06/Nov/2023 @ 07:24PM EST

LOOR Combined Trophy Awards Banquet Saturday, November 18, 2023, at PCYC – BOOK BY Monday November 13, 2023. -

Date Saturday November 18, 2023, at Port Credit Yacht Club

5:00pm - Racers Meet Up for hors D’oeuvres and Cocktails. LOSHRS flags will be available at this time,

7:00pm - Dinner & Award Presentation

• Carved roast top sirloin of beef, red wine au jus, creamed horseradish
• Roast chicken Grand’Mere, mushrooms, pearl onions, smoked bacon, natural jus
• Fresh vegetables in season
• Herb roasted new potatoes
• Caesar salad and seasonal salad bar
• Chef’s sweet table 
• Fresh rolls and butter
• Coffee and tea service

Vegetarian option:

• Roasted acorn squash stuffed with wild rice, grains, lentils, dried fruits, roasted nuts and seeds with a Berbere scented tomato sauce

Cost for dinner is $40 (including taxes and service charge).  2 bottles of wine on each table.

In order to ensure the clubs are prepared, reservations are required for these dinners.  LOOR has subsidized this dinner to make them more affordable so you can bring your whole crew, family, and friends.  The Person-in-Charge (skipper) is requested to coordinate with their crew whether they are booking for all, or each crew is booking just for themselves.

To make a reservation, please contact Dave Sutman at davids@pcyc.net.  Please inform Dave if you require a vegetarian option.  
Last Day to make a reservation is Monday November 13th

16/Oct/2023 @ 04:14PM EST

LOOR Combined Trophy Awards Banquet - Save The Date - Saturday, November 18, 2023, at PCYC! -

LOOR is holding a combined banquet to present the trophies for the LO300/LO600, Susan Hood Trophy Race (SHTR), and LOSHRS at PCYC on Saturday, November 18, 2023. 

• Location:  Port Credit Yacht Club
• Date:  Saturday November 18, 2023
• 1600 to 1730 - Flag Pickup and complementary appetizers
• 1800 - Cocktails
• 1900 - Dinner

Dinner Menu

• Carved roast top sirloin of beef, red wine au jus, creamed horseradish
• Roast chicken Grandmère, mushrooms, pearl onions, smoked bacon, natural jus
• Vegetarian option please request upon reservation: Eggplant Parmigiana with Goat’s Cheese
• Fresh vegetables in season
• Herb roasted new potatoes. 
• Caesar salad and seasonal salad bar
• Chef’s sweet table
• Fresh rolls and butter
• Coffee and tea service

Cost $45 per person including taxes and service charges.

Reservations must be made prior to November 15, 2022.

Contact Dave Sutman at davids@pcyc.net or 905.278.7911 with the following info:

• First Name and Last Name of each person attending.
• Name of the Boat, and Yacht Club
• Payment – either Credit Card or PCYC member #.

18/Jul/2023 @ 05:29PM EST

LO300 Onshore Finish Station closing at 2000 EDT Tuesday, July 18, 2023 -

Once the Onshore Finish Station closes, those still racing, please take your own finish time to the second and send to racecommittee@loor.ca.

We are still monitoring YB trackers, LOOR phone and racecommittee@loor.ca 7x24.

18/Jul/2023 @ 01:38PM EST

LO300 YB Tracker Return Procedure -

After 1800 Tuesday, July 18, 2023, LOOR (LO300) volunteers will no longer be accepting trackers at the check in desk.

Tracker must be returned to Port Credit Yacht Club (PCYC) during the hours of 0700 to 1600 to the PCYC Communications Office only, NOT to any PCYC Staff, wait, bar, harbour, etc., or to any volunteers currently running the Children’s regatta (Steerers and Four Sisters). The PCYC Communications Office is located to left in the lobby of the main entrance to the PCYC Club House.

Trackers must be clearly labelled with Skipper’s/Person-in-Charge (PiC), name, boat name and tracker ID #, found on the small silver label on the bottom left of the tracker screen.

Do not bring the trackers to the Party on Thursday night.  We will not have the facilities to collect them there.

With the exception of those racers still racing on the LO300/L0600, all Trackers must be returned to PCYC by 1600 Friday afternoon.  If they are not delivered by then you will be responsible for shipping them to YB Tracking in the UK, at your expense.

Please note that the tracker agreement all racers signed clearly stated that with the exception of:

“Racers who retired, all trackers must be returned to PCYC within 90 minutes of finishing the race.”

PCYC, 115 Lakefront Promenade, Mississauga, Ontario L5E 3G6

LOOR Race Committee 

racecommittee@loor.ca

1-866-462-8828 

www.loor.ca 

17/Jul/2023 @ 09:06PM EST

Redress for assistance process -

As mentioned at the Mandatory Participants’ Meeting, competitors that render assistance or stand-by in case assistance is needed for any boat or person, can request redress to cover their time spent. If this is your situations, just follow SI 16.

