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Sunday Sailing, Regatta Planning, Cornbread & Chili

We’d like to invite you to participate in a planning meeting for the 2012 RC Laser North American Championship Regatta next Sunday, February 12 at 4 pm in Canandaigua. The meeting will take about an hour of your time and … Continue reading

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2012 North American Championship Planning Meeting Update

By now you are hopefully aware that our fleet will be hosting the 2012 RC Laser North American Championship in Canandaigua on June 8-10. Our next meeting is tentatively scheduled for the afternoon of February 12. We don’t yet have … Continue reading

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Marco Island, FL Mid-Winter Championship Update

The Notice of Race and the Regatta Registration Form have both been posted for the 2012 and 9th Annual RC Laser Mid-Winter Championship Regatta in Marco Island, Florida, March 2-4. Visit http://www.rclaser.us for more information and to download the form. Bill Blevins is planning … Continue reading

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Blevins Finishes 12th in 2011 North American Championship

Bill and Tracy Blevins headed to Rock Hall Yacht Club in Maryland this past weekend where Bill participated in the 2011 North American RC Laser Championship along with 29 other RC Laser sailors. After six races on the first day, … Continue reading

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Capt. Jack “Sparrow” Bennett Team Wins Eight-Legged Race

After four light-wind races, the eight-legged team of Brennan Blodgett, Leslie Bennett, Jack Bennett and Christine Stebbins (L to R) won the Canandaigua RC Laser Fleet’s first annual Eight-Legged Race on Saturday, July 2, 2011. Team Yost from R.A.M.Y.A placed … Continue reading

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Four Sailors and Eight Legs Equals Twelve Winners

Four beautiful hand painted Perrier Jouet champagne flutes and an exquisite bottle of bubbly will go to the winning team in the Canandaigua RC Laser Fleet’s first annual Eight-Legged Race! The current plan is to set a short windward-leeward course … Continue reading

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Jonathan Gorbold Wins First RC Laser Squaw Island Race

Jonathan Gorbold finished in front of a field of 12 RC Laser skippers who sailed in a two-mile “offshore” race from the docks at the Canandaigua Yacht Club to Squaw Island and back. Second place went to Gary Schmidt. He … Continue reading

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RC Laser Mid-Winters in Marco Island, FL

Jack Bennett, Tracy and Bill Blevins will be heading down to sunny Marco Island, FL for the 2011 RC Laser Mid-Winter Championship in early March. We are flying out of Buffalo on Thursday and returning Monday. We have rooms booked … Continue reading

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First RC Laser Regatta was Learning Experience for Three CYC Members

Below is an article that is being sent to the Canandaigua Yacht Club’s newsletter for consideration for use in the Aug. 1 edition. A group of members have now purchased three RC (remote control) One Design Laser sailboats and there … Continue reading

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