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WELCOME ABOARD!
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
FOR 2008
Dave Dodd – Commodore
Henry Pasila – Past Commodore
Rob Giberson – Membership – Vice Commodore
Larry Tilling – Sailing School – Rear Commodore
Barrie Atkinson– House
Brian Skuffham – Treasurer
Gerry den Hartog – Moorings
Tonny den Boer – Docks
Gary Eames – Property
Manager – Dennis Payne
Doug Trumble - Secretary
Bay Beaver Bugle Editor –
Ross Trant
Safety Officer – Jack Strachan
Volunteer Coordinator – Cathie Coultis
Contact the Bugle at:
613-399-2476, or by email at
kilahara@gmail.com or rtrant@sympatico.ca
Deadline for submissions:
The 28th of each month except February, when it is the 26th
Coming Events!
Friday Dinner – July 18 –
Aug 15
Happy Hour every Friday
Alberg Rendezvous – August 1 holiday weekend – barbecue open to all
members
Pig Roast – August 23 |
Commodore’s Corner
The weather cooperated with
us for Sailpast, with the rain stopping just in time for the
trooping of the colours, and a fair wind for the actual Sailpast.
Friday’s lobster and steak dinner was a sell out and the lobster was
excellent. We were honoured by the presence of Mayor Leo Finnegan
and his wife Maureen at both the dinner and the Flag ceremony on
Saturday. The Mayor spoke a greeting from the County and wished us
good sailing for the season. This year’s Sailpast was much more
refined than last year’s near-demolition derby, possibly because we
drew a diagram to show the sail plan. Many thanks to the 21
sailboats and myriad power boats that participated. The winner of
the “how close to Dave’s transom can we come” was a tie between
Nefertitti and La Paloma. I didn’t measure because I had
my eyes closed!
The hot dogs and hamburger
BBQ was a success and we raised $122 for the Sailing School. Many
thanks to the volunteers that ran it and it was nice to see the
sailing school instructors helping out.
The dance; however, was not
very well attended and, although those who did attend did a good job
of keeping the bar active, and had a good time, there really wasn’t
enough participation to justify it. We’ve received numerous
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In the past, the lobster dinner was on the eve of Sailpast. Because
folks liked to stay out and raft up to entertain their friends on
the boats, it was not well attended, nor was the dance afterwards.
Hence the Friday night lobster dinner and BBQ on Saturday. These
days, the raft-up has not happened and folks entertain on the boats
in the harbour. This spreads out the party and again reduces
attendance at the shore activities. Although there is a year til
the next Sailpast, we would appreciate thoughts on how to encourage
more participation on the shore and on the timing of the lobster
dinner and a dance. We’ll raise this again in the spring.
Meanwhile, Happy Sailing and
have a great summer.
Commodore Dave Dodd
From the House
House Chair, Barrie
Atkinson, reported the Annual Club Lobster Dinner held on Friday
June 13 was another resounding and sold-out success.
The Friday Happy Hours
continue with appetizers served when there is not a scheduled club
dinner. Happy Hour is always a most pleasant opportunity to meet
your friends and catch up with what’s going on around your club.
Volunteers are always welcome to assist. Please contact Barrie if
you can help.
Sailing School
Plans for the summer are
well under way, and registrations are coming in rapidly. If you have
children or grand children planning to attend, be sure to submit
applications soon.
Parking will be restricted
in the Sailing school area while students are present.
Larry Tilling, Rear
Commodore
Volunteers Corner
Hedonists’ Corner
By Gord Timperon
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At press time, Gord was
aboard his boat, Salty Dog, pursuing hedonistic pleasures,
or so we understand. This feature will return aboard the Bugle for
our next edition.
In Memory of Terry Doble
The village of Milford is
celebrating tits 200th anniversary this year. One of the
events planned is a display and race for radio controlled sailboats
on the Mill Pond in late June. The race has been named the Terry
Doble Memorial Race in honour of Terry’s contribution to this aspect
of sailing. News of this came to us from John Lyons who suggested
the idea to the organizers.
