Sail Measuring

Tom is taking appointments for anyone who requires sail measuring for this upcoming season. Email him at tguenther@okanagan.bc.ca to book yours.

Lot's of "virtual" work

Well the nice mild Okanagan weather seems determined to continue until the end of January which is ok by me! I have been spending a lot of time working on the format for OK SAILING to make it a more efficient design. This is my first attempt at web design and I appreciate everyone's patience while I learn the ropes. I will continue to refine it and add more content as the winter wears on. Just a reminder to anyone who has not yet aired their opinion of an ideal start time for our spring and fall Sunday racing series, please take the time to take the poll in the forums section.

Wind Storm

There was a big wind storm in the Kelowna area last night (Monday Jan 17, 2011). Those of you with boats still in the water would be well advised to check on them to ensure all is well. Peak wind speeds were near 40 knots in some areas and lasted for over an hour.

        Wind speed graph provided by the Kelowna Yacht Club weather station

Some progress?

Well we have officially passed the half way mark in January and the weather certainly seems to be cooperating as of late. We were down at the KYC this weekend having a sail measured. Tom Guenther has graciously started making himself available for this annual tradition. I am certain Tom will keep us well informed about future dates for anyone who has new sails that require measuring for their 2011 PHRF certificates. Those of us anxiously awaiting moorage at the KYC may want to attend the Extra-Ordinary meeting scheduled for Wednesday February 9th at 7pm. The sole topic is to seek approval for moorage expansion.

Racing Start Times

There seems to be some debate regarding what time of day we should start our Sunday spring and fall series this year. Provide us with your opinion by clicking the poll button on our home page.

New Boat In Town

I was down at Shelter Bay today checking on our boat and came across a new hot rod in town. It is a Beneteau First 10R. A beautiful late model asymmetric raceboat. Holding an average PHRF of 81, this could (on paper) be one of the fastest boats on the lake. She is currently moored at Shelter Bay and should be seen around the Kelowna area once the spring water levels rise enough to allow for launching a near 7 foot draft sailboat. Lets hope to see her out on the KYC race course this season.

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Welcome

Welcome to the brand new OKSAILING.com blog. My name is Marc and I am one of the many active sailboat racers in the Kelowna area. I will do my best to give a brief summary after all of the sailing events that we participate in this season. As it stands right now it is a cold afternoon in January with no warm weather in site. I am sure looking forward to the start of the racing season but my clock is telling me that is a long way off. We have a new inventory of sails ordered for "Litonya" and they should be arriving this month. At least the knowledge that I will have several new go fast items to play with this year should help be get through the doldrums of winter. Look out 2011, here we come.

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