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The Lake Yacht Racing Association (LYRA) is an association of yacht clubs on Lake Ontario and eastern Lake Erie. It was founded in 1884 to promote yacht racing among member clubs.
The LYRA Annual General Meeting will be held at the Oswego Quality Inn, 70 East 1st Street, Oswego, NY at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 12, 2011. Registration will start at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will be available, and the meeting will conclude around 3:00 p.m. Each regular member club is authorized to send three voting delegates, while associate members and affiliated organizations are entitled to send one voting delegate. The agenda for the LYRA AGM includes election of officers; approval of fees for 2012; discussion and approval of the courses for the Freeman, Centennial, and Founders Cup races; and presentations on venues for future regattas. All members are urged to attend the AGM to ensure that LYRA continues to serve the needs and desires of all its member clubs and affiliates.
The 2012 LYRA Annual Regatta will be held at Oswego Yacht Club. We have an update on planning for the regatta here. On the same page we have reports on LYRA 2011 at Port Credit Yacht Club
The Stolze Cup, representative of the LYRA Match Racing Championship, was contested alongside the York Cup August 6-7 at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club. Peter Wickwire and crew from RCYC won the event and the right to represent LYRA and RCYC at the Richardson Trophy Regatta for the match racing championship of the Great Lakes. Here is an article with results and some pictures.
The Richardson Trophy Regatta was held at the Chicago Match Race Center October 7-9. Wickwire and his team placed third of 11 teams after two days of racing in beautiful conditions and a final frustrating day in light air. The second LYRA team at the Richardson, skippered by Magnus Sandberg of National Yacht Club, placed seventh. More details on the event can be found here.
