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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 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 LYRA 2012 Notice of Race has been posted on www.LYRA1212.com. Online registration is now open.
First Today, from Youngstown Yacht Club, was the winner of the 2011 LYRA Boat of the Year Award. more...
The 2011 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 2011 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.
