CORK Regatta

 

CORK Regatta PR
Kingston, Ontario

More than 600 sailors competed this past week at Kingston’s internationally recognized CORK Series 1 regatta.  During this premiere competition, nine different fleets battled on five courses in a variety of wind strengths and directions.  Sailors raced hard with titles up for grabs including the North American Championships for the 470, Byte, CII, Laser 2, and 29er classes.  This regatta also serves as an ISAF Grade 1 ranking competition for the Laser and Laser Radial Olympic classes.  The CORK Regatta is made possible with the generous support of our sponsors and suppliers. Key partners include; Canadian Heritage -Sport Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion and the City of Kingston. 

The top results were as follows:

Laser Gold fleet

1. Lee Parkhill (RCYC, Oakville, CAN)
2. Chris Dold (RCYC, Oakville CAN)
3. Abe Torchinsky (RVYC, Vancouver, CAN)

Top Youth Sailor

5th overall - Jason Saunders (TYPBC, Tauranga, NZL)

Top Canadian Youth Sailor

6th overall - Robert Davis (KYC, Kingston, CAN)

Top Master Sailor

10th overall - Terry Nielson (NYC, Toronto, CAN)

Laser Silver fleet

1. Oliver Darroch (BHYC, Burlington, CAN)
2. Paul Throop (RCYC/BHYC, Oakville, CAN)
3. Paul Lagace (LDYC, Saskatoon, CAN)

Laser Radial female

1. Danielle Dube (RNSYS, Halifax, CAN)
2. Claire Merry (RCYC, Oakville, CAN)
3. Kristyn Hope (RCYC/BYC, Kingston, CAN)

Laser Radial Gold fleet

1. Chris Barnard (NHYC, Newport Beach, USA)
2. Danielle Dube (RNSYS, Halifax, CAN)
3. Claire Merry (RCYC, Oakville, CAN)

Laser Radial Silver fleet

1. Daniel Barry (SYC, Petrolia,  CAN)
2. Brendan Boylan (CYC, Saint Paul, USA)
3. James Skinner (KYC, Kingston, CAN)

Radial Bronze fleet

1. Ricky Hogervorst (CAN)
2. Gabrielle Blais-Jones (NYC, Toronto, CAN)
3. Emily Bell (EYC, Toronto, CAN)

Laser 4.7

1. Gabrielle Laforce (Montreal, CAN)
2. Alissa Ayres (BYC, Trenton, USA)
3. Patricia Laforce (Montreal, CAN)

Laser 2 North American Championship

1. Cameron Roblin/Erin Murray (BSBC, Burlington, CAN)
2. Eric Richert/Robin Mitchell-Wolfe (FYC, London, CAN)
3. Neal and Graham Moogk-Soulis (CSC, Waterloo, CAN)

Club 420

1. Declan Whitmyer/Ian Storck (NYC/LISO, Huntington, USA)
2. Morgan and Alex Kiss (MBYC, Holland, USA)
3. William Haeger/Laura McKenna (LBYC, East Troy, USA)

Byte Standard North American Championship

1. Christie Nicoll (WAEG, Halifax, CAN)
2. Elliot Mccabe-Lokos (Toronto, CAN)
3. Marie-Pier Alary  (EVO, Luskville, CAN)

Byte CII North American Championship

1. Thomas Nicholson (RKYC, Saint John, CAN)
2. Geroge Saunders (SDYC, San Diego, USA)
3. Michael Doane (SMSC, Halifax, CAN)

29er (Gold fleet)- North American Championship

1. Maxwell Fraser /David Liebenberg (SFYC/CYC/RYC, Capitola,  USA)
2. Michael Blumer/Peter Soosalu (BYC/RCYC, Ottawa/Toronto, CAN)
3. Pearson Potts/Paul Ehvert (SYC/KYC, Toronto, USA/CAN)

29er (Silver fleet)

1. Ellie Clark/Rachel Boyd (KYC, Kingston, CAN)
2. Erin Berry/Jessica Round (RVYC, Victoria, CAN)
3. Todd Ulbinas/Oliver Blake (NYC, Toronto, CAN)

470 North American Championship

1. Allison Jolly/Zach Marks (St Petersburg, FL, USA)
2. Sarah Newbury/Stewart Sumpton (Sarasota, FL, USA)
3. Fraser McMillan/Eric Van der Pol (RVYC, Victoria, CAN)

Photo by Geoff Webster
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