2010 World Youth Championships

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 ISAF’s longest running event, … Read more

Amy and Kate on Development Team

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 and Kate are off … Read more

Do You Know your Rules?

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 course. http://game.finckh.net/indexe.htm

Koci Reports on Masters Experience

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 recognized as such in Halifax.  He … Read more

Fall CORK Marks End of a Great Season of Racing

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 and Optimist classes, capping off … Read more

SLSC Sailors Qualify For Provincial Championships

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 winds normally blow this time … Read more

Masters Worlds drift to an End

After 18 days of competition, the Laser Worlds drifted to an end Saturday on St. Margaret’s Bay with races abandoned because of shifty and light winds.  “It’s a disappointing last day,” admitted event manager Duncan Enman, “but both the Seniors and Masters had some incredible racing days on St. Margaret’s Bay.” For Grand Master Richard … Read more

Masters Are Nearing the End

If there was a perfect day for sailing, it was Friday on St. Margaret’s Bay just outside Halifax, NS. For the 300 athletes from 27 countries competing in the 2009 Nautel Laser Master World Championships, the day provided ideal conditions for racing. Under sunny skies and with a steady breeze of 16 to 18 knots, … Read more

Masters at Sea – With Wind…

The sea breeze returned to St. Margaret’s Bay – and with an early start all fleets got two races in on Day Five of the Masters’ World Laser Championships.  Under sunny skies and winds up to 16 knots, it is reported to have been an excellent day on the bay.  Our Richard Roberts inched up … Read more

Masters At Rest!

Today is a rest day for the Laser Masters in Nova Scotia after 3 long days of sailing in mainly shifty winds.  The unusual for St. Margaret’s Bay winds made for very long days on the water; almost eight hours for most of the sailors.  Most fleets, including the Radial Grand Master Fleet have had five races and our Richard … Read more