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| Frank Bushe, QCYC, assists in handing out prize flags |
The AHMEN annual dinner was held on Feb. 1.
The event was well attended with over 70 in attendance. NYC staff
prepared an excellent buffet. It was also a great opportunity to
socialize with fellow racers, to reminisce on the past season, and to
think about plans for 2013.
The
AHMEN series is composed of 6 races organized by the Yacht Clubs
situated around Humber Bay. Membership has expanded to include QCYC and
ABYC. There are prize flags awarded for each race and a flag for the
overall winner in each division. About 50% of the fleet is from NYC.
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| Aristosera's crew: Kev, Nic and Richard |
The fleet is divided into four divisions. The division winners for 2013 were: White sail I, Puffin (Frank Vetricek), EYC; White sail II Fine Wine (Frank Bushe), QCYC; Spin I Diana, (Nicolaus Reimann), NYC; Spin II Aristosera
(Richard McKean), NYC. For the last two years the Argosy Rose Bowl has
been a part of the AHMEN series. This year the trophy was awarded to Daybreak (John Skinner), NYC.
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| Nicolaus Reimann, Diana, is presented with the Wilf Scot Memorial Trophy |
This year the Wilf Scot Memorial trophy was awarded to the winner of the R class. The trophy has a long history. In the past it was awarded by the LORC. R boats have won the trophy 7 times. Two of those times was by Nic Reimann, Sr.. Nic Sr. and Keith Ryan, elder statesmen of the R class in Toronto, presented the trophy to this year’s winner Nicoclaus Reimann.
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| Henry and Vicki Piersig |
The final part of the evening was an entertaining presentation by Vicki and Henry Piersig on their adventure in the south seas. The boat was a square masted brig. The passengers were crew and required to go aloft and trim the sails. A trip across the Drake Passage and Cape Horn is quite an achievement.
It was a great evening.
