Richard Roberts We picked up this ‘letter to the editor’ of Sailing Scuttlebutt from Andy Roy. It speaks of the spirit of Masters sailing and is a fine lesson for our SLSC sailors: “Here’s one from the Canadian Laser Masters Championship held on Sturgeon Lake, Ontario this past weekend. In an early race I rounded in the … Read more
From July 23 to 25, sailors from coast to coast in Canada – British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia – and from the U.S. (along with one entry from Nortern Ireland) descended on the Village of Sturgeon Point, in Ontario cottage country, to participate in the 2010 Canadian Laser Masters Championships – host club, the Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club. The Sturgeon Lake community … Read more
“I was going to launch a protest against 717, but then I found out he had a stash of cold beer and he offered me one, so I’m withdrawing the protest”…Welcome to Masters sailing: intense competition mixed with great sportsmanship and nothing that can’t be worked out over a cold beer. Day 2 of the … Read more
Beginning Thursday, Masters sailors began to drift in to Sturgeon Point They came from across Canada, from the US and one from Northern Ireland, aged 35 to 76, former Olympians and club sailors, some having sailed all their lives, others more recent converts to the glorious sport. They arrived with their ice packs and their … Read more
Ten SLSC racers, Owen, Mich, Keira, Emma, Megan, Thom, Jacob, Nick, John and Graham, headed off to the Big Sound Challenge in Parry Sound on Monday morning of the first day of Club, led by coach Evan Burtt and Elite Chaperone Leslie Thomas. The Big Sound Challenge combines two days of coaching from top coaches (including ‘our’ … Read more
On July 22, 2010, Masters sailors from Canada and the US will be coming to Sturgeon Point to sail in the Canadian Laser Masters Championships. This is going to be a great event, sailed in one of the greatest sailing dinghies ever designed, with Canadian involvement to boot. The first ever Laser was launched by Bruce … Read more
Dear Families, Friends and Supporters: The eighth and final instructor newsletter of the summer of 2009 began with these words: “Alas, it is with heavy hearts that we come to this: the last week of sailing club! If only summer could last forever! Soon, it will be back to school and boredom and pasty skin … Read more
The following article on the Canadian Masters Championship appeared today in Sail-World.com/Canada and Sail-World.com/USA : Sail-World.com News Sturgeon Lake to host Canadian Laser Masters Championships – July 23-25 6:01 PM Thu 13 May 2010 GMT ‘Racing in the 2009 Laser Masters World Championships’ Matias Capizzano © The Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club, located 2 hours … Read more
Ontario Sailing announced today that the 2010 Dinghy Provincial Championships will be held again this year in Kingston, Ontario in September as part of Fall CORK. In order to qualify for the Provincial Championships, sailors must participate in a minimum of three of the five Ontario Sailing Qualifying regattas and pay a one time registration fee … Read more
The weather was cold – really cold – this past weekend at the Club 420 U.S. Midwinters held at the U.S. Sailing Center in Jansen Beach, Florida, but the competition was hot – really hot. Sailing against stiff competition largely from the U.S. college ranks, Amy DesBrisay and Kate Thomas sailed hard in tough conditions but fell … Read more
2008 Canadian Olympian Mike Leigh in the Laser class and 2008 Paralympic Gold Medallist Paul Tingley in the 2.4 mR class both sailed to victory in in the Sail Melbourne Regatta in Melbourne, Australia in December and you will find below a link to the Sail Melbourne website with really good video of the final … Read more