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Opening Remarks by Commodore Bob Hedley


Presentation of Life Member burgee to Dave & Pat Steenbergen by Sr. VC Elizabeth Sloss.


Junior Sailor Danny Assimakopoulos raises the ABYC burgee
to the top of our Flagpole while crowd looks on (below).




Fleet begins to leave our harbour for Sail Past.

 
Junior Sailors lined up to Sail Past Commodore on Sarah Ashbridge.


Big Boat Fleet approaches Sarah Ashbridge.


Commodore Hedley and his party reviewing passing fleet.


Once back in harbour, boats dress ship for remainder of day.


Junior Sailors collect cash for purchase of new Coach Boat.

 Photos - Claude Tremblay

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After many years, Celia Lum and Howard Wentworth are stepping down as chairs of the Entertainment Committee.

 

Howard and Celia, along with a small and extremely dedicated group of people are responsible for bringing entertainment to ABYC. These events include Valentine's Dance, Spring Fling, Celtic Night, "New Years" Party, Commodore's Ball, Sailpast, New Boat Owner's, Halloween Party, Christmas Events, Toonie Talk Thursdays, and more.

 

These events are so well orchestrated that it's easy to forget that a lot of work goes on behind the scenes.

 

Howard and Celia have been extremely generous with their time - taking the last 8 months to show us the ropes. And there are a lot of ropes!

 

We are looking forward to our new roles and looking forward to working with the dedicated folks currently on the Entertainment Committee.

 

To Celia and Howard - a heartfelt thank you from all of us for the enormous amount of time, energy and passion you have brought not only to the Entertainment Committee but to ABYC as a whole.

 

Debbie Dockray

Don Sturgeon

Photos - Joyce Guest
 
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A dozen new boat owners hosted a fantastic afternoon of food, cocktails and entertainment.  As always competition was tough but members voted in record numbers this year and here are the results:  

 

 

   

Best Dressed Crew

Fortuitous, Drew Robertson

Best Dressed/Decorated Family Boat

Fortuitous, Drew Robertson

 

 

   

 

Best Cocktail

Avalon, Don Millman

 

 

 

Best Decorations

Bella, Melissa Mayhew & Brian O'Sullivan

 

Additional photos by Debbie & Don can be viewed at:  New Boat Party

 

Attendees also voted (verbally) to add a category for food to next year's prize categories.  Although it wasn't an official voting category this year, Ian Gow from Who Knew received a number of write-in votes for the appetizers that were served.

 

Thanks to all the new boat owners that participated and to the members that turned out to welcome them ABYC style.

 

Debbie Dockray

Don Sturgeon

   

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The ABYC Communications Committee is soliciting applications for a new S2S Editor, starting with the August 5 edition.  This is a good opportunity to take a leading role in our club's communications.   

 

Requirements:  Good editorial judgment concerning content, form, and style; attention to detail and ability to meet strict deadlines, some familiarity with newsletter publishing (and, preferably, the Constant Contact platform); a willingness to work closely and productively with content providers, ABYC Board members, and the Communications Committee; availability to devote appropriate time (a minimum of 5 hours every week, 52 weeks per year) to writing, editing and/or rewriting content, communicating with members, and publishing the newsletter; a creative interest in improving the publication; and, finally, a general knowledge of Club operations and functions.

 

If you would like to express interest in this position, please send an e-mail message to either Mike MacDonald vcmembership@abyc.on.ca, Geoff Huck geohuc@rogers.com, or Ship2Shore editors S2Seditors@gmail.com.   

 

The current Ship2Shore Editors are available to discuss any aspect of the newsletter with anyone interested and will provide assistance as required to ensure a smooth transition.  

 

ABYC Communications Committee    

 

Chris Pappas / Jean Gap / Nancy Ogden

ABYC 2015 Cruising Captains

As seen in the ABYC Events book (see page 16) the Whitby 50, the first race in the in the 2015 TELDS, is set for June 19th. This race is hosted by the Whitby Yacht Club.  Link:  http://www.wyc.ca/

The race will consist of single-handed, double-handed and full crewed boats racing in spinnaker and non-spinnaker divisions.  The race will start off the Whitby Yacht Club and will sail west to the end of the Leslie Street Spit and back (a distance of approximately 50 miles).  Race registration at WYC is scheduled for late afternoon on Friday July 19th. A BBQ for competitors starts at 6:00 PM followed by the Skipper's Meeting at 7:00 PM.  First gun is scheduled for 8:00 PM.  This race is being held close do the longest day of the year and sailing east to Whitby with the sun coming up early on the morning of June 20th should be as spectacular as the one enjoyed by those competing in the Susan Hood race a few weeks ago.

 

To assist in your planning, please utilize the following links:

 

TELDS link on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/teldsailing/timeline

 

Whitby 50 Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/events/449213478590053/

 

http://www.wyc.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=283&Itemid=328

 

Contact: WYC - Bart Bies - bart@bies.net  

 

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The Susan Hood Trophy Race took place the last weekend in May. Ninety-nine boats were registered for one of the last "overnighters"around.  The race wasn't quite as slow as last year's, but was still not one of the more exciting races during the dark hours.

Several ABYC boats participated in the race.  In IRC1, Murray Gainer and the crew of Lively placed second behind Jim McGuinness's Five-Fifteen and fifth overall in IRC.  Graham Toms and the crew of The Cat Came Back placed fourth in PHRF 1 (the largest division), while Pasquale Leone and the Crew of Hammertime II placed 10th, narrowly beating Larry Harrison's Merlin M2 crew in 11th place in the same division.

Roger Van Vlack and the crew of Umi Taka placed third in the PHRF 3 division, and 7th overall in the 60 boat fleet.  Seems the shift is moving away from IRC and back to PHRF these days.  My apologies if I missed you - Yacht Scoring, being a US program, doesn't include club affiliation in the results.

At the RCYC Founders Regatta, Eli Gershman and the crew of Black Swan prevailed in the small J24 division.

Coming this weekend is the Toronto Area Hospice Regatta, with the RCYC Open regatta the following weekend.

Don't forget that if you want your results to be sure to make it into the S2S, send me an email to wendy.loat@bell.net.

That's all for this week.