2008 has been a great year of sailing on Sturgeon highlighted by the introduction of the Mosquito Program, the success of the new Sunday Afternnoon Race Series, the accomplishments of the race team, the leadership of the instructors, the physical changes to the property – a new bathroom, new docks, buried Hydro cable, renovated boat slips … Read more
CYA is reporting that it is in the midst of making changes to the model for certifying instructors and coaches – a model that has been with us for many years. The new model will have two “steams”: a Learn to Sail recreational stream and a Racing competitive stream. The base course for everybody entering the instructor/coaching development programs … Read more
Amy and Kate are heading back to Halifax by invitation of the Royal Halifax Yacht Squadron that has organized a 420 Halloween Clinic to run from Friday October 24 to Sunday October 26. The clinic is being run by the Canadian Paralympic coach, Craig Guthrie, back from Beijing where he coached Canadian sailor Paul Tingley … Read more
On the Sunday of the Thanksgiving weekend a gang of workers gathered to do a thorough clean up of the grounds and clubhouse…the grounds were scoured by garbage seekers and others swept and cleaned the upstairs, the Res, the tool room and the washroom. A multitude of garbage bags were filled and, by the end … Read more
We are having a Fall clean party at the club this Thanksgiving weekend! Many hands will make light work and many of your friends and relatives and other really cool people will be there to transform our grounds and buildings into tip top shape for the winter…Sunday at 10 a.m. Be there to work off … Read more
September 20-21, 2008 – SLSC had two 420s sail in the Fall CORK Regatta in Kingston, Ontario and our sailors learned first hand why Kingston has such a reputation for strong winds and tough competition. The small fleet of four 420s made up for its small size in skill and depth. Our teams of Evan Burtt/Ellen Lourie … Read more
September 13-14, 2008 – SLSC had 3 teams sailing in the Ontario High School Championships last weekend, hosted by the Whitby Yacht Club. The regatta started on an overcast Saturday morning in light but steady winds…except it almost didn’t for all 3 SLSC boats. Amy DesBrisay/Kate Thomas, Owen Thomas/Sean Clynch and Ellen Lourie/Evan Burtt were all … Read more
On August 13, 2008, the SLSC race team headed to Ottawa for the bi-annual Ontario Summer Games. The team arrived as defending team champions from two years ago and left with Gold in 2008, as Amy DesBrisay and Kate Thomas triumphed in a seven race battle against stiff competition in a 23 boat fleet. The team … Read more
On August 6, 2008, Amy DesBrisay and Kate Thomas flew to Halifax to sail in the ING Youth National Sailing Championships hosted by the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. This regatta is the first qualifying regatta for the the Canadian double handed teams that will represent the country in the 2009 World Youth Championships in Brazil. The … Read more
A free CPR clinic will take place on Wed. August 20th, 2008 from 10:00am to 12:00pm at the Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club. This free CPR training clinic is sponsored by the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario in partnership with the City of the Kawartha Lakes EMS. Participants can pre-register by calling 705-328-1976. The first … Read more
August 6-8, 2008 – On August the 6th, six members of the SLSC Race Team and coach Claire DesBrisay headed up the road to Lake of Bays for the annual Cottage Club Regatta. The regatta was characterized by typical summer 2008 weather, a day of no wind and a day of rain and stormy weather. … Read more