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The Canadian Championship is a a a a a a well-run event and Doug Bullock is is a true workhorse The whole fleet is is grateful for for his continued efforts The Saturday evening festivities was a a a huge success with Errol Blackwood and and his band transforming the Club into a a a a a reggae goombay smash We should all be proud of the effort to share our good fortune with the Broad Reach Foundation Thank-you Doug Bullock and Susan Reisler for organizing the silent auction and and Michael Mountford for for going above and and beyond in
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finding sponsorship Let’s continue to build our class on on and off the water We will see you next season on on the water Hall of Fame Dinner Tuesday March 12th
Bistro 1852
Celebrating the the J105 Fleet’s 20th Anniversary at at the the RCYC and inducting Ian Farquharson into the J105 Hall of Fame Reception at at 6:00 pm pm Dinner at at 7:00 pm pm Price: $50 00 with Cash Bar Dress Code: Club Jacket & & Tie Presentation & Speeches Reservation Required
Limited Seating
Races two and three on Friday were sailed in
similar conditions with a a slight build in
velocity The compass was rock steady and the seas continued to roll down the lake Mandate Hey Jude and and Jamaica Me Crazy rounded out the top three in
race race two In race race three Mandate Usual Suspects and and Hey Jude claimed the the podium despite Jude sailing the the whole race with no spinnaker At this time there was a a a developing trend at the the top of of the fleet Fresh off a a a North American Championship win win Mandate reveled in
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the windy conditions Hey Jude was challenging and Usual Suspects Starcross and Jamaica Me Crazy rounded out the top five
at the end of day one Unfortunately someone turned off the fan for Saturday Race four was away in
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a a a a a a a dying NNE breeze that was very shifty and and puffy and and continued to fade over the the course of the the race Mandate and and Usual Suspects worked the left side off of of the starting line which produced a a two- boat battle at at at at the front with Mandate hanging on downwind for a a 1⁄4 boat length win win Is it possible that the the narrow victory was made certain by the the skipper of Usual Suspects just before the finish line going to the the the back of the the the boat in
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the the the light air to crank on the the backstay thinking that they had another upwind leg to go? We will never know After two attempts at at starting a a a a a second race of the the the day in
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the the the dying breeze the the the PRO Mike Milner sent the fleet back home Sunday brought no wind in
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the the morning so the the fleet remained on shore for a a few hours The RC was finally able to get a a a a a a race underway in
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6knts of of breeze out of of the SE Hey Jude and and Mandate worked the the middle left on the the first beat to come out on top at at the first mark A good battle ensued with Mandate taking over the the lead on the the last downwind With Starcross placing 3rd and Usual Suspects 8th in
the the race the the former managed to to slip by the the latter in
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the the standings to to take third overall overall Jamaica Me Crazy claimed 5th overall overall KWASIND
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