August 2007 Features Page Josephine Scarlett— Volume 07 Issue 4 Josephine Scarlett...... 1 volunteer extraordinaire submitted by Suzanne Goldt Editor’s Notes………..2

Josie seated in our shoreline race hut, Events Corner…………2

competent and totally relaxed, running the Club Treasurer.………..3

racing for all manner of club events and series Club Secretary..………3 racing. This in the days when we had to put an Chalet Renovation..…..3 upper limit of 200 boats on the number of Corn Roast/Club Champ3 entries for open Josephine Scarlett has been a club member for at least as long as me (mid- School…….…..3

regattas! Regardless of the situation, the cool Informal Racing….…….3

competent style never changed. In all that time, Scuttlebutt on line……3 although she had a , I had never A Tale of 2,2-Strokes.4 seen her race! It certainly was a huge relief to Dragonboat Festival….4 know that we seldom needed to search for Camp Woodeden…..…5 someone for that job. Josephine was the Sailing School Director UTRCA Watershed….5/6

from 1991-2004 when the school was still Londoner Article……...6

going through its early organization (following North Channel Harry James, Doug and Chris Hairsine and Cruise……………..7/8/9

prior to Peter Wilkins) For several years up to Open House Report …9 Josephine Scarlett has been a 2002 she also was our Membership Chair - FYC Store……………10 member of FYC for as long as I overlapping the wearing of two sets of deck have (since the early 1970’s) and shoes at the same time. Commodores Cup Regatta Scores……. 10 over that time period, she has been With all of this involvement, Josie also involved in an amazing variety of helped with social events, work parties and so Classified ………….. 10 interests at the club. Her on. She certainly is one of the members who contribution was officially knows the club’s course over time very well. recognized in 1981 when she was our Member of the Year and she continued on to the present with Raise your sail one foot and her timeless contributions. you get ten feet of wind. Next Issue: Contributions My strongest memory was of Chinese Proverb Deadline October 1, 2007

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Editor’s Notes The Executive has announced the the Commodore or the Vice position for a new Treasurer as Commodore and they will give you What a warm beautiful filled and we welcome a new very more details on the position. summer we’ve had so far. Hopefully qualified member to this position. Another item of many of you have had the pleasure Thanks Wayne Henderson for concern is the of being out in the water while I taking this on. On the other hand Corn Roast at the regrettably watch from the sidelines Perry Meunier is leaving the Club Champion- this year. Due to my surgery, we London area and we wish him well ship. This is a have missed our yearly North at his new position in the working great time of Channel Cruise. Thus waiting till world and will miss his help with socializing and next year makes for a longer year to running the financial business so needs just a bit of wait for the most wonderful place to faithfully and with a job “well help with the sail. Read about it in Carleens write done” THANKS PERRY! From all items needed to up for this past summers Cruise. of us at FYC. make it happen. Sure wish we were there Carleen it Furthermore, the executive still is Read about it on sounded like lot’s of Sunshine! in desperate need to fill the page 3 for further I would like to position in the Executive as details. Let’s not make mention Secretary. If this is an area that miss out on this and congratulate you are able to assist, I assure you social time Our long time it gives you a chance to have your together! If you member voice heard in the decision are able to pull From the this together Bert Renes with making. This position isn’t as Crows please contact another milestone Nest difficult and demanding as it used Paul or Mark! in his life. to be. If you are gifted in this area Happy Sailing to - Alice Happy 80th Birthday Bert! why not give it a try! Call Paul Everyone! FYC 2007 –Events Corner Upcoming Events at Fanshawe CA Sep 16 UWO rowing meet on Fanshawe Lake Executive meetings Oct 13 Vulture Bait Trail Race at Fansahwe CA First Monday of each Month runs of 10, 25 and 50 K. General meetings Pioneer Village ______Aug 18/19 Harvest time Events Sep 22/23 Doors open London: Military re-enactment Aug 17 Dinner hosted by Rowbust for 5 Breast of the Invasion of Upper Canada 1812 Cancer Survivor Teams in chalet Oct 6/7/8 Fall on the Farm - harvesting, textile art, following Dragon-boat Regatta on woodstove cooking Fanshawe Lake Oct 12/13, 19/20/21, 25 to 28 Aug 25/26 Club Championship Regatta Haunted Village Hayrides - Polidori’s Sep 29/30 Pumpkin Regatta (open) Vampyre, a play by Jason Rip, based on Oct 13 Fall Work Party #1 1817 Gothic horror story. Oct 14 Fanshawe Park Closes ______Oct 20 Fall Work Party #2 th Other Events Nov TBA 50 Annual FYC Dinner Up to Aug 25 At the Hume Croyn Memorial Nov TBA A nnual Budget Meeting Observatory at UWO – Sat evenings slide show at 8:30 Nov TBA Winter Wednesday Nights Dinner PM with star watching until 11PM. Out Begins ______Dragonboat Events Informal Club Racing - Weekly until Oct 10 Wednesday racing - at 3:00 PM and 6:15 PM . Wonderland Club- Waves of Fury (Note: Time changed for evening race as days shorten) Practices: Tues and Thurs evenings at 7:00PM Sunday racing: 1:30 PM (meet at Ted Early Park at 6:15) Coffee and social at the end of racing Racing: Lasers - Wed evenings at 6:00 PM Aug 18 London, Fanshawe CA ______Sept. 15 Stratford Sailing School Schedule Aug 13 4 wk bronze sail course starts Rowbust Club Jul 30 Start date for adult evening classes In White Sep 15 Stratford Sail and Bronze Sail. Mon. and Wed. Evenings, 6:30 to 7:30 PM

