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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For the 2018 season, I did some race analysis, that showed we were — on average — 210 seconds slower around the course than Top Gun. I called it the 210 second challenge. We set about learning about wind shifts and sail trim during the winter, and it sure did pay off: For 2019, I […]
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After every season, the PHRF-LO organization summarizes the performance of each boat, and compares it statistically to its handicap. I summarized the 2018 analysis in this post last year. This year, I’m still waiting to receive details, but I did get the summary results from the past few seasons. The trends over the past three […]
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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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Wind
2 Knots, SSW
Pressure
101.5 kPa
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few clouds |
Humidity
60%
Clouds
20%
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| Day | Cond. | Temp. | Wind | Humidity | PressurePres. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wed apr 1 | 5°C /2°C | 5 Knots, N | 62% | 101.6 kPa | |
| thu apr 2 | 7°C /2°C | 9 Knots, NNW | 60% | 101.9 kPa | |
| fri apr 3 | 10°C /6°C | 4 Knots, NNE | 60% | 102 kPa | |
| sat apr 4 | 12°C /9°C | 6 Knots, S | 56% | 101.9 kPa | |
| sun apr 5 | 12°C /7°C | 2 Knots, SSW | 65% | 101.8 kPa |
