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NUMBER 243OCTOBER 2017

2017—OUR SUMMER OF HIGH WATER

Shadow at launch Shadow at haulout

Crane area at launch

Crane area at haulout

Cradle Laying & Thanksgiving Dinner—Saturday, October 7—Joanne and hervolunteers plus potluck.

HAULOUT—Saturday and Sunday, October 14 & 15—Help the kitchen team onSaturday or Sunday.Awards Night—Saturday, November 11—See page 9 for poster. Ticket details atbottom of this page.Clean up and decorate for Children’s Christmas Party—Saturday, November 12—Decorate for Christmas.Children’s Christmas Party—Saturday, November 19—We need more children!Age 10 & under. See poster on page 8.Annual General Meeting—Sunday, December 3—As the Commodore says, “Ican assure you that this year’s meeting will be longer than past AGM meetings”which means many important subjects will be brought forward that will determine what is going to happen in the future. Plan to attend!

SPAR AND PROP OCTOBER 2017I

Toronto Hydroplane andSailing Club Executive Board

COMMODOREGreg Smith

(416) 261-9569email: [email protected]

PAST COMMODOREDon Bland


VICE COMMODOREClaude Soulodre(416) 505-8994

email: [email protected]

REAR COMMODOREGlen Eddie


HARBOUR MASTERPaul Evans


PROPERTY MANAGERGeorge Tsapoitis


TREASURERAlan Jones

(416) 435-6521 email: [email protected]

SECRETARYJoan Willson


RACING FLEET CAPTAINJamie Carroll(416) 421-2565


CRUISING FLEET CAPTAINLee Rixon / Peggy Wheatstone(416) 879-3357 / (416) 525-1063


WAYS AND MEANSDorothy Williams


SOCIAL CHAIRLynda de Jonge van der Halen

(416) [email protected]

RECIPROCALS OFFICERPeter Martyn


TH&SC Website—www.thsc.ca

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TH&SC—20 Ashbridgeʼs Bay Park Road, Toronto, Ontario M4L 3W6—(416) 694-6918EDITOR—Richard Taylor, 51 Brigadoon Crescent, Scarborough, Ontario M1T 3C2—(416) 293-4340

HAULOUTSaturday and Sunday

October 14th and 15thSee bulletin board and page 5 for your day and work assignment

Be at the Clubhouse by 7:00 a.m. for the Harbourmaster’s Meeting

OCTOBER 2017 SPAR AND PROP I

Greg Smith

COMMODORE’SCOMMENTS

IWAS lucky enough to getback to back days ofsailing in on the first

weekend of October. I had tokeep reminding myself thatthis was October and not thedog days of August. Mind you, thissailor is certainly not complaining. Asmany of you recall, I wasn’t able tolaunch my boat until early July thisyear. With September providing a runof gorgeous weather, I felt somewhatless cheated by my shortened sailingseason. However, it was without doubtone of the strangest summers on recordfor our region and there are manyclubs around the lake that are stillrepairing the damage of this year’sextraordinary high water level—wewere certainly one of the fortunateclubs on the lake.

Congratulations to Commodore-elect Richard Peirce. I know thatRichard will do a great job. Richard is alongtime TH&SC member, activecruiser-racer and operates his ownsuccessful business. I trust that you

will give him the same level of trustand support that you have given meover the past two years. I look forwardto working with Richard in 2018.

Congratulations also to RearCommodore-elect John Greenham.John brings a lot of enthusiasm to thejob, not to mention some impressiveracing wins this season not only withinour club but in this year’s LakeOntario Short-Handed Series. Hiskeenness for racing will help to keepour TH&SC racing fleet strong—nopressure John.

Congratulations also to TonyResendes our Property Manager-elect.Tony emailed me while on vacationfrom some exotic part of the world ofhis intention to stand for the position. Ihope it was a wonderful vacation as Idoubt you’ll not have time forvacationing over the next two years inyour new role as Property Manager ;). Iknow Tony will do an excellent jobgiven his professional background.

Over the next few months yourExecutive Board will be focused on theclub’s 2018 budget. As you all know,the Sea Wall project is our biggestexpenditure at this time. Plans areunderway to continue the projectimmediately after haulout and

beginning again early spring, subject toweather conditions. Orders for thematerials have been made and TomMonson will be actively looking forvolunteers to keep this importantproject moving forward. Also, if you’venot completed your mandatory clubwork hours, please contact Dorothy,our Ways & Means [email protected]

A reminder that our Annual AGMwill be held on Sunday December 3rdat 12:00 P.M. I know our website says12:00 A.M. and I can assure you thatthis year’s meeting will be longer thanpast AGM meetings…but not thatlong!

