South Shore Marine Bluenose Championships

Name: South Shore Marine Bluenose Championships
Address: Chester, NS, B0J1J0, CA
Telephone: 902.275.7611

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An annual Bluenose Class sailing championship. http://nsbluenoseclass.com/

The Tradewinds Realty Bluenose Championship is held the weekend immediately following Chester Race week in August. Blues Class sail boats compete for championship standings competing with sailors from the Atlantic Provinces, USA and Upper Canada!

08/08/2017

Tradewinds Realty Maritime Bluenose Championships - Final Results.... 6 August 2017

08/07/2017

Chester, N.S. Aug 2017: The Tradewinds Bluenose Maritime Championships were a great success. Twenty boats competed in seven races under mostly blue skies with strong breeze. First, the thanks - without the support of these people there would be no regatta and no winners to announce.

To Tradewinds Realty for their continued support, to Tim and Barbie for hosting a truly lovely Saturday post-race party, to Chris Tully who as Race Officer set good courses and organized a fleet of mark and pin boats with skill and efficiency. I add my own congratulations to those of others who have applauded his efforts, and those of his team. And to those who generously lent support boats, John Miller, Casey LeBlanc and Ray Cambria. Thank you.

The fleet enjoyed seven races, each from 45-60 minutes in length, with strong winds and, at times, significant chop. The unofficial seamanship award goes to Henry Demone- his main halyard parted as he went out to the racecourse for the first race. Not one to be deterred by such a trivial mishap he went back to the dock, pulled the mast, ran a new main halyard, re-stepped the mast and made it back in time for the start of the second race, where he was 5th (his worst score, the missed race being his "drop"), and finished in second place overall. The antitheses of this expertise was demonstrated by Barbarian, which managed to partially hoist its jib without first attaching the halyard, requiring the assistance of Nicholas Lewin (check out his well-defined calf muscles, very manly indeed) to do a ballerina hop onto the gooseneck and snag the offending line.

We were privileged to have some young skippers too. Logan Mraz (age 10) and Jeb Bechtel (14) were lacking only in weight, not skill, and will be forces to be reckoned with in the future as they are getting heavier and wiser with time while the rest of the fleet is, regrettably, mostly just getting heavier.

OK, the results:
• 1st Wooden Boat: Denis Dyer was the first "unmodified" wooden boat,
• Novice: Carlisle Norwood was the first "Novice" skipper, beating out Georgia LaFrance who is world class but, having never skippered in the Championships before, still qualifies as a "Novice". Unfortunately for Georgia she had a handicap. Her dad.
• 3rd overall: In third place was Bucket Fraser in Shaken Knot Stirred, a perfect birthday present for his father (Happy Birthday Malcolm).
• 2nd overall: In second place was the aforementioned Henry Demone in Wahoo (next year we will partially sever his forestay and see how he handles that!), and
• 1st overall: bringing up the front was Erik Koppernaes in Rebel who, literally, showed us the way. Congratulations Erik!

To the 17 of us that did not make the top three, NEXT YEAR.

Which reminds me, someone needs to be regatta "Chair" next year.

Cheers, Keith Fox, President, Nova Scotia Bluenose Association.

03/27/2017

Recent sale: Past Owner: Tim Harris - 'Mercury' - B-70 - New owner: Ross Porter - March & 2017. *are you a recent seller or proud new owner? Help us out and post it here. Just follow the format above.

03/27/2017

All Bluenosers, let's start t keep a running record of boat ownership changes. Old owner(s) - Boat Name - B-number - New owner - Month & Year. I'll start it off in the next post.

10/12/2016

Geat New web site for the Chester Bluenose Fleet by Lisa LaFrance.
http://www.chesterbluenosefleet.com/

08/01/2016

Needless to say Henry Demone took the silver... Denis Dyer as most improved and Best Wooden Boat!!!!

07/31/2016

Last day.

