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2010 Issue 1
March 01, 2010
Commodore Cathyann White's new-year message, a young North American B Fleet champion's training routine, the baseline hull-measurement of Ovington hull 8149, first impressions of the new GBR Ovington Albacore, Team Spot's 2009 season recap, a Canadians regatta report, Andrew Alberti on mark-room rules, and the 2010 executive.
Late Summer 2009
September 01, 2009
Commodore Cathyann White's late-summer letter, a save-the-date for the 2011 Internationals in Toronto, Stephanie Mah on race committees and an interview with UK skipper Judy Armstrong, Barney Harris and Kevin Boyce on coaching and racing at the 2009 Internationals in Largs, Scotland, a multi-author Good/Bad/Ugly recap of that regatta from Allan Measor, Andrew & Ingrid Callum and Chris Maslowski, interviews with Guy Tipton, an Evolution Sails Toronto announcement, and the 2009 executive.
Summer 2009
July 01, 2009
North Americans at RCYC, mast pre-bend and ram tuning, a tour of the Ontario Yachts factory, and a "Getting to Know" interview with North Americans champion Sarah Bury.
Spring 2009
April 01, 2009
A commodore's spring welcome, Andrew Alberti's two-part breakdown of the 2009 racing rules changes (the buoy-room "zone" rewrite and the new Outside Help/Obstruction wording), Barney Harris on sailing the 2009 Internationals venue at Largs, Scotland (plus a container-shipping logistics update for getting boats there), the CAA's 2008 membership survey results, Henry Pedro on the improved 2009-model Albacore, notes from the top Canadians, a Toronto Boat Show recap, and the 2009 executive.
Winter 2008
December 01, 2008
Commodore Cathyann White's season wrap-up and CAA training thank-yous, Allan Measor's guide to winterizing your Albacore, plans for a shared shipping container to get boats to the 2009 Internationals in Largs, Scotland, Dave Provan's recap of the Canadian Championships in Kingston, Maxim Newby's "Rules Rant" on protest procedure, a sail-window update from the IRC, the 2009 executive, and a "Dear Albie" advice column on surviving the off-season.
Fall 2008
September 01, 2008
A commodore's farewell message from Teresa Miolla, Stephanie Mah's report from the 2008 Ontario Championships (and its impromptu Bic-dinghy regatta), Barney Harris scouting the 2009 Internationals venue at Largs, Scotland, a first-ever East Coast Albacore Championships hosted by Shelburne, NS, recaps of the Racing 101 and Women on the Water training clinics, a Dear Albie gear-obsession roundup, and the 2008 executive.
Summer 2008
June 01, 2008
A commodore's message marking the sudden passing of Doris Browne, Lynn Pashleigh on the Sarasota Mid-Winters, Team Shelburne's refurbishment of an entire fleet of Albacores for Nova Scotia's East Coast Championships, Keith Robinson's guide to centreboard settings, a "Moving Up from Midpack" training recap, the full 2008 regatta schedule, the 2008 executive, and a "Dear Albie" advice column.
Early Spring 2008
April 01, 2008
Jelena Balic's debut as editor, Ed Young's "Pragmatic Race Committee" tips, Allan Measor's spring boat-maintenance guide, Jason McVeigh's account of indoor sailing at the Toronto Boat Show's "Battle of Lake Ricoh", Adam Nicholson on the World Indoor Albacore Championship, a CAA Member Appreciation Party recap, Dear Albie advice on hiking and mast rake, and the 2008 executive.
Year End 2007
December 01, 2007
Commodore Teresa Miolla's year-end message welcomes a new executive slate; Sail RA celebrates its 60th anniversary; Kevin Soldaat reports from the Steel City fleet in Hamilton; Timothy Gillespie profiles the Albacore's surprise new foothold in Shelburne, Nova Scotia; Ralph Glass shares lessons learned racing the B Fleet; the International Albacore Association reports on the class rules re-write; several members share their reasons to attend an Internationals; and the 2007 executive.
Summer 2007
July 01, 2007
Experimental jib window test program, reading the wind in Parry Sound, fleet updates from Peterborough / Sail RA / Hamilton Bay, an America's Cup rules breakdown, two Canadians racing in Scotland, and Stephanie Mah on making sailing teams work.
Spring 2007
April 01, 2007
Weighing in on crew weight, starting-line and mark-room tactics, downwind speed, wood-cored foils, and the 2007 Albacore Internationals in Annapolis.
Year End 2006
December 01, 2006
Year-end 2006 issue: Commodore Teresa Miolla's Santa-list message, 2007 New Year's resolutions from fleet members, Ann White on winning the Canadians, the US Nationals recap, an interview with UK Champion Orlando Gledhill, Henry Pedro's towing/trailering guide, two teams' Internationals prep plans, the Alba-Scopes zodiac feature, and the 2007 executive.