Day 2, the final day of racing at the 2012 CYA Sail West Regatta and Laser District 6 Championships, was a fun filled day of racing across all of the race courses. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky and the sailors had smiles on their faces as they headed out to race in a nice 10-15 knot breeze. 

Sail West – Day 1 Day one brought classic Vancouver summer weather! The racers were greeted by a sunny, warm day and a nice 8-15 knot westerly breeze had filled the bay in time for the first start. There were four racecourses running in full force! The Optimist Dinghy green fleet, a fleet designated for kids in their first year of racing, has their own racecourse at this event. The kids had a great day of racing, they learned a lot, and had fun doing it! Meanwhile the Optimist fleet, all kids being 15 and under, completed 5 races on Day 1. After coming off the water coach Tine Moberg-Parker from B.C said, “the races were the perfect length, the kids spent just the right amount of time out on the water, and every kid had a smile on their face throughout the day!” Jack Rider sits on top of the leader board and first overall in red Fleet after winning 4 out of the 5 races today. Alec Coleman is leading the blue fleet, while Ethen Kinsmen leads the white fleet. Out on the double-handed race course the 420 fleet saw some tight racing. Coming out ahead for the day was Kia Meikeljohn and her crew Rebecca Harper. Meanwhile after winning 5 out of the 6 races, Jen Braem and her crew lead the 29er fleet. Last but not least, the Laser and Laser Radial course had a fantastic day of racing. Laser sailor Max Gallant referred to the day as “champagne sailing!” In the Laser Radial fleet there was some tight racing, and going into tomorrow Adrian Vlasic narrowly leads the fleet with Alex Fritz hot on his heels. The Laser full rig saw equally competitive racing. After five races Canadian National Sailing Team member Alexander Heinzman leads the fleet, with Max Gallant from Victoria not far behind. Tomorrow looks like it is shaping up to be another exciting day of racing! Stay tuned for another update and lots of photos after racing is complete tomorrow.