C&C Yachts Reunion and Conference: Design, Production, Performance and Legacy
Where: Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, Hamilton, Ontario
When: Saturday, April 14th & Sunday, April 15th
The Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston is organizing a C&C Yachts Reunion and Conference at the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club. The two day event is not only a chance to celebrate the history of a successful Canadian yachting story, but is also a fundraiser to help support the preservation of C&C Yachts Collection at the Marine Museum and an opportunity to gather critical information from principle participants to further enrich the Collection. All past C&C employees are encouraged to bring old photographs and memorabilia of the company for scanning, photographing or donation to add to the C&C Collection at the Museum. The names of all past C&C employees will be also added to the Museum archives.
The Reunion on Saturday evening will be open to only past C&C employees and those dealers, sail makers, and industry people most closely associated with the company from its original founding in 1969. Spouses and partners are also welcome!
The C&C Conference on Sunday will feature panel discussions by members of the C&C Design Group, C&C Production, Sales and Marketing, and a group of yachting industry professionals discussing the Legacy of C&C Yachts. Attendance to the Conference is open to everyone interested in the history and legacy of C&C Yachts. The Conference will be moderated by Maurice Smith, Curator Emeritus of the Marine Museum. Questions will be welcome from the audience. Attendance is limited to 225 people.
The C&C Collection consists of George Cuthbertsons personal and corporate papers and the design drawings of Cuthbertson and Cassian and C&C Yachts to 1973, as well as all the drawings and a large number of files of C&C Yachts from 1973 to well into the 90s, when the assets of the company were acquired by Fairport Marine, builders of Tartan Yachts. Tim Jackett, formally of Fairport and Novis Marine, donated the later drawings.
The fee for the Conference includes a continental breakfast, coffee breaks and lunch, plus a one year free membership to the Marine Museum. Attendees will be encouraged to make additional donations to go towards preserving and making available this vast collection of over 25 years of Canadian yachting history and legacy.
To register to attend either the Reunion, Conference, or both, go to the Marine Museum website or RHYC website. For information about the C&C Collection, and perhaps donating to it, please contact Maurice Smith at barque2@cogeco.ca.
Ontario Sailing Announces Development Coach
Ontario Sailing is delighted to announce the hiring of Chris Hewson in the role of Development Coach!
Chris started his duties on Tuesday April 10th. His salary is partially funded from the Quest for Gold Lottery program and the Coaches Association of Ontario.
Chris is a well-respected coach in Ontario. He is a Canada Summer Games medalist and competed at the Youth Worlds, and is a current level 3 coach.
Chris will start working on developing a program to support the Ontario Sailing Development Team, the Ontario Sailing Team (when coaching at the Provincial Center) and the Canada Summer Games Team. He will work along - side our High Performance Coach Murray McCullough.
We believe this choice is an excellent one and our Development Team, Development Centers and our high performance program will be made much stronger with Chriss leadership.
Please join us in welcoming Chris to our staff and team!
HUB International Evening About Florida Real Estate
Hosted By: Mike Westover, Senior Insurance Advisor - HUB International
Speakers: Christian Angle, President Christian Angle Real Estate, Palm Beach, FL
Latimer Farr, President/CEO HUB International Florida
Date: April 17, 2012
Location: Canadian Golf Hall of Fame & Museum (Glen Abbey Golf Club - 1st building on right)
1333 Dorval DR, Oakville
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
A Great Night at the Ontario Sailing Mad Men Gala!!
The Ontario Sailing Mad Men Gala was held at The Boulevard Club in Toronto on Saturday, March 31st, 2012. It was the 10th Annual Celebration of Sailing fundraising evening for Ontario Sailing and a great night was had by all! Many of the guests really took the Mad Men theme to heart and there were some fantastic outfits. To add to the theme, all of the men were given black fedora hats and the women were given 'pearl' necklaces to help them get into the night even more.
