Entry numbers for the 2005 Annual Can- Am CL-16 White Sail Regatta near the half way mark

Hilton Beach, Ontario Canada- April 21, 2005. The winter months have now come and gone and for many the urge to set the sail for the open water is on the horizon.

The North Channel Yacht Club of Desbarats will be hosting its Second Annual Can-Am CL-16 White Sail Regatta in little more than four from now.

The 2005 Can-Am CL-16 White Sail Regatta is scheduled to take place August 6 and 7, 2005 off the shore of Hilton Beach.

Registration for the second annual Can Am CL-16 White Sail Regatta is limited to the first 30 entrants. Nearly half the registration spots have already been filled.

The Second Annual Can Am CL-16 White Sail Regatta will see the introduction of a second winner’s cup, The Hilton Beach Cup. The Hilton Beach Cup will be presented to the winner of the fifth and final race, Sunday along with a purse of $2,500.

To qualify for the Hilton Beach Cup, the winning skipper must have started in the four previous races.

The newly introduced cup and prize money will be added to the existing total prize money of $5,000 (Canadian) and the CL-16 Can Am White Sail Regatta trophy. The CL-16 Can Am White Sail Regatta trophy will be presented to the skipper that has accumulated the most points in the five races.

All trophies and prize money will be awarded at the end of the regatta.

CL-16 CAN-AM WHITE SAIL REGATTA

FAST FACTS:

Definition:

A CL-16 is a 16-foot fiberglass sail boat manufactured in Fort Erie, Ontario.

White Sail means, the skipper and crew sail with the main sail and a jib only, no spinnaker.

Regatta is a group of sailing boats and its owner(s) enjoying a weekend of sail boat racing.

WHERE: Off the shores of the Hilton Beach Harbor, Hilton Beach on St. Joseph Island.

Hilton Beach is located on the northeast portion of St. Joseph Island. By land it’s located 50-kilometres East of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. via Highway 17.

WHEN: Saturday August 6 and Sunday August 7, 2005.

COMPETITION: Maximum of 30, CL-16 sail boats competing in all races.

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