RVYC Women’s Invitational Starts Friday

SinC RVYC Womens Invitational

September 20, 2023

Royal Vancouver YC has introduced its inaugural Women’s Invitational Regatta! We’re inviting 10 teams from local Clubs to race in teams of three for the chance to be crowned the Women’s Champions of 2023.

The Women’s Invitational Regatta will take place September 23 and 24 in English Bay and all teams will race on RVYC’s fleet of Elliott 6m boats. “We’re so excited about the influence women have had on the sport of sailing and encourage women of all ages and experience to get involved”.

Invited Teams

Jericho SCA – Tanja Smutny – Burnaby – Sophie Stukas, Kara Jennex
RVanYC – Alexandra Edgar – Squamish – Hannah Ker, Paula Levy
RVanYC – Marcia Macdonald – North Saanich – Beth Calkin, Danielle Dowd
RVanYC – Birdie Light – Bobbie Burgers – West Vancouver – Leigh Stratton, Annaka Hoelk
RVanYC – Nicola Lott – Vancouver- Karen Barron, Clair
RVanYC – Rock and Roll – Fiona Cochrane – Vancouver – Teddi Lyall, Kylie Schatz
RVanYC – Zelda Ladefoged – Vancouver – Eleanor Hawkins, Nicola Claxton
RVicYC – Fun – Stephanie Bacon – Victoria – Sarah Turpie, Joy Dahlgren
RVicYC – The Alchemy of Sailing – Suze Cumming – North Saanich – Theresa Dobson
RVicYC – Caddy Baybes – Kate Sargent – Victoria – Jessica Hirschbold, Adele DesBrisay
Viking SC – The Vikings – Jenny Reyen – Vancouver – Rhian Evans, Lynn Beszant
WVYC – Isabella Gillard – West Vancouver – Sophie Callander, Gillian Grey

SinC RVYC Womens Invitational 2 400The Elliott 6M is a 6.18m, 600kg boat described as a modern, dynamic, high stability, International One Design 6 metre keelboat ideal for use in class racing. It served as Olympic women’s Keelboat Class at the London Olympics 2012. 

Request an invitation and learn more at https://www.royalvan.com/wir

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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