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Late Summer/Fall 2006
September 01, 2006
Commodore Barrie Farrell's farewell message, PABAR and Peterborough club reports, a Ladies Albacore Training Clinic recap, Andrew Alberti on proper course at the gybe mark, Peter Duncan's guide to buying your first Albacore, the 2007 Internationals preview, and the 2006 measurers and executive.
Summer 2006
June 01, 2006
Commodore's message, Hamilton and Pointe au Baril club updates, a Black Flag Rule breakdown, a HAPCO prototype-hull progress report, the 2007 Internationals venue preview, and the Measurement Certificate/Buoyancy Card explainer.
Winter/Spring 2006
March 01, 2006
IAA's 30th anniversary, a Q&A with British sailor Neville Herbert, buoyancy tank testing and repair, and a racing-rules breakdown of being over early at the start.
Winter 2005
December 01, 2005
Building an Albacore mold, a boat rescued from eBay, the 2005-2008 racing rules changes explained, and a full slate of Alba-Scopes horoscopes.
Late Fall/Winter 2005
November 01, 2005
A chat with 2005 North Americans winner Bob Robinson, the Dotan pop-up rudder and HAPCO mold updates, Andrew Alberti on starting-line rules, and a recap of the Albacore Internationals in Lyme Regis, UK.
Spring/Summer 2005
June 01, 2005
Progress on the HAPCO prototype hull and the CAN 7000 restoration, thoughts on foil design, downwind tactics, and a Paul Henderson retrospective.
Volume XLVII, Issue 10, Fall 2003
November 01, 2003
Barrie "Bear" Farrell's Commodore's Corner on 35 years in Albacores, Karen Piatkowski's editor's letter announcing the 2004 executive, Barney Harris previewing Lyme Regis as the proposed 2005 Internationals venue, Maxim Newby's Rehoboth Nationals report, full results from the 2003 US Nationals, Canadian Championships, and Kingston Internationals, Barney Harris's "Fly Away Whisker Pole" how-to, his essay on running great regattas, and a probabilistic approach to setting regatta entry fees.
Volume XLIV, Issue 9, Summer 2003
June 01, 2003
Ann Savege's Commodore's letter previewing the 2003 Albacore Internationals in Kingston and a buoyancy-certification rule change, an Outer Harbour Centreboard Club regatta flyer, Heather Macnaughton's Internationals registration update, the Preliminary Notice of Race for the 2003 Canadian Albacore Championship, George Roth's "The Albacore" class overview reprinted from Canadian Yachting, Peter Duncan's long-form "Sail Faster" guide to moving up the fleet, a blank Sailing Skill Scorecard self-assessment form, and the 2003/04 executive contact table.
Spring 2003 (Vol. XLV, Issue 8)
April 01, 2003
Spring 2003 issue — Commodore's letter, Toronto waterfront redevelopment threatening Outer Harbour clubs, North Sails testing report, Class Rule 4 buoyancy changes, the 2003 Kingston Internationals Notice of Race, Barney Harris's "Upwind Pacing" tuning-drill article, 2002 Canadian Championships results, the 2003 regatta schedule, and the CAA executive.
Volume XLIV, Issue 7, Fall 2002
November 01, 2002
Ann Savege's Commodore's letter looking back on the 2002 season and ahead to the 2003 Internationals in Kingston, "Auntie Alb"'s two-part "Pre-Start Warm-Up" and "Tweaking" rig-tuning columns, a full slate of 2002 regatta results (Nepean, Westwood New Skippers, OHCC, Don Rantz, Fanfare Area 10, St James Town, Mooredale, TISC Open, Westwood), Karen Piatkowski's Editors' Note, the 2002 Albacore North American Championship results hosted by Hampton Yacht Club, and the CAA executive directory.
Volume XLIII, Issue 6, Summer 2002
June 01, 2002
Karen Piatkowski's Letter from the Editor, Barney Harris's "Safety Considerations for Race Committees" drawing on 505 Worlds/Albacore Worlds/Nationals experience, the 2002 Canadian Albacore Championship Preliminary Notice of Race (YMCA Geneva Park, Orillia), a George Wm Roth note on a proposed leeward-reaching-pole rule change, three summer regatta notices (Outer Harbour Centreboard Club, Mooredale Sailing Club, Westwood Sailing Club), Auntie Alb's two-part "Changing Gear at the Corners" and "Those last few seconds..." tuning and starting columns, an unsigned TARTS Regatta 2002 report, Mary Neumann's "Three Great Days of Race Training" clinic recap, the CAA executive directory, and a 2003 Internationals save-the-date.
Volume XLII, Issue 5, Spring 2002
April 01, 2002
Ann Savege's Commodore's Corner looking ahead to the 2003 Internationals in Kingston, Christine Short's pre-season fitness piece "Friday, May 3rd – are you ready?", the full 2002 Albacore Mid-Winters results (Sarasota) with Henry Pedro's day-by-day commentary, the Leeward (Reaching) Jib Pole interim rule and George Wm. Roth's rundown of the 2002 rules-change process, a Toronto Race Training application form and Mary Neumann's write-up of the May/June clinics with Mike McNamara and Alan Humphries, the 2002 Schedule of Events, Barney Harris's three-page "Regatta Preparation – What to Bring" packing-list feature, the full 2002 Albacore Regatta Schedule, "The Albacore Advantage" class-promotion piece, and the 2002 CAA executive directory.