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Greetings, everyone,

Attached is this coming season's Sailing2012.pdf sailing schedule.  There are no major changes other than WAVES will be on one weekend for dinghys and keelboats.  Nothing much is going on after Kits until Labour Day.  Maybe, if we would like something in August, we could ask Kits to run an "August Series".  We have also discussed attending one RVYC…

Mader 7617

-          lots of new running rigging and hardware;

-           straight F section;

-          spar teck boom with double main sheet;

-          Tacktick Race Master;

-           at least 2 very good Q mains (Z4s);

-          Lots of Q jibs, one very good;

-          Same vintage (early 90s) Harbeck trailer with small box

It is Loendorf’s/ Foss’s Mader by history.

$5,000 CDN is a fair…

Come on out!

The English Bay Star Fleet is invited to participate in the Wednesday Evening Race Series on the FIRST WEDNESDAY of each month at RVYC. Starting on May 4 and then on each first monthly Wednesday, we will meet off RVYC @ 1800 for 1 or 2 informal races. ALL are invited.  

We need at least 5 boats registered & 4 boats on the line to qualify for a start. PLEASE go the the website today and sign up for the…

STAR CLASS ADDRESSES OLYMPIC CRITICS

In a last ditch effort to be included in the 2016 Olympics, the Star Class convened an Emergency Committee to adopt new rules with the hope of influencing the ISAF mid-year meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia in May.

These rule changes are designed to increase the athleticism of its sailors, lower the cost of equipment, and remove barriers to new…

STAR CLASS ADDRESSES OLYMPIC CRITICS

In a last ditch effort to be included in the 2016 Olympics, the Star Class convened an Emergency Committee to adopt new rules with the hope of influencing the ISAF mid-year meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia in May.

These rule changes are designed to increase the athleticism of its sailors, lower the cost of equipment, and remove barriers to new…

Registration closes 11:00 Saturday. Extra dinner tickets $15 must be purchased by close of registration.

12:30 Start Saturday

11:30 Start Sunday

Watch the low tides at launch time.

Gentleman,

Royal Vancouver Yacht Club's Annual WAVES Regatta will be held this weekend June 26, 27th.

The Keelboat weekend includes the very popular Easter Seals Cup – an event which supports a great cause - Easter Seals House Vancouver. The event will feature a dock and lawn party including barbeque, live music, entertainment, activities for the kids,…

The results for the Spring and May series are now posted on the Starclass website. If anyone wants to add a report for the spring series, feel free to send it to me and I will upload it. Sorry for the delay. All future regattas will be posted a couple days after racing. Cheers Craig

Gentleman,

I would like to start off by saying what a fantastic turnout for our first regatta of the year! 6 boats on saturday with two more coming out for sunday, well done boys! Let's please keep the momentum alive for our next round during the May Series (15th, 16th as Don has mentioned!).

Congrats to Luke Ramsay on his first Star Regatta. As much as I tried to slow him down, he did a pretty good job at making the boat go fast. Welcome to the fleet…

Spirng is officially here! Time to get out of bed, remove the covers and hoist some sails for this weekend's RVYC April One Design Series. SI's are available at www.royalvan.com It would be great to see a big turnout for the first event of the year. Let's hope for good weather! And some minor droop hiking for the crews.

On another note: I would like to welcome some new members to our web group!

Joy Green, from West Columbia…

For us English Bay racers, we all know looming in the back of our minds is the first regatta of the season. RVYCs April One Desing Series, April 17, 18. Gentleman, it is time to dust the moss off the covers! Cosnider this your warning signal to make the boat is still on the dock, air is still in the trailer tires, and no raccoons or otters living in the gearbox. I have an email from Javier Montemayor looking for a skipper. Email me and I will forward the conatct info to you. Good…