June 11, 2018
Up Next: RCYC Open Regatta
Brooks Brothers RCYC Open
June 16 & 17
Avoid the LATE FEE
A $25 plus hst fee will be added to those who register for the Brooks Brothers RCYC Open Regatta after midnight on Tuesday.

Register HERE and click on the link to registration.
Brooks Brothers RCYC Open Regatta - June 16 & 17

The Royal Canadian Yacht Club will host the Brooks Brothers RCYC Open on June 16 & 17 as we once again welcome the many racers and friends from the region to our island summer home. The Lake Ontario Racing Council (LORC) coordinates racing between sailing clubs on Lake Ontario and Open Regattas are held at many of the neighbouring yacht clubs as an opportunity to host regional sailors for racing and social events. 

This year, we are particularly eager to share our newly renovated clubhouse with the local sailing community and we have special events planned to ensure that the Brooks Brothers RCYC Open is the LORC event of the season.

The Brooks Brothers RCYC Open typically hosts 400+ sailors and friends for 2 days of competition on the water and the island hospitality that our club is famous for. After racing concludes on multiple race courses, sailors will return to the island for freshly shucked oysters from Rodney’s Oyster House. A huge Pig Roast dinner will follow and then live music and dancing in the new bar with our sailor favourite band, Running Red Lights, as well as additional live music. The Cornerstone Project renovations will enable this through the new layout on the north side of the club house and we are proud to share this beautiful space with the LORC sailing community.

The Open Regatta is also an opportunity to recapture the event ambience of Open Regattas of the past. We encourage sailors to make it a weekend and stay on board your boat or pitch a tent on Snug Island for the night. Complimentary coffee, tea and continental breakfast will be provided each morning.

We hope that you will make plans to join us as the RCYC hosts this fun event and we particularly want to include more of our mid-week racers. The participation in mid-week racing is very active at many clubs, yet too few of these boats join the start line for weekend regattas. Come out on the lake with your week night crew and join the fun in the PHRF White Sail fleet or dig that old spinnaker out of the locker and join the fun. Register now at www.lorc.org

PHRF LO Changes for 2018
A new Mainsail area formula will be used in 2018, it includes the 7/8 th girth measurement. All new mainsails will be required to have the MGM (1/2) MGU (3/4) and MGT (7/8) girths measured. All existing mains will require the MGT (7/8) girth to be measured for 2019.

An Alternate Time on Distance (TOD) to Time on Time (TOT) conversion factor has been approved. 
The present conversion formula assumes an evening race where the wind is usually dying before the slower boats finish and the rating spread in a division is high ( 60 seconds per mile or higher). The formula is 566.431/(401.431+PHRF). This gives a slight advantage to the slower rated boats.
The Alternate TOD to TOT conversion factor is recommended for Day races and where there is not a large rating spread in a division (30 seconds per mile or less).
LORC will be using the Alternate conversion factor for 2018. The Alternate formula is 650/(550+PHRF). The Alternate formula tends to compress the corrected times.

Focus on our Volunteers! Part 2 in the series

Racing couldn't happen without volunteers who take courses through Ontario Sailing and Sail Canada to become trained, and spend hours bouncing around on a boat regardless of the weather so tat we can race. Below is the second in our series to focus on those who make our sport possible.

If you know a volunteer on whom we should shine the spotlight, please send the information to news@lorc.org .

Brooks Brothers RCYC Open Regatta:
Race Committee Member Molly Asseltine


Molly Asseltine has been a stalwart on the Sarah Ashbridge for many years. Fortunately for us racers, she has not learned yet how to say "no, I need a weekend (or evening) off".

I first got to know Molly when I begged her to take over the position of Race Committee Coordinator at ABYC. Although reluctant at first, she agreed, although I am quite sure she would not have had she known it would be hers for life. Week in and week out, Molly is begging people to serve on the race committee for our club weeknight races, weekend races, the regattas we host and our pay-backs. Every time one club asks another club to help out with people and equipment to run an event, the favour must be returned. The Sarah Ashbridge travels around from club to club, usually with Molly as one of her crew, to help run races.

