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.
At the time I snapped this picture, I thought this would say it all. Yes, that is us well ahead of Top Gun in the final leg of the race. And yes, we were able to hold them off to the finish! There were high fives all around when we crossed the line just behind […]
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This summer continues to provide phenomenal sailing in the evenings! With perfectly comfortable temperatures, just enough wind to keep the boats moving, and a dramatic sunset, tonight was among the finest. Yes, the wind was on the light side, and we really had to be attentive to find the opportunities, but the vibe on board […]
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Even stronger than the wind we experienced at the start was the unbelievable gradient in wind speed between the Hamilton Shore and the Burlington Shore. The difference was night and day, and we learned (the hard way), that one tactical error in these conditions can neutralize an entire evening of perfect execution. The perfection began […]
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At the marina, we were preparing for a night of light wind, maybe one of those races where you spend most of the time trying to figure out where the holes are and how to avoid them. With just four of us on board, that suited us just fine, but what we got was much […]
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This summer has been full of gorgeous sailing evenings, and tonight was right up there with the best. With a nice full breeze that promised to clock around, the race committee set the most elaborate course I can recall. And it was a long race. Our elapsed time was nearly an hour and a half. […]
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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
1 Knots, NW
Pressure
101.9 kPa
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few clouds |
Humidity
88%
Clouds
20%
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| Day | Cond. | Temp. | Wind | Humidity | PressurePres. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mon aug 19 | 19°C /17°C | 4 Knots, NNW | 71% | 101.72 kPa | |
| tue aug 20 | 26°C /18°C | 5 Knots, SSE | 64% | 101.66 kPa | |
| wed aug 21 | 28°C /15°C | 11 Knots, WSW | 69% | 100.96 kPa | |
| thu aug 22 | 19°C /11°C | 10 Knots, WNW | 62% | 101.41 kPa | |
| fri aug 23 | 19°C /10°C | 7 Knots, NNW | 55% | 102.07 kPa |
