Great news, the Lake Ontario 300 Challenge has secured the services of Yellowbrick Tracking Services for the 2011 race. This is an exciting decision and will provide unmatched web based viewing of this year's race.

Yellowbrick are the world's leaders in satellite-based tracking services and use the Iridium satellite system for unmatched performance anywhere in the world.

You've seen Yellowbrick in some very impressive races including Velux 5 Oceans and the Rolex Fastnet Race. The decision to use the Yellowbrick system came after lengthy research by our committee and only after support from our new sponsors. Web based viewing of an offshore race plays a huge role in providing the fast growing number of fans a first hand look at the action. It has brought the promotion of yacht racing to a whole new level and Yellowbrick have some features that will dramatically improve the LO300 experience. Transmissions will be recorded every 15 minutes for close to real time viewing. 

The race viewer package offered by Yellowbrick includes:

Check them out at www.yellowbrick-tracking.com.

LO300 Friday Night Kick Off

 

Unique to the Lake Ontario 300, our Friday Night Party sponsorship is shared between our 2 retail partners, who for the most part compete with each other. 

Mason's The Store Chandlery is owned by Lori Mason and Carolyn Burgess owns The Rigging Shoppe. 

 

Both women have been a wonderful part of yacht racing on Lake Ontario from an early age starting with junior sailing. Both their fathers started their respective businesses and actively involved them in the business at an early age. Both are accomplished sailors and boaters and Carolyn has participated in the Lake Ontario 300 more than once.

 

Carolyn Burgess and Lori Mason have gone out of their way to keep updated on current LO300 regulations and safety requirements and carry inventory on the necessary and most common items requested by our participants.  If you are racing this race for the first time, do not hesitate to call either The Rigging Shoppe or Mason's Store Chandlery and let them know you are racing the LO300. Both stores also carry GILL, SPERRY, HARKEN and SPINLOCK which allows you to support our other sponsors. 

Don't miss out on this last presentation of the off-season at the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club and pick up your copy of the Lake Ontario Offshore Racing Guide.

 

Everyone is invited to make an evening and enjoy a special menu in the dining room at RHYC at a great price. Check out what's new at RHYC!

 

 

In less than 2 months we will be out on the lake competing for the Susan Hood Trophy.

 

Last year's race was a classic Susan Hood Race with all types of weather and winds through the night, but a nice sunny afternoon to lounge around and talk about it. This year the Sperry Top-Sider post race party will give everyone a chance to brag, boast and swap stories as well as pick up some great flags.  

 

One such tale from last year's exciting finish was the tale from Lively, the J/109 that won the Susan Hood Trophy (awarded to the best overall corrected time PRHF) by a 9 second margin. Murray Gainer has already signed up to defend the trophy and repeat last year's performance. Check out Murray's post to see what he has to say and then make sure you are signed up for this year's exciting event.

Murray Gainer - Susan Hood Trophy Race 2010 Winner

Below is a list of last year's trophy winners. Congratulations to all our winners we look forward to seeing you at the both pre-race gathering and post -race flag presentation and party.

 

DIVISION TROPHY       BOAT     SKIPPER    CLUB

    

Overall Susan Hood Cup   Lively    M. Gainer     ABYC

Line H. JJ Morch         GAUCHO    L. Macdonald   BCC

IRC1    Memorial Cup     Umi Taka  C. Rypkema    PCYC

IRC2    Watson/Crossbow  Lively    M. Gainer     ABYC

PHRF1   Commonwealth     Macintosh D. Steigenga  CBYC

PHRF2   White Hawk       Impulse   G. Richardson PCYC

PHRF3   Dave Heron Cup   Harrier   C. Chapman     NYC

PHRF4   Snail's Pace     Kat's-Paw K. Timmis     RCYC

FC WS   George McCloy    Keego ll  P. Chalkley   FBYC

C&C34   Lou Winters      Folichon  I. McAllister PCYC

DH FS   Bob Bugbee       Ariadna   O. Melnikov   APSC

DH NFS                   Mythos    T. Spanos     PCYC

The Lake Ontario 300 Challlenge and the Susan Hood Trophy Race are organized by the Port Credit Yacht Club and organizing committee members from around the Great Lakes.