Registration for LYRA 2024 at RYC is Open

Apr 17, 2024

Fiesty – LYRA Boat of the Year 2023 – One Design

For boats on this side of the border, LYRA at Rochester has been a favourite for years and this year, after a Covid hiatus with closed borders, may well be the bounce back opportunity. The classic Rochester Yacht Club is charmingly historic and always welcoming to Canadians. Lake Yacht Racing Association, founded in 1884 to serve and represent yachting interests on Lake Ontario, Eastern Lake Erie, the Upper St. Laurence River. RYC first hosted in 1937 and many times since.

Registration for LYRA 2024 Regatta hosted by RYC is OPEN! Visit their page for information and registration links:
https://www.rochesteryc.com/web/pages/lyra

8mR Bangalore sparring with 8mR Norseman this past summer during the LYRA Cobourg 2023 8mR Championship hosted at Cobourg Yacht Club

John O’Dwyer and Bob Carey present LYRA BOTY – Handicap to Brendan Benson – J/30 Blaze

Racing

Race to Kingston 2023 – Update

Don’t miss out on the Race Social Event of the year! What to expect! We are less than a few weeks out from the start of the 2023 Race to Kingston Event, August 11th thru 14th. All race registration details can be found at Yachtscoring.com, Race to Kingston.

News & Events

Lake Ontario Offshore Racing – early deadline

It’s April and just around the corner – beginning on Friday June 4th actually – is the 2021 Susan Hood Trophy Race (SHTR). Fondly referred to as the ‘Coolest Race on the Lake’, the Susan Hood is a 75 nautical mile overnight race that kicks off the racing season.

Racing

LOWISA 57 in NW Ontario

Serious racing, serious fun. Short for Lake of the Woods International Sailing Association, the LOWISA 57 Regatta is taking place this year from August 5 – August 12, 2023.

News & Events

Rolex Swan Cup: September 6 – 13, 2020

As sport begins its careful resumption following the lengthy interruption caused by COVID-19, the biennial Rolex Swan Cup will take centre stage in early September as one of the first international sailing competitions.

News & Events

Regatta Preview: Kingston’s CORK for 2022 – a Packed Season

CORK, the Canadian Olympic training Regatta Kingston, is Canada’s largest annual sailing regatta. CORK was established in 1969 by a group of enthusiastic sailors who knew that Kingston was an ideal location for large international sailing regattas.

Racing

‘The Gambler’ Ready to Roll Again

Paul Tingley isn't in London to "defend" his Paralympic Games sailing title. Make no mistake about it – the 42-year-old from Halifax believes he's more than capable of repeating as the champion of the 2.4mR class he mastered in 2008 in Beijing. He's done everything possible to get ready for his fourth Paralympic competition, including training with Swedish coach Stellan Berlin in waters off the English coast to prepare himself for the conditions he'll face in the days to come. But defence doesn't seem to be in the playbook of the sailor nicknamed The Gambler in some circles for his penchant for taking risks – many of which tend to pay off in a big way.

R2K Features Melodie Schaffer and Original Red Jacket

Jul 26, 2024 As has become tradition, the event will kick off with registration and party at Mimico Cruising Club on Friday, August 16. Racers will muster for 1000 on the Saturday for the start from the Mimico Club racing area and head down lake for the finish off the break wall at Kingston Yacht… Read More…
J105 Women’s Championship This August

Jul 26, 2024 By Jessica Perraton The 2024 J105 Ontario Women’s Championship is coming to the Royal Canadian Yacht Club on August 17th, 2024. This Championship is all about women sailors putting their racing skills into action and about creating opportunities to gain experience and learn from each other. Participants range from teens to seniors,… Read More…