"The best ever of the 16 regattas held since their inception in 1996." enthused one person about the sailing so far. Sailors came back highly energized from their third day of of superb sailing under challenging conditions. This was truly the "Super Bowl" of training regattas since HYC's annual training event first started. On the Optimist course, the green fleet did exceptionally well with few sailors needing a hand. The Opti championship fleet together with the greens completed four races quickly on an extended course. Winds were maintained at least at 12-14 knots with gusts to 18.
The 420s comprised a fleet of well prepared sailors facing 10-13 knots winds gusting to 19. Four 40 minute races were completed plus one 25 minute race. The race committee did an excellent job in managing to accommodate five races. Only six entries dropped in these challenging conditions.
The stars for the first day of racing are (provisional results as of 17:30 on July 23, 2011):
Optimist Green Fleet
- ☆ Philippe Bouffard - Club Nautique Deux-Montagnes
- ☆ Leo Roy - Baie de Beauport
- ☆ Hyla Mosher - Hudson Yacht Club
Optimist Championship Fleet
- ☆ Justin Vittecoq - Hudson Yacht Club
- ☆ Julien Brunet - Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
- ☆ Justin Robichaud - École de Voile de l'Outaouias
420 Fleet
- ☆ Nathan Lafrance-Berger/Antoine Pacarar - Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
- ☆ Veronique Fortier/ Julien Landry - Beaconfield Yacht Club
- ☆ Samuel Eichhorn Bilodeau - BYC
Laser Radial Fleet
- ☆ Rae-Anne Norwood - NSC
- ☆ Alexandre Stranix - Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
- ☆ Holly McGarr - Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