The night started with a cocktail hour where people could browse and bid on the 103 silent auction items and socialize with sailing friends they may not have seen over the winter months. Meredith Cutting provided some wonderful live entertainment with his voice and guitar during the cocktail hour. New this year was a fun photo booth in which guests could pose for 4 fun shots and take home a souvenir.
Starting with the cocktail hour and continuing on throughout the evening was an exotic wine tasting station manned by Pierre Gagnon. Pierre also donates all of the wine provided at the wine tasting station, all of which are wines not available in Ontario. Pierre has extensive knowledge of wines and enjoys educating those who purchase his wine.
The evening continued with a wonderful dinner, provided by The Boulevard Club, and the presentation of the "Legends of Ontario Sailing Award" for 2012. The recipients of this year's award were "Canada's, Ontario-Based, Olympic Sailing Medal Winners" which include: Terry Nielson, Terry McLaughlin, Hans Fogh, John Kerr, Steve Calder, Frank McLaughlin, John Millen & Mike Wolfs. Three time Olympian and former ISAF President, Paul Henderson, made the presentation to the award winners and spoke about each.
The MC and auctioneer for the evening was Pat Bolland, brother to Ontario Sailing VP Tom Bolland and co-host of Sun News Network's 'The Roundtable.' Guests had a great time participating in the annual 'heads & tails', game led by Pat, and then he led right into a fantastic live auction that saw great competition on many of the items. The evening rounded out with the Gala Candy Table, a guest favourite every year, and dancing to the music of The Weathered Legs - the Ashbridge's Bay Yacht Club house band.
Thank to our incredible Star Sponsor - Tectona Inc.
Thank to our Entertainment Sponsor - HUB International, and our Wine Sponsors - The Boulevard Club & Pelee Island Winery.
Thank you to all who were able to attend the Gala this year and to those individuals and companies that donated to our cause. With everyone's help we were able to raise $18,600.00 that will go towards the development of sailing in Ontario!
SAVE THE DATE!
The 2013 Celebration of Sailing Gala
Saturday, April 6, 2013 - The Boulevard Club
SEE YOU THERE!
For more pictures please go to:
Photo Credits - Andrew Leslie
May Athlete Training Camps
The Ontario Sailing coaches will be running three training camps in the month of May. These camps are free to all Quest For Gold Elite Team, Ontario Sailing Team and Ontario Sailing Development Team members. However, team members will still need to register on line to take place in the training camps.
There will be limited spots available for non-team members. Please see the information below on each training camp and links for registering as a team member or non-team member.
Laser & Radial Training Camp - May 3rd & 4th
- Royal Canadian Yacht Club, city side
- 1pm - 5pm
- Coaches: Murray McCullough, Laser; Chris Hewson, Radial
Radial Training Camp - May 11th - 13th
- Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, Kingston
- Meet at 1pm Friday and 10am on both Saturday & Sunday
- Coach: Murray McCullough
Laser, Radial and 29er Training Camp - May 17th & 18th
- Toronto Sailing & Canoe Club
- Meet at 10am on Thursday & Friday
- Coaches: Murray McCullough, Laser & Radial; Chris Hewson, 29er
For more information on these camps please contact the Ontario Sailing High Performance Coach, Murray McCullough, or the Ontario Sailing Development Coach, Chris Hewson.
New First Aid Training Opportunities for Ontario Sailing Member Clubs
Thanks to our new partnership with the Canadian Red Cross, Ontario Sailing member clubs now have access to a variety of first aid courses at discounted rates.
If your club would like to run a first aid course for your race officials, instructors or your membership at large all you have to do is contact the Red Cross office in Toronto and identify your club as a member of Ontario Sailing and they will connect you with the Red Cross branch in your area. The courses that are available to Ontario Sailing member clubs include Emergency First Aid/CPR, Standard First Aid/CPR, CPR A, CPR C, CPR, Marine First Aid and Oxygen Administration. The cost of the course includes a manual and a wallet card. Canadian Red Cross First Aid and CPR courses are valid for three years and include AED training.
