Thanks to our sponsors

PRESENTING SPONSORS:
Archambault
AIGLE 

MAJOR SPONSORS
North Sails
Edgewater Power Boats
Cameron's Fine Art Antiques and Books

PRIMARY SPONSORS
PremierSEAmarine Ltd.
East River Marine
Charm Diamond Centres
Alexander Keith's
Scotiabank
Nerds on Site
Canadian Yachting and Sail-World Canada
Valverde Studio Gallery
Carroll Pontaic Buick GMC Hummer

SELECT SPONSORS
Trumps Fish
Grant Thornton
Chester Clinic Dental
Chester Pharmasave
Lighthouse Publishing
Atlantic Boating News
Sunnybrook Yachts
Chester Clipper
Chez Glass Lass
Coldwater Wharfs
Cocoa Pesto
Leonard Graphic
Shadow Security
Gosling's
Hennigar Wells Lamey Lamey & Baker

SUPPORTING SPONSORS
Macfarland's Rentals
Sure Courier
Power Dempsey Leefe and Ready
Sealand Industries
Sealand Specialized Carriers

Sponsors make it possible, volunteers make it happen!

Winners of Chester Race Week 2010

Congratulations to the winners!
A1 CIAO BELLA Phillippe Paturel Skipper Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron
A2 Savoury Bob Gamble Frediction Yacht Club
A3 Anticipation Ann Acland Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron
B1 Defiant Mark Gosine Dartmouth Yacht Club
B2 Sly Fox James Mosher Lunenburg Yacht Club
B3 Sisu David Peer Martimon Yacht Club
Bluenose Rebel Wick McNeely Chester
Distance Class Brilliance Richard Calder Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron
Crusing Class 1 Ceildih Randy Stevens Chester Yacht Club
Crusing Class 2 Tempus Fugit David McVay Chester Yacht Club
Classic Ripple Jim Rafuse Chester Yact Club
J/29 Dog Party Terry McKenna Charlottetown Yacht Club
J/24 Sticky Fingers John Whynacht

See you next year.

Thanks!

Thanks to our volunteers, staff and sponsors and all others who helped to make Canada's largest keel boat regatta a success. We could not do it without you. Thanks to Race Officers Andreas Josenhans, Jay Hooper, Ray Cambria, Club Manager Kim Johnson, the judges and The Race Committee.

Our youngest skipper Amy Minnikin featured on CBC news - video link

http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Local_News/NS/ID=1565991395

Start watching the video around 10:29 and you'll see Amy talking about being not only the youngest, but the only female skipper in her class.  Congratulations Amy!

Whose in First Place

Heading into the last race of Chester Race Week 2010, CIAO BELLA, a Archambault A40rc skippered by Phillippe Paturel of RYNS is heading the pack on A1. In A2, DUCK! a Beneteau 36.7 skippered by Rob Gale is in first place for the week and Lunenburg's Poohsticks,  J/92 skippered by Colin Mann is on his way to the podium.

The 21 boat Bluenose fleet is being led by Rebel, skippered by Wick McNelly of Chester.

The Bravo fleet  had two races yesterday (a Chester Race Week first) and B1 is being led by Defiant, skipper Mark Gosine of DYC. B2 is being led by Sly Fox skipper James Mosher out of Lunenburg and  Sisu skipper David Peer of MYC is in first for B3.

Chester boat Seneca leads the Classic fleet and Ceilidh skippper Randy Stevens of Chester and Tempus Fugit skipper David McVay of CYC are poised to win Cruiser awards.

Brilliance skippper Richard Calder of RNYS leads Distance Class, Sticky Fingers skipper John Whynacht of Lunenburg J/24 and Dog Party skipper Terry McKenna J/29 of Charlottetown.

A lot can change in a day. Standy by for the Trophy Presentation tonight at 8:00 PM.

On the menu  from 6:00 to 9:00 is a Nova Scotia favourite, haddock chowder. More AIGLE prizes at 6:00 PM and The Band Before Time, an exciting new band will be providing the evening's entertainment. The band members include some former sailing instructors.

Good sailing!

Great day on the water at Chester Race week

Great wind, lots of racing.  Sun, waves, sponsor day.  The bluenose fleet got in 3 races and Henry Demone of CYC won all three races.  The distance class had a nice round the island race to choco cap on Alpha A1, A2 and A3 had two nice long races and the J/24s and J/29s had 2 races each.  Handicap classes on Bravo were treated to two races.  Results being posted as we write this.  It was a quintessential Chester Race Week day.

