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Thank you Julie Hudson for sharing your Vancouver Olympics, Olympic Torch relay memory from December 16, 2009 with all of us this morning "Early morning fun with passing of the torch. Missing you like crazy Tim." We are all missing Tim like crazy!

(Story and Photos submitted by Galen Richardson) I have definitely had some great times at CORK! My first time at CORK was in 2010 when I was nine years old and sailed the optimist in green fleet. My biggest memory from the event was being so scared of the classic Kingston thermal and not wanting to sail. My parents were out in a zodiac and let me go in, but made me sail a couple laps of the basin at the ramp before I could call it quits. My fear instantly shifted from the 50... knot puffs (they seemed that big at the time) to the floating patches of seaweed in the basin (heaven forbit I’d have to touch one) (Galen winning the Valerie Bergeron Trophy as top Canadian athlete during the CORK International Optimist Regatta in 2014 and again in 2015) I love thinking about that first experience at CORK. Now, one of my favourite memories is absolutely sending it downwind in the 49er in 25 knots at CORK OCR in 2019, with my crew Jake Adair and I just holding on for dear life. Despite being one of the smallest teams on the race course, we finished the race in second and stoke levels had never been higher. Since 2010, I’ve sailed in 10 CORK regattas, sailing in the Opti, 29er, 49erFX, and 49er. I always love when I get the opportunity to sail at one of my favourite sailing venues in the world, and look forward to when we can race next at CORK. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYgUWlcbQZ_xCBQMJ__jQCg Wind Athletes Canada https://www.windathletes.ca/ath/galen-richardson-jake-adair Thank you for sharing your story with us Galen! If you have story that you would like to share with others tag us in a story on social media or reach out to [email protected] We are looking forward to hearing from you! The CORK Team Canadian Optimist Dinghy Association Int 29er Class 49er Sailing 49erNA Galen Richardson Sports RCYC Optimist Class RCYC - The Royal Canadian Yacht Club

Sail Canada Voile Canada we miss them too! The part that we miss the most is seeing all of the great people! We can’t wait to see all of the athletes, coaches, volunteers & families again!

(Story submitted by Antonia Lewin-LaFrance) CORK is wonderful, so I'm really happy to share my first experience: My first CORK was in 2012. I was 15, sailing club 420 (as skipper, my crew was Taylor Shaw) for the Squadron team under the infamous Federico Lopez. I didn't have a clue how to read wind. 2012 was so long ago. I think I've done CORK every single year since then, so there are only a few distinct memories that stick out from 2012. The first is that if I had a great s...tart, Fede would zoom over after the race and clap as hard as he possibly could, say something like "TONIAAA, great job!! Beautiful start" (maybe with some curse words mixed into there), toss over some food and water, and then say "Another one!!" and then ruffle our hair and zoom off. (Photo Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance Canadian Sailing Development Squad teammates competing at CORK in 2019. The photo were taken during the 49er and 49er FX North American Championships.) Georgia and I have been sailing the FX for three years now, and we're very grateful to be a part of the CSDS. Sail Canada has given us resources that make our training environment world class. Thank you for sharing your story with us Antonia! If you have story that you would like to share with others tag us in a story on social media or reach out to [email protected] We are looking forward to hearing from you! The CORK Team Sail Canada Voile Canada Lewin-LaFrance Sailing 49er Sailing Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron Chester Yacht Club Wind Athletes Canada 49er.ca Sport Canada

(Story submitted by Antonia Lewin-LaFrance) CORK is wonderful, so I'm really happy to share my first experience: My first CORK was in 2012. I was 15, sailing club 420 (as skipper, my crew was Taylor Shaw) for the Squadron team under the infamous Federico Lopez. I didn't have a clue how to read wind. 2012 was so long ago. I think I've done CORK every single year since then, so there are only a few distinct memories that stick out from 2012. The first is that if I had a great s...tart, Fede would zoom over after the race and clap as hard as he possibly could, say something like "TONIAAA, great job!! Beautiful start" (maybe with some curse words mixed into there), toss over some food and water, and then say "Another one!!" and then ruffle our hair and zoom off. (Photo Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance Canadian Sailing Development Squad teammates competing at CORK in 2019. The photo were taken during the 49er and 49er FX North American Championships.) Georgia and I have been sailing the FX for three years now, and we're very grateful to be a part of the CSDS. Sail Canada has given us resources that make our training environment world class. Thank you for sharing your story with us Antonia! If you have story that you would like to share with others tag us in a story on social media or reach out to [email protected] We are looking forward to hearing from you! The CORK Team Sail Canada Voile Canada Lewin-LaFrance Sailing 49er Sailing Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron Chester Yacht Club Wind Athletes Canada 49er.ca Sport Canada

