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Racing: Active Fleets

2007/2008 One-Design Fleet Captains

 

Dragon Fleet

Captain: Paul Taylor

Tel: 604-879-3326

E-mail: dragonman@shaw.ca

Description:

29’ one-design sailing sloop. Sailed by all ages, the Pacific Coast Dragon Fleet consists of 10 boats, 8 of which are located at RVYC.

 

Star Fleet

Captain: Craig Wilshire

Tel: 604-521-7444

E-mail: cswilshire@hotmail.com
http://www.starclass.org
The Star is a 22 foot Olympic Class two man keelboat that is fun, fast and technical

 

J/24 Fleet

Captain: Robb Bassett

Tel: 604-926-5981

E-mail: Rbassett@dundeesecurities.com

http://www.j24can.com/

Description:

RVYC has one of the most active J/24 fleets in Canada. The one-design racing fleet is active every Wednesday night during the summer and regattas running form March til October yearly.

 

M242 Fleet

Captain: Craig Strand

Tel: 604-732-0077

E-mail: cstrand@act3.com

24’ high performance racer and family weekender. Rigid one-class rules to control expense and ensure even competition.

 

M243 Fleet

Captain: Randy Vogel

Tel: 604-738-6435

E-mail: randyvogel@hotmail.com

 

IOM Class Fleet

Captain: Don Martin

Tel: 604-731-7338

E-mail: dam@martinyachts.bc.ca

 

Not Fleets: under Junior Program, and Juniors sail these, not organized as such

Europe Class

Contact: Rob Scott

Tel: 604-926-5631

Email: rob@robscottprod.com

10-11’ Dinghy: International/Olympic class. Typically female.

 

Laser Class

Contact: Rob Scott

Tel: 604-926-5631

Email: rob@robscottprod.com

www.laser.org

13’ high performance Olympic class. Strong class rules; manufacturers must be licensed. All ages: available to all interested sailors.

 

Optimist Class

Contact: Rob Scott

Tel: 604-926-5631

Email: rob@robscottprod.com

7’7 Dinghy Typically young children under 15 years. Largest one design racing class in the world. Often used in school programs.

 

Byte Class

Contact: Rob Scott

Tel: 604-926-5631

Email: rob@robscottprod.com

Small laser generally used as transition between Optimist and Laser

 

 

29er Class

Contact: Rob Scott

Tel: 604-926-5631

Email: rob@robscottprod.com

http://www.29er.com/

New boat to replace Laser2. High performance: better Class, better sail and becoming very popular.

 

420 Collegiate Class

Contact: Rob Scott

Tel: 604-926-5631

Email: rob@robscottprod.com

Less performance than a 29er: 2-handed boat with spinnaker. Used a lot in University programs.

 

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