Boats must hold a Valid Buoyancy Certificate to race in any event. This includes Canadian and USA 2.4mR class events. This is covered in class rule B 4.3.
Certificates are valid for a maximum of 5 years from the date of a test.
Sailing Schedule Spring – Summer 2017
Sailing Schedule
Spring – Summer 2017
| May 20 – 21, 2017 | National Yacht Club, Toronto ON (host club is Toronto Sailing & Canoe Club) |
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| June 9 – 11, 2017 | New York Yacht Club, Newport RI | |
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NYC Summer Series I |
June 17, 2017 |
National YC, Toronto ON |
| June 19 – 25, 2017 | Kiel, Germany | |
| June 21 – 25, 2017 | Sail Newport, Newport RI | |
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The National Event |
July 15 – 16, 2017 | National YC, Toronto ON |
| July 27 – 30, 2017 | Burnham Harbor, Chicago IL | |
| July 27 – August 4, 2017 | Gimli Yacht Club, Gimli MB | |
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NYC Summer Series II |
July 29, 2017 |
National YC, Toronto ON |
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2.4mR North American Championship |
August 11 – 13, 2017 | Pointe Claire YC, Pointe-Claire QC |
| September 8 – 10, 2017 | Chicago YC, Chicago IL | |
| NYC Summer Series III | September 9, 2017 |
National YC, Toronto ON |
| 2.4mR Canadian Championship | September 15, 2017 (Registration) September 16 – 17, 2017 |
National YC, Toronto ON |
| NYC Summer Series IV – TBC | September 23, 2017 |
National YC, Toronto ON |
Notices of Race and Results are linked above.
Toronto Fleet Schedule 2017
Greetings to All!
Below is a list of events that are scheduled for the upcoming 2017 Racing Season. When planning your schedule, please note the following:
NYC Summer Series: The series will offer four days of course racing throughout the season. Racing will be undertaken via the National Yacht Club and is open to both club and non-club members. Racing will take place on Lake Ontario, south of Ontario Place, weather permitting. More information will be forwarded to the Fleet at the end of May.
You will be notified when a Notice of Race of any of the events below has been electronically posted. Continue reading “Toronto Fleet Schedule 2017”
CanAm Championship Series Results 2016-2017
March Regatta CanAm Series Report
The CanAm 2.4mR series has been running on the west coast of Florida since December. 19 boats joined in for the finale last weekend at the Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club. The fleet included Olympians, Paralympians, Canadian and American National Champions so I decided it was a great idea to join them for the weekend. The first day was breezy with Alan Leibel from Canada going well until the second race when he broke his gooseneck. He was among good company as Dee Smith missed a couple races due to a forestay breaking as did I for a boom end falling off. With a couple of boats getting OCS in the third race Toronto sailing friends Darrell Suderman and Mike Hren made the early running. With the notable exception of Paralympic Silver medallist Jackie Gay taking the second race. With no discards the race was on to keep letters to the minimum with some catching up to be done by many. Everybody was back on the water for Saturday’s racing with was lighter and shiftier, which is much more common for the Charlotte river. Close racing ensued with Mike taking the first race and then the Paralympic flagged sails of Bruce Millar and Dee Smith fighting it out for the second race with Dee just winning. I wasn’t far behind getting a 2,3,4 for the day. Louise Anstey from the Royal Victoria Yacht Club in BC was showing that time in the boat isn’t always necessary for consistently finishing inside the top 10. Sunday was a battle of when the gradient breeze was going to die but Race Officer Dr Roger Strube did a great job to get 3 races in. It was light with the tide running strong. Dee collected the 3 bullets from the day but with myself, Alan, Bruce, Darrell making it difficult for him. Darrell took the regatta followed by Bruce then Dee. The overall series was won by Alan. With the local 2.4 builder Tony Pocklington taking second and Dee managing third. The class owes many thanks to the Commodore and all at Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club for a great event. The fleet has been based at the Club since mid-December and the hospitality and warm welcome has been great. Special thanks to Roger, Martin Holland and their team for some great racing. The fleets are growing across the North American continent in no small part to having an American 2.4 builder. Tony allowed many of us to sail through chartering boats but also through his immense hard work in helping organise the regatta. The inaugural CanAm series was a great success and it’s a great way of getting warm in the winter.
1st Darrell Suderman
2nd Bruce Millar RVYC
3rd Dee Smith STC
4th Megan Pascoe Weymouth SC
5th Mike Hren Ashbridges Bay YC
6th Allan Leibel National YC
Megan Pascoe
GBR 92
CanAm 2.4mR Championship Series 2016-2017 Final Results
President’s Report March 2017
Peter Wood CAN 14
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We are already past the middle of March 2017, which means we are only 9 weeks away from our first Eastern Canadian 2.4 Meter regatta, the Ice Breaker at National Yacht Club in Toronto. The fleet in Victoria, which doesn’t have the same hard water problems the rest of us do, have been racing once per week out of Royal Victoria YC.
