March 23, 2016

Easter at the Club!

In This Issue

Upcoming ABYC Events

Contributors' Comments

Easter Egg Hunt - March 27

New Members Night - March 31

Family Movie Night - April 2

Senior Vice Commodore Brian Meret

Work Party

Menu - Easter Brunch

Racing Updates

Clipper Around the World Race

Cruising Kick Off

Friendly Reminders

Spring Regalia Orders

Toonie Thursdays Series for 2016

Adult Learn To Sail Programs

Hours of Operation

Upcoming ABYC Events

MARCH

Friday - Fine Dining

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

25-28 - Easter Weekend: Easter Brunch/Egg Hunt, ABYC in Easter Parade

29 - Tuesday - Learn-To-Sail: Maritime Radio

31 - Thursday - New Members Night

APRIL

Friday - Fine Dining

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2 - Saturday - Family Movie Night

8 - Friday - Cruising Kick Off

9 - Saturday - All Day Spring Work Party

14 - Thursday - Toonie Thursday with Diane Reid

16 - Saturday - Spring Fling: James Bond Casino Royale

29 & 30 - Friday & Saturday - Launch

TBA - April AGM

MAY ON - EVENTS CALENDAR PDF

This link will take you to the Events Calendar in the Members section.

Contributors' Comments

Editors' Note

No Draft Beer on Wednesday

Due to the cleaning of the beer room, which will take longer than expected, there will be no draft beer on Wednesday evening.

So enjoy the fine selection of bottled beer and other beverage selections.

Joanne & Steve

s2seditors@gmail.com

Easter Egg Hunt

This Sunday, March 27

The ABYC staff will be organizing an egg hunt for the kids at 10:45 am on Sunday, March 27.

Chef Yan will be preparing a delicious lunch buffet. See menu below for details. It's a great way to get the family together in a lovely setting without having to cook, and the kids get more candy... oh boy!

Contact the restaurant 416 698 4498 ext 224 if you will be joining in the fun !

Alan Coulter & Karen Kaiser

ABYC in Easter Parade

Sunday, March 27

Come see the ABYC float at the annual Beaches Easter Parade.

New Members Night

Thursday March 31

6 PM - Members Arrive and Sign in

7 PM - Introduction of New Members

Be sure to mark Thursday, March 31 on your calendars to attend ABYC's New Members Night. The Membership Committee invites all to attend this important event to welcome new members to the Club.

It is an opportunity for members who have joined over the past year to meet more established members of the Club, in a fun and relaxed manner. Come on down to the Club and meet our new members.

OH! And did you hear? We have three cases of wine to pour!!!!

The Membership Committee

Family Movie Night

Saturday April 2 at 5 PM

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.
Movie will be WALL`E.

Special image of WALL'E sailing to ABYC!

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.

38 more sleeps to launch!

Alan Coulter & Karen Kaiser

Senior Vice Commodore

Brian Meret

In anticipation of a great sailing season ahead, we have one key event just prior to Launch. At the April AGM, we will be presenting candidates for Senior Life and Associate/Dinghy Life Membership for your approval. The selection process is described in the ABYC By-Laws. The committees will be providing a recommendation to the Board April 4.

Should you wish to recognize and recommend an individual for Life Membership, in either category, you should send me your recommendation stating rationale, in writing, to srvc@abyc.on.ca no later than Thursday, March 31. I will forward any valid recommendations to the committees but ALL eligible Members are considered in the process. Note - selection is based on a number of criteria and is not a popularity contest.

It's also customary to recognize members and present 10 and 25 year member pins. If you're at one of the threshold levels, please let me know which and if you plan on being at the AGM.

Regarding staffing, we have received a number of resumes for well qualified candidates for Club Manager. These will be reviewed shortly by the HR committee and Board before next steps.

As the weather improves, many of you will be coming down to the Club to check on your boats and look around at the progress that has been made on White Wall construction. Be reminded that the area is an active construction zone and, unless you're directly involved, please stay clear.

This is a good time to remind those who were scrambling for 2015 work hours in December that Saturday work parties and committee projects are ongoing. Why wait until December - start contributing and logging those hours now!

5-1/2 weeks to New Years!

Brian Meret

Senior Vice Commodore

Work Party Season

The crew last week did a fantastic job! I have provided some action shots below to awe and inspire!

Well, we had beautiful sunshine at last week's workparty but it was also very cold. We can't feel our faces when we're outside, but we love it! Apologies to the Weeknd (spelled properly, so no emails!)

This weekend (also spelled correctly) we have even more gravel to shovel and we also need to launch the school rafts. We will need to three or four people to help with the rafts and eight more to help with the back filling. I cannot be there next Saturday so, if you are coming down to help, look for a big pile of gravel, and that is your starting point - or wander around to the sailing school launch area to help with the rafts.

Remember the Spring All Day Work Party is coming up Saturday, April 9. I will have all of the jobs in the job jar soon (but they are not there yet).

Sue Hamilton

Please call the Restaurant at 416 698 4498 x222 to make a reservation.

Racing

Clipper Around the World

Andy Levy, a member of ABYC, is on board Clipper Telemed racing from China to Seattle. The race started March 21 with boats expected to start arriving in Seattle April 20. I am sure that, once Andy has returned, he will have stories to tell.

Dianne Bott

Cruising

The regular menu is also available.

Friendly Reminders

Spring Regalia - Order Now!!!

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 28.

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

Toonie Thursdays Series for 2016

ABYC Adult Learn-to-Sail Programs

NEW from ABYC Learn-to Sail Programs

THINK SUMMER!!

Diane Schulman and Peter Woodall

Adult Learn-to-Sail Co-Chairs

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

Tel. 416-698-4498 Fax 416-698-5760
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