First time at CORK by Sarah Douglas My first CORK was in 2004, I was 10 years old and I was racing the Optimist with the Lake Ontario Optimist Team. I finished 39th overall of 90 competitors. I remember fearing the windy days but having a blast with my friends. My highlight has always been eating ice cream from White Mountain after racing.... From 2004, I raced a few more CORK regattas in the Optimist improving from year to year before moving to the Laser Radial where I found the racing more challenging. I have also coached some of the Opti CORKs when I was the ABYC Race Team Coach in 2012 and 201 I have raced a total of 12 CORK regattas and have so many great memories of my time in Kingston and racing with so many of my friends. I am now a National team athlete training for the Toyko 2021 Olympics. Keep up to date with what I’m up to each month in my Olympic Campaign to Tokyo 2020. To ensure you don’t miss out, sign up on my website: https://www.sarahdouglassailing.com Sail Canada Voile Canada Sarah Douglas Sailing Ontario Sailing Canadian Optimist Dinghy Association Wind Athletes Canada Sport Canada Team Canada / Équipe Canada Wind Athletes Canada https://www.windathletes.ca/athletes/sarah-douglas Thank you for sharing your story with us Sarah! If you have story that you would like to share with others tag us in a story on social media or reach out to [email protected] We are looking forward to hearing from you! The CORK Team CORK website: www.cork.org CORK Regatta Office: (613)-545-1322 Email: [email protected] Address: Portsmouth Olympic Harbour 53 Yonge Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Facebook: CORK Sail Kingston Twitter: www.twitter.com/corkkingston Instagram: www.instagram.com/corkk

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(Story written by Peter Warren and Rob Shapiro) (Photo submitted by Ron Gilkie Soling competitor) My two attended CORK regattas, 1970 and 1971, were both quite memorable. I was 19 years old in 1970 --- 1970 in the Soling Class with USA 186 and 1971 with Soling USA 507.... My crew for both regattas was Rob Shapiro and (the late) John Nystedt. In 1970, the fleet consisted of about 60 boats all experiencing very strong winds throughout the event. During a gybe in about 25 knots, our 200 lbs+ crew John was lifted a couple of feet off the deck by the spinnaker pole (attached to both sheets) when the boat came off a plane. Facing aft, his expression was priceless! Rob and I yelled to just ‘hang-on’ while we got the boat back up on the next wave and he slowly floated back on deck and was able to complete the pole connection to the mast. We attended a massive cocktail party on the night before the next-to-last scheduled race where our former (also late) sailing coach Carl VanDyne introduced us to Buddy Melges. Buddy shared, with this starry-eyed group of teens, a key secret to his success (he won every race in the Soling fleet that year). The next day, after starting at opposite ends of the starting line, we crossed tacks with him near the first windward mark. Friendly words were exchanged (and shall remain confidential) based on the past night’s meeting. Then, he crossed us on the next set of tacks and left us in the dust! In 1971 we had a new boat, new sails and lots more experience in the class. We finished a very satisfying 3rd with Buddy first again (though not undefeated this time) and the late Bruce Goldsmith 2nd. We drove the boat back to Marblehead, our home port, after a successful border crossing, then returned to our respective colleges. Both regattas were very well run and some of the more challenging as well as memorable racing for each us. Thanks again to all of the volunteers and sailors who have helped make CORK a ‘do-not-miss’ regatta! Regards, Peter Warren and Rob Shapiro Some final thoughts from Peter: We raced together from the early teen years through, well, let’s just say far into adulthood! He was very successful in the cockpit and dragged me along!!! Lots of one-design classes, Sears and Mallory Cup finals and of course great fun at CORK. Thanks for putting this effort together, Peter The narrative and that wonderful photo bring back so many memories! The CORK experiences were truly among the highlights of those many years of sailing and competing together, and meeting and making wonderful friends along the way. Very best wishes - Rob Thank you for sharing your memories with us Peter and Rob! If you have story that you would like to share with others tag us in a story on social media or reach out to [email protected] We are looking forward to hearing from you! The CORK Team International Soling Class

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(Story written by Peter Warren and Rob Shapiro) (Photo submitted by Ron Gilkie Soling competitor) My two attended CORK regattas, 1970 and 1971, were both quite memorable. I was 19 years old in 1970 --- 1970 in the Soling Class with USA 186 and 1971 with Soling USA 507.... My crew for both regattas was Rob Shapiro and (the late) John Nystedt. In 1970, the fleet consisted of about 60 boats all experiencing very strong winds throughout the event. During a gybe in about 25 knots, our 200 lbs+ crew John was lifted a couple of feet off the deck by the spinnaker pole (attached to both sheets) when the boat came off a plane. Facing aft, his expression was priceless! Rob and I yelled to just ‘hang-on’ while we got the boat back up on the next wave and he slowly floated back on deck and was able to complete the pole connection to the mast. We attended a massive cocktail party on the night before the next-to-last scheduled race where our former (also late) sailing coach Carl VanDyne introduced us to Buddy Melges. Buddy shared, with this starry-eyed group of teens, a key secret to his success (he won every race in the Soling fleet that year). The next day, after starting at opposite ends of the starting line, we crossed tacks with him near the first windward mark. Friendly words were exchanged (and shall remain confidential) based on the past night’s meeting. Then, he crossed us on the next set of tacks and left us in the dust! In 1971 we had a new boat, new sails and lots more experience in the class. We finished a very satisfying 3rd with Buddy first again (though not undefeated this time) and the late Bruce Goldsmith 2nd. We drove the boat back to Marblehead, our home port, after a successful border crossing, then returned to our respective colleges. Both regattas were very well run and some of the more challenging as well as memorable racing for each us. Thanks again to all of the volunteers and sailors who have helped make CORK a ‘do-not-miss’ regatta! Regards, Peter Warren and Rob Shapiro Some final thoughts from Peter: We raced together from the early teen years through, well, let’s just say far into adulthood! He was very successful in the cockpit and dragged me along!!! Lots of one-design classes, Sears and Mallory Cup finals and of course great fun at CORK. Thanks for putting this effort together, Peter The narrative and that wonderful photo bring back so many memories! The CORK experiences were truly among the highlights of those many years of sailing and competing together, and meeting and making wonderful friends along the way. Very best wishes - Rob Thank you for sharing your memories with us Peter and Rob! If you have story that you would like to share with others tag us in a story on social media or reach out to [email protected] We are looking forward to hearing from you! The CORK Team International Soling Class

