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Q C Y C Board 2009 Commodore House Chair Communications Jim Thorndycraft Ken Owen Rosalind Ross [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Vice Commodore Moorings Learn to Sail Pat Whetung Richard Hardy Terry Hofkirchner [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Rear Commodore Grounds Yard Chair Graham Dougall Chris Borgal Steve Hills [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Fleet Captain Membership Jacqui Cook Past Commodore Gary Hoeg Tony Pitts [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Treasurer Planning Jacqui Cook Ron Mazza [email protected] [email protected] Secretary Entertainment Violet Couch Susan Veenhuizen [email protected] [email protected] Your Liability Insurance Jacqui Cook, Treasurer Recently, I was asked if other clubs ask their important requirement and some clubs have members (Senior and Dry Sail) to have liability significant ramifications for failing to provide proof insurance. So we did a little digging. Most of the of insurance. These ramifications include: no Photo credits this issue: clubs around us require their members to have $2 launching, no hauling and no racing. Bryan Bowen, June cover Christopher Jared, million of liability coverage. The list of clubs As I write this, a number of our members have not work party and Sail Past Ted Doyle, Keith requiring this type of insurance includes: Ashbridges provided proof of current insurance to the office. Aldridge, Pat Whetung, new members bbq Bay, Mimico, Etobicoke, Lakeshore, Cathedral Bluffs Nina Nakajima, Brad Hearn and belated Having adequate liability insurance is important. It and Port Credit. All of these clubs require their photo credit to Bryan Bowen for May protects you, it protects your fellow members and it members to provide to the club their insurance Clipper cover. protects your club. Please make sure the office has details each year. Many clubs consider this an very your insurance information today. Advertising The Clipper offers members and non- NORM’S 40TH CARIBBEAN BIRTHDAY, JUNE 20 members of QCYC a cost-effective way to reach an audience of avid sailors. Classified It’s Norm Paquette’s 40th Birthday Party - CARIBBEAN style! Ads Ads of 20 words or less are free for Everyone welcome. Pot-Luck Nibbles on the lawn around 6:30pm QCYC members. Ads should be submitted as (weather permitting). Enjoy dancing to JUNO winner Christopher digital files: Mac quark, eps, pdf, tiff, jpg (for tiff/jpg ensure 300 dpi if type, 200 dpi Plock around 8:30pm. Be sure to wear your “island shirts”! Email pictures). For information on placing ads for [email protected] for more information. The Clipper, please contact Rosalind Ross. Clipper and Webmaster Rates for Annual 1x Website Content Martin Snelgrove Business Card (6 issues) size (3.5 x 2”) Rosalind Ross [email protected] Member $120 $30 [email protected] Non-member $240 $60

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Vice Commodore Pat Whetung I have commended the board several times and still feel it isn’t often enough. I know that each Chair makes personal sacri- fices to serve the club in their capacity. It’s a worthwhile effort when we look around and see a full membership using the facilities and enjoying the club atmosphere. All is in place for another great operating season. Now that we’re in full swing with racing, events, Reverand Michael Marshall blesses the boats. Learn to Sail about to start and planned cruises, the bulk of our operating costs will be rolling in. In the next month, the board will be carefully scruti- All Welcome to the nizing the original budget and adjusting targets if needed. This June review is critical in monitoring Blessing of the Boats our finances. An Island event that has been celebrated for over of the attending clubs. It is a lovely I encourage you to check the calendar on the fifty years, the Blessing of the Boats will take place at event and a time for sailors to acknowledge their website regularly. We have breaking news and St Andrew-by-the-lake on Sunday June 21st at 11a.m. dependence on the elements with whom they partner events planned for your safety and entertainment. Shortly after WWII a group of Toronto Island in leisure, competition, and survival. We know we have something special at Queen yachtsmen inaugurated an annual thanksgiving The Reverend Michael Marshall who will be presiding City and it’s good to remind ourselves once in service on the Long Pond, Centre Island. Since 1984, is the priest-in-charge at St Andrew and is also the awhile. Remember to Saturday July 4th for when the island’s churches amalgamated into the Anglican chaplain at the Hospital for Sick Children. our Classical Queen City Celebrations marking relocated St. Andrew’s Church, the annual Blessing With a father who was a chaplain to seafarers and an our 120th anniversary. We need you to pass along of the Boats has been conducted by the lagoon to the older brother who is a retired captain in the Royal our invitation to revisit the past to appreciate what north of the church. The service offers an annual Navy, Michael has a particular interest in the safety we have today. Please spread the word that every- opportunity for all creeds to gather and give thanks and well-being of “those who go down to the sea in one is invited: past members, former Junior Club for our enjoyment of the Islands and the surrounding ships and occupy their business in deep waters.” participants and anyone who has been on staff. It’s waterways. Please mark your calendars for June 21st Following the service the annual “Strawberry Social” an afternoon gathering to honour our little club - and support a piece of living tradition. will take place with sandwiches, strawberry desserts, still looking good after 120 years. Every one who would like their boat blessed is and champagne all served outside with raffles, and invited to this inter-denominational service that auctions and much more. Tickets are available for the celebrates the joy of “simply messing about in boats.” Social and can be purchased ahead of time. Or, more seriously takes account of the wonderful experience of enjoyment on the water. You can tie up in the lagoon behind St Andrew at the church docks and the service is held outside. Music, singing, words NEW MEMBERS COMMUNICATIONS of prayer and thanksgiving, and the blessing with copious amounts of water will be undertaken by The NIGHT NEEDS... Reverend Michael Marshall ably assisted by the Saturday June 6 • a Clipper general editor Band and details to follow in the • web content editors the Quick Clipper

