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The English Bay Star Fleet season's finale had plenty of drama:

• Steve & Rob remembered how to win in a Star after 2 races and then it was business as usual. Nicely done boys!
• Henry's crew took a short swim mid gybe and was narrowly missed by yours truly trucking downwind.
• Al and Chuck stood by, as he was returned to Henry, shook it off and did two more races. Tough guy!
• As the wind increased, a weather separation mark was dropped by the RC and…

On Saturday we had 8 Stars, 5 races , in 22 degree warm 8-12 knot westerly. Great tight racing. On Sunday, again we raced 2 more in shorts and tee shirts in light variable conditions . Thanks to Brett who has been promoted to PRO, while Hunter was off coaching at the ISAF Worlds. 

RACE RESULTS: …

6 Stars spend the last summer weekend in mild conditions.  The wind stability was challenging on Saturday morning resulting in two early abandonments, followed by 4 races. Sunday brought threatening clouds and finished in glorious sunshine. Good beverages on the lawn after an early finish. Thanks to PRO Hunter and left-hand man Brett for the effort.

Next up  - September 20 -21 OD regatta.  There is talk of a multi-OD fleet dinner following Saturday racing. Stay…

New pictures :

https://picasaweb.google.com/109979027216186864891/StarDistrictsAug201402#

District 6 Championship 2014

Series Standings at the end

Too few races to qualify a Champion and award a Star

There will be NO August OD regatta this year. We have a commitment from the RVYC Fleet captain that it will be on the calendar for next year. Next up is the Labour Day Regatta on August 30 -31 at RVYC. 

The District 6 regatta report is coming from the Budd Inlet fleet.

Pictures are seen at http://www.ssssclub.com/starflet.htm

News:

Kits Invitational regatta- great regatta hosted by Kits in their usual welcoming style. Hot weather conditions, racing in shorts and dodging the tankers. Sunday brought a steady westerly and huge Fraser current. Hunter and Brett were unbeatable. results:

http://www.starclass.org/search.cgi?Action=view&Event_id=3153 

August OD…

Here's the NOR and SI's for the Kits invitational - July 12-13

http://documents.clubexpress.com/documents.ashx?key=MOU2fYDeVCzqFlN1iNzTMMiZou8Cbc%2fNYj5tMIgp2xQ%3d…

 A strong Kits Star boat contingent and 8017 raced 9 races over two days of wacky weather. We saw a race start towards every direction in the compass rose. The climatic finale came on Sunday when we had 2 inches of monsoon-like rain  over 20 minutes followed by 25 degrees and sun, as we paddled to the dock. A monstrous buffet followed with kids from Calgary to Colorado. 

Steve and Rob showed us why they were in the top ten at the San Diego Worlds- again. The rest of the us battled for…

Here are the Sailing Instructions and the entry form for the District 6 champs in Olympia Washington, August 2-3

This is a great place to sail, welcoming folks and easy commute.

 Lets get some English Bay Stars on the road. 

2014StarDistrictrsSI.pdf…

http://www.royalvan.com/files/SI-Final.pdf

Another great weekend of racing! The fleet was smaller but the competition was tight. Phil and Ray were victorious again - that's two in row boys! We had 10-14 knots of a warm thermal breeze and 9 races over the weekend. We rounded each mark bow to stern - huge laughs. Next up is WAVES - June 28-29. There will be a separate registration needed from www.royal.van.com

Results:…

Winter is over!!

Get your crew committed and brush off the tarps. The RVYC OD series starts April 5 & 6. We need 5 boats registered and 4 on the line to get a start. Here's the Notice of Race; 

 http://www.royalvan.com/files/2014%20OD%20NOR.pdf

Watch the RVYC website for the registration form. Even if you are unable to…