Mark your calendar
Oct 11 Board Meeting at the Sport for Life Centre
Oct 13 Team Committee Meeting
Oct 15 Team Equipment Day in Gimli
Oct 18 Annual Planning Session at the Sport for Life Centre
Nov 4 Awards and Volunteer Appreciation Night at Fort Whyte Alive
Nov 7 Annual General Meeting followed by a Board Meeting
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Hall of Fame
The induction of Kelly Hand into the Hall of Fame will be moved to next year. Reason is that Kelly is expecting her second child and her due date falls on he same day as the Hall of Fame banquet date.
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Annual Awards
November 4, 2011 at 6:00pm at Fort Whyte Alive. Please click here for the list of awards and here for the nomination form for our annual awards. Please send in suggestions no later then October 7 th.
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CYA CANSail Community Coaches Clinic
A CYA Community Coaches clinic will be offered on Thursday, August 4th from 9:30am-4:00pm at the Gimli YC. The practice race on Friday, August 5th at 2:00pm will be used to gain some practical experience on the water. Participants from all regions in Manitoba and all provinces are invited. CYA Learning Facilitator is Jennifer Grierson from BC. Please register at 204-925-5647 or send an email to sailing@sportmanitoba.ca.
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CYA Judges Clinic
A CYA Club Judge clinic will be run on Thursday, July 4th from 9:00am-5:00pm at the Gimli Yacht Club. The practice race on Friday, August 5th at 2:00pm will be used to gain some practical experience on the water. Participants from all regions in Manitoba and all provinces are invited. CYA Course Conductor is Lynne Beal, who is also the Chief Judge for the event. Please register at 204-925-5647 or send an email to sailing@sportmanitoba.ca.
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CYA Assistant Race Officer Clinic
A CYA Assistant Race Officer clinic will be run on Thursday, August 4th from 5:00pm-9:00pm at the Gimli YC. The practice race on Friday, August 5th at 2:00pm will be used to gain some practical experience on the water. Participants from all regions in Manitoba and all provinces are invited. CYA Course Conductor is Peter van Muyden, who is also the RC Chair for the event. Please register at 204-925-5647 or send an email to sailing@sportmanitoba.ca.
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2012 Manitoba Games
Date changes for the Manitoba Games Qualifiers:
Eastman: July 15 (Lasers Falcon YC)
Eastman: July 24 (Prams West Hawk Lake YC)
Westman: August 27 (Pelican YC)
Parkland: August 21 (Wellman Lake)
Interlake: September 3 (Gimli YC)
Winnipeg: September 4 (Winnipeg SC)
Central: September 4 (Winnipeg SC)
For more information about the Manitoba Games visit our website www.sailmanitoba.com and click on the Games link. |
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Provincial Championship Circuits
Download the Provincial Championships Circuits document here. |
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Have you heard about Disabled Sailing?
What's stopping you? Disabled Sailing in Manitoba is now known as Able Sail Manitoba. If you are interested, Able Sail Manitoba asks that you fill out a questionnaire so that they can design a program that best meet your needs. Click here for the questionnaire. Don't forget to check out the OPEN HOUSE on June 23rd from 5:00pm - 8:00pm at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre at Fort Whyte Alive.
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Call for Sailors with a Disability
Do you know anybody with a disability, who is an experienced sailer or not, who would be interested in sailing our new 2.4mRs? We are still looking for sailors, with the potential goal of participating in the Canada Summer Games in 2013 in Quebec. For more information contact Brigitte at 925-5647
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Windsurfing Clinics
Again we will offer learn to windsurf clinics during the summer. Please book early because the windsurfing equipment is limited. If you have your own equipment you are welcome to bring it along.
Dates for Learn to Windsurf Clinics:
Jun 30-Jul 3 Sherridan
Jul 4-7 Flin Flon
Jul 9/10 Silver Harbour
Jul 16/17 Gimli YC
Jul 23/24 Gimli YC
Jul 30/31 Gimli YC
Aug 4-7 CYA Sail West
Aug 13/14 Victoria Beach YC
Aug 20/21 Victoria Beach YC
Aug 27/28 Victoria YC
To register, or for more information, call the office at 925-5648. We also want to encourage all windsurfers to participate at CYA Sail West from August 4-7. The windsurfers will have a separate start and a coach will be available for two days of training and two days of regatta. |
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BOOT Camp
This year's BOOT Camp (for Optimists only) will be held from July 21-24 at West Hawk Lake Yacht Club. On Thursday and Friday we will be offering two days of training and on Saturday and Sunday the Provincial Optimist Championships will take place. On Sunday we will also hold the Eastman Regional Qualifier for the Pram class for the Power Smart Manitoba Games in 2012. For registration call the office at 925-5647.
Directions to West Hawk Lake
Registration Form
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Summer Regattas and Events 2011
To view the scheduled events for 2011 click here.
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Richardson Regatta
The Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club in Kenora invites all sailors to attend the 2011 Richardson Regatta on July 9-10. There will be 2 days of great racing with lots of prizes and on Saturday evening a BarBQ and a special presentation by Paul Henderson, who will be a guest participant in the Regatta.
Paul is a multi year Olympic Sailor and Coach, the first Canadian President of the International Sailing Federation, a 10 year member of the International Olympic Committee, and the head of Toronto's Olympic Bid Committee in 1996. He has just published his memoirs The Pope of Sailing'. Anyone who knows Paul knows, that he is irreverent, controversial, entertaining and very knowledgeable. It will be a great weekend with some great racing and what promises to be a really fun event on Saturday night. If you would like further information, please contact Roy McLaughlin at roy.mclaughlin@rbc.com or Betty Nelson at betty.nelson@rlwyc.ca. Limited billeting is available.
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Coaches Clinic (NOTE: DATE AND VENUE CHANGED)
Date: June 28 - July 3, 2011
Venue: Royal Lake of the Woods YC
June 11 or 12 - Sailing skill brush up (optional)
June 25 or 26 - Sailing skill brush up (optional)
June 28 - Emergency First Aid Course
June 28 - Coachboat Safety Course
June 29-30 - Fundamental Course
July 1-3 - White Sail and Bronze Sail Coaches Clinic (includes NCCP Online Ethics test and Long Term Sailor Development training and test)
July 2 - Recertification Day
Prerequisites:
- Minimum of 16 years of age
- Emergency First Aid + CPR
- Coachboat Safety
- Pleasure Craft Operator's Card
- Bronze 4 Sailing Certificate
- Respect in Sport (online course www.sportmanitoba.ca )
- All certifications must be current and filed in our office.
Fees :
$ 90 First Aid and Coach Boat Safety each
$200 Fundamentals
$300 White Sail or Bronze Sail coach clinic
$100 Recertification
Food and accommodation are included in the registration fee. The registration form can be found on our website www.sailmanitoba.com . Please register soon as billets are limited.
Registration Form: Download
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Team
A ten week work out session with Kyle at the Performance Centre at the Sport for Life Centre for all team members takes place every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:15pm-6:30pm.
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Recertification Courses
May 29 - 10:00am - 2:00pm Gimli YC - Coachboat Safety (maximum 8 participants)
June 11 - 10:00am - 2:00pm Gimli YC - Sailing skill brush up (optional)
June 25 - 10:00am - 2:00pm Gimli YC - Sailing skill brush up (optional)
June 28 - 12:30pm - 4:30pm RLWYC - First Aid (max 20 participants)
June 28 - 8:00am - 12:00pm RLWYC - Coachboat Safety (maximum 8 participants)
July 3 - 3:00pm - 7:00pm ZZYC - Coachboat Safety (maximum 8 participants)
The fee per course is $90. Sail Manitoba will subsidize all Sail West volunteers with 50% of the fees. Registration is on a first come first serve basis.
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Sailors needed for Reality Show
Yacht Wars need to get 12 female sailors signed up for a reality show and they need to do it now! So if you're a sailor chick, you know a sailor chick, or you're a Laser-sized dude that likes to dress in drag, read on....
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Racing Tactics Seminar Special Feature at the Boat Show
 On Saturday, March 5th North U will be holding a Racing Tactics Seminar at the Convention Centre. The seminar will run from 9:00am -4:30pm with a 45 minutes lunch break. The instructor will be Ross MacDonald, Silver Medal winner in the Star at the Olympics in Athens. The fee of $95 per person includes a course book and a free pass for the boat show. A CD for $40 can be purchased at the door. Click here for the registration form and call Jim Flood at 452-1227 to register. Everyone is invited!
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RACING RESULTS
Amethyst Weekend Regatta in Thunder Bay
A great weekend regatta at Amethyst Harbour with all kind of conditions. Congratulations to Richard, Tina and Alex for winning Saturday and to Peter, Tanya and Andrew for winning Sunday and overall.
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Little Bird Regatta at Pelican Yacht Club
A nice season end regatta took place on August 21 at the Pelican Yacht Club. The little bird regatta is an annual dinghy regatta and was very well attended. For results go to www.pycmb.ca.
