LYRA 2016 – Whitby Yacht Club

Whitby, ON

The 132^nd Lake Yacht Racing Association Annual Regatta was held at the Whitby Yacht Club during the summer of 2016. Regatta Chair Bart Bies and Race Management Chair Leigh Davidson are to be commended on their work. WYC preparations were outstanding. The club members arranged to move their boats to local marinas to accommodate the competitors and everyone had a slip. This of course made the whole experience so comfortable and special. Volunteers ferried guest to and from mass transit locations as well as Farr Island, a floating dock installed for the deep keeled IRC boats. The coordination and dedication of the WYC to the event shined during the 50^th anniversary of the clubs founding.

Transporting the boat from SBYC to Cobourg was beautiful spending the last 3 hours with the spinnaker up smoothly sailing into harbor. The Founders East was another matter with heavy winds on the nose and multiple sail changes. Jody Pepper, owner of Kamikaze, later relayed to me it was like a Chinese Fire Drill on board. The Feeder race results were as follows:

Whitby Founders Trophy, Jody Pepper on Kamikaze

Oswego Founders Cup, Elaine Neely on Cerulean

RYC Centennial Cup, Jonathan Bamberger on Spitfire

Oh it gets better from here. WYC had a pre-race meeting for the Freeman Race with the weather report which forecasted heavy wind and rain squalls to start the race followed by what can only be described as dead calm thereafter. Well, they weren’t wrong. Race Committee set up the start line and just as the first warning sounded it hit. Boat crews had all they could do to control their vessels as visibility soon dropped to 150 yards. Torrential rain and squall lines blew through. Race committee radio communications ceased and the start flags and horns were the only indication that the sequence was continuing and the fleets were off. This was followed by hours of heavy wind and rain. What a ride, all hands on deck just to keep the boat on point and control the inevitable gusts forcing vessels to possible rounding up. As the night wore on the wind did subside. When we rounded the Gibraltar mark at Toronto we enjoyed calm winds and the beauty of the Toronto skyline at night. Of course, the wind soon died off and the skyline was enjoyed all night long as the fleet struggled to find any wisp of breeze for hours to come. The Freeman long took some 24 hours to complete. Freeman results for the Race were as follows:

Charles Freeman Cup,   Best Corrected Time IRC Overall, Jonathan Bamberger on Spitfire

Yacht Racing Union Trophy,   Best Elapsed Time IRC Overall, Jonathan Bamberger on Spitfire

Douglas B. Jones Trophy, 2nd Place IRC Overall, Kris Davis on Ace

LYRA Founders Cup, 3rd Place IRC Overall, Sandy MacDonald on Gaucho

Queen City Yacht Club Trophy, Best Elapsed Time, Short Course Overall, Peter Smith on Razorbill.

Ashbridges Bay YC Trophy, 1st Place PHRF Division 1, and Best Corrected, Elaine Neely on Cerulean.

National Yacht Club Trophy, 1st Place PHRF Division 2, Bob Carey on Marquise.

Golden Eagle Trophy, 1st Place PHRF-NFS Division, Les Abrams on Sandpiper.

Course racing enjoyed steady winds for all three days of 10 to 15 knots. Bravo course was eliminated and the Alpha and Charlie courses saw great competition with excellent race management and racing conditions. The J80 one design fleet had 10 boats and also were able to use the WYC crane to have the boats measured and weighed for their future NAs. All three days had sunny and warm weather as well as great accommodations for the participants. The WYC venue provided breakfast, box lunches, evening entertainment and meal variety including Food Truck Friday and Mexican Saturday and Pub Fare for the other nights, which all enjoyed. The Craft beer sponsors were a big hit as well. That said the results of the course racing are as follows:

Sir Thomas Lipton Cup,   1st Place R-Class One Design Class, Cliff Walkington on Gypsy

Hans Fogh Trophy, 1^st Place J80 One Design Class, David Doyle/Mark McClean on Innocent Bystander

Bud Doyle Trophy, 1^st Place Largest One Design Fleet, David Doyle/Mark McClean on Innocent Bystander

City of Hamilton Mayor’s Cup, 1^st Place IRC Overall, Diane Reid on Xoomer Xpress

Montgomery cup, 1^st Place IRC Division 1, Travis Odenbach on Rampage

Accommodation Cup, 1^st Place IRC Division 2, Diane Reid on Xoomer Xpress

Frederick Nichols Trophy, 1^st Place PHRF Overall & PHRF-LO Champion, Kevin Doyle on Mo’ Money

