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The Lighthouse Editor Mona Anderson The Official Newsletter of the Bras d’Or Yacht Club [email protected] Published Quarterly 902-295-1653 Bras d’Or Yacht Club PO Box 101 1 Jones Street, Baddeck Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0 902-295-2107 www.brasdoryachtclub.ca October 2013 - Issue # 16 The Bras d’Or Yacht Club, Founded July 26, 1904 The Lighthouse Page 2 Fall Entertainment Schedule MESSAGE FROM THE COMMODORE Tarabish Tuesdays at 7:00P (This day may change) Hello all, Crib Thursdays at 7:00P Another summer is behind us here at BYC, Daily – October 11 - 19 and we’re into “shut Michael Cavanaugh Hosts Open Mic Part of the Celtic Colours Festival down” mode on the from 2:00 -5:00P boating side of things, but are hoping to keep things October 26 going strong indoors at the Celtic Cowboys club this winter. November 1 As always, there are lots of great projects on Hallowe'en Party with DJ Bobby Cooper. the go, including the breakwater construction (Huzzah!) and the ongoing kitchen renovation. If November 10 anyone is interested in volunteering for the kitchen "Firemen's Appreciation Day" renovation project, please let me know. No Thank You to the Fire Department from BYC experience required! 2:00 -6:00P - entertainment by Jason MacDonald We’ve got a great entertainment schedule November 22 forming now, so keep an eye on our website for Cyril MacPhee 7:00P – 11:00P updates as the season progresses. You won’t want to miss any of it! Keep up to date on Club Events online. A special thanks to all of those who have bras d'or yacht club helped make Summer 2013 such a success. The th 100 Anniversary of Regatta in Baddeck was a BYC Website www.brasdoryachtclub.ca huge success. It's gratifying to know that BYC continues to be such an important part of this beautiful village. So many people have donated an SUPPORT YOUR incredible amount of time and energy at the club this year, and we just want you to know, none of it LOCAL YACHT CLUB goes unnoticed!! Thanks again for a wonderful summer, and stay tuned for more updates about the club throughout the winter! Heather Heather Harvey Commodore Did you pay? No, I thought you did. October 2013 - Issue # 16 The Bras d’Or Yacht Club, Founded July 26, 1904 Learn to Sail 2013 The Lighthouse Page 3 by Kathy Anne Woodford Nova Scotia to help us with the refit costs. Furthermore, relevant to the Learn to Sail program safety, consideration to Much like that brief gale that blew through in a matter of the acquiring of a yard trailer for our newly refitted patrol hours on the last day of regatta week, so seems the speed boat was also discussed. at which the Learn to Sail season blew by. After a soggy So what does the off-season bring? spring with so few days holding promise of the perfect summer that was to be, we had another successful season. Sean Baldwin has offered to make all new rudders for our prams as many of them have seen better days. Watch out Our young Learn to Sail staff, Donald Halfpenny, Chantelle next year we may be holding our course truer than ever! MacIntyre and Kaitlyn Gillis-Dee did an excellent job in delivering a well received program to a total of over 80 We continue to look for folks willing to take home a pram Learn to Sail registrants in three, two-week sessions. this winter and fix it up for next season. For those who like Students ranging from 5 years old to many multiples of 5 to putter what a great project to fill some of those long years were introduced and/or continued to develop their winter evenings. We will pay for the supplies and offer some sailing skills. Forty-seven students advanced to the next lessons on repairs but would sure appreciate the elbow CanSail level, while others continued to work on their skills grease! to meet the more demanding CanSail level 1 through 4 Families of junior sailors can use this opportunity to Adopt a curriculums. Many, confident in their newly acquired skills, th Pram and fix it up over the winter then use it all next joined in the friendly competition of the BYC’s 100 season. See Page 6 for details. Regatta. Regatta Week for our sailors and instructors is a wonderful opportunity to be exposed to the enthusiastic Lastly, a BIG thank you to our sailing school staff Donald, and knowledgeable mentorship of Guy Tipton. Sailors of Chantelle , Kaetlyn and Sean, and Connie MacAskill club any age and skill level can always learn Guy’s extraordinary administrator who helped to navigate the online registration sailing skills born from his passion and love of the sport! through the CheckLick system. Thanks to parents and students who make the waterfront