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US Nationals in Milwaukee
Three Radials and one Laser sailor participated at the very well run US Nationals in Milwaukee. For results click here.
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CYA Youth Championships in Ottawa
This year's Youth Championship was held from August 1-7 at the Nepean YC. One 29er team, one Laser and three Radials attended the 19&under event and three Radials the 17&under event. For results click here.
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LOWISA
The 44th annual Lake of the Woods International Sailing Association regatta, held August 2-6, was again a great success! For reports and results visit www.lowisa.org.
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Big Bird Classics and Westman Regional Championships
The weekend of the Big Bird Classics started w ith a racing clinic for young athletes from Pelican Yacht Club on Friday, July 23. It was followed by the regatta which included the Westman Regional Championships. Congrats to the Winners Emma Williams and Ellyn Waschuk.
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BOOT Camp and Provincial Optimist Championships
 Again thank you to Louise Gill from RLWYC who put on a wonderful BOOT Camp for our developmental Optimist sailors. The two coaches Scott Brousseau and Julia Bailey were excellent, thanks for a great event. Congrats to the winners in their respective fleet Kayden Polachek, Malcolm Straker and Lissi Ranta. For the results of the Provincials visit www.sailmanitoba.com.
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Richardson Regatta and District 4 Laser Championships
The Racing Camp at Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club was organized by Louise Gill who did an amazing job. Thank you! Another round of thank yous goes to the billets, the Konantz, Tory, Gill and Thomson family. Coaches were high performance coach Robin Blanchard from Montreal, team coach Rory McMorris, guest coach Scott Brousseau from RLWYC. Congrats to the winner Sandy Riley and the winner of the Laser District 4 Champs Royden Brousseau. For the results for the Richardson Regatta go to www.rlwyc.ca.
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Zig Zag Open Regatta
The Zig Zag open regatta on July 3 and 4 was followed by a racing camp on July 5 and 6. Lot's of Lasers, 420s and two new up and coming 29er teams participated being coached by high performance coach Robin Blanchard from Montreal , team coach Rory McMorris, guest coach Ian Fast from RLWYC and head coach Brigitte. A BIG THANK YOU goes to Tristan Bruning for organizing this event. Congrats to the winner Kyle Ross. For results go to www.sailmanitboa.com.
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Viking Cup at Gimli YC
 Light winds at the first dinghy regatta of the season on June 19/20. Thanks to Glenn Penner and his volunteer crew for putting on this annual event. Congratulations to the winners Kayden Poluchuk in the Opti and Tanja Smutny in the Radial. Click here for results.
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Windsurfing Coaches Clinic
 It has been 10 years since the last windsurfing coaches clinic and last weekend 5 coaches became certified at the GYC. They will run several learn to windsurf clinics around the province. Thanks to our excellent IE David Zeni from Toronto and to the Gimli YC for a great set up.
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Learn to Windsurf Clinics
 Jul 10/11 - Silver Harbour SC
Jul 12-16 - Falcon YC
Jul 19-23 - RLWYC
Jul 24/25 - Gimli YC
Jul 27-29 - Victoria Beach YC
 Aug 7/8 - Victoria Beach YC
Aug 10-13 - Gimli YC
Aug 14/15 - Victoria Beach YC
Aug 30-Sep 3 - Gimli YC
To register call the office at 925-5647 or send an email to sailing@sportmanitoba.ca.
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Buffalo Cup at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre
 Our annual Buffalo Cup at the WSC at Fort Whyte Alive took place on June 3rd. 18 participants competed in four 420s, one JY, one Laser 2, one 2.4mR, one Martin 16 and 4 Prams. This regatta was also the Winnipeg Regional Championship. The winners were Harrison Jones in the Pram Class and Brigitte Smutny in the Open Class.
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Regina Sailing Club Icebreaker Regatta
The Ice Breaker Regatta took place right after on the long weekend at Last Mountain Lake . Great regatta, nice volunteers, conditions not always perfect with too much wind on Sunday and too little wind on Monday. Congrats to the winners Sanders Pattern in the Laser Radial and Emma Williams in the Laser 4.7.
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Wascana Short Course Champs
Five Laser sailors attended the first regatta of the year in Regina . The 4th annual Wascana Short Course Championships was sailed on May 22 in rain and wind conditions up to 25 knots. Congrats to winner Tanja Smutny.
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CALL FOR SAILORS
 A new sailing event in the disabled sailing category was added to the Canada Summer Games in 2013, which will be sailed in the exciting Paralympics boat class 2.4mR www.us24meter.org. We are now the proud owner of one of these boats and we are seeking athletes who would be interested in trying out. You don't have to be a sailor to get started. Everyone can learn the ropes right from the beginning and our coaches will teach you everything about boathandling and racing. The classification criteria for the 2.4m is that for the Paralympic Games (which is minimal). This is outlined in section A5.1.1 of this document.
Our training program takes place every Monday and Wednesday and Friday at 5:00 pm at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre at Fort Whyte Alive. Please forward this information to any athletes you might know who have a disability and who might be interested. We can be reached at our Sail Manitoba office at 925-5647 or sailing@sportmanitoba.ca
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2010 REGATTA NOR's and SI's
Jun 19/20 - Viking Cup (NOR)
Jun 26 - Konantz Cup (NOR)
July 3/4 - Zig Zag Open (NOR, SI)
Jul 10/11 - Richardson Regatta (NOR, SI, Entry Form)
Jul 15-18 - CYA Sail West (NOR)
Aug 1 - Arctic Glacier Youth Dinghy Regatta (NOR, SI, Entry Form)
Aug 1-7 - CYA U17/U19 Nationals (NOR)
Aug 2-6 - LOWISA (NOR)
Aug 11-15 - Laser US Nationals (NOR)
Aug 16-19 - CORK International (NOR)
Aug 20-25 - CORK OCR (NOR)
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Provincial Championship Circuits
Provincial Dinghy Championships (all classes, best 5 out of 6)
Opti Grand Prix (best 5 out of 7 regattas)
Laser Master Circuit (best 5 out of 6)
May 22/23 Laser short course (just Laser), Regina , SK
Jun 19/20 Viking Cup, Gimli Yacht Club
Jul 3/4 Zig Zag Open, Zig Zag YC
Jul 10/11 Richardson Regatta, RLWYC
Jul 21/22 Opti Provincials, RLWYC
Jul 24/25 Big Bird Classics, Pelican Yacht Club
Aug 22-28 Opti Canadians Hamilton , ON
Sep 5 Commodores Cup, Gimli Yacht Club
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2010 Events Calendar
Click on the link Regattas to view the 2010 training and regatta calendar.
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Learn to Sail at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre
Click on the link Sailing Lessons to view the 2010 learn to sail calendar
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Sail Manitoba Moved
Finally all the Sport Offices moved from Sport Manitoba to the new Sport for Life Centre. We are located in room 409 on the 4th floor. Our new address is Sail Manitoba, 409-145 Pacific Ave, Wpg, MB, R3B 2Z6. phone 204-925-5650, email sailing@sportmanitoba.ca
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Awards Nominations
Nominate outstanding volunteers and sailors for an award. Nomination deadline is October 10. Our annual Awards and Volunteer Appreciation Night takes place on Friday, November 5 at Fort Whyte Alive. Use the links below for more information:
Nomination form
Awards history
List of Awards
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Advertise in the Porthole Magazine
The Porthole is a publication that is published twice a year by Sail Manitoba and is estimated to reach over 1800 readers. It is the ideal publication to reach Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario boaters and cottagers and interested people all over Canada looking to buy sailing equipment, boats and related services. Click here for the rates.
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Commodore's Cup at the Gimli Yacht Club
The annual Commodore's Cup at the Gimli YC will take place on the upcoming weekend September 4/5. For the NOR click here. The Keelboats will be racing on Saturday and the Dinghies on Sunday. We have limited boats available for the dinghy regatta first come first serve. Please call me at 771-4241. Remember - this regatta is your last chance to score points for the Provincial Championship Circuit.
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Provincial Championship Circuits
Provincial Dinghy Championships (all classes, best 5 out of 6)
Opti Grand Prix (best 5 out of 7 regattas)
Laser Master Circuit (best 5 out of 6)
Master Classifications: 35 - 44 Apprentice, 45 - 54 Masters, 55-64 Grand Master, 65 or older Great Grand Master
May 22/23 Laser short course (just Laser), Regina , SK
Jun 19/20 Viking Cup, Gimli Yacht Club
Jul 3/4 Zig Zag Open, Zig Zag YC
Jul 10/11 Richardson Regatta, RLWYC
Jul 21/22 Opti Provincials, RLWYC
Jul 24/25 Big Bird Classics, Pelican Yacht Club
Aug 22-28 Opti Canadians Hamilton , ON
Sep 5 Commodores Cup, Gimli Yacht Club
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Manitoba Keelboat Championships
The Manitoba Keelboat Championships will be held on September 11-12 at the Gimli YC. For the NOR click here.