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in those days (so the Fleet Captain had it relatively easy Gary). In the late thirties the City laid down wide sidewalks and installed power and water on Algonquin, as it came to be known. Homes were barged over from Hanlan’s Point and placed along Omaha and Seneca Avenues to clear the way for Airport improvements (portents of Porter). People were encouraged to build on Algonquin as there was a shortage of materials and serviced land in the City, due to the Second World War. So in 1942, when I was 6, Dad built our home at 3 Nottawa Avenue and Queen City Yacht Club literally became my backyard. MemoriesMemories ofof aa The view across the Bay at that time was dominated by the Royal York Hotel and the Canadian Imperial QueenQueen CityCity BilgeBilge BratBrat Bank of Commerce, all of which I could see from my by Al Rae Jr. bedroom window. But it was the waters of the Bay and the boats that sailed on them held my immediate Al Rae Jr., age 3 interest. I was a born “bilge brat”. I have a theory that we all create a mythology around IN THE BEGINNING: As a kid, I was ‘fore deck crew on Valhalla, when our own creation. There is some irony that QCYC is built on a man- weather permitted, but when I turned 10, Dad built My theory is that I was conceived aboard a by made island created by the Toronto Harbor me an eight foot “” pram (a forerunner to the nimble parents. This concept of a waterborne origin Commission while they were dredging the Bay to “”) and I’ve been lucky enough to have my seems most appropriate as I was born in 1936, under permit access by larger Lake boats. The very same own helm under me ever since. dredging that undermined our City side club. The the sign of Pisces and am the son of a legendary The “Sabot” pram was a wonderful trainer for young island was originally called Island and was skipper known in every port on Lake Ontario. and old alike. While I kept mine at Q.C.Y.C., there home for a YMCA summer camp for many years. The was a fleet of 45 or 50 that sailed out of the “Cove That skipper was Al Rae. I’m Al Rae, jr. and proud exposed shoreline extended well into the Bay, some Fleet”, on Ward’s Island, tucked into a corner by the to be. 100 feet or more beyond today’s seawall. The Eastern Gap. The “Cove” spawned some great Clubhouse alone had some seawall protection, then a Al joined Queen City Yacht Club in 1929 and competitors like the Doug and Don Clapp, Doug Hall sandy shoreline extended south from the Club, as you became a mainstay of this informally historic club for and John and Paul Henderson. nearly fifty years. During that time, spent mainly can see from pictures in our Centennial book. When I turned 16, Dad built me an International aboard the 28’ Tumlaren, “Valhalla”, he and his crew In those days the Club had lockers on the ground Fourteen Foot dinghy to a design by Charlie Bourke, of cronies captured every available trophy on the floor, about 13’ wide north/south and half the depth finishing off the cold moulded hull from Mahone Bay Lake, some many times over. No regatta party was of the Club east/west, with big double doors on the and turning out the mast and boom from beautiful, complete until the Valhalla crew had led the east and west elevations. The office was on the west coast, clear grained Sitka spruce, all from a set assembled throng through the singing of many, many ground, in its present location. On the second floor up in the Great Hall. It was equivalent of being given shanties. Indeed, their antics and shenanigans are was, of course, The Great Hall and veranda plus the the keys to a Formula One race car but I didn’t remembered still, although he joined that collectively dining room, bar, kitchen and washrooms. Take a understand or appreciate that at the time. impressive crew in the “Great Cockpit in the Sky” look at the Parkinson trophy to see the Club in its some thirty two years ago, at the time of this original state. Ed Stanger, his first mate on board Valhalla, finished recollection. off a sister 14 along side my boat at the same time. At first we would winter in the City and summer at Shortly thereafter she was acquired by my good So why, you may wonder, am I writing this? Because the Club, living in our big locker facing the lagoon. friend Pete Jones and together we formed the there are many memories surfing through my mind Access to the Club was by a cumbersome gray fledgling nucleus of what would become one of the these days and I would like to share them with you. rowboat that you would hail from the Ward’s Island most competitive International Fourteen fleets on the I hope you find them of interest. Ferry Dock hoping that some kind soul would hop in Lake. and bring you across. Otherwise it was a walk around via the bridge. No such thing as a club tender to be continued in further issues...

