Category: Racing

Commodore’s Cup 2025

The afternoon started out sunny and windy from the west. The wind and gusts built up from the WSW, making for challenging and exciting sailing.

Three guests joined us from Sturgeon River in Lasers to add to the overall competition. Based on the rules governing Commodore’s Cup, the guests were not eligible to be counted in that race, but were welcome to join us in the racing.

Four Falcon Laser sailors rigged up and sailed out to check the conditions, but chose not to start in the first race. A mixed fleet of four Falcon boats competed for the Cup.

Jan and Deb were able to run three races, even though the committee boat would not stay put under anchor.

The evening provided a clear and dry moment for a great potluck BBQ on the upper deck.

RACE 1	
Sharlene	1
Craig&Bennet	2
Max		3
Liam		4
Charles&Garth	5
Cole B		6
Aniera		7

RACE 2	
Sharlene	1
Max		2
Charles&Garth	3
Craig&Bennet	4
Liam		5
Aniera		6
Cole B		7

RACE 3	
Max		1
Sharlene	2
Craig&Bennet	3
Liam		4
Aniera		5
Charles&Garth	6
Cole B		7


Commodore's Cup totals
Sharlene       3
Craig&Bennet        6
Charles&Garth  8
Cole B        13

Full fleet
Sharlene        4
Max             6
Craig&Bennet    9
Liam           13
Charles&Garth  14
Aneira         18
Cole B         20

Sail Manitoba Optimist Training Camp Friday, August 22, 2025 and Manitoba Provincial Optimist Championships Saturday August 23

The Manitoba Provincial Optimist Championships will be co-hosted by the Falcon Sailing Club (FSC) and the West Hawk Lake Sailing Club (WHLSC) at the Falcon Sailing Club at Faloma, Falcon Lake, Manitoba.

Sailors must pre-register by August 21, 2025. To sign up for the championship regatta, go to our Checklick page. There is no in-person registration. Check-in will be at FSC from 9-10:00 am on August 23, 2024.

Here is the link to the Notice of Race, which provides important information for competitors.

Sail Manitoba is hosting an optional Optimist Training Camp at
FSC on Friday August 22, 2025. Registration for that day is via Checklick using the following link: Checklick Training Camp page.

Racing Report 2024

Although it felt like there were many afternoons when conditions were unfavourable for sailing, we completed a record number of races this dinghy racing season.  We were somewhat less lucky with keel boat sailing.

This year, our club motorboats worked reliably and setting up the races went smoothly when the weather cooperated.  Many thanks to Deb Woods and the Kellys who helped run many of the races.

Working with the MSA and the West Hawk Sailing Centre, we had a very successful Manitoba Juniour championship and Laser District 4 regatta.  Thanks to all those who volunteered to help make that event such a success.

The FYC Dinghy Racing Series

We ran a total of 53 races in the series this year.  24 skippers participated, including 9 women.  We recorded 343 dinghy starts, an average of 6.5 boats at each start. This year, Thirteen skippers won at least one race: B Kelly, Feavers, Dave L, B Woods, Wendy, Roger, Sharlene, Craig B, Phil, Penny, Jean, Gavin and Sara.

Our races followed a typical distribution over the summer, with a strong August.

Falcon 2024 Dinghy Championship

11.1 The scoring system is as follows: The Low Point scoring system of Appendix A for “series longer than a regatta” (Rule A9) will apply to all races official club races completed in the year, of which 15 races will be required to be completed to constitute a series. A boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores, excluding her 16th best score and all those below it.

Ten skippers completed 15 or more races, and two completed 14 and with the DNS penalty  were still competitive in the FSC Dinghy Series.

Results for 2024 FSC Dinghy Series

1	Sharlene	15
2	Wendy	28
3	Roger	34
4	Phil	34
5	BWoods	35
6	B Kelly	54
7	Dave L	54
8	Jean	54
9	Feavers	56
10	Dave H	75
11	Anna	76
12	Patti	89
		
	
Sharlene won a total of 18 races!

Most Improved Sailor

Each year, we watch with interest the progress of sailors as they learn to manage their boats in a variety of conditions.  We celebrate this progress by naming one “Most Improved Sailor” every year.

The most improved sailor for 2024 is Phil McAmmond

2024 FSC Keel Boat Series

The weather was not very cooperative on keel boat racing days, we were only able to hold two keel boat racing days this season.

Scoring for keel boat races is based on each boat’s results for half the total number of races in the series, rounding upward for an uneven total.

This year, we completed five races, so a boat’s best three scores were counted.

Our methodology for rating the very different boats is limited by the available data; one boat is not rated with any handicap, other boats have ratings, but they may be based on different equipment, for instance some are rated for a spinnaker.

Four skippers participated in the KB series. We completed a total of five races, so “at least half” represents three races.  All four skippers completed at least three races to qualify.

Count of KB races:

  
Charles5
Al4
Ian5
Garth5

2024 KB Series Results:

2023 FSC KB series scores
Charles31
Al62
Ian63
Garth94