222 Welcome to the New Club News from the Sailing Informal Racing – Half a Treasurer - Suzanne Goldt School Boathouse by Peter Wilkins summer of pleasure left! Wayne Henderson is our new There is lots of activity around the This year’s informal racing has FYC Treasurer taking over from boathouse these days (mid-August) as been blessed with better weather Perry Meunier who is taking on a the summer junior program continues. by a long sight compared to the new position in the real working The White Sail class has the fourth rains, excessive winds (and lack world. Our Commodore. Paul session newly underway this week of) in 2006. The most popular time Chesman, said that Wayne is well with a dozen students. Our Bronze slot has proven to be on Wed Sail class is mid-session with a group settled in amongst the accounts and evening with more than a dozen that is actually oversize as we adjust with Perry’s help, the transition has boats on the start line even during the program to accommodate the been smooth. vacation season. All Wed demand. The Silver/Gold Race Team The notice of the Annual Budget afternoon and Sun afternoon races are scurrying to prepare for the big Meeting for all FYC members will have also been successfully run be announced in the October event of the summer – the CORK events in Kingston. Our student with a few less boats than seen on newsletter. Please be sure that all numbers have been strong this season Wed. PM. It has been great to see your financial requests/receipts, etc. and most of the students have been new members on the start - an are submitted to Wayne promptly to keenly interested in learning our excellent way to meet members allow for the preparation of the ‘sport’. The weather has co-operated and discuss tactics, rigging and accounts. with reasonable winds most days and equipment. Three Hobies have Help wanted – FYC Secretary on very few rain days to interfere. I still joined the Wed evening racing so the Executive love to see the activity with the young the cats have a fleet! If you can write (or type) the students around our club and the Please note: Executive needs you. The Club sights and sounds that it generates. The Wed. evening race is moved to Secretary’s duties can be explained Some of our students now are 6:15 PM to ensure the race can be by any Executive member and there returning for their third or fourth finished on these shortening days. is a lot of support available to season, so we are recognizing them Racing continues on Thurs anyone who would be interested in and they know us all by name, adding evening but a number of the volunteering for the position. to the camaraderie in the group. intense racers will be attending Good as new! Renovations to the Our second round of adult sessons is CORK in Kingston from Aug 16- Chalet are done also underway with a class in White 22. These sailors will definitely be The new roof has been on the Sail and a second group taking Bronze good ambassadors for FYC! chalet since spring and the south Sail level. The numbers here are down ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ wall has now been recladed forcing from the earlier levels, but it is an Finding your issue of the out resident raccoons, skunks, interested group and they are eager to Scuttlebutt online snakes, mice……Many thanks to the learn. We are glad to see that several We no longer are using the login work crew – Hans Schaffner, John former students, some from earlier and password for the Nichols, Doug MacKenzie and Jim this season, have returned to enhance Scuttlebutt. In the future the login MacKenzie for all their man hours! their skills with the Bronze training. and password will only be used for Our staff of five instructors is minutes, meeting announcements, working well together under the FYC Corn Roast at the Club budget info, etc. and will be leadership of Instructor Manager Peter Champs...will it happen?? included with the email sent. Norris. We have a good team in place. Scuttlebutt and Archives: The boats are holding up well with The Annual Corn Roast has not http://www.fyc.on.ca/members/ some repairs to the 420’s and Laser yet been organized for the Aug scuttlebutt/ 25/26 weekend. If there are II’s, although it is becoming clear that we need to devise some additional OR go to the FYC website members who have had elected to www.fyc.on.ca help with the Social Committee or boats to teach Bronze level. That could be some discussion for the off- Click on the members tab who are willing to organize the Click on Scuttlebutt event, please let either myself season. (Suzanne Goldt) or Mark Anderson That’s about all the news from the boathouse this issue. Next issue, we know (Paul Chesman will be away An Ode to the Weather Man from Aug 18 to Sep 3) hope to have some news on how our racing team is faring in the regattas The format is very simple....Corn And in the dying embers that they have attended this season. on the cob, hot dogs with These are my main regrets: The bits of news that we have been condiments, pop or juice and coffee. When I'm right no one hearing indicates that results are good These need only be ordered and remembers; as the team is learning well and using cooked and I believe quantities are their skills properly. When I'm wrong no one forgets. recorded from past years.

