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Steady traffic at Mast Crane
Photos - BCaron
Although it hasn't been overly busy at the mast crane, there has been steady usage throughout last week and the weekend. Don't forget to review the Mast Crane instructions before you go.
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Friday - Fine Dining
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09 Thursday - Learn To Sail Open House
12 Sunday - Mother's Day Brunch
29 Wednesday - Associates Meet & Greet
31 Friday - Commodore's Ball
11 South Wall Cruise
18 Cruise to Cathedral Bluffs Yacht Club
25 Cruise to Etobicoke Yacht Club
Tuesday Evening - Series A (May 14 - June 25)
Thursday Evening - Series B (May 16 - June 27)
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12 Sunday - George Coyles Tune-Up Race
25 ABYC REGATTA
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Friday - Fine Dining
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01 Saturday - Sailpast
14 Friday - Entertainment with Fine Dining
15 Cruise to Royal Canadian Yacht Club
22 Cruise to Lakeshore Yacht Club
29 Cruise to Port Credit Yacht Club
Tuesday Evening - Series A (May 14 - June 25)
Wednesday - Dinghy Series 1 (June 5 - July 17)
Thursday Evening - Series B (May 16 - June 27)
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08 Saturday - Single Handed Race
08 Saturday - Double Handed Race
17 Monday - Protest Night #1
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ABYC Learn to Sail Open House
- from Diane Schulman and Peter Woodall, Adult Keelboat Program Co-Chairs
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ABYC Learn to Sail Open House
Thursday, May 9, 6-9pm
Representatives from the Adult Keelboat Program, Co-op Dinghy Program, Junior Sailing School and Co-op Keelboat program will be on hand to discuss their programs and give tours of the boats and facilities.
Representatives of the Membership Committee will also be there to do on-the-spot interviews and answer membership questions! (Enrollment in the Adult Keelboat Learn to Sail Program includes a one-year Introductory Associate Membership.)
Tell your friends!
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 Sarah Ashbridge gets fresh look
- from Rear Commodore Paul Brennan
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Well, some might have thought that Sarah Ashbridge had joined the Royal Canadian Navy when they saw the boat up in the railway and the fresh coat of grey. However, that was only primer and will be returning to blue with the next coats.
The idea was interesting though. As a naval vessel, we could mount guns on her ... instead of worrying about pesky flags and hailing for OCS, we could just fire a medium size shell down the line for the start, and anyone over early would get immediate, unignorable feedback. Probably never need the black flag again! :)
Thanks to Mitchell Kitz for organizing the painting crew (to be thanked when they're done!) and to Bruce, Peter, Johnny, Dave, and Rennie for helping with the railway haulout.
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ABYC South Wall Chili Cookoff
From 14:00 - 16:00 on Saturday May 11th , bring your boats (masts optional), load the chili and put your taste buds to the test. Witness the crowning of this year's chili champion by our panel of "seasoned" judges.
This event will be rain or shine - although at the moment we are looking good for sunshine! If the rain comes, check the bulletin board in the front lobby for Plan B details....
Just a reminder, this is a BYO beverage event. Please eat and drink responsibly.
See you on the South Wall.
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Move your dinghies
- from Grant Dietrich, Dinghy Fleet Captain
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Spring is here and the grass is starting to grow at Bay Belle Point. All of the dinghies need to be moved to the dinghy area. Please move your own and a couple of others.
I will be coming out some nights this week after work to move some and could use help. Also mark all equipment with name and member number for identification. Boats unable to be identified may be repurposed. (The gardening crews are looking for new planters).
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A BYC Membership Committee
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Do you wonder what the MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE does?
Want to find out?
I would be pleased to talk with you.
scotte.abyc@gmail.com
Scott Elliott, Chair
Membership Committee
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 Mooring Tire Adjustments (Reminder) _________________________________________________________________ The Mooring Tire Adjustment Forms are on a clipboard at the bottom of the stairs inside the clubhouse, notices have also been posted around the clubhouse. If you need your mooring adjusted please add your boat name and slip number to the form and how you would like the tires moved. Please note that we will have two volunteers who will help by boarding vessels to tie off stern lines, we recommend that owners come down and re check that their vessels are tied off to their liking. Special call out to New Members; if you are new to ABYC and have not had the 'pleasure' of dealing with stern mooring tires before and are not sure, please ask your mentor or one of your neighbours and add your name to the list. The Irish Rose Crew
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 VC Marine Correction
- from Bob Hedley, VC Marine Services
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Well, I can vouch that S2S is read by many members. Even before I had received my copy of last week's S2S article about what it takes to execute a safe launch a couple of members pointed out to me that I had incorrectly said that Alison Booze coordinates the Tallow crew.