At this time of the year our Sparand Prop provides plenty of readingmaterial and interesting reports. Pleasebe sure to read the Harbour Master’sreport for important Hauloutinformation and guidelines. It’s a twoday process and your co-operation isimperative for the safety of all.

I will end my report wishing youall a wonderful Thanksgiving withyour family and friends and a safeHaulout.

Greg SmithN 73° 34’ 25.36” W 45.500414Same Spot /Different Day _

HI everyone. Sinceevery other article inthis issue of the Spar

and Prop will be dedicated toproviding helpful advice onprepping your boat andwishing everyone a safe and successfulhaulout, I’ve decided to buck the trendand use this space to remind everyoneof the application process for newSailing members. Woo Hoo!!!

For the last year or so, we have notbeen accepting any new membershipapplications so we could work throughthe backlog on our waiting list. Thishas not dampened interest in TH&SCand I continue to receive regularinquiries from folks wanting to join ourclub, so your faithful Harbour Masterand I will be putting our headstogether after the haulout dust hassettled and figure out if it is time to re-open the waiting list. If that happensand you know someone interested inapplying for membership here’s whatthey have to do.

Step 1: Fill out a membershipapplication and submit it to the Vice

Claude SoulodreVICE COMMODORE Commodore (me! ☺) along with a

cheque for the one-time membershipinitiation fee and the annualmembership dues. The membershipapplication can found on the TH&SCwebsite here. Ideally, the applicantknows someone who is already amember at the club and who is willingto sponsor them.

Tip: Remember that a sponsor isresponsible for the conduct of a newmember during their first year ofmembership, so give thoughtfulconsideration to how confident you arethat they will be a good, responsiblemember.

Step 2: The completed applicationform is posted on the club bulletinboard for ten days to make membersaware of the application and allowthem time to share any comments onthe matter with the Vice Commodore.

Step 3: The applicant will beinterviewed by the MembershipCommittee, who will then bring arecommendation to the ViceCommodore of whether or not toapprove the application. If theapplication is approved, move on tostep 4. If not, I get to have an

uncomfortable conversation. Yay! Step 4: The applicant is notified

that their application has beenapproved. If they have a boat and wishto bring it to the club or if they intendto purchase a boat, they will be addedto the waiting list.

At this point, I’ll address the mostcommon question I get about thewaiting list, which is: “How long will itbe before I get a slip?” And to that Isay, “Dammit Jim, I’m a ProjectManager, not a fortune teller!” Soalthough I wish I could pull the rightanswer to that one out of my cat’s hoo-ha, the truth is we really can’t knowwith any certainty when a slip willbecome available, and I prefer to behonest about that rather than offerfalse hope and make promises I maynot be able to keep.

So there you have it. Once adecision is made to begin takingapplications again, the Executive Boardwill spread the word. Until then, havefun prepping your boats and see you athaulout. _

https://thsc.ca/membership-application/


WELL, haulout isagain just around thecorner and members

will be pulling the masts andputting the gear away for thewinter season!

This also marks the end of anothersuccessful racing season!

We managed to get in all threeseries for the Wednesday night races,however it did require us to use threeof the race make-up days in September.These last races were of the shortervariety with the sun setting ever soquickly. The Race Committee did

Jamie CarrollRACING CAPTAIN

WHAT happened! Ifeel like I fell asleepin May and woke

up to find out it is alreadyOctober. That said, from theRear Commodore’s position,the club had a great season. Fromracing, to the social events, andcruising (well maybe not cruising somuch), the 2017 sailing season wasfantastic. To top it off, my boat is nowready to go into the water. The Freya IVis ready to go.

It goes without saying that thisseason could not have happenedwithout a lot of volunteers. As always,I give my thanks and appreciation toeach of you.

I want to give a big thanks to theSocial Committee and all of thevolunteers that lent a hand with eventprep. To Lynda, Doris Bradley, and themany others that put in the hours foreach event—you did a great jobmaking sure that every event wassomething new and wonderful.

Also a special thanks to Peter (D.J.)KB (awesome guitar), Peter (Lynda’shusband and man about town), Helen,KC and everyone else who helped outfor the Corn Roast on Labour Dayweekend. I know I am missing somebut, please know that you are allappreciated.

I would also be remiss if I didn’tmention Richard Coutts, Steve Brown,Helen and Phil on the RC boat andJamie Carrol who is finishing up asRace Captain. Great job, you are allfantastic.

