2010 J22 Canadian Championship
Port Credit Yacht Club put on a great 2010 Canadian Championship regatta for us on July 10 – 11. Despite fairly light wind, we were able to get 7 races off, and newcomers to the fleet, Gord Mcilquham, his wife Maryann Turcke, and their 2 daughters, Emily and JJ, showed us all how it’s done, walking off with the trophy.
We had a few new boats out this year: the winning boat Prudence from RCYC, 383 from NYC (Jerry Wendt), Spaceball from Nepean (Marg Hurley), and Eclipse from BHYC (Brian Young). Thanks to all of you for coming out.
PCYC OPEN REGATTA - COURSE C.
J 22 Fleet
| Rank | Boat | SailNo. | Club | Helm | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Total |
| 1st | Prudence | CAN978 | RCYC | Gordon McIlquham | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 2nd | Instigator | 1098 | Other | Travis Odenbach | 7.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 3rd | Mo` Money | USA489 | Other | Kevin Doyle | 1.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 25.0 |
| 4th | 383 | CAN383 | NYC | Jerry Wendt | 2.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 34.0 |
| 5th | Jazz | CAN693 | HYC | Ron Harris | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 6th | Spaceball | CAN 789 | Other | Marg Hurley | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 38.0 |
| 7th | Three`s Company | 457 | NYC | Paul Davignon | 4.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 39.0 |
| 8th | Innocent Bystander | CAN 958 | RCYC | David Doyle | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 39.0 |
| 9th | Springbok | 921 | HYC | Bernard le Duc | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 64.0 |
| 10th | Eclipse | 952 | BHYC | Brian Young | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 DNC | 70.0 |
Get Ready for the Nationals
Canadians are preparing for the upcoming Canadian J/22 Nationals hosted by Port Credit Yacht Club in conjunction with the PCYC Open Regatta July 10-11. Prep your boats, check you gear and kiss your wife and kids good bye but just before you leave the door, and let them know you’ll be coming back as The Canadian Champion.
For those late planners don’t forget to register on the PCYC website and grab the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions. We expect a great number of Canadian J/22 competitors as well as a many Americans. As a bonus, the Canadian Nationals also count towards the 2010 Waterline Systems Great Lakes J/22 Circuit.
This event will be a blast with J/22s, J/24s, 8 Metres, C&C99s, IRC, PHRF classes!
Next Waterline Systems Circuit Regatta
This is good news for us Canadians. The next 2010 Waterline Systems Great Lakes J/22 Circuit event following the Cleveland Race Week is the Canadian J/22 Nationals, July 10-11, hosted by the Port Credit Yacht Club. That’s a two for one offer!
Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship 2011
Rochester Yacht Club will once again host the Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championship in J/22s, August 27 - September 1, 2011. The RIWKC is an amazing event. Pass the word around and assemble a women team from your club! It would be nice to have the RIWKC awarded to a Canadian in 2011.
Canadians at the J/22 Jackrabbit Regatta
The inaugural Waterline Systems Great Lakes J/22 Circuit event was the Jackrabbit Regatta, hosted by the Canandaigua Yacht Club, May 15-16. The weather was great; sunny with breeze ranging from really light, to pretty $%&? windy. Typical for a Finger Lake, the wind direction varied from really shifty to psychotically shifty.
The racing was extremely close; the shifts lead to plenty of position changes. No lead was safe, especially if Travis was lurking anywhere near it. Travis and his team of John Newell and Billy Farmer sailed a great regatta, winning 4 of the 6 races sailed. They didn't win the races by a lot, but they won a lot of races!
Jimmy Barnash sailing with Gunnar Richardson and Mark Sertl aboard were 2nd. Vic Snyder, Kevin Doyle and Marcie Lake on Mo' Money completed the podium. Close behind was Canadian Ron Harris’s team in fourth. Sarah Enwright's team took home the wine and rum awarded to the mid-fleet finisher.
25 Teams from nine different clubs made it to the regatta. Special mention should go to Hudson Yacht Club in Montreal. 3 teams from their new fleet made it down and were very competitive. Overall a total of four Canadian boats attended the regatta and finished 4, 12, 15 and 20. Not so bad! CYC did their usual great job; the courses and hospitality were all first-rate. Score details HERE
Bully Hill Vineyards was the presenting sponsor. Admiral Nelson Rum and Waterline Systems also supported the event. Wine, Rum and boat service…could it be any better? Thanks to all the sponsors and organizers.
Please join me in congratulating Canadian Ron Harris and his team for their fourth position.
Re-edited from Waterline Systems newsletter by Will Harris