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Fall Learn to Race Program
Our fall learn to race program will run every Saturday and Sunday from September 4- October 10 (weather dependant) from 11:00am - 2:00pm at the Manitoba Sailing Centre at the Gimli Yacht Club. We will have four Club 420s available. Booking will be taken on a first come - first served basis. Instruction will be given by certified CYA coaches. The fee is $30 per weekend. Call the office at 925-5650 for more information or to book your spot.
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Fall Team Training
Team training will run every Saturday and Sunday (weather dependant) at the Manitoba Sailing Centre at the Gimli Yacht Club. We will start at 10:00am and will finish around 2:00pm. Opti sailors: we will have the Prams from the Mobile Opti School available. The fee per weekend is $20 per boat for non team members. The dates are:
September 11/12
September 18/19
September 25/26
October 2/3
October 10 (Equipment Day)
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Laser Development Camp August 12-15
Gimli Yacht Club will be hosting a four day laser race training camp for youth from August 12-15. 2 days of training, followed by a two day regatta. Registration cost $180 including lunches and suppers. Bring your own Laser or Byte. The camp will be coaches by Glenn Penner on Thursday and Tanja Smutny on Friday. For more information contact Glenn at pen6@mts.net or Brigitta at Sail Manitoba at sailing@sportmanitoba.ca.
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Assistant Race Officer Clinic
We will be running a first level clinic for Race Officials on July 9 at the Royal Lake of the Woods YC. Sailors, volunteers and coaches take the chance to get certified. Register at sailing@sportmanitoba.ca.
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2010 CRUISING
CALENDAR
Basic Cruising Courses
1. Tuesdays, January 19 February 23 (CC Wolfe Smythe)
2. Wednesdays, February 10 March 31 (CC Bob Modrcin)
3. Saturdays, April 3, 10, 17 (CC Garry Hebert)
Coastal Navigation Course
Wednesdays, March 10 April 28 (CC George Bush)
Celestial Navigation Course
Wednesdays, Feb 24-Apr 14 (CC Davis Daycock)
VHF Seminar
1. Saturdays, October 17 & 24 (CCJim Robinson)
2. Wednesdays, May 5 & 12 (CC George Bush)
Weather Seminar
Saturday, May 1 (CC Bob Modrcin)
GPS
Tuesdays, May 11 & 18 (CC Wolfe Smythe)
PCOC
1. Saturday, March 20
2. Saturday, April 24
3. Saturday, May 8
Textbooks, Exams and Certifications are included in the registration fees. The courses will be all held at Sport Manitoba until December. With the building move at the end of December we are required to book rooms at other facilities in Winnipeg . The locations will be announced asap
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Commodores Cup - Notice of Race
Commodore's Cup: Sept. 6.
NOR
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Richardson Regatta
On July 11/12 39 boats competed in
the annual Richardson Regatta. Winner of the Scow Class
was Chris Conway, the Optimist Class James Tory and the
open class Kyle Ross. For full results use the links
below:
OPTI
Results, OPEN
Results, SCOW Results
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Big Bird Classics
Big Bird Classics: July 17 - 19
NOR
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Zig Zag Open Regatta
The last qualifier for the Canada
Summer Games in PEI was sailed on July 4/5 at the Zig
Zag Yacht Club with winds ranging from 5-20 knots. Winner
of the single handed fleet was Royden Brousseau, the
Double handed fleet Katja Smutny and Celeste Ferguson
and the Optimist fleet Matthew Tory.
Results: Opti Fleet, Singles, Doubles |
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Falcon Open
 Despite
strong winds 6 races were sailed and the winners of the
Falcon open regatta on June 27/28 were Dylan and Rory
McMorris. Scott Brousseau in a Laser came in 2nd
and Tanja Smutny 3rd in a radial. Click here for full
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School Program in Roblin
 On Monday, June 22 MSA ran a combined sailing and paddling program in Roblin, MB. For more info click here. |
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Falcon Cup
 The battle for the Falcon Cup on Sunday June 21 was held in excellent conditions and after 5 races the trophy went to Rob Ewanchuk, leaving Tanja Smutny on place 2nd and Kyle Ross on place 3rd. For full results click here. |
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Viking Cup
 The Viking Cup was held on June 14-15 at the Gimli Yacht Club and the winners were Jocelyn McLaren and Vanessa Stewart who sailed a 29er. Royden Brousseau came a close second with Robert Ewanchuk right behind him in third. For full results click here. |
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Buffalo Cup
 Ten sailors in five 420's sailed at
the Buffalo Cup last Thursday, June 11. The Cup was held
at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre at Fort Whyte Alive. The
winners were Kayden Polachek and Tanja Smutny. For full
results click here.
It was Kaydens first regatta and the successful young
hopeful made it his personal best! At his last family
dinner he drew a fortune cookie and it said it all: Boats
and water are in your future! |
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Notices of Race
CYA Sail West, July 17-19 at Battlefords Sailing Club, Meaota SK
CYA Youth Championships,
August 1-6 at Royal Victoria YC, BC
Manitoba Keelboat Championships, Sep 12-13 at Gimli YC, MB
Zig Zag Open at Zig Zag YC, ON - Registration Form, NOR
Falcon Open at Falcon Lake YC - Registration Form, NOR
Richardson Regatta - Registration Form, NOR,
Sailing Instructions
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Selection Criteria's for the CSG
Click here to view the selection criterias for the 2009 Canada Summer Games in PEI. |
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Calendar of Events
Click here to view the team work out
schedule or the weekend training in Gimli or the race
training at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre. |
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Events Calendar 2009
For the complete schedule click here. |
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Learn to Cruise Winter Schedule
The new winter learn to cruise schedule
is out and we are offering 11 courses from January - April
2009 . To view the schedule click here. |
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2009-12 Racing Rules Seminar
Presented by North
U. Saturday, March 14, 2009 9 am - 5 pm , Thunder
Bay Yacht Club For more info click here. |
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Boat Show
The 2009 Mid-Canada Boat Show
will take place from February 26 to March 1, 2009
at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. |
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Annual Planning Session
MSA's annual planning session will
take place on Thursday, Novmeber 20 at 6:00pm at Sport
Manitoba. Please make sure to send a representative
from your yacht club if you would like to host an event
in 2009. |
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ANNUAL AWARDS
CEREMONY
On November 7, 2008 members
of the MSA honored athletes, coaches, officials and
volunteers in the Alloway Hall at Fort Whyte Alive.
The following Trophies and Awards were handed out:
HONORARY MEMBER AWARD - Tara Brousseau
PRESIDENT"S AWARD - Darrell Stewart
SAILOR OF THE YEAR - Tanja Smutny
SUSAN MEZAROS - Julia Bailey
CHARLES FLEMMING - Robert Ewanchuk
DON FREUDENBERG - Jordan Crowley
MOST IMPROVED SAILOR - Paige Nuttall
OPTI GRAND PRIX - Boomer Blumenschein
RISING STAR - Emma Williams
PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS:
KEELBOAT - Blair Magnus and Crew
29ER - Katja Smutny and Larissa Blumenschein
LASER - Rob Ewanchuk
RADIAL - Andrew Fast
BYTE - Emma Williams
OPTI 15&UNDER - Sam Dufour-Jarvis
OPTI 13&UNDER - Boomer Blumenschein
OPTI 10&UNDER - Ty Hofseth
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Safeway Fundraiser
We are running the Safeway Card Fundraiser again this fall. It's a great gift or stocking stuffer for friends, family and neighbors and you support the Manitoba Sailing Team. For more information contact Tannis Leach at tleach@shaw.ca. |
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WIndsurfer Murray McCaig inducted in the Hall of Fame
It's amazing how far you can go
on a rented windsurfer. In the case of Winnipegger
Murray McCaig....read more... |
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Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Windsurfer Murray
McCaig who has been inducted to the Sport Manitoba
Hall of Fame. Please come out to support Murray at
the awards dinner which will take place on Saturday,
November 8 at the Victoria Inn. Reserve your ticket
at the MSA office at 925-5647 or send an email to sailing@sportmanitoba.ca .
For more information click here. |
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Walt Disney Movie Coming To Winnipeg
Fifteen young sailors. six months
of intense training. one chance at the brass
ring. Check the next newsletter for the screening date of the movie 'Morning
Light' . For more information on the movie click here. |
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Award Nominations
Nominate outstanding volunteers
and sailors for an MSA award. Nomination deadline is
October 10. For more information click here. |
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Advertising in the Porthole Magazine
The Porthole is published twice
yearly and sent to over 1700 sailors and boaters in
Canada. People who receive the Porthole spend much
of their time on the lakes and waters in Manitoba and
Northwestern Ontario and use the services of businesses
in the area. This is the perfect opportunity to advertise
your business to those who already use your services,
and those who will in the future. For more information
click here. |
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Upcoming MSA Meetings
Sep 29 - Team Committee Meeting
Oct 6 - Board Meeting
Oct 8 - Cruising Committee Meeting
Oct 20 - Team Parents Meeting
Nov 3 - Annual General Meeting and Board Meeting
Nov 7 - Awards and Volunteer Appreciation Night
Nov 8 - Hall of Fame Dinner
Nov 20 - Annual Planning Session |
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Commodore Cup at the Gimli YC
Click here to view the results of
the Commodore Cup at the Gimli YC. |
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Practice Sessions at Winnipeg Sailing Centre
The Winnipeg Sailing Centre is
now offering practice sessions on Fridays for sailors
who have obtained at least their White Sail I. These
are not instructional sessions, but are supervised
by a qualified instructor. Sessions are from
10am - 2pm and cost $15/h. Please call the office to book your spot! |
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New Program at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre
MSA is offering a new program at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre at Fort Whyte Alive from May 20 - June 13. If you are interested click here to check it out. |
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New Coaches and Instructor Program
MSA is implementing CYA's new certification
model for instructors and coaches. If you are interested
to get certified this year please contact me as early
as possible at the office at 925-5647 or send an email
to sailing@sportmanitoba.ca.