Ontario Sailing will receive a donation for every first aid course you offer so this is a great way for you to provide a service for your club members and support Ontario Sailing at the same time.
To schedule a course contact:
Sean Hewson
Manager, First Aid
Injury Prevention
Canadian Red Cross, Ontario Zone
21 Randolph Avenue | Toronto | ON | CA | M6P 4G4
Sean.Hewson@redcross.ca
T 416-480-0195 x2267 | C 416-578-4561 | F 416-480-0021
www.redcross.ca
2012/2013 Ontario Sailing Teams Announced
Ontario Sailing is happy to announce the Quest For Gold Elite Team, Ontario Sailing Team and Ontario Sailing Development Team members for 2012/2013.
Quest for Gold Elite Team
Laser: Evert McLaughlin, Matthew Ryder, Justin Norton, Matthew Sullivan
Radial: Samantha Rea, Violet Stafford
Skiff: Joanne Prokop, Caroline Kaars Sijpesteijn
2.4m: Aaron Wong-Sing, Audrey Kobayashi, Katie Paialunga
Ontario Sailing Team
Laser: Brendan Aulthouse, Ben McLaughlin, Riley Finch, Mitchell MacDonald
Radial: Bronwyn Richardson, Hugh Macrae
Ontario Sailing Development Team
29er: Billy Fuse, Sam Thompson, Aidan Ross, Fred Scott, Jean-Matthieu Bolland, Sean Kayser, Cameron Sawyer
Radial: Mark McGugan
Laser: Sharath Kunnanath, Nicholas Schwenger
Bluffers Basin Racing Management Committee Seeking a Club Race Officer for 2012 Race Season
The BBRMC includes Bluffers Park Yacht Club, Cathedral Bluffs Yacht Club and Highland Yacht Club. We have a fleet of 40 plus boats, 4 divisions including a large big boat spinnaker fleet. We are located in Scarborough at the foot of the bluffs.
We race Wednesday nights starting at 6:00 from May 9th until the end of August, Basin Regatta August 11 and 12th plus our Fall series, three Sundays in September.
If you are a new CRO who would like to get some on the water experience, or an experienced CRO who would like to be part of our race committee boat and crew to help run our program, please contact
Canadian Blind Sailing Team Recruiting for 2013 World Championships
Canadian Blind Sailing Team at regatta in San Francisco, 2010 - Finished with 3rd Place Overall
This year, the Canadian Blind Sailing team is recruiting talent in preparation for the world championships in Japan 2013.
Our current need is for 2 sighted crew vacancies on 2 teams registered for the international regatta in San Francisco (June 1-3) as well as multiple other opportunities for weekly evening and occasional weekend racing.
Our teams consist of a sighted tactician who only verbally directs the blind helmsperson and a sighted jib trimmer that also verbally directs the vision impaired main sail trimmer and helps the tactician collect sighted information.
International competitions use white sails only with this 4 person crew of ISAF group 1 or 2 sailors.
Locally we will train with 5 crew on our J24 using spinnaker and an additional sighted crew.
We are looking for keelboat racers with skills in one or more of the following areas:
- excellent verbal communications
- jib sail trim
- spinnaker ( for local racing)
- tactician
Sailing CV's can be emailed to:
or phone: 905-413-4417
2012 Ontario Sailing Grand Prix Development Series & Regional Championships Announced
The goal of the Ontario Sailing Grand Prix Development Series is to encourage participation and athlete development at the development level. In addition, the Grand Prix circuit builds excitement and promotes healthy development by controlling the participation at provincial events with the application of the point weighting system.
New for 2012 is the Ontario Sailing Regional Championships. These events are stand alone regattas targetted at the Learn to Sail Fast and Learn to Train levels of Long Term Sailor Development. Targetted primarily at youth, some events will also be offered for adults. The events are intended to be a good introduction to racing before the athletes start to travel to events such as the Grand Prix Series. Each event is hosted by a Club and Ontario Sailing will be giving awards to the top three clubs participating in the regatta.
