The Tourism Office of Spain and Navy Point are the proud sponsor of Black Diamond Yacht’s Racing Program. Black Diamond 2012 Season ended with these results… Last Week-ends Thanks Giving Turkey Race, 1st in division September Directors Race, 1st in Division, 3rd Overall Summer Diamond Girls Team, 2nd in Division. Summer Men’s Division 5th overall. [Read More →]
Black Diamond’s 5th Lake Ontario 300, This year, finished 3rd in PHRF 2 Main Duck Fully Crewed Flying Sails and 12th overall PHRF Main Duck Boats. We are very pleased with our results this year, as always the conditions were all over the map, but no rain, no storms and lighter than usual. Our personal [Read More →]
We had a really fun and good race…Our best performance long distance yet. If you were following my blog, twitter or facebook, you would know by now we ripped our heavier spinnaker, nothing we were doing wrong, it was up and sailing nicely, and sheared off at the bottom re-inforced tack. This should not have [Read More →]
Our last afternoon in Havana, just sitting poolside at the Melia Cohiba downtown city hotel. No beach but the view is unbelievable; a stone’s throw to the Malecon, an oceanfront promenade lining the 6 km length of the shoreline along downtown Havana. A popular hangout for the local youth, where you’ll find a spontaneous [Read More →]
Diamond Girls, is an all female racing crew comprised, of women of the Port Credit Yacht Club. Some own boats with their husbands, some don’t, some have sailed, some have never sailed. But they have come together here with a common interest in sailing, and learning to race. Ed & Roxane Radonic on their boat, [Read More →]
Volvo Ocean Racing… In Port Races for 2012 Full One and Half hours each, amazing, around the buoys in 70 foot Volvos.. In Alacante, Spain watch?v=Er98ogArEiw In Cape Town, South Africa watch?v=lbsDzrXnCAA In Abu-Dabi, United Arab Emirates watch?v=D2nRB31WVeE In Sanya, China watch?v=xaoV66r7JT8 In Auckland, New Zealand watch?v=jMzYTSKz8kg In Itajaí, Brazil watch?v=ChiWQkqcQaQ In Miami, USA * Most [Read More →]
After spending a few months in the Bahamas during the winter of 2008/09. We were delivering our sailboat home to Toronto, we decided to enter an offshore Race from Fort Lauderdale to Charleston and then the Charleston Race Week, and Delivery to New York City via Atlantic City on a Jeanneau 39iP, Black Diamond. We [Read More →]
It was a beautiful summer July Wednesday night at the Port Credit Yacht Club in Mississauga near Toronto, on Lake Ontario. About 25 or so boats came out to what was going to be another routine Wednesday night race, at least we thought. Great fun, turned in to even greater fun. Due to a line [Read More →]
The Annual Port Credit Yacht Club, PCYC Director’s Race takes place usually in October. This year we had perfect conditions, a beautiful sailing day. Director’s of the club race against the members, I might add, the members usually win! This year Black Diamond was fortunate enough to have 4 directors and the club manager aboard, [Read More →]
June 3rd, 2011 This is the “Coolest Race on the Lake” and we mean both Cold and Hip type of Cool ! The water is still blistering cold after a long Canadian Winter. Hyperthermia could set in – within a couple of minutes, and a quick death to follow. This race takes us 75 miles on [Read More →]
Hear are some photos I have found on the web of our boat from various web sites.
Dear friends, The LO300 started and ended today for us at Black Diamond. Three Squall lines blew through the race with in a few hours. Sustained winds of 30 knots or 52km, and gusts of 48 knots, 80-90 km per hour. 6 to 8+ foot waves, marble sized hail was coming down. So far [Read More →]
Written by Martin Boeykens The Lake Ontario 300 is billed as the longest annual fresh water race in the world. I competed in the race this year aboard “Black Diamond” with Captain Ed Radonic, and crew Andrew McAllister, Cez Makowski, Kate Thomas and Will French. The Start: Twelve rolling starts are scheduled for the 160 boats so [Read More →]
A few photos from this years Yacht Racing Season.
