This is the last call for anyone who worked on the Dock Project and other yard and harbour projects this year to join me for breakfast at the club this Saturday morning from 08:00-09:30.  We want to celebrate our club's great working tradition.  Please RSVP Bob Hedley ( roberthedley@rogers.com ) so that we will be sure to have enough food and coffee on hand.  

 

Preparing for Haulout

Also, we are a month away from Haulout and the recommencement of Saturday work parties.  However as many of you know, the work required to maintain our club property and harbour actually goes on all year.  During the summer our Bosuns pick up the daily chores and even do some 'fixin' of their own.  I have received some very positive feedback from guests and members about their efforts to accommodate visiting sailors.  I also know that many of the team leaders, coordinators and committee chairs just keep on finding work to do.  For example; Anthony Mirvish and Bruce Morrison have been holding meetings and planning the fall Haulout, Gerald Rubenovitch is getting the club's first Environment audit together.

 

You can do your part to keep our club a safe and tidy place.  Please read and follow our fall Haulout Preparations guide which will be published very soon.  In particular we can do better following our Mast Crane rules for safe operation and storage.  If this procedure is new for you then call on your member buddy to join your team or spend sometime coaching you through the process.  I've asked our staff to clearly mark the mast sheds/racks so we keep the large masts with radar and such in their designated racks and the placement of large masts on the lower rungs as marked on the ends of the sheds.   The work space near the crane and along the sheds is very limited so, above all do not leave masts on horses for more than 24 hours.  Please clean up all trash, tools, etc. when you are finished.  If you have a problem operating the crane then please report it to the Club Manager as soon as possible so it can be inspected and repaired if needed. 

 

Lets have a safe and smooth haulout!

 

Danno, Tina & Watson
Solitude

On Saturday, September 29th, all and sundry are invited to join
Debbie and Don on the Red Deck for Margaritas.  

Cocktails and light snacks will be served from 3:00 until they run out.  

 

Parrotheads and Non-Parrotheads will be equally welcome so come on by!

- from Mike Leroux

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Are you tripping on uneven boards?

Are some of the boards loose?

Do the fender boards need repairing?

 

If the answer to any of these questions is YES, then you need the Dock Doctors.

 

Please report any issues to the Dock Doctors' Admin Assistant, Mike Leroux at mikeleroux@sympatico.ca by the end of September.

 

This information is needed for budget planning as well as setting up the clinic hours that begin after haul out.

 

We look forward to hearing from you.

 

 
The yard will be marked with cradle and other haulout locations on Saturday October 6 starting at approximately 8:30 AM.  The marking of the cradle locations will be complete by approximately noon.  Vehicles are not permitted in the main parking lot or the lower parking area behind Blue dock, and the yard will be closed to prevent access while the markings are being placed.  Club members are requested to remove their vehicles Friday night.  For those unfamiliar with the process, the marks for the cradle locations in the main yard consist of either spray-painted bulls eye targets and letters, or spikes with steel washers and pink ribbons.  The steel washers have letters on them that correspond to particular boats.  The spikes are driven flush with the ground to prevent damage to car tires; please do not remove them.  Markings along Blue Wall, in the Drysail Area and the Coatsworth Cut consist of spray-painted letters and hash marks that correspond to the cradle center lines.  Additionally, the rail area will be marked with spray-painted lines and short wood stakes to denote the limits of the crane boat storage area.  These marks are very important as we must not place the boats too close to the ways used by the railways.
 
The cradles for boats being hauled by crane will be laid out on Thursday, October 11.   The cradles will be laid out starting at 9:00 a.m..  Based on previous years' experience, the layout will be finished before 5:00 p.m..  While the cradles are being laid out, no vehicles will be admitted to the club.   All vehicles must be removed from the parking lots by 8:30 AM on the 11th.  Vehicles remaining on the grounds may be towed.
 
The crane haul plan is now complete.  I will post a copy of the yard haulout diagram in the window of the Club Office within the next week.  Boats that will be hauled on Friday will be circled.  Do not assume that your boat is in the same location as it was last year:  We have many new boats in the fleet and the yard layout and haul order have been revised to accommodate them, with many other boats moving as a consequence.  Yard location is a function of displacement, draft, beam, crane capacity and overall logistics.
 
There are 20 boats being hauled with the hydraulic trailer this year.  All will be hauled on Friday, October 19 and all but one will be stored in the rail area.  Boats being hauled using the hydraulic trailer require blocking under their cradles to allow the trailer to slide under it and pick the cradle and boat up together.  Blocks should be 6 x 6 timber and a minimum of 6 (six) per cradle are recommended.  In addition, those boats whose yard position is close to the railway will be on sloping ground, so 1x2, 1x4 and 2x4 leveling wood and shims are strongly recommended.  The club has a supply of 6x6 blocks from last year and we will be cutting up Way 10 to make more.  However, owners are strongly encouraged to provide a supply for their own use.  Some cradles currently have steel "feet" made from I or square HSS shapes welded to them.  These serve the same purpose as blocks so if your cradle has 6 feet, you won't need wood blocks.
 
