Archive for the ‘Race Team’ Category

Florida Midwinters – Cold and Hot

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

The weather was cold - really cold - this past weekend at the Club 420 U.S. Midwinters held at the U.S. Sailing Center in Jansen Beach, Florida, but the competition was hot - really hot.  Sailing against stiff competition largely from the U.S. college ranks, Amy DesBrisay and Kate Thomas sailed hard in ...

Canadians Win Gold in Melbourne

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

2008 Canadian Olympian Mike Leigh in the Laser class and 2008 Paralympic Gold Medallist Paul Tingley in the 2.4 mR class both sailed to victory in in the Sail Melbourne Regatta in Melbourne, Australia in December and you will find below a link to the Sail Melbourne website with really ...

2010 World Youth Championships

Monday, January 4th, 2010

In January and February of this new year, a contingent of Canadian sailors in various classes will be racing at designated class  regattas in Florida with a view to being selected as Canada's team for the ISAF Youth World Championship.  The Youth Worlds will take place in July of this year.  The Youth Worlds is ...

Amy and Kate on Development Team

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Amy DesBrisay and Kate Thomas have accepted invitations to join Ontario Sailing's new Ontario Development Team.  This team, comprised of 4 Club 420 crews, 4 Radial sailors, 4 29er crews and 4 Laser full rig sailors will receive coaching through Ontario Sailing at development clinics and some funding for events. Amy ...

Do You Know your Rules?

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Here is a link to a rules quiz...test your knowledge and learn some rules.  Do the test once and then do it again every month until the racing season starts next year.  By then you will be a rules junkie and a more confident sailor when you are back on the ...

Koci Reports on Masters Experience

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Rob Koci, who was this year's winner of the Mid Ontario Radial class, spent two years preparing for the World Masters Championships held in Halifax this past September.  Rob had set himself a goal of winning the Grand Master Radial Championship - to be the best in the World and ...

Fall CORK Marks End of a Great Season of Racing

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

This past weekend, members of the SLSC Race Team, instructors and past instructors took to the usually rough waters off Portsmouth Harbour in Kingston for the end of season grand finally Fall CORK regatta.  This year Fall CORK was also Ontario Sailing's Provincial Championships for Laser, Radial, Club 420, 29er ...

SLSC Sailors Qualify For Provincial Championships

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

The Amy DesBrisay/Kate Thomas and Owen Thomas/Sean Clynch teams have been selected by virtue of their race records this summer to participate in the Ontario Sailing Provincial Championships which are taking place this weekend.  The Championship will be sailed at Fall CORK out of Portsmouth Harbour in Kingston where the ...