17/Jul/2023 @ 09:03PM EST

Please return your tracker to PCYC ASAP -

Please return your tracker to PCYC ASAP. 

Please do so during business hours. It does take time to inventory, and ship so they available for the next event. Delays will cost LOOR money.

For logistics reasons, trackers CANNOT be accepted at the event at MCC. 

Thanks for your immediate action on this and helping keeping your costs down. 

15/Jul/2023 @ 06:51AM EST

CCG NAVWarning for LO300/Lo600 -

Link to NAVWarning https://nis.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/public/rest/messages/en/message/140938

14/Jul/2023 @ 08:59PM EST

LO300 Mandatory Participants's Meeting Presentation including Weather Briefing -

Presentation includes Ron Bianchi's link's posted HERE

14/Jul/2023 @ 02:38PM EST

SI Version 2 with Amendment 1 -

17.1 Amended

PHRF-LO TOD to TOT formula changed to “PHRF-LO Time on Time formula using PHRF-LO Endorsed Alternate Formula TOD to TOT conversion.

12/Jul/2023 @ 02:36PM EST

LO300/LO600 Splits & Starting Sequence Posted -

LO300/LO600 Splits & Starting Sequence Posted HERE

Scratch Sheets Posted HERE

It is the responsibility of each competitor to review the Splits & Starting Sequence Document and Scratch Sheets to verify that:

• They are in the class and course they are intending to race.
• Their rating is correct.
• The class’ rating band matches their rating.

And report any issues to registrar@loor.ca.

It is incumbent on a sailboat to start in the start, class flag, whose rating band includes the sailboat’s rating. This supersedes any published scratch sheets or web site. If there is a difference between the Splits & Sequence Document and the Scratch Sheets, the Splits & Sequence Document prevails.

07/Jul/2023 @ 12:47PM EST

Reservations required for these LO300/LO600 Social Events by the deadline listed. -

LOOR is organizing two dinner events this year. One is at PCYC on the Friday before the LO300/600 and the other is our post-race Flag Party at MCC on Thursday evening.   In order to ensure the clubs are prepared, reservations are required for these dinners.  LOOR has subsidized these dinners to make them more affordable so you can bring your whole crew, family, and friends.  The Person-in-Charge (skipper) is requested to coordinate with their crew whether they are booking for all, or each crew is booking just for themselves.

LO300/LO600 Dinner Buffet, Friday July 14, 2023, at PCYC

Please pre-order via Dave Sutman at 905-278-7911 or davids@pcyc.net.

 $25.00 including service charge and HST.

Tickets for those pre-registered will be available for pick up at the check-in desk.

1700-1800     Tech Talks

1730               Buffet Dinner starts.

1900               Mandatory Participants Meeting.

Menu

• Salad Bar Caesar Salad, Coleslaw, Tomato Cucumber Salad, Potato Salad,
• fresh Rolls and Butter.
• Entree Dry Rubbed Grain Fed Chicken, 40 Creek & Diana BBQ Sauces,
• Corn on the Cob,
• Pit Beans,
• Dessert
• Cookies

SHTR & LO300/LO600 Flag Ceremony, Thursday July 20, 2023, at MCC

Deadline – Friday, July 14, 2023.

Buffet Dinner reservations must be made with Natalie at Mimico Cruising Club 416 252 7737 Mon to Fri 0900 to 1700

1800 Guests arrive.

1830 Dinner

1900 Awards 

There will be a Cash Bar

BUFFET DINNER $35 per person.

?Band is The Doubts - more information HERE.

Dinner entrees choices are.

• An assortment fresh rolls with creamy butter
• Field mixed greens with an assortment of dressings,
• Classic Caesar Salad - Crisp romaine lettuce tossed in a traditional creamy dressing with parmesan cheese, fresh bacon bits and house season croutons.
• Classic Tuscan Salad -Tomato, cucumber, red onion, artichokes, roasted peppers and chickpeas
• Penne ala Vodka - pasta tossed in a creamy tomato sauce with sautéed leeks, mushrooms, garlic, white wine, vodka and fresh herbs topped with parmesan cheese.
• Boneless grilled breast of chicken - with garlic and fresh herbs.
• Mini field roasted potatoes.
• Fresh seasonal vegetables.
• Assorted Pastries, Pies and Cakes.
• Freshly brewed regular and decaffeinated coffee.