333 A Tale of Two Two-Strokes was maintenance and the second was A resounding crack followed by a a safety issue. From the maintenance thunk, then a fluctuation in the angle, the plywood board to which motor’s sound and a gurgle. I the motor was clamped had become quickly looked astern to see my 8 actually spongy and well past due for horse Johnson disappear into about replacement. Having owned the boat 30 feet of water just north of for only a couple of months and Bayfield. To those who have never anxious to get sailing, I had decided witnessed the loss of a running that this was a nice job for the coming outboard motor, it is a lesson in winter. That’s when I would fashion a propulsion, which although new mount from a nice piece of interesting from a physics aspect, is hardwood or maybe I would find out a costly one, which can easily be about that Starboard stuff. As it Dragon Boat Festival avoided. happened, the board splintered off at If you have the opportunity, come As the motor is freed from its the top, the motor taking the piece out to Fanshawe Lake on Aug 18 to constraints, the propeller continues attached to the clamps which were cheer on our dragon boat members to screw forward. This, added to the still secured by the anti-theft lock. at the Dragon Boat Festival. leveraging effect of the motorhead’s The safety issue, had it been Following the event on Saturday weight, causes the shaft to rise to the addressed, would have saved me night, the Chalet will be used by the surface. This, in my case, resulted in some money and embarrassment. As Rowbust Team to host a catered the prop notching a hunk of glass you may have guessed by now, there dinner for the 5 Breast Cancer from the transom (the thunk sound)! was no safety chain or lanyard Survivor teams who will be With still fuel enough for a few connecting the motor itself to the participating in the regatta (about seconds more machination, the vessel. Even though I had joined the 114 people). outboard then spins horizontally on Boating course at about week 5 and The Rowbust team will be busy the surface before gravity and this topic had already been covered, I cleaning and decorating the chalet inertia cause it to away on its cannot use ignorance as an excuse on Thursday and Friday evenings side to its resting place on the since I had received all of the course for the event so we ask that our bottom. Really quite beautiful in its material. For about Ten Dollars or members please be aware of all the own way. Nevertheless, a physics less invested in chain, this story hard work and plan not to use the lesson which I would preferred to would have cost me about twenty chalet on Saturday. Thanks! have seen in 3D animation and not bucks instead of about Eight The 15th annual London Dragon in real life! Hundred! Boat Festival will be held Saturday, Lucky for me the incident By the way, if there are any divers Aug. 18, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Fanshawe happened on my CS22 Sailboat. I out there, I have a pretty good idea of Park Conservation Area, 1424 was on vacation in Bayfield, but an the co-ordinates where Mr. Johnson Clarke Rd. Admission $5 adults, appointment back in London had sleeps. $2.50 children 12 & under); meant a decision on my part to Talk to me nicely and I may share proceeds to the Children’s Health lower sails and crank up the motor this info with you. Foundation. Contact Ken Ross 519- in hopes of making good time back I think I can find the key for the 872-6961 or to the harbor. Now motor-less, I anti-theft lock! [email protected] . remade sail and tacked my way back End part one. - Mark Anderson. up to the river’s mouth in against a light offshore breeze. Realizing the HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY BERT!! futility of trying to wend my way up On Sunday, July 22, my wife Irene and I were pleased to the river, I flagged down a nice attend the party given to honour Bert Renes on his eightieth young chap who had one of those 2- birthday. Bert Renes and of course his wife Josie, have been long time members and willing volunteers at our club. With seater sea-doos. He easily gave me a Josie helping often in the kitchen for events and Bert doing tow right to my slip and waved welding repairs where needed, they have both contributed farewell as I thanked him profusely. greatly to benefits the club offers. In fact, the ladders on the As a side note; I now refer to these dock that we oldsters relish to help us gain access to the people as “ Power-craft enthusiasts” tenders were constructed by Bert. as opposed to their previous At his home, surrounded by family and friends, and I designation as “ Twinkies“! meana lot of friends, Bert and Josie entertained royally. Driving back to London, I had Also present and representing FYC were Ross and Shirley some time to reflect. There were Green. In addition, Bert’s pal and sailing buddy, former FYC member Harp Tuninga with his wife Heather, were two reasons for the mishap. The first Submitted by Ralph Smith there to wish Bert many more happy years on Fanshawe Lake as indeed do we all!!

