PCYC hosts 6th Annual It's Not Easy Being Green Regatta

9:01 PM Sat 6 Aug 2011 GMT

'It's Not Easy Being Green Regatta participants' Katie Nicoll Click Here to view large photo

August 5th was the sixth Annual It's Not Easy Being Green Optimist Regatta held at Port Credit Yacht Club in Mississauga, Ontario. 20 Green Optimist sailors from Port Credit Yacht Club, Ashbridge's Bay YC, Frenchmen's Bay YC, and Boulevard YC completed in this fun event where every competitor was a winner.

Special thanks to Galin Richardson from RCYC was probably the youngest assistant race officer ever, at age 10! Galin hauled anchors, took wind readings, and lay marks.

Ethel Thayer, regatta co-ordinator, was thrilled with the participation. She has been running this fun regatta, where everyone wins, for the past six years.

It's Not Easy Being Green Regatta - Katie Nicoll Click Here to view large photo

The only requirement to enter is that the youngsters are a green Optimist sailor. The competitors were divided into Pram and Optimist Divisions.

Boys Pram
1st Cory Robinson PCYC
2nd Aidan Sraga PCYC
3rd Adam Leung PCYC

Boys Optimist
1st William Morley BC
2nd Lucas Fogh PCYC
3rd Jack Peabody ABYC

Girls Pram
1st Erin McCandless PCYC
2nd Rachel Benninger PCYC

Girls Optimist
1st Kaia Figh PCYC
2nd Lynda Dike FBYC