VOLVO CANADA - Volvo Canada is pleased to announce that the winners of this year's Volvo GHYRA Regatta Week are Ed and Alison Thompson from the boat Wild Thing Untamed.
Volvo dealerships of Oakville and Hamilton signed on as the title sponsor of this year's event, featuring vehicle displays, offering evening shuttle service and sponsoring the inaugural Volvo trophy to be given out to the overall winner of Volvo GHYRA Regatta Week every year. The award was presented by Brad Painter, VP of Marketing for Volvo Cars of Canada Corp. and John Martins, dealer principal at both Volvo of Oakville and Hamilton Volvo.
"I'd like to extend my congratulations to both Ed and Alison on being the overall winners of Volvo GHYRA Regatta Week 2013," says Brad Painter, VP of Marketing, Volvo Cars of Canada Corp., "They overcame unpredictable and varied conditions over the course of the week against a vast group of worthy competitors."
Sixty sailboats crewed by over 200 members from several yacht clubs making up the Golden Horseshoe Yacht Racing Association competed from July 6th to July 11th in western Lake Ontario. Competitors were divided into racing and cruising classes with the former further separated into full sail and no sail categories.
"After six hard days of sailboat racing and socializing amongst a group of people who were competitive, fair and fun, we were flattered to win the inaugural Volvo trophy for the overall winning boat," says Ed Thompson, winner of the overall Regatta and recipient of the Volvo trophy, "The team from Volvo of Oakville and Hamilton did an amazing job in supporting this event and we are very proud to have been a part of it."
FINAL RESULTS
No Flying Sails 2
1st Place
Skipper: Hugh Johnson
Boat: Chimo II
2nd Place
Skipper: Suzanne Broe-Vayda
Boat: Snaps II
3rd Place
Skipper: Peter McDougall
Boat: Defiant III
No Flying Sails 1
1st Place
Skipper: TorJohansson
Boat: Comfort
2nd Place
Skipper: Paul Gravelle
Boat: Blew By U
3rd Place
Skipper: Bruce Spavins
Boat: Alchemist 1
Flying Sails 2
1st Place
Skipper: Gary Hill
Boat: Go Gerty Go
2nd Place
Skipper: John Klosky
Boat: Between the Sheets
3rd Place
Skipper: Alex McMillin
Boat: Jolie Brise
Flying Sails 1
1st Place
Skipper: Ed Thompson
Boat: Wild Thing Tamed
2nd Place
Skipper: Wilf Laman
Boat: Raison D'Etre
3rd Place
Skipper: Geoff Freeman
Boat: Miss Trixie
Participating clubs were Oakville Yacht Squadron, Oakville Club, Bronte Harbour Yacht Club, Burlington Sailing and Boating Club, Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, Newport Yacht Club, Fifty Point Yacht Club and Dalhousie Yacht Club