444 Blackwell. sets its month period in just over 100 years of Camp Woodeden Each year one per cent of the record. July was particularly dry, with sights on a year- round mission revenue from the slots is earmarked most of the watershed receiving less than By Mark Spowart—The Londoner for commu-nity development. 30 mm of rainfall for the entire month, Groups apply and a committee “It’s great to be able to do which is less than 50% of normal. selects the winning group. Because of the over-all dry conditions, something on your own, without In 2005 Faster Seal began to having some-one do it for you.” revitalize the 60-year-old camp. Out the rainfall received this week did little So says Matthew, the 2007 -dated buildings were replaced with to replenish low water levels in provincial ambassa- dor for Easter fully accessible four-season facil- watershed creeks. Seals and a Woodeden camper. ities. A new Hilltop Lodge has Low water conditions are not isolated to For more than 60 years the Easter double camper capac-ity, which the Upper Thames watershed. Most of Seals has been providing that helped to reduce the number of the watersheds in Southwestern Ontario experience for individuals living waiting list for the camp. are currently under some level of low with physical disabilities at Camp A new fully accessible pool and water advisory. In addition, all five Great Woodeden, located just west of change house was built. A 75-foot Lakes are below normal levels for this London. swing and rope course was added. time of year. Every 10 days through-out the All of the improvements were done A Level 2 Low Water Condition bulletin summer 65 new campers arrive at using donated money as Easter Woode-den. The program costs is part of a three-tiered advisory system Seals receives no federal, provincial used in Ontario to inform the public of approximately $2,000 per camper; or municipal funding. however, each family only has to pay The new facilities have been a local low water conditions. The LWRT $50. Children from all over the welcome addition to the camp. Now had issued a Level 1 bulletin in early province attend, and when requited just one building is left to be built July. Level 3 is the most severe low Easter Seals will them in to for the camp to become year-round. water advisory level. attend the camp. “Right now, I can offer a place to “During a Level 2 Low Water Condition Since its beginning Camp sleep, a place to eat, but not a place bulletin, the team is urging everyone to Woodeden has pro-vided summer to run programming,” says Cory voluntarily reduce their water use, with camp to approximately 21,000 chil- Lawson, camp director and site an overall reduction target of 20%,” said dren with physical disabili-ties. In manager. “Having the indoor Shifflett. “We especially want anyone addition more than 60,000 family program area just gives them so who draws water from more sensitive members were also able to benefit many differ-ent things to do.” from the respite that the camp sources, such as shallow groundwater A planned $34 million multi- wells or surface water, to monitor and provides. sport gymnasium and recreation Staff at the camp has now added centre will include a rock climbing reduce their water use.” one more goal to their agenda. They wall accessible to children who use Reducing water consumption at this are planning to become the first year- wheelchairs, It will also house a critical time will lessen impacts on the round multi-sport facility in Canada performing arts stage as well as aquatic environment and help to avoid for kids with disabilities. amphitheatre. more serious shortages in the future, “We’ve been doing this since The new sports centre will also should low water conditions persist. 1946,” says Leela Sharma of be a place that Iocal teams and Water Conservation Tips London, cam-paign director for community groups would have • Keep outdoor watering down to Easter Seals Camp Woodeden. access to. “Sledge Hockey, essential needs – newly planted trees, “From a program and oper-ational wheelchair basketball leagues, right standpoint we are set, we just don’t shrubs, plants and newly laid sod that now they use school gyms, but there must have water to survive. Typically, have the facilities to go year-round.” would be no reason why they The Western Fair Associ-ation couldn’t use our facil-ity,” says Mr. an established lawn can be allowed to gave Camp Woode-den a good kick Lawson. “We will have accessible go into dormancy and will recover start last week with a $20,000 dona- change rooms, and a year-round from a dry period. tion to the project. accessible gym.” • Stop all unnecessary outdoor washing “Western Fair Associa-tion has a Completion date is set for 2010, – cars, sidewalks, driveways. coitimunity enhancement fund that but the camp needs to raise all of • Reduce your water use around the was established when we built the that $3.4 million to see it hap-pen. slots,” says spokesperson Heather house – wash only full loads of laundry and dishes, take shorter Upper Thames Watershed in Level “This week, we saw 20 to 50 mm of showers, turn water off while 2 Low Water Condition - Recent rainfall across the watershed, and that brushing your teeth. • Rain Not Enough to Replenish rain is very welcome,” said Mark Repair any leaks in your plumbing Streams and Rivers Shifflett, Water Resources Engineer system. with the Upper Thames River Most creeks and rivers in the Upper • Start a water conservation program at Conservation Authority and member of Thames River watershed are running your business by reviewing the the LWRT. “However, our rainfall since low, and precipitation over the past operations and taking action to April was approximately 150 mm below several months has been well below reduce water use. the historical average, so we have a way normal across the region. As a result, the For more water conservation tips. to go before conditions return to Upper Thames Low Water Response www.thamesriver.on.ca/River_Levels/ normal.” Team (LWRT) has issued a Level 2 Low Low_water_response_links.htm Rainfall recorded at the London airport Water Condition bulletin for the Shifflett explained that the Upper from April to July this year was the watershed. Thames River Conservation Authority sixth lowest total rainfall for that four (UTRCA) is currently releasing water Continued page 6 555

