The 2024 Eastern Canadian Championships will be remembered for the high wind sailing conditions. Racing was cancelled after one race on Saturday, as the wind speed reached 30 knots. Three races weresailed on Sunday in 15 to 23 knots of wind before the breeze built to the point that the RC sent sailors in. Twenty teams, including 15 sailors under 25 years old, participated in the event hosted at Kingston Yacht Club on August 10-11.
Ali Meller (who moved permanently to Kingston this year) sailing with Kyber Lovshin won the event placing 1 st in 3 of the 4 races series. Two USA teams place 2 nd and 3 rd , Duane Delfosse/Mike Hull in 2 ndand Thomas Kivney/Gordon Russell in 3 rd .
During the awards ceremony, Ali told the story that when he started sailing the 505 back in the 70’s he was mentored by John Moss (Shona Moss-Lovshin’s father and Kyber’s grandfather) and now he was able to win this event with the help of his grand-child.
The top youth sailor (Under 19 years old) was Sabina Bartlewska from Toronto, racing with her father Robert. The top female skipper was Debbie Ashby from Ottawa, who placed 5 th overall sailing with her husband Dave Adams. The Storer brothers from Ottawa both U19 sailors placed 13 th overall and 1 st youth team.
Jeff Boyd high light the effort and success of Shona Moss for the recruitment of younger sailors in the class. Jeff said that he had never been to a 505 regatta were parents ask him for advises.
The Canadian Class would like to thank Jeff Boyd for the organization of the event, Bill Visser the Race committee chair who did a fantastic job with his RC team, the Kingston Yacht Club and its manager Tom Wilson for their hospitality.
NB: Ali Meller (who is a Kingston Sail Loft (KSL) partner) was racing with a prototype KSL 505 Spinnaker. The spinnaker is a full triradial design with all panels arranged to line up warp threads with the loads radiating out from the corners. Kyber reported that it was very easy to fly.
Sailed: 4, Discards: 0, To count: 4, Entries: 20, Scoring system: Appendix A
| Rank | Sail Number | Yacht Club | Skipper | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8841 | KYC | Ali Meller | Kyber Lovshin | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 2nd | 8930 | LSYC | Duane Delfosse | Mike Hull | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| 3rd | USA 9005 | HYC | Thomas Kivney | Gordon Russell | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| 4th | CAN 8821 | KYC | Jeff Boyd | Martin ten Hove | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| 5th | 8696 | NSC | Deb Ashby | Dave Adams | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 |
| 6th | 8987 | MBSC | Peter Scannell | Ted Huebner | 2.0 | 1.0 | 21.0 RET | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 |
| 7th | 8587 | NSC | Paul Place | Alexander Tong | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 |
| 8th | 8850 | OHCC | Douglas Watson | Alex Taylor | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 |
| 9th | CAN 9028 | NSC/BYC | Malcolm MacGillivray | Devlin Lovshin | 21.0 RET | 11.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 |
| 10th | CAN 7606 | OHCC | Robert Bartlewski | Sabina Bartlewska | 10.0 | 8.0 | 21.0 RET | 11.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| 11th | 920 | NSC | Marie Gendron | David Browne | 7.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 21.0 DNC | 52.0 | 52.0 |
