Couples Race

Friday August 13th 2010 we will have a "just for fun" race, here are the details...

Couple's race (if your relationship can handle racing on Friday 13th then your are welcome!)

White sail, any boat with SLVYRA PHRF handicap, one couple per boat.
Warning signal 6:30pm, startline will be near the yacht club between the yellow mark and the t-pier.  Signals will be made from one of the participating boats, no flags, one start.  Each boat shall record their elapsed race time.  Finish will be at Oka (finish mark tbd).  All couples are invited to dine at the Shand Thai restaurant in Oka and then evening sail home to Hudson.

5$ per boat and the winning couple gets the jackpot towards their dinner/wine.  There is a charge to dock at Oka, cash only (ranges from $5 to 20$ in our past experience).

Please advise Jenny by Wednesday if you would like to participate so that reservations can be made both at the restaurant and Oka marina.  Send email tojennyhalyard@hotmail.com<mailto:jennyhalyard@hotmail.com>

Ken Hodgson Memorial Race

This Wednesday 4 August, we will be remembering Ken as a dedicated sailor, a family man and a fine and welcoming member of the yacht club.  We truly miss him and the club will not be the same without him.

All participating boats should fly a purple ribbon from their backstay.  Purple ribbons are made and worn to raise awareness about pancreatic cancer.  Lee Grant will be distributing the ribbons before the race.  The race will be run concurrently with the normal Wednesday night race - so warning signal is at 7pm.

Single Handed Race

A favourite of Ken Hodgson, the Single Handed Race for the Lake of Two Mountains Gazette Trophy will be run on Saturday 31 July, warning signal 11:00.

A race traditionally set to challenge the skippers boat handling skills with a very unusual course, it is open to all classes. There will be a single start for all competitors and the race is limited to white sail.

Copies of the SI's will be available at the club and on http://hudsonyachtclub.com/racing_documents.html

The Lake of Two Mountains Trophy was originally presented to the club in 1964 to be awarded for Club Championship in the GP14 Class. During the 1970's the participation in GP14's fell and the trophy was rededicated to the Class Winner, Miscellaneous Centreboards. In 1982 the trophy took on its current award to the winner of the Single Handed Race. Since then it has been won by such notable members amongst others as Greg Bowser, Ken Hodgson, Cork Winters, Ed Cowell and Ron Harris.

HYC Women's Regatta

The HYC Women's Regatta will be held on Sunday, 8 August.

• The regatta is open to anyone (so long as they are female).  
• All boat classes are eligible (so long as they have a valid SLVYRA handicap).  
• There are 2 races planned (so long as they happen before 3pm).  
• Skippers meeting at 11:00 in the HYC bar with first gun at 12:30 (so long as there is no AP).  
• Entry fee $5/participant.  

Please register via the office.  NOR and SIs are available on http://hudsonyachtclub.com/racing_documents.html

La Nocturne - The Night Hawk Race - 6th August

This race is unique in our sailing calendar for two reasons: it's the only race that takes place at night and the only race that uses a "pursuit start" format.

Run by CVMO (Oka), the race starts at 20:00 with slower boats starting first and faster boats starting later depending on their handicaps.  The start times are calculated so that, theoretically, all boats arrive at the finish at the same time.  So, once you're racing, you need to beat everyone boat on boat.   Added to this excitement, is the challenge of racing at night.  The race lasts about 4 hours and ends well after sunset - so you have the added thrill of tracking your competitors via their navigation lights, and  seeing boats appear suddenly out of the darkness.  It's all rounded off with a reception and prize-giving at Oka.

Last year, this race was won by a Tanzer 22, Sloup du Jour, beating a J22 by 2 boat lengths, who were narrowly ahead of a J27.  It's a fun race that anyone can win.

Details, NOR, and start times, are available on www.cvmo.ca

HYC Wins Hudson / Kingston Challenge

by Roy Folland
For the second year in a row Hudson's Soling One Meter fleet wins the annual Kingston / Hudson Challenge Regatta.
Held at HYC this year, Kingston's four man team Raced against our team of four which were chosen on the basis of best scores of HYC's finest nine.

Saturday evening, almost all competitors participated in the Carribean event and everyone had a great time and were all ready to go Sunday morning.

Saturday racing (July 19) was abandoned due to the heave storms and squalls in our area.
Sunday(July 20) racing started about 10:30 and ended at 2:30 with nine races completed with very challenging winds from all directions.

Kingston's total score ended with 194 points against our Hudson team score of 136. (Low points scoring system)
Our individual team members scores were;

Ed Cowell                 20 points.
Roy Folland              29 points.
George Roberton.     37 points.
Ken Walker.             50 points.

TOTAL                    137 points

Next year the Kingston / Hudson Challenge will be held at Kingston Yacht Club.

