Marathon Rallies are primarily
designed to hone your skills in navigation during daylight and at night. These rallies are
held during a full moon period to make this as easy as possible.
The objective of the Affordable Yachting is to organize this type of
activity in all the regions served by the group. The first race was held on Lake Champlain
in 1997 we hope to organize other rallies in the near future.
The Marathon races on Lake
Champlain are enduro races of approximately 100 nautical miles. There are two versions:
the Quartet version is held in the spring: a Skipper and a maximum of three crews.
The Duo edition is held in the fall with the added difficulty in its
restriction to one skipper and only one crew: a maximum of two people on
board.
Entry fees
Last fall 2004, it was decided
to charge $20 per crew to pay for a T-shirt for the skipper and the cocktail served at the
skipper meeting. Extra T-Shirt for crew are 10$ only.
The Canadian importer of the
French crystal "J.G. Durand"has gaciously offered an enormous Champagne glass
made out of 24% crystal. It is mounted on a solid Walnut base and is now a perpetual
trophy to be defended at each race.