Regatta Tag

28 sailors from BC competed at the The CORK Regatta / Canadian Youth Sailing Championships in Kingston Ontario August 6-9; representing the West Vancouver Yacht Club, Royal Victoria Yacht Club and Royal Vancouver Yacht Club,   Congratulations to all the BC sailors including standout performances by Alice Wan winning the ILCA 4, Rory Walsh winning ILCA 6, and Victoria Coady winning ILCA 6 female.   Full results here!...

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Submitted by: Peter Salusbury (Longboard) 📸 Photo Credit: Robert Torok Photography   The 2024 Southern Straits Race is in the books and was a beauty. The 58 boats racing across four courses started Good Friday morning in a light easterly that built to about 10 knots as the fleet sailed into the Strait of Georgia. As predicted the easterly died off in the early afternoon and a light...

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The Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach California hosted the West Coast Midwinter Championships March 21st-24th, 2024.   This was also the 29er and ILCA 6 Canadian trials for the World Youth Sailing Championships. 39 sailors from BC competed in the 29er, ILCA 4, ILCA 6, and ILCA 7 classes representing the Hollyburn Sailing Club, Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, Royal Victoria Yacht Club, and the West...

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The West Vancouver Yacht Club (WVYC) held its annual 2-weekend Regatta this month (Opti weekend 1 and Double-handed/ILCA weekend 2), hosting over 240 sailors from BC, Alberta, and Washington.   Both weekends were a success with every fleet completing 8-10 races. Weekend 1 had light to moderate conditions. Weekend two brought intermediate conditions with waves which both challenged racers as well as created opportunities to excel. The...

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