Archive for the ‘Commodore’ Category
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Greg Tawaststjerna, SLSC alumnus, sailed to a very impressive fourth overall and third place in the Masters category at the 2010 Laser Masters North American Championships sailed on the beautiful waters of the Catalina Channel outside the Los Angeles Breakwater at the Alomitas Yacht Club.
The 40 Standard and 20 Radial masters were ...
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Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Jacob Webster came out victorious in the 2010 Sunday Afternoon Race Series. Sailing with Graeme Shea, Jacob had victories in 3 of the 5 races sailed on the last Sunday of racing - a Sunday that ended up largely as a winner take all day of racing (given the lack ...
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
We picked up this 'letter to the editor' of Sailing Scuttlebutt from Andy Roy. It speaks of the spirit of Masters sailing and is a fine lesson for our SLSC sailors:
"Here's one from the Canadian Laser Masters Championship held on Sturgeon Lake, Ontario this past weekend. In an early race ...
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Monday, July 26th, 2010
From July 23 to 25, sailors from coast to coast in Canada - British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia - and from the U.S. (along with one entry from Nortern Ireland) descended on the Village of Sturgeon Point, in Ontario cottage country, to participate in the 2010 Canadian Laser Masters Championships - host club, the Sturgeon Lake ...
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Saturday, July 24th, 2010
"I was going to launch a protest against 717, but then I found out he had a stash of cold beer and he offered me one, so I'm withdrawing the protest"...Welcome to Masters sailing: intense competition mixed with great sportsmanship and nothing that can't be worked out over a cold ...
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Beginning Thursday, Masters sailors began to drift in to Sturgeon Point They came from across Canada, from the US and one from Northern Ireland, aged 35 to 76, former Olympians and club sailors, some having sailed all their lives, others more recent converts to the glorious sport. They arrived with ...
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Monday, July 12th, 2010
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 ...
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Thursday, July 1st, 2010
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 ...
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Sunday, May 16th, 2010
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 ...
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