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CAN AM 2.4mR Regatta #3 (Edge Midwinters 2.4mR Regatta)
Last weekend of January was the Edge Midwinters 2.4m regatta hosted by Edge Sailing and Charlotte Harbor YC. Some informal training sessions were held during the weekdays before the regatta including participation by Bjornar Erikstad ( NOR 1 ) before he had to return his boat to the Norwegian Sailing Team container in Miami to return home. Hopefully he can encourage other Europeans to join our winter Can Am 2.4m Regatta Series next fall by shipping their boats to Florida after the world disabled championship in Sheboygan, Wisconsin in September 2018.
With warnings from Regatta chairman Martin Holland, and laughter from the northerners, about the unseasonably cool water ( a bit less than the usual 25° C! ) the regatta got underway with three races in 10 to 20 knot winds. Dee Smith won all three with great battles for the next five positions. Day two was similar wind and wave conditions and current. Alan Leibel moved up with two seconds and the next four of Bruce Millar, Peter Eagar, builder Tony Pocklington and Charles Rosenfield had close racing. The racing was close throughout the fleet which gave lots of action at the marks and finishes.
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Photo in 2018 Edge 2.4 Meter Mid Winter Racing January 27-28 – Google Photos
2018 Edge MidWinter Championships Results
Position | Sail | Club | Name | Boat Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Points |
1 | USA 7 | Stc | Smith, Dee | 2 for 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 |
2 | CAN 8 | National YC | Leibel, Allan | CAN 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13.0 |
3 | CAN 39 | Royal Victoria Yacht Club | Millar, Bruce | Life of Brian | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19.0 |
4 | CAN 22 | National YC | Eagar, Peter | CAN 22 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20.0 |
5 | USA 3 | CHYC | Tony | Edge | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25.0 |
6 | USA 142 | Sail Newport | Rosenfield, Charles | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26.0 | |
7 | CAN 68 | RVICYC | Bell, Doug | Dugout | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 36.0 |
8 | 167 | Cyccm | Corcoran, Jay | fake news | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 38.0 |
9 | 160 | Davis Islands YC | Holmberg, Kevin | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 50.0 | |
10 | 11 | Ripley, Tim | Slackometer | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 50.0 | |
11 | USA 23 | Cyc Seattle | Reinhold, Jeffery | Gander | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 60.0 |
12 | CAN 1 | PCYC | Dubuc, Alain | can 1 | 25/DNF | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 63.0 |
13 | 8 | Warrior Sailing | Pontes, Rachelle | Georgiana | 12 | 25/DNS | 25/DNS | 14 | 14 | 90.0 |
14 | CAN 18 | Kingston | Kobayashi, Audrey | Hiroshi maru | 25/DNS | 25/DNS | 25/DNS | 13 | 11 | 99.0 |
15 (Tie) | CAN 14 | Nepean Sailing Club | Wood, Peter | Small EXpectations | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 125.0 |
15 (Tie) | CAN 23 | RVYC | Gay, Jackie | TP | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 125.0 |
15 (Tie) | Can 42 | NYC | Foscarini, Janice Graham | The Answer | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 125.0 |
15 (Tie) | 175 | Sail Newport | Green, Ted | Magic Bus | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 125.0 |
15 (Tie) | CAN 2 | R Vic YC | Anstey, Louise | Lisa | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 125.0 |
15 (Tie) | 5 | San Diego Yacht Club | Altizer, James | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 125.0 | |
15 (Tie) | NOR 1 | Tonsberg Seilforening | Erikstad, Bjornar | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 125.0 | |
15 (Tie) | USA 165 | Daniel | My Dixon’s Cider | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 25/DNC | 125.0 | |
167 | Cyccm | Corcoran, Jay | fake news | |||||||
167 | Cyccm | Corcoran, Jay | fake news |
CanAm 2018 Regatta #1 Report
December 7th, 2017
Dee Smith
The first regatta of the second annual CanAm Regatta Series finished yesterday with all six races complete in beautiful, warm Charlotte Harbor, Florida. First day was pretty light 3-6 knots of wind that shifted quite a bit. The current running out of the harbor kept everyone on their toes making lay lines hard to master and leaving passing spots for some.
It was quite a close first beat to the first race as 3 boats rounded overlapped. Bruce Millar made the most of the run on the right side and was able to get a small edge at the leeward mark and carry it to the finish. I had to hold off Peter Eagar at the finish for second. Bruce set the pace by sailing a very nice race all around. Continue reading “CanAm 2018 Regatta #1 Report”
2.4mR Racing in Sunny Florida USA
For the second year in a row the waters of Charlotte Bay FL USA are alive with 2.4mR sailboats. The CanAm (Canada/America) series is the brainchild of a number of North American 2.4mr sailors.
