Start planning for LOWISA 46!

This year, based on 2010 survey feedback, we are returning to the traditional format of 6 days racing, with a layover day mid-week. Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey; you provided great feedback.

Registration will take place at Northern Harbour on Saturday July 30th. Once again we will be offering a seminar, which will provide information on local knowledge, and navigating, Lake of the Woods. We’ll run that seminar on Saturday afternoon, in the vicinity of the Northern Room, at Northern Harbour. Those who are new to the lake, will find it interesting and valuable. The Skippers’ meeting and Sailors Social will follow.

Racing gets started on Sunday, July 31st, and ends on Saturday, August 6th at Northern Harbour (Pine Portage Bay). Layover day will be midweek, at Ash Rapids Camp. We are confirming details but it looks like we will have a pump-put available at Ash Rapids on layover day. Dinner and the Awards Banquet, will take place on Saturday August 6th at Northern Harbour. We’ve got a band again this year, so our closing festivities will carry on well into the evening. We are in the process of finalizing the course and once its confirmed, the Website will be updated with details and links for advance registration. Our intention is to keep costs as low as possible, but we will be in better position to confirm the entry fees once we have total cost for pump out facilities which, we expect in the next few weeks.

There will be Children’s activities throughout the week with an emphasis on having the kids gather on the islands following the races for fantastic games activities and surprises galore!!!!

Final preparations are underway for the LOWISA Youth Regatta. The 5th annual Arctic Glacier Youth Ya Gotta Regatta will held at the Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club again this year - the date is Friday, July 29th. We’ll get the NOR, SIs and Registration Forms up on the LOWISA and RLWYC Websites soon. As since its inception, there is no entry fee – its free; free lunch and beverages, a well run regatta with keeper trophies for winner over all, and 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions in the Opti class, single and double handed entries. RLWYC has previously offered a use of 420s, on a limited basis, for the kids that don’t want to transport their own boats.