One Girls Ocean Challenge

October 12, 2012

October 12, 2012
Thank you Oakville Yacht Squadron, for a wonderful fun night last night and for all of your support!  It was great to see old racing friends and share new race stories!
Diane

October 11, 2012
Come sea and hear the story of racing in France’s Bay of Biscay and the Fastnet Race in the Irish Sea, tonight at the Oakville Yacht Squadron 8pm.
Diane

October 9, 2012
Latest news about next year’s race!  They are going to announce the race date and the course on October 27th in Douarnenez!  We’re getting closer!  Stay tuned for updates 🙂
Diane

September 28, 2012

For anyone who hasn’t noticed….I love sailing.  I also very much love sharing that passion with others….
is an organization changing life’s trajectory of youth and young adults through sailing opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have. I have the privilege of being an honorary board member for Broad Reach.  With that privilege comes the privilege of work!  Yesterday Eric and I pulled the mast of their J35 “Battlewagon”, to get it ready for hauling out in the next few days.

September 25, 2012
We’re in Quebec Yachting!  You’ll find a nice article written about our exciting adventures in France and England this past spring.  Enjoy!

http://www.quebecyachting.ca/2012/evenements-et-regates/regates/diane-reid-une-coureuse-ambitieuse-et-courageuse/
Diane

September 23, 2012

Well the Summerville turned out to be a crazy exciting race!  The morning opened up with some rain, but cleared off just before the race started.  It was already blowing 17 knots.  Woohoo!  Bring on the spinnaker run!  The course took us back and forth across Toronto’s skyline, giving us a nice long spinnaker run and a short two mile leg up wind to our final turning mark to the finish.  But where was the mark?  The rest of our fleet pressed on to weather while we kept searching for our turning mark…..?  “Wait” shouted Jen from the rail….”what’s that right there?” And there it was….our slightly deflated weather mark, hiding in the waves.  We tacked over and waved good bye to our competitors who were still working their way to weather.  The eagle eyes of our bow girl and the navigation assets of our fantastic tactitician Bill put us ahead of our competition finishing second over the line of all the racers and first in our division!  Awesome race guys!

September 22, 2012
Today is the Summerville race.  Approximately 20 miles of racing on the X-35 in the east end of Toronto.  The weather forecast is fantastically optimistic with upwards of 20 knots of wind, rain and localized shifts due to land effects.  Get your woolies on and your rain gear!!!  It’s going to be an awesome ride!
Diane

September 21, 2012
What a fantastic night last night at Mimico Cruising Club!  Great conversation catching up with some fantastic women sailors over dinner and drinks.  Thanks for letting me share my stories of racing this spring in the Irish Sea and the Bay of Biscay!
Diane

September 20, 2012
It was blowing like stink today at Ashbridge’s Bay Yacht Club!  Kind of reminded me of being in the Fastnet Race this past spring…..only not NEARLY as crazy!