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SAILORS AHOY! The North Shore News’ annual Sailing Race is scheduled for Father’s Day, June 17, and promises to provide keen competition and fun
for the whole family. A new feature this year is an award plaque for the Most Enthusiastic Saiting Club. Deadline for entries is June 15 at noon at the

News office on Lonsdale.

News’ Sailing Race
promises fun for ali

ANNUAL RACE SET

SAILORS are hoping for brisk winds and
taut canvas as they get ready for the upcom-
ing North Shore News Sailing Race, set this
year for Father’s Day, June 17,

By PATRICK RAYNARD

Contributing Writer

“Safe sailing. keen competition, and plenty of fun
for the whole family” is the aim of the annual race,
says News promotion manager Cheryl Carter.

The race, which is in its 13th year, will cover the
traditional !2-mile course.

Participating boats should check in wigh the com-
mittee boat just off West Vancouver's Dundarave Pier
on race-day morning between 9 a.m. and 9:45 a.m.

Following a sequence of horns and colored flags,
the race will begin at 10 a.m... precisely, from the
Dundarave Pier starting line. Sailors will round
markers off Point Atkinson and Poiat Grey, then
head east to the finish line of f Kitsilano Yacht Club.

After the race, all participants are invited to the
Pelican Bay Dining Room at the Granville Istand
Hotel for entertainment, refreshments, and the
awards ceremony.

There are no losers in this race; even skippers who
don’t reach the Tinish fine by the official end. 3 pumt..

FOR FATHER’S DAY

will receive inscribed medallions if they proceed
straight to the hotel. Crew members of all par-
ticipating boats will get the News* traditional Salty
Dog certificates.

Award plaques will not only be given to skippers
finishing first in various boat length categories, but to
such winners as the best decorated boat, the best var-
nish and paint and the oldest and youngest crew
members.

Numerous fun categories for aware? plaques include
best nautically dressed crew, the best junior pirate and
the best bribe attempt. The last rewards the moi cre-
ative dishonesty.

AN new category this year will tevognize the Most
Enthusiastic Sailing Club.

The awards party will be hosted by a celebrity from
QM/FM 103.5, which is co-sponsoring the race.

Peter Speck, publisher of the Nerth Shore News
and an avid sailor, will conduct the the pre-race ship-
pers’ meeting on Thursday, June 24. 7:30 p.m. at the
newspaper's offices at 1139 Lonsdale ur North Van-
COUVET.

Alt types of sailboats are invited to enter, us are all
ages of participants aad boats from all sailing clubs.

The deadline for entries is Friday, June 15, at noon
and the fee is $25 per boat. Entry forms can be ob-
tained from CHOM, (134 Burrard, Vancouver, or
from the Nocth Share News.

Durward breaks 800-metre record

HANDSWORTH TRACK and
field star Lori Durward set yet
another record at the B.C. High
School Track and Field Champi-
Onships held at Burnaby's
Swangard Stadium over the
weekend.

Durward knocked nearly two

seconds off the B.C. high school
meet record set in [982 in the girl's
800-metre race when she captured
the event by clocking in at a time
of two minutes, 08.61 seconds.
She finished the race 120 metres
ahead of the second place finisher.
Last week. Durward set a record

by running the 800-metre race at
an Abbotsford high school meet in
a time of 2:06.9, the fastest run by
a North Americar high school girl.

On Monday, Durward was
scheduled to run in the 1,500 metre
and 800-metre heats.

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