March 16, 2016

Happy St. Patrick's Day ABYC!

In This Issue

Upcoming ABYC Events

Contributors' Comments

VC Member Services - Review & Events

Missing Plywood Dinghy

Family Movie Night - Saturday, April 2

Looking for ABYC Buttons

Toonie Thursdays Report - Ron Bianchi

Work Party

Menu - Fine Dining

Menu - Easter Brunch

Friendly Reminders

Toonie Thursdays Series for 2016

Hours of Operation

Upcoming ABYC Events

MARCH

Friday - Fine Dining

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17 - Thursday - St. Patrick's Day

19 - Saturday - Seawall Repair Work Party (and every weekend until done)

22 & 29 - Tuesdays - Learn-To-Sail: Maritime Radio

25-28 - Easter Weekend

APRIL

Friday - Fine Dining

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8 - Friday - Cruising Kick Off

9 - Saturday - All Day Spring Work Party

16 - Saturday - Spring Fling: James Bond Casino Royale

29 & 30 - Friday & Saturday - Launch

Contributors' Comments

VC-Member Services

Mike Macdonald

Well, hopefully the warm weather we had this weekend is a sign of the spring to come. I remember that last year was a disaster for boat prep and club prep due to cold, rainy weather right up to launch. Let's cross our fingers.

I would like to thank Joanne and Steve who keep publishing a great newsletter week after week. Our previous editors, Patty and Bernie, not only had the sailing bug but they were also shutter bugs and spent many hours taking shots around the club during the year as well at many of the club functions and parties. A product of this was some really nice pictures of the club and activities around the club were published in S2S. If any of you have some shots that you would like to share and have published, you can email them to s2seditors@gmail.com and they may show up in a future edition. You of course will be credited and, if you would like to add a caption, even better. For club activities, if anyone would like to be the "official photographer" for the event, please let myself or the member coordinating the event know and we can arrange for the pictures to be published in either S2S or the club website. Great way to get some work hours!

For the month of April, we had a bit of a scheduling mix up for some of the club activities. The schedule for April 2 is the Kids Movie Night, April 9 is the all day work party and April 16 is the Annual Spring Fling. Thank you Karen, Alan, and Ryan for taking on a movie night for our most junior of members. It's a great opportunity for all the kids to get together and hopefully build some friendships that will last for years to come. I have heard a rumour that Spring Fling may have a bit of a Las Vegas feel to it this year..... stay tuned!

During the two budget meetings that we had in January, we tested two different sound systems. All members present were very happy that all areas of the room were covered and they could hear clearly. Late this month we will be installing a permanent system that can be turned on with a flip of a switch. Sound levels can be zoned and there will be one in the sailors' lounge. We will repurpose some of the old system to be used for outside functions and in the gazebo.

It's that time of year when I usually bring up minimum billing and how it works. It is billed at the beginning of the period so a credit can be set up for you at the bar. You draw down on it during the period, and when it is depleted the rest of your purchases are charged to your credit card or billed to you, whatever arrangement you have with the office. The confusion is if you want to leave a tip and you still have minimum billing available and you can't give a tip. The amount billed for minimum is for food and beverage revenue only. Using up the minimum for tipping defeats the purpose of the program. At present the only way to tip when using minimum is by cash or the staff can bill it to your credit card in the office. I realize this is not the most perfect system in the world but we are stuck with it for the time being. Thank you for working with it.

Speaking of bar tabs, we are working our way to be as cashless as possible for many different reasons. To this end, we will start asking for membership cards to open a tab for the day starting in the near future. I ask that you start carrying your membership card with you, more on this in the coming weeks.

That's all I've got for this week - see ya at the club!

Mike Macdonald

VC - Member Services

Easter Parade Leader Needed

This is my last year doing the Easter Parade and if anyone wants to step up and take over, I can mentor them through the process.

If interested individuals want to come along on the 27th, I can show them what is involved. You can reach me at 416-520-6247 or email John Chittley.

John Chittley

Missing Plywood Dinghy

Hi Folks!

I am writing to solve a mystery surrounding the disappearance of my dinghy from the yard sometime between mid-December and mid-January of this year. This is a blue plywood epoxy dinghy that was stored in its cradle marked 1598 at the north end of the cradle railway yard. Because it needed work to refurbish its transom, I wanted to remove it in January to do that work but someone beat me to the punch!

It is a 10' sailing and rowing dinghy built according to plans I got online in 2002. I still have the spars, daggerboard, and rudder. So, just in case someone thought it would be a great fixer upper project and that it was abandoned, sorry, it's mine. It simply rested in the yard so long because I was refurbishing my big boat for a number of years as some of you know.

If you know of its whereabouts, drop by the club or give me a call. If I don't hear soon, I'll have to report it to Toronto's finest as I put about 200+ hours into building it and was looking forward to using it this season.

Cheers!

Alexander M. Giannelia

Mobile (416) 529-0070

Family Movie Night

Saturday April 2 at 5pm

We are hosting our first family movie night. The plan is for the kids and parents to get to know each other and promote more family participation in our club events.

Please note:

We will provide food and drinks for the kids, and of course popcorn!
Parents can fend for themselves as the bar and restaurant will be open .
The movie is about 90 minutes long so I would estimate conclusion at 7:45 pm.
The movie will be shown at the carpeted area by the pool table so bring a blanket/pillow/anything your kids like to lounge on.
The movie title will be announced next week.

So bring your kids, (friends welcome), grandchildren, etc and let's have a fun evening !