The CAN-AM Winter Series has only one more event scheduled (March 24- 26th) and has been a great success. Ten Canadian boat owners have participated in at least one of the regattas to date. After the final event a number of sailors will staying on in Florida to train for 3 or 4 days before making the return trip north. The organizers of the CAN AM Winter series will be reviewing the event and would like feedback from both participants and those unable to participate with the hopes of growing the event in 2017 – 2018
Summer and early autumn 2017 has a number of interesting regattas scheduled. I have already made contact with the International 12 Meter class who will be participating in Meter Fest with us at the New York Yacht Club in Newport June 9 -11. They are excited we are participating and it will be an excellent opportunity to showcase our boat with the goal of getting a fleet of boats established in Newport. Ten days after Meter fest will be the Clagett Regatta, also in Newport so a number of us are planning to leave our boats at Sail Newport and return for the Clagett. We are anticipating twenty or more 2.4mR’s for Meter Fest.
The inclusion of the 2.4 meter class in the 2017 Canada Games in Gimli Manitoba is important because it puts the class in front of our ten provincial sailing associations. While entry is restricted to one per province and there are both age and classification requirements the inclusion has resulted in boat ownership in eight of our ten provinces with very healthy activity in Saskatchewan.
This year is Canada’s turn to host the 2.4mR North Americans and Alain Dubuc and the crew of the Pointe Claire Yacht Club are already working hard to make sure it will be a memorable regatta. Last year they organized the successful Canadian 2.4mR Championships so they have most of their team back for 2017. The 2.4mR regatta schedule (found on this website) has a direct link into the Notice of Race for this event.
Finally class dues. The 2017 class membership year is April 1 – March 31. Dues can be paid directly from our website. This year on direction from the 2016 AGM we have reduced our annual dues to $ 50.00 per boat owner. As of this date ten members have renewed for 2017-2018
See you on the water.
2017 2.4mR Class Membership Dues
Class Membership dues for 2017 are $50.00. The easiest way to pay your dues are to go to the website and fill out a Membership Form. Dues can then be paid via Paypal, our secure payment processor. If you feel uncomfortable using Paypal, please contact Audrey and she will give you instructions on paying by cheque.
What do class fees cover?
- We are required to pay an annual fee of 12 Euros per member to the International class. This insures that our rules and measurement are current and that we are represented at World Sailing
- We pay $ 100 per year to Sail Canada for class membership. This gives our class a say and a vote in Sail Canada affairs
- We own class measurement equipment and templates (which we owe some money to the class measurer)
- We have some communication expenses (website hosting, web design etc.)
- We have some banking expenses
President’s Report January 2017
Peter Wood CAN 14
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2.4mR Can Am Winter Series
The 2016-2017 2.4mR CAN AM commenced with three regattas on the Gulf Coast of Florida in December 2016. The First Regatta (The America’s Regatta) was held December 2 – 4 at the St Petersburg Sailing Centre in Saint Petersburg FL. 15 boats competed with Dee Smith from Annapolis MD 1st place, Peter Wood from Ottawa, ON second and Tony Pocklington from Fort Myers FL third. Winds were medium to light.
After using Monday December 5th to move the boats to Charlotte Harbour YC the second Regatta (the 2016 North American Championship) was held December 6-7. Tuesday saw winds of 10 to 13 knots with Allan Leibel of Toronto winning two races and Dee Smith of Annapolis winning the other. On the second day Dee won the first race of the day with Alan in close pursuit in second. The second race saw Allan get around the windward mark first while the rest of the fleet was becalmed and trying to sail against an unfavourable tide to the windward mark. After 20 minutes the RC abandoned racing for the day with the result that Dee became the 2016 North American 2.4mR champion.
The 2016 United States 2.4mR championships were the final regatta of the December series. Four races were held on Thursday December 8, with three races on December 9th and the final two races on December 10th. Allan Leibel definitely dominated the series winning all nine races. Charles Rosenfield placed second and as the top resident US sailors was award the 2016 US 2.4 Meter Championship. Races on all days were sailed in a 10 to 15 knot wind range. Although a cold front swept through the area on December 9th and 10th it was still comfortable sailing for the northerners.
The next regatta in the series will be January 21 & 22, 2017 in Port Charlotte followed by the Charlotte Harbour Regatta February 3 – 5 (not part of the CAN AM series) and February and March regattas on the 25th and 26th of the month, respectively. A limited number of charter boats are available. This would be a great opportunity for those considering joining the class to try the boat and check out the fleet. Contact either Peter Wood or Tony Pockington for more information. Continue reading “President’s Report January 2017”