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July 25, 2012

ABYC boats participate in LO300 Race
 
                                                                                                                                                                    Photo - BCaron  
Umi Taka
, using a "Wind Seeker" in very light air passed the Gibraltar Mark
last Saturday morning
and went on to win her division (PHRF Crew 3).   
In This Issue
Upcoming ABYC Events
LOCCA Rendezvous
Marking charts for safer navigation
Allan Nye Scott
Changes to Menu
Racing
Race Committee
ABYC Junior Race Team

Upcoming ABYC Events

Friday - Fine Dining 

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27  Friday - Blue Moon Party

 

CRUISING:

  28  Saturday - Cruise to & from Dalhousie Yacht Club   

 

RACING:

  Tuesday Evening:  Series C (July 10 - September 4)

  Wednesday Evening:  Dinghy Series 2 (July 18 - September 5) 

  Thursday Evening:  Series D (July 12 - September 6)

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  31   Tuesday - NO CLUB RACING  

Friday - Fine Dining 

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12  Sunday - CPS Maritime Radio Course (9am - 5pm)      

17 to 19 - Ontario Summer Games (ABYC hosting Sailing component) 

 

CRUISING:

  04  Saturday - Cruise to & from Oakville Yacht Squadron   

  11  Saturday - LOCCA Rendez-vous at EYC 

  25  Saturday - Cruise to & from Bluffer's Park Yacht Club   

 

RACING:

  Tuesday Evening:  Series C (July 10 - September 4)

  Wednesday Evening:  Dinghy Series 2 (July 18 - September 5) 

  Thursday Evening:  Series D (July 12 - September 6)

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  01 & 02 - Wednesday & Thursday - NO CLUB RACING 

  13  Monday - Protest Night #3

 


How to mark your nautical chart for safer racing or cruising navigation
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Captain John Jamieson, a regular contributor to the U.S.A online magazine "The Daily Boater", is author of Seamanship Secrets and publisher of the popular boating education website SkipperTips.com 

 

Do you find it difficult to read your navigation chart at night or in rainy sailing weather?  Wouldn't it make things easier to highlight dangers, anchorages or lighted buoys along your sailing routes?

NOAA nautical charts or British admiralty charts contain a hefty supply of nautical chart symbols. Make coastal navigation easy with custom marks-or annotations-so that the most important ones stand out.

Annotation Tools Needed

 

  • long straight edge
  • �" transparent tape
  • fine tip permanent felt tip marker
  • yellow, orange and dark blue highlighters

Tape and Bolden Sailing Routes
Pencil your sailing tracklines onto each navigational chart. Tape over each line with the transparent tape. Use the straight edge and felt tip marker to copy each trackline onto the tape. Write in the magnetic course on top of the line.

Circle Buoys or Lighthouses 
Tape over significant lighted buoys, light structures or lighthouses. Then, circle each structure. To add clarity, add another strip of tape and write down the main features of  the structure.

For example:

 

"Buoy 16 - Quick flashing red"
"Light 21 - Flashing 4 second green"
"Cape Lookout Lighthouse - Flashing white every 15 seconds


Accent Emergency Anchorages 
Look for deep water pockets along each side of the trackline.  Highlight the abbreviated sea bottom type within each pocket.  Here are common bottom types in US waters.  (Note: sea bottom abbreviations are always italicized on a nautical chart)

Cl = clay
Grs = grass
Hd = hard bottom
M = mud
Rk or Rky = rocky
S = sand
So = soft bottom

Highlight Dangerous Shoals 
Highlight all shoals within 2 miles on each side of the sailing trackline.  Use the dark blue highlighter or combine dark blue and yellow for a deep green shade.

Use these techniques to customize your navigation charts for easier, safer coastal navigation. Keep things simple so that your sailboat crew can see at-a-glance what lies ahead on the sailing route.

Share Your Navigation With Your Crew 
John Rousmaniere, well known racing and cruising sailor, and  author of "Fastnet Force 10" says this: The navigator's job is a specialized one but not sacred.  He or she should never feel above explaining it to shipmate."

Take his sound advice to heart.  Pass along your customized markings with your sailing partner or crew.  If you become incapacitated for any reason, they will know just how to keep your small sailboat in safe water.

