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Rideau Ferry Yacht Club, 1909-2009
100th Anniversary Vintage Regatta
The Rideau Ferry Yacht Club invites you to come and join them in celebrating their 100th Anniversary this summer on August 15th & 16th 2009. Once again the R.F.Y.C. will be hosting the traditional race boat regatta that has entertained spectators for generations. Over the past 100 years the club has hosted some of the largest and most exciting international race boat regattas in Eastern Canada.
This year’s regatta promises to be very special as many of the antique and vintage race boat classes that raced in Rideau Ferry many years ago will be returning to recreate the history of boat racing back into the community. Rideau Ferry is located in the heart of cottage country along the beautiful and historic Rideau Lakes system, which stretches from Kingston to Ottawa.
If you want to see and hear some serious horsepower on the water, Rideau Ferry Ont. is the place to be this year. The club will be hosting many famous vintage race boats such as the “Canadiana Grand Prix 222”, one of the largest limited hydroplanes of all time. Once owned and driven by the late Art Asbury who set the World Record of 153.7 mph in 1965 at Beloil Que. Asbury, at one time held the Unlimited Record of 184.5 mph set in 1957 at Picton Ontario with “Miss Supertest II”. Art was regularly seen racing at the Rideau Ferry Regatta’s back in the 50’s and 60’s. (see photo)
There will be many inboard and outboard race boats of all classes both in the water and on display. Many of the boat owners will be available to answer questions and discuss their experiences and share stories of this exciting sport. There will also be many other boating related activities on site that weekend. The race site is located on the Lower Rideau Lake, which is a smaller body of water where the water conditions for boat racing are always favorable.
In 2007 the RFYC held its first Vintage Regatta which proved to be very successful. The regatta was an APBA/CBF joint sanction event, (as it will be this year), and attracted many race boats from Clayton NY, Wolfeboro NH, Buffalo NY, Montreal Que. which including a variety of inboard classes such as, large & small hydros, Jersey Skiffs, flat bottom speedsters and many other outboard racers, both on the water and on land.
If you have a vintage race boat and would like to participate either on the water or on land, please contact the Rideau Ferry Yacht Club at rfyc@sympatico.ca soon as space is limited and many entrees have been submitted to date. For further information you can visit their web-site at;
http://www.vintageraceboatshop.com/RideauFerry-2009.htm
100th Anniversary Vintage Regatta
The Rideau Ferry Yacht Club invites you to come and join them in celebrating their 100th Anniversary this summer on August 15th & 16th 2009. Once again the R.F.Y.C. will be hosting the traditional race boat regatta that has entertained spectators for generations. Over the past 100 years the club has hosted some of the largest and most exciting international race boat regattas in Eastern Canada.
This year’s regatta promises to be very special as many of the antique and vintage race boat classes that raced in Rideau Ferry many years ago will be returning to recreate the history of boat racing back into the community. Rideau Ferry is located in the heart of cottage country along the beautiful and historic Rideau Lakes system, which stretches from Kingston to Ottawa.
If you want to see and hear some serious horsepower on the water, Rideau Ferry Ont. is the place to be this year. The club will be hosting many famous vintage race boats such as the “Canadiana Grand Prix 222”, one of the largest limited hydroplanes of all time. Once owned and driven by the late Art Asbury who set the World Record of 153.7 mph in 1965 at Beloil Que. Asbury, at one time held the Unlimited Record of 184.5 mph set in 1957 at Picton Ontario with “Miss Supertest II”. Art was regularly seen racing at the Rideau Ferry Regatta’s back in the 50’s and 60’s. (see photo)
There will be many inboard and outboard race boats of all classes both in the water and on display. Many of the boat owners will be available to answer questions and discuss their experiences and share stories of this exciting sport. There will also be many other boating related activities on site that weekend. The race site is located on the Lower Rideau Lake, which is a smaller body of water where the water conditions for boat racing are always favorable.
In 2007 the RFYC held its first Vintage Regatta which proved to be very successful. The regatta was an APBA/CBF joint sanction event, (as it will be this year), and attracted many race boats from Clayton NY, Wolfeboro NH, Buffalo NY, Montreal Que. which including a variety of inboard classes such as, large & small hydros, Jersey Skiffs, flat bottom speedsters and many other outboard racers, both on the water and on land.
If you have a vintage race boat and would like to participate either on the water or on land, please contact the Rideau Ferry Yacht Club at rfyc@sympatico.ca soon as space is limited and many entrees have been submitted to date. For further information you can visit their web-site at;
http://www.vintageraceboatshop.com/RideauFerry-2009.htm
