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Welcome back James Volkers
On November 1st, the 11th boat of 2020 changed hands (10th in the Pacific Northwest Region): Ben Pliska of Royal Vancouver Yacht Club sold Dingo (ex-Blackadder 2.0), #2092, to James Volkers, who will race it out of Comox. James previously owned a 242 back in the 1990's and has competed in prior North Americans, and he plans to race Dingo in next year's NA's at Nanaimo. This is excellent news, as it continues a recent string of inactive boats getting sold or chartered to keen new owners.
Since Dingo's bottom hadn't been cleaned for over two years, per the attached photos, James is wondering if everyone would let him start 30 seconds ahead of the Fleet in the 2021 NA’s to give him a fighting chance. It seems like a very reasonable request :)
With a light grey hull, it has an excellent race record, coming 2nd overall in the 2016 NA’s. The boat was completely faired and refurbished by Ken Holland to an NA’s race-ready, competitive standard, with epoxy barrier coat and bottom paint. It came with: two sets of sails; a 2016 Measurement Certificate (the boat measured in perfectly); a new full canvas boat cover; and also a new main halyard and jib lines. It did not come with a trailer or a yard dolly, but James subsequently bought a road trailer from Ben Gartside in Sidney
Welcome back to the Fleet, James, and enjoy your second 242!
Lastly, here's a photo of James on the right and Ben on the left, just before Dingo left RVYC for Comox:
2021 Season Dues
Fleet 1 & 2 Membership Dues for 2021
First, if you paid and registered for the 2020 season, your membership will be carried over for the 2021 season.This is a reminder to everyone who DID NOT register for the 2020 season that memberships and boat registrations can be paid in the late November to January time-frame.. Any skipper competing in the Nanaimo North Americans will need to be a member of a recognized Martin 242 fleet (locally, Fleet 1 or 2). To join and/or register for 2021, complete the simple form here.
Your skipper and crew membership dues help fund a myriad of Regional Fleet activities, which is one reason we have the biggest and best One Design Class.
Here is hoping for renewed and plague-free racing in 2021!
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2020 Royal Van October One Design Report
RVYC Oct One Design Fleet Championships - Race Report
...by Reto Corfu...
We got a decent 7 boats, racing 3-handed, for what looks like the first and last "official" RVYC race of 2020. The turnout was especially good given things weren't looking that great when the rain was pouring down at 9pm the night before, and the forecast not showing much promise.
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