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Page 68 Lake Ontario Offshore Racing Guide continued from previous page August 17th LOSHRS Race 4, Long Distance Race – PCYC www.loor.ca The 100 Miler is the most challenging race for short-handed sailors and provides an excellent test of skills. An extension of the race is provided for those single-handed participants wishing to qualify for GLSSS. The race starts at PCYC then heads east to Gibraltar Buoy, then heads west to Burlington Weather Tower at Hamilton then to Niagara R2 and finishes at PCYC. To be eligible for scoring in the overall series competition for LOSHRS, the 100-mile race must be finished. August 17th The BQYC Round the County Race – BQYC www.bqyc.ca Established in 1967 this 110 NM race is a circumnavigation of Prince Edward County. Prior to the start on Saturday morning the fleet proceeds through the Bay of Quinte, Murray Canal, and Presqu’ile Bay to the start just off Presqu’ile Point lighthouse. Leaving the bay, racers round the county keeping Scotch Bonnet, Psyche Shoal and False Duck Island to port. The course passes through the Upper Gap, west along Adolphus Reach, north eastward through Long Reach and then west through the Bay of Quinte to Belleville. Crews can expect to meet light challenging winds in the confined reaches and potentially high winds and heavy seas while on the outside of the county. Night navigation through the Bay of Quinte reaches provides an extra challenge for this race. September 14th LOSHRS Races 5 & 6, DYC Weekend www.loor.ca Dalhousie 2-day event is the original race of the LOSHRS Series and has always been the most popular of the series. Saturday is race # 5 from PCYC to Port Dalhousie then Sunday is race #6 from Dalhousie to PCYC. This weekend features a great dock gathering. The Sunday was originally an informal race home but has been changed to be part of the series of races. September 21st Donald Summerville Memorial Race – ABYC www.lorc.org Bay of Quinte - Aldophus Reach Donald Summerville Memorial Yacht Race is held each year in memory of Mayor Donald Summerville an east-ender who had close ties with many of the original members of ABYC. He was mayor of Toronto in the early 1960’s. Again, this race for many years of successful long-distance racing on Lake Ontario, was 1 of the 4 overnight races in the former CYRA offshore series. This is a sanctioned LORC race.
Lake Ontario Offshore Racing Guide Page 69 Safety at Sea – education & courses to help you prepare By Graham Dougall, Race Management, Technical and Safety Committee Chair The Scouts’ motto of “Be Prepared” certainly applies to those participating in offshore sailing, especially if that includes racing. One key way to help you prepare is through formal training and education. It’s important to first identify your needs, and second, determine the training available to meet those needs. Are you looking to improve your general knowledge related to offshore sailing or to obtain specific certifications or qualifications that might be required for offshore racing or chartering? This article discusses some of the training that provides certification in offshore racing safety at sea, so you can determine what path you want to take. One factor in your consideration is whether the races you want to participate in have or will have specific training or certification requirements. One example is the presumptive safety at sea requirements for the Chicago Mac Race in 2019. “Enhanced safety at sea training requirements for sailors in the 2019 edition of the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust are expected to be announced when the Notice of Race is issued in January 2019.” In recent years, the World Sailing’s committees responsible for their Offshore Special Regulations (OSRs) 1 realized the need for training and education to increase safety at sea for offshore and long-distance races i . World Sailing’s OSR mandate the training for some of the categories, i.e., 0, 1, etc., while a country’s sailing organization or the organizing authority of an event may require this for the other categories. This is what the Chicago Yacht Club has done for their race. Each countries’ national sailing authority has the delegation to manage and administer World Sailing’s Offshore Personal Survival course curriculum in their country; Sail Canada for Canada and US Sailing for USA. Providers and instructors of the World Sailing Approved Offshore Personal Survival Training course must be sanctioned by their MNA for compliance with OSR Training Section 6; the course typically includes classroom and practical sessions that cover all OSR categories of racing and certification is good for five years. Both Sail Canada and US Sailing provide courses to achieve this certification level. There are many other courses that cover aspects of safety at sea. These training opportunities can provide important knowledge and are worthwhile attending. It should be noted however that these training opportunities 1 These OSR are basis, (along with the Sail Canada’s prescriptions to them), for LOOR’s Offshore Special Regulations, which are the LOOR safety requirements for LOOR’s races.
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