Nelson Sailing Regatta

[Krysia Ry]

Anyone out there interested in checking out a great place and having fun sailing? Kootenay Lake Sailing Association will be having our annual PHRF race on July 9/10.

The Organizing Authority is the Kootenay Lake Sailing Association.

The race will be governed by the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012 (RSS)
(see www.sailing.org/tools/documents/RRS2009-2012-[5950].pdf )

The races will be held on Kootenay Lake in front of the Prestige Inn on Lakeside Dr. Nelson, BC on July 9th and 10th from 1000 hrs till 1500 hrs or until the last race of the day is completed.



Sailing instructions and class flags will be issued at the skippers meeting on the Government Wharf (north end of Hall Street) at 0900 hrs on Saturday, July 9th, 2010.

Sailing instructions may change some of the RRS so all skippers must attend this meeting.



Registration will be held and must be completed between 1800 hrs and 2100 hrs on July 8th at the Ric’s Pub in the Prestige Inn or mailed/ delivered and received by that date/time to J. Reaburn, 192 Johnstone Rd., Nelson BC V1L 6H9.





Entry fees are $50/boat paid at time of registration. KLSA members who hold an “All Inclusive” membership are considered paid up. A receipt from the KLSA for this membership must be provided with registration



The course will begin from the start/finish line in front of the Government wharf (end of Hall St.) beside the Prestige Inn. There will be an (large balloon) orange marker 1km downstream (SW) from the start/finish line and another orange marker 1km upstream (NE) which will be the windward/leeward turning marks for the keel boat divisions. The green dolphin .5 nm upstream from the Orange bridge may be used as a turning marker should wind conditions favour and extended course.



The dingy course will have the same start /finish line however the leeward/windward marks will be (45 gal. drums) yellow markers 200 meters closer to the start/finish line than the keelboat marks.



Course maps and numbers will be provided at the skippers meeting.



There will be 3 keelboat divisions , black for phrf rate boats < 170, blue for boats rated 171 to 215 and green for boats rated>216 phrf. These numbers may be adjusted to equalize the fleet sizes.

Prizes will be awarded to First, Second and Third place finishers in each division.




By entering, each competitor warrants the suitability of the entered boat for the races. In particular, owners shall accept full responsibility for the seaworthiness and safe navigation of their boats and the competence of their crew and use their own judgment whether to start, continue or retire from a race in the existing or forecasted conditions. Owners shall draw the attention of their crews to this disclaimer before the start of any race and also to RRS Fundamental Rule 4 (Decision to Race)


Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of $1,000,000 Cndn per event or the equivalent.

[Krysia Ry]

I couldn't attach the Pdf file with the results. In B Fleet ( Phrf>170) Krysia Ry Sj 21 2576, with my spouse Christine Bialkowski at the helm on Day one and friend Bruce Hardy as crew took day one with one point in hand as I captained cautiously to maintain my relationship. Christine's first time racing and we took on a cockpit full of water in strong gusting conditions. Christine found the proximity of boats unnerving and raced on day one for 5 of the six races. We raced a Sj 24, Sj 7.7 and on day two a Catalina 27 came into the mix. Day two was light air conditions with winds less than 6 knots. The brand new sails performed beautifully, especially the new genoa on day two. The first race on day two we literally blew everyone away. The last race of the day, Dave Oosthuizen joined the crew as he had been busy with our Jr sailing program in the morning. A lot of fun was had. Krysia Ry took top spot in B Fleet.
Fleet 1 was comprised of Wicked- Rocket 22 , Orbit -J29, Snooker- Schock 35, Makai- Sj 30, Touche Schock- 30, Unawatuna- J29. Wicked won top spot in A fleet.