This year the Manitoba Keelboat
Championships were hosted by the Northern Yacht Club and based out of Northern
Harbour on Lake of the Woods. Racing took place over 2 days with a total of 5
races including a drop race. A small but competitive fleet of boats took part
in the regatta, making for some interesting racing and close finishes.
On Saturday, the winds were light and
shifty and generally from the West. Small rain clouds moved across the course
throughout the day presenting advantages to different parts of the course. There
were 3 races held that day resulting in a very close competition for the top 3
spots. Kite was in the lead following the first day finishing first in 2 of the
races.
The forecast for Sunday was 15 knots from
the South and while it didn’t get that windy, it did fill in from the South
East with gusts well over 10 knots. The heavier winds changed the dynamics
across the fleet closing the gap between all boats.
The final results of the regatta are listed
in the table below. The battle for first place was very close and settled by
the boat with most 1st places finishes. Congratulations to the crew
of Rhumb Line for their first place finish and for winning the championship!