| 12th | CAN 8442 | NSC | Thomas Adolph | Stephen Adolph | 21.0 DNF | 14.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 |
| 13th | 7773 | NSC | Thomas Storer | Nathaniel Storer | 21.0 DNF | 15.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 |
| 14th | 8753 | OHCC | Conor Morrison | Drake Morrison | 21.0 DNF | 17.0 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 |
| 15th | 9138 | OHCC | Marek Balinski | Steve Lovshin | 21.0 RET | 10.0 | 13.0 | 21.0 DNC | 65.0 | 65.0 |
| 16th | 8260 (and 005) | NSC | Joel Voyer | Siqi Zhang | 21.0 RET | 12.0 | 12.0 | 21.0 DNC | 66.0 | 66.0 |
| 17th | 138 | NSC | Luke Strickland | Christian Voyer | 11.0 | 16.0 | 21.0 RET | 21.0 DNC | 69.0 | 69.0 |
| 18th | CAN7605 | KYC | Luca Manning | Adam Gesing | 21.0 RET | 21.0 DNC | 15.0 | 21.0 RET | 78.0 | 78.0 |
| 19th | CAN 8951 | OHCC | Hannah Abush | Joshua Abush | 21.0 DNF | 21.0 DNC | 21.0 DNC | 21.0 DNC | 84.0 | 84.0 |
| 19th | 9186 | NSC | Shona Moss Lovshin | Evania Lovshin | 21.0 DNF | 21.0 DNC | 21.0 DNC | 21.0 DNC | 84.0 | 84.0 |
R1
Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place
| Rank | Sail Number | Yacht Club | Skipper | Crew | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8841 | KYC | Ali Meller | Kyber Lovshin | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | 8987 | MBSC | Peter Scannell | Ted Huebner | 2 | 2.0 |
| 3 | USA 9005 | HYC | Thomas Kivney | Gordon Russell | 3 | 3.0 |
| 4 | 8930 | LSYC | Duane Delfosse | Mike Hull | 4 | 4.0 |
| 5 | CAN 8821 | KYC | Jeff Boyd | Martin ten Hove | 5 | 5.0 |
| 6 | 8696 | NSC | Deb Ashby | Dave Adams | 6 | 6.0 |
| 7 | 920 | NSC | Marie Gendron | David Browne | 7 | 7.0 |
| 8 | 8587 | NSC | Paul Place | Alexander Tong | 8 | 8.0 |
| 9 | 8850 | OHCC | Douglas Watson | Alex Taylor | 9 | 9.0 |
| 10 | CAN 7606 | OHCC | Robert Bartlewski | Sabina Bartlewska | 10 | 10.0 |
| 11 | 138 | NSC | Luke Strickland | Christian Voyer | 11 | 11.0 |
| 12 | CAN 9028 | NSC/BYC | Malcolm MacGillivray | Devlin Lovshin | RET | 21.0 |
| 12 | CAN 8442 | NSC | Thomas Adolph | Stephen Adolph | DNF | 21.0 |
| 12 | 7773 | NSC | Thomas Storer | Nathaniel Storer | DNF | 21.0 |
| 12 | 8753 | OHCC | Conor Morrison | Drake Morrison | DNF | 21.0 |
| 12 | 9138 | OHCC | Marek Balinski | Steve Lovshin | RET | 21.0 |
| 12 | 8260 (and 005) | NSC | Joel Voyer | Siqi Zhang | RET | 21.0 |
| 12 | CAN7605 | KYC | Luca Manning | Adam Gesing | RET | 21.0 |
| 12 | CAN 8951 | OHCC | Hannah Abush | Joshua Abush | DNF | 21.0 |
| 12 | 9186 | NSC | Shona Moss Lovshin | Evania Lovshin | DNF | 21.0 |
R2
Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place
| Rank | Sail Number | Yacht Club | Skipper | Crew | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8987 | MBSC | Peter Scannell | Ted Huebner | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | 8930 | LSYC | Duane Delfosse | Mike Hull | 2 | 2.0 |
| 3 | 8841 | KYC | Ali Meller | Kyber Lovshin | 3 | 3.0 |
| 4 | USA 9005 | HYC | Thomas Kivney | Gordon Russell | 4 | 4.0 |
| 5 | CAN 8821 | KYC | Jeff Boyd | Martin ten Hove | 5 | 5.0 |
| 6 | 8696 | NSC | Deb Ashby | Dave Adams | 6 | 6.0 |
| 7 | 8587 | NSC | Paul Place | Alexander Tong | 7 | 7.0 |
