Christmas Camp 2010

Day one of the camp was good with wind, (some years we have been shut out), and we had a total of 30 or so sailors in Optis, Lasers, 4.7's and 420's

The weather was seasonal, about 5C , and overcast. We had Alex K , Gabe , Ben and Cam in the Lasers.
We did a buch of starting practice and lots of mark roundings.

The second day , Sunday we had a breeze that seemed to be fading so the Laser group decided to tow out to the straight, where we found a frigid northerly, Isabella , Ben , Gabe and Thomas were out , we spent 2 2 1/2 hours at it, (thank goodness the sun came out later in the day) .

Day 3 saw a proper easterly , with 10 -14 kts of breeze, we did alot of mark roundings , mixed with some long up and downs , Gabe, AK, Isabella and Ben were out in the Lasers

Day 4 seemed a little more "balmy" than the last few days, we had a solid easterly again and batted 1000 for the camp, 4 for 4 ! Could be the first ever.

Gabe made it 4 for 4 too and I'm thinking of a proper prize for the dedication, AK did 3 days , Ben did 3 too and Bella was in for 2 days

The Opti's,420's and 4.7s had a good turn out all thru the camp and we were thrilled to have Eric's wife Jenny coach the double handed team for 2 days, (nothing like a Gold medalist to get their attention).

All in all a very good camp , only the Laser team has training thru the next few months , see the rest of the team in March.


Al

Laser/Opti crossover

Bruce Millar wins 2.4 North Americans

Here is a report that was on SailKarma:

The 2.4 metre North American Championship was held at Edison Sailing Center Dec. 9 - 11. The fleet of Olympic and Paralympic champions where greeted with bone chilling COLD temps and rain. Twenty boats traveled from all across the US, Canada and two British ladies to compete in Ft. Myers, Fl.

Day 1, after a brief poll to race or not, this hardy (crazy) bunch of sailors completed 4 races. Very tight racing in a shifty 7 to 12 kts. With a strong ebb providing some interesting results. Bruce Millar ( Vancouver, CAN) found these conditions to his liking as did Allan Liebel ( Toronto, CAN) ending the day tied for the lead. A WARM welcoming reception was held at Royal Palm Yacht Club , a good time was had by all.

Day 2, Much warmer but no wind…. After a lengthy postponement 3 races completed under sunny and warmer skies.. Daily winner Megan Pascoe of Great Britain sailed smooth for 8 pts, Helena Lucas (GBR) consistency of (3) 3’s for 9 pts. And Johnny ( NO OCS’s) Ruf sandwiched a 8th with a couple of bullets. Edison SC founder Ross Webb provided a Great BBQ for all sailors and volunteers.

Day 3, FOG and no wind… An hour delay and the fleets off to races , well only one. Paul Tingley (Halifax, CAN) wins his second race of regatta.

Bruce Millar is the new North American Champion, followed closely (tied) by Paul Tingley with Megan Pascoe placing third. Regatta sponsor Mark Bryant Sailing presented contestants with spar, rudder and keel covers. PRO and Edison coach Mike Alexander along with his gang of kids did an outstanding job organizing and completing 10 races in trying conditions.

Way to go Bruce

Al