18th Annual Easter Seals Regatta & Festival
On Saturday, August 23rd, the National Bank Financial Easter Seals Regatta & Festival kicked off in English Bay.
Over a dozen skippers signed up to compete for top prize in the pursuit formatted race which inlcuded a staggered start based on a boat’s handicap. This year’s race went by relatively quickly, with ample wind power to move the boats through the course.
After the race concluded, skippers, crews, media, guests and the public gathered at Hastings Mill Park on Point Grey Road next to the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club for food, entertainment, a silent auction, beer gardens and more. Find out more about the Easter Seals Regatta, on their website, HERE.
Lots more photos from the event (and other photos from events at the RVYC) on our flickr photostream, HERE.
August 25th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
For Immediate Release
August 23, 2008
THE SUN SHONE, SPINNAKERS FLEW AND $210,000 WAS RAISED FOR EASTER SEAL HOUSE VANCOUVER AT THE 18TH ANNUAL NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL EASTER SEALS REGATTA & FESTIVAL
Vancouver, BC – The clouds parted and the sun shone and the winds began to blow just in time to fill the sails of close to 60 sailboats participating in the 18th Annual National Bank Financial Easter Seals Regatta & Festival, held today at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and Hastings Mill Park in Vancouver. The event was a great day of fun on and off the water with five racing and one cruising division in the Regatta followed by a Festival filled with pirating fun activities, silent and live auctions and more.
The National Bank Financial Challenge Trophy, awarded to the fastest boat on corrected time, was won by Astral Plane, a J109, skippered by Adam Korbin. This year’s top fundraising skipper was Rick Reynolds, of Occam’s Razor, who raised $8,800.
Division winners were:
Division One Astral Plane Skippered by: Adam Korbin
Division Two Jasmina Skippered by: Frank Rogers
Division Three Sam I Am Skippered by: John Hilton
J24 Flyer Skippered by: Bruce Long
Martin 242 Check Mate Skippered by: Cedric Carter
Cruising Maestro Skippered by: Tim Slaney
The National Bank Financial Regatta & Festival is about giving children and their families hope and inspiration at a time when they need it the most. Funds raised by the event support the day-to-day operation of Easter Seal House
Vancouver, BC’s only facility of its size that provides a home-away-from-home for children receiving medical treatment in Vancouver, and their families.
The National Bank Financial Regatta & Festival is produced by the BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities in partnership with the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. For more information on the event or Easter Seal House Vancouver please contact the BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities at 604-873-1865 or visit http://www.eastersealsregatta.ca or http://www.lionsbc.ca.
-30-
Photos and complete race results are available upon request
For media inquiries, contact:
Lea Carpenter
Media Relations, National Bank Financial Easter Seals Regatta & Festival
Phone: 604-817-1750 E-mail: leac@istar.ca