History:
The race was first organized in 1990 by a group of sailors from the Port Credit Yacht Club and the Oakville Harbour Yacht Club (now merged with the Oakville Yacht Squadron) who were involved in single handed racing around the west end of Lake Ontario. Originally the race was a double handed event with a limit of two people per boat. In 1998 fully crewed yachts were also included as a separate Class.

The Challenge:
Because winds vary considerably both in strength and direction depending on location and time of day, one challenge is to find the fastest route between marks. Especially for the double handed yachts, the challenge is staying awake. There is no stopping for a rest, so crews must be organized into shifts (watches in nautical terms). As easy as this sounds, it is difficult to get some sleep at noon so you will be wide awake at 4:00 am. For the double handed yachts, much of the race is spent with one crew sailing while the other sleeps (or at least naps). Add in the extremes of weather: storms or sitting under a hot sun with no wind and a plethora of flies, and the challenge gets that much greater.

Our Adventure:
Paul Lanzarini, Roby Palmberg and myself took on the challange this year. We kept a log and one day soon I'll post it. For the moment, it's still racing season, so the writting will come a bit later. The brief synopsis is, 74 boats registered. 9 in our division (shourt course, fully crewed) We finished in 31.5 hours!