Today is a rest day for the Laser Masters in Nova Scotia after 3 long days of sailing in mainly shifty winds. The unusual for St. Margaret’s Bay winds made for very long days on the water; almost eight hours for most of the sailors. Most fleets, including the Radial Grand Master Fleet have had five races and our Richard … Read more
Isabelle Smith was this year’s winner of the Jack Michie Award for sportsmanship and helpfulness at the Club. Isabelle clearly loves the Sailing Club and two years ago she was asked to tell her class at school what she did in her summers. This was her presentation to her classmates. We thought it was worth … Read more
The World Laser Masters’ Regatta is off as sailors completed their first races today; this after Tropical Storm Danny knocked out power to the St. Margaret Sailing Club last night and an event tent blew down and wrapped around a power line. Undaunted, SLSC’s Richard Roberts is off to a solid start in the Radial Rig Grand Masters’ … Read more
SLSC annual prize giving and AGM will be held at the Sturgeon Point Church. We encourage all parents and the larger SLSC community to stay for the AGM immediately following prize giving.
The Canadian Olympic Regatta in Kingston is annually the largest dinghy regatta in the country, attracting sailors from across the world. In past years, SLSC has attended the Youthfest part of the regatta. This year, there was no Youthfest and instead Club 420s sailed in the CORK International Regatta, focussed on olympic development classes. CORK Internatioanal expanded … Read more
Alas, it is with very heavy hearts and tear-filled eyes 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 and pasty skin and checking the 2010 countdown clock on SLSC.ca every day in eager anticipation. But tears … Read more
Starting tomorrow, August 17, 2009, the St. Margarets’ Bay Yacht Club in Nova Scotia will be hosting one of the world’s premier regattas. What is sometimes simply referred to as the “Laser Worlds” is split into two distinct events: Laser Senior World Championship – August 17-August 26, 2009 Laser Masters World Championship – August 27-September 5, … Read more
Rob Koci, winner of this year’s Radial Fleet (the new David Barr Cup), writes a sailing diary for District 3 of the International Laser Class Association. Here are some excerts from his report on the 2009 Mids event: “I am a big fan of Sturgeon Lake. Two years ago, I came to the venue and got … Read more
Summer version 2009 continues in full form this week at SLSC! We have a great week planned out and lots of updates to give ya! Here’s the news and this week’s sneak peek of the week! Amy & Kate: NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! Huuuuge news!!! Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club is now home to National Champions. Amy … Read more
SLSC is once again the home club of Canadian Youth champions. In the mid 1970s, Greg Tawaststjerna twice won the Canadian Youth Championships in the Laser. On Thursday August 7, Amy DesBrisay and Kate Thomas were crowned 2009 Canadian Youth Champions in the Club 420 at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Amy and Kate started the … Read more
The south wind that dominated the Mid-Ontario Regatta stayed around to provide some great sailing conditions for the Civic weekend regatta. Civic weekend saw 6 fleets hit the water Saturday and the infamous Parent-Child fleet out on Sunday. The conditions both days were sunny with a steadily building breeze. The Laser fleet had only 4 … Read more