Graeme Hayward (1929 – July 4, 2013) was a Canadian Fourteen Foot Dinghy Hall of Fame Inductee by the Canadian Dinghy Association at Royal Canadian Yacht Club Toronto 2011 I-14 Team Race Champion (1x World and 6x Canadian) Canadian Dinghy Association and World Association President, CDA Champion America's Cup Match Racing rules pioneer, International Umpire and Judge 39 year CYA committee(s) member and chair
Over a 31-year period, Graeme owned and campaigned six International Fourteens, winning the World Team Races in Bermuda in 1959, the CDA Championship in 1958 and the CDA Team Racing Championships on six occasions. He helped build the clubhouse of the Itchenor Sailing Club and was Commodore of the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club in Montreal. Graeme was elected life member at Itchenor Sailing Club, Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club and the Oxford-Cambridge Sailing Society. He was voted CYA Volunteer of the year in 1998.
As CDA president from 1966 to 1973, Graeme proposed and led the creation of the International Fourteen World Association. Graeme also served as CDA Measurer and Rules Committee Chairman for 25 years and helped author and update our constitution and class rules. As World President, he established formal trials for the single trapeze in North America and successfully lobbied the UK association to ensure its worldwide adoption in 1971. He was a leader of the Fourteen fleet in Montreal winning many important Canadian and US trophies including the Bongard, Buzzards Bay Bowl, DP Kirby Memorial and seven RstLYC I-14 class championships.
After Fourteens, Graeme helped introduce on-the-water umpiring to the match racing world. He was the rules advisor for the Canadian entries at the 1982 and 1986 America's Cups and was part of the International Jury/Umpire teams in Fremantle, San Diego and Auckland. He was a member of the ISAF Working Party in Lymington that established the rules for umpiring and match racing (now Appendix C). He served as an International Umpire for 15 years, helped develop the Umpires’ call book and co-authored and administered the ISAF Umpires’ test. He has been an ISAF umpire and judge at 26 World Match Racing Conference events including various Louis Vuitton Cups, Nations Cups and Gold Cups. He has chaired or umpired at a further 27 match racing events including fourteen York Cups and the 2007 International C-Class Championships.
Graeme has also served as ISAF judge over a 30-year period at 34 world and 57 major championships ranging from the International Fourteen Worlds to the Canada's Cup, Maxi World Cup, Whitbread, Australian America's Cup Defender Trials, SORC, Miami OCR, and World Championships for the Farr 40, J24 and Laser classes. Back home, Graeme was a member and chairman of the CYA Appeals, Racing Rules and Umpires’ committees over a 39-year period. In recognition of his contributions, he was elected member emeritus of the Appeals committee in 2004 and named CYA Judge emeritus in 2011.
Biography
Death and Afterward
Graeme passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2013, following a courageous five-year battle with cancer and other complications. He was 85. Graeme is survived by his caring and beloved wife Janice, his sons Gavin (Megan and daughter Lexie) and Peter (Andrea).
Additional background for Graeme Hayward
Yacht clubs
Since 1950 Itchenor Sailing Club Honorary life member
Since 1952 Oxford and Cambridge Sailing Society Life member
Since 1956 Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club Commodore 1982–83, Honorary life member ‘10
1987-2008 Oakville Club
Fourteens Owned
1950 Thor K 501 Uffa Fox 1969 Tradewind KC 354 Kirby III
1957 Stormalong KC 179 Fairey V 1971 Bacchante KC 391 Kirby IV
1964 Spindrift KC 279 Kirby II 1975 Goldfinger KC 476 Kirby V
Competitive Sailing Background
Competed in Fireflies, International Fourteens, Swordfish, Merlin-Rockets, International 30 sq. m., Swallows, Dragons, International 5.5 m and Offshore racing events. Principal class of competition was the International Fourteen. Owned and actively campaigned a series of six I-14s over 31 years from 1949 until 1980. Finished 6th at POW in 1951. Won the Itchenor Gallon in 1952, the CDA Championships and the Governor General's Trophy in 1958 (in a fleet of over 50 boats), the Buzzards Bay Bowl in 1960, the Bongard Cup, the DP Kirby Memorial, seven RstLYC I-14 Class Championships and three RstLYC Club Championships. Team raced from 1948 until 1980. Member Cambridge University sailing team 1949. Twice member of the winning team for the Wilson Trophy at West Kirby. Member of the winning team at the