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SLSC is pleased to welcome back the Kawartha Lakes Boys and Girls Club and the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kawartha Lakes-Haliburton as enthusiastic participants in our program of outreach to local youth groups. The Boys and Girls Club has expanded its participation this year and has booked 6 Friday afternoon sessions. The Big Brothers and Big … Read more
June 10, 2011 Dear Families, Friends and Supporters: “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” from Kenneth Grahame (The Wind in the Willows) [and with apologies to Water Rats Sailing Club for blatantly purloining their slogan for my … Read more
The Stugeon Lake Sailing Club will have a new fleet of boats for the Summer of 2011. 6 brand new Laser Picos are expected to arrive in time to be sail ready for the first day of Club. The Laser Pico was launched in 1995 and has enjoyed outstanding success. Internationally, over 15,000 boats have been … Read more
We have our coaching team on board for the Summer of ’11! Kate Thomas, Ellen Lourie, Amy DesBrisay, Keira Webster, Owen Thomas and Kevin McPhee may all be familiar faces, but they all have new responsibilities and they are all pumped! We believe that this team will be outstanding. They have great ideas and they are … Read more
Kate Thomas, always looking for that edge, has taken to ice boating as part of her off season training. On the incredible glass surface that is Lake Ontario off the shores Queen’s University, Kate ‘sailed’ in a fleet of 14 iceboats, in one of those 1,000 things we should all try before we die. I want … Read more
On February 26, on the eve of the Oscars, a contingent of Sturgeon Lakers from across the generations walked the other red carpet in their finery to attend the Canadian Yachting Association gala awards dinner, held at the Carlu in Toronto. SLSC was there in force to receive the CYA Regatta of the Year Award for its hosting … Read more
Under the banner: “Congratulations to Sturgeon Lake” the following article appeared on the International Laser Class Assoc. – North America website today: Congratulations to Sturgeon Lake! Friday, 28 January 2011 23:31 On January 28, 2011, the Canadian Yachting Association announced its annual sailing awards and a Laser Masters event has come out on top as … Read more
Well folks, the Canadian Laser Masters Championships hosted by the Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club has just been announced by the Canadian Yachting Association as Canadian Regatta of the Year for 2010. The club is going to be feted with other CYA award winners at the CYA gala event at the Carlu in Toronto on February … Read more
It is the new year and, in the cold of January, we are starting to plan for the warm (and busy) Summer of 2011. The strength of our program is due in large part to the skills, the enthusiasm, the imagination and the energy of our coaches. We are coincidently looking for skilful, enthusiastic, imaginative and energetic coaches. … Read more
What follows is Brenda Devine’s description of how the Devine family emerged victorious in the pressure filled competition for this year’s Silver Plate Award for the best instructor dinner of the 2010 season: a competition that left Chris practically speechless at prize giving, unable for the longest time to announce the winner for fear of … Read more
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 treated to three days … Read more