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.

Provincial Juniour Championships, ILCA District 4 Championship and Falcon Cup Regatta

Good wind, warm weather, lots of sailors and an excellent regatta management team came together to produce a great day of sailing.

Results:

Commodore’s Cup 2022

Saturday, Aug 13 2022

Nine boats on the start line, ready for action. The wind was less enthusiastic. On occasion it blew gently from the west, but every once and a while it quit!

Results for the day:
First; Dave Langdon, Second Roger Redwin, Third Patti Cohen

Thanks to Deb Woods for organizing an excellent BBQ in the evening.

Skipper	Time	UK Corr time	UK position
RACE 1			
Dave L	21.54	1195	1
Roger	24.49	1298	2
Anna	26.15	1744	8
Patti	28.32	1493	3
B Kelly	29.12	1714	6
Phil	29.25	1739	7
B Woods	29.47	1558	4
Ian	30.01	1762	9
Cindy	30.55	1617	5

RACE 2			
Dave L	25.46	1405	1
Anna	26.43	1775	7
Patti	27.16	1426	2
Roger	27.39	1446	3
B Kelly	27.51	1635	5
B Woods	30.57	1619	4
Ian	31.51	1870	8
Phil	33.34	1984	9
Cindy	33.35	1757	6

RACE 3			
Dave L	27.26	1496	1
Anna	27.52	1852	7
B Kelly	28.03	1647	2
Roger	31.39	1656	3
Ian	31.42	1861	8
Patti	31.57	1671	4
B Woods	32.38	1707	5
Phil	32.40	1931	9
Cindy	33.57	1776	6

Commodore’s Cup 2021

Here are the overall results for the Commodore’s Cup. Individual race results to follow.

Commodore’s Cup 2020

We had interesting west winds, variable both in intensity and direction on a beautiful sunny afternoon. 15 boats out to race.

Thanks to Sauers and Langdons for race committee work, and to Rosemary for taking pictures.

The results:

Skipper	Time	UK Corr time	UK position
RACE 1
Dave B	16.29	901	1
Feavers	15.51	937	2
Matthew	17.19	946	3
Craig B	17.21	948	4
Roger	19.07	1004	5
Sharlene	18.07	1011	6
Patti	19.28	1023	7
Penny	20.44	1031	8
Cindy	20.51	1036	9
Craig C	20.08	1057	10
Wendy	20.43	1088	11
Phil	18.27	1091	12
guest	21.03	1106	13
Ian	20.05	1187	14
Sarah	19.37	1298	15


RACE 2
Dave B	16.21	893	1
Feavers	15.10	897	2
Matthew	16.29	901	3
Roger	17.18	909	4
Patti	17.23	913	5
Sharlene	16.29	920	6
Wendy	18.17	961	7
Craig C	18.32	973	8
guest	18.39	980	9
Penny	20.54	1039	10
Cindy	21.40	1077	11
Phil	18.23	1087	12
Ian	22.13	1313	13
Sarah	20.11	1335	14
Craig B	-3.00	20000	15

RACE 3
Craig B	14.40	801	1
Dave B	14.42	803	2
Feavers	13.45	813	3
Sharlene	14.39	818	4
Matthew	15.25	842	5
Roger	16.18	856	6
Penny	17.44	882	7
Patti	16.48	883	8
Craig C	17.26	915	9
Wendy	18.25	968	10
Phil	17.54	1058	11
Sarah	17.00	1125	12
Ian	23.14	1373	13
RACE 4
Dave B	14.23	786	1
Craig B	14.27	790	2
Roger	15.35	819	3
Sharlene	14.59	836	4
Matthew	15.52	867	5
Feavers	14.41	868	6
Penny	17.52	888	7
Sarah	13.53	918	8
Phil	16.52	997	9
Wendy	19.02	1000	10
Craig C	19.04	1001	11
Ian	19.32	1155	12

These results are slightly different than those sent around in Sharlene’s email; on review with a proper computer screen, one time was corrected to match the race committee notes, and the 29er Portsmith handicap was applied.