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QCYC Cigarette Silk By Nina Nakajima Last year, member Christopher Jared bought the man in San Francisco who pictured cigarette silk featuring the QCYC burgee on was also selling one e-bay (Photo 1). A cigarette silk? Yes, this 3” by 3” featuring RCYC. What square of silk is a relatively rare tobacco collectible. other yacht clubs were Wikipedia does not mention it. Many of us have included in the series, one heard of cigar cases or tins as collectibles, but there is wonders. Perhaps a a wide range of other “tobacciana” including cigarette cigarette company sponsored silks. Cigarette silks were included free inside or on a regatta series and cigarette boxes in the late 1800s to the beginning of the silks feature each World War I following the trend started by cigarette participating Club? Since cards tucked inside cigarette boxes in the 1880s. At the label reads, “Toronto, first it was a plain piece of cardboard inserted to Canada”, it is also provide stiffness to the packaging. Then the Duke conceivable that the series Company transformed it into a marketing and brand- featured yacht clubs from loyalty promoting tool by printing the brand name across North America. along with an image onto the card. This card was a part of a series and meant to be collected. With many Photo 1. QCYC Cigarette Silk local brands in existence and competition being fierce, other companies used the same idea. There were many series such as of “actresses” (women in suggestive poses), fish, college sports, ships, Indian chiefs, Great Americans, and many more including one called “Savage and Semi-barbarous Chiefs and Rulers” and another entitled “50 Scenes of Perilous Occupations”. Collectible cigarette silks were an extension of the cigarette cards. They were small pieces of silk or other fabric with a color image. The yacht club series that the QCYC silk is a part of is atypical in that most cigarette silk series are geared to females. Flowers, children, and birds are common themes. Some write that this is evidence of cigarette companies marketing to women. Others point out Photo 2. Cigarette Silk Quilt that that did not happen until a little later in the twentieth century, but was a tactic for building brand- loyalty with the spouses of the smokers. Cigarette silks were generally used to sew quilts or other items (Photo 2). It was not the first tobacciana item to be used for sewing to decorate the home. Cigar silks (bands used to tie bundles of cigars together), were sewn together and used in quilts despite their unobvious shape for such use (Photo 3). This likely gave the tobacco companies the idea to offer something more directly usable for quilting, such as a square piece of fabric. Unfortunately, little is known about this silk with the QCYC burgee, such as what year it was produced and by what company. Christopher Jared bought it from a Photo 2. Cigar Silk Quilt

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The Slee Family History at QCYC by Richard Charles Slee, Century Caprice

The Slee family has had a relationship with QCYC that dates back to 1890 when my Great Grandfather Richard Slee joined Queen City Yacht Club 10 months after its founding in 1889. At the Executive Meeting of QCYC on June 23rd (see picture 1), 1890, Richard Slee was proposed by J. Gardner and seconded by Hozack for membership and accepted. He had turned 21 (see picture 2) just the day before the meeting .