We will run a Learn to Sail Coaching Clinic for White
Sail Coach and Bronze Sail Coach certification (former
green + blue), a Learn to Race Coach Clinic (new level
between blue and orange) and a Program Manager Module
(former red) and a one day Wet Feet Clinic. For more
information click here.
Links:
New Program
Old Program
Conversion |
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CYA Sail West
Click here for the Notice of Race for Sail West in July in Victoria/BC |
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Race Officials
Race officials please click here for an update on certification. |
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Sport Participation Levels in Manitoba
The national sport participation numbers are a concern but we are not about to start sounding alarm bells in Manitoba. Click here for more information. |
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Olympic Qualifier
MSA sailor Tanja Smutny was awarded a spot for the Radial Worlds in New Zealand. The Worlds are also the qualifier for the Olympics in 2008 in China. |
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Team Event at Falcon Ridge
POn Sunday, January 6 th , Team Toba had their first team event at Falcon Ridge for some Skiing/Snowboarding. Thanks to Athlete Rep Dylan's excellent organizational skills, nine team members made the trip and had a blast. With a beautiful view of Falcon Lake , but only a couple of lifts and runs, Falcon Ridge turned out to be better than expected. The Team returned home sore and bruised but definitely prepared to go back next year.
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Canada Sumer Games 2013
The Canada Games Council is pleased
to announce the final sports selected for the 2013
Canada Summer Games, to be hosted in Quebec. This time
sailing will include an athlete with a physical disability. |
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Boat Show
This year's boat show will take place from February 21-24 at the Convention Centre in Winnipeg |
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ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY
On November 9, 2007 91 members of the MSA honored athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers in the Alloway Hall at Fort Whyte Alive. The following Trophies and Awards were handed out:
HONORARY MEMBER AWARD - Kevin Stewart
PRESIDENT"S AWARD - Michael Cox
SAILOR OF THE YEAR - Dylan and Rory McMorris
SUSAN MEZAROS - Julia Bailey
CHARLES FLEMMING - Kyle Ross
DON FREUDENBERG - Tyler Green
MOST IMPROVED SAILOR - Vanessa Stewart
OPTI GRAND PRIX - John Gray Thomson
RISING STAR - Charles Burns
PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS:
KEELBOAT - Jim Fogg
29ER - Chris Bradley and Chris Ferguson
LASER - Scott Brousseau
RADIAL - Tanja Smutny
BYTE - Paige Nuttall
OPTI 15&UNDER MALE - Austin Ross
OPTI 15&UNDER FEMALE - Talia Thomson
OPTI 13&UNDER MALE - Jacob Straker
OPTI 13&UNDER FEMALE - Ali Gill
OPTI 10&UNDER MALE - Justin Alkier
  
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Employment Opportunity:
PWest Van YC Sailing Director Position.
Click here for
more info. |
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LTAD (Long Term Athlete Development)
The LTAD originated as an initiative
of the Canadian Federal Government. The Canadian framework
describes seven stages of long term athlete development,
a training, competition and recovery program based
on developmental age rather than chronological age.
For more info go to www.sailing.ca/documents/LTAD-Final.pdf |
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Little Bird Regatta
Pelican Yacht Club's second annual
Little Bird Dinghy Regatta was a series of races, aimed
to give sailors young and old the opportunity to race
in dinghies against dinghies. With a two hour Race
Clinic in the morning, conducted by Head Coach Brigitte
Smutny, the regatta started on time with 19 sailors,
who enjoyed
racing in good winds and in good company. |
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Canadian Olympic Regatta Kingston
The Portsmouth Olympic Harbour
has been a beehive of activity for the past five days
with over 600 sailors competing during CORK Series
1. 6 out of 13 boats from Manitoba qualified for the
gold fleet. Click for more... |
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National Youth Championships
Racing for the Youths began on
Sunday August 12th. Manitoba sailors surprised with
two bronze medals, one for Chris Bradley and Chris
Ferguson in the 29er class and one for Julia Bailey
in the Laser Radial class. Manitoba's Maddie and Celeste
Ferguson were also awarded the prestigious Fogh
Marine Sportsmanship Award. Click for more... |
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Western Canada Summer Games
From August 3 to 11, up to 2,300
athletes, coaches and officials descended on Northern
Alberta for nine days of intense competition in the
2007 WCSG. Wabamun Sailing Club was proud to host the sailing events, held August 3rd to 6th at
Wabamun Lake. Click for more. For results and reports visit www.2007westerncanadasummergames.ca |
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Respect in Sport online course - mandatory for Coaches and Instructors
Sport Manitoba believes in being proactive
in ensuring sport in our province is safe and welcoming
for all participants. The course takes only three hours
in length and is divided into 6,1/2 hour segments. It can
be stopped and saved at any time and it’s of course
free…! For the link and more information click
here. |
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Training Camp January 1 - 7, 2007 at the US Sailing Center, Miami, Florida
 With the Miami Olympic Classes Regatta
and Midwinter events just around the corner, the training
Camp kicked off 2007 with 7 days of training. Click here
for more info. |
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29er Midwinter's in Sarasota, Florida
The qualifier for the 29er class for
the Youth Worlds in Kingston took place from February 9-11
at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Four team from Manitoba
competed in this event. For the final results go to www.29ernorthamerican.org/2007/MidEast/results.htm. |
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Big Bird Classics
Big bird Classic Regatta at the Pelican YC. Click here for the NOR. |
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Zig Zag Open Regatta
Zig Zag open regatta at ZZYC. Click here for the NOR. |
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Instructor and coaches course
MSA is holding a clinic for instructor and coaches from June 25-29 at Royal Lake of the Woods YC. Click here for more information and here for the registration form. |
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Falcon Open Regatta
Falcon open regatta at FYC. Click here for
the NOR. |
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Buffalo Cup at the Fort Whyte Centre
This year's annual Buffalo Cup was rained out and the sailing had to be cancelled. None of the less the participants stayed for some pizza and pop and everybody had a good time. |
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CYA Sail West / WISC
Sail West (all ages and all classes)
and the Western Intermediate Sailing Championships (16&under),
as well as the Laser District 4 Championships and the Western
29er, Byte, Laser and Radial Championships will be hosted
from July 12-15, 2007 at the Falcon Yacht Club in Manitoba.
Click here for the NOR,
Entry Form, Accommodation
List. For more information on the Falcon Yacht Club
click on web.mac.com/falconyachtclub. |
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MSA Winter Courses
Basic Cruising
Course: Tuesdays Jan 16 - Mar 6, 2007
Basic Cruising Course: Thursdays Mar 22 - May 10, 2007
Coastal Navigation Course: Tuesdays Mar 13 - May 1, 2007 |
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Safe Boating Awareness Week
May 19-25, 2007 is North American Safe Boating Awareness
Week. Download more information from the Canadian Safe
Boating Council website at www.csbc.ca. |
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GPS for Training Seminar
Location: Sport Manitoba (200 Main
St. Winnipeg)
When: April 19 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Cost: Free
Click here for more information |
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Race Management Courses
Assistant Race Officer (Level I)
Date: Saturday April 21 - 9:00am to 1:00pm
Cost: $50
Course conductor: Chris Aldridge
Course material is included
Click here for more information on the Course.
Club Race Officer (Level II)
Date: Part I: Sunday April 29 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Part II: Sunday May 05 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Cost: $80
Course material (CYA Race Management Manual) is included
Click here for more information on the Course. |
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Seminars
Seminar - VHF Course
(includes
Radio Operator's Certificate)
Date: June 12 from 18:30
- 22:00
(DSC endorsement 20:00 - 22:00)
Exam Date: June 19 from
19:00 until finished
Fee: $63.60 (DSC $42.40)
Seminar - How to Buy a Boat
Date:
June 11, from 19:00 - 21:00
Fee: $26.50 / person
Topics: Why do you want a boat?
Why buy rather than charter? What's on the market: Manufactures
and designs, Size, Age, Types of power, Training, Mystery
of Surveys, useful web pages. |
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Seminar - How to Buy a Boat
Date: April 4, from 19:00 – 22:00
Fee: $26.50 / person
Topics: Why do you want a boat? Why buy rather than charter?