Unfortunately, the Milford
Mill Pond event will be over by the time you read this issue of the
Bugle.
Some Sailpast Impressions, Visions and Vignettes
While this writer was forced
to participate from a picnic table overlooking the Club docks and
Picton Harbour, he and those with him managed to hear at least some
of the interesting happenings on the water. An astute radio watch
was aided by snippets of conversation from skippers and crews of
returning yachts. What follows is the result of those, combined with
a certain amount of creativity inspired by Alexander Keith. These
snippets follow no particular order, but we can report that total
chaos was avoided. The Commodore and his lady both returned safely
to the club docks, and did so aboard their suitably dressed
flagship.
“Starboard!” yelled the
skipper of a rapidly moving, close-hauled sloop as she approached
the crucial moment, rail under, “You are obstructing my course!!” he
added.
“Flagship!” declared the
skipper of the offending vessel. Matters were made more interesting
once it was discovered that the enthusiastic sloop skipper was, in
fact, on the port tack.
“Help! We are under attack!”
“Fire!” commanded the
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“May Day! May Day!” We are
about to be rammed by a trimaran approaching at the speed of a
Ferrari!”
“Not to worry!” called the
skipper of the flagship. “Just get his insurance number, okay?”
Bits of another urgent radio
conversation were heard, and it appeared that the skipper of the
yacht Genevieve, was anything but cool at the moment of
transmission. “Help! He’s going to ram me!” a pause, “ I don’t
believe this, it looks like a little red sports car going full
astern!” An ominous silence followed.
“Out of my way! I’m racing,
you know!” called the intrepid skipper of a beautiful Viking 28,
close hauled, rail under, on port tack, aided and abetted in his
efforts by former racing skipper of note, and past commodore of the
club who was back for the day. Despite vehement objections from the
fleet, the yacht carried on, to cross the line first, regardless.
The OPP launch wisely
remained at her berth, avoiding the happenings on the water. The
constable in charge of the craft did let us know later that in her
opinion the sailpast was a success. There were no vessels sunk and
no lives lost during the entire event. There were also no arrests
reported and no yachts impounded. Of course the local insurance
adjusters were run ragged after, but that was their problem. A
delightful time was had by all.
Reminders from the
Board!
- Please respect other
boaters’ desire for peace and quiet at night while they sleep in
the harbour. Particularly, refrain from noisy parties on the
boats late in the evening when people are trying to sleep.
Tying off halyards and turning off radios would also help.
- Our docks are on a
Federal Water lot. Their regulations prohibit any fuelling in
those waters – so please do not fuel your boats from portable
containers while at our docks.
3. We
are subject to the town’s water restrictions.
Club policy prohibits using water for boat
washing, as we pay for
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That water at municipal rates.
Filling water
tanks is OK at any time.
4.Please clean up
your mess after using the picnic tables –
recycle and garbage go to the dumpster area.
5. Poop and
scoop (hopefully this applies to your pets!)
RCMP
Musical Ride
September 9 will
be here before you know it, and on that date, be sure not to miss
the RCMP’s famous Musical Ride which will take place at the Picton
Fair Grounds.
PEYC is the host for this wonderful event, and the funds raised from
ticket sales will go to support our Sailing School. and the County
Youth Park.
Anyone who has been around the Club in recent weeks will be aware of
the efforts of an enthusiastic organizing committee under the
direction of Rear Commodore and Sailing School Director, Larry
Tilling.
There will be two performances of the programme, one at 2:00 PM and
he evening show at 7:00 PM. Each will be preceded by an hour of live
entertainment, adding further to the event.
Visitors will be welcome at the stables from 9:00 AM until 9:00
PM.
Tickets for everyone at the evening performance will be $10.00 each,
and the adult price is the same for the afternoon. Children, 13 and
under, will be admitted to the afternoon matinee for $2.00.
They will be available at the gate or in advance from a number of
select outlets. Please contact the Club for further details.
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