Board of Directors is excited to announce that we have a great crew of instructors set to run our programme this summer. The group is made up of returning instructors Adam Arscott (head instructor and White 3) and Elizabeth Barr (White 1 & 2)and four new instructors for the ’08 season: Andrew Read (senior race … Read more
Going For Gold in 2008: The Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club race team won the Gold Medal in the last Ontario Summer Games held at the Nepean Sailing Club in August 2006. It has now been announced that Ottawa has been awarded the 2008 Ontario summer Games and, as in 2006, Nepean Sailing Club will host the … Read more
The Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club is pleased to announce our successful funding application to the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). These funds will help ensure the continued safety of participants and increased access to our programs. With OTF’s generous funds, the SLSC will be upgrading our sailing equipment and our facilities to benefit children, youth and … Read more
Reserve the date now for the annual S.L.S.C. Gala event! Saturday August 9th 2008 is when you will be able to experience Mardi Gras in New Orleans without leaving Sturgeon Point! Start looking for your beads and costumes now. Please join us for a wonderful evening including dinner, dancing and a silent auction. Ticket information … Read more
The report prepared by Richard Roberts on the 2007 Mid-Ontario Regatta has been published in The Laser Sailor magazine, which is published by the North American Laser Association. This another sign that the Mid-Ontario regatta is gaining larger recognition as a great sailing event. You can read an edited version of the Mid-Ontario report here.
This past weekend I represented SLSC at the annual meeting of the Canadian Yachting Association in Kingston. It was a great event for the profile for our club, as Gerry Giffin was elected President for a two year term. Many of you may remember Gerry from the mid 1970’s when Gerry was SLSC’s head instructor … Read more
Veteran junior sailing instructor Hugh Goodday of the St. Margaret’s Sailing Club in Nova Scotia writes the following about his Club’s decision to form a 420 race team: “In recent years, the 420 has witnessed a decline in popularity in Nova Scotia and Canada. This is a direct result of the impressive design and clever … Read more
From the Team Vanguard site. The following measurements are those we have found to be the fastest settings for a Club 420. After experimentation you may find that a slightly different setting may mean even better boat speed for you and your style of sailing. The Club 420 is an extremely popular boat used in … Read more
This letter to Sailing Scuttlebutt editor ‘The old Curmudgeon’ from Richard Roberts was recently published in the Scuttlebutt newsletter (see link to Scuttlebutt): “Here are my two cents on a number of race [management] issues. I’ve been a Laser sailor since 1972 and, in our world (I know we can be complainers), I think the … Read more
Presentation of OSA Title Series awards will take place at the OSA annual Meeting on January 20, 2008. Our race team should mark their calendars.
The Ontario Sailing Association has posted the results for its Title Event Series 2007 and Sturgeon Lakers have swept the top spots in the 420 class, with Claire DesBrisay and Emily Fleck winning in the 17 & 18 year old class and with Amy DesBrisay and Kate Thomas taking 1st overall in the 16 & under … Read more