(Mississauga, Ontario, Canada)- A tradition at the Port Credit Yacht
Club since the mid-fifties, the Susan Hood Trophy Race, is known as the
beginning of the offshore racing season at the western end of Lake
Ontario. For 2012, racers' enthusiasm for the event appears to be taking
the event back to it's glory days with nearly 100 yachts registered and
eager to get to the start line.Starting this weekend, there will be a strong fleet of J's sailing the event spread across both IRC and PHRF Divisions. In the IRC 1 group, Geoff Cornish is racing his J/124 ROULEUR for Royal Canadian YC. Also sailing is Jonathan Bamberger's J/145 SPITFIRE for National YC.
In IRC 2 will be some past race winners, including the J/109 BLUE STREAK sailed by Robert Eckerseley from Toronto. Other J/109s sailing are Denys Jones' CARPE VENTUS, Murray Gainer's LIVELY and Sheila Smith's PHOENIX. Two J/35s are also entered, local Port Credit YC sailor Leszek Siek's JEAGER and Stephen Trevitt's CRIME SCENE.
In PHRF 1 will be Geoff Clarke's J/105 CASUAL ELEGANCE. In PHRF 2 will be three J/105s, including Ed Berkhout's ALI-CAT, Bill Bevan's ENDEAVOUR and Bjug Borgundvaag's VOODOO MAGIC. In PHRF 3 is Andre Beese's J/27 MESSING ABOUT. IN PHRF Cruising 1 is Wendy Northcotte's J/30 NORTH CAUGHT. For more Susan Hood Race sailing information
