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1970
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UKWA proposal
of WIC as talk
of a Worlds heats up
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CWA Hon.
Commodore, Don Rumble,
dies of heart attack on July 21 while leading a race on Trout Lake
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Hugh Thomas
leads seven W’s
including Don & Connie Davis on week-long cruise of Muskoka
Lakes
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first CWA
Yearbook
produced by Mike Schoenborn
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Bill Abbott
takes over
as Canadian W builder
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32 W’s incl.
US entries to
our Nats at Ottawa
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1st June
Bug &
Pumpkin
at Fanshawe; Mike & Al S. Pumpkin Regatta Champions of Champions
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débuts:
Hans Gottschling W421, Linda & Patrick Sweet W2265 (as Don Davis
builds
ABYC fleet from 1 W to 30+)
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1971
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NAC at Bronte
attracts record
55 boats: George Blanchard wins by a whisker; W851, sailed by Ken
Holloway
and Ivar Zalitis, is struck by lightning
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débuts:
Rod Wreford W786; Uncle Al buys W852, wins his first Nats (at Kingston
YC), returns as editor
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1972
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Frank &
Margaret Dye’s
icy March sail off TSCC makes Toronto TV
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inaugural
meeting of WIC in
London, England on April 14; continued standardization of Rules: centre
mainsheeting finally banned, inboard jib sheeting allowed -
International
Class Rules to be issued in ‘75
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UKWA proposes
1973 Worlds
in UK - entries expected from Canada, US, Denmark, Australia, Germany
(when
this event was put off to ‘74, Canada volunteered to host at BHYC in
‘73
- rejected by UKWA)
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Don &
Connie Davis win
Frank Dye’s Viking Longship Trophy for the log of their
month-long
circumnavigation of Georgian Bay
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Beaver Valley
YC founded at
TSCC Rothman’s Olympic Week, dedicated to the premise the racing must,
above all, be fun
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Jeff Jones
first US winner
of Canadian Nats
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début:
Alf Easy W2478
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1973
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formation of Wayfarer
International
Committee
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first Mark
II (number
3907) produced in England
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Ken Jensen
article outlines
benefits of removing Wayfarer front benches
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NAC finally
hosted by USWA
(Metro Beach on Lake St. Clair), Jeff Jones starts 5-year victory run
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Mike S. puts
W276 up for sale
(not sold yet!); brother Al sells SON OF SNOOPY, buys Fireball
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débuts:
Star
photographer, Ken Elliott W2276 brings great photos; Mike Codd as Rod
Wreford
crew?
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1974
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First
Wayfarer Worlds
at Hayling Island SC; entry limited to 6 SWS, USWA, CWA plus 12 UKWA
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World
champions: Alan
& Martin Wilson, W1450 (UK)
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Sarnia
Centreboard Club hosts
NAC off beach, many near disasters as fleet launches into 8-foot
breakers
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Fall Party at
TSCC draws 140+
with slides/films of Worlds and cruises plus Mudl Gottschling art
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débuts::
"Rocket" Roy Riddell W627 CRIPPLE CREEK FERRY, Chris &
Carolyn
Kofler W1556
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1975
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CWOA becomes
CWA
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débuts:
Brian McCleery W828, Uncle Al returns from Fireballs in composite Mark
II W4000 (75 lb. overweight!!)
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1976
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Worlds 2
at TS&CC,
Don Davis shines as Regatta Chairman
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World
champions: Colin
& Iain Wilson, W6188 (UK)
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January: first
Whiffle
printed through OSA
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US Nats open
to Canadians
for first time - Uncle Al wins Bi-Centennial US Nats over Jeff Jones at
Croton-on-Hudson
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débuts:
Derwyn
Hughes W4615, John deBoer W4800, Bill deBoer W1901, Bill & Ann
Rogers
W3615, Russ Burrell W3638, Julia Schönborn; George Blanchard goes
glass (W4600) as sale of W283 ends era
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Scandinavian
champions:
Søren
Ejsenhardt/John Wulff/Peter Jensen (W1624)
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1977
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WIC approves
sail-head buoyancy
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Scandinavian
champions:
Ernst
Henriksen/P. Helbo (W4663)
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Jeff Jones
makes history by
winning 5th straight North Americans
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débuts:
Gord Zimmerman & John Pocock W5223 Gordoon, Stan Lepper
W661,
Phil & Nan Gumley W3642 Bob Frick W1931, Sid Goldsmith W917 sends
in
the first of his cartoons for Whiffle
and/or Yearbook
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| 1978 |
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WW3 at
Hellerup (Copenhagen),
only Uncle Al and George Blanchard helm for Canada; wooden boat revival
as Alec Stone-built second-generation epoxied wooden beauties steal the
Worlds’ show; first Worlds for Ian Porter
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World
champions: John
& Stevie Doerr, W4548 (UK)
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"international"
spi
approved by WIC: compromise between huge North American and tiny
European
spinnakers
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heart attack
claims Pete Hanson
(W720), one of the most popular Canadian Wayfarers
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A & B
Fleets in
both Canadian and U.S. Nationals
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Uncle Al and
Julia move into
W3854 and dump (at least) once in each event
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débuts:
Steve & Ken Carroll W6066, Brian Love W3654, Sandy Clifford,
Darrell
Hicks returns as W283
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Scandinavian
champions:
B.
Krarup/C. Brun (W3415)
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| 1979 |
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Scandinavian
champions:
L.
& A.M. Thomsen (W4136)
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8 Wayfarers
attend first "Rantzausminde"
camping/cruising week in Denmark after announcement in April 79 Wayfarer
Nyt
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"teams" and
small lakes format
for Canadian Nationals at Conestoga increases attendance from 22 to 57
entries
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new CWA
trophies: Joy
Phillips takes first Ted Davis Memorial Trophy (best Cruise
Log);
George
Smith Trophy to Uncle Al for exceptional contibutions to
the
Wayfarer Class over the years; Linda & Pat Sweet win Storer
Trophy
(best racing performance)
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débuts:
Skip Langton W4685, Stew & Doug Netherton W4577, Don Parker W2186
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