The legendary Bill Callahan once sang, “In conclusion, leaving is easy when you’ve got someplace you need to be. I’m giving up this gig for another season.” The heartbreak in these lyrics seems to strike hard this time of year. A Sturgeon Lake sailor tends to wonder how they manage to live ten months of … Read more
This penultimate newsletter is a special issue indeed, coming to you live from Kingston, Ontario. I sit before my computer screen a worn-down, sunburnt man, and while my fellow coaches and sailors nap after a hard day’s work on a windless lake, I can’t help but admire my own dedication to this self-appointed position of … Read more
The sixth week of the 2014 SLSC season is the smoked meat of a regatta sandwich. On both weekends, the club has or is about to host some major sailing events. The summer may be winding down, but it’s hard to hear the ticking clock with all this commotion around us, as the clubhouse acts … Read more
“August” is the most frightening word of the summer. This simple term implies that there is in fact a limitation to our delightful season. But is the glass half-full or half-empty? Those optimists will joyfully declare that the summer’s achievements add up to a half-full cup, allowing space for another half to be filled with warm … Read more
The summer has finally warmed up, both in spirit and in weather. Our July has been unseasonably chilly, but the inconsistencies that Mother Nature has thrown against us have only fuelled a profound resiliency against the cold and sparked a sailing passion that the most ferocious storm could never pummel. Let us turn toward the … Read more
We are officially one quarter of the way through our summer together. There are many who complain every time the idea of a diminishing summer is mentioned, but I think we should see it as a milestone for everything we’ve accomplished so far, as well as everything that’s on the road ahead. The sailing … Read more
SLSC Community, As some of you may know, I am an alum of the SLSC sailing program. Sturgeon Point was where I spent my summers, and SLSC is where I learned to sail and race. I have proudly sailed under the SLSC flag for most of my sailing career, and although I had a minor … Read more
SLSC 2014 Newsletter Week 2: July 7th Highlights ‘Twas a marvelous first week at the SLSC and it’s clear that we’ve been thrust back into our regular summer routine. There was a fresh turnout of new faces, including fourteen WetFeet and a whole new crop of CANSail 1s. Under the guidance of Michael, Erik, Megan, … Read more
SLSC NEWSLETTER WEEK #1 The boats are docked. The masts are stepped. The motors are running, and we stand on the brink of the most exhilarating summer ever at the Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club. Let us plunge into these fresh June waters… UPDATES: RAFTS & BOATS For decades at the SLSC, the raft … Read more
Dear Sailors, Families of Sailors, and Friends of the Sturgeon Lake Sailing Club, As we embark on the 58th season of activity at SLSC, we look forward to another fun-filled summer. Last year we enjoyed a season of excellent attendance, numerous successes on the regatta circuit, the full use of our new building (“the … Read more
Doug Brown, a longstanding member of the Sturgeon Point community, and former SLSC instructor and sailor, has organized a fund-raising initiative to commemorate Flora Agnew, and recognize all of the support that she and her family have provided to the club over the years. Flora played an active role in the SLSC since its founding … Read more