Another great week at SLSC has ended which means that another great one is about to start! Our fingers are crossed for more wind than we got last week! Keep on reading to hear what we have in store for this week! Instructor News There will be a few changes this week to the instructor … Read more
Online registration is now available for both the Mid-Ontario Championship Regatta and the Canadian Club 420 Nationals. More information can be found on the Mids page, including NOR and registration forms. Here is the link to register for these events: 2011 Canadian Club 420 Registration 2011 Mid-Ontario Laser/Radial Registration 2011 Coach/Chaperone/Spectator Registration
The first week was sunny and warm, a perfect way to start off the sailing season! With just one day of no wind, we were able to get lots of sailing in! While we were sailing at Sturgeon, the race team was off sailing in Parry Sound. Welcome back race team and congrats on a … Read more
SLSC is pleased to welcome back the Kawartha Lakes Boys and Girls Club and the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kawartha Lakes-Haliburton as enthusiastic participants in our program of outreach to local youth groups. The Boys and Girls Club has expanded its participation this year and has booked 6 Friday afternoon sessions. The Big Brothers and Big … Read more
Hello, and welcome to another fun filled summer at the Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club!! Its time to put away your pencils and books and dust off your PFDs and dancing shoes because summer 2011 is finally here and it’s going to knock your socks off! All of the instructors are looking forward to a summer … Read more
June 10, 2011 Dear Families, Friends and Supporters: “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” from Kenneth Grahame (The Wind in the Willows) [and with apologies to Water Rats Sailing Club for blatantly purloining their slogan for my … Read more
The Stugeon Lake Sailing Club will have a new fleet of boats for the Summer of 2011. 6 brand new Laser Picos are expected to arrive in time to be sail ready for the first day of Club. The Laser Pico was launched in 1995 and has enjoyed outstanding success. Internationally, over 15,000 boats have been … Read more
The Mid Ontario Champioship Regatta (known by Ontario sailors as the ‘MIDS’) is a well loved regatta that has built up a great deal of goodwill over the years. It is a highlight of the Ontario dinghy regatta scene and, as it is only run every other year, it is much anticipated by the sailing community. … Read more
We have our coaching team on board for the Summer of ’11! Kate Thomas, Ellen Lourie, Amy DesBrisay, Keira Webster, Owen Thomas and Kevin McPhee may all be familiar faces, but they all have new responsibilities and they are all pumped! We believe that this team will be outstanding. They have great ideas and they are … Read more
SLSC was advised by Ontario Sailing today that the Mid Ontario regatta has been selected as one of the Ontario Sailing Grand Prix Circuit events for the 2011 racing season. The Grand Prix Circuit is open to Ontario sailors aged 20 and under as of December 31, 2011. The results from the regattas on the Circuit will be … Read more
Kate Thomas, always looking for that edge, has taken to ice boating as part of her off season training. On the incredible glass surface that is Lake Ontario off the shores Queen’s University, Kate ‘sailed’ in a fleet of 14 iceboats, in one of those 1,000 things we should all try before we die. I want … Read more