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In This Issue: Ontario Sailing Golf Classic; CYA Wet Feet Module Trainer Program Now Offered; Race Officers Needed for Georgian Bay Regatta; The Store's Silent Auction Fundraiser & BBQ; Ontario Sailing and Buytopia; Toronto Area Hospice Regatta; Marine Seminars - Free To The Public; 420 High Performance Race Clinic at BCC; FBYC Optimist Sailing Clinic; Big Sound Challenge; VELUX Canada Hosts Derek Hatfield's Welcome Home; Waterfront Cleanup Project Grants Available from Interlux; HUB Did You Know...?; Submit Content to Ontario Sailing
Ontario Sailing Golf Classic |
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July 24, 2011 |
Registration at Parry Sound |
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July 25, 2011 |
Course Races in Parry Sound (2) |
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July 26, 2011 |
Course Races in Parry Sound (2) |
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July 27, 2011 |
Distance Race to Regatta Bay |
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July 28, 2011 |
Distance Race to San Souci |
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July 29, 2011 |
Distance Race to Hope Island |
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July 30, 2011 |
Distance Race to Midland Bay |
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July 30, 2011 |
GBSA AGM followed by the Awards
Dinner at the Midland Bay Yacht Club |
It looks like fun and it's guaranteed that they will treat you like cottage country royalty! For anyone with a young family, you can make it a fun working holiday.
If you are available to help out, please contact Co-Chairs:
Tom Bolland at 705-727-1934 or via email at tom@bollandassociates.com
Ron Owston at 905-235-3845 or via email at ronowston@yahoo.com.
For more information about the 2011 Georgian Bay Regatta, including registration forms, etc., please visit the Georgian Bay Regatta website at http://www.georgianbayregatta.ca/.
The Store's Silent Auction Fundraiser & BBQ
Join ‘The Store’ on Saturday, July 23th, for their Silent Auction Fundraiser and BBQ in aid of Ontario Sailing and other local boating organizations. Held in conjunction with the 2011 Hunter Rendezvous (Credit Village Marina, Port Credit) silent auction items will be on display for bidding from 11AM to 2PM. There are lots of great auction items – but you’ve got to be quick in order to win!
A strong supporter of the boating community, ‘The Store’ holds a number of boat charity fundraisers and sponsors over 70 other boating events including yacht races and regattas. For over 30 years, ‘The Store’ Mason’s Chandlery has been a leading provider of a diverse range of marine equipment and hardware products from footwear to state of the art navigation systems. It houses 6,000 square feet of inventory and provides mail order and e-commerce. ‘The Store’ also has a Boat Shopper’s loyalty program.
‘The Store’ Mason’s Chandlery was the first marine equipment retail store to become a
Discover
Boating
Center
and to join the Canadian Safe Boating Council. It earned the OMOA 5 Anchor Green Leaf Eco-rating Award for its leadership in stocking environmentally safe products.
‘The Store’ Mason’s Chandlery is located in Port Credit Harbour Marina,
Mississauga
. Open 7 days/week April, May, June and July.
Ontario Sailing and Buytopia
Ontario Sailing has partnered with Buytopia.ca, a website that offers daily deals and discounts. Through this affiliation, Ontario Sailing will share in the net proceeds and receive 15% of each sale made through an account created by someone who has clicked on one of our links to their website. This money will be used to help fund our hiring of a Youth Development Coach. Please consider supporting us by viewing their website and seeing if their deals are of interest. You can view their current deal at the following link: Buytopia.
Sailors Racing for Hospice Care in Toronto (TAHR)
Four years ago, a group of avid racers and volunteers started something new in the GTA sailing scene... a One Design Regatta as a means of raising awareness and money for a local hospice. The Toronto Area Hospice Regatta ("TAHR") is now headed towards its 4th year and expects its net proceeds to Perram House to top the $100,000 mark. Perram House is a beautiful old Victorian inner city home that has been transformed into an end of life care facility able to accomodate 9 residents at one time.
The event takes place at the National Yacht Club June 17th - 19th at the foot of Bathurst Street in Toronto. It has become well known for its exciting entertainment, fabulous food and drinks, and competitive racing. Confirmed fleets for this year include: The Eight Metre, Beneateau First 36.7, J-22, Melges 24, Melges 20, C&C 115s, International Solings, Star Class and 2.4 Metre Class.
For more information, please click here and visit TAHR's website.
HCSP 2011 Marine Seminars - Free to the Public
Harbourfront Centre Sailing & Powerboating's 2011 marine seminar series kicked off on April 20th. The informative and practical seminars for recreational boaters will be presented by experts in the Toronto boating industry. Presenters include marine chandleries, sailmakers, yacht brokers, insurance specialists, marine surveyors, and yachting instructors. Each presentation is FREE to the public although donations to various charities at the door would be appreciated. The schedule can be found here. Proceeds raised on July 4th's seminar with Fogh Marine go to Ontario Sailing.