Thank you to all of the members that attending CORK’s first ever virtual AGM! It was so wonderful to see familiar faces and voices on the screen! We had members attend from across the country and it was great to see a few of our international members in attendance! For those that were unable to attend a few thank yous and highlights include: ... Thank you Nigel Heath for joining the meeting to introduce the Douglas Heath Award. Honouring Douglas Heath’s memory and celebrating our outstanding volunteers by awarding the Douglas Heath Award is an important tradition for the CORK AGM. Thank you to Rob Colwell for recognizing Blanche Battersby and Steve Brunsden for recognizing Ron Rubadeau. Thank you Blanche and Ron for your immense contributions to CORK This honour is so very well deserved! A pause and moment of silence for volunteers Mabel Corlett, Ian Gow, Richard Howlett and Tim Irwin. Good sailing friends. We celebrated the CORK volunteers for receiving the Chisholm Trophy for excellence in race management for the 4.7 and Radial Youth Worlds events in 2019. We welcomed CORK’s 18 new members and recognized our dedicated volunteers for their long time service. Bronze, Silver and Gold volunteer service pins will be presented when we resume hosting events in person. We celebrated four volunteers for their 25+ years of service The new additions to the Volunteer Service Honour Roll are Peter French, Sicotte Hamilton, Lyle Merriam and Carole Pearcy. Congratulations all! And yes all of the business on the agenda was taken care of. The minutes and board reports and Financial statements were reviewed, auditors were appointed. Our Board members are: Re-elected members Dominique Andry, Jamie Fraser, Pat Lymburner, Irene McNeill, Stephen Monty and Janice Wilby. For continuation of term: Paul Brennan, Hugh Cowan and Gord Jenkins New board members Tammy Coutu and Andy Roy We are looking forward to a time when we can all get together in person. Our time before and after the meeting last night was a great reminder of how much we have missed seeing everyone this past year. Thank you again for all of your support! Take care The CORK Team

photo and story submitted by Ali ten Hove (photos of Ali and her Opti in 2008, Ali and Mariah Millen in the 49erFX and Ali, Mariah with Danielle Boyd at CORK) I grew up in the amazing sailing community of Kingston which provided me with the rich experience of world-class sailing right in my own backyard. CORK was the highlight event every summer that I would look forward to and watch with amazement as Kingston filled up with hundreds of sailors from across the country and fro...m across the globe. My first time racing in CORK was in 2008 sailing when I sailed in the Opti fleet. I was 12 years old and finished 69/98 boats. Given the strong southwesterlies, I was proud just to finish all the races! I continued to compete in CORK for many years, progressing through Optis, 420s and i420s before graduating to the Olympic 49er FX class. Anyone who has ever sailed a skiff knows that it is an entirely different beast. If you let it, the boat will want to spend all of the time upside down! You are constantly focused on balancing the boat using your weight and adjusting the power in the sails. This takes some time to learn, and the first year of sailing the 49er is often referred to as ‘swimming lessons’. Big wipeouts and punishing bruises are an inevitable part of process. My first time racing the 49er FX was at CORK OCR in 2016. In true Kingston style, we were greeted with strong thermal winds and steep choppy waves! I think I lost count of how many times we flipped upside down. Undeterred, I am happy to report that we finished every race! Never giving up and battling to cross the finish line each and every time. There are some funny photos of our team out of control crossing the finish - always with a smile on our face. We ended up finishing the event in 5th place! Our team has continued to race in CORK OCR every year since. It continues to be one of our favourite events! CORK is a fun, safe and competitive event for sailors of all levels to come and test their skills. It’s always fun to think back to our first FX regatta as a team getting dragged by our boat across the finish line! Never a dull moment sailing a 49er, especially in a big Kingston thermal! Thank you for sharing your story with us Ali! If you have story that you would like to share with others tag us in a story on social media or reach out to [email protected] We are looking forward to hearing from you! The CORK Team THM Racing https://www.windathletes.ca/athletes/ten-hove-and-millen Wind Athletes Canada Sail Canada Voile Canada Sport Canada 49er Sailing 49erNA Canadian Optimist Dinghy Association Optiworld SailingShot Kingston Yacht Club RCYC - The Royal Canadian Yacht Club

