St. Mary's Sailing Club
50th Anniversary Regatta

The St. Mary’s Sailing Club 50th Anniversary Regatta was held July 16 and 17, 2005 at the St. Mary’s Sailing Club. The club is located on the south shore of St. Mary ’s Reservoir, 60 km southwest of Lethbridge , Alberta . The large reservoir, on the edge of the prairies and the Rocky Mountain foothills, features Alberta ’s best mid-summer winds. Sailboat racing conditions were excellent on both days with moderate winds varying from 15 to 30 km/hour, accompanied by occasional gusts and line squalls. A total of 27 boats from seven Alberta sailing clubs competed in seven class races around the buoys and one total handicap “Round the Island Race”. On the Thursday and Friday prior to the regatta an open training session was provided by the Alberta Sailing Team under the leadership of provincial coach Steve McBride.

About 100 people attended the 50th Anniversary Regatta as competitors, volunteers, and spectators. Although much of the club property was underwater due to higher than usual reservoir levels, club members adapted by preparing a long narrow corridor for camping, parking, and boat trailers. Excellent meals were prepared on site by a volunteer team made up of club members, family, and friends. Race management was provided by a newly trained regatta management team of local sailors from Lethbridge and Brooks, under the direction of Alberta Sailing Association Race Officer Keith Driver. Many organizations and individuals sponsored the St. Mary’s Sailing Club 50th Anniversary Regatta including: The City of Lethbridge, Alberta Sailing Association, Sail West Sailboats, Glenmore Boats, Alberta Environment, Jason Elliot, St. Mary’s River Irrigation District, Dr. D. Kennedy, Hostess Frito Lay, Hill Ridge Hutterite Colony, Peter Quinlan Photography, Boat Craft, Lethbridge Marine, the Lethbridge Regional Police Service, Newell Sailing Club, and the Meers Family. Results of the regatta are summarized below (scoring allows for one dropped race).

Pictures from the weekend thanks to Peter Quinlan



St. Mary’s Sailing Club 50th Anniversary Regatta Results - Adobe Printable results here

Fireball

Place

Boat

Skipper

Crew

Club

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Points

1

14481

Peter MacDougal

Greg Ferguson

GSC

1

1

2

2

1

1

1

7

2

14425

Debbie Kirkby

Frank Crawford

GSC

DNS

DNS

1

1

2

2

3

14

3

14482

Hamish Ferguson

Frances Ferguson

GSC

DNS

2

DNS

DNS

3

3

2

20

4

7944

Richard Quinlan

Dorcas Kennedy

SMSC

DNS

3

3

3

4

4

4

21

505

Place

Boat

Skipper

Crew

Club

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Points

1

8578

Gordon Stout

Jason Stout

CYC

1

1

1

2

1

3

DNF

9

2

3704

Frank Kortbeek

Russel Krause

WSC

3

2

2

1

2

2

1

10

3

7094

James Brown

Jim Bohun

WSC

2

3

3

3

3

1

2

14

4

7095

Dave Martin

Ron Hewitt

CYC

4

DNS

DNS

4

4

4

3

24

Hobie 17

Place

Boat

Skipper

Club

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Points

1

5527

Dale Jamieson

CYC

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

6

2

1745

John Cormack

NSC

2

2

2

4

3

2

3

14

3

7094

Kevin Morrison

CYC

4

3

3

2

2

3

2

15

4

7095

David Mills

NSC

3

4

4

3

4

4

4

22

Laser Radial

Place

Boat

Skipper

Club

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Points

1

143978

Eric Rasa

ASS

3

3

1

1

1

1  

1

8

2

143978

Ian Elliot

ASS

1

1

2

3

2

2

2

10

3

162333

Ian Hearn

ASS

2

2

3

2

3

3

3

15

4

157870

Dick Degner

GSC

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

24

Byte

Place

Boat

Skipper

Club

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Points

1

1314

Kat Chisholm

GSC

1

1

OCS

OCS

1

1

1

10

2

2696

Liam Quinlan

SMSC

2

3

2

1

2

2

2

11

3

2444

Conrad Meers

NSC

3

2

4

OCS

3

3

4

19

4

1

Barbara Johnston

IYC

DNS

DNS

3

2

DNS

4

3

22

X-Class Catamaran

Place

Boat

Skipper

Club

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Points

1

Firecat

Bob Scott

SMSC

DNF

DNS

2

1

1

1  

1

10

2

Hobie 16

Len Ring

SMSC

DNS

DNS

1

2

2

2

DNS

14

3

Mystere

Bill Barthel

SMSC

DNS

DNS

3

3

DNS

DNS

DNS

22

X-Class Dinghy

Place

Boat

Skipper

Crew

Club

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Points

1

Kolibri

Peter Goertzen

Mark Goertzen

 

DNS

DNS

DNS

DNS

1

1

1

9

Optimist

Place

Boat

Skipper

Club

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Points

1

Prairie Lightning

David Cormack

NSC

1

1

1

3

1

2

2

1

2

1

1

13

2

Grey Bird the Flying Cat

Hanna Meers

NSC

DNS

DNS

DNS

2

2

1

1

3

1

2

2

22

3

Pink Panther

Emma Segal

IYC

DNS

2

2

1

3

3

3

2

3

3

3

25

Round The Island Handicap Race

Place

Class

Skipper

Crew

Club

Elapsed Time

Portsmouth Number

Corrected Time

1

Fireball

Debbie Kirkby

Frank Crawford

GSC

29.62

87.7

33.77

2

Fireball

Peter MacDougal

Gregg Ferguson

GSC

30.25

87.7

34.49

3

Laser R

Ian Hern

 

ASS

34.81

97.2

35.81

4

505

James Brown

Jim Bohun

WSC

29.22

81.3

35.97

5

505

Frank Kortbeek

Russel Krause

WSC

29.28

81.3

36.01

6

Laser R

Eric Rasa

 

ASS

35.28

97.2

36.30

7

Fireball

Richard Quinlan

Dorcas Kennedy

SMSC

32.28

87.7

36.81

8

Laser R

Ian Elliot

 

ASS

35.92

97.2

36.95

9

Firecat

Bob Scott

 

SMSC

30.80

80.9

38.07

10

Laser R

Dick Degner

 

GSC

37.02

97.2

38.09

11

Hobie 17

John Cormack

 

NSC

29.35

76.2

38.52

12

Byte

Kat Chisholm

 

GSC

37.87

98.1

38.60

13

Byte

Liam Quinlan

 

SMSC

38.03

98.1

38.77

14

505

Dave Martin

Ron Hewitt

CYC

31.65

81.3

38.93

15

Byte

Barbara Johnston

 

IYC

38.88

98.1

39.63

16

Byte

Conrad Meers

 

NSC

39.17

98.1

39.93

17

Hobie 17

Kevin Morrison

 

CYC

30.75

76.2

40.35

18

Mystere

Bill Barthel

 

SMSC

31.43

77.4

40.61

19

Hobie 17

David Mills

 

NSC

31.10

76.2

40.81

20

Hobie 16

Len Ring

 

SMSC

33.20

78.7

42.19

DNF

Hobie 17

Dale Jamieson

 

CYC

NA

76.2

DNF

ASS: Alberta Sailing Squadron          CYC: Calgary Yacht Club      GSC: Glenmore Sailing Club             
IYC: Itaska Yacht Club                     NSC: Newell Sailing Club      SMSC: St. Mary’s Sailing Club
WSC: Wabamun Sailing Club