The sailing program at HYC is full of exciting events and activities that help us all share in our passion for sailing both on and off the water. In this our Centennial year, I want to start by recognizing that the program is realized through the time and dedication of our volunteers and staff. I would like to introduce the members of the sailing committee and the key roles that they perform throughout the year.
Bernard leDuc, Senior Sailing Director
Dave Cobbett, Judge
Gord Thompson, Vice Commodore
Holly Frohloff, Women’s Sailing and Participation
Jean Luc Gosselin, Regattas, Handicaps & Club Measurer
John De Sevigne, Communications
Marian Kuiper, Junior Sailing Director
Pat O’Brien, Bosun
Phil Gribbin, Trophies and Awards
Ross Tellier, Race Management
Roy Folland, Soling 1M
Ryan Beck, FruitBowl
There are of course many others that provide valued help, support and guidance. Thank you all for the enthusiasm and hard work.
Read on to find out more about what is planned this year and finally a reminder that it all starts with the Spring Sailors Meeting, Wednesday April 29, 7:30pm in the Bar
Showing posts with label Scuttlebutt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scuttlebutt. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Scuttlebutt April 2009 - Senior Sailing
Planning is already well underway for our 2009 and the calendar is packed full of fun events.
The core of the sailing program will again be our Wednesday and Saturday series PHRF spinnaker racing, as well as the Tuesday Whitesail series, which just keeps growing in popularity. For 2009, we’ve added a Frostbite series right after the Fall series. This started unofficially last year, with 10 boats gathering for spontaneous races on frosty Sunday mornings to stretch the season by a couple more weeks. Of course, the program would not be complete without the Jack Howlett Memorial Race, the Thompson Long Distance Race, the Single Handed Race and the Club captain’s Broom. We will also be running a special event for Centennial weekend – watch the new and improved Sailors Advisory http://hycsailorsadvisory.blogspot.com/ for details.
Events with other clubs will continue to expand. As well as our interclub racing on Wednesdays with CVL and Oka, we will be reintroducing the Lake of Two Mountain Championship – a series of 5 races in June with CVL, CNMD and Oka.
About 30 boats competed in the Wednesday Series last year and a similar number in White Sail. We hope to get those numbers up even higher this year and welcome the new additions to the fleet: so far at least one J22, one J24 and a C&C Redline.
Dinghy sailing has a new time slot and will be receiving an injection of extra talent and energy. It’s moved to Thursday nights and the old hands will be challenged by the up-and-coming junior sailors from the bronze programs and the race teams.
The Soling 1M program continues to go from strength to strength and will be hosting the National Championships this year.
As you can see it’s a big program, with lots of races to run and results to calculate. So I’m happy to report that Pat O’Brien will be returning as Bo’sun and building on his success from last season.
Finally, a quick note to recognize Scott Lawrence and the crew of Quill who were the true PHRF1A fleet champions last year (this was incorrectly reported in the Annual Report).
See you on the water, the sooner the better.
The core of the sailing program will again be our Wednesday and Saturday series PHRF spinnaker racing, as well as the Tuesday Whitesail series, which just keeps growing in popularity. For 2009, we’ve added a Frostbite series right after the Fall series. This started unofficially last year, with 10 boats gathering for spontaneous races on frosty Sunday mornings to stretch the season by a couple more weeks. Of course, the program would not be complete without the Jack Howlett Memorial Race, the Thompson Long Distance Race, the Single Handed Race and the Club captain’s Broom. We will also be running a special event for Centennial weekend – watch the new and improved Sailors Advisory http://hycsailorsadvisory.blogspot.com/ for details.
Events with other clubs will continue to expand. As well as our interclub racing on Wednesdays with CVL and Oka, we will be reintroducing the Lake of Two Mountain Championship – a series of 5 races in June with CVL, CNMD and Oka.
About 30 boats competed in the Wednesday Series last year and a similar number in White Sail. We hope to get those numbers up even higher this year and welcome the new additions to the fleet: so far at least one J22, one J24 and a C&C Redline.
Dinghy sailing has a new time slot and will be receiving an injection of extra talent and energy. It’s moved to Thursday nights and the old hands will be challenged by the up-and-coming junior sailors from the bronze programs and the race teams.
The Soling 1M program continues to go from strength to strength and will be hosting the National Championships this year.
As you can see it’s a big program, with lots of races to run and results to calculate. So I’m happy to report that Pat O’Brien will be returning as Bo’sun and building on his success from last season.
Finally, a quick note to recognize Scott Lawrence and the crew of Quill who were the true PHRF1A fleet champions last year (this was incorrectly reported in the Annual Report).
See you on the water, the sooner the better.
Scuttlebutt April 2009 - Junior Sailing
It’s gonna be a hot summer – and I am talking about HYC’s Opti and Senior Race Teams! Our coaches and kids are gearing up for the start of their pre-season training later this month. Simon Gallagher and Lauren Laventure, two of HYC’s own who took their passion for racing to international levels, will be guiding our young sailors through the challenges and thrills of regatta competition!
Many thanks to the race team committee (Diana Lavoie, Cyrille Vittecoq, Don Gillis, Danny Olivenstein and Hannah Kennell) whose input and time were invaluable – and to the race team kids and parents for their support and enthusiasm!
Registration is now open to non-members and there are still a few spots available. Race teams are typically bring-your-own-boat, but this year we have made available to rent a limited number of double-handed 420-class boats to our Senior Race Team participants (and it is an excellent deal!)
If you would like more information on our Race Teams, coaches, registration or boat rental, please check out the Junior Race Teams page on our website, call the office or come by to pick up a Race Team Package.
In the next Scuttlebutt, we will say HI to our group of keen instructors, and look at some exciting offerings in the Junior Sailing Programs! (And if you just can’t wait, check out the Junior Sailing Lessons page on the web!)
Many thanks to the race team committee (Diana Lavoie, Cyrille Vittecoq, Don Gillis, Danny Olivenstein and Hannah Kennell) whose input and time were invaluable – and to the race team kids and parents for their support and enthusiasm!
Registration is now open to non-members and there are still a few spots available. Race teams are typically bring-your-own-boat, but this year we have made available to rent a limited number of double-handed 420-class boats to our Senior Race Team participants (and it is an excellent deal!)
If you would like more information on our Race Teams, coaches, registration or boat rental, please check out the Junior Race Teams page on our website, call the office or come by to pick up a Race Team Package.
In the next Scuttlebutt, we will say HI to our group of keen instructors, and look at some exciting offerings in the Junior Sailing Programs! (And if you just can’t wait, check out the Junior Sailing Lessons page on the web!)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)