It all started a few years ago with talk around the boat park. Many of the sailors from both Canada and the USA were traveling to Florida to do some winter sailing. Unfortunately transiting to different locations often meant sailors would not participate as they had to rig and derig their boats multiple times. Boat storage between regattas was also an issue.
After some brainstorming and a lot help from Tony Pocklington (Edge Sailing) and Martin Holland of Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club (CHYC) the plan was put into action and in the winter of 2016/2017 the first of the CanAm Series took place. Immediately it was a hit. Continue reading “2.4mR Racing in Sunny Florida USA”
America’s Disabled/Open Regatta 2017 Photos
2.4mR Open North Americans 2017 Pointe Claire, Canada
by Dee Smiith
In early August, Joc, Sully and I headed out of dodge on a road trip to an area we have never been to before. With a little extra time on our hands, we were able to take our time to drive North through the beautiful States of PA and NY. It was a good time to get out of the Annapolis heat and go sail the little boat again, against some very good competition in Canada for the first time.
Continue reading “2.4mR Open North Americans 2017 Pointe Claire, Canada”
2.4mR North American Championship 2017 at PCYC Report
by Alain Dubuc
For a second year in a row, the Pointe Claire Yacht Club was pleased to hold the 2.4mR North American Championships which took place on August 11, 12 and 13.
We had planned for three days of racing, three rather than two in the hopes of getting at least one good day of sailing, which we ended up having. No wind on Friday, no wind on Saturday, a lot of getting in and out of the water, and finally, we got some nice wind on Sunday to the great relief of your humble servant and 22 attendees.
The committee boat was led by the great Madeleine Palfreeman, certified race officer, assisted by a team of experienced volunteers from the Yacht Club.
On Sunday morning, between 10 am and 2 pm, Madeleine was able to conduct a series of 4 races in winds going from low to medium.
To nobody’s great surprise, paralympian Dee Smith won it all, followed closely by Darrell Suderman and Allan Leibel, three excellent sailors. Finally, I hope that everyone was satisfied with the way things played out. The next time we meet will be at the Canadian Championships in Toronto mid-September. The fleet will then head down to Florida for a long winter series called CanAm.
The 2.4 fleet is doing very well and is in full growth all across North America. In August 2018, I hope to be able to organize this event again, on the same date. Probably the Canadian championships. Save the date!
Thank you and see you soon.
Full Results can be found here
Canada Summer Games 2017
Gimli Yacht Club
The 2017 Canada Summer Games was hosted by the City of Winnipeg. Canada Summer Games are a multi sport games modelled after the Olympics with each province selecting and sending athletes to compete against athletes from other provinces/territories. Awards are given to the province with the most medals and to the province/territory which most improves its results from the previous games. The games are held each two years alternative between summer and winter sports. The sailing events took place at Gimli on Lake Winnipeg approximately 90 kilometers north of the main games village.
The 2.4mR class was used for the Para mixed event. (there are only four sports who include a Para event in their program). As the games are considered a development program the age of the athletes are restricted. However in order to have a full field, age exemptions were given to the 2.4mR Para event.
Seven of the ten scheduled races were sailed in generally light winds. The final three races were cancelled because the wind did not reach 3.5 knots. The third day of racing saw winds as high as 16 knots with large short seas caused by the long fetch and the relatively shallow lake. This caused three boats to swamp and one boat not to start in the difficult conditions of Race # 5.
Interestingly two boats were jib-boom boats and they definitely showed that they can be competitive in both light and heavy conditions. Where they seemed less competitive were in 5 to 7 knots of breeze. This option should be seriously considered by sailors with disabilities.
The next Canada Summer Games will be in Niagara region of Ontario in 2021. For those Games it will be important that all Para sailors will meet the age restrictions of under 35 years of age.
Results
Rank | Helm | Province | Points |
1st | Joe Gerlinsky | Saskatchewan (AL) | 12 |
2nd | Aaron Wong-Sing | Ontario | 14 |
3rd | Siobhan MacDonald | Nova Scotia | 16 |
4th | Delani-Hulme-Lawrence | British Columbia | 22 |
5th | Bryson Foy | Manitoba | 24 |
6th | Wendy Frazer | Alberta | 35 |
7th | Krystle Con Shewchuk | Saskatchewan | 37 |
8th | Alyssa Belliveau | New Brunswick | 40 |
Full Results can be found here