Continued from page 5 from its reservoirs at Pittock new members, older members coming skill they will have forever,” Mike says. Conservation Area (Woodstock) and back, the paddlers. Adding the dragon “They are getting introduced to racing, Wildwood Conservation Area (St. boat clubs (both the Rowbust and which is the thing that really gets Marys) to increase stream flow in the Wonderland clubs are operating out of people hooked, that really gets people North and South Branches of the the yacht club this year because of excited.” Thames River. “Every spring, we store Jens Biskaborn and his sons Brad and water in these reservoirs, and then low water levels on the Thames River) has been a real plus for us.” Kevin certainly agree. gradually release the water over the Jens has been a club member since summer and fall in order to supplement That plus, Mike says, isn’t just in 1970 and introduced his boys to sailing flows in the Thames. There is currently having more people using the club, before either was even 10 years old. enough stored water to provide flow for but also in helping to get it ready for the Thames River into the fall.” the season. “Racing is the thing that gets people Shifflett stressed that areas upstream of “Every spring, and in the fall, there is excited for sure. I think maybe 65-70 of these reservoirs, as well as smaller a lot of work to be done, the docks, the boats out here are for racing. Lots of tributaries of the Thames River, are at the moorings. The dragon boat people dads and sons are coming out. I know I higher risk due to low flows because have just done such a tremendous job. spend a lot of time racing the boys, it’s these watercourses do not benefit from Having them here has made a real great,” Jens says. “The biggest problem low flow augmentation. difference,” Mike says. “We’ve had is getting young kids out. But people The Upper Thames watershed includes boats in the water for over three come out and see the fun we have and the communities of Mitchell, Stratford, weeks now. That’s earlier than usual. they want to be a part of it. It’s a blast.” and St. Marys in the north, and Every spring there is so much to do Brad, 22, says sailing has been a family Woodstock, Ingersoll, and London in and the members from the dragonboat affair for as long as he can remember the south, as well as surrounding rural clubs have done so much work, it is and credits racing with keeping his areas and smaller communities. great to have them here. It’s really interest. The Upper Thames LWRT includes “If it wasn’t for racing, I wouldn’t be representatives from agencies and made a difference.” Brenda Pentland is president of the out here. People say they are going industries across the watershed, sailing and then just sit in the boat. including municipal government, the Wonderland Dragon Boat Club and Racing is what draws people in,” says UTRCA, and several provincial says her members have been thrilled Brad who is currently ranked 327 th out ministries, as well as the local golf by not only the reception they course, agricultural, and aggregate received from the yacht club, but by of 800 competitive racers in the world. sectors. The LWRT is continuing to having the opportunity to practice on “It’s like any other sport; it’s the monitor conditions in the watershed and Fanshawe Lake. competitive side that keeps people will provide updates as required. “We love being here. We’ve been so interested. It’s great having everyone welcomed here. I’ve talked to a lot of come out, there is such a positive attitude.” Yacht club strengthened by club members who have said even if there was another option, if the river Kevin, 21, who now looks after the racers and dragon boats was usable, this is where they want to yacht club’s website, says being a By SEAN MEYER—The Londoner be,” Brenda says. “The club pays a member is great fun and something Mike Morris can remember the days membership (to the yacht club) and parents with younger children should when the Fanshawe Yacht Club then each member pays $40. We’ve get involved in sailing. proudly had 300 boats regularly given the rest in brute work (she says “It’s a lot of fun for the family. The sailing from its docks. jokingly). The lake has been great. racing, the competition, that’s one Over the years, Mike says the club’s Some people may have been worried thing. But we have so much fun just membership has gone up and down about being out here, but from that rigging the boats. And when you get on quite a bit as sailing has moved in respect, it’s been great. You gain the water, it’s the smaller boats that are and out of fashion. Today, Mike says different skill set practicing out here closer to the water that makes it even the club has about 120 boats – and that’s a good thing.” more exciting.” perhaps 100 on a regular basis – Mike says having the two dragon boat sailing the waters of Fanshawe Lake. teams come to Fanshawe, along with a And while that number may seem competitive rowing team which has small to some, Mike, the club’s moved out to the yacht club this year, public relationships chairman, says it has really helped create excitement for represents a positive recent trend for this new season. the club. However, there is another group that “I think we are in strong shape. We Mike says is starting to generate excitement as well are right at where we’ve been in “We’ve seen the kids coming back recent years, plus we have made too. We’ve seen parents who were some strong additions, the two kids when they first learned to sail dragonboat teams, the competitive coming back with their own kids now. rowers,” Mike says. “I think we are It’s an opportunity for them to learn a really going ahead now. We have

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FYC North Channel campers who told us they like our crossing can be rough on a small green boat as they tramped along boat. Jim and I explored the islands Cruise 2007 By Carleen Hone the shore. Pretty quiet spot on the way out. Lots of small