come alive in July and August. Without you, Baddeck’s centerpiece, the Harbour, would be a dull place Please send any suggestions regarding our programs our way. We are always open to new ideas and approaches. And look to our web page in March for the online registration! See you in 2014 . NEWS BULLETIN: Guy Tipton overseeing the Junior Fleet BYC Sailors Take North American Championships What has been exciting for us as a club has been the gradual increase in involvement of the local kids/families in Grand Master Tim Woodford wins the 2013 Laser the sailing program. This year the kids, with some Masters North American Championships at the New York organizational help from parents, (special thanks to Patty Yacht Club. Garland) raised $2500.00 in tickets sales on an iPad 4. Also the Junior sailing barbeque fund managed by parents Allan MacDonald and Matt Stokes win the 2013 J29 Joanne Kerr and Carol Campbell had another $1300 profit North American Championships in Lunenburg aboard from the past two regatta weeks. At our year end meeting Silver Woman. with the instructors, parent and student representatives, the consensus was that this money be used to help refit the 420 Fleet and continue to work on our pram fleet restoration. We also have applied for a grant from Sport October 2013 - Issue # 16 The Bras d’Or Yacht Club, Founded July 26, 1904 The Lighthouse Page 4 on vacation and graciously answered BYC’s invitation for Elsie to lead the fleet, followed by the venerable White Mist. The Elsie also made an admirable showing on the What A Celebration race course on Tuesday, August 6. The Elsie was built by by Mona Anderson Walter Pinaud in 1917, a gift from Alexander Graham Bell to his daughter Elsie on her wedding day. th 100 Anniversary Regatta Sniper, Equinox & Stampede A Grand Parade Brilliant is the way this year’s Regatta Week in Baddeck has been described; the colours, the flags, the boats, the kids, the sparkling waters of the Bras d’Or Lakes, all shining in the August sun. 2013 marks the 100th Anniversary of Regatta and the Bras d’Or Yacht Club made it an event to remember. This year saw record attendance on the race courses with sailors from Halifax, Shelburne, Mabou, Mira, North Sydney, Sydney, Barachois, Charlottetown, and Kentucky, all taking part in the week-long festival. Sniper, Equinox & Stampede Sail Past was followed by a sumptuous wine & cheese reception at the yacht club. At dusk the Village of Baddeck put on an excellent fireworks display. Live entertainment at the yacht club every night kept the party going all week long. BYC was the place to be. Sail Past - The White Mist followed by The Amoeba Opening day featured the traditional Sail Past through Baddeck harbour; 104 boats on parade with the famous yawl Elsie leading the fleet. The Clubhouse looking its best Twenty four yachts registered for racing, the biggest fleet the club has hosted in years. The big boats, with their colourful spinnakers, were out on the race course every day enjoying sunny skies and the famous steady breezes of The Elsie the Bras d’Or. On Friday the weather turned nasty with heavy wind and rain putting the sailors to the test. A fast What a sight, the beautifully restored ninety-six year old moving low pressure system strengthened overnight yacht sailing through the harbour once again. Her owners, forcing the race committee to cancel the final race for the Ken and Sabrina Allison from Kentucky, were in Baddeck coveted Gardiner Hubbard Bell trophy due to high winds. October 2013 - Issue # 16 The Bras d’Or Yacht Club, Founded July 26, 1904 The Lighthouse Page 5 Guy Tipton from Shelburne Yacht Club, and this year’s recipient of the Nova Trophy Coach of the Year award, who has assisted BYC for the past six years with the Junior Yacht Club program says that BYC’s Junior Regatta is the best in Nova Scotia, especially for beginners. It’s a “happy event” that provides the kids with lots of great memories. The instructors are top notch, and the race committee volunteers always have a word of encouragement for the kids. There were 60 Junior Sailors registered this year coming from all over Cape Breton to sail in Kingfishers Prams, Optis, 420s and Lasers. Babe prepares for the start on stormy Friday Junior Sailing, the pride of the Bras d’Or Yacht Club, completed all their races, finishing up early Friday afternoon just ahead of the storm. The Junior Fleet The Junior Fleet Congratulations BYC on this remarkable 100th Anniversary. Special thanks from BYC to its sturdy crew of volunteers who put this splendid event together year after year, and Junior Sailors Tent City to the dedicated sponsors who make the Regatta possible.