BC Fall Dinghy Championships
22 - 23 September 2012 - Royal Victoria Yacht Club, British Columbia
The BC Fall Dinghy Championship is on again.
Come out for one last sail before the weather turns cold.
Race Report & Results
Fall in Victoria BC. I always know that Thanksgiving is just around
the corner when we have the Fall Dinghy Championships at Royal
Victoria Yacht Club. This 2 day regatta was designated as the
Fireball BC Championships this year.
With a delay to the start of
racing due to both lack of wind AND a broken BC ferry, the 10 boats
registered got down to the serious business of visiting. I had
emailed, cornered at pubs, hassled and emailed some more to ensure
that the 3 sailors traveling north from Portland would have local
boats to sail.
My campaign had the added bonus
of getting a 10 boat fleet on the water. I also managed to convince
a lot of local sailors that there would be a coaching/learning
aspect if we switched up our usual sailor pairings. For me, I
already knew I would be sailing with someone different as my
skipper was not available for the regatta.
Mike McEvoy sailed with Debra
Dietch in Mark Cumming's boat, Panther Larkin was teamed with Simon
Pearson in Jamie Cox's boat and Greg Desilets sailed with Shannon
Gallins in Kelly's boat. Other highlights included the return of
Iain McEvoy after being MIA for several years and the unexpected
appearance of Chris and Tracey Mills sailing their new to them (ex
Mel Steffin) Fireball. Light air prevailed through the weekend and
as usual in Cadboro Bay the tide was as much a factor as the
wind.
See the results posted here
(link to follow later apparently), to see who I convinced to switch
up.
Day 1 saw breeze from 0-7 knots
and the RC managed send us on 3 W courses of varying laps. Current
played more of a factor in our afternoon of sailing than I was
expecting. I'm not sure why I was expecting less current, I've been
sailing here for a few years now and current is always
involved.
Lake sailors McEvoy and Dietch
led the fleet for much of the second and third races after going
the wrong way in race 1 but were unable to hold on for the win.
Better boat handling and superior unwind speed gave Rob and Francis
two bullets and the lead at the end of day 1. With everyone having
a bad race counting all were hoping for a couple of races Sunday in
order to get a drop.
After the dinner provided by the
RVYC, the Fireball fleet got to hang out by the patio fire and
enjoy more nibblies and cake, while telling stories of the good old
days and the windy regattas held at this location.
Day 2 saw breeze from 0-2 knots
most of the morning and left the fleet visiting on shore, until the
day was abandoned at 1 pm. By this time the Fireball fleet had
decided that a little time on the water was better than a whole day
on shore and 6 boats headed out for a couple of rabbit start races
in the bay.
Congratulations to Rob Thompson
and Francis Thompson the BC Champions. Also, thank you from me, to
the sailors who showed up to sail with whoever I arbitrarily
decided to match them up with in whatever boat was available.
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Photo taken by
Jamie Cox |
Highlights of the weekend for me; sailing with CBSA Brian in a
regatta; meeting new Fireball sailors that I didn't even know were
showing up; visiting around the fire on Saturday evening; making my
non-sailing friend chauffeur me about town all weekend because I
lent my car to our Portland visitors. Next regatta I will have to
attempt cc'ing my email campaign to the wind fairies to see if they
will show up to play too.
Results -
14998 |
Rob Thompson |
Francis |
14757 |
Garry Bishop |
Rob Warren |
CAN14680 |
Paithen Larkins |
Simon Pearson |
14758 |
Leigh Anderson |
Vanessa Edwards |
11800 |
Mike McEvoy |
Debra Dietch |
13890 |
Iain McEvoy |
Dave Richardson |
14680 |
Jamie Cox |
AJ Howard |
6796 |
Greg Desilets |
Shannon Galins |
13158 |
Brian Swaile |
Evelyn Chisholm |
12942 |
Chris Miils |
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The main Clubhouse is located at
the corner of Ripon Road and Beach Drive in the Uplands residential
area of Oak Bay.
Guests may park in the upper
parking lot. Foreshore parking is reserved for Members whose cars
display a Club sticker.
The Royal Victoria Yacht Club's facilities consist of two
centres: a main Clubhouse and foreshore facility at 3475 Ripon road
in Victoria, BC, Canada, located on beautiful Cadboro Bay; and a
smaller facility located in Tsehum Harbour on the Saanich Peninsula
just north of Sidney, BC.
The Cadboro Bay facility is the center of most of the Club
activities, housing the administrative staff, our boat maintenance
facility, hoists and ways, a large function lounge, several meeting
rooms and our waterfront dining room and Chartroom bar.
The permanent moorage at Cadboro holds approximately 375 boats
and is protected year round by a breakwater to shelter the facility
from the southeasters which sweep in from Haro and Juan de Fuca
Straits. Temporary moorage for visitors is seasonally available.
Dry storage to dinghies, day sailors and sports boats is provided
on the dinghy docks on the foreshore; access to the water for dry
stored boats is provided by 2 ton and 5 ton hoists and a boat ramp.
There is a ways that can accommodate boats up to approximately 50
feet in length.
RVYC maintains an outstation in Long Harbour, Salt Spring Island
which provides temporary moorage for up to 5 - 10 boats cruising in
the Gulf Islands. The Club also leases two 40 foot slips in the
Port of Friday Harbour, Washington, USA for member's temporary use
as well as 70 feet of dock for members use in Shawl Bay in the
Broughton Archipelago at the mouth of Kingcome Inlet
The Cadboro Bay Clubhouse features
dining room services for members and their guests Wednesdays
through Sundays, 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Friday's 11:30 to 9:00pm. As
well as our regular ala carte menu we offer daily lunch and dinner
specials.
The Clubhouse rooms and grounds are available for rent for
various functions to both members and member sponsored guests.
Rooms are available for meetings or conferences with wireless
internet, laptop connections and large wall-mounted monitors. In
addition, the lounge and grounds are wonderful spaces for parties,
receptions, workshops and weddings.