Please email us at alancoulter@rogers.com if you plan to attend and please include the number of kids. We need an estimate of numbers for Jan our chef to prepare the food. It should be a fun evening.

46 more sleeps to launch!

Alan Coulter & Karen Kaiser

Looking for ABYC Buttons

Does anyone have the button from the 'second' regatta? If someone has one to donate to complete my set, they can email me. AB's had a member, Keith Robson, who used to make these buttons.

All the best,

Roger Renaud

Toonie Thursday Report

All Programs Begin at 7:00 PM Promptly

Last Thursday, Ron Bianchi performed to a standing room only crowd at ABYC. I say performed because he entertained us with humour while he educated us about the WHAT- WHY- WHEN and WHERE of weather. While his very educational two hour presentation concentrated on an overview of weather patterns and cloud formations, it also focused on local weather patterns and the influence of local land masses like the Scarborough Bluffs.

While we got to view many cloud formations and what they all meant, the one that fascinated me the most was Mick Jagger's Lips.

Yes, the cloud formation does look like Mick's Lips and, if you see it, you should head for cover as quickly as possible.

All in all, it was a very educational evening. Ron has graciously provided us with two PDF's, which will go into the Members Only section of the club's website. One is the slides from Ron's presentation; ABYC Sailing the Weather. The other is his Highly Recommended Resources.

The Toonie Thursdays Collection netted $181.95 for the Junior Racing Program.

Our next Toonie Thursday presentation will be on Thursday, April 14 at 7:00, with our own Diane Reid, giving us a first-hand look at her Clipper Round The world Yacht Race experience.

Jim Allen and Petra Fischer

Co-Chairs Toonie Thursdays

Work Party Season

We are on!

This weekend we will need people (at least 8!) to come out and help backfill the trench along the white wall. We will likely need help with this every Saturday from now until launch.

AND... keep in mind that the All Day Spring Work Party is scheduled for Saturday, April 9, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. We will have lots of indoor and outdoor jobs to be done. As part of last year's all day work party, we offered to attach tire lines to tires for members. We plan do the same again this year so think about whether or not you can use this service. All you need to do is drop your lines off in the club house on a Saturday morning and identify the dock numbers by attaching tags.

We will have jobs in the job jar for the all day work party soon. If you want to be a part of the seawall repair crew, look for Seawall Replacement in the job jar.

Sue Hamilton

Spring Regalia Orders

Be an Ambassador for ABYC by Wearing Club Regalia!

When you're heading out on the water or to other clubs this sailing season, show off your club gear. Regalia is always available and will be on display and for sale during launch - so remember to stop by!

We will have a limited number of the items listed below. If you would like to place an order in advance to ensure that we have your size and colour preference, it will be available to you at launch.

Samples are on display in the regalia case in the club foyer and are also shown on our website in the Regalia section. Please contact me at lindaderusha@rogers.com to place your order by March 22.

Item Description	Price	Colour(s)	Item Image
Waterproof/Breathable Jacket Stormtech H2XTREME� Full Centre Front Zipper with Welts On-Seam Side Zippered Welt Pockets Inside Full-Length Storm Flap Partial Elastic Cuffs with Adjustable Tabs Concealed Rollaway Hood Upper Back Yoke with Mesh Lined Vents Open Hem with Adjustable Drawcord	$128	Dark Orange Navy Sky Blue
Bonded Fleece Jacket Right chest pocket with contrast reverse coil zipper and zipper garage Lower pockets with contrast reverse coil zippers and zipper garages Audio port access through inside left pocket Contrast decorative stitching on front, back body and sleeves Adjustable shockcord at hem 100% polyester jersey bonded with microfleece	$75	Olympic Blue Black
Helium Thermal Vest Stormtech Shower proof D/W/R outershell Quilted Body Brushed tricot chin guard Internal full length storm flap Interior media pocket Hand warmer pockets Embroidery access Waterproof: 600MM	$82	Black
Metro Hoody Centre front zipper Attached hood 2X2 Rib hem & cuffs Flatlock seams Tonal cover stitching Rib underarm panels Side body Panels Contrast zipper teeth & draw cord Under arm & side rib panels for fitted silhouette	$97	Black/Gold
Micro Fleece 1/4 Zip 1/4-Zip front Open Hem Stand-up collar Soft-touch 100% microfleece	$45	Ladies' Electric Blue Rhododendron Men's Slate Blue Nightshadow

Thank you!

Linda DeRusha

Fine Dining Friday

Easter Brunch

Cruising

The regular menu is also available.

Friendly Reminders

Toonie Thursdays Series for 2016

All Programs Begin at 7:00 PM Promptly

April 14, 2016 - Diane Reid

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

May 12, 2016 - Wendy Loat - Canadian National Judge

Racing Rules and How to Stay out of Trouble

Jim Allen and Petra Fischer

Co-Chairs Toonie Thursdays

Hours Of Operation - Winter Hours

	BAR	KITCHEN	GAS DOCK
Monday	Closed	Closed	Closed
Tuesday	Closed	Closed	Closed
Wednesday	4pm - 11pm	4pm - 10pm	Closed
Thursday	4pm - 9pm	4pm - 8pm	Closed
Friday	Noon - 11pm	Noon - 10pm	Closed
Saturday	11am - 9pm	8am - 8pm	Closed
Sunday	11am - 7pm	11am - 6pm	Closed

ABYC Office Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm (Monday - Friday)

For Dining Room Reservations call 416-698-4498 Ext 222 or email foodandbeverage@abyc.on.ca

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30 Ashbridge's Bay Park Road, Toronto, Ontario M4L 3W6

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