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Lake Ontario Offshore Racing - Newsletter
April 26, 2022
Chair's Message:

driveHG Title Sponsor
 
We are thrilled to announce that driveHG is back this year as title sponsor for not only the LO300 and Susan Hood trophy Race but for the LOSHRS series as well. driveHG has been a huge support to offshore racing for many years and have been instrumental in our success. Special thanks to Andrew Lennox and his team for their enthusiasm. If you are contemplating buying a car, reach out to them and let them know that you support LOOR sponsors. I speak from first hand experience, you won’t be disappointed. Their support and service is excellent!
 
Preparing for Racing:

It's April and just around the corner - beginning on Friday June 3rd - is the 2022 Susan Hood Trophy Race presented by driveHG (SHTR). Running since 1955 and fondly referred to as the 'Coolest Race on the Lake', the Susan Hood is a 75 nautical mile overnight race that kicks off the racing season. The event is open to fully crewed, short-handed and solo sailors and is followed on Sunday, June 5th with the Lake Ontario Short Handed Racing Series (LOSHRS) Race #1 – a 16 nautical mile Course Race.
 
Registration for all Lake Ontario Offshore Racing events is open. The Early Bird Deadline for the SHTR and LOSHRS Race #1 is April 30, 2022.
 
Use the links on the LOOR website to sign yourself up for one or ALL the races. And please remember, if you are new to offshore racing and have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to us at info@LOOR.ca  or contact your club LOOR Ambassador. We'll help get you to the start line.

NEW THIS YEAR - LO300 Entries capped at 90

This year we are celebrating the 32nd LO300 Challenge presented by driveHG. To ensure that YB Trackers are available for every participant, entries are capped at 90 paid entries. The precedence of an entry will be based on the date and time of the payment in full of the total applicable fee.

LOOR Webinar Series

The 2022 Webinar Series has concluded, but you can watch them on our YouTube channel. Links below:

MMSI AIS and Personal Locater Beacons (PLB) Satellite versus AIS
Learn about the safety aspects of MMSI, AIS, and Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) for offshore sailboat racing.

Considerations for registering and preparing for a Category 3 event.

Take care,

Monica Doedens
Chair, Lake Ontario Offshore Racing
Lake Ontario Offshore Racing – 2022 Racing Schedule:
 
Mark Your Calendars – Racing Dates for the 2022 Season
 
As many Lake Ontario sailors are eagerly getting ready to prepare their sailboats for the coming 2022 season, we are excited to share with you the dates for the 2022 Racing Season.

2022 Lake Ontario Offshore Racing (LOOR) Schedule
 
Susan Hood Trophy Race Presented by driveHG (SHTR)      
Friday, June 03, 2022
75 NM

LO300 – Lake Ontario 300 Presented by driveHG        
Saturday, July 16, 2022
300 NM

Lake Ontario Short-Handed Racing Series Presented by driveHG
(LOSHRS)

Race #1 – Course Race         Sunday, June 05, 2022 (16 NM)
Race #2 – Coastal Race         Saturday, June 18, 2022 (28 NM)
Race #3 – Coastal Race         Sunday, June 19, 2022 (28 NM)
Race #4 – Long Distance         Saturday, August 20, 2022 (81 NM)
Race #5 – PCYC to DYC         Saturday, September 17, 2022 (25 NM)
Race #6 – DYC to PCYC         Sunday, September 18, 2022 (25 NM)
Fees:

LOOR RACE                       RATE     HST    TOTAL
 
SHTR                                  $112.00  $14.56   $126.56
SHTR-Early Bird                  $80.00   $10.40   $90.40
 
LO300                                  $435.00  $56.55   $491.55
LO300-Early Bird                 $320.00  $41.60   $361.60
 
LOSHRS 
6 Race Series                      $190.00  $24.70   $214.70 
6 Race Series - Early Bird   $137.50  $17.88   $155.38
LOSHRS - Single Race       $63.50   $8.26   $71.76

As if that's not enough...

Early Bird Prizes for Fully Paid Entry:
A $100 credit card prize for each of LO300, Susan Hood Trophy Race, and LOSHRS full season entry will be randomly drawn from all registrants who have paid in full. The prize will be presented at the Participants Meeting for the event.
 
SHTR           
To be eligible, payment in full must be received by 23:59 EDT, April 30, 2022

LOSHRS     
To be eligible, payment in full must be received by 23:59 EDT, April 30, 2022

LO300          
To be eligible, payment in full must be received by 23:59 EDT, May 31, 2022
Event Guides:

This year LOOR has created Guides for each event to provide supplementary information over the Notice of Race (NoR) and help explain details for the new or potential participant.
 
We would appreciate your feedback on any errors or omissions, for suggestions for improvements for the 2023 edition by EMAIL.
 
Safety:

Ontario Sailing is offering several sessions of the one and two day Offshore Personal Survival courses. These courses are highly recommended for sailors participating in offshore races, especially overnight, and those doing extended cruising whether on the Great Lakes or blue water.
 
More information and to register CLICK HERE and then select CLICK HERE, and then select All Other Registrations
 
Registration for courses is at Ontario Sailing URL:
         
Then select “All Other Registrations”
Crew Bank: Need Crew or Interested in Crewing?

If you are a sailor and interested in participating in one of the Lake Ontario Offshore Races, or a skipper who needs crew, use the Crew/Boats Boards on the Yacht Scoring Registration and Official Document page.
 
Go to the Crew Bank page on the LOOR site.

Registering sooner is better so you can get together and see or exhibit strengths or determine any gaps in experience. LOOR strongly recommends getting to know your new crew or skipper before going offshore or overnight races.

Sail Rating / Handicap

Sail Measurement Certificate

If you’re purchasing a new sail or having a sail serviced at a sailmaker’s, it’s to your benefit to have the sailmaker measure the sails and provide you with a Sailmakers’ Sail Measurement Certificate. This will save having to measure the sail later. This especially applies to older sails as they shrink in the dimensions that are measured for handicap rating. They may even shrink enough to generate a slight change in your rating!
Stay Connected with Offshore Racing!
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Twitter: @LO300
Instagram: @LOOR300

Join the conversation. We want to hear from you! Hashtags you can use include:
General: #LOOR 
LO300 Specific: #LO300 or #LO300Challenge 
LOSHRS Specific: #LOSHRS

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