If you see any of these people atthe club, please tell them how muchyou appreciate what they did. Withoutthem, we would be having rabbit startswith protest flags aplenty followed byhot dogs and potato chips for the Meetthe RC and Corn Roast.

Next to the Silver SpatulaAward. Great work to all the docks…Every year, I receive emails frompeople at other clubs with their thanks

Glen EddieREAR COMMODORE and disbelief. None can believe the

great effort everyone puts into the clubfor the Sunday brunch! It shows youcare (especially C-dock—great job!). Asusual, the Silver Spatula Award for2017 will be announced on AwardsNight.

On to racing. What a weirdseason. Again, my boat was so slow(but getting faster). Also thanks toTony Labatt who did an admirable jobas Bosun (pun intended).

Please remember that AwardsNight will be Saturday November 11,2017 and make sure you email [email protected] Rebecca Golden [email protected] to reserveyour tickets early. They go fast. I alsonote that as this is my last year as RearCommodore, Awards Night will be mylast event. What tops a blue dress??????

Now on to the cruisingprogram, great job by the Rixons, theWheatstones, and Willsons who triedto keep the program chugging throughthe high water. Great work andhopefully our season will be betternext year.

Lastly, I would like to thank DonB., George and Greg for their hardwork on the board over the last coupleof years as Past commodore, PropertyManager and Commodorerespectively. Your hard work andprofessionalism were greatlyappreciated. Sorry Greg, you have twomore years as Past Commodore. To therest take next year off! Well deserved.To Richard Peirce, John Greenham, andTony Resendes, glad to have you onboard, I am sure you will do a greatjob.

See you in the funny pages! _

comment that some boats werefinishing in the dark guided only bythe navigation lights on the committeeboat

The long distance races went offwithout a hitch and all six werecompleted. In the last three longdistance races we did introduce a newformat to the racing called the “PursuitRace”—based on the length of thecourse and the phrf handicap of eachboat we established a staggered startwith each boat having its own starttime. The slower boats started first andthe faster boats were starting as muchas 20 minutes after the first boatcrossed the line. In theory and in aperfect world, all boats would finish atthe same time!

From a survey of the skippers thatparticipated, everyone enjoyed theseraces and look forward to continuingthem next season. A special thanks tothe Race Committee for taking theextra time required to radio and startall the boats in the proper sequence!

The races were well attended overthe season and often we had 15 ormore boats participating. Next season,we hope that we can entice moremembers to get out and participate inthe Wednesday and Weekend racingprogram.

I would like to thank all those whoput in the time to make this year’sracing a success … it wouldn’t bepossible without the RearCommodore’s continued input andawesome event planning, the RaceCommittee—Richard Coutts, SteveBrown and Helen Rigler (whovolunteered their services when Mr.Coutts left Toronto to further hiseducation), Phil and all the othermembers who stepped up in a pinch tohelp out the Race Committee, BruceBateman for his role in phrfhandicapping and the many otherswho lent a hand when needed both onthe racing front and on the social endof things.

Another great season is in thebooks … see you at our annual AwardsNight, November 11th.

Cheers! _

RACENIGHTTrying toget to thestart lineafter thewind dis-appears.Note thebusy crew.


WELL, the water levelhas finally gonedown so it must be

time for haulout. That’s ahorrible thing to say—haulout.

The yard has been laid out withroom for more sea wall work so thingsare very tight again this year. There area number of changes so please checkcarefully which day you are working /hauling out.

The weekend after haulout(Oct 21/22), we need some folks tohelp place new blocks under the docksand to winterize things.

Tom will also be starting the nextsea wall section so it will be busy asthere is lots to do.

Please contact Dorothy [email protected] to let herknow if you can assist.

Please have a safe haulout.Many thanksPaul _

Paul EvansHARBOUR MASTER Work assignments

Saturday, Oct 14

Boat Co-ordinators Mel Ramsay

Paul Evans

Runners Michael Smith

Alan or Evangeline

(Volunteer) Sandy McGill

Crane Signal Keith Willson

Lee Rixon

Dave Johnston

(Wild Rose)

Mike Wheatstone

Tow Boat Paavo Linstrom

Jack Hexham

Bruce Bateman

John Edwards

Water Slings Vaughn Passmore

Tony Labbatt

Paul Lewis

James Perrault

Richard Pierce

Doug Claridge

John Greenham

Land Slings Ron Mazereeuw

Brian Reiser

Richard Evans

Albert Kerek

Jamie Smallwood

John Stevenson

Randy Boyd

Lines Jeff Hocking

MeredithThomas

Phil Delehaye

Phil Birkenheier

Tom Walkom

Cradles Andy D’Silva

Stefen Irmler

Mike Adams

Anibal Pinguelo

Terry Pasieka

Alan Jones

Forklift/towing Bob Prosper

James Carroll

Kitchen Sylvie Lavoie

George Shoemaker

John Redman (Lena)

(for Susan Carroll) Lynn Carroll

Marilyn Goodman

Volunteers with Many Thanks Laurie Prosper

Helen Rigler

Josee Charette

Ticket sales Bill Middleton

Bill Martindale

Property George T—The Man in Charge!