We finished the LO300 Monday night at 11:57PM North American EST time. Just 3 min. before Tuesday, so we can claim we came in on Monday. ; ) Thats 2 days 12 hours 57 minutes. Almost a day earlier than last year. We are happy with our results, as a beginner crew, still learning the [Read More →]
The first photos uploaded from Black Diamond live during the race….Will French went up the mast to release a stuck tickler and to look for wind. America’s Cup style!
We went out into the lake last night, might have been a bad move. The inshore guys made time on us. Scotch Rocks passed us. But our forecast called for more wind offshore, plus we wanted to postiion our boat for a close haul instead of a spinakker run, since we ripped it. This morning [Read More →]
We are holding are own in our fleet. We are happy with the results. Much better than last year. We did not expect to come near the top 5 of this division. Last year we only beat one boat in our division, if we do better than that, and arrive before Tuesday at 7PM, I [Read More →]
We we did a good job going out to the middle of the lake, had good wind all night, and did not get wet at all. The boats that stayed in had similar wind, but got rained on. We gybed in, and around the scotch rocks. At about 3:30 AM, A sail boat in the [Read More →]
We found our way, and are catching the fleet. My guess is we are about mid fleet. but still behind our division. We are cruising at 8 to 9 knots, and hit a top sailing speed of 10.5 knots. The FIS tracking has not send a signal for over 2 hours, and is showing we [Read More →]
We hare off, close to 170 boats. We were in the 9th start, at 11:05am. We were over the line 5 mins. early, mis-read the start, and gybed back around. Had a little trouble raising the spinnaker. Then took us a little to get the boat going. We are coming up the back of the [Read More →]
Thanks to the Race Sponsor. Black Diamond of the Port Credit Yacht Club (PCYC) and crew is entered in the Lake Ontario 300 for a second time this year. You can read about our interesting experience last year on this blog. Just click on “Yacht Race” on the right side of your screen, [Read More →]
The Black Diamond Team has arrived in Charleston. Ed Radonic, Craig Russell, Derek Pressmen all of PCYC, along with Ivan Vulicevic of Bronte and Charleston Native, Chris Bonner and Dubie & Will due to arrive from North Carolina and Atlanta. Other PCYC competitors at Charleston include Sandy & Rob Butler (Formerly a Thayer) racing their [Read More →]
SAILORS FACE WILD CONDITIONS FOR DAY ONE Wild breeze 20 to 25 knots (Almost 50km) and massive waves 6 to 8 feet, bring wild racing and breakage! CHARLESTON, SC , Competitors are nursing sunburns and sore muscles this evening after spectacular weather made the start of 2009 Charleston Race Week something to remember. Race Committee [Read More →]
Forecast Bodes Well For Hot Racing Dozens of different boat designs will race in thirteen divisions on four courses, but one thing all racing boats have in common is the need for wind, and tomorrow’s forecast promises plenty of it. Up to 20 knots and 6-8 foot waves will propel these racing machines down their [Read More →]
PERFECT CONDITIONS END RACE WEEK WITH A BANG Locals, visitors unanimous in praise for competition, weather and event organization CHARLESTON, SC (April 19, 2009) – With numerous battles on tap this morning between 174 race boats across the 13 divisions that made up 2009 Charleston Race Week, mother nature ordered up a sparkling [Read More →]
The Black Diamond crew is back safely in Toronto (My self, Paul Thornton, Rick, Mark and Monica Doedens)…We had a lot of fun, and a great race. We were competing against professional sailors, hard core amateurs, and locals with knowledge of the gulf stream, and lots of ocean racing experience. As you know we just [Read More →]
Roxane the kids and I have safely brought the boat back to Fort Lauderdale from the Bahamas after 2 months of sailing those beautiful islands. I am currently racing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Charleston, South Carolina. We have five crew which includes myself, Paul Thornton and the Doeden’s of PCYC. This race is a [Read More →]