Canadian SeaSpray Association

Championship Dates If you have been itching to settle your 2019 racing calendar, you are in luck because here are the dates and locations for the 2019 Championship Regattas.   2019 Canadian Nationals will be held in conjunction with the Prairie Wind Regatta, Sat. & Sunday, July 13 and 14. More information to follow or check on the Newell Sailing Club website in a while. If you are planning on camping at Kinbrook Island section "I" will likely have some sites held in reserve (by phone for this event). There will be complimentary tent camping on the club's lease du ring this event. 2019 Seaspray North Americans will be held in Osoyoos, BC at the Lake Osoyoos Sailing Club on Sept 13, 14 and 15th. More information to follow or check on the Lake Osoyoos Sailing Club website. Remember to book your accommodations. Pre Registration on the club website will likely be available a little later. We hope you will plan to attend one or both of these events this year. Other News...

A short video from a few years ago featuring US SeaSpray sailor Jay Gardner's development of a wing sail. https://youtu.be/C_XRWhS7978

Trophy Upgrade Our venerable 1971 vintage trophy had a nice upgrade thanks to Michael Butler.  A new identical but larger bottom layer of the "cake" was added sometime over the last year by Michael. This trophy may take up a spot somewhere in Glenmore Sailboats shop hopefully close to the Canadian Nationals trophy which is a 1969 vintage trophy. A milestone of 50 event years will happen next year at the 2019 Canadian Nationals at a location yet to be determined.  The North American event milestone would happen two years later in 2021. We are still fortunate in that we can attract new competitors to our fleet and with the fixing up of a number of Seasprays to a more competitive level the racing has been a lot of fun. I hope over this fall and winter season you will consider putting a little bit of time into your boat and plan on attending some regattas over the next few years. Some Trip Highlights Here are a few personal highlights from the trip to the North American Regatta w...

This year's Seaspray North Americans at Big Lagoon, California was a success with 11 races sailed over three days.  The weather co-operated and provided a decent wind on Friday and lighter winds on Saturday and Sunday. [caption id="attachment_842" align="alignnone" width="3264"] L-R: Jay Gardner, Don Snell, Mike Butler[/caption] Congratulations to winner Mike Butler from Fort Bragg, California.  Corrected race results had Don Snell in second place and Jay Gardner in third.  There were four competitors from United States and three competitors from Canada.  Thanks to Mike Butler for providing the Seaspray fleet prizes.  Thanks also to all the competitors who made the effort to attend this event.  CLICK HERE FOR FULL RESULTS Many thanks to the Humboldt Yacht Club for hosting the regatta and giving the Seaspray fleet an extra day of racing over the regular Redwood Regatta.  The overall attendance was in the mid 30's for competitors with Hobie 16's...