Here you can find all the information about how we like to sail and organize ourselves, as well as reports on previous races. And lots of photos and video. This is a work in progress, stay tuned for more information pages.
We work hard and compete well, and make sure to have fun along the way. We make mistakes and laugh about them and learn from them.
What a season! We’ve raced PERSPECTIVE for over 900 nautical miles this year, in mostly beautiful weather (okay, the Susan Hood was cold, and we got caught in a few squalls on the lake, but aside from that, right?). And our performance has improved significantly over previous years. Within the club racing, we were consistently […]
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Oh boy, this was a nail-biter. Not because of intense wind — quite the opposite — it was because of the slow motion drag race to the finish. But I don’t want to spoil the drama, so let’s rewind the tape. A gorgeous evening, with a nice bit of breeze. Enough to get the boat […]
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You wouldn’t know it was almost autumn. The temperature, humidity and soft edges in the sky suggested it was early July. This could have been a GHYRA day. But it was the Fred Gilbank Memorial Regatta, one of my favorite events of the year. For the 2019 edition, it was a joy to sail it […]
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A splash of bubbly anyone? I think you know what that means, right? Yes indeed, we managed to best our friendly neighbourhood Saboteur (and got Top Gun while we were at it). In fact, tonight was our first first-place result of the season! And it was an odd one, to be sure. The wind was […]
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Summer made another appearance tonight as the boys in blue enjoyed blue skies above. And the sun was shining on us tonight as we were in a tight race with our rivals, especially our friends on Battlewagon. Several times during the race, we overtook each other, sometimes just trading a boat length or two. It […]
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During my solo sail, I was able to link up with Kiwi off the shore of Etobicoke Yacht Club to get a good view of his new Jeanneau 410 — a very impressive ship!
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On Wednesday, I got up well before dawn so that I could be through the 5am lift bridge in time for the beginning of Nautical Twilight (about an hour before sunrise). I sailed (and sometimes motored) as far as I could before turning around and returning through the 10pm lift bridge just after the end […]
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This has been another great GHYRA campaign for PERSPECTIVE. Here are the highlights: Line honours twice (first boat across the line): Thursday & Friday Podium finish in every race First place finish: Tuesday Three Second place finishes: Wednesday, Thursday & Friday Four Third place finishes: Sunday & Monday (Yes, we even got thirds on Canada […]
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The run from the Burlington lift bridge to PCYC is 19 nautical miles. With a typical breeze, one could count on a pleasant three to five hour journey, depending on wind direction. But light wind can make this leg feel like Homer’s Odyssey — during the Susan Hood, a very similar leg (CCIW spider to […]
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“Trim to the verge of stall” was our instructors answer for nearly every question. And the reason always seemed to be because that would keep the keel working for us underwater. Connecting those dots was sometimes clear and sometimes well over our heads, but we each took away some gems from our day at Lakeshore […]
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Wind
24 Knots, NW
Pressure
100.1 kPa
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overcast clouds |
Humidity
81%
Clouds
90%
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| Day | Cond. | Temp. | Wind | Humidity | PressurePres. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thu oct 17 | 8°C /9°C | 19 Knots, NW | 76% | 100.3 kPa | |
| fri oct 18 | 6°C /10°C | 8 Knots, NW | 79% | 101.2 kPa | |
| sat oct 19 | 3°C /12°C | 1 Knots, ENE | 89% | 101.7 kPa | |
| sun oct 20 | 6°C /16°C | 1 Knots, N | 92% | 101.2 kPa | |
| mon oct 21 | 9°C /15°C | 5 Knots, E | 94% | 101.6 kPa |
