We had it all: a wonderful summer evening, a great turnout of friends, a spectacular setting at the Swanannoa boathouse, Uncle Peter’s punch, great nibblies from many nibbly makers, bartenders extraordinaire, many hands making lighter work, many laughs drifting out onto Sturgeon Lake, a long winded toast to Charlie Gray and Kerry MacMillan with a little of … Read more
Welcome to week two at beautiful Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club. Week one was a resounding success with the silvers and the second year bronze fives hitting up Sail Parry Sound for 4 days of training and regatta’s. While back at club Kate, Chris, Amy, Ellen, and Ian braved 30 degree plus, weather with the Bronzes, … Read more
Welcome to another summer at SLSC! On behalf of all the instructors, I’d like to welcome everyone to the start of another great summer. We will kick of the summer in style with dances, movies, O-Canada re-mixes, and a boat load of awesome instructors. So put those text books away forget that math lesson, and … 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
On the evening of July 10, 2010, SLSC will celebrate the 54th season of Sailing on Sturgeon Lake with a fundraising cocktail and beach party at the Swannanoa boathouse and out on the sandbar. A suggested donation of $40.00 per person will get you a tax receipt and the gratitude of many young sailors as … 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
In a recent article published on Sail World, it was great to see two SLSC alumni, Claire DesBrisay and Elizabeth Barr, now sailing for the University of Ottawa sailing team. The sailing team is newly formed and attended its first regatta, North Spring Qualifier at Cornell University on Easter Weekend, in some big wind on the … Read more
The 2010 Team of S.L.S.C. Instructors is assembled and preparing for an awesome summer! We have a very exciting group of instructors with a great mix of guys and girls, local and non local. We are looking forward to a summer of sailing and fun under the direction of an enthusiastic and talented team. Check … 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