My apology for the oversight. Nancy Wilson has coordinated the tallow crew since Elizabeth Kimball was unable to do it. Sorry, Nancy and thank you for leading a team that ensures our railway cross hauling is just slippery enough to make it easy to move boats along the cross haul safely.
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CB Menu
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 Mast Up Task Team
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We executed successful lifts at launch of two boats with their masts in place. From this exercise, several observations were made, useful to our discussions. The next step for the Committee will be to formulate a report to the ABYC Board this summer.
However, this trial sparked some enquiries:
First, from those wanting to lift their boats this fall with masts in place. Our intent is, subject to Board approval, to continue the trial with a limited number of boats at haul out. This will be subject to space and logistical constraints. Interested owners will be asked to submit their requests to be included sometime in August. At this stage no commitments can be made nor is the additional cost per boat known.
Secondly, the survey results showed that there is interest in the service. Specifically, twenty boats from those currently lifted via crane indicated yes and ten from the marine railway. A further six currently stored elsewhere indicated an interest in returning to ABYC storage if the service existed. This totals 36, or roughly 15% of our total fleet.
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Dr. David Parkinson
Former ABYC Senior Member
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Dr. David Parkinson passed away several months ago at his Long Island home, surrounded by his family. David was a member at ABYC during the mid-seventies, very successfully racing his boat Red Rebel, a Palmer Johnson Standfast 36. David was the first winner of the Sarah Ashbridge trophy, our Club's premier sailing award. He was a prominent physician, recognized for his ground-breaking work on environmental issues affecting peoples' health. Many ABYC members were friends and several current and past members sailed with David. They include: Alfie Nonnewitz, Tim Peat, Bobby Lush, Frank Lomorro, Kevin McConnell, Doug & Barb vanSteinburg, Bill Hamilton, Corrina deBeer, Sandy Allen, Declan Lane and Mike Hren.
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David Parkinson (Centre) - Photo provided by Mike Hren
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David's Toronto family is holding a memorial for him on Wednesday, May 15 at 4:00PM. The memorial will be held at Massey College, University of Toronto, 4 Devonshire Place. The location is one block west of Queen's park Circle - just North of Hoskin Avenue. David's family would welcome all who enjoyed his company. The following obituary was in the Toronto Star on March 9, 2013.
PARKINSON, Dr. David - December 12, 1937 - February 16, 2013 On Saturday, February 16, 2013, David passed away on Long Island, New York after a long illness. He will be sadly missed by his wife Terry, his loving children Kate, Eliza and George and his eight grandchildren Emma, Charlotte, Madeline, Jonah, Norah, Yolanda, David and Courtenay. Inspired by the abysmal working conditions of mill workers in his native Lancashire, David became a crusader in the field of environmental and occupational health and safety. In Toronto, he will be long remembered for his work in the 1970's at the Hospital for Sick Children and the Toronto Board of Health; the culmination of which was the Niagara Street Toronto Refiners and Smelting Company lead contamination case. A memorial will be held at Massey College, May 15th from 4 - 7 p.m.
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Fall Elections for ABYC Board of Directors
____________________________________________________________________________________ Although we are only entering the month of May, our Past Commodore is busy planning for the next election of Board Members so that our club can continue its business without interruption. Past Commodore Carolyn Weckesser discussed the upcoming elections at the April General Meeting and provided the following information: The Elections Committee is composed of the following members:Chair: Bruce Hannah
Committee: Jim Allen and Petra Fischer
Director Positions for election in September 2013:
Commodore
Senior Vice Commodore
Vice Commodore Member Services
Vice Commodore Planning
Are you eligible to be a Board Member?
18 years of age or older
Senior Member or Life Member
Commodore and Senior Vice Commodore must also have at least a one-third interest in a boat enrolled in the Club Fleet.
