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Ackroo Lake Ontario 300 Challenge - Gaucho claims line honours By Greg Nicoll, 5:44 AM Tue 24 Jul 2012
The Ackroo Lake Ontario 300 Challenge – Gaucho Skipper, Keith MacDonald was very excited to win line honours, crossing the finish line at the Port Credit Yacht Club at 9:55 Monday morning. Gaucho, a Farr 44 sailing under the Buffalo Canoe Club burgee, is crewed by family and friends that have sailed together for years. ...[more]

Ackroo Lake Ontario 300 Challenge of to a challenging start! By Greg Nicoll, Toronto , 10:19 AM Sun 22 Jul 2012
The Ackroo Lake Ontario 300 Challenge - This is the 23rd annual LO 300 Race: for more information on the race and to follow racers on Yellow Brick go to www.lO300.org ...[more]

Lake Ontario 300 - The race is on! By LO300 Media, Mississauga, ON , 12:31 PM Fri 20 Jul 2012
We hope everyone has a great experience at this year's Lake Ontario 300 Challenge. It has been a long year of preparation and our committee has already started to greet the early arrivals. Yellowbrick Tracking is on site doing their final preparations and banners, booths etc., are being set up. The excitement has already started and should flow right through to our post race party on Tuesday. ...[more]

Lake Ontario 300 - The field is set to go for this year’s challenge By Guy Perrin, Mississauga, ON , 10:26 PM Wed 18 Jul 2012
Registration is complete for the 23rd running of the Lake Ontario 300 Challenge and it promises to be an exciting 300 mile race that could come down to minutes at the finish line. 'We have some very tight divisions in the competitive, sport boat divisions, which always makes a race like this very tense,' stated Darren Gornall, chairman of this year’s race and past Sperry Cup Winner. ...[more]

The Conservatory Group sponsors the 2012 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge By LO300 Media, Mississauga, ON , 12:02 AM Sun 8 Jul 2012
The organizers of the Lake Ontario 300 Challenge are proud to announce that Toronto’s Premier developer, The Conservatory Group will be a presenting sponsor of the 2012 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge taking place on Saturday, July 21st starting from the Port Credit Yacht Club, Mississauga Ontario. ...[more]

The 2012 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge countdown is on! By LO300 Media, Mississauga, ON , 10:11 PM Sat 7 Jul 2012
The countdown is on and the final preparations are well on their way for this year's Lake Ontario 300 Challenge. Don't forget the entry deadline of July 11, 2012 it is only one week away and you won't want to miss out on this year's challenge. With the support of our new title sponsor, Ackroo and our new presenting sponsor The Conservatory Group we are going to ensure a high quality event. ...[more]

Lake Ontario 300 Challenge Race announces Ackroo as official sponsor By Sail-World Canada, 10:39 PM Sat 23 Jun 2012
The organizers of the Lake Ontario 300 Challenge Race are proud to announce that loyalty and rewards platform provider Ackroo will be the title sponsor of the 2012 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge. The Lake Ontario 300 Challenge race organizers are delighted to have a sponsor who shares similar desires to grow and support the boating industry. ...[more]

Lake Ontario Offshore Racing Group's Darren Gornall talks 2012 By Guy Perrin, 8:09 AM Fri 20 Apr 2012
Darren Gornall, Chairman of Lake Ontario Offshore Racing Group, talks to Sail-World.com's Greg Nicoll about how the group was put together to handle some of the major races on Lake Ontario and the plans they have for 2012. ...[more]

Lake Ontario 300 Solo Challenge By Guy Perrin, 4:21 PM Sat 14 Apr 2012
With a little over 90 days until the start of the third Lake Ontario 300 Solo Challenge, now is the time to start thinking about the Challenge, and preparing your boat and yourself for an all new adventure this year. So far, we have six Solo sailors signed up for this year’s race, includingthree returning GLSS members, two first timers, and one skipper returning to try it again. ...[more]

Lake Ontario 300 Challenge - Crew and skippers mixer night By Guy Perrin, , 5:43 PM Fri 13 Apr 2012
Lake Ontario 300 Challenge (LO300), sponsored by True North Yachts, is holding a crew and skippers mixer night at Port Credit Yacht Club. Are you a racing skipper looking for reliable crew that is experienced but hasn’t a boat or isn’t experienced, but is enthusiastic about learning to race a sailboat? ...[more]

Lake Ontario 300 Challenge - Introduction to stability screening By Guy Perrin, , 5:52 PM Mon 5 Mar 2012
Lake Ontario 300 Challenge (LO300) - One of the primary areas of concern for the Lake Ontario Offshore Racing Group is racers safety. Our improvement efforts in this respect are two-fold for 2012; we have standardized the published Minimum Equipment Requirements across all events ...[more]

New Sperry Top-Sider Trophy to be added to 2012 Lake Ontario 300 By Lake Ontario 300 Media, Mississauga, ON , 8:56 AM Sat 11 Feb 2012
The Lake Ontario Offshore Racing Committee, organizer of the Lake Ontario 300 Challenge, is proud to announce the introduction a new Lake Ontario 300 Challenge major trophy to be awarded to the overall IRC Class Champion. Since its introduction in 2008, the IRC Class has grown from six entries in the original year to two separate divisions to accommodate 14 yachts in 2011. ...[more]

Lake Ontario 300 Challenge Canadian Yachting Photo Contest winners By Guy Perrin, , 6:28 PM Thu 3 Nov 2011
Here are the winning photographs in the Lake Ontario 300 Challenge Canadian Yachting Photo Contest! ...[more]

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