Monday Racing has something for everyone, whether you’re a cruiser or racer, the evening is intended to nurture the enjoyment of good boat handling and sail trim that develops through sailing / racing around a course. Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to get your boat off the dock during the week and have some fun in one of our PCYC on water activities. ….read on

Commencing on Monday May 14, 2012 all races will be sailed on Monday evenings except for Monday holidays which is part of the long weekend Holiday. On this occasions only, the Monday Night Race will move to Tuesday to allow participants to enjoy the best of both worlds, enjoying the long weekend on your boat without missing a race of the Monday Night Series. All Divisions participating in the Monday Night Racing are mainsail and jib only.  After each race we invite you to join us in the Club Chart Room where we reveal the race results as soon as they are tabulated and present sponsored awards to the Division winners.

We offer you the following sailing formats to choose from:

Monday Cruising Fleet

Fleet has introduced this program to encourage cruisers to try racing in a low stress helpful manner. The Cruising Division is for people that have never helmed a boat in a competitive race.  You do not need new or racing sails as most boats race with Dacron sails and furling gear and you definitely do not require a PHRF certificate (required for competitive racing on Lake Ontario).  First, we’ll walk you through the racing basics in a relaxed presentation to be held during our registration night on Wednesday April 11, 2012. We’ll also walk you through the “sailing instructions” and assist you with completing your registration form. The Cruising Division will have its’ own start and our Race Committee will set an extra long starting line so you don’t have to be worried about getting too close to other cruising boats starting with you. Our Race Committee will also assist with the starting process by counting down the start sequence over the VHF Radio.  Furthermore, we’ll set a special course for our Cruising Division only to help with your peace of mind as you sail your boat around a race course designed with cruising in mind. We’ll even go one step further. Upon request we’ll do our best to find you a PCYC Member who is an experienced racer to join you aboard your boat for a few races to guide you through the start sequence and around the course while showing you techniques for maximizing sail trim and boat speed.  Most importantly, Fleet wants to provide a program that encourages cruising skippers to take their boat off the dock on Monday evenings and join us on the lake. We hope our Cruising Division will encourage more families to enjoy PCYC and our on-the-water fun.

Monday Racer / Cruiser Fleet 

Racer / Cruiser Fleet provides a slightly advance level of racing where we encourage boat owners who typically race in our Wednesday Night Program to give their spouse or another member of their family or member of their crew a turn at the helm. Our Race Committee will give you a slightly longer and different course than the Cruising Division in an effort to maintain separation between each Division. This format strives to provide a safe venue for seasoned skippers to mentor their spouse and family and or a Crew Member while providing an additional opportunity to take your boat off the dock during the week and participate in another PCYC on water activity.

Please feel free to contact Paul Clissold at pclissold@brenntag.ca or (416) 951-0491 if you have any questions about the Monday racing program.

If you did not sign up for Monday Night Racing and you would still like to join us for the balance of the season you may register now by following the 2012 Club Racing Documents link found under the Results & Schedules heading on this page.  Print and complete the 2011 Registration Form and the 2011 Club Waiver Form and fax them to 905-278-2519 or deliver them to the Communications Centre.  Be sure to also print yourself a copy of the 2012 Sailing Instructions and refer to Appendix A for the details of this event.