Ian ‘Bags’ Brown wrote this to us about his friend Bruce Hamilton. Bags and Bruce instructed at the Club together in 1971. BRUCE HAMILTON 1955 – 2011 I’m sad to send you the news that Bruce passed away this past week. When I came to SLSC as head instructor in 1971, Commodore Fred Hopkins and … Read more
At the Ontario Sailing Golf Day recently, Derek Hatfield spoke of his round the world single handed racing carreer, sailing the Spirit of Canada boats. His ‘adventures’ included a capsize and demasting off the Cape of Good Horn while attempting to round Africa. The yacht that he sailed was an Open 60 like the one pictured above. The … Read more
This past weekend, the University of Toronto hosted the annual U of T sailing Regatta and Keira Webster was out sailing for McGill and Claire DesBrisay for the University of Ottawa. The weekend had called for rain, but turned out to be fabulous weather for sunning and sailing off National Yacht Club and SLSC women alumnae distinguished … Read more
The University Sailing season has started up and, again this year, SLSC has alumnae competing – Claire DesBrisay and Liz Barr are sailing for University of Ottawa (Claire as U of O team captain); Kate Thomas is sailing for Queen’s University; Amy DesBrisay and Ellen Lourie for Dalhousie University; and Keira Webster for McGill University…So many … Read more
It is with great sorrow that we write our final newsletter. This summer has been a blast and the whole instructor team is so happy that we spent it with all of you at this amazing place! This fantastic summer wouldn’t have been possible without you, the kids, and we would like to thank you … Read more
Hey everyone and welcome to week 7! This is the final week of our regular program because next week is race week! As always we have tons of fun stuff planned for this week so keep reading to find out what’s in store! Dances and Fun Nights This Tuesday, the Silvers will be running a … Read more
This weekend we hosted the Mid-Ontario regatta for 420’s and Lasers. We had over 150 sailors race here this weekend! Thanks to all the volunteers for making this great regatta possible! We’re looking forward to another busy week at Sailing Club! Water Advisory A brief word of caution, you may have heard that there is … Read more
Today saw light and shifting winds for the start of Mid-Ontario Championship Regatta. The Club 420 fleet of 28 boats took to the water in hopes that the wind would fill in for the 2 pm start of the 2011 Canadian National Club 420 Association Championship. After a short postponement the racing got underway. The … Read more
The sailors have started arriving at Sturgeon Point. For updates on what is going on over the weekend you can follow us on twitter @slscca with #mids.
This Saturday we have the traditional SLSC Civic Holiday weekend regatta. This event has its origins in the 1800s. Come partipate in a tradition that has been part of Sturgeon Lake life since before the birth of our grandparents and greatgrandparents. The details are all contained in the Notice of Race that follows. See you … Read more
We have now reached the middle of summer and our program at the SturgeonLake Sailing Club is in full swing. These past few weeks have been full of sailing, dances, and activities!! And we’re looking forward to many more weeks of fun. Instructor Update Kate and Amy are back from four days of racing … Read more