Inaugural Volvo trophy presented to Ed and Alison Thompson
TORONTO, ON (July 16, 2013) - Volvo Canada is pleased to announce the winners of this year's Volvo GHYRA Regatta Week are Ed and Alison Thompson from the boat Wild Thing Untamed.
Volvo dealerships of Oakville and Hamilton signed on as the title sponsor of this year's event, featuring vehicle displays, offering evening shuttle service and sponsoring the inaugural Volvo trophy to be given out to the overall winner of Volvo GHYRA Regatta Week every year. The award was presented by Brad Painter, VP of Marketing for Volvo Cars of Canada Corp. and John Martins, dealer principal at both Volvo of Oakville and Hamilton Volvo.
"I'd like to extend my congratulations to both Ed and Alison on being the overall winners of
Volvo GHYRA Regatta Week 2013," Says Brad Painter, VP of Marketing, Volvo Cars of Canada Corp., "They overcame unpredictable and varied conditions over the course of the week against a vast group of worthy competitors."
Sixty sailboats crewed by over 200 members from several yacht clubs making up the Golden Horseshoe Yacht Racing Association competed from July 6th to July 11th in western Lake Ontario. Competitors were divided into racing and cruising classes with the former further separated into full sail and no full sail categories.
"After six hard days of sailboat racing and socializing amongst a group of people who were competitive, fair and fun, we were flattered to win the inaugural Volvo trophy for the overall winning boat," says Ed Thompson, winner of the overall Regatta and recipient of the Volvo trophy, "The team from Volvo of Oakville and Hamilton did an amazing job in supporting this event and we are very proud to have been a part of it."
FINAL RESULTS:
No Flying Sails 2
1st Place
Skipper
Hugh Johnson
Boat
Chimo II
2nd Place
Skipper
Suzanne Broe-Vayda
Boat
Snaps II
3rd Place
Skipper
Peter McDougall
Boat
Defiant III
No Flying Sails 1
1st Place
Skipper
TorJohansson
Boat
Comfort
2nd Place
Skipper
Paul Gravelle
Boat
Blew By U
3rd Place
Skipper
Bruce Spavins
Boat
Alchemist 1
Flying Sails 2
1st Place
Skipper
Gary Hill
Boat
Go Gerty Go
2nd Place
Skipper
John Klosky
Boat
Between the Sheets
3rd Place
Skipper
Alex McMillin
Boat
Jolie Brise
Flying Sails 1
1st Place
Skipper
Ed Thompson
Boat
Wild Thing Tamed
2nd Place
Skipper
Wilf Laman
Boat
Raison D'Etre
3rd Place
Skipper
Geoff Freeman
Boat
Miss Trixie
Participating clubs were Oakville Yacht Squadron, Oakville Club, Bronte Harbour Yacht Club, Burlington Sailing and Boating Club, Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, Newport Yacht Club, Fifty Point Yacht Club and Dalhousie Yacht Club
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Further information, visit: http://www.ghyra.org/ or follow along on Twitter or the Volvo Canada Facebook page.
Dustin A. Woods
PR Manager - Volvo Cars of Canada
905-510-4496
Edward Thompson
Chair - GHYRA Committee
(905) 829-8299 Ext 3
John McMullen
GHYRA Committee
905-465-3147
