LOWISA Anchorages

A generalized description of the week includes:

Day 1, Sunday, August 3rd
Racing starts at1000 hrs at Kenora Waterfront and Safety Bay. Anchorage and Keewatin Channel to Crescent Island total distance is 23 Miles. Anchorage – just north of Square Island.

Day 2, Monday, August 4th
Racing Starts at 1000 hrs. Anchorage – small bay on the north side of Queen Island. The star raft will be the site for a great on-the-water party. The Mt. Gay, Pepsi, Arctic Glacier Wilderness Adventure Party will get underway at 1700 hrs. At 1830 hrs, start your BBQs; we’ll be passing Dunn Rite wings to the fleet and some sumptuous Mt. Gay Rum Cake (Baba Rum Cake), for dessert. Don’t forget to wear your Mt. Gay t-shirts and hats that you probably got from Wilderness Adventures of the past.

Day 3, Tuesday, August 5th
Racing starts at 1000 hrs. Anchorage – Ash Rapids Camp. Dinner is available at the lodge; reservations are recommended. This dinner is a not a LOWISA event.
Pump outs will be available at the pump out barge which will be located in close proximity to the lodge. Pump outs will be paid for on a user pay basis directly to the service provider.

Day 4, Wednesday, August 6th
This is Layover day; commencing at 1000 hrs with the Skippers’ Meeting and 1100 hrs for racing, those who so choose, will race around the buoys. For those who choose not to sail today, breakfast in the Lodge is available (this breakfast is not a LOWISA event), and general relaxation will remind all that they are on vacation in a beautiful place. This is the night for the annual LOWISA Fish Fry buffet (tickets must be pre-purchased at the August 2nd registration), the Star Search Talent contest, and the Karaoke is sure to go late into the evening.

The anchorage will again be at Ash Rapids Camp where ice, lodge meals and beverages, and pump outs will be available. We will make an announcement as to the departure time of the pump out barge at 1800 hrs Tuesday and again on Wednesday morning at the Layover Day Regatta Skippers’ Meeting.

Day 5, Thursday, August 7th
The race start is set for 1100 hrs – anchorage Micrometer Bay The evening’s activities include a 1700 hr start for the Annual Canadian Tire Youth Fishing Derby. Weigh-in at 1900 hrs at the committee houseboat. (Don’t forget to check into the requirements for fishing licenses).

Day 6, Friday, August 8th
Racing starts at 1000 hrs – anchorage south end of Moore Bay. This is Pizza on the Lake evening. (Pizza orders only at August 2nd registration).

Day 7, Saturday, August 9th
Starting at 10:00 hrs – finish in the vicinity of Wydeman’s Rock.