Soundings Newsletter of South Port Sailing Club October 2009 From the Harbourmaster October Work party Month !! HAUL OUT Saturday Calling all Weed Whackers October 24th & Limb trimmers !! Winter Storage Request and Saturday October 3rd. we need volunteers to release forms are enclosed with this month’s assist with cleaning up the weeds along the driveway Soundings. To those members who receive our & fence, as well as around the shed. The balance of newsletter by email only, you will receive the the work party is a general clean up of the grounds, forms via Canada Post. As in the past, the system including some tree trimming in the area of the picnic for paying winter storage and haul out will tables before haul out. As noted in the last issue, we continue in this manner to streamline the billing are attempting to identify several trailers in the area. process. Please calculate your own storage fees If they are not claimed, we will move to them to a place on the property for eventual disposal. Lunch and submit your cheque with the form by October will be provided. If you can assist, please contact 11 to the attention of the Harbourmaster , Wesley Tim Aseltine at [email protected] Arthur. Cheques can be post dated to Oct. 11th. Your boat will not be hauled out if the harbour- master does not receive your form and cheque. CRADLE MOVING DAY The paper work must be completed by ‘all’ boat owners regardless of whether the rental crane is Saturday October 17th. required. 9:00 am. Cradle moving has been scheduled for October 17 at 9:00 a.m. We would appreciate all the help we can get that day and look forward to seeing Saturday October 31st. will be the final work you. The set time for haul out is 7:15 a.m. so party of the year, involving the clubhouse itself. please be there by 7:00 a.m. to prepare your boat. Halloween lunch will be provided ! Mark your calendar. If you are available, please Thank you for your co-operation contact Allen Shearn, Property Chair at [email protected] October content Pg 2 Commodores message/welcome new members Roster changes /Cards/Men’s lunch/Mainstays Final Furl Windsong to Sea /Power washing Launch Day Pg 3 Thames Labour Day cruise November 14th 2009 pg 4 Results Leukemia Cup/ Results LMYC Regatta Remembrance Day/ Race Chair/Regnier-Waters Pg 5 Sailing School Regatta /C & C 27 Sunday Reservation form on page 7 CIYC results/Harvest Moon Results Pg 6 Calendar of events/AGM meeting November of this issue Pg 7 Final Furl Reservation Form Enclosure : Winter Storage Request Please detach and return with & Release form payment by November 6th Pg October 2009 Soundings 2 GET THE BOTTOM OF Message from the Commodore, Rene Brown YOUR BOAT T POWER WASHED HAUL Haul Out ! Already ? There are still a few more weeks OUT DAY !! of the season left to enjoy the water before October 24th. Please consider supporting A busy October is approaching: Two work parties, Cradle Moving the Junior Sailing Program by Day, Haul Out forms due by October 11th and the Annual General having the underside of your Meeting (AGM) in November. The dates and details of all events are boat power washed by the in this months Soundings. After that we are looking forward to the Junior Sailors, who will be on off season activities. hand during haul out. The profit goes directly to the Please mark your calendars for the Final Furl. Better yet, clear your Sailing School. calendar and make plans to attend. It is being held at The Other Place, a DJ has been booked and plans are taking shape. Captains, Under 27 feet $25.00 bring your crew ! 27 feet & over $30.00 Let’s support the kids ! The Harvest Moon was a great time. Fabulous weather, a beautiful sunset, a well organized tasty chili dinner, a bon fire and competitors visiting from other clubs made this a memorable event. Thanks to our Race Chair, Brad Roy and all volunteers, for the time and effort planning this successful and well attended event. Happy Fall Sailing ! Welcome New Members Daniel & Alexis Everitt-Wells We welcome Dan and Alexis, & children Emerson and Anson to South Port. They are originally from Chatham and have lived in Windsor since 1990. They are both self- employed, Dan operating ’Biblioasis’ on Ouellette Avenue, primarily known as a literary press. They also publish the critical journal CNQ: Canadian Notes & Queries. Alexis is a financial planner, with her own company - Windsong to Sea Shelter Bay AGE Financial, based out of Windsor. Dan sailed Marina Colon, Panama from ages 12 to 18, and this summer purchased Peripatetic, Journey’s End 08.27.09 a Bayfield 23 pocket cruiser, previously