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SEAWALL REPAIR:  December 6th.

The new concrete has arrived and Ken Hare and his crew have produced our first run of lean concrete for compaction around the anchors.

 

Our first Anchor/3 Tieback installation is complete (with pictures elsewhere in this issue) and the area refilled, compacted and somewhat levelled.  We need to repeat this same operation 6 more times, 2 installations per week to complete this stage to secure the wall.  Given the debris in the soil, old tiebacks, old rebar and lampposts that have to be cut and cleared, it takes many hands to complete.

 

We have a back hoe operator for Thursday so now we need several people to be on site to cut and clear the old concrete and other debris that we encounter as we dig along the edge of the walls.  We have cutters and grinders for steel and concrete, chains and cables for lifting and now we need a little muscle power to make it all work.  Our intention is to have 6 tieback trenches and two anchor trenches ready for installation for Saturday morning.  We hope to be finished with the digging on Thursday but may need a little extra time Friday.  If you have time available either day please let me know and I will make up a schedule.

 

Email Roger Marsh or Sue Hamilton if you can contribute some midweek time.

 

Here is a list of work teams that will be active Dec. 6th and will continue till further notice.  Watch this space for notice of other work team starts as work progresses.

 

Trench Excavation Team

Anchor Construction Team

Waler Construction Team 

Anchor, Tieback Installation Team

Concrete Mixing Team

Metal Cutting Team

Jig Makers

Worksite Co-ordinators 

 

Roger Marsh

 

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Members are responsible for recording their hours and making sure that the information in the Job Jar is up to date.

Please check the Job Jar and make sure that your account is accurate. Members need to work at least 20 hours to fulfill their obligation to the club.  If you still need to contribute hours consider working on the Seawall Repair project.  The Seawall Repair project is operating on December 6th and 12th and possibly the 19th and could use extra bodies.

If you have questions about the Job Jar please contact Michelle at 416-889-9420
 

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I'm here to take comments, thoughts, advice etc.  Please don't hesitate in sending word.  These events are for you, and your Sailing Committee welcomes, invites your feedback.

 

Kindest regards,  Brian

 

Your Sailing Committee Chair

brian@uksailmakers.com

 

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The ABYC Cruising Committee is looking for photos taken by Members during their Cruising activities in 2014.  We will create a slide show using the photos submitted to be shown during the Cruising Awards Night on Friday, January 16, 2015.

 

This request is not limited to photos taken during ABYC Club Cruises or limited to cruising on Lake Ontario.  We hope that Members who have had, or are currently experiencing cruising adventures on the 'high' seas or waterways will share their photos as well so we can create a great slide show using only 2014 photos!

 

Please forward your photos to David Studholme via email at: 2014cruising@gmail.com.  Deadline for photo submissions is December 21, 2014.  

 

Let's all fill David's "In Box"!

 

Bruce Hannah - Acting Cruising Fleet Captain

 

 

YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CRUISING TROPHY!  Submit your cruising miles and Ports of Call to me no later than Wednesday, December 10th.  I can be reached at: luba11@sympatico.ca.  If you think that you qualify for a trophy please include this information in your email.  I would also like to remind the 2014 Cruise Hosts to return your Host Cruising sweatshirt(s) to the club office also by December10th.

 

This evening is traditionally an opportunity for ABYC 'friends' to catch up and reminisce about the previous season.  We do encourage that you join us for dinner and if so, please assist the club staff by making a reservation.  If you are new to the club (or have not previously participated in our club cruises please come and join us and find out more about our Cruising Program.   Presentations will begin at 8PM.

 

The following trophies and flags require the ABYC member to submit their cruising miles and or number of Ports of Call.  Your cruising miles will also be used for distance flags:

(The full descriptions can be found on page 46 of the ABYC 2014 Event Schedule)

Distance and Participation Flags

500 miles flag

1000 miles flag 

4 cruises - Blue

6 cruises - Red 

8 cruises - Gold

 

Hans Ballman trophy

This trophy is awarded to the club member making the longest cruise in his/her yacht in a single season between launch and haul-out in fresh water in the Great Lakes system above Montreal.......

 

The Jack Shirt trophy

This trophy will be awarded to an ABYC member who, while skippering his/her boat and flying the ABYC burgee, sails the greatest number of nautical miles on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence above the Iroquois locks......

 

Ed Wilson trophy

Awarded to an ABYC member who, while skippering a sailboat under 29' LOA and flying the ABYC burgee accumulates the greatest number of miles cruising the Great Lakes above Montreal.....

 

Ron Mitchell trophy

This trophy will be awarded to an ABYC member flying the ABYC burgee, gives greatest credit to ABYC through distinguished accomplishment in sailing offshore (Blue water).....

 

Ports of Call trophy

This trophy is to be awarded to an ABYC member flying the ABYC burgee  who enters the greatest number of harbours on the Great lakes system above Montreal, (only 1 Port may be submitted even though visited multiple times).

 

Flotilla trophy The trophy is to be awarded on a discretionary basis by the Club Cruising Committee to ABYC members who, while skippering sailboats in a unified fleet and flying the ABYC burgee gives greatest credit to ABYC in either Blue water or Great Lakes cruising.  The fleet must remain together for the duration of the voyage.

 

Day Sailing award

This award will be presented to an ABYC skipper flying the ABYC burgee with the greatest number of club associates drawn from the day sail crew bank........

 

Other trophies to be awarded by the Cruising Committee

 

Cruising Fleet Captain's Discretionary Award

 

Harbourmaster's Hat

 

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So what's involved in repairing our existing seawalls?  Lots of labour!  For those not involved in this project, the following is a brief explanation of the process.

A few weeks ago we featured a short video that shows the driving of the steel sheets that will be the new wall.  (Video of sheet driving)  All of the sheets in the area currently being repaired are now in place.

The next step is to dig trenches that are 42 inches deep and extend back 20 feet from the wall with much of the work done using a backhoe.  The trench must then be completed by manual digging to ensure the proper depth and for the removal of debris in the soil.  Since ABYC is located on landfill, there is much debris to be removed.  The trenches are needed for the installation of anchors that will have three 20' tie rods leading to the outside of the new wall.  The anchors will ensure that the new wall withstands the pressure of the soil pressing against it.  Once the anchor is in place and the tie rods are secured to both the anchor and the waler (steel beam that runs horizontally along the outside of the seawall - see photo above), the anchor is secured in place with a base of concrete followed by compacted gravel. 

3 Tie rods being attached to the wall and to the anchor

Pouring the concrete base on the outside of anchor

Gravel is compacted against the anchor

Once the above steps are completed, the trenches can then be backfilled and the work crew moves on to the next section.  This process involves 3 trenches at a time.

This is a brief description of what is involved.  There are many jobs to be completed and workers are required for a wide variety of jobs.  There is always a need for more help and not all of the work is done on Saturday - if anyone is available during the week, please contact Sue Hamilton (abycworkparty@hotmail.com) or Roger Marsh(penro@sympatico.ca). 

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