Category Archives: Speaker

Speaker Wed April 10: One Design Racing, Mike Thompson and Panel

One Design Racing on Lac Deschenes:   In Ottawa we are blessed to enjoy a vibrant sailboat racing scene in the form of the Inter-club race series.  The premise of this discussion is that One Design racing is one of the series’ principal anchors, and the goal is to get you thinking seriously about joining one of the established one design classes or creating your own. more…

Speaker Wed Apr 3: I14 Worlds in San Francisco, Matt Davidge/Doug McGahn

Back by popular demand, and specially for racers: Matt “Princess” Davidge, and Doug “II” McGhan will return to reprise their “insane adventures” racing International 14 skiffs at the 2018 World Championships in San Francisco.  “ …an excellent presentation with great video/sound/graphics.  They recreated the feel of a world class sailing event and described the tough learning curve for coping with the infamous conditions on San Francisco Bay.” more…