Brooks Brothers RCYC Open 2019
The Brooks Brothers RCYC Open Regatta will be held June 15 & 16 as we welcome sailors and friends from Western Lake Ontario to our club. The Lake Ontario Racing Council (LORC) coordinates racing between sailing clubs on Lake Ontario and Open Regattas are held to bring regional sailors together for racing and social events.
Last June, we hosted over 500 sailors and friends for the dinner/party. 93 boats enjoyed 2 days of competition on the water and the Royal hospitality for which the club is famous.
After racing concludes on 4 race courses, sailors will return to the island for freshly shucked oysters courtesy of The Ryback Group (BMO Nesbitt Burns) prepared by Rodney’s Oyster House. Brooks Brothers will return with their popular pop-up store and special clothing. A smoked brisket dinner will follow and then live music by The Pick Brothers and dancing in the bar and front lawn. Last year showed that the event layout on the north side of the club and the new bar made for a great venue to host the Open party.
Yes, the front lawn is still above water!
Almost all of our docks are floating and the RCYC staff have done an amazing job of bridging the wet spots with duck boards. Please be aware that the club tenders will need continuous access to the rain dock (the seawall behind the sailing office) as our regular pier in the harbour is almost awash, so please don’t plan to raft up there. The dock master will accommodate you elsewhere.
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 active participation in our mid-week harbour racing is the envy of many sailing clubs around the world, yet too few of these boats join the start line for weekend regattas. Come out for the Offshore Rally on Saturday with your midweek crew and join the fun in the PHRF distance race. You don’t have to rig an old spinnaker, just enter White Sail if you choose and join the fun. Registration is at
www.lorc.org
-Doug Farrand, Regatta Chair