30/Jun/2023 @ 05:36PM EST

LO300/LO600 SIs Posted -

The LO300/LO600 SIs have been posted

28/Jun/2023 @ 09:19PM EST

LOOR Early Bird Draws & Bring your LO300 Question Open Forum -

LOOR is holding a Zoom session to:

Do the Early Bird Draws for:

• Susan Hood Trophy Race (SHTR)
• LOSHRS
• LO300/LO600

And then have an open forum to answer any questions on completing your LO300/LO600 entry by the deadlines. Help is available here to complete the entry is HERE.

The session is 2000 EDT, Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

To register for this ZOOM event CLICK HERE.

Each boat registered for the event and paid the entry fee by the early bird cutoff is entered in the random draw for that event.

Winners will be presented with their prize at the LO300/LO600 & Susan Hood Trophy Race Flag Awards at Mimico Cruising Club (MCC) at 1800 EDT, Thursday, July 20, 2023. See the recent LOOR Newsletter for details on this function.  If winners can’t attend this great party, arrangements can be made.

Your LOOR Team.

SUBSCRIBE TO LOOR NEWSLETTER.

27/Jun/2023 @ 03:01PM EST

LO600 racers -

Thank you for registering for LO600.

There are special entry requirements for participating in the LO600. These are listed in the Notice of Race under 4.13.1

• If racing Double Handed or Fully Crewed and have not raced in the LO300 in a previous year, please supply the resume providing the details on the required race.
• If racing solo, the Person-in-Charge must be a member of the Great Lakes Singlehanded Society (GLSS) before the start of this year’s LO300.

If you need to submit a resume to compete in the LO600, please do so by Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

If you don’t meet the requirements for participating in the LO600, LOOR will refund the additional fee for the LO600, if already paid.

All boats participating in the LO600 must undergo pre-race inspections as per NoR 9.4 between 1800 EDT, Thursday, July 13, 2023, to 1600 EDT, Friday, July 14, 2023. Inspectors are available the afternoon of Thursday, July 13, 2023, if anyone would like to do the inspection then.

Please email racecommittee@loor.ca on the time you would like the inspection done.

The checklist for inspection is here: https://yachtscoring.com/event_documents/15558/LOOR_OSR_CAT_3_Monohull_Checklist.pdf

Here’s a link that might help you fully complete your entry:

            https://www.loor.ca/2023lo300registrationtips 

If you have any questions, please contact us a registrar@loor.ca.

11/Jun/2023 @ 03:09PM EST

MMSI or MMSI Exemption from LOOR required for LO300/LO600 -

All those who have registered and entered their MMSI, please ignore the rest of the email as it’s being sent to everyone who has registered.

This email is to clarify the requirements around the MMSI field.

The LO300/LO600 is an OSR Category 3 and as such a DSC radio with MMSI is required under the OSR. MMSI are free and available from the Government of Canada HERE, if your boat’s radio is MMSI capable.

LOOR understands that not everyone has upgraded their boat’s radio to be DSC capable, so will grant an exemption for 2023 for LO300/LO600 participants if their boat’s radio is not DSC capable. To request an exemption, please send an email to registrar@loor.ca requesting an exemption with the following information.

• Boat Name
• VHF Radio Manufacturer
• VHF Radio Model
• VHF Installation date, if known.

LOOR will then send you the exemption.  LOOR will put the exemption number in the MMSI field of your entry.  If you have been granted an exemption for the Susan Hood Trophy Race, you do not have to request it again as it applies to all LOOR OSR Category 3 events in 2023. LOOR will ensure it is carried forward.

To reiterate, as part of a complete entry for a LOOR OSR Category 3 Event (Susan Hood Trophy Race, LO300/LO600, and LOSHRS Race 4), the MMSI Field needs to contain the MMSI number assigned to your boat’s radio, or the exemption number provided by LOOR.

Thanks for your attention to this matter. 

If you have questions, please email them to registrar@loor.ca.

05/Jun/2023 @ 11:24AM EST

LO300 Solo Challenge Additional Entry Requirements -

All participants in the LO300 Solo Class are also participating The Great Lakes Singlehanded Society's Late Ontriob Slo Challenge.

As such, need to register and oay GLSS fees at https://www.solosailors.org/.

Please send confirmation of completing all GLSS entry requirements to glss@loor.ca and registrar@loor.ca.

28/May/2023 @ 08:13PM EST

NoR Version 1.1 Published. -

 4.1   Set cap on registants to 75 boats

13.1  Ensured PHRF-LO ToT listed as PHRF-LO Endorsed Alternative Formula

20/Feb/2023 @ 01:47PM EST

LOOR Webinar 1930 EST, Tuesday, February 21, 2023 – Two key items participants need to know. -

This webinar covers two items participants need to know:

• Information on concussions to comply with Ontario’s Rowans Law – applies to all Ontarian competitive sailors.
• LOOR Offshore Special Regulations (OSR) requirements on first aid knowledge, manual, and kits.

Register HERE.

A recording of the webinar will be posted on LOOR’S YouTube channel.