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HERE
WE ARE AGAIN!
WELCOME ABOARD!
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
FOR 2008
Dave Dodd – Commodore
Rob Giberson – Membership – Vice Commodore
Larry Tilling – Sailing School – Rear Commodore
Barry Atkinson– House
Brian Skuffham – Treasurer
Gerry den Hartog – Moorings
Tonny den Boer – Docks
Gary Eames – Property
Doug Trumble - Secretary
Manager – Dennis Payne
Safety Officer – Jack Strachan
Volunteer Coordinator – Cathie Coultis
Bay Beaver Bugle Editor – Ross Trant
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!
March 1 - Euchre
COMMODORE’S CORNER
From The House!
A casual mixed darts group
meets Thursdays at 7:30 PM at the club during the off-season. All
skill levels, and everyone is welcome! |
Sailing School
Well we are getting the
final touches done for the 2008 sailing school season. The committee
has been busy and held numerous meeting to date. We have hired our
lead instructor and 2 junior instructors for this year’s season. We
have four 2 week White Sail sessions commencing June 30, 2008, and
two 4 week Bonze Sail sessions also commencing June 30, 2008. We can
hold 8 to 10 bronze students in each session and up to 24 white sail
students in each session, so let your family and friends know to get
their applications in. The new registration forms and some updated
pictures are on the P.E.Y.C. website. We have a busy year planned
with fund raisers to purchase more 420 sail boats for the school as
funds permit. The school has been a part of this club for a long
time and should be a source of pride for our members when we see the
quality of youth that have passed through it over the years.
As always with a not for
profit group funding is paramount to offset rising costs of
equipment etc and as such we will again hold our major fundraiser,
the Riverboat fantasy on April 12, 2008 and please plan to attend.
Remember a good time is always had by all that attend. We will be
holding other fundraisers and as such will keep the club informed
about them.
Any concerns, ideas or
questions about the Sailing School please contact me.
Larry Tilling
Director
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Volunteer
Corner
By Cathie Coultis
zoocrew@persona.ca
As mentioned in
my inaugural column, I am looking forward to contributing on a
regular basis in the Bugle. The primary purpose of this column is
to provide club members with news and views about our Volunteer
Program.
Volunteering to be part of a Spring work party or some other
activity in and around the club is a great way for members to meet,
get to know other members and see how the club operates. For those
of you who have been members of the club for some time, volunteering
also provides an opportunity to share a bit of your expertise with
other members. Having spent many years at another “self-help” yacht
club, I have seen first-hand the benefits from club members (and
their families) volunteer efforts, and shared their pride. There is
that same pride (and then some) felt around this yacht club and it
is growing.
During these wintry months
leading up to our May launch, the club’s Board has been busy
organizing activities and great events for the coming year. A few
of these activities will need work parties ~ when the snow (and ice)
finally disappears for another year. Please watch the
Notice Board at the clubhouse in March for a list of
upcoming work parties and activities for which you can
volunteer. Sign-Up sheets for these work parties and other
activities in and around the club will be posted throughout the year
on an “as needed basis” with ample notice, as well as the usual
heads-up via email.
On these new Sign-Up sheets
will be a section where anyone who is interested in volunteering
can indicate a specific interest or skill. This information may
be helpful to the Board when planning out projects in the future.
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Please contact me if you
would like to be provided with additional information about
volunteering for a work party or activity, as well as general
information about the club’s Volunteer Program. When any of
you who are full members work on club activities, please remember to
record your hours on the Volunteer Log Sheets. This enables
me to ensure your hours are properly credited. The sheets
are attached to a clipboard and kept at the Bar. Full members are
required to give a minimum 8 hours per year. If you have any
questions, ask Dennis or myself.
I would also like to take
this opportunity to thank those members who have already
contacted me requesting their names be added to the Volunteer
Program…Thank You!
An additional Thank You
to those who have sent in their treasured recipes and helpful hints
for inclusion in the Prince Edward Yacht Club Cook Book. Please
keep them coming and don’t forget to send in those photos.