Picture 2. Richard Slee in his early 20s

Photo 1. Executive Committee Minutes, QCYC, June 23, 1890

Richard was born in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, June 22, 1869 in the north central highlands of England just south of the Scottish boarder. I always wondered how he first became interested in sailing being so far from any significant body of water except for the river Eden in his backyard. Did he punt on the Eden in a skiff like the one pictured or might he have put up a sail (see picture 3)? Picture 3. Skiff on the River Eden, Kirby Stephen Westmorland, England 1914

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His father William moved the family to Hamilton, Ontario Canada in 1880 when Richard was 11. As their house was just a short walk from Burlington Bay he would have seen fleets of racing on the Bay. The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club would be formed in 1888. By 1890 Richard had moved to Toronto and joined QCYC. In 1891 he was given a medallion from the Club. He wore it as a watch fob and I now wear the fob on a necklace (see picture 4).

Picture r. Fob. Front and Back

In early 1892 however he resigned his membership. In late 1892 he married Jennie Shaw in Hamilton where she lived. Richard had possibly moved back to Hamilton in early 1892. In November of 1893 his first child Ethel was born in Buffalo New York in the States. Richard was an engraver and he might have had to move to maintain his employment. Canada at the time was in a lengthy economic depression which it did not pull out of until 1896. By 1898 Richard was once again a member of QCYC and Captain of the Fleet. Owen Martin was Commodore, William Lee, Vice Commodore, D. Smith, Rear Commodore, Secretary H. S. Jones and Treasurer F. S. Knowland.

Picture 5. The Shaw Cup – 1899 Won by R. Slee QCYC

In the late 1890s Richard was sailing a 16 Foot gaff rigged skiff called the Caprice. In 1899 he won The Shaw Cup (see picture 4), a trophy offered by his Worship Mayor Shaw of Toronto. In the same year the building of the Old City Hall located at 60 Picture 6 The Caprice circa 1899 Queen St. West was completed by the Mayor. The Cup was presented “For the best average 1899 - 16 Foot Class – LSA (Lake Sailing Association) – Toronto”. Pictures of the cup (see picture 5) and the Caprice (see picture 6) (and yes when we were thinking up a name for our Tanzer 10.5 we decided to name her the Century Caprice – 100 years after my Grandfather’s boat the Caprice sailed Lake Ontario). to be continued in further issues...

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Off to Superior!

Joni has been HARD AT WORK on their boat Saudades cleaning up her toys and books getting ready for a summer of cruising on Lake Superior.

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Picture of the Month!

Winner of this months Picture of the Month is Bryan Bowen for his photo of “Winner Lou the Salty Dog”. Contact Rosalind Ross for your pitcher!

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Noisy, Smelly and Polluting or Quiet, Fume Free and Eco-friendly: The skinny on electric outboards by John Rowley (www.humberboats.ca) In addition to the obvious benefits of not dumping A consideration when it comes to having an electric batteries in the Travel series hold their charge for things like benzene and other carcinogens into our outboard motor is that as long as you have shore months at a time. This means that if you charge the lakes and rivers, electric motors require almost no power, you can charge up your batteries. There is no battery up in the fall, it will be all ready to go in the maintenance. For example, with the Torqeedo Travel need to make a gas run to the marina. With the spring with almost no loss in charge. With gas, the model, there are contacts between the integrated Travel versions of the Torqeedo motors, you have the fuel can deteriorate over the winter, making it removable battery and the motor itself. These ultimate convenience of being able to take your harmful to your motor. In addition, what do you do contacts should be examined and cleaned if necessary battery home where you can easily charge it up like with stale gas? You will never have this problem with once or twice each season. The batteries themselves, you would a cell phone. The lithium manganese an electric motor. if left separate from the motor, will hold their charge for months at a time. The travel models are also one nice neat unit, weighing only 25 pounds with the battery. The battery itself weighs only 7.5 pounds. These motors are fantastic for getting from the dock into the wind and then back once you are finished sailing. Another tremendous advantage of Torqeedo motors is that there is no pull start to get them going. Just make sure the batteries and the small control cable are properly connected to the motor. All you need to do then is simply insert a small floatable key into the tiller arm and turn the tiller handle and you are under way! Travel times can be as long as 6 to 8 hours for the base models and for the Cruise 6 hp equivalent motors. These motors do require 12 volt deep cycle batteries, but if you connect them to shore power overnight, you are already to go again for another day! So for simplicity and piece of mind in knowing that you are not contributing to the production of green house gases, electric motors just plain make sense!