Amy Minnikin, our youngest skipper at 13 years old in a Ranger 30 painstakingly refurbished this year by her and her mother, Paula Minnikin, was featured on sail-world.com and interviewed for youtube.  Check out the links below to learn more:
Sail-world story
Amy Minnikin interview on Youtube 
Special thanks to Katie Nicoll of sail-world.com for writing the article and helping us get Amy featured on CBC this evening, as well as our webmaster Ryan Cameron for putting the video of Amy and Paula together this morning.

Thursday's Results / Today Ashore

Light winds made conditions challenging for the Race Committee on Thursday at Chester Race Week 2010. 

The Bluenose Fleet were able to complete three races with Rebel, Barbarian and Sweet Pea each picking up a first.  Alpha course raced one race and More Trouble skipper Ed Backman of RNYS won  A1. Duck skipper Rob Gale placed first in A2 and Chester's Eleven skipper Jonny Stevens led A3. The J/29 fleet fleet was won by Jaegar, skipper Larry Creaser of Chester. The J/24 winner was Sticky Fingers LYC skipper John Whynacht.

In overall results Ciao Bella! is leading A1, Duck A2 and Eleven A3. On Bravo, it's Head Games in B2, Sly Fox in B3 and Little One in B3. The Bluenose Fleet is led by Rebel, Classic fleet by Seneca and Cruiser by Ceilidh.

Todays' sunny conditions will be ideal for the activities ashore with The Hopping Penguins on deck for the evening dancing. Cocoa Pesto will be cooking up their famous ribs. (Tickets are going fast). Award presentation is at 7:00 PM and the AGILE draw is at 6:00.

Today's racing is likely to test light air sailing skills and with time ticking down, competition is expected to be fierce.

J29 Video Posted

J/29 start  Check it out!

Chester Race Week First Day/ Today on Shore

Chester Race Week 2010 started out with sunny skies, warm temperatures with 142 boats racing in 13 fleets. Despite light winds, the Race Committee got in 3 races for the J/24 and J/29, 2 for Bluenose  and one race for all other classes. The results were uploaded to the website right after the races. Find them there under the race tab www.chesterraceweek.com

 This morning at CYC, Andreas Josenhans is discussing Ten Things To Make Your Boat Faster in light air. He will be giving more tips tomorrow at 9:30 AM.

Join the after race excitement. At 4:00 PM, Pam Paton will be playing music on the deck. Cocoa Pesto is serving  Keith's Chicken BBQ. Tickets are available at the club. Guarantee your place by purchasing a ticket at the ticket window. The price is $15.

The AIGLE clothing draw will be at 6:00 PM, followed by the trophy presentation at 7:00 PM.




   

CYC volunteers will be selling Race Week merchandise, you can purchase AIGLE boots and gear and order Tim Wilkes photos of your boat.

 See you at CYC

Class Breakdown

Class List            There are 139 boats registered. Check here to see who is in your class.

Registered Boats

Official number of registrations, straight from the Race Committee as of the night before we kick off is 139.

Please check the notice board at CYC and the updated version on the website for some changes to the Sailing Instructions.

See everyone tomorrow! Good sailing.

Social Events

Members of the community are welcome at Chester Yacht Club during Race Week. You can sit on the deck in the afternoon and enjoy the Bluenose races in front of the club. This large one design fleet is very compeitive. Warren Barkhouse of CYC, skipper of Long Shot, Chester won this fleet last year.You will be able to identify the racing fleet by the colourful AIGLE flags flying from the backstays.

Our volunteers will be selling hats and t-shirts and there will be an AIGLE clothing booth as well.

The Keith's Chicken BBQ is on Thursday and has been a traditional community night.Watch the fleet come in and mingle with the racers, see the trophies presented. Call Chester Yacht Club at 275-3747 to reserve tickets. There are other BBQ's each night. The schedule is in the Chester Times and the Chester Clipper as well as on the web site under the ASHORE tab. Tickets are limited.

On Wedneday, dance to the popular music of The Lucas Paton Band. This band was very popular last year on Saturday night. Thursday and Friday feature the Hopping Penguins and Saturday has a new band, The Band Before Time.

Don't be disappointed, purchase your tickets early.

Boat numbers

Thanks for registering on time. We now have 123 boats registered.

Moorings and Slips / Tender Service

If you are looking for a mooring there are a limited number of slips and moorings available for race week, contact PremiereSEA Marine Srevices  a race week sponsor. They also have a diver available for bottom cleaning and underwater repairs.

We would like to also thank  East River Marine  a full service marina, yacht maintenance and repair facility. Both of these local businesses will be providing tender service for Chester Race Week 2010.

Thanks to everyone for registering on time. The Race Committee appreciates it.