Winter Series Finale – Can Am 4&5 – US Nationals

March 28- April 2, 2022 – Port Charlotte FL.
Text by Shan McAdoo
Photos by Tina Weida
 
With 25 boats on the line for CanAm 5, winter sailing was back with a vengeance in Port Charlotte.  The US – Canada border reopened and our friends from North of the border showed up in force.
 

Can Am 4

The Can Am 4, a two day series started with light air, but then built over the 2 day series.  After 6 races, Dee Smith emerged victorious followed by Bruce Millar and Allen Liebel. in a 22 boat fleet.  This series was a perfect warmup for the next 3 days of sailing.

Can Am 5 (US Nationals)

This event started out with a howling 25 knot breeze. of the 25 entries 7 sailed the first day. The fleet showed up en-mass for days 2 and 3 of this event. There was a strong mix of Canadians, Americans, new fleet members and experienced sailors. In the end  Canadian Bruce Millar won Can Am 5, followed by Jeff Linton and Allen Liebel bested the 25 entries.
 
Jeff Linton was crowned US National champion as the top finishing US boat in the fleet followed by Dee Smith and Tony Pocklington.
 

Can Am Series

These events rounded out the winter long Can Am Series. While the early part of the series was hampered by a lack of Canadian competitors, there was no lack of rivalry for the the podium. In the end Dee Smith won, followed by Tony Pocklington and Rudy Trejo.
 
 

A Newcomer’s Perspective

As always the 2.4 meter class, and the folks in Port Charlotte are always welcoming new sailors.  Ric Dexter jumped off his J-105 and into a charter 2.4 meter. Here is what he had to say:
 
” Very competitive and high quality racing.  Club, racers and race committee extremely welcoming, friendly and professional.  Competitors were extra helpful to newbies, lots of tips and tricks shared making event fun for all.
Fleet is well behaved making it very comfortable with tight quarter racing.
My second year, big improvement every day for me personally.”

Links to Results

 

Upcoming Schedule

The fleet moves north for the Summer. There are no less than 5 great events planned in the US for this summer as well as several in Canada. The upcoming schedule includes:

  • Spring Invitational – Tred Avon Yacht Club, Oxford Maryland – April 30, 2022
  • Claggett Clinic & Regatta – Sail Newport, Newport, RI  – June 21, 2022
  • SBYC invite – Sandy Bay Yacht Club, Rockport, MA – July 8, 2022
  • US Disabled Nationals Independance Cup – Goldman Sailing,  Chicago, IL August 4, 2022

Check the Sailing Schedule on our web site for complete details.

Sailing Schedule Winter – Autumn 2022

 Sailing Schedule

Winter – Autumn 2022

Please see note below

CanAm #1
Results

CanAm Series 2022
Results

January 24 - 25, 2022Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club

Port Charlotte, FL
CanAm #2
Results

CanAm Series 2022
Results
January 27 - 29, 2022Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club

Port Charlotte, FL
CanAm #3 (Edge Sailing Midwinters)
Results

CanAm Series 2022
Results
February 19 - 20, 2022Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club

Port Charlotte, FL
CanAm #4
Results

CanAm Series 2022
Results
March 28 - 29, 2022Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club

Port Charlotte, FL
US Nationals CanAm Finale #5
Results

CanAm Series 2022
Results
March 31 - April 2, 2022Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club

Port Charlotte, FL
Tred Avon Yacht Club Spring Invitational
April 30 - May 1, 2022Tred Avon Yacht Club

Oxford, MD
Canadian Olympic Classes Icebreaker Regatta
The Etobicoke Yacht Club
May 21 - 22, 2022National Yacht Club

Toronto, ON
Fleet Championships

Incl. Boat Tuning Day
June 3 - 5, 2022Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Victoria, BC
Nepean One DesignJune 18 - 19, 2022Nepean Sailing Club

Ottawa, ON
C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and RegattaJune 21 - 26, 2022Sail Newport

Newport, RI
Interfleet Championship

Invitational only
June 25, 2022Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Victoria, BC
2.4 CanAm North Kickoff

2.4 CanAm Series Regatta #1
June 25 - 26, 2022National Yacht Club

Toronto, ON
2.4mR Training Camp & 1-Day Regatta
July 8 - 10, 2022Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Victoria, BC
Sandy Bay 2.4mR Invitational
July 8 - 10, 2022Sandy Bay Yacht Club

