Do Powerboats Generate Sail Racing? MCC says Yes

l>r Anne de Groot, Peter Rowe, Linda Belford, Simon de Groot, from Restless, winners of seven flags at the 2026 AHMEN awards banquet including First in Division.

March 26, 2026

One thing leads to another so when I got the picture you see of filmmaker/sailor Peter Rowe’s crew I checked the results on the AHMEN website. AHMEN is a weeknight series for ten clubs around Toronto’s Humber Bay and I couldn’t help but notice that the Mimico Cruising Club had a large representation of competitors including Peter.

MCC has stuck in my thoughts because it, historically rare among GTA clubs, has a large proportion of large power boats. Whenever I have visited the club, I am reinforced that this has to be the way of the future –to provide a warm home for cruisers and to accommodate many sailors are switching to power as they age, stiffen or get sick of heeling but love boats. (It may be that some powerboaters are switching to sail, too, getting exposure to wind power from being members of the same club.)

There has long been a perceived (and from my POV senseless) schism between sail and power that probably isn’t real; MCC proves that it’s non-existent. Mimico is an extremely active sailing club, a happy power club, and, I am told, the crossover happens all the time. Boats are boats, after all.

A note: Peter also mentioned that his new film “Water Crazy” is playing this coming Friday night (tomorrow) at MCC. “It’s a feature length compilation of the 25 films I’ve shot on the water over the last 50 years. America’s Cup, Canada’s Cup, dramas, etc.”

John Morris, Online Editor

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