Niagara team wins Canadian Women's Keelboat Championship

2014 Sail Canada National Women's Keelboat Championship Luka Bartulovic

2014 Sail Canada National Women's Keelboat Championship © Luka Bartulovic

At the end of the first day of sailing, only one point separated the top three teams, with Gordon leading- followed closely by Marion LeMarchand and Melodie Gummer. On day two the racing tightened up even more, with Gordon and LeMarchand tied at the top (with Gordon winning the tie-break) and Gummer only three points back.

'Going into the last day of racing, I knew we had to keep a close eye on Marion and Melodie. Our goal was to keep them behind us and still sail where we wanted to' says Jinnie. Day three on the water saw big breezes up to 18 knots – which Gordon says was definitely an advantage for them. 'We have spent a lot of time practising in big air – so we were really comfortable out there, and able to keep the boat driving well.'

The Niagara team cinched the win on the last day with a fifth and two firsts. 'We’re so honoured to be bringing home this win home to Niagara' Gordon says, 'all the support we’ve received has been overwhelming.'

2014 Sail Canada National Women's Keelboat Championship © Luka Bartulovic

The Sail Canada Women's Keelboat Championships are held annually at a member club. The venue rotates around the country and is selected based on availability of a fleet of one design keelboats for use by competitors. The regatta provides women keelboat and offshore sailors with high quality one design racing and an opportunity to compete with the top national and international female sailors.

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