| 8 | CAN 7606 | OHCC | Robert Bartlewski | Sabina Bartlewska | 8 | 8.0 |
| 9 | 8850 | OHCC | Douglas Watson | Alex Taylor | 9 | 9.0 |
| 10 | 9138 | OHCC | Marek Balinski | Steve Lovshin | 10 | 10.0 |
| 11 | CAN 9028 | NSC/BYC | Malcolm MacGillivray | Devlin Lovshin | 11 | 11.0 |
| 12 | 8260 (and 005) | NSC | Joel Voyer | Siqi Zhang | 12 | 12.0 |
| 13 | 920 | NSC | Marie Gendron | David Browne | 13 | 13.0 |
| 14 | CAN 8442 | NSC | Thomas Adolph | Stephen Adolph | 14 | 14.0 |
| 15 | 7773 | NSC | Thomas Storer | Nathaniel Storer | 15 | 15.0 |
| 16 | 138 | NSC | Luke Strickland | Christian Voyer | 16 | 16.0 |
| 17 | 8753 | OHCC | Conor Morrison | Drake Morrison | 17 | 17.0 |
R3
Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place
| Rank | Sail Number | Yacht Club | Skipper | Crew | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8841 | KYC | Ali Meller | Kyber Lovshin | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | CAN 8821 | KYC | Jeff Boyd | Martin ten Hove | 2 | 2.0 |
| 3 | 8930 | LSYC | Duane Delfosse | Mike Hull | 3 | 3.0 |
| 4 | USA 9005 | HYC | Thomas Kivney | Gordon Russell | 4 | 4.0 |
| 5 | 8696 | NSC | Deb Ashby | Dave Adams | 5 | 5.0 |
| 6 | 8850 | OHCC | Douglas Watson | Alex Taylor | 6 | 6.0 |
| 7 | 8587 | NSC | Paul Place | Alexander Tong | 7 | 7.0 |
| 8 | CAN 8442 | NSC | Thomas Adolph | Stephen Adolph | 8 | 8.0 |
| 9 | CAN 9028 | NSC/BYC | Malcolm MacGillivray | Devlin Lovshin | 9 | 9.0 |
| 10 | 7773 | NSC | Thomas Storer | Nathaniel Storer | 10 | 10.0 |
| 11 | 920 | NSC | Marie Gendron | David Browne | 11 | 11.0 |
| 12 | 8260 (and 005) | NSC | Joel Voyer | Siqi Zhang | 12 | 12.0 |
| 13 | 9138 | OHCC | Marek Balinski | Steve Lovshin | 13 | 13.0 |
| 14 | 8753 | OHCC | Conor Morrison | Drake Morrison | 14 | 14.0 |
| 15 | CAN7605 | KYC | Luca Manning | Adam Gesing | 15 | 15.0 |
| 16 | 8987 | MBSC | Peter Scannell | Ted Huebner | RET | 21.0 |
| 16 | CAN 7606 | OHCC | Robert Bartlewski | Sabina Bartlewska | RET | 21.0 |
| 16 | 138 | NSC | Luke Strickland | Christian Voyer | RET | 21.0 |
R4
Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place
| Rank | Sail Number | Yacht Club | Skipper | Crew | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8841 | KYC | Ali Meller | Kyber Lovshin | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | 8930 | LSYC | Duane Delfosse | Mike Hull | 2 | 2.0 |
| 3 | USA 9005 | HYC | Thomas Kivney | Gordon Russell | 3 | 3.0 |
| 4 | 8987 | MBSC | Peter Scannell | Ted Huebner | 4 | 4.0 |
| 5 | 8696 | NSC | Deb Ashby | Dave Adams | 5 | 5.0 |
| 6 | CAN 8821 | KYC | Jeff Boyd | Martin ten Hove | 6 | 6.0 |
| 7 | CAN 9028 | NSC/BYC | Malcolm MacGillivray | Devlin Lovshin | 7 | 7.0 |
| 8 | 8753 | OHCC | Conor Morrison | Drake Morrison | 8 | 8.0 |
| 9 | 8587 | NSC | Paul Place | Alexander Tong | 9 | 9.0 |
| 10 | CAN 8442 | NSC | Thomas Adolph | Stephen Adolph | 10 | 10.0 |
| 11 | CAN 7606 | OHCC | Robert Bartlewski | Sabina Bartlewska | 11 | 11.0 |
| 12 | 7773 | NSC | Thomas Storer | Nathaniel Storer | 12 | 12.0 |
| 13 | 8850 | OHCC | Douglas Watson | Alex Taylor | 13 | 13.0 |
| 14 | CAN7605 | KYC | Luca Manning | Adam Gesing | RET | 21.0 |
Scoring codes used
| Code | Description | Points |
|---|---|---|
| DNC | Did not come to the starting area | 21 |
| DNF | Started but did not finish | 21 |
| RET | Retired | 21 |