photo and story submitted by Ali ten Hove (photos of Ali and her Opti in 2008, Ali and Mariah Millen in the 49erFX and Ali, Mariah with Danielle Boyd at CORK) I grew up in the amazing sailing community of Kingston which provided me with the rich experience of world-class sailing right in my own backyard. CORK was the highlight event every summer that I would look forward to and watch with amazement as Kingston filled up with hundreds of sailors from across the country and fro...m across the globe. My first time racing in CORK was in 2008 sailing when I sailed in the Opti fleet. I was 12 years old and finished 69/98 boats. Given the strong southwesterlies, I was proud just to finish all the races! I continued to compete in CORK for many years, progressing through Optis, 420s and i420s before graduating to the Olympic 49er FX class. Anyone who has ever sailed a skiff knows that it is an entirely different beast. If you let it, the boat will want to spend all of the time upside down! You are constantly focused on balancing the boat using your weight and adjusting the power in the sails. This takes some time to learn, and the first year of sailing the 49er is often referred to as ‘swimming lessons’. Big wipeouts and punishing bruises are an inevitable part of process. My first time racing the 49er FX was at CORK OCR in 2016. In true Kingston style, we were greeted with strong thermal winds and steep choppy waves! I think I lost count of how many times we flipped upside down. Undeterred, I am happy to report that we finished every race! Never giving up and battling to cross the finish line each and every time. There are some funny photos of our team out of control crossing the finish - always with a smile on our face. We ended up finishing the event in 5th place! Our team has continued to race in CORK OCR every year since. It continues to be one of our favourite events! CORK is a fun, safe and competitive event for sailors of all levels to come and test their skills. It’s always fun to think back to our first FX regatta as a team getting dragged by our boat across the finish line! Never a dull moment sailing a 49er, especially in a big Kingston thermal! Thank you for sharing your story with us Ali! If you have story that you would like to share with others tag us in a story on social media or reach out to [email protected] We are looking forward to hearing from you! The CORK Team THM Racing https://www.windathletes.ca/athletes/ten-hove-and-millen Wind Athletes Canada Sail Canada Voile Canada Sport Canada 49er Sailing 49erNA Canadian Optimist Dinghy Association Optiworld SailingShot Kingston Yacht Club RCYC - The Royal Canadian Yacht Club

Ted Weihe from Sarasota FL USA 1st came CORK in 1976 racing the I14" "It blew like.... It was survival all the way....Gibes at leeward mark were like a demolition derby" #FridayFeeling #FreshWaterSailingCapital Link to Chapter 6 from Ted's #sailing book http://bit.ly/2Yfj9TG... Canadian Dinghy Association

Thank you to all of the members that attending CORK’s first ever virtual AGM! It was so wonderful to see familiar faces and voices on the screen! We had members attend from across the country and it was great to see a few of our international members in attendance! For those that were unable to attend a few thank yous and highlights include: ... Thank you Nigel Heath for joining the meeting to introduce the Douglas Heath Award. Honouring Douglas Heath’s memory and celebrating our outstanding volunteers by awarding the Douglas Heath Award is an important tradition for the CORK AGM. Thank you to Rob Colwell for recognizing Blanche Battersby and Steve Brunsden for recognizing Ron Rubadeau. Thank you Blanche and Ron for your immense contributions to CORK This honour is so very well deserved! A pause and moment of silence for volunteers Mabel Corlett, Ian Gow, Richard Howlett and Tim Irwin. Good sailing friends. We celebrated the CORK volunteers for receiving the Chisholm Trophy for excellence in race management for the 4.7 and Radial Youth Worlds events in 2019. We welcomed CORK’s 18 new members and recognized our dedicated volunteers for their long time service. Bronze, Silver and Gold volunteer service pins will be presented when we resume hosting events in person. We celebrated four volunteers for their 25+ years of service The new additions to the Volunteer Service Honour Roll are Peter French, Sicotte Hamilton, Lyle Merriam and Carole Pearcy. Congratulations all! And yes all of the business on the agenda was taken care of. The minutes and board reports and Financial statements were reviewed, auditors were appointed. Our Board members are: Re-elected members Dominique Andry, Jamie Fraser, Pat Lymburner, Irene McNeill, Stephen Monty and Janice Wilby. For continuation of term: Paul Brennan, Hugh Cowan and Gord Jenkins New board members Tammy Coutu and Andy Roy We are looking forward to a time when we can all get together in person. Our time before and after the meeting last night was a great reminder of how much we have missed seeing everyone this past year. Thank you again for all of your support! Take care The CORK Team

Special shout out to all of the coaches out there for National #CoachesWeek ! #ThanksCoach We appreciate you all & everything that you do for sport in Canada ! We have met some pretty inspiring coaches in the #sailing community! ... Sail Canada Voile Canada Coaching Association of Canada / Association canadienne des entraîneurs #FreshWaterSailingCapital

(photo and story submitted by Martin Rheaume) My first time at CORK was quite an eye opener as I had only 4 years experience as a sailor. I came to CORK in 2003 with 5 others members of SailRA (now merged with Ottawa New Edinburgh Club), for the International Albacore Championship. My crew (Bertrand Renaud) and I were there with AL7887. While the first races occurred in light winds, the conditions became more challenging and this is where three memories stand out. On one sta...rt, we were in a very good position just beside the red hull Mega Wolf. While our speed and heading were similar to the other boat, we soon started being pushed sideways. While I do not shy from sailing in heavy winds, it did not prepare me for important of properly managing waves.. as we do not have much of them on the Ottawa River. On the subsequent day, we were beating to the windward mark and needed to tack. I gave the command, my crew responded and initiated the manoeuvre. For a reason or another I was looking down through the manoeuver. I tacked and when I finally look up, my crew was no longer in the boat ! I look around and saw a few fingers on the port gunwale. I put the boat in irons and help come aboard. When we tacked, his feet missed the hacking strap and he silently did a backflip in the water with no harm done. The last day was the most challenging race. On the last leg, running toward the finishing line, the boat started to roll from side to side and we capsized. Seven times we brought the boat back up and each time it capsized again. Two members which was not sailing due to the windy conditions and volunteer to be one safety boat, came around to help. Being exhausted, we decided that I would go in the rescue boat and one of them would take my place and jump in the water. They were able to finally bring the boat upright and started to sail toward the harbour. Suddenly the rudder line snaped and the boat once again capsized. After one more recovery, everyone was safe and sound in the harbour. When I came to CORK, I had two objectives: Have fun and not finish last in the regatta. It was a success all the way ! Ever since that first time I fell in love with CORK coming back to volunteer on Race Committees, Safety Boats and as a Judge, leaving the racing to younger and more experience sailors ! Thank you for sharing your story with us Martin! If you have story that you would like to share with others tag us in a story on social media or reach out to [email protected] We are looking forward to hearing from you! The CORK Team #TBT #ygk #sailing #FreshWaterSailingCapital

