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Junior Saillors hang with top teams

After a full week of practice the Canada Games training team entered in two consecutive regattas in Nova Scotia. The first event was the ARK Regatta in Bedford, near Halifax. There was racing in 12 different classes for over 150 sailors aged eight to 18, from all over the Maritimes as well as a contingent from the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon.

The event opened with light winds and some impressive results for the young island team. The largest fleet at the regatta was the Laser Radial with 38 boats. Eric Dagenais finished the first day in second place overall, with a first place, 9th and 4th place finish. Kate Thompson also had top ten finishes in the same fleet. The second day brought much stronger winds and heavier seas from a storm coming up the eastern shore. The team had a hard time overcoming these conditions and fell back in the standings. Both Kate and Eric finished in the middle of the fleet but showed a very strong effort.

Just a few days later the team were in St.Margaret's Bay where two regattas were being held simultaneously. Monic Dagenais and Juliette Bernard competed at the Wind & Waves Regatta in the double handed 29er skiff class. They have only started to compete in this boat this year, and this was only their second regatta. They placed consistently in 5th and 6th in a very competitive fleet of 8 boats. They were holding their own with the very best double handed sailors in Nova Scotia and are again showing the competitive edge that brought both of them success in the Byte class.

The second regatta in St. Margaret's was the Canadian Laser Nationals. This is one of the most competitive regattas in Canada and a qualifying event for the North American Championships. Kate Thompson, Eric Dagenais and Robert Robinson were racing against 96 of the best Laser sailors from all of Canada, the US and Bermuda. The conditions through the three day event ranged from light winds to very strong winds and large waves. These heavier conditions were again a challenge for the CYC team, but the highlight for the team was Kate Thompson who improved throughout the event and posted several top forty finishes.

The PEI Canada Games training team went out and demonstrated that they are becoming contenders in the deep Atlantic Canada regatta circuit. The team takes it's next step forward as they are now training in preparation for the largest sailing event in Canada, the Canadian Youth Nationals being held in Halifax in two weeks.






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