What's on the market: Manufactures and designs, Size, Age,
Types of power, Training, Mystery of Surveys, useful web
pages |
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Seminar - VHF Course (includes Radio Operator's Certificate)
Date: April 10 from 19:00 – 22:00
Exam Date: April 17 from 19:00 until finished
Fee: $63.60 |
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CORK in Kingston
The 29er fleet had 52 boats at the
North American Championship, the Laser Radial fleet
had over 160 boats. For almost all of our team members
CORK was the favorite regatta of the year. For results
click here. |
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Opti Canadians in Vancouver
Seven Sailors from Manitoba participated
at the Canadian Optimist Championships at Royal Vancouver
YC. For results click here. |
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WISC at Last Mountain Lake
One lonely Manitoban sailor participated
at the Western Intermediate Sailing Championships in
Saskatchewan. For more info click here www.sasksail.com. |
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First Annual LOWISA Youth Dinghy Regatta
15 kids sailed their little hearts
out at Kenora. What a wonderful experience. For more
information visit www.LOWISA.org. |
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Canadian Youth Championships in Edmonton
16 athletes went on to the 18&under Youth Championships
at Lake Wabamun. Again in light winds Chris Bradley
and Chris Ferguson showed a strong performance with
winning a silver medal in the 29ers. The Ferguson sisters
as well as Kathleen Brousseau surprised everybody with
winning a bronze medal in the 29er and a bronze medal
in the Byte. For results click here. |
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Sail West in Calgary
With 17 sailors, 3 coaches and 3 parents the Manitoba
Sailing Team showed a strong representation at the open
regatta at Lake Chestermere. The Sailing Team won Gold
with Chris Bradley and Chris Ferguson and Silver with
Maddie and Celeste Ferguson in the 29er event and Bronze
with Paloma Corrin in the Radial event. For results
click here. |
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Racing Camp at VBYC
A fantastic camp was put on by Ivan and Penny McMorris
and crew at the Victoria Beach YC. With just the right
amount of wind the coaches got a lot of work done with
the athletes. Everybody should be well prepared for
Sail West and Youth Championships. For results of the
Big Bird Classics click here. |
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BOOT Camp at RLWYC
 This
past week featured 31 sailors from Manitoba and NW Ontario
participating in BOOT Camp followed by the Manitoba
Sailing Association Provincial Championships. For final
results click here. |
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MIST Camp and Zig Zag Open at ZZYC
 30
athletes enjoyed two days of great training in high
winds and competed right after at the Zig Zag open on
the weekend. Unfortunately it was one of the calmest
weekend this year and just one race could be sailed.
For results click here. |
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Laser and Radial Canadians at GYC
The Laser Canadians took place July
7-9 at the Gimli Yacht Club. With high winds between 15-27
knots and huge waves Lake Winnipeg showed it's best and
12 races were sailed in a fleet of 32 Lasers and 20 Laser
radials. Winner in the Laser class is Luke Ramsey followed
by Abe Torchinsky, both from BC and Anthony Bouileth from
Quebec. Winner in the Laser radial class is Tanja Smutny
from Manitoba followed by Maggie Shea from Chicago and
Michael Schalka from BC. Use the links below for results
and pictures.
- Laser
Results
- Radial
Results
- Event Images
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Century of Summers Regatta at RLWYC
Great winds for the Richardson Century
of summers regatta at RLWYC. For results click here. |
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Coaches Clinic at RLWYC
The annual coaches clinic took place
June 26-30 at RLWYC. With an enrollment of 17 green
participants and 6 blue participants the clinic was
one of the biggest ever run. The clinic was well run
with great Instructor Evaluators from BC and AB and
we now have 21 new instructors for Manitoba. |
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Falcon Open at FYC
First regatta of the year with light
winds on both days. For results click here. |
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LOWISA
First Annual Youth Dinghy Open Regatta
on August 5th. Click here
for more information. |
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Hydro sponsors MSA's Learn to Sail program
Manitoba Hydro came on board again
with a sponsorship of $10,000 over the next two years
for a new 420 for the Mobile Boating Safety and Sail
program in the Norman Region. Click here for more
info. |
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Mobility Cup 2006
This years Mobility Cup will take place
at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club on September 11 - 15,
2006. For more info click here. |
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2006 Events in Manitoba
May 27-29 - Team Training/Icebreaker
Regatta
Jun 3-4 - Team Training/Viking Cup
Jun 7 - Buffalo Cup, FWC
Jun 10-11 - Team Training/Prairie Wind Regatta
Jun14 - Wednesday night training,GYC
Jun 17-18 - Cadet Regatta, GYC
Jun 21 - Wednesday night training, GYC
Jun 24-25 - Falcon open, FYC
Jun 26-30- Instructor Development Clinic, RLWYC
Jul 1-2 - Centennial Cup, RLWYC
Jul 3-7 - Mobile Optimist Program, Rendezvous YC, Fort
Frances
Jul 7-9 - Laser Canadians, GYC
Jul 8-9 - 29er Clinic, ZZYC
Jul 10-14 - Mobile Optimist Program, Clear Lake YC
Jul 12-16 - MIST Camp, Zig Zag YC
Jul 15-16 - Zig Zag Open, ZZYC
Jul 15-16 - Big Bird Classics, Pelican YC
Jul 17-19 - Mobile Optimist Program, Sea Cadets, Pinawa
Jul 19-23 - BOOT Camp, RLWYC
Jul 20-23 - Mobile Optimist Program, RLWYC
Jul 22-23 - 15 & Under Provincial Opti Champs, RLWYC
Jul 24-28 - Mobile Optimist Program, West Hawk Lake
Jul 26-30 - Racing Camp, VBYC
Jul 29-30 - Open Regatta, VBYC
Jul 31-Aug 4 - Mobile Optimist Program, Gimli YC
Aug 6-12 - LOWISA
Aug 7-11 - Mobile Optimist Program, Dauphin Rec
Aug 14-18 - Mobile Optimist Program, Northern YC
Aug 17-20 - TBA |
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Laser and Radial Canadians July 7-9, 2006
The Canadian Championships for
the Laser and Laser Radial class will be held on
July 7-9 at the Gimli YC.
- Entry Form
- NOR
- Accomodations |
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Buffalo Cup at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre
On Wednesday June 7, 2006 18 sailors
came out for the Winnipeg Regional Championships at the
Winnipeg Sailing Centre at Fort Whyte on McCreary Road.
For results, pictures and more info click here. |
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Level II Race Management Clinic
Level II Race Management Clinic, June
6th, 13th and 20th from 6:30pm - 9:00pm at Sport Manitoba.
For registration please call the MSA office at 925-5647
or send an email to sailing@sportmanitoba.ca. |
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Nomination
Sport Manitoba's 2006 Night of Champion
April 11, 2006 at the Pantages Playhouse. Nominated for
sailing in the category Junior Team of the year were Katja
Smutny and Kristy Slough and for the Youth athlete of the
year Paloma Corrin. |
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Cruising Courses 2006
Basic Cruising Course Tuesday,
April 4 - May 23
VHF Course Wednesdays April 19 & 26
GPS Course Thursday May 11 & Saturday May 13
For more info visit the Cruising
Course or Cruising
Seminar pages. |
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Boat Show March 2-5
The Mid-Canada Boat Show is the largest and by far the best
attended show for outdoor people of all ages in central
Canada. This is a selling show, which attracts boaters,
fishermen, campers, cabin owners, travelers, outdoor enthusiasts,
water sport athletes and hopefully lots of sailors. MSA
will have a double booth on the second floor together with
six other water sports.
Thursday 15:00-22:00
Friday 12:00-22:00
Saturday 10:00-20:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00 |
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Awards Ceremony 2005
Sailor of the Year - Canada Summer
Games Female Team
Charles Fleming Memorial Trophy - Canada Summer Games
Male Team
Susan Mezaros Trophy - Paloma Corrin
Most Improved Sailor - Dylan and Rory McMorris
Rising Star - Bryant Roulston
Prairie Opti Grand Prix Belt - Van Bailey
Keelboat Trophy - Jin Fogg and Crew
Disabled Sailing Award - Nikki Allan and her dad Cory
Van McLean Trophy - Thom Lamont
Don Freudenberg Trophy - Stu Starkey
President's Award - Tim Felbel
Honorary Member Award - Peter Loewen |
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Manitoba Sailing Team Calendars now available
Manitoba Sailing Team Calendars available HERE! |
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Meetings
Monday, November 28 - Annual Planning
Session at 6:30pm in the boardroom of the 4th floor
at Sport Manitoba
Monday, November 21 - Parent
Meeting at 6:30pm in the boardroom of the 4th floor
at Sport Manitoba
Monday, November 14
- Annual General Meeting at 5:30pm in the board room
on the 4th floor of Sport Manitoba
Monday, November 7 - Team Committee
Meeting at 6:00pm at Brigitte's house
Friday, November 4 - Annual
Awards Ceremony at 6:00pm at the Wildwood Club
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Falcon Open Fall Regatta
The Falcon fall regatta was held
September 17 & 18. Saturday morning started with
rain showers as the sailors were arriving. By the time
the first race started the rain had stopped but unfortunately
the wind died with it. 4 races were completed on Saturday
and 1 on Sunday. For results click here. |
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Sail West Results
To view the Sail West results use the link below:
Sail
West Results.
