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Repair of the seawalls started last Wednesday with the driving of the first piles. By Friday pm, 125 feet of new seawall had been installed by a small group of very dedicated members. See below for more on this story.
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NOVEMBER
Friday - Fine Dining
Wednesday - Wing Night
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13 - Thursday - Toonie Thursday (Heading South) 14 - Friday - Fine Dining with DOT 32 22 - Saturday - ABYC Racing Awards |
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DECEMBER
Friday - Fine Dining
Wednesday - Wing Night
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03 - Wednesday - Tree Raising
05 - Friday - Dinner & Christmas Caroling
11 - Thursday - Toonie Thursday (Olympian John Curtis)
14 - Sunday - Children's Christmas Party
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Commodore
Bob Hedley
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Senior Vice Commodore
Elizabeth Sloss
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Rear Commodore
Paul Brennan
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VC-Marine Services
Erik Dullerud _______________________________________________________________________
Launch 2015 Date
Result of Poll regarding ABYC's 2015 Launch Date
In last week's S2S we ran a poll to determine the members' preference for launch date in 2015.
The options were: April 25-26 or May 2-3
The replies from the 57 respondents are:
April: 33 votes, May: 24 votes
Accordingly, since the earlier launch date seems to be favoured, we are planning spring launch in 2015 for April 25-26.
For the Board,
Erik Dullerud,
VC Marine
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TOONIE TALK THURSDAYS ARE BACK!!!!
Join us on the 2nd. Thursday of the month starting November 13, 2014 for ABYC's lecture series.
Kicking off our Toonie Talks are our own ABYC members who have ventured outside our local Lake Ontario Shores; down the Erie Canal, down the ICW to the inviting waters, sandy beaches and rum cocktails of Florida and the Bahamas!
Rick Itenson will kick off the evening, Phil Giddings and Krista Slack have put together a presentation of their trip down the ICW to Florida and we may even have Bruce Hannah available to answers questions on the pros & cons of trucking your boat down to Florida.
Once again, we ask that you donate a Toonie for our worthy ABYC Cause. This year, your co-ordinators have chosen to support our Opti Program; the future of our sport.
Start Time: 7pm in the clubhouse.
See you there!
Next Month....December 11th - Former Olympian John Curtis will present and narrate two videos. One on the preparation for the California Campaign for the Transpac and one on the race itself in which John was a crew member.
Program co-chairs
Jim Allen & Petra Fischer
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Free Coffee? Read for Deets!
- Sue Hamilton, Work Party Coordinator
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The wall repair teams are under way and progress is being made - see Bernie's S2S update for pics and deets (fyi - that's how the kids say details ).
We are looking for more people to come out and lend a hand, and we are really searching for team leaders to handle a team. If you are not sure how to sign up, what job would suit you, or are only available as 'walk in' on a Saturday morning, come up to the club house Saturday morning and I can help out assigning you a job or answering any questions you may have.
We generally start between 8:30 and 9:00 am in the morning and work until 1:00 pm - with a coffee break of course. And, get this, for work parties we have FREE COFFEE. Yes you heard that right! If the collapsing walls are not enough motivation, then this should do it! LOL (as the kids say).
See you Saturday!
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Save the wall
November 15th. - Seawall Repair
The new steel wall is in place, all 72 sheets were driven in over 3 days. A slightly longer time than anticipated, we hoped for 2 1/2 days but well within our realistic overall plan. Given that the whole harbour is some form of construction fill, one can never predict what is under the surface. Last weed Teams continued fabricating walers and anchors and a new team started and almost completed drilling the concrete cap for new anchor bolts to lock the new wall to the cap. On Tuesday a small team began experimenting with the epoxy injection system to lock the anchors in place this coming Saturday. Here is a list of work teams that will be active Nov. 15th and will continue until further notice. Watch this space for notice of other work team starts as work progresses. Soon concrete mixing and compacting will start and we will need even more workers. Active Teams Nov. 15th until work team job is complete Survey and location team
Trench Evacuation Team
Anchor Fabrication Team
Water Fabrication Team
Tie-Back Fabrication Team (Materials have arrived)
Metal Cutting Team
Worksite Co-ordinators
Concrete Cap Drilling Team
Roger Marsh
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Seawall Repair Video
_____________________________________________________________________________________ To view a video of the driving of a sheet of steel, click on the link below:
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This was fairly typical of most of the sheets driven last week although some went into the lake bottom easier than others. Occasionally a sheet would encounter a rock or some other obstruction and could not be driven to the desired depth. In those situations, the top of the sheet will be cut so that it will be at the same level as the others. ABYC Members included in this video were: Roger Marsh, Alan Jenkins, Victor Taylor, Yves Lemieux, Brian Somerville and Dave Horner (absent is Dave Cuthbert).
By the end of the 3rd day of driving, a total of 125 feet of new seawall was in place. Now the installation of tie-backs etc. needs to be done before January. Many hands will be needed for that.
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Start planning your summer!
Intermediate Cruising Course
On the water from noon Monday, June 22 until noon Friday, June 26, 2015 _______________________________________________ Ashbridge's Bay Yacht Club and Humber Sailing & Powerboating Centre are pleased to partner in offering a Sail Canada (CYA) Intermediate Cruising course at ABYC. The content of the Intermediate Cruising Standard is extensive and includes items such as: - Cruise planning and preparation
- Chart work and entering unknown harbours
This course allows the student to apply the skills from their Basic Cruising, VHF, Coastal Navigation and Electronic Navigation experience in a live-aboard setting. The five day course is designed to have fun, learn, vacation and gain valuable sailing experience. This is all done on the beautiful waters of Lake Ontario. Space is limited, so act soon!!! For further information see : CYA Intermediate Cruising Standard Intermediate 5 Day Course 2015 Or email [email protected]
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Jr. Sailing Silent Auction
- Mike Goldfarb, Coach
______________________________________________________________________ As many of you read in last week's Ship2Shore, a silent auction will be held during the November 22nd. Awards Dinner. Thank you to those who have already donated items. Here are a few of the great items that we have for this auction: - A Laser Pico. This terrific boat would be great for a leisure dinghy sail!
- Chargriller PRO Charcoal BBQ plus a set of tools
- 2014 Shortlist Finalists for the ScotiaBank Giller Prize; 6 hard cover books
- Tim Hortons Prize Packs
- Wine from The Cellar Sisters
- Passes to the Science Centre and Casa Loma
- Salmon and Trout Fishing Trip
- Introduction to .22 calibre handguns at an Indoor Shooting Range
- Much, much more!
We are still taking donations to make the auction bigger and better. If you have items that you can donate please let us know. [email protected] or 416-709-9054 A reminder that 100% of the amount that you bid goes towards ABYC Junior Sailing Club and supporting the growth of our program. I hope to see you all November 22nd | Junior (Top) and Senior (Bottom) Sailing Teams Photos - Alison Wardman
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Fall & Winter Hours Of Operation
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Bar
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Kitchen
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Gas Dock
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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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