This year's FYC Cruise saw four considering the kids nearby. secluded anchorages and even a few boats put in at Spanish, on the North Sunday, July 22 Sunny, 27C, beaches. Were hailed by Temptation Channel. Spanish is about 2 hours winds light from the west (who, with the others, left earlier than west of Sudbury so it is a bit of a Motored through the narrow part we did). Reported they were sailing long haul to get there, but is usually of the Whalesback Channel to spot doing 3 knots. Water pretty flat. worth the drive! called Beardrop Cove for We sailed out about 3 miles then Cruisers were: Mike Morris on lunch. Elsie Too and About Time the wind died. Turned on the About Time, Bob Hendry on Elsie explored the west side of John "Johnson Sail" and motored for a Too, Hans and Peter Schaffner on Island for the future. Then while. Wind came from behind so we Temptation, Jim MacKenzie and everyone rafted together. A great popped up the spinnaker. Ran or Carleen Hone on Tri-oomph. lunch spot but going ashore means reached for a few miles until the wind Friday, July 20 you are trespassing on First Nations started to beat! Crazy. Motored All boats arrive and put in at land. Had a swim with Peter again until 3pm. Then as we neared Spanish marina except Jim and Schaffner while some others the point to the entrance of Gore Bay, Carleen with Tri-oomph which rolled napped or swapped yarns. Water the wind came up. We sailed in on a in at about 1:00am! was clear and a little cool great breeze! The other guys in the Saturday, July 21 Sunny, 25C, only. Later, Hans and Peter tried to slips already, thought we were winds building from 15-20 from take Temptation out to the main kidding when we radioed about the the west channel through a narrow great sailing in the bay! Breakfast in town then back to cut between two islands. Let's just Tucked into slips near the red- head out. Tri-oomph still had to say they left a little paint souvenir roofed Gore Bay pavillion. It is a launch but was rigged. on a rock and backed out. small gift shop with a restaurant While rigging Tri-oomph in a slip, Continued under motor for above it and an observation deck a gentleman hailed us and asked if Turnbull Island which is sort of above that. Great view of the the burgee on our stay was from south of Spragge (on the harbour. Lots of "big" boats Fanshawe Yacht Club. We said it mainland). On the way we saw a in. Caliente was there along with was. He introduced himself as Peter big coming at us flying others who had finished the Mackinac Hamlin, an FYC member in the early downwind. We both altered course race. 1960's who had sailed a Y- toward each other. We slowed and The FYC group enjoyed a great Flyer! We chatted for a while about hailed a greeting. The boat was a meal in the Pavillion restaurant. A the club and he told us he had left in Chris White 42' design called couple of the more interesting items '64. Now he spends most of his time Caliente and had just raced the on the menu were the "Raccoon Ribs" on a Catalina 27 in the North Mackinac. Big boat! entree and for dessert, "Raccoon Channel. Nice. Turnbull Island is a large island Balls"!! Jim ordered the Raccoon The boats headed westward hoping in a group of mostly un-named Ribs which, to my disappointment, to see some new ground (recently the islands. Rather like the Bustard looked like beef ribs. Bob ordered cruise has started out eastward Islands near the French the raccoon balls which, to his toward Little Current). Great River. We all tied to a lee shore delight, looked like delictable Sailing. Winds were up at about 15 and counted about 20 bigger boats chocolate covered eclairs! Knots or more. We beat up at anchor. Toward dinner time, a The group then toured the harbour the Whalesback Channel, stopping at tender came around. The fellow and checked out the big boats. Got a a little island called Gervase for was the Rear-Commodore of the tour of Caliente from one of the lunch. Sailor Mike related that many North Channel Yacht Club in crew. They were just up for a cruise boaters had pulled out, some cutting Spragge. Apparently their club had in the area now before heading back vacations short, as the weather in the quite a few boats at Turnbull and to Chicago I think. No problem North had been terrible in the weeks were inviting all of us to join them hitting 20 knots on that boat in a light prior to our arrival. I crossed my for a campfire on the beach. Very breeze. Yikes! fingers for good weather on this nice offer. We all hit the sack early Canadian Yacht Charters is located trip. So far so good. though. here if one feels like chartering We beat up to Moiles Harbour on Monday, July 23 Sunny, 27C, something larger than a trailer sailor John Island for the night. The winds very light from the south up here. distance on our odometer read 20 Beautiful sunrise and suspected a Tuesday, July 24 Sunny, nautical miles! Moiles is a nice, hot day ahead. Decided to head for 28C winds light from south west deep harbour with a YMCA camp on Gore Bay on Manitoulin Motored out of Gore Bay and it. We saw a bunch of teenaged Island. Had never been there as the headed for Kagawong at the bottom

