For the first time in many years, the Olympic Circle set of 8 race marks is now complete, with the addition of marks B, G and H, on August 18th. See the Lac Deschênes Charts page for all the details.
Thanks to Tony Latus for leading the effort of refurbishing and updating our Race Marks, as a joint BYC/NSC/CVGR effort.
The NOD (Nepean One Design) regatta, on June 17-18, had 50 boats racing on two race courses on Lac Deschenes, with 110 competitors competing in J/22, J/80, Shark 24, Viper 640, 505, Fireball and Albacore on the middle and upper courses.
BYC hosted the first Queen’s Park event in a “time trial” format, on Sunday, July 19, with a blustery wind out of the Southwest. See the results. For reference, these were the instructions. Start & finish times were due by midnight, July 20.
The Interclub Awards Night is our final celebration of the past sailing season, with our friends from across Lac Deschenes. This year it is hosted by Britannia YC on Thursday 18 January 2024 at 7pm. Bring your crew. Celebrate with the Britannia and Nepean Fleet Captains. Bar is open, snacks are provided. No fee, no reservation…
Parts A & F of the Interclub Sailing Instructions address the upcoming Sunday afternoon Frostbite races, the format of which is a little different this year. Following a request from the dinghy sailors, Amendment #2 has also been issued, to provide for a Catamaran & Dinghy class as a third start.
For years, the C&C 27 fleet has been organizing post race raft-ups. This chart of preferred raft-up locations may be of interest to other fleets who are also interested in hosting raft-ups.