(photo and story submitted by Martin Rheaume) My first time at CORK was quite an eye opener as I had only 4 years experience as a sailor. I came to CORK in 2003 with 5 others members of SailRA (now merged with Ottawa New Edinburgh Club), for the International Albacore Championship. My crew (Bertrand Renaud) and I were there with AL7887. While the first races occurred in light winds, the conditions became more challenging and this is where three memories stand out. On one sta...rt, we were in a very good position just beside the red hull Mega Wolf. While our speed and heading were similar to the other boat, we soon started being pushed sideways. While I do not shy from sailing in heavy winds, it did not prepare me for important of properly managing waves.. as we do not have much of them on the Ottawa River. On the subsequent day, we were beating to the windward mark and needed to tack. I gave the command, my crew responded and initiated the manoeuvre. For a reason or another I was looking down through the manoeuver. I tacked and when I finally look up, my crew was no longer in the boat ! I look around and saw a few fingers on the port gunwale. I put the boat in irons and help come aboard. When we tacked, his feet missed the hacking strap and he silently did a backflip in the water with no harm done. The last day was the most challenging race. On the last leg, running toward the finishing line, the boat started to roll from side to side and we capsized. Seven times we brought the boat back up and each time it capsized again. Two members which was not sailing due to the windy conditions and volunteer to be one safety boat, came around to help. Being exhausted, we decided that I would go in the rescue boat and one of them would take my place and jump in the water. They were able to finally bring the boat upright and started to sail toward the harbour. Suddenly the rudder line snaped and the boat once again capsized. After one more recovery, everyone was safe and sound in the harbour. When I came to CORK, I had two objectives: Have fun and not finish last in the regatta. It was a success all the way ! Ever since that first time I fell in love with CORK coming back to volunteer on Race Committees, Safety Boats and as a Judge, leaving the racing to younger and more experience sailors ! Thank you for sharing your story with us Martin! If you have story that you would like to share with others tag us in a story on social media or reach out to [email protected] We are looking forward to hearing from you! The CORK Team #TBT #ygk #sailing #FreshWaterSailingCapital

Lets all give a shout out to our coaches and instructors in the Learn to Sail/Power/Windsurf/Kite/Cruise streams in Canada. It has been the most challenging of seasons but our Coaches and Instructors made it work! Thank you Coaches and Instructors!

Lets all give a shout out to our coaches and instructors in the Learn to Sail/Power/Windsurf/Kite/Cruise streams in Canada. It has been the most challenging of seasons but our Coaches and Instructors made it work! Thank you Coaches and Instructors!

Special shout out to all of the coaches out there for National #CoachesWeek ! #ThanksCoach We appreciate you all & everything that you do for sport in Canada ! We have met some pretty inspiring coaches in the #sailing community! ... Sail Canada Voile Canada Coaching Association of Canada / Association canadienne des entraîneurs #FreshWaterSailingCapital

(photo and story submitted by Gary Jobson) In 1971, at the age of 21, I drove my 1965 Pontiac with a borrowed Finn on a trailer to Kingston, Ontario for the new Canadian Olympic Regatta at Kingston. It was a big deal. We had about 40 Finns, maybe a few more. All the big names were there. During one particularly breezy race about 15 Finns were approaching the leeward turning mark. I was just behind the pack. The waves were big and we were all surfing down the steep waves.... The battle for the inside position was intense. Being behind the group I got to watch the scrum. I was setting up to round behind the pinwheel of Finns. The inside boat did a great job getting into position. But, the sailor while rounding, forgot to put his centerboard down. He slid sideways into the boat to leeward and that set off a domino effect with 15 Finns all banging into one another. For me, trailing the mess about four boat lengths behind, I simply rounded right next to the turning mark and went from 16th (or so) into the lead. Now, 49 years later I still smile about that moment. Gary Jobson Photos: 1971 I am standing behind my Finn with all the weight jackets I used to wear 1972 Jobson sailing a Laser Modern day Gary smiling and sailing his current boat, a Hood 32 (NO WEIGHT JACKETS!) Thank you for sharing your story with us Gary! If you have story that you would like to share with others tag us in a story on social media or reach out to [email protected] We are looking forward to hearing from you! The CORK Team #TBT #FreshWaterSailingCapital World Sailing US Sailing #ygk #sailing Finn Class Laser - North America International Laser Class Association - ILCA

