian Kuiper of HYC

9th Toni Hobbs of Toronto

10th Cathy Bredt of HYC

At the end of a busy and fun filled weekend, it was agreed that next years WKNC would go to Victoria BC, so ladies start now and plan plan on competing. For lots of pictures of the sailing action go to http://www.maysstudio.com/store/gallery.php?gid=388

Set Your Sights on the Canteen

Starting June 24^th, the new season starts and we’ll be up and running.

This year, we’re targeting the Tuesday and Wednesday racing crowd with some dinner box combos, ready in under 10 minutes.

Come on back to the canteen!