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Winter 2001 (Volume 41, Number 1)
December 01, 2001
Winter 2001 issue of the Canadian Albacore Association's newsletter: Barney Harris on capsize recovery technique, the CAA's 40th-anniversary Youth Championships pull-out section, Barney Harris's afternoon sail with UK champion Michael McNamara, and Henry Pedro's detailed CAN-8050 winter re-rigging project (continuous jib halyard, vang, cunningham and barber-hauler cascades).
November 2001 (Vol. XLI, Issue 4)
November 01, 2001
2001 Canadian Albacore Championships recap, observations from the 2001 Internationals in Torquay England, container packing for Internationals, the leeward reaching jib pole rules debate, a HAPCO split-tail main sheet how-to, and a buoyancy tank restoration project.
Summer 2001
June 01, 2001
Volume 41, Number 3. Commodore's Corner, Peterborough Examiner and TARTS results, the 2001 North American Albacore Championships/RCYC Open and OHCC Open full results, Notices of Race for Mooredale, Toronto Island, and the Canadian Albacore Championships in Ottawa, a CAA membership addendum, and a plug for the Canadians by Van Sheppard.
Shackles and Cringles — Spring 2001
May 01, 2001
Volume 41, Number 2. Heather Macnaughton's Commodore's Corner marking the CAA's 40th anniversary, Albacore Race Training 2001, the Notice of Race for the North American Albacore Championships & RCYC Open, Barney Harris on building a season-long racing program plus his Splicing Vectran Line and HAPCO vang/jib halyard how-tos, the Albacore Midwinters full 21-boat results, Norman Halstead's centreboard safety-line how-to, and Notices of Race for Nepean, Outer Harbour, J-Town, Westwood Open, and the Canadian Championships in Ottawa.
Spring 2001
April 01, 2001
Volume 41 Number 2. Commodore's Corner, Albacore Race Training 2001, 2001 North American Albacore Championships & RCYC Open NOR, Barney Harris's "Putting Together an Albacore Racing Program," the 2001 Albacore Midwinters (Sarasota) full results, Nepean Sailing Club and Outer Harbour Centreboard Club regatta notices, Barney Harris's "Splicing Vectran Line" and "HAPCO Vang and Jib Halyard Systems Overview" rigging how-tos, Norman Halstead's "Save Your Centreboard" safety-line how-to, J-Town and Westwood Open regatta notices, and the 2001 Canadian Albacore Championship Preliminary Notice of Race.
Winter 2000
December 01, 2000
Winter 2000 issue of the Canadian Albacore Association newsletter — Commodore Heather Macnaughton's update, the 2000 race schedule draft, a boat-naming feature, and a US Mid-Atlantics notice of race.
Fall 2000
November 15, 2000
Fall 2000 issue of Shackles and Cringles, the Canadian Albacore Association newsletter -- the 2000 Canadian Championships in Meaford, the North Americans in Rehoboth, the UK Nationals at Looe, the revived Youth Championships on Lake Rosseau, and a season's worth of Toronto-area regatta results.
Summer 2000
June 01, 2000
Summer 2000 issue of the Canadian Albacore Association newsletter — RCYC Open/Ontario Championships results, the Nepean One Design Regatta, Dave Wallerstein's 2001 Worlds container-shipping update, Barney Harris on trailering and triple-boat trailers, and notices of race for Mooredale, Toronto Island, RCYC Royal Weekend, and the 2000 Canadian Championships at Meaford.
Spring 2000
April 01, 2000
Spring 2000 issue of the Canadian Albacore Association newsletter — buoyancy testing your Albacore, David Wallerstein's 2001 Worlds update, Henry Pedro's Midwinters regatta report with full results, Barney Harris on repairing foam-cored cockpits and upwind technique in high wind, the 2000 race schedule, and notices of race for RCYC Open, Nepean, J-Town, OHCC, and Westwood.
Fall 1999
November 01, 1999
Fall 1999 issue of the Canadian Albacore Association's Shackles and Cringles. Michael MacNamara wins the 1999 Internationals in Rehoboth; the Canadian Championships at CORK, RCYC Open, OHCC, TISC, and Toronto Friday Night / Harbour Master series results; a tribute to Marian Brayshaw; heavy-air reaching notes from Chris Gorton and Henry Pedro; and a report from the IAA Executive Meeting.
July 1999
July 01, 1999
July 1999 issue of the Canadian Albacore Association's Shackles and Cringles (Vol XXXIX, No 3). A recap of the Albacore World's Training Camp with tuning and tactics tips from Larry Lemieux and Barney Harris; Westwood Open and Peterborough Centennial Regatta results; a foam-core mast step repair how-to; the IAA's Fall 99 biennial meeting agenda; and notices of race for the RCYC, Toronto Island, Outer Harbour, Mooredale, and Cork Albacore Championships.
April 1999
April 01, 1999
April 1999 issue of the Canadian Albacore Association newsletter — Gordon Chu's Commodore's Corner, the Albacore World's Training Camp announcement, a Letters to the Editor exchange on the 1999 Internationals qualification debate, Henry Pedro's Mid-Winter Regatta recap from Sarasota, Barney Harris's two-part tuning and sailing guide, Rosemary Helmer's "How To" on measurement certificates, and notices of race for RCYC, St. Jamestown, CYA Sail East, the Harbour Master's Series, and the full 1999 regatta schedule.