(story and photo submitted by Robert Vagners) I volunteered to be the parent, chaperone and driver for 4 new sailors from QCYC participating in their first Fall CORK in 2012. It was also my first as a volunteer. The drive to Kingston from Toronto was uneventful, pulling a trailered 420 with out a license plate. I was awestruck at how quickly the grass filled with sailboats from all across North America with sailors of all ages.... The learning opportunities, camaraderie and friendships between all of us volunteers on the water made the weekend fun and inspiring. Watching the Albacores slice thru waves created by 27 knot winds was beautiful and watching my son and his crew float across the finish line hanging on to their 420 is etched in my mind ( photo attached of how it happened ) They commented that going back to the usual 0-5 knots was going to be difficult. I truly hope that Portsmouth Olympic Harbour and CORK will continue for generations to come, it is a valuable asset to our sailing community. Wishing you well during this crazy time, Robert Thank you for sharing your story with us Robert! If you have story that you would like to share with others tag us in a story on social media or reach out to [email protected] We are looking forward to hearing from you! The CORK Team #TBT #ygk #sailing #FreshWaterSailingCapital CORK website: www.cork.org CORK Regatta Office: (613)-545-1322 Email: [email protected] Address: Portsmouth Olympic Harbour 53 Yonge Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Facebook: www.facebook.com/CORKSailKingston Twitter: www.twitter.com/corkkingston Instagram: www.instagram.com/corkkingston

Special shout out to all of the coaches out there for National #CoachesWeek ! #ThanksCoach We appreciate you all & everything that you do for sport in Canada ! We have met some pretty inspiring coaches in the #sailing community! ... Sail Canada Voile Canada Coaching Association of Canada / Association canadienne des entraîneurs #FreshWaterSailingCapital

(photos and story submitted by Robert Woodbury) I first attended CORK as an athlete in the OK Dinghy class in 1971. Jim Beckett sailed in that fleet as well if I remember correctly. There were 56 boats (I might have these numbers a bit wrong). Four did not compete in the series, so there were 52 actual boats. I finished 51st. The Kingston Whig Standard did an article on me entitled This is the story of a loser. No kidding! Two years later, in the OK’s last appearance at C...ORK, we had only 18 boats. I finished second. First was Clive Roberts, then world champion. Third was Tony Rose, then youth champion. Robert trained to be the top Canadian Finn athlete set to represent Canada at the 1980 Olympics. Now he is an Sail Canada Voile Canada National Race Officer & dedicated CORK volunteer! Photos: The heavy weather photo is the Finn Gold Cup 1980. Robert at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour with Tim Irwin and Ann Rouget Robert with the CORK volunteer team at the 2019 CORK International Optimist Regatta (Robert is holding the North Sails flag on the left with Tim Irwin holding the flag on the right ) #TBT #FreshWaterSailingCapital #sailing

(photo and story submitted by Gary Jobson) In 1971, at the age of 21, I drove my 1965 Pontiac with a borrowed Finn on a trailer to Kingston, Ontario for the new Canadian Olympic Regatta at Kingston. It was a big deal. We had about 40 Finns, maybe a few more. All the big names were there. During one particularly breezy race about 15 Finns were approaching the leeward turning mark. I was just behind the pack. The waves were big and we were all surfing down the steep waves.... The battle for the inside position was intense. Being behind the group I got to watch the scrum. I was setting up to round behind the pinwheel of Finns. The inside boat did a great job getting into position. But, the sailor while rounding, forgot to put his centerboard down. He slid sideways into the boat to leeward and that set off a domino effect with 15 Finns all banging into one another. For me, trailing the mess about four boat lengths behind, I simply rounded right next to the turning mark and went from 16th (or so) into the lead. Now, 49 years later I still smile about that moment. Gary Jobson Photos: 1971 I am standing behind my Finn with all the weight jackets I used to wear 1972 Jobson sailing a Laser Modern day Gary smiling and sailing his current boat, a Hood 32 (NO WEIGHT JACKETS!) Thank you for sharing your story with us Gary! If you have story that you would like to share with others tag us in a story on social media or reach out to [email protected] We are looking forward to hearing from you! The CORK Team #TBT #FreshWaterSailingCapital World Sailing US Sailing #ygk #sailing Finn Class Laser - North America International Laser Class Association - ILCA