Patrick Lyons

James Haley

Don Bland

Phil Lange

Dave Johnston

(Two Bitts)

Ed Bogdanowicz

Peter Fuller

John Coney

Martin Osborne

Safety Richard Taylor (plus photos)

Peter Martyn

Data Collection Claude Soulodre

Work assignments

Sunday. Oct 15

Boat Co-ordinators Mel Ramsay

Paul Evans

Runners Sandy McGill

Greg Smith

Crane Signal Steve Brown

Chris Craigen

Bill Comerford

Larry Adolphe

Tow Boat John Morris

Patrick Dunne

John Edwards

Water Slings Paul Wright

Bartek Bieiny

Mike Edwards

Dave Brunning

Mike Timlin

Andrew Chalmers

Land Slings Chris Arthurs

Todd Wilson

Miroslaw Serdynski

Glen Eddie

Murdo Moody

Mike Ante

Lines John Phillips

Mike Baker

Karen Clark ( KC )

Bruce McDaniel

Cradles Tony Resendes

Kevin Bradley

Phil Bastow

Brian Pelkey

Walter Groves

Robert Clark

Mike Franks

Brooks Robitaille

Forklift/towing Tom Monson

Max MacDonald

Jason Crowley

Kitchen Anne Evans

Helen Rigler

Ramona Robichaud

Volunteers with Many Thanks Cat Ward

Doris Bradley

Rebecca Golden ??

Ticket sales Dave Tollington

Property Mike Davidson

Dorothy Williams

Reza Saeidi-Ghaheh

Jurek Ladziak

Sol Hermolin

Dennis MacCallum

Vince Carlucci

Jim Shusta

Safety Peter de Jonge van der Halen

Del Schinkopf

Gerald McManus

Data Collection Claude Soulodre

I apologize for any names typed incorrectly.

If you are not on the list above, or have a problem

with the day or the work assignment, please let me

know ASAP.

Paul Evans

[email protected]

PHOTO CONTESTPhotos relating to TH&SC

cruising, racing, social eventsb&w or 4 colour

Deadline: Noon, SundayNovember 12th

Place prints in an envelope andpin to TH&SC bulletin board,

addressed to:Ted Martin

Please remember to include yourname!

Good luck!Ted Martin

416-861-1220


Haulout Safety1. No drinking of alcohol during entire haulout operation.

2. Safety co-ordinator has final say – follow their instructions and don’t argue.

3. All persons within the swing of the crane boom must be wearing a hard hat at all times.

4. No riding in/on trailer.

5. Only the driver to be on forklift or bobcat—no riders. Other clubs as well as our own have had a fatality because of this practice.

6. Keep an eye on the forklift and bobcat and stay well clear of them. The person driving has a hugeblind spot because of the mast. Make sure others are made aware of the presence of these vehicles.

7. Stay out from underneath suspended boats—slings can break or slip. It is the law and crane operator could be charged by the MoL for allowing people under a suspended load.

8. Ensure there is a clear line of sight between the signal person and the crane operator. In otherwords, don’t stand between them.

9. All boats need to have two 25 foot control lines: one at bow and one at stern. This is so those onland slings can ensure your boat lands in its cradle safely and doesn’t smash into your neighbour’sboat.

10. Control lines must have no fittings or knots at the bitter end. This is to prevent the bitter end fromgetting tangled or catching on another object and the subsequent damage that would occur.

11. For those on water slings, take your time getting on and off the boat safely. Don’t worry, it isn’t goinganywhere until everybody is off. No need to jump or other theatrics.

12. Once the boat is lifted and clear, let it go. The people at the cradle will look after it. Do not hang onto the control line and chase the boat because there is a good chance you will trip and fall if you do.

13. When boats are being lowered into their cradles stay out of the space between the boat being lowered and the boat beside it. A sudden unexpected movement could crush a person. Some ofthese boats weigh over 8 tons—you won’t have a chance.

14. When adjusting the boat’s position, keep your hands out of the space between the sling and theboat. It might tighten unexpectedly and cause a serious injury.

15. Likewise, keep your hand out of the space between the pad and the hull for the same reason.(Some pads are very wonky and the owners should repair them!