Two year term - September 2013 - 2015
Details of expectations and responsibilities are available from:
Bylaws and Board Policies
Current Board Members
Nominating Committee
Interested? Need more information?
For position of Commodore - See Jim Allen
For position of Senior Vice Commodore - See Petra Fischer
For position of Vice Commodore Member Services - See Jim Allen
For position of Vice Commodore Planning - See Bruce Hannah
Special Note: Nominating Committee to assist with the recruiting to fill the vacancy for Vice Commodore Marine Services To be appointed by Board immediately following effective resignation date (mid-June or start date TBD) for term to September 2014
Interested candidates please see Bruce Hannah
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Who owns these things?
Please remove your ladders, scaffolding, cradle pads and any other personal items used during the winter and left in the yard. Any item remaining in the yard after this weekend will be removed by our Yard Staff. |
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Photo - Helmut Ott
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Just for Fun!
_____________________________ Sometimes we do something just for the fun of doing it. This is what happened last Saturday over ABYC. Senior Member Helmut Ott (Feisty Lady) has a grandson (Hesham Elnahass) who flies a small airplane. On this particular day around 5:55p.m., Hesham sent Helmut a text message that he was approaching ABYC in a small airplane so Helmut pulled out his camera and took a photograph of his grandson's airplane overhead - see small dot in yellow circle. At the same time, Hesham also had his camera out and took the beautiful picture below.
Just for the fun of doing it!
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ABYC Saturday May 4, 2013 - Photo - Hesham Elnahass
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The Job Jar is located in the member's area of the ABYC website. You must log in to the ABYC website with your username and password to access the member's area of the ABYC website.
If you don't have your login credentials, please contact the office for your username password combination.
Once you are logged in to the member's area of the website you will find a small box on the left hand of the screen titled "Job Jar'. Click on the Job Jar. You can use the software to:
- Look for Jobs
- Sign up for Jobs
- Record your hours for that Job
You must first 'sign up' for a job, then you can record your hours to that job. You may sign up for multiple jobs. If you are recording your hours and you can't find the job that you worked, it may be that it has not been entered into our system by the project leader in charge of that job. If this is the case contact your team leader and let them know that the jobs are not entered.
If you are a project leader and you need to create jobs, please contact michelle@chefdemaison.ca or call her at 416-889-94201 so that she can give your sign in credentials the proper ability to create jobs. While you are in the job jar please click on the 'profile' tab and make sure that your email address is up to date.
We encourage your feedback.
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Race Registration Deadline - May 10
- from Shaun Carey, Fleet Registrar
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The 2013 competitive racing season is here! It officially gets underway this Sunday with the George Coyles tune up race. Series A starts on Tuesday, May 14 and Series B starts Thursday, May 16. Details of all races can be found in the 2013 Events Book or on the ABYC website.
There is no cost to register your boat, as long as you complete your registration form before the May 10 deadline. After the deadline you will incur a $25 late fee, which will be donated in support of the junior sailing program. Any boat which has not completed a registration form, and who starts a scheduled race will be scored DNC.
You can get Race Registration Forms 3 different ways, copies are located on the notice board in the communications room on the first floor, they are available on the ABYC website or you can recieve them by email from me directly. shaun.carey@rogers.com
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Spring Hours Of Operation
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Bar
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Kitchen
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Gas Dock
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Monday
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4:00pm - 9:00pm
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4:00pm - 8:00pm
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9:00am - 5:00pm
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Tuesday
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4:00pm - 9:00pm
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4:00pm - 8:00pm
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9:00am - 5:00pm
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Wednesday
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NOON - 11:00pm
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NOON - 10:00pm
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9:00am - 5:00pm
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Thursday
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NOON - 9:00pm
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NOON - 8:00pm
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9:00am - 5:00pm
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Friday
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NOON - 11:00pm
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NOON - 10:00pm
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9:00am - 5:00pm
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Saturday
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11:00am - 9:00pm
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8:00am - 5:00pm
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Sunday & Holidays
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11:00am - 7:00pm
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ABYC Office Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm (Monday - Friday)
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Ashbridge's Bay Yacht Club
30 Ashbridge's Bay Park Road, Toronto, Ontario M4L 3W6
Tel. 416-698-4498 Fax 416-698-5760
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