2012 Grand Prix Development Series Regattas
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Event |
Location |
Dates |
Total Points
Available |
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Lilac Festival |
Royal Hamilton YC |
May 26th - 27th |
20 |
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RCYC Open |
Royal Canadian YC |
June 9th - 10th |
25 |
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LSSA |
Mississauga Sailing Club |
June 23rd - 24th |
25 |
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Sarnia SailFest |
Sarnia YC |
July 7th - 8th |
30 |
|
Fogh Boorman (Optimist) |
Royal Hamilton YC |
July 7th - 8th |
30 |
|
Four Sisters |
Port Credit YC |
July 21st - 22nd |
30 |
|
Nepean YC (Open BIC) |
Nepean Sailing Club |
July 28th - 29th |
30 |
|
SAIL Central |
Hudson YC, Quebec |
July 26th - 29th |
50 |
|
National Capital Regatta |
Britannia YC |
August 11th - 12th |
30 |
|
CORK International
CORK OCR (29er) |
CORK |
August 13th - 16th
August 18th - 22nd |
50 |
|
Fall CORK |
CORK |
September 22nd - 23rd |
35 |
St. Lawrence Seaway/HWY H2O
The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway, commonly referred to as Hwy H2O, is a 3,700 km deep draft marine highway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. Granting access to North Americas agricultural and industrial heartland, Hwy H2O is the worlds longest inland waterway and has served as a key means of transportation for thousands of years.
Every year, more than 160 million metric tons of cargo is moved on the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System. These cargoes include iron ore for steel production, coal for power generation, limestone and cement for construction and grain for both domestic consumption and export. Marine transportation on Hwy H2O provides a cost effective, safe and environmentally smart means of moving cargo.
A 2010 study by Martin Associates examining the economic impacts of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System concludes that some 226,833 jobs in Canada and the U.S. are supported by cargo moving on the System. Of those jobs, 48,288 direct jobs and 28,320 indirect jobs are in Canada. The report also indicates that maritime activity supports 14.5 billion Canadian dollars in personal income and expenditures in Canada and the U.S. The average annual salary for direct job holders in Canada and the U.S. as a result of maritime activity is 48,400 Canadian dollars.
Terence Bowles, President and CEO of the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, said: The economic benefits of Great Lakes-Seaway shipping are far-reaching. Not only is marine shipping creating jobs in Canadian communities, but marine-related industries and employees are contributing significantly to the general prosperity of Canadian society by providing $4.6 billion in personal income. In addition, North American farmers, steel producers, construction firms, food manufacturers and power generators depend on the 164 million metric tons of iron ore, coal, stone, salt, sugar, grain, steel, wind turbines and machinery that are delivered by ships every year to keep their businesses running.
The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System continues to evolve and renew. Hands Free Mooring, a novel means of securing vessels using vacuum pads during a lock transit, will increase the number of vessels able to transit the System by reducing the need for Seaway fittings. With over $1 billion in new vessels on order by inland fleets, the future of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System is indeed looking bright as companies make investments that will yield dividends for decades to come.
For more information on the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System, including access to the full study entitled The Economic Impacts of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System please visit www.greatlakes-seaway.com. The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway has been a proud supporter of Ontario Sailing since 2008.
How to Choose and Use a Bulletproof Storm Jib
"It's Your Call, Skipper!"
Remember that storm jib you bought with the boat? When was the last time you hanked it, hoisted it, and tested it? Many sailors never have, and this highly specialized boat sail gets left in a sail bag--until extreme conditions call for an exit strategy!
But if you don't know what it takes to rig it, you will be in a world of hurt when you need it the most. Make sure you go through a drill with your sailing crew with this champion of heavy weather sailing.
