LYRA Boat of the Year
The LYRA Boat of the Year award recognizes performance at the LYRA Annual Regatta and other top regattas in LYRA waters. To qualify for consideration, boats must race in at least seven counter events, including the Annual Regatta Course Racing Series and two other "Tier I" events. Selection of the winning boat from among the qualifiers is made by the LYRA executive committee, taking into account subjective factors such as the level of competition at various events. The list of counter races and events can be found here.
The 2010 LYRA Boat of the Year is Rags, a C&C 115 raced under the Mimico Cruising Club burgee. Rags was first in the IRC division at the Youngstown Level Regatta. She sailed four of the five LORC regattas and finished second for the season in IRC 1. She made the trip up the Welland canal to Buffalo, where she finished first in IRC in the Centennial race and fifth in IRC 1 in the day course racing. Congratulations to skipper Judy Button and her crew for an excellent 2010 season.
2010 runners-up were Mullet from RYC and Gaucho from BCC. Congratulations to skippers and crew.