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Optimist Canadians in Halifax
100 Optimist sailors competed
in the 2005 Canadian Optimist Dinghy Championships
at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron in Halifax.
In addition to athletes from nine Canadian provinces,
there were sailors from Germany, the United States,
Barbados, Bermuda and Mexico.The 100 athletes were
divided into two fleets, the green fleet had 28
sailors, all novice racers, and 72 competitors were
sailing in the championship fleet which includes
the top Optimist sailors in Canada. Two team members,Van
Bailey and Willy Konantz participated in this year's
event. Congratulations to Van Bailey who was 8th
overall and earned a spot on the Worlds team for
next year. Well done! For more info click here. |
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CORK
For 35 years CORK (Canadian Olympic
Racing Kingston) hosts outstanding, world class
sailing regattas in Kingston. four team members
participated in this years event. For results click
here. |
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Club 420 North
Americans at the Beverly Yacht Club in Marion, MA
Two teams of the Manitoba Sailing
Team participated at the Club 420 NA in the States.
Congrats to Bryce Brousseau and Brian Fast who showed
their talent for this particular boat with a great
35th finish out of 171 participants. For more info
click here. |
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16 and Under
Western Intermediate Sailing Championships at CYC
Calgary Yacht Club was the place
for the 16 and under Championship in from August
18-21. Wabamun Sailing Center was the original host
club but due to the huge oil spill the event was
moved to Calgary. Lake Chestermere gave the athletes
light air the 4 days but it was a fun event both
on and off the water for all the participants and
the spectators. Click here
for more info. |
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Canada Summer
Games at the Last Mountain Lake Sailing Centre
Regina Sailing Club, Saskatchewan
Over 80 athletes, coaches and managers participated
at the 2005 Canada Games. The Manitoba Sailing Team
had one of their best performances ever and won
silver in the Byte class, Paloma Corrin, silver
in the 29er female class, Katja Smutny/Kristy Slough
and bronze in the Laser radial female class, Tanja
Smutny. Congratulations! For information about the
games click here.
For results click here. |
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CYA Sail West at Gimli YC
Great results for Team Toba at
Sail West at the Gimli YC. Thanks to all the volunteers
who ran a first class event. Congratulations to
the gold medal winners Katja Smutny/Kristy Slough
in the 29er, Tanja Smutny in the Laser radial female,
Austin Ross in the Opti and Jessie Meush in the
Opti Green fleet and to bronze medal winners Royden
Brousseau in the Laser radial, Scott Brousseau in
the Laser Youth class and Paloma Corrin in the Byte
Class. For detailed results click on www.sail123.com. |
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Canadian Youth Championships
Team Toba is back from the trip
to Youth Championships at New Brunswick. Great trip
with some good performances. Congratulations to Bryce
Brousseau and Brian Fast for winning gold in the 420
male event, Maddie and Celeste Ferguson for gold in
the 420 female event and Laurel Thompson and Hannah
Beverage for silver in the 420 female event. Our two
Bytes finished 24 with Paloma and 27 with Jocelyn out
of 90 boats. Well done girls!! Scott finished 20 out
of 30 in the Laser class and did way better then the
result shows. Out of 21 29ers our team finished 6 with
Chris Bradley and Willie Macdonald, 10 with Gordie
Parke and Chris Ferguson, 12 with Mark Townsend and
Tristan Bruning and 13 with first timers Dylan and
Rory McMorris. Way to go guys!
Thanks to Brigitte and Tanja for coaching the double handed course and to Craig
who spend long hours on the single handed course. A big thank you also to our
drivers Tanja, Royden, Craig, Tim, Donna and Doug Bradley.
For results click on www.sail123.com. |
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BOOT Camp and 15&under Provincial Championships in Thunder Bay
This year's BOOT Camp was one of the finest ever run. The members and friends of the Temple Reef Junior Sailing Club were the most welcoming organizers and looked after every aspect of the event. What a great group of people! With 28 participants and the weather god on their side, the sailing was superb on Lake Superior. Coaches Kzrystoph Machnowsky, Mark Pataki and Tyler Green did a wonderful job to increase the excitement and level of sailing. |
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MIST Camp and 16&under Provincials at RLWYC
Our annual Manitoba Intermediate Sail Training Camp with 30 participant took place at Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club from Wednesday August 3 to Sunday August 7. With two coaches from BC, Rob Douglas for the 420s and Mark Patake for the Optis, the sailing offered everything, from heavy winds on Thursday to no wind on Sunday. On Saturday and Sunday the athletes battled for the 16&under provincial championships |
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29er Qualifier
After a last windy day at the 29er male
qualifiers for the Canada Summer Games Gordie Parke and
Chris Ferguson came first and will represent our Province
at the CSG. The female team will be Katja Smutny and Kristy
Slough. |
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Victoria Beach YC Racing Camp
A great camp for beginner racers
was organized by Ivan McMorris and his crew at the Victoria
Beach YC. Thanks to Penny for providing great and healthy
food for all of us and Chris for running the races.
Coaches Brigitte, Craig and Kim Case from Toronto took
care of the around 25 sailors who attended the camp
and the following Big Bird regatta. |
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29er Worlds
Extreme condition for our three 29er
Teams (Gordie Parke/Chris Ferguson, Mark Townsend/Tristan
Bruning, Katja Smutny/Kristy Slough) at the Julian Bethwaite
Clinic, the US Nationals and the World Championships
in San Francisco. With winds around 25 to 30 knots every
day they tried to survive for the first days but by
the end most of them were able to keep their boats up
right for most of the time. For results click here. |
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2005 Canada Summer Games Team
29er male - Gordie Parke/Chris Ferguson
29er female - Katja Smutny/Kristy Slough
Laser male - Scott Brousseau
Laser radial female - Tanja Smutny
Laser radial male - Royden Brousseau
Byte female - Paloma Corrin |
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Centennial Cup at RLWYC
Extremely windy conditions at the
Centennial Cup at the Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht
Club close to Kenora. The Regatta was also the qualifier
for the Laser radial male and Byte female event for
the Canada Summer Games. Royden Brousseau and Paloma
Corrin earned the prestigious spots. |
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Falcon Open
With 4 races the first day in
light and shifty winds and 6 races the second day
with more breeze the winner of the Falcon open regatta
was Ross Bailey in his Lightning from Thunder Bay.
His son Van Bailey came first in the Optimist fleet.
Royden Brousseau qualified to represent the Laser
class at the Canada Summer Games.
Opti
results
Open results
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LOWISA
The LOWISA Virtual Auction is up
and running. Go to www.lowisa.org
and press the "Virtual Auction"
tab in the navigation bar at the top of our home page.
That will take you to e-auctions.ca
where we have the only live auction running at the moment.click
on "LOWISA" and you are free to browse. If you want
to register, click on an item and follow the links through
the process. There should be new items added so check
often. Our Virtual Auction ends on July 6. Good luck
bidding, and thanks for supporting LOWISA. |
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Western Intermediate Sailing Championships
WISC will be held at Lake Wabamun
from August 18-21, 2005. Click here
for the NOR. |
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29er Qualifier
After a last windy day at the 29er male
qualifiers for the Canada Summer Games Gordie Parke and
Chris Ferguson came first and will represent our Province
at the CSG. The female team will be Katja Smutny and Kristy
Slough. |
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29er Qualifier for the Canada Summer Games
Wet and windy conditions at the 1st Qualifiers
for the Canada Summer Games for the 29er male event at the
Gimli Yacht Club. After 5 races Chris Bradley and Willie
Macdonald are in the lead with 8 points, followed by Gordie
Parke and Chris Ferguson with 10 points, Mark Townsend and
Tristan Bruning with 16 point and Dylan and Rory McMorris
with 24 points. |
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Windy conditions at the annual Buffalo Cup at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre at Fort Whyte
5 Opti sailors and 6 team members in
Jys competed on June 1 for the Buffalo Cup. The Winnipeg
Regional Champions and winners of the JY Buffalo Cup are
Frazer and Jocelyn McLaren, who won some lonely races. Mackenzie
Carlson was up against some good competition and won the
Championships and the Opti Buffalo Cup. For results click
here. |
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Coaching Clinic
The Manitoba Sailing Association
is running a Level I (Green) from Monday, June 27 to
Friday, July 1 from 9:00 am - 6:00pm at the Royal Lake
of the Woods Yacht Club. Evening hours at the Yacht
Club might be required. Club 420's will be provided.
For billets please contact Tara Brousseau at 489-8808.