The deadline for submitting recipes, helpful hints, anecdotes and/or
photos is August 31st, 2008. You are welcome to
send in as many recipes, etc. as you’d like.
Remember…Volunteering is
good!
Odds and Ends
Hedonists’ Corner
The Hedonists
are no longer hiding in their corner…(with their heads!)
Hedonism – By Gord
Timperon
The doctrine of certain Greek Philosophers (Aristippus and the
Cyrenaics) that pleasure, of whatever kind, is good.
Gentle reader, the Hedonist
has appeared! Many years without exercising his love of life had
almost extinguished his irresponsible desire for pleasure.
Weeks of turquoise seas have renewed his spirit. He now looks
forward to the evenings aboard in the County at anchor; a crisp
breeze massaging his body, clear black water under his keel a cool
beverage in his hand, perhaps some quiet music in the background.
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soothing sound of water
lapping against the hull and the small animals and birds on the
shore.
It has been tough, we almost lost our way but now we have to
consider where to spend our hot summers afloat to satisfy our
passion for pleasure. In the coming weeks I will attempt to review
some of our favourite places to disappear. A critique so to speak
based on our experiences of what our County has to offer. These
musings are totally subjective, however; I will consider proximity
to the club, isolation, quietness, view, and safety. Safety only
because I have a bad habit of checking the anchor every hour and a
half! An evening at anchor is ruined with dragging ground tackle in
a rising wind. I might consider fishing as it is a soothing pastime.
Some of us swim, some of us paint, and some of us enjoy
photography. Some of us are limited in time and so cannot stray as
far away as others. Some of us have considerations with children and
dogs that require the availability of a shoreline that is not
private. All of us are hedonists to some extent. I will attempt to
cover as much as I can. I can only suggest places to go and things
that we have seen. I’m not a writer of cruising guides. I am sure
the reader has many more favourite places to explore and visit. For
the sake of your entertainment I will attempt to relate some
interesting tales about a few.
In the coming weeks I will
relate some tales to cover Ram Island and Hay Bay, Glen Island,
Green Point, Witlow Point, Quinte point, Lyons Island and Prinyer’s
Cove.
Until then….
The following submission
from Jill Dodd was sent in by Hedonist Linda Austin:
Leek Island (aka Thwartway Is.) is one of our favourite anchorages
in the 1000 Islands. We anchor in the bay (44.29N, 79.15W) on the
south side of the island. A ten min. walk across the island brings
you to a sheltered, sandy bay – it’s too shallow to anchor. Lovely
spot for picnic lunch and swim. |
Editorial Comments,
Remarks and Policy Notes
The following may be useful to readers, and serve to fill in the
rest of this page!
We have tried to keep the format of the Bay Beaver Bugle
consistent from a visual point of view, however since it is no
longer being emailed as a Word document, that is less important. For
the sake of aesthetics in the short print run, we shall still try!
Until last issue we managed through judicious editing and formatting
to keep to two pages on a single sheet. Last month it doubled in
size. The March issue will, sad to say, likely have a blank page.
Please use it as you see fit!
Our first priority
is to publish reports by the Directors of the Club. All other
submissions are subject to editing in order to fit the space
available.
Since we use MS Word to produce the initial copy, submissions
in that format are appreciated. An ordinary email, with unchanged
margins is also easy to handle, if that is simpler. Corel Word
Perfect can also be accommodated.
When it comes to spelling and grammar, we are following the current
agreement among Canadian publishers, and use Canadian, rather than
American spelling. Basically that is based on Oxford or Winston,
rather than Webster lexicography. As publisher of a Canadian
journal, this has become my habit and my equipment is set to deal
with it. The reason the publishers did this was to emphasise
Canadian publications after the advent of NAFTA. It was and is a
means of maintaining Canadian identity.
Chimo!
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PRINCE EDWARD YACHT CLUB