Here’s Commodore Sharlene’s summation of the results:

While Dave Baker finished first, he recognizes that as a non club member he is not eligible to win the cup. So, Charles and Maureen are the winners! Followed by Matt, then Roger. Craig‘s OCS start cost him his chance to defend his title from last year.

	r1	r2	r3	r4	Total Points

Dave B	1	1	2	1	5
Feavers	2	2	3	6	13
Matthew	3	3	5	5	16
Roger	5	4	6	3	18
Sharlene	6	6	4	4	20
Craig B	4	16	1	2	23
Penny	8	10	7	7	32
Patti	7	5	8	16	36
Craig C	10	8	9	11	38
Wendy	11	7	10	10	38
Phil	12	12	11	9	44
Sarah	15	14	12	8	49
Cindy	9	11	16	16	52
Ian	14	13	13	12	52
guest	13	9	16	16	54

July 11 races

Typical Falcon Lake summer weather; nice breeze, allegedly coming from the North, but with lots of shifts to make sailing interesting.

Skipper	Time	UK position
Race 1
Feavers	15.15	3
Dave L	15.30	1
Sharlene	17.00	2
B Woods	19.12	4
Roger	20.42	6
Penny	21.31	5
Wendy	21.34	7

RACE 2
Feavers	15.08	1
Dave L	16.32	3
Phil	17.03	7
Sharlene	17.04	2
Penny	18.50	4
Roger	18.55	5
B Woods	19.09	6
Wendy	20.05	8

RACE 3
Feavers	16.18	3
Dave L	16.32	1
Roger	18.40	4
Penny	18.50	2
Phil	18.56	7
Wendy	20.14	5
B Woods	21.07	6

RACE 4
Feavers	14.35	1
Phil	14.42	2
Dave L	16.10	3
Penny	19.14	4
Roger	19.14	5
B Woods	19.41	6
Wendy	19.58	7

First Keel Boat Race of 2020

Saturday June 27th we had a lively wind gusting up to 15 knots from the South West (mostly!). Five keel boats were on the start line for the first race, plus a few dinghies out to practice. Unfortunately, Dave’s tiller broke when he was doing well in the first race, so he had to retire without finishing. The rest of the fleet had a good time rounding the marks as quickly as possible:

Race 1	Time	Corr. Time	Points
Feavers	28.10	17.24	1
Marcello	29.19	17.59	2
Ian	31.54	20.58	3
Allan C	37.15	22.02	4

RACE 2
Feavers	25.21	15.52	1
Marcello	28.16	16.96	2
Allan C	29.10	17.24	3
Ian	41.04	26.49	4

RACE 3
Feavers	26.12	16.04	1
Marcello	28.28	17.08	2
Allan C	32.30	19.21	3
Ian	34.24	22.19	4

2020 Races Can Begin this Weekend with a Revised Notice of Race

MSA has sanctioned our race program for 2020, so we can start racing this weekend.

We have been advised to adjust the wording of our Notice of Race in order to comply with provincial health regulations as they stand now. Therefore:

Starting immediately, and continuing until further notice, all FYC Notices of Race are amended to include the following:

All racers, volunteers and race management people must;

Pass the COVID-19 self-assessment test before coming to the club each day. https://sharedhealthmb.ca/covid19/screening-tool/ Anyone with COVID19 symptoms must not come to the club.
Ensure that the number of people congregating is less than 50.
Travel with individuals within their own household and jurisdiction.
Maintain social distancing (2 metres/6 feet). Avoid all physical contact.
Maintain good handwashing and respiratory hygiene
Minimize the number of people in the dock/launching/rigging/parking areas.
Not invite visitors/guests to the facilities.
Nothing to be shared. Everything must be provided by the individual. Avoid sharing tools or equipment. If shared disinfect affected tools after use.
Avoid the common courtesy of helping others with their lines or accepting help unless there is an immediate need to avoid injury or damage. Wash hands or use sanitizer after handling someone else’s boat or lines.
Responding to an incident on or off the water (sailor in the water/other injury) may cause the responsible person to come in physical contact with the sailor. As such participants should always have gloves, masks and hand sanitizer available to protect themselves, and sailors, should contact become necessary.
When required, wear gloves that can be washed after use or put aside for several days – do not put gloves in your pocket – virus can live on surfaces up to 7 days – wash hands after taking off the gloves.
Safety Boat and Committee Boat should be sanitized after every use;

These amendments to the rules replace the ones we published last week, and may change again quite quickly, based on advice MSA gets from public health. Watch our website for changes.

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