Molly never seems to take credit for any of the work she does or for races that could not happen without her help. In September, it is almost impossible to find willing participants to give up yet another weekend to to race committee. Last year, she stepped up to help run weekend dinghy races at ABYC right after spending a week at the J24 World Championships at PCYC. Afterwards, Molly was all smiles and said "it was fun!".

There are weekly pleas in our newsletter from Molly, beseeching those not racing on the weekend to do mark boat duty, or be a timer or whatever, and then there are the weekly thank yous to those who stepped into the breach to help out. But who thanks Molly?

We ALL should. So the next time you sail past the Sarah Ashbridge, don't forget to yell "Thank you Molly!". I am pretty sure she'll be there.

Thank you Molly.
JFest 2018 at National Yacht Club

Calling All J Boat Racers!
NYC is happy to be hosting the annual Great Lakes J/Fest Regatta on July 21 and 22, 2018.
All J boat racers are welcome to join in for a fast and furious weekend of both one design and PHRF racing. Online registration is open - Click Here.
 
2018 QCYC Open Regatta presented by Flagship Software Ltd.
Queen City Yacht Club (QCYC) welcomes Flagship Software Ltd . as the title sponsor for the Club’s LORC Open Regatta.  Flagship Software Ltd. is a local firm that provides complete business solutions, including software integration, implementation, documentation, training and topical education.
2018 Port Credit Yacht Club Racing Season
 
This year Port Credit Yacht Club is hosting a number of racing events throughout the summer. They include distance racing, our Short Handed Series, keelboat and youth dingy keelboat regattas. Below is a summary of the main events and where you can obtain additional information for these events. 

KEELBOAT REGATTAS:

Lake Ontario Shorthanded Racing (LOSHR)
This series offers day, distance, and overnight racing. The schedule for this season and additional information about this series can be found at:  www.loor.ca/races and on the LORC Calendar .

Lake Ontario Offshore Racing (LOOR)
Time honoured tradition continues with the offshore racing of the Lake Ontario 300, which offers a 300 nm course and a 190 nm course.

Saturday, July 14 th                                                   Lake Ontario 300

Additional information about it can be found at:  www.loor.ca/races

Saturday, June 23rd and Sunday, June 24th - Toronto Area Hospice Regatta (TAHR)
The Toronto Area Hospice Regatta (TAHR) is a charity sailing event with net proceeds going to support a local hospice. This event offers both one-design sport boat racing and a fun pursuit start “Hospice Handicap” point to point race on Saturday June 23 rd .  Both sailboats and Power boats are encouraged to participant in this fun busy weekend!

The Saturday night  BASH  ( B oaters  A ctively  S upporting  H ospice) is open to everyone and includes the day's prize giving, great food, silent auction, a  fabulous band  and more so bring your dancing shoes and your wallets, join the fun and support this incredibly worthy cause! 

Additional information about this fabulous event can be found at: www.tahr.ca

Saturday, July 7th and Sunday, July 8th - PCYC LORC Open
It's PCYC's turn to host an LORC weekend of Racing. The event consists of two days of course racing as well as wonderful onshore after racing entertainment. Deliver your boat Friday night and spend a pre-race evening at the club. Parking is available for competitors and the crew and there space for trailers.

For additional information, please contact Anne Sanderson at sandersonam@outlook.com

YOUTH DINGY REGATTAS:

Tuesday, July 10 th , Wednesday, July 11 th and Thursday, July 12th - Canadian 420 Championship Regatta
Not only will our Canadian fleet be participating, but as well, we are expecting competitors from the United States. The event will offer three days of course racing. 

Thursday, July 19th and Friday, July 20th - Steers Regatta
The regatta has grown from a local event to include junior sailors from all over Canada, and the south shore of Lakes Erie and Ontario. There is competition among the junior clubs and coaching is encouraged on during the races.  

Saturday, July 21st and Sunday, July 22nd - Four Sisters Regatta
This two day event offers competitive racing on three course circles. Competitors are from Canada and the States. Onsite trailer parking is available and there is limited space for onsite camping. 

It’s Not Easy Being Green: End of July
This is a one day event for first year racers. The racing is undertaken in Optis and/or Prams.

For additional information about PCYC’s dinghy events, please contact Thomas Fogh at learntosail@pcyc.net or 905 278 7911 ext. 241 


We look forward to seeing you out on the wa ter!
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