777 of Mudge Bay. Peter and Hans had which was mined by Americans for Then we sailed eastward to a not been there before so off we tombstones until the Canadian favourite lunch spot...the warm sandy went. Popped the sails up in the Government put a stop to it a while beach at McTavish Island. McTavish main channel and sailed for a short back. Known as "the Benjies" the is small but is kind of kidney-shaped while. Pretty light. Glad we have a rocks are smooth and the South so you have protection from west, biminy! Long day in the sun. By Island is quite high. Good south or even easterly winds. The the time we hit Clapperton Channel protection and great hiking. A few sand beach is shallow and virtually near Mudge, Bob on Elsie Too had years ago, we even saw some kids rock-free. We have met folks had enough. (Too many raccoon skateboarding down the rounded camping there before with kayaks or balls I think!) He made for slopes!!! powerboats. This time we had it all Clapperton Island at the top of We dedided to pull into a very to ourselves. We all spent time Mudge Bay to do some fishing. The tiny, very secluded area on North swimming or napping on shore or rest of us carried on down to Benjamin we call Jimmy's exploring the island. Bob even strung Kagawong. Bay. Only half a dozen trailer up a hammock!! Winds stayed very The main pier of docks at the sailors can get in and it can be tricky light so we decided to stay put and Northern Marina are really high. I entering or exiting due to all of the enjoy the island. Jim collected a lot guess freighters to carry lumber submerged rocks. NONE of the big of wood for a fire and we all gathered used to stop there. The name boats come near there. They all use ashore for a sundown Kagawong is Ojibwa for "where the deep anchorages of the south campfire. Sailor Mike brought Jiffy mists rise from the falling island. Pop which Jim rigged on the end of a waters". This refers to the lovely We all dined aboard Tri-oomph forked stick. No Les and Hilary, it Bridal Veil Falls which are about a that evening. Then we called Doug did NOT catch fire and kilometer upstream from the MacKenzie for his birthday. Doug explode!!! (inside joke - ask Les shore. We planned to hike up the and Shirley were unable to go Pomeroy sometime!). We chewed trail to the Falls next cruising this year as they were the fat (and the popcorn) and loved morning. Dinner on board and visiting relatives in Pictou, NS. I life. A nice day for Jim though I watched local kids jump or dive off thought it would be nice to share our know he would have liked to have of the high pier. little bit of heaven with him on his spent it sailing! Wednesday, July 25 Sunny, special day. Friday, July 27 Sunny with clouds 27C winds light but from the Thursday, July 26 Sunny (spot moving in. west/south-west the trend yet?), winds light - Jim's Listened some mornings to "The Hiked up the trail near the marina Birthday Cruiser's Net" which is broadcast on early. A well-maintained path leads Early morning skipper's Channel 72 at 9:00am most days upstream to the falls which are meeting. The guys dingied over to from Little Current. The host is Roy about 60' high I guess. They fall Elsie Too to confer and chat who gives news, weather, local over a ledge so that one can walk charts. When they came back, there happenings and then invites cruisers behind the falls on a rather narrow was a scrawny little fox nosing to check in and report where they are, and slippery path. It's very noisy about the shore about 20' from the etc. He repeats messages for those and and suprisingly behind boats. Jim rowed near to it and whose VHF radios have limited the falls. I went for a swim below determined it was female. She was range. The Trailer Sailor group had the Falls then the group headed up a kind of gingery with black legs and many boats in the area. At one point bunch of stairs to the top of the black on the tips of her ears and in the morning, one boat broke into Falls. Followed the road back into tail. I broke the campers rule and channel 16 and suggested that the town. Checked out the tiny Post tossed her our bones from last trailer sailors "take cover" as a squall Office Museum in a small log night's dinner. Poor thing. She was coming in!! We looked around home. I gather that the original desperately tried to get about 4 and weren't too sure. We monitored builders of the log home in the late bones and a few chunks of meat into 16 for updates which boats with radar 1800's raised 15 children in this her mouth all at once. She finally or internet etc. would relay. We home which is smaller than most succeeded and carried them ducked into Oak Bay to weather it out single car garages! Must be cold off. Soon she was back. Must be a when it came. It never did. winters up there on Manitoulin tough living though there seem to be The guys on Temptation decided to Island! a lot of crawfish in that area. head back to Spanish to be ready to Left Kagawong around 10am and We headed out and did a tour pull out early Saturday. The rest of headed up to meet Bob near through the narrow rocky west us decided to move on to Aird Island, Clapperton. Decided to go up to the entrance to show Peter what the about 5 miles south-west of Spanish Benjamin Islands. This is one of Benjies looked like. Probably about for the night. On the way, Sailor our favourite spots. The islands in 25 boats (power and sail) either tied Mike found some trailer sailor this group are mostly pink granite or anchored out in the main harbour. buddies in Shoepack Bay near Little

