Kitten Cup

This years version of the Kitten cup was a very high caliber event with strong fleets in the Laser,Radial,Double Handed and Opti classes.

Being the first Canada Games qualifying event, many of the sailors well keen to put on a good showing.

In the Laser class a number of the veteran sailors grabbed some laser gear and got out on the water.
Dan Slater from New Zealand (Dan sailed in the Olympics in the Finn in China), Tommy Warton, (Laser National team coach), Jason Rhodes, (Royal Van Member and Olympic Coach in China).

At any rate the young guns were going to have their hands full all weekend.

In the end Dan was first with Ricardo Montemayer second and Luke Ramsay third.
It went right down to the last race and was fantastic to see three generations of laser sailors fight it out.

In the Radial Isabella Bertold dominated the fleet with mostly first place finishes.
There was a large group of new Race Team members out, (13 in total).

Eric Sevais had an excellent result ending 4th overall. Natalia Montemeyer was 2nd girl and 5th overall.
8 of the top 10 were from Royal Van!

On the Double handed course the 29ers were fighting for the Canada birth.
Mark Patacky,(our Doublehanded Coach)and Jonn Scott ended 2nd and lead the trials so far.

In the Opti class Royal Van dominated with Laura Konitzer winning and Cameron Ho 2nd (6 of the top 10 from RV).

Results are @ http://www.royalvan.com/racing_results.asp?TID=3&RID=127&SID=240&DID=2

A excellent weekend of racing, with excellent race management.
Thanks to all the volunteers and Rob Scott for heading up the event.
Thanks Liliah Martin for doing the sailors swap!

On to Victoria for the team this coming weekend for the 2nd Canada Games Trials.

AL