John T. Mott Trophy, 1^st Place PHRF Division 1, Scott Blair on Corsair

John Labatt Trophy, 1^st Place PHRF Division 2, Kevin Doyle on Mo’ Money

George Cuthbertson Trophy, 1^st Place Division 3, Robert Young on Firebird II

PHRF-LO Presidents Cup, 1^st Place PHRF-NFS & PHRF-LO Champion, Denys Jones on Carpe Ventus

Regatta Champions for the 2016 Whitby Yacht Club 132^nd LYRA Annual Regatta:

Bamann Trophy, Regatta Champion IRC, Jonathan Bamberger on Spitfire

Lake Ontario PHRF Bowl, Regatta Champion PHRF, Bob Carey on Marquise

Kay Heron Trophy, Regatta Champion One Design, Cliff Walkington on Gypsy

 

Whitby Yacht Club did a great job and is planning on sponsoring one of the feeder races, Founders Race to RYC/GYC for the 2018 LYRA Annual Regatta,

 

Bob Carey

SBYC

 

	LYRA 2016 Whitby YC
Trophy	Awarded for	Boat	Skipper	Boat Type	Home Club
Founders Cup Race – East
Whitby Founders Trophy	Overall 1st Corrected, PHRF	Kamikaze	Jody Pepper	Tripp 37	CYC
Founders Cup Race – West
Oswego YC Founders Cup	Overall 1st Corrected	Cerulean	Elaine Neeley	Beneteau 1st 30	RCYC
RYC Centennial Trophy	Overall 1st Corrected, PHRF	Spitfire	Jonathan Bamberger	Farr 45	NYC
Freeman Cup Race – Long Course
Charles Freeman Cup	Best Corrected Time, IRC Overall	Spitfire	Jonathan Bamberger	Farr 45	NYC
Yacht Racing Union Cup	Best Elapsed Time, IRC Overall	Spitfire	Jonathan Bamberger	Farr 44	NYC
LYRA Founders Cup	3rd Place IRC Overall	Gaucho	Sandy MacDonald	Farr 44	BCC
Douglas B. Jones Trophy	2nd Place IRC Overall	Ace	Kris Davis	Mumm 36	NYC
Freeman Cup Race – Short Course
Queen City Yacht Club Trophy	Best Elapsed Time, Short Course Overall	Razorbill	Peter Smith	1D35	WYC
Golden Eagle Trophy	First place PHRF-NFS	Sandpiper	Les Abrams	Tartan 31	WYC
National Yacht Club Trophy	First Place PHRF 2	Marquise	Bob Carey	C&C 32	SBYC
Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club Trophy	Best elapsed time, PHRF 1, Best Corrected Short Course Overall	Cerulean	Elaine Neeley	Beneteau 1st 30	RCYC
Course Racing Series
City of Hamilton Mayor’s Trophy	First Place IRC overall	Xoomer Xpress	Diane Reid	X-35	NYC
John T. Mott Trophy	First place PHRF 1	Corsair	Scott Blair	Esse 850	NYC
John Labatt Trophy	First Place PHRF 2	Mo’ Money	Kevin Doyle	J/22	YYC
Accomodation Cup	First Place IRC 2	Xoomer Xpress	Diane Reid	X-35	NYC
Sir Thomas Lipton Cup	First place R Class	Gypsy	Cliff Walkington	R Class	ABYC
Montgomery Cup	First Place IRC 1	Rampage	Travis Odenbach	Farr 47	RYC
Bud Doyle Trophy	First place Largest One Design	Innocent Bystander	Doyle/McClean	J/80	RCYC
Hans Fogh Trophy (non LYRA)	First place J80 One Design	Innocent Bystander	Doyle/McClean	J/80	RCYC
George Cuthbertson Trophy	First Place PHRF 3	Firebird II	Robert Young	Redwing 30	WYC
Regatta Champion
Bamann Trophy	IRC	Spitfire	Jonathan Bamberger	Farr 45	NYC
Lake Ontario PHRF Bowl	PHRF	Marquise	Bob Carey	C&C 32	SBYC
Kay Heron Trophy	One Design	Gypsy	Cliff Walkington	R Class	ABYC
Boat of the Year
LYRA Boat of the Year Trophy	One Design
	PHRF/IRC
LYRA Special Flags
Centennial Cup Race	Abandoned
Founders Cup	First Place Overall Corrected
Freeman Cup	IRC Overall
PHRF Lake Ontario Championships	Spinnaker, Overall
PHRF Lake Ontario Championships	NFS, Overall
LYRA Regatta Champions	IRC
LYRA Regatta Champions	PHRF
LYRA 2014 Club Champions	FIrst Place
LYRA 2014 Club Champions	2nd Place
LYRA 2014 Club Champions	3rd Place