In This Issue:

Susan Hood Trop hy Race (SHTR) Review

LOSHRS Races 2 and 3

Lake Ontario 300/600 Pre and Post Race Events

Still time to register for the LO300/LO600 2025

WEBINAR on (Virtual) Waypoints

2025 Susan Hood Trophy Race

Opening the 2025 LOOR Racing Season was the 70^th running of the race and Susan Hood herself made an appearance to mark the occasion. After consulting with the Racers the course was shortened from 75 nautical miles to 60 to keep boats in Canadian waters. Of the two possible courses listed (clockwise and counter-clockwise) Echo course was announced as the choice at the Skippers’ meeting. This meant a counter-clockwise trip around the West end of Lake Ontario.

As forecast there was plenty of wind (and just a bit or rain). We saw 30 knots true wind speed at some points and most boats were able to maintain hull speed through most points of sail. If it had been the normal 75 NM race it would almost certainly been a record setter. As it was, Afterburn – a Soto 40 - took both Line Honours and the Susan Hood Trophy for flying sails with an elapsed time of 7 hours, 10 minutes and 3 seconds – corrected to 8 hours, 42 minutes and 31 seconds. Congratulations to Afterburn, her skipper and crew! And congratulations to all who participated in a fast and challenging race.

LOSHRS Races 2 and 3

For the weekend of LOSH racers are being being welcomed to Bluffers Basin for evening of Saturday June 21 after racing from PCYC, and Sunday June 22 before racing back.

Details on entertainment and docking are here.

Lake Ontario 300/600 Pre- and Post-Race Events:

Beginning the evening before the 2025 Lake Ontario 300/600 begins, PCYC welcomes all participants to a BBQ dinner. Find the details for that, breakfast the morning of the race, and a post-race Flag Ceremony and Dinner here.

And speaking of the LO 300...

There's Still Time to Register for the 2025 LO300/LO600

This year’s running will be held in Canadian waters only. The deadline for registering is the end of Sunday, July 6, 2025.

For details, see the Official Notice Board on LOOR’s Race Portal HERE.

To register for the Main Duck Course including LO600 HERE.

To register for the Scotch Bonnet Course HERE.

To enter, you will need an account/user on the LOOR Race Porta l. Just create one if necessary; they are free!

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us at registrar@loor.ca.

Again, family and friends can follow racers on YB Tracking. Details will be distributed when they are available or through loor.ca during the race.

WEBINAR on Use of (Virtual) Waypoints as Marks:

In this year’s running of the LO300/L0600, the use of (virtual) waypoints as marks is a necessity to create courses. This is allowed and defined in Appendix WP - Rules for Waypoints (2025) to the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) (2025).

The Appendix is available HERE.

1930 EDT, Tuesday, June 17, 2025

As there are a number of nuances in using and complying with this rule, LOOR is holding a webinar to explain and answer questions. A recording will be posted on LOOR’s YouTube Channel, HERE.

All participants in this year’s LO300/LO600 or those interested in learning about (virtual) waypoints under the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) are encouraged to attend.