2010 Canadian International Fourteen Awards Night!

Join us on November 26th, at the RCYC's Crown and Beaver Pub for the 2010 Awards Night.  Cocktails will begin at 7 (or before, if you like!) to be followed by the presentation of the 2010 awards.

Trophies will be presented for the Canadian Championships, 2010 Series Championships (aka Lipton Cup), as well as trophies for several other regattas throughout the season.  Photos from the season (Cassidy's Bay and CDA Championships) will be up on the big screen, and a collection of the CDA's other trophies will also be on display. 

We will also be starting the nomination process for the 2011 Hall of Fame inductions happening next spring.  If you know someone who deserves to be nominated, this will be your first opportunity to find out how.

This of course is an open event - sailors of all kinds, past or present, skipper or crew, and of course family and friends are all invited!

Hope to see you there.  For more info, please contact me (Matt) using the link on www.i14.ca.

2010 International 14 Canadian Championships!

The end of summer really blows in Toronto. Literally!  In this case, sustained winds between 15 and 20kts, with gusts approaching 30 on the first day of this year's CDA championships. With the westerly direction, the direction was relatively steady, which meant GREAT flat-water, heavy wind races.

The racing was very close, with the lead in each of the three races changing several times. Spectators on the docks of the RCYC had downtown Toronto as a backdrop for some fast-paced, very tight sailing (and a few epic crashes, too!).

The second day of racing provided lighter winds and even closer tactical racing.  The spread between first and last was on the order of only a few minutes!

In the end, consistency paid off, with the top three boats no stranger to being at the top of the podium.

1.  Peter Haywire/Marco Koechli, CAN 601
2.  Andrew Yates/John Curtis, CAN 597
3.  Jason Lemieux/Graham Lockett, CAN 605

Photos: Joaquim Santos @ http://www.eye4photos.ca/14.