Costs $400, a deposit of $150 must accompany the registration
in order to ensure registration in the course. Please
phone the MSA office for details or use the links below
for the registration form.
Registration
Form - Page 1
Registration Form
- Page 2
Coaching Clinic Letter |
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Gimli Yacht Club Website
Gimli Yacht Club's new website is
up and running. Check it out: www.gimliyachtclub.ca. |
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MSA Learn to
Sail schedule at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre
Again MSA offers a Learn to Sail
program for adults, youth and kids at the Winnipeg Sailing
Centre at the Fort Whyte Centre on McCreary Road in
Winnipeg. For the summer schedule click here. |
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Team Work
Shop
The following work shop is offered
to the Manitoba Sailing Team on Saturday April 16, 2005.
It's mandatory for the Canada Summer Games Squad, development
and Opti Sailors are welcome to attend.
9:30am - 10:30am Pilates with
Jason on the third floor
10:45am - 11:45am Fueling Behavior with Greg Gannon
on 2nd floor
12:00pm - 12:30pm Pep talk about the CSG with Ted
Bigelow
12:30pm - 13:00pm Pitas and the Code of Conduct
13:00pm - 14:00pm Review of the new Racing Rules w/
Chris Aldridge
14:15pm Fun with Tim Toba at the Elmwood Pool
17:30pm Dinner at Boston Pizza |
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Team Ski Trip to Holiday Mountain
15 members of the Manitoba Sailing
Team enjoyed skiing at Holiday Mountain in La Riviere
last Saturday March 19. For more pictures click here. |
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Disabled Sail Manitoba Inc.
Disabled Sail Manitoba Inc. will
again be "sailing in the city" at its home location
of Fort Whyte Centre. We will be offering sailing lessons,
pleasure sailing, as well as therapeutic sailing. For
race enthusiasts we will also have regular race events.
DSM is also located at Pelican Yacht
Club with a totally accessible facility. The Ridge Camp
and Conference Centre is also available for those who
need to get away from city living. PYC location will
provide all that the city has but in a country setting.
For more information check out our web site www.disabled-sailing.ca
or contact us at info@disabled-sailing.ca
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LOWISA
Check out the website www.lowisa.org
for the Lake of the Woods Sailing Association. |
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Team Event
For the next team event we will be
going skiing / snowboarding to Holiday Mountain. (www.holidaymountain.com)
For more info click here. |
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Gimli Yacht Club
The Gimli Yacht Club offers a Learn
to Sail Program from July 4-September 2. For more info
click here.
Download Registration Form click here. |
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Silver Harbour Sailing Club
Invitation to all MSA members
and interested individuals, to attend an informative
evening with Allan Kristofferson, Fisheries Biologist
Co-Ordinator, Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium.
Please join us for coffee and information on the
"State of the Lake", as Allan has seen from the
deck of the Namao. The date for this evening is
Monday, April 4, 2005 at 7:00 P.M. at the Sport
Manitoba Building. |
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Meetings
Board meeting on Monday March
7 at 6:30pm Team Committee meeting on Wednesday
March 9 at 6:00pm Parent meeting on Tuesday April
5 at 6:00pm |
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Team Bowlcial
On Saturday February 26 the team met
at the Academy Lanes for a Team Bowling Sociial - Bowcial.
17 team members, two coaches and two parents attended
the fun event. The next fun event will be skiing at La
Riviere on Saturday March 19. Please mark your calendars. |
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Midwinter's in Florida
Our team of 11 participated in an exceptionally
well-organized training camp and competed in a great regatta
with strong competitors at the Midwinter's this year,
being held at West Palm Beach in Florida. For more info
click here. |
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Cruising Courses 2005
Basic Cruising: Wednesday's March 2 -
April 20 from 6:30pm-9:30pm. CC Garry Hebert, Cost: $160 +
GST (includes course material)
Coastal Navigation: Monday's February 7 - March 28 from
7:00pm - 10:00pm. CC Davis Daycock, Cost: $230 + GST (includes
course material)
Celestial Navigation: Monday's April 4 - May 30 from 7:00pm
- 10:00pm. CC Davis Daycock, Cost: $250 + GST (includes
course material) |
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Team Snowcial
On Satuday January 22 the Manitoba Sailing
Team, Team Director Barb Parke and Coaches Craig Baker and
Brigitte Smutny met at Harbour View for some skating and tobagganing.
For more pictures click here. |
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Awards Recipients 2004
Presidents Award - DON SLOUGH
Sailor of the Year - KATJA SMUTNY
Charles Fleming Memorial Trophy: ROYDEN BROUSSEAU
Susan Mezaros Trophy: PALOMA CORRIN
Most Improved Sailor: BRYCE BROUSSEAU& BRIAN FAST
Don Freudenberg Trophy: WILLIE MACDONALD
Disabled Sail Award: DOUG BAYLIS
Van McLean Trophy: DENNIS COLLINGWOOD
Rising Star: AUSTIN ROSS
Prairie Opti Grand Prix: VAN BAILEY
MB Keelboat Trophy: JULIAN HATHERELL, ELIZABETH HATHERELL,
AVRIL HATHERELL, FIONA HATHERELL, ALLAN BEECH, PATRICK
BEECH, EMMA BEECH, RIC MOODIE, PAT MOODIE
10 & Under Optimist: AUSTIN ROSS
13 & Under Optimist: VAN BAILEY
13 & Under Optimist (Top Female): KIERSTYN BAKKER
15 & Under Optimist: KYLE ROSS
15 & Under Optimist (Top Female): MACKENZIE CARLSON
Byte: JULIA BAILEY
Laser Radial: KYLE ROSS
Laser: ROYDEN BROUSSEAU
Europe: PALOMA CORRIN
29er: KATJA SMUTNY& KRISTY SLOUGH
Boardsailing: LAWRENCE STEWART |
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Annual General Meeting and Awards Ceremony
The Annual General Meeting of the
Manitoba Sailing Association will be held on Friday
November 19, 2004 at 6:00pm at the Wildewood Club, 761
North Drive in Fort Garry.
Our
Awards Ceremony will be right after the AGM and an
Italian Banquet will be served for $25 for adults
and $15 for kids 15 and under. Limited tickets are
available so please book you ticket asap at the MSA
office at 925-5648 or send an email to sailingadmin@sport.mb.ca
Please come out and support our athletes,
officials, instructor and coaches and volunteers and
take the opportunity to have a good chat with other
sailors about this summer's past challenges and successes.
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Team Toba Accident
While returning from the
Youth Camp in Kingston the team van with the small boat
trailer had an accident near Wawa. Nobody was injured.
Black ice caused the situation and the van with the trailer
attached rolled twice over big rocks in the ditch. The
van and a number of the boats are write-offs. |
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Kingston Fall Camp
A contingent of eight team members
participated at the Fall Camp and the following
regatta in Kingston. Superb coaching was provided
for the 29ers with Dan Cunningham, Bytes with Kelly
Hand and Lasers with Ken Dool and Brian Todd.
Congratulations to Scott Brousseau for winning a
gold medal in the Laser radial class, Julia Bailey
gold and Jocelyn McLaren silver in the Byte class,
Gordie Parke and Chris Ferguson silver in the 29er
class and Royden Brousseau in the highly attended
Laser NQR finished 30 out of 57 |
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Falcon Open Fall Regatta
FA well attended Falcon open
fall regatta provided MSA with the Provincial Champions
for the season of 2004. Congratulations to
29er - Katja Smutny/Kristy Slough
Laser - Royden Brousseau
Radial - Kyle Ross
Byte - Julia Bailey
Europe - Paloma Corrin
For full results click here. |
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Mobility Cup at Pelican Yacht Club
Kudos to the 85 volunteers of the
Pelican Yacht Club who made Mobility Cup the best event
ever. It's the first time in the event's 13 years that
is hasn't been held in a major Canadian city and by
all accounts it was a huge success. "The Ridge",
who housed and fed participants and volunteers was newly
renovated and with extensive renovations to be wheelchair
friendly the PYC volunteers around Dennis Collingwood
created a legacy for disabled sailing in the Westman
region. Way to go! For more info click on www.mobilitycup.org.
Click here to
download Gold Fleet
results and here
to download Silver
Fleet results. |
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Cork
Five team members participated at
the Canadian Olympic Regatta in Kingston. In the Laser
class Scott Brousseau, Radial - Royden Brousseau and
Kari van Middlesworth, 29er - Katja Smutny and Mistral
Lawrence Stewart. For results click on www.cork.org. |
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Opti Canadians in Hamilton
Team Toba sent a contingent of seven sailors
to the Opti Canadians at the Royal Hamilton YC. Five parents,
two coaches and a manager supported this event. For all results
check out www.sailing.ca. |
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BOOT Camp 2004
This years BOOT Camp (Basic Olympic Optimist
Training) was hosted by the Gimli Yacht Club. 15 Optimist
sailors attended the two days of training and two days of
Provincial Championships. The Provincial Optimist Team leaves
well prepared to the Canadian Optimist Championships in Hamilton
ON.