owned by member New write up on website Denis Souliere. As you can see from the photo, the family have been out several days a week and are loving it !! Membership update Card & Games Night Men’s Lunch Mainstays & roster updates October 10 & 24th XMAS Dinner 2nd Wednesday Tuesday Dec. 1st New Members : Cards 7:30 p.m. of every month Daniel & Alexis Everitt-Wells Lilly Kazzillys 1046 Huntington St. Belle River, Ont Contact Lorne & John Novak for details Meet at 6:00 pm email: [email protected] Rita Mann 735-3737 Dinner 7:00 pm New Email : Bailey Yildiz 948-9904 -Choice of 3 entrees [email protected] -Further info to follow Pg 2 October 2009 Soundings 3 Thames River Labour Day Cruise Weekend Sept. 5 - 7th from Jack & Margaret Entwistle Nine boats, coming and going at various times took part in the cruise to The Thames Yacht Club. We had Bufton’s arrive by car, so John can now say he was at every cruise this year ! The weather was beautiful, but the winds or lack of on Saturday, not Dancing the night away ! quite as considerate. Regardless, it was a very enjoyable weekend with the Thames River members putting in a lot of effort, to make sure we had a good time. The ‘bring your own BBQ’ on Saturday evening worked out very well, and a live band was provided to encourage dancing on the gravel. Sunday, Al put on one of his famous TRYC dinners which was excellent. Games for the young and old were provided, but SPSC failed to come out winners. Good effort by Tim Asletine and Allen Shearn ! Maybe next year after some bocce ball practice they will be champions. Jackie Timothy won the portable BBQ in the raffle. Monday morning breakfast, was once again provided by Grosse Point Yacht Club members, a great group of people. Thank you very much to the SPSC members who made the weekend fun, took part on the Happy Hours and contributed in any to make it a very happy Labour Day holiday. Paul Reaume TRYC member below ‘Tacky Tourist’ contest Pg 3 October 2009 Soundings 4 LaSalle Mariners Fighting Island Remembrance Day Invitational Regatta 2009 November 11 Another Great Invitational Regatta by LaSalle Mariners Yacht Club August 29th. Excellent dinner, live band, wonderful hospitality by the LaSalle members, and a complimentary breakfast before leaving on Sunday morning ! Ruffian, Bulldog, In Flanders Fields the Rumline, Dynamo Humm, August West, Skylark, Mai Toi, Spongeworthy and poppies blow, Canadian Made represented South Port. 36 boats competed and of note, August between the crosses West ran aground and was pulled off by the Coast Guard.. Spongeworthy broke row on row…. their main halyard, with Matt Draisey and Graham Andrews & crew racing for their Pause to remember all skipper, who was getting married that day ! the men and women Frank Edgley (Bulldog) 2nd PHRF B who laid down their Chris Eagen (Canadian Made) 2nd PHRF C lives in defence of Rene Brown (Mai Toi ) 2nd JOG Canada, and those seniors still with us. Take time to talk to a Veteran, visit a local cenotaph, or attend a Remembrance Day ceremony. Wear your poppy in remembrance of those who served. Congratulations Mo Regnier & Fanny Waters who were married August 29, 2009 Looking ahead to Club Racing 2010 from The Race Chair, Brad Roy As posted under racing in the SPSC forum As always, lack of participation was an issue again this season. We will entertain a cruising class club race night if there is sufficient interest. In addition, we have once again had inquiries from outside the club about racing on evenings other than Wednesdays. This should be seriously considered for the 2010 racing season, as it is clear that in spite of great efforts by previous race committees, interest in racing from SPSC’s membership is declining. There will be no improvement in participation without implementing some changes. Please submit your comments under ‘racing’ in the forum on the website and give me your comments and/or questions. www.southportsailingclub.com Einstein’s definition of insanity : “To do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result “ Pg 4 October 2009 Soundings 5 Club 420’s Year end at The Sailing School from Renka Gesing On Saturday September 12, Darcy Fuller, head sailing instructor, came up with a great idea to put the sailing school 420s away, after a successful season for both the sailing school and Tuesday night dinghy racing. The entry fee for the first annual de-rigging regatta ? De-rig and store the 420 you use. The event took place, on a beautiful sunny day with medium winds. Many thanks to Jason Turpin who ran the races and the Tuesday night race committee all season.