Racing

M242 Canadian Championship Results

September 20, 2023

The Too Wicked crew with Michael Clements

M242 Too Wicked owned by Michael Clements with crew Adrienne Mennell, Alan Barnes and Colin Gilbert went on to win the 2023 M242 Canadian Championships at the Cowichan Bay Regatta. 2nd was Alex Fox and team on Crantini, and 3rd was Mike and Rosemary Cannon and crew on Crown Royale for fabulous racing!

Terrific competition and we also had the M242 boats Treachery and Purple Martin come up from Orcas Island, USA, to race. Lots of fun and thank you Cowichan Bay Regatta!

Results can be found HERE.

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Nova Scotia Opti Championships

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