Rockport, MA
Sail West 2022
July 15 - 17, 2022Gimli Yacht Club

Gimli, MB
The National Event

2.4 CanAm Series Regatta #2
July 16 - 17, 2022National Yacht Club

Toronto, ON
Club Championship 2022

Invitational only
July 23 - 24, 2022Nepean Sailing Club

Ottawa, ON
2.4mR Team Racing
July 24, 2022Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Victoria, BC
Independence Cup & U.S. Para Sailing ChampionshipAugust 4 - 7, 2022Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing

Burnham Harbor

Chicago, IL
2.4mR Training Camp & 1-Day Regatta
August 12 - 14, 2022Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Victoria, BC
Canada Summer Games 2022August 14 - 21, 2022Niagara-on-the-Lake Sailing Club

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
2.4mR Canadian Championship

2.4 CanAm Series Regatta #3
August 26 - 28, 2022National Yacht Club

Toronto, ON
2.4mR Pacific Coast Championships

May incl. a Training day
September 9 - 11, 2022Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Victoria, BC
2.4mR Great Lakes Regatta

2.4 CanAm Series Regatta Finale
October 8 - 9, 2022National Yacht Club

Toronto, ON
2.4mR World Championship 2022November 5 - 11, 2022Davis Island Yacht Club

Davis Island, FL
David Bleakney Ice BowlDecember 30, 2022Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Victoria, BC

Please Note:

  1. Regatta Organizing Authorities have the right to reduce the scope of their regatta in accordance with the current public health guidelines for COVID-19 (e.g. from a national/regional regatta to a local regatta)
  2. Sailors from out-of-town planning to attend a specific regatta are requested to contact the respective Regatta Organizing Authority at least 4 weeks in advance of the event to advise of their intention of participating and to receive news of any relevant changes.

Notices of Race and Results are linked above, where available.

Please also consult the Calendar

Sailing Schedule Winter – Spring 2022

 Sailing Schedule

Winter – Spring 2022

Please see note below

CanAm #1

CanAm Series 2022

January 24 - 25, 2022Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club

Port Charlotte, FL
CanAm #2

CanAm Series 2022
January 27 - 29, 2022Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club

Port Charlotte, FL
CanAm #3 (Edge Sailing Midwinters)

CanAm Series 2022
February 19 - 20, 2022Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club

Port Charlotte, FL
CanAm #4

CanAm Series 2022
March 28 - 29, 2022Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club

Port Charlotte, FL
US Nationals CanAm Finale #5

CanAm Series 2022
March 31 - April 2, 2022Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club

Port Charlotte, FL
C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and RegattaJune 21 - 26, 2022Sail Newport

Newport, RI

Please Note:

  1. Regatta Organizing Authorities have the right to reduce the scope of their regatta in accordance with the current public health guidelines for COVID-19 (e.g. from a national/regional regatta to a local regatta)
  2. Sailors from out-of-town planning to attend a specific regatta are requested to contact the respective Regatta Organizing Authority at least 4 weeks in advance of the event to advise of their intention of participating and to receive news of any relevant changes.

Notices of Race and Results are linked above, where available.

Please also consult the Calendar

Sailing Schedule Winter – Autumn 2021

 Sailing Schedule

Winter – Autumn 2021

Please see note below

CanAm #1

CanAm Series 2021

Results
January 25 - 26, 2021Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club

Port Charlotte, FL
CanAm #2

CanAm Series 2021

Results
January 28 - 30, 2021Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club

Port Charlotte, FL
Edge Midwinters CanAm #3

CanAm Series 2021
February 20 - 21, 2021Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club

Port Charlotte, FL
Frozen Assets Regatta

*** Postponed Indefinitely due to COVID-19 ***

February 20 - 21, 2021

*** Postponed Indefinitely ***

Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Victoria, BC
David Bleakney Ice BowlMarch 21, 2021Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Victoria, BC
CanAm #4

CanAm Series 2021
March 29 - 30, 2021Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club

Port Charlotte, FL
US Nationals CanAm Finale #5

CanAm Series 2021
April 1 - 3, 2021Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club

