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last updated:
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general information
the W on video  22  May 13
the C.W.A.  25 April 13
the W.I.C.   30 Dec 12

CWA AGM 2013  243 Jan 13
the USWA SKIMMER 27 Jan 12

info/contacts
get W gear:  23 Jan 13
Wayfarer Market:  20 May 13
Events Calendar:    20 May 2013
Wayfarer Links:  15 April  13
Weather:  8 Oct 02
Weekly Whiffle:  20 May 13
Uncle Al,
CWA web master

educational
Wayfarer Institute:  29 Apr 2013
:) PWC repellent (:  4 May 11
Wayfarer Book orders

cruising
N.A. Rallies 00 - 12:   25 Nov 12
Intern'l Rallies:  17 Nov11
Int. Rally 2013:  23 April 13
Cruising Tips:   15 Jan 05
Logs:    9 April  13

racing
2013 Worlds:   26 Feb 13
Latest Seeds8 Feb 13
Regatta Reports:
  13 March 13
Storer Trophy:  25 Nov 12

W nostalgia

events nostalgia:  14 May 13
W's fondly recalled:  12 May 13
George Blanchard:  5 May  11
Hughes Nughes:  27 Nov 07
Past Worlds:  13 Feb 13
Archives:  31 Jan 02
W History in Brief:  29 Nov 00
DM 2002:  1 Nov 02

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HURRY! May 31 deadline for Wayfarer Worlds registration
 
This is a polite reminder that the deadline for registering for the Wayfarer Worlds is fast approaching at May 31 before the prices go way up.  Don't be disappointed and make sure you register and pay by that date.
You can register at www.wayfarerworldsxv.ca. Then click on "notice of race" then download the entry form.  Payments are made on-line so follow the instructions.
<>Hope to see you here!Best wishes, MSC Organizing Committee


40 years of WIC

40 years ago, on a gray winter's day, some of the class cornerstones celebrated the founding of the Wayfarer International Committee by sailing the world's most famous Wayfarer, #48, Wanderer  under the bridges  of London. (l to r) Don Davis, Ken Jensen, Frank and Margaret Dye. More here ...

Another blast from the past

I have uploaded the world-famous Frank Dye movie Summer Cruise onto youtube. Click here to see this 1964 classic in which Frank and his crew, Bill Brockbank, drive the length of the U.K., launch W48 Wanderer at the north tip of Scotland, and sail to Norway via the Faroes. Just under 30 minutes.


Wayfarer, Kate Mellor, needs votes towards getting her a spot in the Clipper Round- the-World Yacht Race. Kate has been contributing W art to the UKWA News and to youtube since she was a child and seems very worthy of getting our votes. Please vote and pass the word on.

The Indian Summer Regatta, a multi-class event held  in the historic Saratoga Lake area in upstate New York, has been moved from the our Thanksgiving weekend to Sept. 28-29 to enable more Canadian Wayfarers to participate. The four Wayfarers who took part in 2012 gave the event and its locale rave reviews.

Please help us out
Join the CWA

Your support  keeps this site - and our Class -
alive.
All are welcome to join us.
  The - dare I say - paltry sum of $30 per year swill make you one of "the few
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CWA currently has 67
 paid-up 2013 members


Wayfarer participation archives and spirit awards - check here

The Wayfarer Book (5th ed.)
Bob Brown, our W Book man reports: .. a limited quantity of the new 5th ed books are here and available ... excellent additions including info on the new Mk4.. edge on improving your skills and knowledge of our beloved W .. great for club libraries or the individual. In Canada the price is $39.99 delivered. Please contact Bob Brown.

sources  for Wayfarer covers, foils, sails, spars, trailers, regalia in North America

W interaction on line:
W  e-group on Yahoo

UKWA Forum
USWA Forum
CL Forum

Recently posted on the Whiffle Web:

14 May 13:  famous 1973 Wayfarer sail up Thames revisited
14 April 13:  NP Boats (US) website now open for business
9 April 13:  Brandon McClintock's long-awaited second half of his Irish Cruise log posted
1 April 13: Darrell Hicks Wayfarer tribute and pics posted
4 March 13: Wayfarer North Americans confirmed for Sept. 7-8 at the Tawas Bay YC
2013 Chesapeake Cruise to get some new wrinkles
22 Feb 13: Frank Pedersen's life celebrated by Wayfarers in two places: here and here
19 Feb 13: our fabulously revamped Worlds XV web site is now on line courstesy John Weakley
15 Jan 13:  complete Wayfarer seeds stats now available to view

Welcome to Wayfarer School: FREE on-line tuition!
 the Wayfarer Institute of Technology
Safety * Sail Shape * Racing Rules * Rig Tips * Techniques
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Expert advice of every kind! If it's not there, I'll find it for you!
Everything you wanted to know about  racing and rigging available as PDF file!!
The WIT is now ad-free and has far greater bandwidth.
The pages that people are likely to print have also been redesigned to print completely
without running off the side of letter-size paper and without ink-consuming backgrounds.