(Photo and Story submitted by Jim Beckett) I arrived in Canada on Friday 13th February 1964, after a crossing delayed 3 days by gales, to take up a post at the Biological Station in St. Andrews. As the weather warmed I learnt that there was no dinghy racing locally. What a change after making over 250 racing starts the year before in regattas, guesting in championships and team racing. In St. A, with a few colleagues we resurrected the long expired St. Andrews Sailing Club (N...ew Brunswick) and built up a motley collection of dinghies, mostly home built; Enterprise, Mirrors and a Seafly. We raced, at odd times because of the interesting tides in Passamaquoddy Bay, but this did not fill my void. Then CORK was developed and this appealed to me very deeply, and I pondered how to participate. The selling off of a bunch of OKs after a Dominion (?) regatta in the Prairies provided the means. So my first appearance at CORK was for the 1970 event in the OK. What a blast, not only the sailing but the whole atmosphere and camaraderie, launching off the RMC (Royal Military College of Canada) playing fields and camping in the CORK village. I repeated the hike from New Brunswick for several years, first in the OK, then in a Finn for a couple of years before settling for a Laser. Then work got in the way, particularly as that last two weeks of August involved preparing for annual international fisheries negotiations so I dropped out of CORK, and indeed a few years later from all racing due to my work load. In 1996 I left my position to become a consultant and had the opportunity to volunteer on water at CORK, as I have each year since then. Photos: Jim Sailing his OK Dinghy Jim awarded the Douglas Heath Award in 2013 Jim Beckett volunteering at CORK with (L-R) Tim Irwin, Ross Cameron, Lyle Merriam We miss seeing you & all of the amazing volunteers this summer Jim! Thank you for sharing your story with us all. If you have story that you would like to share with others tag us in a story on social media or reach out to [email protected] We are looking forward to hearing from you! The CORK Team CORK website: www.cork.org CORK Regatta Office: (613)-545-1322 Email: [email protected] Address: Portsmouth Olympic Harbour 53 Yonge Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Facebook: www.facebook.com/CORKSailKingston Twitter: www.twitter.com/corkkingston Instagram: www.instagram.com/corkkingston We miss seeing you & all of the amazing volunteers this summer Jim! #TBT #ygk #sailing #FreshWaterSailingCapital Visit Kingston

(story and photo submitted by Robert Vagners) I volunteered to be the parent, chaperone and driver for 4 new sailors from QCYC participating in their first Fall CORK in 2012. It was also my first as a volunteer. The drive to Kingston from Toronto was uneventful, pulling a trailered 420 with out a license plate. I was awestruck at how quickly the grass filled with sailboats from all across North America with sailors of all ages.... The learning opportunities, camaraderie and friendships between all of us volunteers on the water made the weekend fun and inspiring. Watching the Albacores slice thru waves created by 27 knot winds was beautiful and watching my son and his crew float across the finish line hanging on to their 420 is etched in my mind ( photo attached of how it happened ) They commented that going back to the usual 0-5 knots was going to be difficult. I truly hope that Portsmouth Olympic Harbour and CORK will continue for generations to come, it is a valuable asset to our sailing community. Wishing you well during this crazy time, Robert Thank you for sharing your story with us Robert! If you have story that you would like to share with others tag us in a story on social media or reach out to [email protected] We are looking forward to hearing from you! The CORK Team #TBT #ygk #sailing #FreshWaterSailingCapital CORK website: www.cork.org CORK Regatta Office: (613)-545-1322 Email: [email protected] Address: Portsmouth Olympic Harbour 53 Yonge Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Facebook: www.facebook.com/CORKSailKingston Twitter: www.twitter.com/corkkingston Instagram: www.instagram.com/corkkingston

(photos and story submitted by Robert Woodbury) I first attended CORK as an athlete in the OK Dinghy class in 1971. Jim Beckett sailed in that fleet as well if I remember correctly. There were 56 boats (I might have these numbers a bit wrong). Four did not compete in the series, so there were 52 actual boats. I finished 51st. The Kingston Whig Standard did an article on me entitled This is the story of a loser. No kidding! Two years later, in the OK’s last appearance at C...ORK, we had only 18 boats. I finished second. First was Clive Roberts, then world champion. Third was Tony Rose, then youth champion. Robert trained to be the top Canadian Finn athlete set to represent Canada at the 1980 Olympics. Now he is an Sail Canada Voile Canada National Race Officer & dedicated CORK volunteer! Photos: The heavy weather photo is the Finn Gold Cup 1980. Robert at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour with Tim Irwin and Ann Rouget Robert with the CORK volunteer team at the 2019 CORK International Optimist Regatta (Robert is holding the North Sails flag on the left with Tim Irwin holding the flag on the right ) #TBT #FreshWaterSailingCapital #sailing

(Photo and Story submitted by Jim Beckett) I arrived in Canada on Friday 13th February 1964, after a crossing delayed 3 days by gales, to take up a post at the Biological Station in St. Andrews. As the weather warmed I learnt that there was no dinghy racing locally. What a change after making over 250 racing starts the year before in regattas, guesting in championships and team racing. In St. A, with a few colleagues we resurrected the long expired St. Andrews Sailing Club (N...ew Brunswick) and built up a motley collection of dinghies, mostly home built; Enterprise, Mirrors and a Seafly. We raced, at odd times because of the interesting tides in Passamaquoddy Bay, but this did not fill my void. Then CORK was developed and this appealed to me very deeply, and I pondered how to participate. The selling off of a bunch of OKs after a Dominion (?) regatta in the Prairies provided the means. So my first appearance at CORK was for the 1970 event in the OK. What a blast, not only the sailing but the whole atmosphere and camaraderie, launching off the RMC (Royal Military College of Canada) playing fields and camping in the CORK village. I repeated the hike from New Brunswick for several years, first in the OK, then in a Finn for a couple of years before settling for a Laser. Then work got in the way, particularly as that last two weeks of August involved preparing for annual international fisheries negotiations so I dropped out of CORK, and indeed a few years later from all racing due to my work load. In 1996 I left my position to become a consultant and had the opportunity to volunteer on water at CORK, as I have each year since then. Photos: Jim Sailing his OK Dinghy Jim awarded the Douglas Heath Award in 2013 Jim Beckett volunteering at CORK with (L-R) Tim Irwin, Ross Cameron, Lyle Merriam We miss seeing you & all of the amazing volunteers this summer Jim! Thank you for sharing your story with us all. If you have story that you would like to share with others tag us in a story on social media or reach out to [email protected] We are looking forward to hearing from you! The CORK Team CORK website: www.cork.org CORK Regatta Office: (613)-545-1322 Email: [email protected] Address: Portsmouth Olympic Harbour 53 Yonge Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Facebook: www.facebook.com/CORKSailKingston Twitter: www.twitter.com/corkkingston Instagram: www.instagram.com/corkkingston We miss seeing you & all of the amazing volunteers this summer Jim! #TBT #ygk #sailing #FreshWaterSailingCapital Visit Kingston

