Not much wind for race night last Wed. Only 1 race occured. 5 Vessels arrived at the start line. Carla, in the Farr had a malfunction with the mainsheet and had to withdraw leaving 4 vessels to battle it out.
9 Boats presented to the start line on Wednesday evening with a wind building to 15-20 kms and gusting to 30. Under warm skies, sailors partnered up with others that haven’t sailed in over 2 years. Jean took Annie in a H16 to familiarize themselves with the Hobie for the regatta on Saturday. Carla forgot the main piece of equipment for the Farr, the hiking harness, so sent Steve out in it instead to watch him battle the power of the gusts. Jason showed up with his 29er and sailed with Carla on helm. Brave lad. Tom discovered the cats again and teamed up with Tony in the Nacra 17. The Ken’s had some fun rides on the lasers, putting in again some great performances, while Robert with Corrine and Leopold flew around the course on the H18 to gain practice and hopefully an advantage for the upcoming Cat regatta. Zsombor broke free of the instructor’s clutches and had a fun sail as well.
Thx to our RC : Heidi and Connor
Carla : Sailing Director
From July 24, 2021.
The 9th annual Cat Regatta got off without a hitch on Saturday morning with 4 vessels fighting it out for Top Cat bragging rights. Winds blew at a steady 20 kms with some fun gusts up to 33 kms/hr and a warm breeze at 28c. Liam was unfortunately unable to make it to the event so calls went out to other would-be Cat competitors. Robert showed up last minute after discovering that vacuuming on a Saturday morning wasn’t as exciting as he had thought, so joined Corinne on helm and Tom on crew on the H18. Tony and Frank had a few tricks up their sleeves heading to the start in Tony’s Nacra 17. Nathan pulled Connor from the RC to show him what fun can be had in a H18 and adopted him as crew. Jean and Annie had such a great finish on Wednesday race night that they teamed up again to show us their feral cat claws and put in some stiff competition.
The first race showed Tony and Frank with a brilliant start with 3 other competitors trailing but fell to the back of the pack despite Nathan and Connor shredding their jib. Even a wicked tape job wouldn’t hold out for the second race so found the lads changing jibs at the lunch hour break. Jean and Annie, sporting the colours of the French flag on the main, stirred competitive jitters in Corinne . It didn’t faze her in the end as she/Robert and Tom finished in first place.
Race 2 saw some close roundings of the first mark with all 3 vessels in a pack, jostling for the lead. Tony and Frank struggled to find their footing but discovered that some necessary sail adjustments would give them a welcomed boost of speed their boat so badly needed. The wind found the cats flying around the course in race 2 before stopping for a nutrition break.
Race 3 found Nathan and Connor nearly capsizing near the upwind mark as the winds picked up to 25-30 kms/hr. Frank and Tony pulled in closely behind in 3rd place with hopes of overtaking while Jean and Steve (Annie had abandoned racing with better plans downtown) caught them at the rounding to take over the lead. With Frank at the helm and Tony on Jib, a brilliant race was had, as the Nacra flew to a very close 4th place just 3 seconds behind the 3rd vessel.
Race 4 had all 4 vessels cramming at the reaching mark before heading up with Jean and Steve giving way to a pushy Nathan and Connor yelling for buoy room.
Race 5, Corinne/Robert and Tom suffered a massive wardrobe malfunction as their jib also split in 2, resulting in Tom standing on the bow acting as both figurehead and rip stopper. This placed them back in 3rd place allowing Frank and Tony to creep ever so close. Jean and Steve were seen flying on one pontoon only to have Jean teabag Steve just to cool him off after rounding the upwind mark. Nathan and Connor were too far ahead to notice.
1st place, Top Cat …..Nathan and Connor
2nd place, Medium Cat…..Corinne/ Tom/ Robert
3rd place, Kitten award….Jean/ Annie/ Steve
4th place, Participation award…Tony/Frank
Congratulations to all competitors,
Carla –Sailing Director.
The Kanata Sailing Club is pleased to announce its 9th annual Open Catamaran Regatta Saturday, 24 July 2021. This event is open to both KSC members and members from other Clubs if they wish to participate. All types of catamarans are welcome to compete. There is no entry fee for this event. Due to CoVID, Lunch and beverages are provided by the sailors themselves. We suggest you assemble your lunch to enjoy on the back deck as we will break during the race for a short lunch. Depending on the weather , lunch time will be discussed at the skippers meeting. Snacks, Water, BYO to consume on the water.
Registration can begin online the evening before starting at 1900h by sending the sailing director an email at [email protected] or will be in person at 0930 -1000h, the day of the race.
For KSC members, KSC boats will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Skipper’s meeting is at 10:30 at the Clubhouse back deck. First start will be no earlier than 11:00. We will not start the final race after 1500h. The course will consist of multiple windward/leeward laps approximately 1-2 km apart (depending on wind), with a mid-course entry and reaching finish. (formal Sailing Instructions will follow.) Scoring will be awarded based on fastest across the finish line.
Carla Millar — Sailing Director
This evening’s first race of the season opened with 9 boats and 13 sailors. Nice start to the season. Winds were moderate at the start, luring all 6 monohulls and 3 catamarans to the start line with winds W 15 kms with the odd gust to 30 kms . Steve and Liz decided to give the pack a large margin at the start while passing the reef at the club entrance when the start whistle went off.. They managed to catch most of the fleet by the first upwind mark and slowly pulled away by the leeward mark. Ken led the entire fleet around the next 3 marks only to be caught at the second upwind leg by the New Farr 3.7 skippered by Carla, making its new presence known . The wind eased to around 7 kms however at the upwind mark leaving several boats scrambling to round, reminding us all that the current heading downstream towards Ottawa can wreck any clever short efficient plans you may have had trying to round the mark in 2 easy tacks. 7-10 kms winds followed for the rest of the evening.
Race 2 saw less wind and a sad offering to the Cat Sailors.
The finish saw the following results. :
Race 1
Race 2
RC Heidi and Connor ( KSC instructors) , great job so thank you
Welcome to all old members and new members this year . Returning and Honourable mention goes to Jason (NSC- x 2 years_) , Mike (having kids now), Annie who because of CoVID couldn’t sail last year, so cheered from the beach, Tom back after a 1 year hiatus due to CoVID, along with Frank and Jean who were also sorely missed.
Next Wednesday Race Start : 1830.
Cat Regatta Saturday 24 July . Details to follow.
Carla Millar Sailing Director.
We have added one more Junior Learn to Sail session (JLTS 7) the first week of August due to high demand for our programs. Details are on the Training page.
With the expectation that the province will move to Stage 1 Friday we are planning shifts for Opening Day Saturday June 12 and Sunday June 13. We will still need to limit numbers so contact Ken to sign up for a shift to help out if you can with the big tasks ([email protected])
Opening Day has been postponed again from June 5… Stay tuned for more updates as the government restrictions evolve but feel free to enjoy the club.
Yep, the club is finally open! Although our opening day is still scheduled for Saturday, June 5th, the club itself is open for members to enjoy. Come on down and check it out!
Good news! We have a new junior learn-to-sail course available for sign up, this one runs July 19th to July 24th, the same time as the adult/youth LTS 2 course! Now’s your chance to learn to sail along with your kids, sign up today:
As you may have suspected with the ongoing lock downs still in effect, we will have to delay the opening of the club once again, the new tentative date being Saturday, June 5th. We will not be holding a public open house this year.
Also if you are currently signed up to be a member and you are not receiving emails, they could be going to your spam folder! Check for emails from @kanatasailingclub.com, that’s us!