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2007 Provincial Championship Regatta

The 2007 Provincial Championship Regatta was held at Sibbald Point Provincal Park on September 15 and 16.

No Racing on Saturday

There was a cold wind blowing from the north, and the waves were very large. We decided to defer the racing for Sunday, as the forecast was much better.

Those who were camping, and a few day trippers, gathered at the Beaumont's site for a communal dinner.

Photo: Getting Ready for Dinner
Photographer: Hanzo van Beusekom Photo: Mom, Make Sure Mine's Cooked Just Right!
Photographer: Hanzo van Beusekom Photo: The Twins Keeping Warm and Toasty
Photographer: Hanzo van Beusekom Photo: The Rest of Huddled Round a Fire for Warmth
Photographer: Hanzo van Beusekom

Racing on Sunday

On Sunday we had a perfect day for racing: a fair bit of wind with lots of gusts and shifts to keep things interesting, and a warm sunny day. The committee set a traditional course: triangle-sausage with the start/finish line about a third the way up the windward leg. We were able to sail three races.

Photo: Getting Ready on Sunday Morning
Photographer: Martin Walker Photo: Just After the First Start
Photographer: Martin Walker Photo: Beating to Windward
Photographer: Martin Walker Photo: Converging on the Start Line
Photographer: Martin Walker Photo: Beating to Windward after the Start
Photographer: Martin Walker Photo: Shelley and Andrew Crossing the Finish Line
Photographer: Martin Walker Photo: 5
Photographer: Hanzo van Beusekom Photo: 6
Photographer: Hanzo van Beusekom Photo: 7
Photographer: Hanzo van Beusekom Photo: 8
Photographer: Hanzo van Beusekom Photo: Heather Thanks the Race Committe for Retrieving Her Spinnaker Pole
Photographer: Martin Walker Photo: Mat and George Take Advantage of Their Starboard Tack Right of Way
Photographer: Martin Walker Photo: Saying Hellow to Charger
Photographer: Martin Walker Photo: Reaching to the Leeward Mark
Photographer: Martin Walker Photo: Shelley and Andrew Fly their Spinnaker
Photographer: Martin Walker Photo: The Results are Announced
Photographer: Martin Walker

The Results

2007 OMDA Provincial Championship Regatta Results
# Crew Sail No. Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Points
1 Aleid Brendeke
Greg Pistol
43756 1 1 2 4
2 Don Alp
Heather Alp
70098 3 2 3 8
3 Andrew Walker
Shelly Walker
36398 4 4 1 9
4 Heather Pugh
single-handed
16562 2 3 4 12
5 Stephen Steel
Katrina Steel
70050 5 8 5 18
6 Mat Bienczyk
George Steel
29647 7 5 6 18
7 Les Bienczyk
single-handed
14351 6 6 7 22
8 Terry Scorns
Mike Pistol
37203 8 9 9 26
9 Paul Lingen
single-handed
36415 9 7 8 27

Note: Those sailing single-handed were assessed a penalty of 1 point per race.

Photo Credits

Thanks to Hanzo van Beusekom and Martin Walker for the photos, and to Paulette Tae, Martin Walker and Hanzo van Beusekom for serving as the race committee.