Sail Canada is saddened to hear the news of the passing of Tim Irwin A true staple within the sailing community, his knowledge, friendly face, and contributions will be greatly missed.

Eight Bells, Tim Irwin Kingston and CORK will not be the same when we visit next. For the past 15 years I have had the honour to have worked with hundreds of am...azing volunteers in our sport. No one in this group was as dedicated and committed to supporting our sailors and athletes than Tim Irwin. Tim was an Olympian, Past Commodore of Kingston Yacht Club and Member Emeritus of CORK Board. Ontario Sailing recognized Tim with our Presidents Award last year at our Awards lunch. Sail Canada followed this by recognizing Tim for his tireless years as a Volunteer. Tim passed away last week of Cancer. he was 80 years old. We all will miss him at all the events that CORK will host in the future, his knowledge and compassion for our Sport. We pass on our best to Tim's family, the team of Volunteers and Staff at CORK and to all his friends he has made in all corners of our Sailing Community. Picture-far left to right -Past President Donna Scott, Tim Irwin President Award Winner, Past Presidents Mark Searle and David Sprague

TIM IRWIN (1940-2020) It is with great regret that we pass along the news that Tim Irwin passed away early Friday morning at home in Kingston.... Tim Irwin was the true heart of CORK. Tim’s volunteer service to CORK began with the first CORK regatta when he wrote the program for scoring. It continued in a variety of roles and reached a high point in 2005 when he took on both primary leadership roles of Board Chair and Operations Chair. Almost immediately, Tim led the organization to bid for and deliver the 2007 ISAF Youth World Championships the largest youth sailing competition in the world with 53 countries participating. This involved such aspects as obtaining funding, arranging the fleets of charter boats and recruiting volunteers and officials. all in less than 18 months after the original host withdrew. It was also in addition to leading CORK’s four annual regattas and an average of one world championship each year from 2005 until health forced him to step back. He led CORK's team and built CORK’s reputation as an international venue that could always be relied upon to produce a world class event. Tim drew on his considerable experience as a racing sailor in guiding CORK. Tim grew up racing dinghies and keelboats and represented Canada in the 1968 Mexico Olympics in the Dragon class. His strength was in how he combined a variety of people with qualifications into a highly functional team. He led with friendship and consideration. He created an environment that made volunteers want to return year after year. It is no surprise that Tim’s work was acknowledged by being presented CORK’s Douglas Heath Award, Ontario Sailing’s President’s Award, Sail Canada’s President’s Award and selection for the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame, a truly rare accomplishment. In all of this, Tim never lost his bond and fellow-feeling for the corps of CORK volunteers. He was the embodiment of the CORK volunteer spirit. We will miss him. From all of your friends at CORK https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com//10/eight-bells-tim-ir/ Sail Canada Voile Canada Ontario Sailing

(Photo and story submitted by Erika Vines) My first CORK was in 1989, racing an optimist. This picture includes David Westwood, Aaron Hobbs, Annie-Claude Ethier, Marie-France Ethier, Gordon Cook, Siri Agrell, Vanessa Hobbs, myself and a few others. This event was the first of around 20 CORK regattas I competed in over the years. As a young sailor from Ottawa, I was always excited driving down Sir John A BLvd towards POH with some boat (Opti, Laser, or Europe) trailered behi...nd. I looked forward to the Kingston thermal, the waves and the 100 boat start line. When the breeze kicks in Kingston, what can be more fun than flying (and racing) downwind in a strong southwest breeze? This said, regardless of whether it was a world championship hosted by CORK or Fall, OCR, it was (and still is) great to catch up with sailing friends and the community at CORK. Thank you Erika for sharing your memories with us all! We thought that you might like to see picture of you racing against Canadian Sailing Team member Sarah Douglas sailing at CORK during the 2015 Laser Canadians. International Laser Class Association - ILCA Laser - North America (Thank you for the great photo SailingShot ! ) Do you have a story about your first time sailing at CORK in an Optimist event? Was it in Green Fleet? was is for the Optimist North American Championships? Was is for the CORK International Optimist Regatta? We would like to hear from you! Canadian Optimist Dinghy Association A big thank you to everyone else for submitting your fabulous stories and photos of your first time at CORK! We look forward to sharing them over the coming weeks. If you have story that you would like to share with others tag us in a story on social media or reach out to [email protected] We are looking forward to hearing from you! The CORK Team CORK website: www.cork.org CORK Regatta Office: (613)-545-1322 Email: [email protected] Address: Portsmouth Olympic Harbour 53 Yonge Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Facebook: www.facebook.com/CORKSailKingston Twitter: www.twitter.com/corkkingston Instagram: www.instagram.com/corkkingston