888 Detroit chatted with them for a Drifted into Spanish. Secured a slip Fanshawe Yacht Club Open House Report, while. Now Little Detroit is an and enjoyed a great sunset and May 26-27 - R & S Dickinson interesting place. It is a fairly moonrise from the new gazebo at the First, a great big thank you to all the club narrow (75') channel which leads base of the big wind turbine about the members who gave their time and expertise to you west to the Whalesback Channel marina. What a view. Rocks, trees make the Open House as welcoming and or eastward to the McBean and water. Gorgeous. successful as it was. Channel near the Benjies. Most I love the facilities at the Spanish The weather was not as good as we would boaters will give a courtesy call on marina. They are very clean with lots have liked but the turn-out by the public was Channel 16 with boat length, of showers, a sauna, a fitness room, pretty good, with 214 people attending on the Saturday and 189 on the Sunday, the less direction and estimated time of laundry, small gift shop, free book transit through the narrows. My exchange and satellite TV in the clement of the two days. The corresponding favourite call is the one where the lounge. I hear it is used by numbers of sail boat rides were 210 and 178. The participation by club members (including boater (let's say a 30' power boat) snowmobilers in the winter as well. the Dragon Boat and Rowbust members) was will enter Little Detroit in 30 Mosquitoes came in thick at excellent both on the water and off. A seconds!!! Why bother with the sunset! Good thing we have screens. significant number of people signed up for the VHF at that point? Just look Sunday, July 29 Sunny, 28C Sailing School over the weekend (5 youth and ahead! Funny. We heard a call once windy (of course!) Left Spanish around 8:30am a little 13 adults) although it is unknown as to how of a 22' WIDE sailboat entering many of these attendees would have signed up behind Mike and Bob. Caught up Little Detroit! We suspected a big tri without the open house. One person signed up with them at Sudbury on the side of and sure enough it was! to become a leasing member and three people the road! Mike had bearing troubles About Time, Elsie Too and Tri- indicated an interest in the Dragon Boat club but was soon underway again. Next oomph headed west a few miles and but only one joined. The skippers offering rides stop, Parry Sound. There Mike and tied up to a small island for the (the front line) were polled after the event and, night. As we arrived, a guy fishing Jim had another look at the from those who responded, the feedback was nearby told the guys that he had just bearings. Jim suggested a stuck largely positive, some indicating that they felt seen a bear swim to our island from brake might the problem. Again, we that, due to the relatively poor weather, the another!!! Well, we pulled off shore left a little behind the guys. Didn't visitors who came were mainly those more quite a bit that night. No bear was see them again. Hopefully that was a interested in sailing rather than those who seen which is probably . good sign. simply come out for a ride. However, it was Saturday, July 28 Sunny (yep, But, our own luck wasn't so observed that a significant number of visitors, again ... yawn), 27C breezy!! good. We blew a right side trailer when asked about their interest in sailing, Last Day. Sailor Mike and Big Bad tire near Stayner. No worries, we indicated that they had no intention of Bob decided to go for a sail on the had a spare. Onward to the Timmy's becoming more involved in sailing or joining way back to Spanish then pull out, de in Listowel. Four kilometers out the club. It should be noted that our advertising -rig and sleep on the boats in order to from Listowel we blew the does encourage people to simply come to the leave early Sunday morning. No spare!!! We crept into a motel club for a sail, so we can’t fault people for problem. Jim and I decided to go parking lot. This was 6:10pm on taking the opportunity to enjoy one or more free sailing too but use the whole day to Sunday!! Now what? rides, regardless of their intentions. Several do it. As we left our anchorage for We called my father, Jack Hone in club members have remarked that they find the the big bay, we watched a young Waterloo. As a Y-flyer sailor, he open house activities pleasant and enjoy bald eagle perched in a tree. He still always has trailers and so on meeting the visitors and fellow club members had some spots. Fantastic. around. Yes, he had a couple of tires but others are less enthusiastic. It was observed We had a long spinnaker reach - on rims - that seemed to measure by several members that it is difficult to know up. So we left the boat and headed westward up the Whalesback how valuable this activity is with regard to the for Waterloo. Mom had dinner wellbeing of the club in the recruitment of new again. We sailed and sailed through waiting and we left with two members, as the effect of “word of mouth” the channel all the way to Long Point tires. They were just a bit high but fit publicity and delayed response by attendees near Spragge. We doused the chute the trailer with millimeters to spare to cannot easily be quantified. and sailed into Taschereau Bay for the fenders!! There seems to be, within the membership, lunch (there is one nasty barely We arrived in London, still not some doubt as to whether the Open House is an submerged rock in here which we having seen Mike or Bob, at efficacious way of attracting interest and new saw but would be brutal to see on an 12:00am. But what a great members to the club in view of the advertising overcast day. Very protected vacation. Yes, we could have used expenses incurred and the enormous amount of harbour. Enjoyed a swim while Jim more wind for sailing but we had NO time invested by both the organizers and the dingied about scouting the RAIN. Wow. volunteers. Perhaps this deserves further area. More bald eagles flying around Folks say that the North Channel discussion by the executive and the there as well. has some of the nicest cruising membership at large? During a wrap up Then we sailed all the way back on grounds in the World. I believe meeting of the organizing committee, a one reach to Spanish out of the it. Hope you can get there someday consensus was reached that the event is indeed Whalesback narrows. Amazing. if you haven't already enjoyed it. worthwhile, but some reservations were also expressed.

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