Called a storm jib, spit-fire, or a #3, these special sails are made to do one thing--get you to windward when no other sail will perform the task as well.
Of course you can use them for reaching or running, but the primary emphasis will always be punching to windward.
Consider this scenario: You are in heavy going with a breeze that approaches gale force. You've allowed the boat to get a bit too close to the coast. Now you must "claw" your way to windward to gain sea-room and safety.
You may have heard the term "clawing off a lee shore". Better have the right sails for the job. And they don't exist in the form of furling sails! |
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The Five Part Perfect Storm Jib
1. Build with the Right Cloth Weight
Choose a "soft hand" cruising cloth instead of one with a high resin coating. Soft hand sailcloth will be easier to handle, more forgiving of chafe and flogging, and will last longer. Have your storm jib built with the right weight to take the high loads and stress of howling wind and pounding sea. Follow these specs:
Boats Less than 40 feet: Use 10 Oz. Dacron sailcloth.
Boats Over 40 feet: Use 12 to 14 Oz. Dacron sailcloth.
2. Hoist on a Separate Inner Stay
Cutter-rigged boats should hoist on the inner staysail stay (also called the forestay). Sloops that will be in exposed weather can use the head stay, but a far safer arrangement will be a collapsible, inner stay. You will need a hefty deck eye with heavy backup plates installed below to distribute the load.
3. Beef Up Hanks for Point Loading
Ask your sailmaker to install heavy reinforced patching for each grommet just behind the luff boltrope (the reinforcement rope sewn along the length of the luff). Expect flogging and gusting in such conditions. An occasional sea could break aboard to stress any point where the sail gets attached. So, each hank needs its own patch with a grommet punched in to take the loads and prevent tears.
4. Hollow the Foot and Raise on a Pennant
Area will be your enemy. Any foot round (extra cloth that a Genoa or jib carries outside of the straight clew-to-tack line) will flog, so a storm jib must have a bit of "hollow" on the foot.
Raise the foot with a tack pennant (also called a pendant). Make the pennant out of wire rope or high tech fiber rope with eyes on each end. Install stainless thimbles into each eye (similar to the thimble used in the eye of a rope anchor rode). Thimbles protect the wire or synthetic rope from chafe. The raised pennant protects the sail from a boarding sea and gives you better "under the foot" visibility.
5. Never, Ever Use a Furling Sail!
Under no circumstances should a furling sail be used in winds in the range of gale force or above (30+ knots). That's the fastest way to blow out a sail, risk the possibility of mechanical furling unit problems, and this places enormous side loads on the extrusion tube and sail.
There are many stories of units failing in such conditions. Blow out a furling unit with the sail part-way unfurled and you will find it difficult to lower the sail. The friction placed against the luff sandwiched inside the narrow groove of an extrusion tube makes hauling the sail down next to impossible.
But what about those furling sails used by skippers in extreme offshore races? Those are highly specialized and expensive sails custom designed for boats manned by pro crews. Keep furling sails furled in high wind conditions for sailing safety! Use a well designed storm jib made for the conditions at hand.
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Follow these simple sailing tips to learn to sail in heavy weather conditions better than ever before. Gain the confidence and skills you need to be ready to meet heavy weather--wherever in the world you choose to cruise!
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Toronto Easter Seals Regatta
2012 Toronto Easter Seals Regatta
Sunday, July 8, 2012
The Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Toronto ~ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Experience a great day on the water in support of Ontarios kids with physical disabilities!
Register as a Cruiser, Childrens Cruiser (with an Easter Seals family)or join us for BBQ at 3pm on Snug Island!
ASSISTANCE WILL BE PROVIDED TO LIFT CHILDREN ON AND OFF YOUR BOAT.
Enjoy : Live Entertainment, Delicious Food, Kids Play Zone, and a Live and Silent Auction
Contact Lauren Squizzato at lsquizzato@easterseals.org or 416.421.8377 ext. 316 for more information.
