29er Canadians and Clinic
July 23-26 2009

This past weekend the Kingston Yacht Club hosted a successful event. 26 boats made the trip here to compete in the 29er Canadians.Thursday and Friday was a clinic run by Chris Hewson and Danielle Boyd. Three Kingston boats, three Burlington boats, and the Stokes brothers from Virginia took part. The wind made for great training leading up to the event.Super slaloms downwind tested the sailors angles, and high winds on Friday made for fun practice starts to prepare.
Saturday morning was windy and the sailors got excited for a traditional windy day in Kingston. However with the late start the wind died fast before the first race. Everyone's tension was wrong and sailors got frustrated. However even with the shifty wind and pressure changes the Race Commitee got off a successful six races. The Kingston boats struggled in the lighter winds. Rachel and Ellie had a decent day with a 12, 7, 11, 7, 10 and 12. They had work to do to get into the top ten. Joel and Matt were very frustrated with there finishes, but still sailed really well. They finished with: 16, 29, 17, 13, 14 and 17. Freddy and Aidian sailed well in there first big and challenging fleet. There finishes were: 24,13,15,23, 26 and 19.
Sunday the wind was strong again first thing in the morning. The Kingston teams took off in the wind following Danielle and Emily upwind in the 17-20 knot winds. The Race Committee got 4 races off very quickly to have the fleeti n and packing by 2:30pm. Rachael and Ellie had a much better day beating the coach in the first race with a 4th. They also had a 7,9 and 3rd. Joel and Matt also had an awesome day. Theyt were in the top five around the first windward in every race. THere finishes were: 11,11,7,and 7. Freddy and Aidan enjoyed the breeze too. They finished with a 16,16,26,and 18.
Mike Blumer and Peter Soosalu from RCYC and BYC won the regatta. Ted Murphy and Alex Scales from RNSYS had a rewarding journey from Halifax to finish in second. Emily Hill and Danielle Boyd (RHYC/KYC) finished in third.
The fleet would like to thank KYC and Jeff Boyd for running an amazing event. Congratulations to all competitors! |