30th year of the York Cup match race run at Toronto’s RCYC

York Cup

July 25, 2019

The 30th year of the York Cup match race run at Toronto’s RCYC took place July 13-14, 2019 . This event, this year sailed in Sonars, is one of the season’s top match racing event. Eight teams which included a team from Sweden, two from Bermuda, and five from Canada (two teams of which were all female) battled in pairs for the coveted cup ultimately won in 2018 by Lance Fraser.

Winds were great on Saturday ranging from 10-15 knots – thankfully the Race Organizers sent the teams in before the first of two powerful squalls hit Toronto harbour making visibility impossible and resulted in a lot of bailing the following morning.

York CupSunday was a mixed bag of light and sporadic bursts of wind coupled with huge shifts -challenging the sailors to sail smart to catch the shifts. Lance Fraser sailing for Bermuda (out of the RCYC) again captured first place, followed by Marcus Sandberg sailing for Sweden (out of the National YC) and Paul Currie followed in third sailing for Canada out of the RCYC.

RCYC was developed a successful Team and Match Racing Program to bring exciting opportunities to all members. Racers rotate as race committee and umpires with participants experiencing and understanding all perspectives of team and match racing. Both groups use the club owned boats for training and races. Match Racing sails the Sonar fleet with three people per boat while Team Racing trains double-handed in the Ideal 18s.
York Cup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related Articles

Burlington to Hamilton

News: Hamilton Raft-Up Planned

Aug 22, 2024 The invitation reads ‘Power Boats, Sail Boats, Fishing Boats, Canoes, Kayaks…even paddleboats.’   “We’re looking for 30 but 100 would be nice,” explains Mike Landry, organizer of the first ever raft-up in western Lake Ontario planned for Saturday, September 14, 2024. (Rain Date: September 21, 2024.) The designated raft area is between the…

Video Gallery

Four Winns H9

By Andy Adams

Stunning new flagship in Four Winns’ bow rider line. Next Wednesday, October 30, at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the public will get its first in-person look at Four Winns’ stunning new H9 model, the flagship of their bowrider series. But we were invited to the dealer unveiling in Charlevoix, Michigan earlier this past summer to run Hull # 2.

Read More

Destinations

Hiding Out in Belize

By Zuzana Prochazka

Dodging holiday havoc in the tropics

Getting out of town was top-of-mind as it was only November and I was already saturated with Christmas traditions – the music, the glitter, the cookies, the sales. A week in relatively remote Belize was the siren song so we booked a 45-foot catamaran with The Moorings and packed our bags.

Read More

Lifestyle