CYA Women's National Keelboat Championships
CYA Women's National Keelboat Championship
Sylvan Lake Alberta Aug 30 - Sept 2nd
Registration opened March 1st
The Sylvan Lake Sailing Club is proud to host the CYA Women's National Keelboat Championship, Aug 30 - Sept 2nd at Sylvan Lake Alberta.
The boats to be sailed will be the fast and furiously fun, Martin 242, a highly regulated one design class, supplied by our club members.
There will be a limit of 15 teams.
Further information including the NOR is available at http://www.sylvan.ws/
JOB2SEA - Global Matchmaking for the Sailing Industry
Maybe you can't 'run away to sea', but if you love sailing and the sea so much that you would like to be involved in the industry, a new global website could channel you to a job in a faraway country. Or maybe you're already professionally involved in the industry and would value knowing what's going on in the global job scene, rather than merely your local one.
JOB2SEA, leading specialist maritime job board, is proud to announce the launch of their new and improved global maritime job board http://www.job2sea.com/. The new JOB2SEA site has been designed to help jobseekers find the best maritime jobs and recruiters the best candidates.
JOB2SEA has been developed to provide a comprehensive online recruitment resource for the global maritime industry. To meet the diverse needs of both seafarers and shipping companies JOB2SEA consulted many of the leading names in the maritime industry to provide the best possible online recruitment solution. This resulted in a highly intuitive job board with deep social media integration, enhanced jobseeker profiles and an extensive range of recruiter services.
In the first two months JOB2SEA had outstanding results with more than 3,160 applications, over 45,000 unique visits and 330,000 page views. The simple-to-use navigation system has user experience in mind by only displaying live jobs from leading recruiters across the maritime sector. Jobseekers can create email alerts at the click of a button, sending the latest jobs directly to their inbox. JOB2SEA also helps jobseekers on the move with a fully mobile-optimised site allowing seafarers to search and apply for jobs from any location on a mobile device.
Accessing the best talent is a challenge for any business and with this in mind, JOB2SEA has a range of options to attract and engage jobseekers. Recruiters can choose from a broad range of job advertising inventory such as premium, homepage, video and sponsored jobs. To help stand out further, recruiters can also be included in the Recruiter A-Z directory with video profiles.
Originally the project was started by the Danish Maritime Officers, but in 2009 it was decided to establish an independent company JOB2SEA. In 2010 it was decided to recruit one of the pioneers in maritime online marketing, Jakob le Fevre, to redesign the strategy. Mr. le Fevres vision was to resolve the vacuum in the market with a world-class job board featuring the largest range of maritime jobs globally. JOB2SEA is entirely free to use for jobseekers and companies can chose to operate on a case-by-case basis or set up a VIP Partnership.
Jakob le Fevre, Managing Director, JOB2SEA commented, 'The maritime business has had a tendency to focus on nationality in the past, but this is changing as we speak. Ship owners and other companies working in the maritime sector focus on qualifications and want the best possible crew for both their ships and offices.
Traditionally, the maritime job market has been fragmented and administered by hundreds of smaller platforms or magazines normally focusing on one geographic destination. Job listings have been old-fashioned without any engaging functionality. At JOB2SEA we have learned from the general job market and have created a portal working in the same way as many other general portals. The important difference is JOB2SEA covers the entire global market and focuses 100 percent on the maritime industry.'
In such a competitive market it is imperative to maintain an exceptional level of service for both jobseekers and recruiters. This is made possible by partnering Madgex who are the leading provider of innovative job board software. JOB2SEA will continuously add new features and functionality to ensure superior levels of user experience helping to increase application rates.
JOB2SEA specialises in matching the right person to the right role and provides all the tools and functionality a jobseeker will need. To investigate more, go to http://www.job2sea.com/
HUB International - Prevent Water Damage Before It Happens
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Kernels Popcorn Fundraising Opportunity for Sailing Schools
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