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Soundings

Newsletter of South Port Sailing Club September 2016

Message from Commodore,

Mark Dolsen

Haul Out 2016

Saturday October 22nd

Cradle moving

Saturday October 15th

Winter Storage Form included in this issue.

Deadline for submission of Haul Out/Winter Storage form and payment is October 8th.

All members are requested to complete the form whether you

SAIL FOR HOSPICE Sunday September 11th

See page 4

SPSC HARVEST MOON Saturday September 17th

See page 5

Content

Pg 2 Reminder from Harbourmaster J22 Worlds/ DRYA results/Fighting Island Christmas in August Pg 3 Calendar of Events/Mainstays/Work Party Pg 4 Open Series Results /WYC Chimo Pg 5 Changing your email address/Paul Ramey Pg 6 Harvest Moon Pg 7-8 Sail for Hospice details & Pledge sheet Pg 9-10 Winter Storage Release forms

Well it is now late August 28, 2016 and the days are becom-ing shorter. You really get a sense of this on Thursday night racing, when we are all able to enjoy the sunsets on the way back to the harbor (except for the crew of Sniper who are in their slip enjoying a beverage while there is still plenty of daylight!) Sailing school has completed another successful season, capped off by the end of year barbeque on August 20. In addition to the meal there was a fabulous door prize table where you could place your raffle tickets on your prize of choice, and yours truly went home with a bottle of scotch! In the Olympic spirit, the competitive event of the evening was a 420 rigging competition. With 2 boats set up on the lawn, teams of 2 battled head to head to see who could get their boat ready to sail in the least amount of time. Most of the matchups were parents versus their children, and in our round Margo and I came in a distant second. We were spared further embarrassment when the rain came and ended the competition. As most of you know, the August Christmas dinner was cancelled and the celebrations were scaled back after our chief Saint Nick, Gary Gavin ended up in the hospital. 2 boats took the challenge and sailed the lake and channel with their Christmas lights. We all wish to see him back at SPSC after a speedy and full recovery. Maybe we will just have to move Christmas back to December ! Enjoy the next couple of months on the water; racing, cruising, and sailing for Hospice.

The next Executive Meeting is Tuesday, September 6 at 7:15 PM.

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J22 Worlds Kingston, Ontario

August 22nd to 25th.

Darcy Fuller on Prost with crew Alex Baker and Ian Marentette

took 11th place in this 41 fleet competition consisting of

10 races over 4 days.

For a video of the 4th race start and a heavy wind photo go to

our Facebook Page

Congratulations !!

Important Reminder from The Harbourmaster

Please do not leave your vessel plugged in if you are not on the premises, especially overnight.

Thank you

Peter Soles

Congratulations to Roger Renaud and George Chernawski on One Too Many

DRYA 2016 Spring Series 3rd place PHRF 4

Grosse Point Sailing Club August 13th. First place in both races PHRF 4

Christmas in August

It was a beautiful sunset with paddlers out from Urban Surf.

2 boats sailed the lake and down the channel with Christmas lights.

Thank you to Ryan Masse for decorating the clubhouse.

Fighting Island Regatta August 27th.

All vessels made it back to the harbour before the storm.

Kelly Johnson Shenanigans 1st PHRF B

Bob Fuller Addendum

2nd PHRF B

Welsey Arthur Wave Equation 3rd PHRF B

Moe Regnier Spongeworthy 1st PHRF C

John Marentette Spitfire 3rd PHRF A

Congratulations to our South Port Skippers and Crew !

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Soundings is the

newsletter of The South Port Sailing Club

210 Brighton Rd. Tecumseh, ON N8N 2L3

519-979-7772

www.southportsailingclub.com

Editor: Jackie Timothy

Please send your contributions for the

October issue by September 25th

to Jackie robtim@cogeco.ca or call 519-971-9699

The calendar is also displayed on our Web site. For details on each entry,

please click on the calendar on our site at www.southportsailingclub.com

(the links are not active in Soundings but details are included in the newsletter)

Clubhouse Duties

Oct 2-8 Mogyorody, K & C

Oct 9-15 Kepran, J & J

Oct 16-22 Paine, C & K

Oct 23-29 Ginham, J & M

Please complete the sheet in the binder located on the kitchen counter and note

your total actual work hours on the lower right.

To new members All supplies are in the stock room. The key is marked and

hanging on the wall in the kitchen. If you have any

questions please email robtim@cogeco.ca

If u see a repair or supplies are needed sheets are

available at the back of the binder. Please slip it into the office mail slot. Thank you !

Mainstays Potluck Dinner from Sue Bufton

Ladies, join us for dinner on Monday September 12th at 6.30 pm in the clubhouse.

Bring your favourite dish and your beverage of choice, come and enjoy an evening of friendship.

New members especially welcome, come and find

out more about your sailing club.

Baker A

Regnier HOSPICE RACE

White

Malone

Clubhouse duties

Racing

Racing

Racing

Racing

Executive Meeting

Fall Race Series

Fall Race Series

Fall Race Series

Fall Race Series

Harvest Moon

Happy Hour will resume Friday October 7th.

Final Work Party of 2016 The final work party for this year will

take place soon after launch. The date will be announced in the October issue

of Soundings. Tasks will include storing the dock hoses and harbour

carts, moving the harbour bins to the east side of the clubhouse, storing

deck chairs, and general clean up of the property. Thank you, Dave

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SPSC July Open Series Results

23 boats registered and participated in this year’s series. Thank you to all skippers and crew who came out from neighbouring clubs and to Dave Robichaud and Ken Blyth for manning the RC boat from July 7 to the 28th. Flags will be presented at the Fall Furl.

We look forward to seeing everyone again next year !

Notice of Race and Registration available on WYC Website

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From Paul Ramey, Communications Chair

This year club emails to members was changed and they are now sent through Google Group.

I have a number of members requesting a change to their email address. As the manager I cannot change your email address. It must be done by you.

Below are instructions of how to change your email address in the group in order to continue receiving club emails.

Please continue advising Brenda or Jackie by email of your address change in order to update the club Roster.

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On line Registration and Notice of Race are available on the SPSC Website www.southportsailngclub.com

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SPSC Sail for Hospice 2016

Sunday September 11th

$30.00 Entry Fee

Donations over and above accepted with thanks

The pledge form is available on pg 14 of Soundings to collect donations or make a donation on behalf of your boat

Registration & donation collection 11:00 - 12:30 pm or register on line

Skippers Meeting 1:00 pm

Race starts 2:00 pm

Burgers and sausages approximately 5:00 - 5:30 pm

Please bring a salad to share

Awards following dinner

Again this year we are asking for a $5.00 donation per person to

cover the BBQ costs rather than having a catered dinner

For further details

Coordinators Kelly Johnson kjohnsonv28@gmail.com Joe Davidson 519-739-0914

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Sunday September 11, 2016

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