Port Charlotte, FL
2.4mR Mini-ThrashApril 10, 2021Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Victoria, BC
Spring Dinghy ChampionshipsMay 1 - 2, 2021Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Victoria, BC
2.4mR Fleet ChampionshipMay 8 - 9, 2021Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Victoria, BC
Olympic Icebreaker Regatta

*** Pending ***

May 15 - 16, 2021Toronto Sailing & Canoe Club

Toronto, ON
CanAm North Kick-off

CanAm North Series
June 26 - 27, 2021National Yacht Club

Toronto, ON
InterFleet Championships

We host and provide our boats
June 26, 2021Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Victoria, BC
The National Event

CanAm North Series
July 10 - 11, 2021National Yacht Club

Toronto, ON
Sail WestJuly 16 - 19, 2021

*** Dates to be Confirmed ***

Gimli Yacht Club

Gimli, MB
2.4mR Team RacingJuly 24, 2021Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Victoria, BC
2.4mR World Championship 2021

*** Cancelled due to COVID-19 ***

August 7 - 14, 2021

*** Cancelled due to COVID-19 ***

Tønsberg Seilforening

Tønsberg, Norway
Nepean One Design

Results
August 14 - 15, 2021Nepean Sailing Club

Ottawa, ON
2.4mR Great Lakes Regatta

CanAm North Series

Results
August 21 - 22, 2021National Yacht Club

Toronto, ON
C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and RegattaAugust 24 - 29, 2021Sail Newport

Newport, RI
2.4mR Training Days


Canadian 2.4mR Championship 2021

Results
September 8 - 9, 2021

September 10 - 12, 2021

Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Victoria, BC

CanAm North Finale

CanAm North Series

Results
September 18 - 19, 2021National Yacht Club

Toronto, ON
Fall Dinghy ChampionshipsSeptember 25 - 26, 2021Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Victoria, BC
2021 2.4mR Pre-Worlds RegattaNovember 5 - 7, 2021Davis Island Yacht Club

Tampa, FL, USA
David Bleakney Ice BowlDecember 29, 2021Royal Victoria Yacht Club

Victoria, BC

Please Note:

  1. Regatta Organizing Authorities have the right to reduce the scope of their regatta in accordance with the current public health guidelines for COVID-19 (e.g. from a national/regional regatta to a local regatta)
  2. Sailors from out-of-town planning to attend a specific regatta are requested to contact the respective Regatta Organizing Authority at least 4 weeks in advance of the event to advise of their intention of participating and to receive news of any relevant changes.

Notices of Race and Results are linked above, where available.

Please also consult the Calendar

2.4mR Canadian Championships 2021

Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Victoria BC
10-12 September 2021

We did it! We actually managed to host a championship regatta, the first held one at RVicYC since the pandemic began in March 2020. So on behalf of the organising committee we’d like to start by thanking club staff, our volunteers, supporters, sailors, coaches, race committee, jury and especially our visiting teams for making the huge effort required to come to this beautiful bay and sail.

There were many moments during the planning stages when we wondered if this would ever happen, with constant pivoting, adjusting, organising and re-organising. However when our visiting sailors from Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario and Seattle finally drove down onto the foreshore with their boats, we knew we had a regatta.

The racing itself was tight, varied, challenging, exciting and eventful. Friday dawned bright and clear with very light wind from the SE and Race Officer John Abel ran two races in the bay before we felt the warmth of the westerly and moved out into Oak Bay for two more in the breeze, with enough waves to surf downwind. Visiting sailors were heard whooping with delight! Unfortunately on Saturday it was wet and windless all day and we only succeeded in filling up our bilges with rainwater. However this did give us precious time to reconnect with our much-missed sailing community (and a bit of boat fixing). On Sunday the there was a battle between a SE wind and the westerly, causing much moving of committee boats, resetting of marks and radio chatter. We sailed three races in very varied conditions with plenty of ladder climbing, sliding down snakes and all types of spinning.

In the end, however, the biggest battle was for the championship, with Bruce Millar and Bob Britten duking it out right up until the final leg, with Bruce winning on a tie-breaker. Louise Anstey completed the podium with her third place. In the disabled event Bruce was winner with Jackie Gay second and Peter Eager third. It is heartening to note that of 21 boats, 11 were disabled sailors and seven were women. Truly inclusive sailing of the highest calibre.

