Nominees do not necessarily have to be about achieving excellent results on the water. They can be about making an oustanding contribution to the sport in 2010 and over the years.

Send your nominations with details to the NSYA office.

Nominations must be received by Monday, October 4.

Winners will be recognized at the annual NSYA Awards Banquet to be held Saturday, November 20 from 12:30 - 2pm at the Saraguay House (RNSYS) in Halifax.

The International Federation of Disabled Sailing (IFDS) has awarded its 2014 World Championships to the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron (RNSYS) in Halifax. The event is designated a pre-qualifier for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. In making the announcement today at the RNSYS, Canadian Yachting Association president Gerry Giffin said the IFDS Worlds will be great for the sport of sailing and for disabled athletes.

"Last year’s Laser World championships in Nova Scotia showed the sport of sailing is for any age. These World championships will show that our sport is for any ability," he said. "Sailing really is one of the most inclusive sports."

RNSYS Commodore Mat Murphy said the 2014 IFDS Worlds will further position the club as a top sail training centre in the country.

"This is about growth, about our sport, about our Sail Able program," said Murphy. "To host the Worlds in 2014 will provide a lot of encouragement and incentive to the athletes in our Sail Able program."

The successful Canadian bid was facilitated by Events Nova Scotia, which produced the winning bid document.

"Nova Scotia is a leader in ocean related events. We’re happy that we could help the Squadron win this bid," said Grant MacDonald, Director, Major Events and Community Partnerships. "We look forward to welcoming the participants from all over the world and showing them why Nova Scotia is a world class destination for major events."

With four years to plan for the event, Murphy said he is confident the Squadron will host the best and most successful IFDS championship.

"The Squadron has a deep history in the sport," said Murphy. "This year we hosted the J-24 Canadians, next year the J-24 North Americans, and of course we do the Marblehead and Route Halifax-Saint Pierre ocean races. So this may be our first official Worlds, but we do host world-class events."

The IFDS World championship will use the same class of boats as approved for the Paralympics, which this year are the 2,4 Meter (one crew), the Skud 18 (two crew) and the Sonar (three crew). All boats are adapted to the disability of their own crews to ensure fair competition on the water.

"Whatever the classes," said Heather Robertson, chair of the 2014 IFDS World Championship, "we can expect athletes from more than 30 countries and we will likely have about 150 boats. This is an exciting event for our club, for our sport, for our province."

See the website from the IFDS 2010 worlds for further information ifdsworlds2010.com

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Or you can contact Elizabeth Shaw at eshaw@rnsys.com

Registration before the event is encourage for planning lunches on the water. For those unable to register in advance the registration desk will be open Sept 18 at 8am. The entrance fee is $60 and includes lunches for 2 days.

See you all there on the 18^th!

The full cost of the course is $120 giving the instruction manual /study guide with a CD exam data bank, associate membership in the HARC with an on line subscription to our club’s monthly newsletter, free licensing exam with application to Industry Canada by one of our club’s accredited examiners.

For all the details click here.

More than 120 sailors from across Canada took part in the 4 days regatta.

Full results can be found here http://nsc.ca/ynsc2010/results/

Check out all the details here.

This event has been steadily growing each year as more and more all female crews are formed and accept the challenge of racing. There were two separate classes for competitors to choose to compete in; White sailand Spinnaker class and both were extremely competitive.

Saturday was a perfect day on the water with the sun shining and a consistent breeze between 8-12kts all afternoon. 4 windward leeward races were conducted, with Shannon Iingraham-Christie, Leanne Gillis and their crew on Sulis earning 4 first place finishes in the white sail class to get a solid first place. Things were not as clear cut in the spinnaker class with only one point separating the first from the third place boat.

Karen Fowler and her crew on Cheap Thrill did manage to come out on top at the end of day one. The day ended with massages from the students of the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy, a barbeque and live entertainment.

Sunday brought rain, but there was wind as well so boats were promptly rigged and on their way to the start line. Two around the buoy races were completed with some very exciting mark roundings in the white sail fleet. Even with the rain, all the competitors had a fabulous time.

The overall results for the white sail class were Sarah Crutcher on Gonzo in 3rd, Colleen Dewis on Pursuit in 2nd and Leanne Gillis, Shannon Ingraham-Christie, and their crew on Sulis in 1st. All three boats are from BBYC. In the spinnaker class the overall results remained extremely close, again with only one point between each competitor. In 3rd place was Becky Schniderman of AYC on Rumble, 2nd was Karen Fowler of BBYC on Cheap Thrill and finishing 1st was Sarah Boyne of RNSYS on Turning for Turtles. This year’s overall NS Women’s Keelboat Champion is Shannon Ingraham-Christie, Leanne Gillis and their crew from Sulis who sailed remarkably all weekend and won all 6 races. Congratulations to all who participated.]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:25:32 GMT http://www.nsya.ns.ca/news-releases/ns-womens-keelboat-champs-results.html