Sailing School Repair, Work Party  

Saturday April 18th

We finally have some spring like weather and the Sailing School area is drying out rapidly. Our priority of course is to return this area back to its original useable state and in this case slightly improved with a little more interlocking.  Because the new steel wall is quite secure and stands by itself the area restoration is a higher priority which we will return to in a week or two.

We have rented a T190 Bobcat Skidsteer with tracks, a jumping jack and flat plate tamper which along with the tractor and a horde of willing hands with shovels and rakes we will aim to achieve a solid sloping bed of gravel and limestone ready for the interlocking re-installation.

We need to make significant progress to allow the sailing school to start on time and be ready for the ABYC first Regatta in several weeks time.  We understand that Launch is approaching fast BUT so is the need to restore this area ready for use.

See you Saturday,

Roger Marsh

Chili Cook-off

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It's time to shake off winter and kick off the sailing season with our first official cruise of the year.   

From 16:00 - 18:00 on Saturday May 9th, bring your boats (masts optional), grab your crock pots and put your taste buds to the test.  We are looking for more of the finest chili concoctions our ABYC chefs can muster.  Prizes are waiting to be awarded!

Witness the crowning of this year's chili champion by our panel of "seasoned" judges.  

This event will be rain or shine!  

Just a reminder, this is a BYO beverage event.  Please eat and drink responsibly.

See you on the South Wall!  Everyone is welcome!

 - Jim Allen & Petra Fischer, Co-Chairs:  Toonie Thursdays

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Last Thursday more than 50 members attended ABYC's Toonie Thursday.  Those present enjoyed the tales of John Gayford's 2500 mile transatlantic delivery aboard a Swan 59'.  For those present John certainly conveyed the importance of knowing your boat, crew and equipment.  Can you imagine not having a working autohelm crossing the Atlantic?  They did it and we heard all about it.

Thank you to those who continue to support our fundraising efforts in support of the Jr. Optimist Coach Boat.  During this series we have raised $784.25 with one more "special"  talk taking place on Thursday April 30th at 7pm.  We hope you can join us on April 30 as Former Canadian Olympic sailor John Curtis hosts..."for the love of sailing"

Commodore

Senior Vice Commodore

Vice Commodore, MEMBER Services

Vice Commodore, Planning

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 2015 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 interested 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 contactpetra@rogers.com

Your 2015 Nominating Committee

Petra Fischer (Chair), Mike Leroux, Gus Gillespie and Hazel Wood

1. Sarah Ashbridge
2. Messhuggana
3. Fortuitious
4. Perseverance
5. Crime Scene

SMALL CRANE @ 8 AM - Drysail Area

1. Mardi Gras
2. Tasty Wave
3. Latis
4. Pirouette
5. Kondor II

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All members are reminded to install your mooring lines before Launch.  Please install both your dock lines and tire lines.  The club has outboards that you can borrow to help you install your mooring lines on your tires.  As well, remember to install copper keepers on all your mooring lines so they don't work loose during the season.

Having your dock and tire lines installed before Launch goes a long way to aiding the dock teams to help you secure your boat efficiently and safely.

Thank you for helping make our job safer!  

- Carolyn Weckesser, Dock Ladies Coordinator

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The "Dock Lady" team is one part of a large and detailed launch operation.  (FYI, no offence to the guys, but this team has traditionally been crewed by our women members as many of the men are assigned to the heavily physical tasks, hence the name "Dock Lady".)

At launch, the primary Dock Lady team works on the docks to welcome, and assist boat owners to tie up in their slips for the first time in a new season.  The team also includes members stationed near the launching areas (two cranes and rail/mast crane) to announce your "splashdown" to ensure there is someone to greet you at your slip, and the public address system announcer.  This team is integral to making the launch (and in the fall the haul out), operations run smoothly, efficiently and safely.  Your cooperation with our team is greatly appreciated!  

We are recruiting new members for this crew for 2015.  Anyone interested in joining our team, please contact me at ABYCDockLadies@gmail.com for additional details.  No technical skills are needed, just enthusiasm!