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QCYCQCYC FROMFROM ANAN AIRBUSAIRBUS by Jim Dow Algonquin and Wards Island. Unknown origin. Jim Dow retired last month as a career pilot for Air Canada. He also moved into the same condo building as Elspeth Fanjoy, who has been wondering about the paper airplanes flying around the area. “The photo to the right was taken in August of 2004 from an Airbus A-320 while enroute from Toronto to New York, from about 7,000 feet, with permission of course. Yes, my co- pilot was flying while I was leaning out the window on the left side of the cockpit. Yes, it was very noisy!!! I'm afraid I am not sure of at all the origin of the photo on the top. I wish I could take credit for it, but I can't find the original file for this great view of the club, so I don't know the date or if I even took it. Over the years I have tended to take a lot of photos from the air, but with the altitude, angle of the sun, and the glare inside on the cockpit windows, one never knows if they will turn out.” (Ed. note – does anyone recognize the closer shot of the club? It does seem a bit low for an Airbus)

August 2004 photo of the club

11 Staff and New Member Profiles

Staff Profile: Don Ferguson, Club Manager When the Club kitchen and bar were severely damaged by fire in August of 2005, it was a happy coincidence that Don was looking for a change of direction after more than 30 years as an architectural designer. In his role as the new manager Don was able to assist the Board during the rebuild and worked closely with House Chair Pat Whetung, meeting with the contractors on site, selecting finishes and equipment. Don’s association with QCYC goes back to the early ‘80s, when he was introduced to sailing by colleague Al Rae, eventually joining the Club in 1989, International Class presented opportunities to sail all return to the Club and try Star sailing. Centennial year, with his J24 Hardtack. The over the world, including the 2005 Hong Kong to San challenge of one design racing took Don to ABYC Don’s background and training has given him a Fernando, Philippines race onboard Ffree Fire NM70 where the J24 Fleet was very prominent. He gained a strong affinity for Queen City’s heritage clubhouse (ex-Roy Disney’s Pyewacket) which was 1st. to finish wealth of experience, culminating in several years as and its beautiful island setting. He really enjoys and 1st. overall. After selling his J24, Don was Canadian Class President and a National sharing his knowledge of the Club’s history with new encouraged by former-Commodore Jim Finch to Championship in 1997. His involvement in the members and visitors. New Member Profile: Nels Stanfield Nels used to spend every weekend with his girlfriend on Ward’s beach in his powerboat out of Outer Harbour Marina. One time, he ran out of gas so walked over to QCYC to find some. He asked about ten people, but no one was able to help him. But he had spent so much time wandering around QCYC and talking to people on that day, that this thought came to him: “Why am I spending money on gas every weekend to get to New Member Profile: the beach when I could keep a boat here and walk to the beach?” Since that day, he has joined QCYC and Randy & Adriana Benoit brought Karma Keneta here. He had sailed on his Paul Horne invited his friends Randy and Adriana to Pig Roast last year. They brother’s and friends’ boats back home in PEI, but the came back the following Friday aboard their Irwin 37 and haven’t left QCYC since. Starwind 27 is his first . They used to keep the boat at Toronto Island Marina and prior to that in Port Dalhousie because they reside in St. Catharines. They report that the one hour drive is “not bad” and definitely worth a weekend here.

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Can you guess who is the New Member Profile: Paper Bag Princess? Traci Ridgewell Although Traci’s parents had a sailboat in when she was a teenager, she preferred to stay home in the parentless house rather than go out on the boat. But for a long time now, she has wanted to sail. She has always been drawn to the water and loves the Island so QCYC was a natural choice to renew her sailing interest. She is determined to learn and has taken on-water courses at RCYC and at NYC but she says the former had not enough and the latter too much wind for optimal learning. She plans to start out sailing on her friend’s . New Member Profile: Douglas Henderson & Sandra Raitz See page 14 for answer. Douglas and Sandra are curling friends of Dwight and Carol Hamilton. They have joined as associate members to round out their summers alongside their other New Member Profile: hobby of lawn bowling. Sandra has already compiled an inch-thick binder of Mark MacRae QCYC materials including tender schedules, newsletters, Flash, QuickClipper, and other material. When he moved to Toronto, Mark contacted all the downtown yacht clubs to get his name on a crew bank for racing. It was through talking with Pat Whetung that he started crewing on Wednesday nights at QCYC and so it was natural for him to apply for senior membership when he got his own boat: a Niagara 26 named Panache. Mark is originally from Fredericton, NB and his family has a cottage on Miramichi Bay where his father taught him how to sail in a homebuilt pram. His grandfather had built a pair of them for his two daughters (his mother and his aunt) as a centennial project in 1967. So Mark and his cousin spent a few summers racing around the bay in the prams before they graduated to a Hobie Cat. Over the years, he has also sailed and raced with his grandfather on his Paceship 23 named Pinafore. New Member Profile: When he first came to QCYC, he was a bit surprised at the atmosphere: “It was not like the ‘Toronto’ club I was expecting at all; instead, it felt like I was at home Ian Heerdegen & with a bunch of down-to-earth Maritimers.” Outside of sailing, Mark works as a singer/actor/office temp. The rumour that Pat Maxine Loine Whetung has been spreading about him being a past contestant on Ian visited QCYC after a regatta and loved the friendly atmosphere here. He and is true! However, Mark is quick to add that he is more proud of his professional Maxine do not have a boat and have joined as associate members. Ian has accomplishments including performing in several regional musical theatre powerboats up north and when asked about possibly boating at QCYC says, “We’ll productions in the U.S. and Ontario and "working" one night a week singing on see what happens.” cruise ships in the Caribbean, Alaska and . Lately he has also become an aspiring filmmaker. More new members to come in future issues....