It is exciting to see our young sailors mixing it up with this highly experienced fleet. All the sailors had great moments and huge learning opportunities. Bring on the next one!

Jackie Gay
CAN 23

 Full results here: https://theclubspot.com/regatta/UHQ9CKF99i/results

2021 2.4mR Great Lakes Championship Results

Below are the 2.4mR Great Lakes Regatta Results

Congratulations to Allan for an impressive showing.

Thanks to all participants for making this a fantastic weekend of racing.

The last 2.4mR regatta on our local schedule is the CanAm finale (Sept 18/19) when John Kitchener and his 5 star RC volunteers will once again be providing us with fair winds and a great race course.   

Cheers,
Darrell

2021 2.4mR Great Lakes Championship Results

Position

Sail #

Name

Race 1

Race 2

Race 3

Race 4

Race 5

Race 6

Race 7

Race 8

DROP

Total

 

1

CAN 8

Allan Liebel

1

1

2

2

1

3

1

 

3

8

 

2

CAN 96

Jerry Wendt

3

2

1

7

4

1

3

 

7

14

 

3

CAN 3

Darrell Suderman

2

3

3

4

2

5

4

 

5

18

 

4

CAN 0 

Peter Eager

4

4

5

1

3

4

6

 

6

21

 

5

CAN 91

Mike Hren

5

5

4

3

5

2

2

 

5

21

 

6

CAN 16

Catherine Belanger

6

6

7

5

6

7

5

 

7

35

 

7

CAN 13

Trish Doyle

8

7

8

6

7

6

7

 

8

41

 

8

CAN 5

Janice Graham Foscarini

7

8

6

8

8

8

8

 

8

45

 

2.4mRs Sail at Nepean Sailing Club’s NOD (Nepean One Design) Regatta August 14 & 15th

A fleet of eight 2.4mR’s competed in the NOD regatta. For most of the fleet it was their first competition in 18 months or longer and it was great to get out on the water. The regatta offered interesting sailing conditions with the average wind speeds of 9.5 Knots. (16 knots on the first day and 3.5 knots on day 2).

The higher wind speed on Day 1 caused serious attrition with only Peter Eager (Toronto) completing all races. Eric Gouin & Erick Poirier of AQVA Pointe Claire sailed all three races but confusion about the courses to be sailed resulted in them only being scored for Race 3. Other sailors retired with a variety of boat issues (Aaron Wong broke his forestay pendent and Brian Peckover & Peter Wood had steering issues) or general fatigue from a lack of experience in the heavy air conditions.

Day 2 had very light conditions and the whole fleet came out for a challenging experience of seeking wind pressure on the course. Three races were sailed with the final race shortened to three legs. It was great to be back on the water.

2.4mR Fleet

Sailed: 6, Discards: 1, To count: 5, Entries: 8, Scoring system: Appendix A
 
Rank Boat name Sail # Helm Club Race 1
Aug 14
Race 2
Aug 14
Race 3
Aug 14
Race 1
Aug 15
Race 2
Aug 15
Race 3
Aug 15
Total Net
1st   CAN22 Peter Eagar NYC 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 (2.00) 2.00 8.00 6.00
2nd   CAN 14 Peter Wood NSC (9.00 DNC) 9.00 DNC 9.00 DNC 2.00 1.00 1.00 31.00 22.00
3rd Inspiration CAN 88 Aaron Wong-Sing NSC 7.00 DNF 7.00 DNF (9.00 DNC) 3.00 3.00 3.00 32.00 23.00
4th La Vagabonde CAN 85 Erick Poirier PCYC (7.00 DNF) 7.00 DNF 3.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 32.00 25.00
5th   CAN 66 Brian Peckover NSC 7.00 DNF 7.00 DNF (9.00 DNC) 4.00 4.00 4.00 35.00 26.00
6th   CAN 40 Eric Gouin PCYC AQVA (7.00 DNF) 7.00 DNF 2.00 7.00 6.00 6.00 35.00 28.00
7th   CAN 77 Debbie Reinhart NSC 7.00 DNF 7.00 DNF (9.00 DNC) 6.00 7.00 9.00 DNC 45.00 36.00
8th Small Expectation CAN 84 Paula Stone PCYC (9.00 DNC) 9.00 DNC 9.00 DNC 8.00 8.00 9.00 DNC 52.00 43.00