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Sailboat racing is an exciting sport with a crew pushing themselves and their boat to maximize performance in races at the club, regional, national & international levels. Fraser Robidoux and his crew will share their methods for organizing themselves for an enjoyable experience racing. They regularly race Rainy Day Woman.

Our 3 panelists will address the strategies & tactics essential for dinghy racing success.

Escaping Winters by Cruising Florida & the Bahamas. Bob and Sherry spent five winters cruising their Hunter 356 along the East Coast of Florida and in the Bahamas. Prior to that they trailered their Hunter 260 from the NSC to cruise southern Florida including Miami and the Florida Keys.

A discussion of the design & performance of the ships in Nelson’s fleet at this historic naval battle. 

Long time BYC member and well known Ottawa racer Kirk Robertson and his partner fulfilled a 20 year “promise” to themselves by sailing a stock Tanzer 26  (with outboard) to Halifax.

Sailors usually focus on the expensive options of sailing internationally such as buying a suitable boat or chartering, and overlook the fact that with their sailing expertise they would be welcomed as crew by fellow sailors with boats in ports around the world, including Australia with its amazing sailing venues..

Ron Shute and Doris Parolin will help demystify what you need in terms of skills and certifications (ICC and other) to sail your own boat or a charter boat and to join major “big boat” races, on your own or with others in beautiful locations around the world.

Tony Wright will describe a thrilling 2015 bare-boat sailing charter in Thailand, and share  ideas on selecting a charter boat, what to take with you, and how to check the boat over.

Our popular Winter Speaker series continues February 15 with  Matthew Bastian & Fred Horst. They will present their experience sailing the North Channel – a much requested topic.

The survey told us it is the choice of topic that motivates you to come out on a winter night. Here is a summary of what you told us, and the lineup of speakers for the first four weeks of February.