07/31/2016

Saturdays Racing results
Sailed: 4, Discards: 0, To count: 4, Entries: 18, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank Boat SailNo HelmName R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Nett
1st Wahoo 257 H. Demone 2.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 9.0
2nd Barbarian 227 K. Fox 6.0 2.0 1.0 4.0 13.0 13.0
3rd Island Girl 47 T. Blain 4.0 10.0 2.0 9.0 25.0 25.0
4th Privateer 347 C. Mraz 5.0 5.0 8.0 7.0 25.0 25.0
5th Rebel 85 T. Murphy 1.0 11.0 17.0 1.0 30.0 30.0
6th Shaken Knot Stirred 266 J. Fraser 3.0 14.0 4.0 10.0 31.0 31.0
7th Dart 279 J. Grantmyer 12.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 33.0 33.0
8th Wanderer 69 D. Dyer 7.0 7.0 5.0 16.0 35.0 35.0
9th Casino Royale 284 D. Bechel 14.0 3.0 14.0 5.0 36.0 36.0
10th Scout 247 M. Bowen 13.0 9.0 15.0 2.0 39.0 39.0
11th Mahaska 116 R. Romney 10.0 17.0 6.0 8.0 41.0 41.0
12th Yemanja 331 S. Crocker 9.0 6.0 12.0 14.0 41.0 41.0
13th Stinger 382 D. McAlpine 8.0 12.0 9.0 12.0 41.0 41.0
14th 182 S. MacLean 18.0 4.0 16.0 13.0 51.0 51.0
15th The Rest 138 M. Hill 15.0 13.0 13.0 11.0 52.0 52.0
16th All That Jas 154 S. Stairs 11.0 16.0 11.0 15.0 53.0 53.0
17th Hackmatack 162 N. Lewin 16.0 15.0 10.0 17.0 58.0 58.0
18th Zepher 235 H. Roberson 17.0 18.0 18.0 19.0 DNC 72.0 72.0

07/31/2016

Saturday: Last minute changes to Tradewinds banner, AGM meeting and on the water photos of Day 1.

07/30/2016

YAHOO
Today is the first day of the 2016 Tradewinds Realty Bluenose Championships at the Chester Yacht Club.

Saturday July 30th:

0800-0930 Registration for the Bluenose Championships
$50 for the regatta,
$100 for Full Membership in the Association,
$50 for Crew Membership.
Cash or cheques strongly preferred.

09:30 Annual General Meeting.

A Competitors Meeting immediately after the AGM

12:55 first warning signal of the Championships

Sunday 31st.

12:55 first warning signal.

After the last race there will be food, beverages and prize giving, and a swim for the winners

The NOR has been circulated online and is posted on the C*C noticeboard.

The SI's have also been circulated online and one hard copy will be available to each boat that registers.

Competitors should read the SI's carefully as they may differ in some respects from their prior experiences.

Please advise anyone who may be watching in motor boats to stay clear of the fleet and to create minimum wash.

We are expecting a strong feet for the weekend and also for Race Week.
--
Keith Fox, Pres......

08/25/2015

From "Ma" (Sandy Morash - Fleet Secretary) August 2015
Another Tradewinds Realty Maritime Bluenose Championship has come and gone and, as always, the weekend event was a roaring success! Congratulations to all the winners and a big Mother pat on the back to the entire fleet for your participation.

Overall Winners:

First Place: Henry Demone - Wahoo
Second Place: Karl Mitchell - Mahaska
Third Place: Malcolm Fraser - Shaken Knot Stirred

This year, Karl Mitchell snagged both Most Improved Skipper and Novice Skipper…well done, Karl!

The Rusty Jules Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding performance by a classic bluenose, went to Andrew Murphy and Esprit.

For those of you who were not able to join us this weekend, take a moment and have a look at Tim’s updated page. As usual, Tim captured some of the finer sailing and special moments of the weekend.

Tradewinds Realty Bluenose Championships 2015: Results & Photos
https://www.facebook.com/TradewindsBluenoseChampionship

To our Championship sponsors, Tradewinds Realty, ISL and B.W. Armstrong Insurance, we all thank you for your continued support of the Tradewinds Realty Maritime Bluenose Championships.

A big thank you to Steve Stairs and Malcolm Fraser the outgoing fleet Executive for their leadership and passion these past few years. And, a big round of applause to Keith Fox and Denis Dyer who were elected as President and Secretary-Treasurer, respectively. May the force be with you.

Finally, thanks to Kim and her trusty staff and Trish and her race committee for all of your help this weekend.

It was nice to see you all and I look forward to seeing you all next season. If you have not paid your 2016 dues, please send payment to Nova Scotia Bluenose Class Association, P.O. Box 423, Chester, Nova Scotia, B0J 1J0. Skipper(Chester) dues $100, Skipper (Non-Chester) dues $50 and crew $50. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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