On the Sunday of the Thanksgiving weekend a gang of workers gathered to do a thorough clean up of the grounds and clubhouse…the grounds were scoured by garbage seekers and others swept and cleaned the upstairs, the Res, the tool room and the washroom. A multitude of garbage bags were filled and, by the end … Read more
We are having a Fall clean party at the club this Thanksgiving weekend! Many hands will make light work and many of your friends and relatives and other really cool people will be there to transform our grounds and buildings into tip top shape for the winter…Sunday at 10 a.m. Be there to work off … Read more
September 20-21, 2008 – SLSC had two 420s sail in the Fall CORK Regatta in Kingston, Ontario and our sailors learned first hand why Kingston has such a reputation for strong winds and tough competition. The small fleet of four 420s made up for its small size in skill and depth. Our teams of Evan Burtt/Ellen Lourie … Read more
September 13-14, 2008 – SLSC had 3 teams sailing in the Ontario High School Championships last weekend, hosted by the Whitby Yacht Club. The regatta started on an overcast Saturday morning in light but steady winds…except it almost didn’t for all 3 SLSC boats. Amy DesBrisay/Kate Thomas, Owen Thomas/Sean Clynch and Ellen Lourie/Evan Burtt were all … Read more
On August 13, 2008, the SLSC race team headed to Ottawa for the bi-annual Ontario Summer Games. The team arrived as defending team champions from two years ago and left with Gold in 2008, as Amy DesBrisay and Kate Thomas triumphed in a seven race battle against stiff competition in a 23 boat fleet. The team … Read more
On August 6, 2008, Amy DesBrisay and Kate Thomas flew to Halifax to sail in the ING Youth National Sailing Championships hosted by the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. This regatta is the first qualifying regatta for the the Canadian double handed teams that will represent the country in the 2009 World Youth Championships in Brazil. The … Read more
A free CPR clinic will take place on Wed. August 20th, 2008 from 10:00am to 12:00pm at the Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club. This free CPR training clinic is sponsored by the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario in partnership with the City of the Kawartha Lakes EMS. Participants can pre-register by calling 705-328-1976. The first … Read more
August 6-8, 2008 – On August the 6th, six members of the SLSC Race Team and coach Claire DesBrisay headed up the road to Lake of Bays for the annual Cottage Club Regatta. The regatta was characterized by typical summer 2008 weather, a day of no wind and a day of rain and stormy weather. … Read more
This report has been filed by a Brockville Chaperone: “On Friday July 25th, Amy, Kate, Kevin, Ryan, Evan, Ellen, Laura, Claire L. and Andrew the coach went to Brockville to sail. All of the sailors who left SLSC returned to SLSC in one piece; there were no reported incidents with U.S. Homeland Security or bail bondspeople; all of the … Read more
On July 27, with blowy winds and overcast skies, 14 sailors took to the waters on the third Sunday of the new series. With the race team away in Brockville, new faces appeared to challenge gusty winds and lots of chop. Tyler and Lindsay MacMillan (sailing together, Tyler trying to find some of the sailing … Read more
Rain and lack of wind turned the Four Sisters Regatta at Port Credit into a one race 35 boat fleet event, but the Sturgeon race team (supplemented by instructors Evan Burtt and Liz Barr) put in a good performance highlighted by a third place finish from the Kamy team of Amy DesBrisay and Kate Thomas and an outstanding fifth … Read more