Mooredale Toronto Sailing Club: cheap and addictive

• Docks out
  

If you thought Easter weekend was awesome just wait till this weekend... The Docks are going to make the big splash into Lake Ontario! (Let's hope they float...)
Yippeeeeeee........................................................
We are looking for 10-12 early risers who don't mind getting a little dirty. So if you want to be the first to see the docks in the water this is your special opportunity. Please email Jason to sign up for this most prestigious event! Thank you.

Jason
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It is your club, don't be intimidated of getting involved. It is fun and very rewarding. Feel free to contact Jason if you have any practical questions.

• Sail Inspection and Boat weighing

Thank you's go out to George, Barrie, Tim, and Almir (and me) for inspecting all our racing sails this past Saturday. Now we have an opportunity to weigh our boats. This Saturday April 10 Jtown has their weigh scale set up and is generously offering for us to use it in the afternoon. The scale will be left ready us to use for the afternoon.

I am looking for a team of about 8 volunteers to get this done efficiently. We can use this basis point of boat weights to evaluate every year what boats are getting heavier and take actions as needed, including evaluating what hulls we replace with new ones. We also may be able to take some actions immediately to reduce weights closer to the regulations. We can also use this time as a committee this saturday to get a good record of what hull repairs are needed on what boats. I would think we can weigh all 20 boats in about 3 hours or so. Lets plan on starting at 1:00 pm. And please do keep Saturday April 17 at 10 am in your calendars to come down and together flip the boats, get them on the dollies, step the masts etc, making them ready for sailing.

Jeff
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416-996-8252

• Volunteering this weekend: docks, sails, garden and clubhouse!
  

Yes we have a lot of opportunities to contribute to our sailing club this coming weekend. Help Jason to put the docks on the water, working on the boats with Jeff, or cleaning the clubhouse and do some gardening with George ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). I am very proud of belonging to this club, where everything is done by ourselves. This is such a unique place!
Please check out www.mooredale.com/cm/current-events for other coming events

Fred

The Royal Canadian Yacht Club will be presenting a “Safety at Sea” seminar open to all sail or power boaters on April 10, 2010 at the OISE Auditorium. This information rich, one day seminar, is sanctioned by US SAILING and all attendees will receive a US Sailing Certificate of Attendance at a Safety at Sea Seminar. This course provides excellent exposure to offshore and short handed boat handling in an emergency that is an asset to any boater.

Seminar topics include: Water survival and flotation options; Crew overboard prevention and recovery; Boat and crew preparation for offshore or long cruising passages; Life raft inflation; Safety equipment and abandon ship procedure; Coast Guard and marine police capabilities and limitations; How to use flares; Crew overboard recovery; Weather on Lake Ontario; Damage control and repair; First aid afloat and getting help; Life on board—watches, routines, food, and rest; A view from the bridge—big ship interaction; Giving and receiving aid; Formula for disaster

More information available at http://www.safetyatsea.ca