Hello, and welcome to another fun filled summer at the Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club!! Its time to put away your pencils and books and dust off your PFDs and dancing shoes because summer 2011 is finally here and it’s going to knock your socks off! All of the instructors are looking forward to a summer … 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
The Mid Ontario Champioship Regatta (known by Ontario sailors as the ‘MIDS’) is a well loved regatta that has built up a great deal of goodwill over the years. It is a highlight of the Ontario dinghy regatta scene and, as it is only run every other year, it is much anticipated by the sailing community. … 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
SLSC was advised by Ontario Sailing today that the Mid Ontario regatta has been selected as one of the Ontario Sailing Grand Prix Circuit events for the 2011 racing season. The Grand Prix Circuit is open to Ontario sailors aged 20 and under as of December 31, 2011. The results from the regattas on the Circuit will be … 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
SLSC has set August 6-7 as the 2011 Mid Ontario Regatta weekend. We are known far and wide as fine regatta hosts and the 2011 Mids regatta provides us with another opportunity to extend a great Sturgeon Lake welcome to sailors of all ages from all over Ontario and elsewhere. We will have 3 classes again this year – Laser, Radial … 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