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M242 Mast Tubes update

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M242 Mast Article by Michael Clements in Sailing World!

Photos by Peter Grimm, who picked the test tubes up from Apex Extrusions.
The samples are now at the anodizer in Port Moody. They’ll be ready in a week or so for distribution to the Technical Committee for review in BC, WA State, and California.

At first blush they look like 242 mast tubes. So far so good.

See this link: to the mast and boom project and the financials

The M242 journey to build our own masts as told by Michael Clements in an article for Sailing World published this week!

“How the Martin 242 Class Secured Its Future - The North American M242 class embarks on an ambitious project to ensure its longevity by ensuring a supply of replacement masts at the ready.”

See the link here:

https://www.sailingworld.com/gear/brother-can-you-spare-a-mast/

SOLD - #91 White Rabbit!

As the seller, Tom Bennett, says: “We have sold " White Rabbit" Sail/ hull # 91 on November 5th. The new owner is Simon Deller, He is one of our crew and we will continue to race with him in the Comox Area.” Details and photos to follow soon.

Congratulations Simon!

SOLD - #63 Steel Breeze!

SOLD - 11th boat of 2024 to change hands and the 77th in 7.9 years - Nelson, BC, on November 25th, 2024: Steel Breeze -Hull 63 (Nelson, unlisted transaction): to Rob Fox and three partners from Gary & Anne Armstrong. Details and photos to follow soon.

Rob is a former CDN Sailing Team Coach and then went into private coaching. He's currently working in another field in the Nelson area and has a fairly large group of younger folks that he wants to get out racing on Silver Bullet, so this is excellent news for the area.

Congratulations Rob and all your Partners!

Thermopylae Regatta!

This year's M242 Fleet 2 Championships were held at Royal Victoria Yacht Club during the Thermopylae Regatta on October 5/6.

The winning Royal Vancouver Yacht Club Team was Michael Clements (Skipper), Adrienne Mennell (RVYC), Erica Crilly (RVYC) and the fourth member of the team was Luzzara Mazariegos on Too Wicked!

Mike and Team were also awarded the “Fleet 2 Championship ”trophy (the M242 half model), the first time it’s ever been won by a non-Fleet-2 boat, plus the Royal Vic M242 Award (the big silver trophy)!

Races were held under mostly sunny skies on Saturday with variable wind speeds from 2-12 knots for the 6 races. Sunday was sunny all day with very light air for all 3 races. Both days saw flat water and extremely variable current with multiple streams on the course.

Final Results can be seen here:
2024 RVYC Thermopylae Regatta (theclubspot.com)

Winners!

2nd Place - Alex Fox (2nd from left) and team (#11 Crantini), with PRO Dugald Smith on the right.

3rd place - Bob Britten (3rd from left) and team (#266 No Worries)

Mike Cannon is the new Fleet Captain for M242 Fleet 2!