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 →]
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.
Both cruising and yacht racing are important to my family, this is why we set out to acquire a versatile boat. We wanted a boat that had an open and large cockpit for entertaining, accommodations for comfortable family cruising, yet still be competitive in yacht racing. We found what we wanted in a 2008 Jeanneau [Read More →]
The island hosts their annual Cruisers regatta on New Years Day, January 1st, 2009. What a way to start the new year! I can only hope that this year continues with many more enjoyable races like this one. Of all the 100+ days of sailing in 2008, this was probably my favourite! The boat performed [Read More →]