Congratulations to overall winner and 13 & under Champion
Van Bailey, to our 15 & under Champion Kyle Ross and our
10& under Champion Austin Ross and the winner of the green
fleet Boomer Blumenschein.
Click here to download
results (Excel format). |
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Canadian Youth Championships
lose to 300 athletes competed this
past week at the CYA 18 and Under Youth Nationals hosted
out of Beaconsfield Yacht Club in Beaconsfield, QC.
A total of 22 athletes, 4 coaches and 4 parents from
Manitoba attended the event. Bryce Brousseau and Brian
Fast won a gold medal in the 420 class for Team Toba.
Full results are posted via the BYC
event's website. |
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FruitBowl 2004 at Hudson YC
FruitBowl 2004 was the largest ever.
448 athletes and coaches participated, and 294 boats
competed. Manitoba was represented by 20 athletes and
two coaches. Team Toba's Royden Brousseau won a gold
medal in the Laser Radial fleet and Bryce Brousseau
and Brian Fast won a gold medal in the 420 fleet. The
Ferguson sisters, Maddie and Celeste won a silver medal
in their first big event. Congratulations to all! Results
are posted here. |
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Western Intermediate Sailing Championships Results
The Big Bird Classic Regatta with the
Western Intermediate Sailing Championships and the Youth
Olympic Training Seminar saw over 85 boats competing on
the weekend. From an event that 5 days ago looked like
there were 35-40 boats totaled to an event that had over
80 boats and 140 or so athletes (225 participants), this
was Manitoba's largest sailing event of the year and established
a record for PYC. The success of this great regatta was
only possible because of a lot of volunteers and partnerships.
A big thank you to the race committee with Chris Aldridge
as the chair, safety chair Wolfe Smythe and all coaches
and parents from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, who
helped to make this event successful.
Congratulations to our 16&under sailors Julia Bailey
(4), Jocelyn McLaren (5) and Amanda Bakker (7) in the
Byte fleet (16 participants). Scott Brousseau (2) and
Robert Evanchuk (3) in the Laser radial fleet (7participants),
Mark Townsend and Tristan Bruning (1), Bryce Brousseau
and Brian Fast (2) and Dylan McMorris and Rory McMorris
(3) in the 29er/420 class (5 participants).
Congratulations to the top finishers in the Opti 10 and
under Austin Ross (1), Boomer Blumenschein (3), Opti 13&under
Van Bailey (1), WIlly Konantz (2) and Larissa Blumenschein
(3), Opti 15&under Kyle Ross (1) and Mackenzie Carlson
(2).
For all results click here.
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Zig Zag Open Results
The 2004 Zig Zag open Regatta (July
17-18), hosted by the Zig Zag YC, proved to be an excellent
competition for 70 competitors (19 Optimists and 29
sailors in Lasers, Radials, Bytes, 29ers, 420s, Europe,
Lightning, E Scow and Mistral in the open fleet). Kudos
to the dedicated on water and on shore regatta crew,
Sailors, parents and volunteers had a good time and
enjoyed quality racing while competing. Congratulations
to the winner of the Optimist fleet Kyle Ross from Falcon
YC and the winners of the open fleet Katja Smutny and
Kristy Slough from Zig Zag YC in the 29er. For Opti
results click here.
For Open results click here. |
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Sail West Results
Sail West was being held last weekend on
July 9-11 at the Last Mountain Lake Sailing Center, home of
the Regina Sailing Club. The venue is located at Saskatchewan
Beach, 45 minutes from Regina in Saskatchewan. The event was
held as a pre-event for the Canada Summer Games 2005.
Team Toba attended this event with 17 athletes. Congratulations
to Royden Brousseau who finished 2nd in the Laser radial fleet
with 13 starters, Chris Bradley and Kristy Slough who finished
3rd in the 29er fleet, Amanda Bakker with the new CII rig
came 4th and Jocelyn McLaren sailed her best regatta ever
and finished 6th in a fleet of 15 Bytes. For all results go
to www.sasksail.com.
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Grand Opening at Zig Zag Yacht Club
At the Commodores Reception on Saturday
July 3 Commodore Jim Ferguson officially opened the new club
house for the Zig Zag Yacht Club. 300 members and friends
came out to admire what dedicated volunteers achieved in not
even 9 month. Curious ? Come out to the Zig Zag open regatta
on July 17/18 for some good racing and have a look at the
new and one of the greatest sailing facilities in Manitoba
and Northwestern Ontario. |
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Learn to Sail
program
With another sailing season
just around the corner again the Gimli Yacht Club is offering
a Learn to Sail program for adults, youth and kids. The school
will be run by an instructor from Victoria BC, Colin Hoult,
a fully certified CYA Blue instructor. Lawrence Stewart will
help Colin to deliver the program. Please click here
for the GYC Sailing School information brochure and click
here for the registration
form. |
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Volunteering
If you are looking for a possibility to
volunteer register with Brigitte for Mobility Cup on August
25-29 at Pelican Lake. The racers at Mobility Cup would be
thrilled to have such knowledgeable companions in their boats. |
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Falcon Open
Regatta Results
The Falcon Open
Regatta Results are in. Please
click here for results.
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First Practice for Optimists
The Optimists had their first practice
last Saturday in gusty winds up to 20 knots and high
waves. Kudos to all the young athletes who tried to
survive in these windy conditions and to those who managed
to stay out their for six races. A big thank you to
Diane Carlson for lunch and dinner - unbeatable. Here
are the results:
1. Dylan McMorris
2. Kyle Ross
3. Larissa Blumenschein
4. Mackenzie Carlson
5. Alex Gerry
6. Austin Ross
7. John and Thomas Dorval, Dane Carlson and Simon Chapnick |
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Last Practice in Gimli
On Sunday we had out last practice
in Gimli for our 29ers, Lasers and Bytes. After a relaxed
trailer packing thanks to all the parents for helping
us we left the Gimli YC for the summer. A big thank you
to the Gimli YC for letting us use their facilities in
May and June. We will be back in September for some more
racing. |
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Peter Loewen -
honored by the Gimli Yacht Club
At their AGM on January 27th, the Gimli Yacht Club honored
Peter Loewen for his never-ending engagement and support for
the sport of sailing. He served for 25th consecutive years
as Treasurer for the Gimli Yacht Club. Peter also filled the
GYC board positions of Social and Newsletter for several years
and currently also is responsible for Membership and Berthing.
Peter has been Treasurer of the Pan Am Sailing Federation
since 1999, Treasurer of the Canadian Yachting Association
since 2002, is immediate Past President of MSA after a 6 year
term, and has chaired many Gimli based regattas over the past
decade, most notably the 1999 Pan Am Games, the 2002 Canadian
Youth Championships and the 2003 Western Canada Summer Games. |
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Fish Fly Cup, Gimli YC, June 6, 2004
With lot's of wind on Saturday all athletes
got some good training in. It became a bit of a challenge
when the wind picked up within minutes but we managed and
landed our boats on the beach. On Sunday, despite of exams,
we had five Lasers, one Europe and a Byte participating in
the Fish Fly Cup and we sailed six races. Good job everybody!
1. Frazer McLaren Laser, 9 points
2. Paloma Corrin Europe, 18 points
3. Kevin Holiday Laser, 20 points
4. Tim Felbel Laser, 21points
5. Jocelyn McLaren Byte, 30 points
6. Robert Ewanchuk Laser, 36 points
7. Lawrence Stewart Laser, 37 points |
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Buffalo Cup, Winnipeg Sailing Centre at Fort Whyte, June 2, 2004
Opti TOTAL
Celeste Ferguson 4
Larissa Blumenschein 5
Alex Gerry 13
Scott Brousseau 14
Chris Bradley 15
Lawrence Stewart 16
Dane Carlson 20
Charles Burns 22
Kevin Holiday 23
JY TOTAL
Craig Baker
David Bain 5
Royden
Brousseau
Carl Epp 6
Frazer McLaren Jocelyn McLaren 8
Charlie Burns Kevin Hannah 11 |
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Prairie Wind Regatta, Gimli YC, May 30, 2004
Gordie Parke and Chris Ferguson 29er, 4 points
Mark Townsend and Tristan Bruning 29er, 5 ponts
Paloma Corrin Europe, 10 points
Dillon and Rory McMorris 29er, 11 points
Amanda Norquay and Jackie Spears 29er, 10 points
Willie McDonald Laser radial, 12 points |
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Application for Team Membership
All team members are required to fill out
an application form
for 2004 and to send it with a cheque to the office.
Download application form here. |
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Learn to Sail
Program
The Learn to Sail program for Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario
for the 2004 season is ready to go! Please click here
to download the brochure. (Please note that you need Acrobat
Reader to view it.) For information and booking contact
the MSA office at 925-5650 or email sailing@sportmanitoba.ca. |
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New Lake of
the Woods International Sailing Association Website
The Lake of the Woods International Sailing
Association is proud to announce a new web site at www.lowisa.org.
LOWISA will be hosted from August 1 to August 7. |
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