Please pre-register for the seminars at hcsp@harbourfrontcentre.com or 416-203-3000 as there is limited space available.
420 High Performance Race Clinic at Buffalo Canoe Club
The Buffalo Canoe Club will be holding a 420 High Performance Race Clinic with coach Murray McCullough (and guest coach Olympic sailor Oliver Bone) from June 27-June 30. Space is limited. Please visit the Buffalo Canoe Club website for more information. To register, please contact Dayna by email. Registration is $270 plux tax.
Frenchman's Bay Yacht Club Optimist Sailing Clinic
Saturday and Sunday June 18-19 2011, 9:30 to 4:30: FIRST ANNUAL OPTI CLINIC AT FBYC, taught by coach Chris Watters (watts2434@yahoo.com, 635 Breezy Drive, Pickering, ON L1W 2X4). Just $70 includes the clinic, a T-Shirt, lunch on Saturday and after-clinic snacks on Sunday. Limited number of boats available – first-come, first-served. Details and schedule of events here.
Time to Register for the 2011 Big Sound Challenge!
This training event is special. A team of Ontario Sailing's elite coaches works with sailors interested in building their racing skills (Bronze IV through to Gold) for two days of training and two days of putting new skills into practice in a regatta setting.
Our elite 420 coaches include: Ashley Lethbridge, Graham Fraser, Murray McCullough, Chris Hewson and Evan Lewis!
Our elite laser coach is: Rob Fox!
This event does not end when the kids get off the water...we have nightly activities which include dinner and a movie at the Stockey Centre, a cottage BBQ, and an old fashioned beach party complete with skits and a bonfire.
This is a fabulous way for the sailors and their chaperones to launch the summer season. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions: bigsoundchallenge@sailparrysound.ca.
We hope to see you on the Sound! http://sailparrysound.on.ca/BigSoundChallenge
VELUX Canada Hosts Derek Hatfield's Welcome Home
VELUX Canada hosted a welcome reception for Derek Hatfield on Thursday, June 9th in Oakville. Canadian Yachting offers more details here. Ontario Sailing staff were in attendance to congratulate Derek on completing the VELUX 5 OCEANS Race.
Waterfront Cleanup Project Grants Available from Interlux
August 31, 2011 is the deadline for community organizations to apply for a 2011 Interlux Waterfront Challenge grant. The company will award a total of $50,000 in grants in October 2011 to organizations to create sustainable waterfront environmental improvements in their communities. Eight grants from $4,500 to $20,000 will be awarded to groups in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. For more information, view the article here.
HUB: Did You Know...?
Insurance For Cottages and Vacation Properties
If you’re like many Canadians, your cottage is your home away from home.
Did you know that insurance for your vacation property works a bit differently than insurance for your primary residence?
It’s important you understand your insurance coverage. Ask yourself these questions when reviewing your policy with your broker:
1. Does your current insurance policy provide adequate coverage to replace the building if it was completely destroyed?
2. Does your current policy include Replacement Cost on the building?
3. Do you understand all policy conditions from your current insurer, including whether you need regular visits to the cottage throughout the year?
4. Is your cottage covered for collapse caused by the weight of ice and snow?
5. Are you protected against both theft and vandalism?
6. Is $1,000,000 enough liability coverage to protect you?
7. If you decided to rent your cottage for a week would your current policy cover you?
8. If your cottage is on an island or remote location, does your policy cover the increased cost of debris removal and bringing in new materials should you suffer a fire loss?
9. What coverage is available for your dock?
10. Do you understand the exclusions are on your policy?
Still have more questions?
Call HUB today! We are your insurance experts and can provide you with a free, no-obligation quote.
As a member of the Ontario Sailing, you and your dependants are eligible for an exclusive rate on your home, auto, cottage, and boat insurance!
Contact Brenton at HUB International today for a no-obligation quotation.
1.888.717. S A I L (7245)
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Dear 16 Year Old Me... Open Your Eyes To Melanoma
The David Cornfield Melanoma Fund has produced a video that has made the rounds on the internet. If you have not already seen it, please take a few minutes to view this video.
Clubs/schools are still hiring!
Be sure to check out our Job Listings page as schools and clubs are still hiring!
Ontario Sailing/CYA Memberships Due
Annual membership dues for Yacht Clubs, Sailing Schools, Cruising Schools, Affiliates and Camps are now due. Invoices were mailed in February with reminders sent at the beginning of April and June. If you have not received your invoice, please contact Kathy by email.
Membership Benefits
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