Resail of Wed B3

Unfortunately the wind gods finally deserted us last week and there was no racing on Wednesday night due to total lack of breeze. As per the SI’s, this race will be attempted to be resailed on Monday, August 2nd and will be the only resail for the Wednesday B-series. Warning signal, as usual at 7pm.

Race Committee Tip – Resist the Green Letter – It’s Safer

With so many boats out racing, the fleets have spread out and we often face the situation where one fleet is approaching the finish line, while another is still rounding the mark for another leg.   This can lead to potential collisions if the finish involves a starboard rounding. 

In the diagram, boat A is finishing and boat B still has a leg to sail.  On the left, with a starboard rounding, A and B are approaching the mark in opposite directions.  If boats in B fleet have already rounded the mark they will be approaching A on a possible collision course.  If the course is set with a port rounding to finish, as on the right, the problem goes away.  Both A and B will round in the same direction.   

This will also work for a downwind finish.  Once the race is underway, the RC simply moves the boat to the other side of the pin, and you can end with a port rounding finish. 

LTM Championship Results

The Lake of Two Mountains Championship series completed last week.  We had a great participation with 45 boats in total from 4 clubs coming out to race.  Also, this year we were blessed with good wind and no resails.  HYC performed very and took the bulk of the flags at the prize giving on Wednesday.  Top 3 in each fleet were as follows (for full results refer to the HYC website)

PHRF 1A

1^st Slim, Alan Gray, HYC

2^nd Still Lost Boys, Paul Laflamme, HYC

3^rd Quill, Scott Lawrence, HYC

PHRF 1B

1^st Jazz, Ron Harris, HYC

2^nd Won Ton, David Godin, HYC

3rd Springbok, Femke le Duc, HYC

PHRF 2

1st Redcoat, Ross Tellier, HYC

2^nd Spanish Coffee, Simon Robinson, HYC

3^rd Farouch, D. Castonguay, CVL

PHRF 3

1^st Coquine, Marois-Rousseau, CVL

2^nd Shigawac, Chris Campbell, HYC

3rd Knot A Clew, Mike Laventure, HYC

Opti Race Team on the Podium

By Jenny Halyard
June 24-27 the HYC Opti Race team travelled to Lac Memphremagog for the 2nd leg of the Quebec Championship Series. The team, lead by coach Taylor Grant, took part in 2 days of intense training followed by 2 days of competitive racing.

Chantal Bourque finished 1st in the Red fleet and 2nd Overall for the regatta with a consistent performance in each race. Chantal has shown she can read shifty wind conditions and successfully cover the fleet behind her. Well done Chantal!

Jack Marten took his first podium finish with a 3rd place in the Opti Blue division. You will notice Jack easily this week since his knees are bright red – the “sunscreen-everywhere-not-just-your-face” lesson was learned.

Other notable performances include Mathew Kondejewski taking first place in the final race leaving the entire fleet behind him. Apparently the whole fleet went left except for Matthew and Jack and it really paid off as these two pulled away from the fleet.


Matthew also achieved 2nd in the Red Fleet.

Joey Marten was apprehensive about racing but got it together on Sunday and managed to leave some boats behind him in the green fleet, his big smile was all it took for the regatta to be successful.

Well done team HYC! Next regatta is the TRY regatta at Pointe-Claire Yacht Club July 8th – 11th. Good luck.

Dinghy Day - Lots of Fun Had by All

Ten intrepid sailors, including Mike the bosun, enjoyed a (re) introduction to dinghy sailing on Saturday.  After an on-shore introduction to rigging Lasers and 420's (which included actual examples of the full spectrum of Laser equipment throughout the ages), as well as demonstration of how to tack on a dolly, the fleet headed out onto the water.  Shifty and puffy winds kept the sailors on their toes, although it was the winward-leeward sausage that finally highlighted Athur's dinghy racing experience, as well sail 17400's lack of stability downwind (clearly an equipment issue, not lack of skill).  The 420's even flew their kites.

A lot of fun was had by all and our thanks go out to the coaches Chris and Evert, as well as 420-meisters Don and Andrew Gillis and to dolly-tacker Colin May.  Also, special thanks to those who also made their boats available to the novices: James Gillis, Gene Leier, Betsy Stewart and Paul Rainbow. 

To see all the photos (thanks Andrew), click here Dinghy Day Album

Casual Sundays - Relaxed Weekend Sailing

This weekend, June 27th, sees the start of our Casual Sundays. Casual Sundays are designed for the pure love of sailing. Anyone who feels like a relaxed sail, with a few other boats, in a loose race format, shows up on Sunday morning.


There's no race committee or set format. The skippers agree together which course they will sail using the permanent marks that have now been placed in the lake. One boat volunteers to run a start sequence using sound signals. Each boat keeps his own time. One start, one class; everyone is welcome.

No prizes, no points for the Club Championship - just casual fun.

Meet at 10:00 am for approximate start time of 10:30 a.m. See you there this Sunday. (Bring some friends).