Sudbury Yacht Club

Please note that the AGM date has been changed to Sunday November 19th. Further details will be e-mailed to members nearer the time.

   Thanks to all those who participated in today's Laser Bay Work Party.  
Please see the attached pics.
The first participants arrive at 9am sharp am most others by shortly after 10am.
By 10.30am we were off to a good start with the boards being stripped from the dock boardwalk.
Nails and spikes proved difficult and tiring to remove from the boards but  they were mostly cleaned up and loaded on Pierre's Trailer  by 12.30pm.
The underlying structure and rock fill was revealed.
The rock fill looked OK but the timber structure was in such poor shape that the decision was made to remove most of it.
This activity appeared daunting at first but the arrival of our 'Chainsaw Artiste' sped matters up and by 4.30 pm the unwanted structure was removed and floated over to the Laser Launch Ramp for removal from the water and the remaining crew celebrated this achievement
Most was removed from the water but some remains on the ramp for nail and spike removal and recovery and storage of useful materials.
The waterfront now exhibits a tidy looking 'Rip Rap' appearance and we have a 'Clean Canvas' upon which to redesign the future of this area.
This will take place over fall and winter.
Thanks again to all who participated and worked so hard,

Susan Lane, a new member this year, is a talented artist and shares her unique view of the club..

The event was sailed in pleasant sunny summer conditions with light,variable, generally westerly winds.

The winds made for an interesting finish causing some boats difficulty rounding the finish mark

Pierre Dignard's jib detached at the finish mark forcing him to make 4 attempts before he rounded it, to the delight of the assembled spectators.

Congratulations to the Cup Winner Indrek Aavisto, who is now the first to Win the Turner Cup twice since its reincarnation in 2012

It has been a most challenging sailing season weatherwise, lets hope next year we have a real summer

The next A.P. Turner Challenge Cup Event will be on Canada Day, Sunday July 1st 2018,  hope to see you there


                                                  
                                                             - John Spencer on behalf of the Turner Cup Committee -

Detailed results are posted under the "Racing" tab

Yes, there was a frost recently, but there is still some of the season left for us to enjoy.
Thanks to our industrious scribe Rick Cooper and his helpers and contributors, here is the summer edition of the newsletter.

The weather for the North Shore regatta challenged the five Y Flyers and eight Lasers. It was considerably cooler than normal, but at least it stayed mainly dry for the ten races. In the Y Flyer fleet, Pierre prevailed over Robert by a mere two points after two throw-outs. The Laser fleet was dominated by Bradley though second through fourth overall were separated by just three points. Full scores may be found under the "Racing" tab.

26 boats  turned out in challenging capricious winds for the latest running of the Turner Cup.

This time, Jude Aavisto came on top on corrected time, sailing her O'Pen Bic.

Full results are posted under the "Racing" tab.

This year we had nine competitors in the Laser fleet which was won convincingly by Bradley Sheppard.

Five Y Flyers fought a close battle with Robert Montgomery edging out Pierre Dignard for the win.

Nine races were sailed in the usual challenging conditions on Ramsey Lake.

Thanks go out to the Y fleet for organising the event and to all the people who assisted.

Full results are posted under the Racing tab.

Our Harbourmaster, Geoff Sykes, has revised the guidelines for mooring boats at the club. Please read this important document which can be found under the "more" tab.