Follow these five easy sailing tips for safer sailing navigation.  Keep your small sailboat and her sailing crew safe and sound - wherever in the world you choose to cruise!

 

 

Allan Nye Scott
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Many ABYC members will be saddened to hear of the passing on July 12th of Allan Nye Scott of Belleville, Ontario.  Allan was the builder of the Alberg 22, 29 and 34 among many other boat classes.

 

Allan was a friend to many, a wonderful supporter of the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club and the sport of sailing.  A Celebration of Life for Allan Nye Scott was held on Sunday July 22nd at BQYC where he was a member. 

 

 
ABYC's Menu 
(A few changes made since the last revision) 
 



 
ABYC Hours of Operation
 

Racing
Race Committee
- from Calum Semple
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A huge thanks to all those who have helped out in the past few weeks at both club events and LORC.  You all continue to make our club proud as one of the main racing clubs on the lake for both sailing and running courses, and I know there's been a few lumpy days out there recently!

 

To more immediate needs - we are really short of help on RC for Tuesday and Thursday club racing.  It's holiday season so many people are away and find it hard to commit to a full series, so if you can help out for a even a few days, please let me know.

 

Calum
 
ABYC Junior Race Team
- from Kim Antonius
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The Junior Race Team competed in the Fogh Boorman Regatta at the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club July 7th and 8th.  This weekend brought very low winds the first day, intense heat and strong competition!  The Green Fleet squeezed in 15 races and the Championship got in 9 races.  Eric Wright, placed 6th overall in the Green Fleet with an impressive 2nd place finish in the second race of the series.  One of our newest green fleet racers, Bridget Latka finished 14th overall with a 4th place finish in the first race!  Paul Staadecker finished 18th with a strong racers spirit!  Way to go green fleet! 

The championship racers faced very strong competition and held strong in the middle of the fleet with a 14th place finish for Shawn Gershman, 16th for Quinten Beelik, 18th for Martin Staadecker and 20th for Ian Doell.  Sarah Christensen and Jack Peabody fought through the challenges of low wind for 25th and 31st place respectively.  


                                                                                                                                        Photos - Fogh Boorman

This last week the team competed in The Steerers and Four Sisters Regattas at the Port Credit Yacht Club and head to Hudson, Quebec for the Fruit Bowl Regatta this week. 

The team had a great visit from Ira Carson who is on the 8000 km ride for Easter Seals.  They heard about his journey and then enjoyed some sailing!  Good luck Ira!    http://8000km.ca/



 
Some of the ABYC Boats in
Lake Ontario 300 Race
 


                                                                                                                                                          Photos - BCaron
Top:  Lively rounding Gibraltar Mark in very light air.
Middle:  Umi Taka making a headsail change at the Gibraltar Mark
Bottom: Sona threading the needle in close quarters at Gibraltar Mark

There were 5 ABYC boats participating in this year's Lake Ontario 300 race.  The results are as follows:

Lively (M. Gainer) - IRC Crew 2 - 4th.
Crime Scene (S. Trevitt) - IRC Crew 3 - 2nd.
Merlin M2 (L. Harrison) - IRC Crew 3 - 6th.
Umi Taka (Dice/Van Vlack) - PHRF Crew 3 - 1st.
Sona (C. Semple) - PHRF DH1 - 5th.

Sailboat 01Racing Outside ABYC
(LORC, LOSHRS, ETC.) 
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July 28 - Youngstown Level Regatta

July 30 - August 5 - LYRA (Oswego YC)

August 13 - 16 - CORK Intl. (Dinghies) 

August 18 - LOSHRS 100 Mile Race

August 18 - Royals Weekend

August 18 - 22 - CORK ORC (29er) 

August 25 - EYC Level & Open Regatta

August 28 - Sept. 1 - Youth Nationals (Lasers & 29ers) 

September 08 - QCYC Open Regatta

September 8 - Cornish Hen - RHYC (Lasers & 29ers) 

September 15 - LOSHRS PCYC to Dalhousie

September 16 - LOSHRS Dalhousie to PCYC

September 22 - Fall CORK (Lasers & 29ers) 

September 22 - Donald Summerville Memorial Race - ABYC

September 30 - Boswell Trophy Race

  


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