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2026 Canadian Championship Registration is Open
1. Competitors must arrange moorage through either of the two Gibsons marinas.
2. The Gibsons Landing Harbor Authority (public) Marina has space set aside for competitor boats, but the Gibsons (private) Marina space is dependent on how many folks take their boats cruising that weekend, because they don’t have transient space set aside. As such they have a Waitlist for July.
3. When contacting the GLHA marina ensure that you specify that you are part of the Sunshine Coast Yacht Club reservation as opposed to saying you’re with the Gary White Memorial Regatta.
4. The rates between the 2 marinas are almost the same: GLHA is $2.40 per foot per night plus GST and GM is $2.60 plus GST.
5. Contact info for both Marinas are on the main page of the regatta sub-website.
6. Motherships have the choice of staying at either Marina, or anchoring out: there’s lots of anchoring options off the Gibsons waterfront as well as the Plumper Cove Marine Park on nearby Keats Island.
*Special Event*: Don Martin has agreed to give a presentation at the regatta on the history of the M242 on Friday night, July 17, 6:30PM at The Bay Gibsons. (https://www.
Dave Perry's Rules of Racing Seminars
2026 Martin 242 Class Rule Changes
Martin 242 Class Rule Changes
The IMCA Technical Committee has performed a follow-up review of the Class Rules over the past 9 months with regard to sail cloth and construction techniques, with a view to keeping sail costs affordable for Class members, and as a result the following major Class Rule changes will be in effect on April 15 as follows:
REVISED RULE - 3.6.10: Effective April 15, 2026, the Technical Committee adopted new sail cloth rules in Appendix A. Should there be any doubt with regard to whether proposed sail cloths or construction techniques fit within these new rules, the Technical Committee shall be consulted in all cases for approval of such sails or construction techniques via your local Measurers.
REVISED RULE - Appendix A, Mainsail Specifications #6: The mainsail may be fitted with vision windows whose combined area shall be no larger than 850 square inches (0.548 square meters) in total. If fitted, no vision window edge shall be further away than 1.5 meters (4.91 feet) from the foot. Additionally, spreader windows shall be no larger than 160 square inches (0.1 square meters) in total.
REVISED RULE - Appendix A, Mainsail Specifications #10: The body of the sail shall consist of a woven single-ply made of PET. Sails constructed, sold to owners, and listed on Sail Registers prior to January 1, 2026 are grandfathered.
(Note: Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is marketed under the trade name Dacron.)
REVISED RULE - Appendix A, Jib Specifications #10: The body of the sail shall consist of single-ply (woven or laminated) with fibers made of PET. Technologies utilizing bespoke load bearing fibers (e.g. Tape Drive, Stratis, 3Di, FiberPath, D4) are not permitted. Sails constructed, sold to owners, and listed on Sail Registers prior to January 1, 2026 are grandfathered.
(Note: Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is marketed under the trade names Mylar and Dacron.)
The new 2026 Class Rules amended on April 1, 2026, and in effect April 15, 2026 can be found here on the Fleet 1 / 2 website in the M242 Class Docs section.
For more background on the Technical Committee decision process regarding the above issue, please see this document in the M242 Class Docs section labelled “IM242CA Technical Committee Rule Interpretations & Decisions“
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