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This dramatic photograph of ABYC a few days after launch was taken by Senior Member Helmut Ott from the masthead of "Feisty Lady" located on Blue Dock.
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Crew Bank Night
Thursday, May 15 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
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MAY
Friday - Fine Dining
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CRUISING:
17 - Saturday - New Members' Cruise to Cathedral Bluffs YC
RACING:
Tuesday Evening - Series A (May 20 - July 8)
Thursday Evening - Series B (May 22 - July 10)
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15 - Crew bank Night
19 - Monday - George Coyles Tune-up
24 - Saturday - ABYC REGATTA
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JUNE
Friday - Fine Dining
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06 - Friday - Commodore's Ball
07 - Saturday - Sailpast
08 - Sunday - New Boat Owners' Party
CRUISING:
21 - Saturday - Cruise to Frenchman's Bay Yacht Club
28 - Saturday - Port Credit Yacht Club (June 28 - July 1)
RACING:
Tuesday Evening - Series A (May 20 - July 8)
Wednesday Evening - Dinghy Series 1 (June 4 - July 16)
Thursday Evening - Series B (May 22 - July 10)
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08 - Sunday - Double Handed & Single Handed Races
30 - Monday - Protest Night #1
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Sue Hamilton,
Work Party Coordinator
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One more big push!
Calling all hands! Your help is requested. We have one week to go before the ABYC Regatta and we need to tidy up the dry sail area so that we can launch from that location. This winter was a particularly hard one and did more damage, adding more scope to our maintenance projects. Many people have worked very hard under tough conditions (though they are hardy fellows!) to fix the docks and the sea walls so far. We need one more big push to complete all of the jobs (#reallybigpush for you twitter types).
Mike Leroux and team plan to work on Wednesday (today, if you are reading this now) to continue on the decking of the docks and get the remaining boats on the visitors docks into their slips. Please come out if you can.
On Saturday, the plan is to concentrate on the dry sail area and replace the decking and fender boats. This is a pretty big job and we need everyone we can get to help out.
We do have other jobs if by some miracle we get a good turnout:
redeck the sailing school raft
put up the sign posts
put up the safety poles
yard & gardening
finish the bumpers on the sailing school
Let's all rally to help and get our club in shape for the ABYC Regatta.
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CRUISE TO CATHEDRAL BLUFFS YACHT CLUB
MAY 17-19
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Commodore's Ball May 7th, 21st, then the 4th of June + May 28th if not sold out
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ABYC Board Elections-Fall 2014
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Your nominating committee is looking for members who are interested in running for a Board position in the Club's upcoming Elections. This year's available positions are as follows; Rear Commodore Vice Commodore, Financial Services Vice Commodore, Marine Services Per the Club's by-law 4.02 Qualification - Each director shall be: (a) eighteen (18) or more years of age, and (b) a Senior member or Life member of the Club. No member shall be elected as Commodore or Senior Vice-Commodore or Rear Commodore unless such member has at least a third (1/3) interest in a boat enrolled in the Club Fleet. In the next few Ship2Shore editions, your Nominating Committee will be highlighting one of the available board positions. Included in the article will be a detailed description of the role's duties and responsibilities along with comments and advice from members who have previously enjoyed the positions. If you are interested in learning more about running for the Board in the 2014 elections, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Nominating Committee. If you are not ready to step into the board position, perhaps you'd be interesting in leading one of the Committees directly reporting to the position....We can help with introductions. Side note: If you are interested in learning more about the Nominating Committee or joining our team, please contact me anytime at [email protected] Your 2014 Nominating Committee Petra Fischer (Chair), Gus Gillespie and Cindy Samson
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Membership Information Packages
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Membership Information packages have been prepared for 2014 and can be picked-up at any time. The packages are located in the Dining Room in boxes according to Membership categories.
Please pick-up your package as soon as you can.
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Ladders, Cradle Pads & Things
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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. |
Pile Driver Recovered
_____________________________________________________________________________________ As most of our members know, our Pile Driver mysteriously sank at the end of Red Dock several weeks ago. The cause is still unknown however, it has now been recovered. |
Recovery Barge Arrives (Photo Peter Woodall)
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The actual recovery operation took place last Thursday morning. The photos below show:
Photo 1 - The recovery barge approaching the Pile Driver which is laying on its side in approximately 16 feet of water. Photo 2 - A diver using special breathing equipment is sent down to hook chains to the appropriate parts of the Pile Driver.
Photo 3 - After several hours of work, the Pile Driver is slowly raised to the surface Photo 4 - Once the 2 open deck hatches are above the water, pumps are used to drain the water out of the compartments and the Pile Driver is floating again.
The Pile Driver is now resting in its usual place near the Mast Crane and efforts are being made to determine the cause of the sinking. A short YouTube video of a portion of the recovery can be viewed by clicking on the link below. ( Please note that some of the language heard in the video may be offensive to some readers.) | ABYC Pile Driver Recovery |
Photos & Video - BCaron
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Red Right Returning ________________________________________
The navigation channel in Coatsworth Cut is now officially marked. The buoys went in on Monday.
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Rear Commodore
Paul Brennan
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______________________________________________________________________ We finally had weather on the weekend that reminded us all that the sailing season is well and truly upon us. ABYC kicks off as usual with the George Coyles Tune-Up Race (or should we rename it the George Coyles Bundle-up Race this year?), on a new date, MONDAY, May 19. The forecast is looking good, but be sure to be safe. The water is still very cold. If someone goes overboard they will not be able to self-rescue as the water temperature causes the muscles to lose their strength within about 30 seconds, unless they are wearing a wet suit, survival suit or dry suit. Series A starts on Tuesday May 20 and Series B starts Thursday, all of which will be good practice for the ABYC Open Regatta on May 25 and 25th, particularly early this year due to calendar anomalies. We have brought back White Sail and PHRF divisions for this event, so be sure to come out and support the Club's Regatta. Register at www.lorc.org. Of interest to anyone planning to cruise down to Kingston this summer is the "Modern Age of Sail" exhibit at the Great Lakes Marine Museum, one block east of KYC. Nick and I were present at the opening of the exhibit, which features a large board thanking various supporters, including ABYC. At the Gala Dinner, I found myself seated with Don Green, of Evergreen fame, Steve Killing and Rob Ball, designers, and various other luminaries. George Cuthbertson of C&C Yachts and Bruce Kirby, another designer and well known sailor were inducted into the Hall of Fame. I was totally fascinated by the stories and history of these very influential people in our world of sailing. The exhibit has some fun and interactive displays for children, including one that teaches about weight distribution in design. Be sure to stop in if you are in Kingston this summer. That's it for this week. Sail safely! |
Move your Dinghies
- Grant Dietrich, Dinghy Fleet Captain
______________________________________________________________________________________ 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 your equipment with your name and member number for identification.
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Regatta Safety Officer Training Courses
May 24 & 25 (Nepean Sailing Club)
June 14 & 15, 2014 (Kingston Yacht Club)
These courses will be taught by Gary Howard and ABYC's David Lewis
There will be Safety Officer Training Courses offered at:
Cost: $73.45 ($65 + HST)
To register now, please CLICK HERE to visit the Ontario Sailing website's Registration Page.
For more information, please contact Krystal at 1-888-672-7245 ext. 221 or [email protected].
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ABYC's Race Marks are now in place
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Photos - Jonathan Wigley
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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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4:00pm - 11:00pm
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4:00pm - 10:00pm
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9:00am - 5:00pm
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Thursday
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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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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 - 8:00pm
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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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11:00am - 6:00pm
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9:00am - 5:00pm
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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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