Long-winded introduction “We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust our sails.” I was stuck in irons all winter. Sails were luffing. Couldn’t bear off. Nor head up. Sometimes going backwards. It was a cruel and heartless season, and I only found warmth in the notion that the summer at Sturgeon is just a … Read more
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The Sturgeon Point Golf Club is hosting a free clinic for kids aged 6 to 18. Put on by the Golf Association of Canada, the “CN Future Links Mobile Clinic”, will be held May 17th at the Golf Club, from 9:30 to 12:00… A summer of sailing and golfing awaits! For more details, contact Chris … Read more
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First day of Club will be Monday, July 6, 2015… further details to follow.
See you in 2015!
Friday August 22, 2014 at 6:00 p.m., at the Sturgeon Point Union Church Deferred Civic Regatta Prizes to be awarded first, then the SLSC’s annual prizegiving. Club AGM to follow – Agenda attached. AGM Agenda 2014
The legendary Bill Callahan once sang, “In conclusion, leaving is easy when you’ve got someplace you need to be. I’m giving up this gig for another season.” The heartbreak in these lyrics seems to strike hard this time of year. A Sturgeon Lake sailor tends to wonder how they manage to live ten months of … Read more
This penultimate newsletter is a special issue indeed, coming to you live from Kingston, Ontario. I sit before my computer screen a worn-down, sunburnt man, and while my fellow coaches and sailors nap after a hard day’s work on a windless lake, I can’t help but admire my own dedication to this self-appointed position of … Read more
The sixth week of the 2014 SLSC season is the smoked meat of a regatta sandwich. On both weekends, the club has or is about to host some major sailing events. The summer may be winding down, but it’s hard to hear the ticking clock with all this commotion around us, as the clubhouse acts … Read more
“August” is the most frightening word of the summer. This simple term implies that there is in fact a limitation to our delightful season. But is the glass half-full or half-empty? Those optimists will joyfully declare that the summer’s achievements add up to a half-full cup, allowing space for another half to be filled with warm … Read more