On the weekend of August 28th to 29th, I ventured to Ottawa, with seven of my club mates, for the Ottawa Valley Laser Masters regatta at the Lake Deschenes Sailing Club.
Close to 40 Lasers were on hand for the event, which included a number of Canadian and World Championship competitors from Ontario, Quebec and the USA. The venue on Shirley's Bay, on the Ottawa River, has a nice, modern clubhouse and a large grassy area around the club.
Boat launch is off the shoreline, which is made of rocks. This year the water was very low making launching a little delicate, there are large rocks off shore a few feet below the water level meaning you could not put your centreboard or rudder down until well clear of the shore. The river at this point is a couple miles across allowing for any number of course set-ups......