The boats that will be hauled by crane and moved by hydraulic trailer are as follows:
 
 
Leveling wood is strongly recommended for Time Bandit, Fantasy, Isogon, Mischief, Zephyr, Tasty Waves, Annie's Fantasea, Fat Cat, Blue Buccaneer, Wild Rice and Day Dream II.  If you have any questions about the requirements for this area, please contact me.
 
Haulout will start at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, October 19 for both the large and small cranes.  This will allow us to integrate the 20 boats being hauled by the hydraulic trailer into the overall plan and coordinate them with the crane moves.  It should mean a shorter Saturday.  The start time for the large crane is thus earlier than last year.  In addition, the small crane will start on Blue Wall rather than in the Drysail area, unlike past years.
 
Volunteers are requested for the cradle layout on October 11.  The club will provide lunch and all time counts towards club work hours.  Although the layout will take most of the day, please feel free to come out even if you can only participate for half the day:  it is a fairly physical activity and the more help, the better.
 
Please mark the lifting points for your boat either on the toe-rail or on the side of the hull immediately below it.  This is where the crews will position the slings prior to lifting your boat.  Small ABYC stickers are available for this purpose from the club office.  If you are unsure as to where the marks should go, please feel free to contact me and I will help you.  Proper identification of the lifting points for your boat will prevent damage to through-hull fittings, shafts, and propellers. Although the dock crews are very experienced and knowledgeable, and the owners will be asked to okay the lifting points at haulout, the ultimate responsibility lies with you, the owner.  Your cooperation is appreciated.
 
QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS
 
If you have any questions about the crane haulout, please feel free to contact me directly.

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Owners of boats stored in the Dinghy area are reminded that all boats must be moved from that area by October 1, 2012.  If you don't take your boat home, there is space available in Bay Belle Park.

The planning for this year's haulout is underway and unlike last year, the entire crane haulout will take place over a single weekend on the dates in the events book (October 19-21). 

 

Anyone who plans to change their haulout and winter storage status from last year (e.g. did not haul/store at ABYC last year but planning to haul/store at ABYC this year - or vice versa) is requested to inform the Crane Committee Chairman and the Club office as soon as possible.  Apart from assisting the planning for haulout, this will allow appropriate updates to the club's database.

 

Thank You Dinghy Race Committee

- from Grant Dietrich

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On behalf of the dinghy fleet I would like to thank the following people who ran the races for us this summer:

 

Petra Fischer, Andrew Robertson, Steve Ord, Pasquale Leone, Molly Asseltine, Barabra Jones, Colin Andrews, Robert Barrington, Gordon Burt, Robert Gow, and Paul-Angus Bark.  

 

Thanks to all of you we had great season.

 

Grant Dietrich

Dinghy Fleet Captain

 

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Last weekend saw the last races of the LOSHRS series. Only two boats from ABYC competed.  Congratulations to both Umi Taka (Dennis Dice and Roger Van Vlack) and Lively (Murray Gainer) who both finished third in the race to Port Dalhousie and Lively was second in the race back in the white sail division while Umi Taka was fourth.  Full results can be found at http://pcyc.net/on-water-activities/lake-ontario-short-handed-racing-series.

This Saturday is the Donald Summerville Memorial Race, which is now part of our "Offshore Series" and counts both towards the season championship and also towards the John Payne Trophy and the Elizabeth Kimball Trophy.  Register NOW at www.lorc.org. You will need to enter your credit card information but all fees will be refunded back to your card on Friday.  Afterwards, the club is hosting a party featuring the Primitive Mudmen of New Guinea (same group as last year and also at Presentation Night last year).  Flags and trophies (of which there are many) will be handed out at the party following the race, so plan to stay around after the race and tell tall tales.  As well, the LORC Regatta Series trophies will be handed out and there are several recipients from ABYC.  Come on out and cheer them on!

Finally, if you are interested in the J24 Worlds taking place this week at Rochester YC, you can follow the action via Kattack at http://2012j24worlds.com/. Follow all the action from the comfort of your desk.

- from Calum Semple, RC Organizer
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Saturday September 22nd - Race Committee and Mark Boat for the LORC Summerville

Please contact me of you are able to help.

Thanks
Calum

 

calum@hjfi.com

 

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Photo - Dawn Carey

 
The Vertigone/Whiplash Challenge race was held last Saturday with Fast Lane Fever  (Jordan Chittley) winning Division 1 and Quickstep IV (Alfie Nonnewitz) finishing first in Division 2.

Photos - Colin Andrews