High water, light winds – LORC Season Opener
Ashbridge’s Bay Yacht Club hosted the opening regatta of the 2017 Lake Ontario Racing Council season May 27 and 28. It was a challenge…
The 74th Swiftsure International Yacht Race
The 74th Swiftsure International Yacht Race lived up to its reputation as the ultimate test for yacht racing in the Pacific Northwest.
The 2017 LO 300 continues to grow
This year’s LO300 begins on July 15 and is the Lake’s biggest best-known offshore event. In 2016 there were ell over 100 entries and there are currently 70 boats entered.
Boxing Rock Cup Harbour Race set for June 10
The annual Boxing Rock Cup (formerly the Harbour Race) will be held Saturday, June 10. Racing starts from both the Bedford Basin Club and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron at 1300, with the finish line off Bishop’s Landing on the city waterfront.
Race to Alaska (R2AK)
One of the greatest sea adventures of our time is about to begin, the 3rd annual Race to Alaska. Stage 1 is the shakedown sprint from Port Townsend, Washington to Victoria, British Columbia…
The Basil Hobbs Memorial SIN Regatta
On June 30th through July 2ndcome and join the Nanaimo Yacht Club and celebrate Canada’s 150th Birthday. A new non-competitive Canada 150 Division for Cruising Boats is now part the SIN Regatta.
Nova Scotian crew wins Bermuda International Invitational Race Week
Boat builder, tug boat skipper and sailor, Dayna Nelder, has been busy again. Dayna sent us this report on her most recent adventure. GC
The 50th Annual Round the County Race
On August 19 and 20 the 50th edition of one of Canada’s most interesting races gets underway.
Race to Alaska Explained
The inside passage to Alaska has been paddled by native canoes since time immemorial, sailing craft for centuries, and after someone found gold in the Klondike the route was jammed with steamboats full of prospectors elbowing each other out of the way for the promise of fortune.
Around Thetis Island Race
Thetis Island Marina and the Maple Bay Yacht Club announce that the 23rd Annual Thetis Island Regatta will take place this weekend on May 12, 13, 14, 2017. Once again there will be a race around both Thetis and Penelakut Islands, followed by the famous barbeque. This regatta is open to all classes of sailboats.
2018 Melges 24 World Championship To Take Place At The Victoria International Marina
The Victoria International Marina, in partnership with the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, will host the June 2018 Melges 24 World Championship Regatta will take place.
The Heineken Regatta
With the help of friends from the Northern Yacht Club and the Salty Dawgs, they took the boat south to Nanny Cay Tortola and liveaboard the Catalina in the winter, the cruiser in the summer. What a deal!
Race the Beautiful North Channel
North Channel Race Week is a sailing race thru the North Channel for five legs during the third week of July with bot Spinnaker and JAM divisions.
Brad Willauer’s Family crew will rotate helm on Marblehead to Halifax Race
Seventy-three year old Brad Willauer is one of the veterans of the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race. He has been participating since he was a teenager, usually working the foredeck on someone else’s boat.
Wrapping it up in SXM (gonzo edition)
Quite possibly the single greatest day of competitive sailing that I have ever witnessed
It’s almost over ….
As we endure what I sincerely hope is the last winter storm of the year, it’s time to remind ourselves of what we can look forward to this summer.