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Queen City Yacht Club June 2009 The Paper Bag Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

31 Week 23 1234 56 1815 1835 Salute to New Yachts Wed. Race Series 1-4 4th Education Session Princess is... (Ivan Bunner - Around 1830 New Members' Night the World) (MBE) Dancing to TBD

7 Week 24 8910 11 12 13 LOSHRS Race 1 1835 1815 Management Clipper Issue 3 @QCYC 5th Education Session Wed. Race Series 1-5 Committee Submission Deadline (TBD) LOSHRS Race 1 Private Function @QCYC (Afternoon/Evening) Cruise in from PCYC Cruise out to PCYC RCYC Open

14 Week 25 15 16 17 18 19 20 Cruise in from PCYC 1815 1835 Private Function LOSHRS Race 2 @PCYC Wed. Race Series 1-6 Board Meeting (Afternoon) Cruise out to PCYC 1830 Norm’s 40th Caribbean RCYC Open Birthday Party - Dancing to Christopher Plock

21 Week 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 Blessing of the Fleet Private Function 1815 C&C Owners Regatta (New date) (Afternoon) Wed. Race Series 2-1 1000 Sandra LOSHRS Race 2 @YYC Safety Day at QCYC 2000 Open Mic Night Moorhouse

28 Week 27 29 30 1234 C&C Owners Regatta Learn-to-Sail/Junior Deadline to return Club Session 1 starts trophies Have a Story All ti di l d l ti t C d /E t to Tell? Queen City Yacht Club Send it to July 2009 [email protected] Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

28 Week 27 29 30 1 234 Canada Day 120th anniversay of QCYC 1815 Wed. Race Series 2-2 LSSA Single Handed at ABYC Picture of the 5 Week 28 6789 10 11 LSSA Single Handed at Private Function Private Function Private Function 120th anniversay of ABYC (Afternoon) (Afternoon/Evening) (Afternoon) QCYC (Plan B) Month Contest! 1815 Cruise in from OYS Wed. Race Series 2-3 Cruise out to OYS Do you have a Picture of the LORC PCYC Open LSSA Doubled Handed at RCYC Month that represents the spirit of

12 Week 29 13 14 15 16 17 18 Cruise in from OYS Clipper Issue 4 1815 Management Private Function Lake Ontario 300 the club, at its best, its worst, its Submission Deadline Wed. Race Series 2-4 Committee (Afternoon/Evening) Cruise out to OYS Learn-to-Sail/Junior LORC PCYC Open Club Session 2 starts funniest, its most beautiful? LSSA Doubled Handed at RCYC The winner of the photo of the 19 Week 30 20 21 22 23 24 25 1815 1835 Cruise out to MCC Wed. Race Series 2-5 Board meeting month will receive a FREE pitcher of Youngstown Levels Cruise in from MCC Beer. The best of the Picture of the Month

26 Week 31 27 28 29 30 31 1 Cruise in from MCC Learn-to-Sail/Junior LYRA Freeman Race LYRA Day Races for the year will be the winner of the Club Session 3 starts Youngstown Levels 1815 LYRA Centennial Race Wed. Race Series 2-6 LYRA Founder's Race Annual QCYC Best Photograph! Please send photo with a description All times displayed relative to Canada/Eastern. to [email protected] Powered by Connect Daily Web Calendar, Copyright 2002-2009, MH Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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