Head Instructor

Introduction Firstly, I would like to apologize for the late newsletter. These past few weeks have been non stop action for me and the newsletter was a low man on the totem pole. Never the less here is a recap for week 3.   The summer really seems to be flying by with week three … Read more

What an absolutely devastating time of year. The leaves are dying like the summer’s potential, and every morning there’s a looming chill in the atmosphere and the word ‘September’ cuts like a cold knife through an over-ripened watermelon. The season’s finish line is dead ahead, but we’re rocking our boats back and forth, hoping for … Read more

We have somehow inexplicably reached the penultimate week before the season’s finale. It’s certainly a difficult pill to swallow, but its side effects include rose-coloured vision and borderline depression. The finish line is in sight; shall we go out kicking and screaming or sail down the green mile with our heads held high? Tuesday Fun Day: X-Mas Last year, Megan … Read more

We smoothly sail into the club’s sixth week, rounding the leeward buoy and back up to the summer’s finish line. Still so much to get through: the season’s biggest regatta, an entirely inventive dance, and a Fun Day dedicated to the promotion of gambling. Intense! Victory at Cottage Club!   In the instructor lounge at the … Read more

With the Civic regatta weekend behind us, we have officially reached the halfway point of our sailing season. The month of August comes with the feeling of impending doom, but there is still a plethora of items we need to strike off the summer’s bucket list. The season’s mall is slowly closing but there’s a clearance sale going … Read more

  The final week of July approaches – (where has this summer gone?!) – but as we wave goodbye to the month, we can enjoy arguably the greatest week hosted by the SLSC. Featured in the seven days to come: a celebration of produce, a dance from the past, and our monumental home-court regatta. Regattas Yesterday, … Read more

We had a terrific second week of sailing club, and we’re rounding the corner around the summer’s upwind mark as we speed through the first quarter of our season. Incredible things are coming up; regattas near and far, a legendary fun day, and the instructors are hosting a dance!? What a cliff-hanger — read on!   Tuesday … Read more

  What an excellent first week at the SLSC! We had a massive amount of sailors registered; we were only missing the winds in our sails. Four days of dead wind and one day of too much. The inconsistency in our weather patterns is only one of the many charms of a summer of sailing … Read more

Our first Sunday Afternoon Races will be taking place tomorrow… this Sunday afternoon! It’s always a hoot. Typically, “Sunday Afts” (which is what the kids call it) starts at 1PM. However, we are sharing the date with the Sturgeon Point Union Church’s 100th Anniversary — an epic milestone in this village’s history. So as to not cause … Read more

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