J/112E Dominates Doublehanders @ Lake Ontario 300

(Port Credit, ONT, Canada)- The 2025 Lake Ontario 300 Race was recently hosted by the Port Credit Yacht Club on Lake Ontario. The Lake Ontario 300 originated through the interest and vision of several single-handed sailors at Oakville Harbour Yacht Club, now part of Oakville Yacht Squadron, and the Port Credit Yacht Club. Johan Pederson and his group envisioned a long-distance race to challenge the skills of those who usually raced single-handed in the Lake Ontario Short Handed Racing Series (LOSHRS) or around the cans on their club’s race nights, or went to regattas such as the Lake Yacht Racing Association and sailed the Freeman Cup. Most, if not all, of these long-distance races were for fully crewed boats. Johan realized that often the sailing done on Lake Ontario was by 2 people, and racing doublehanded was a good way to improve and challenge skills.

Since then, the Lake Ontario 300 has grown in both crew allowance and race length. While there are still double-handed and solo entries, there are a number of boats that race fully crewed. This year, the handful of J/Teams that participated in the race walked off with a few nice pieces of silverware! Here was the outcome of racing on western Lake Ontario.

PHRF Doublehanded Division
In this half-dozen-boat fleet, it was Ard Van Leeuwen’s J/112E HIGH TEA that took class honors by a significant margin, winning by nearly five hours on corrected time!

PHRF B Division
In this ten-boat fleet, it was Robert Dewitte’s J/100 PERSPECTIVE that got the bronze medal. Meanwhile, Ralph Neate’s J/88 BLACK DOG took sixth place.

For more Lake Ontario 300 sailing information
http://loor.ca/lake-ontario-300/