16. Some cradles are extraordinarily heavy. Don’t attempt to lift or move anything that exceeds yourability. We have a lot of people to help. Wait until there are enough people to lift and move thingssafely. There is no rush and no race.

17. Our biggest enemy in safety is fatigue at the end of the day. We need everybody here to provide relief as scheduled. Do not disappear. Your colleague’s safety depends on everybody helping.

18. Help your fellow club members be safe. Look out for hazards they may not see. Offer to help whensomething is too heavy or difficult.

19. Stay hydrated – drink plenty of water or juice.

Stay safe and enjoy the day.


RICHARD COUTTS—CHECKING IN

by Chris HansonSep-

THIS is Richard Coutts. I ammessaging you to let everyoneknow how I am doing up here in

Thunder Bay. I am settled in to my new

apartment and it is as big and muchcheaper than my old house in Toronto.I am ready to start school on Tuesdayand I am looking forward to learningthe mysteries of modern aviation.

We have a nice little yacht club inThunder Bay and we too haveWednesday night racing. I went out onthe committee boat to run the racesand it was fun. The weather wasperfect with a steady 10 knot windfrom the north. There is a nicecommittee boat made of aluminumwith an inboard gas engine whichwould give Mac 1 a run for her money.

The race had three divisions based

upon PERF ratings of the boats. Theraces consisted of five legs, three ofwhich were windward and twoleeward. There were about 20 boatsracing. The big difference is that alldivisions here fly spinnakers and nothaving one is akin to Usain Bolt notshowing up with his running shoes.

All boats were fully crewed withfour or more people. The racers arevery dedicated and knowledgeable andfoul weather does not turn themoff. Racing continues till the end ofSeptember.

One interesting twist to the racingis that in one of the divisions, the PERFrating of the boats are adjustedaccording to the results of each racewith the first boat losing three perfpoints and the last boat gaining threeperf points after each race. This has theeffect of giving more boats a chance tocompete for a win and this also has theeffect of correcting the inaccuraciesinherent in the PERF system.

Here are a few photos I took of ournight at the races. _

WELL, it was terrificgetting a few weeksof summer in the

end, even if most of us weretoo busy to take advantage ofthem. I hope some of youcruisers had pleasant visits to otherclubs around the lake or further afield.

I got my cruising in September, theearlier part of the summer having beentaken up with repairs, rain, installing amajor 24V solar system up north to runa large fridge, more rain, more work onthe solar project because the days wereso gloomy, more rain, deadlines, morerain ... So it goes.

Bronte Harbour beckoned oneweekend, and Peregrine and I had adelightful sail down on a weekdayafternoon. In sunshine! We tied up inearly evening and stayed three nights.It was hot and humid, but I’ve alwaysfound Bronte to be a friendly spot. Notjust the club, but walking throughtown most everyone looks you in theeye and says “Good Day.”

Like all clubs around the lakes,they had high water in the spring —halfway up their parking lot, theMarina manager reported,necessitating moving boats andshutting off the power. The club andmarina have mainly new, beautiful,wide floating docks, except for theMediterranean moorings along thenorth wall, which are scheduled to bereplaced with finger docks in the nextyear or two.

Sunday morning we set out about11 to cross the lake, bound for FiftyPoint. The mist was still heavy on thewater but burned off eventually,though there wasn’t much wind till wewere in sight of the Niagara shoreline.The last hour was good sailing.

When I got close to Fifty Point, Icould see several boats at anchor.Rather than go into the conservationarea marina, I decided to anchor in thebay off the beach just east of theentrance.

I’d been itching all summer to trymy new ground tackle. I dropped the27 lb. Vulcan in 13 ft of water, withmost of the 40 ft of chain paid out — a3:1 scope. I backed down on the anchorexpecting it to drag a bit with the shortscope but nope, it dug in immediately.

During the night there was anugly, repetitive grinding noise — curedby letting out a foot or so of nylonrode, so the chain was no longer ridingon the metal bow roller. When I dovedown to the anchor (the water was20.5C — comfortable for swimming), it

Peter MartynRECIPROCALS

was mostly buried in clean, soft brownsand. It was a semi-peaceful night; thebay is open to old swells from the lakeand would be a nasty lee shore in anortherly blow.

By 11 a.m., the fog was still soheavy I couldn’t see the shore a coupleof boat-lengths away. With the radarreflector at the masthead, I set out,following a course plotted in theNavionics app on my waterprooftablet. I set out very slowly — takingfive minutes to go a nautical mile.

After a gentle loll along the yellow

buoys of the DND rifle range, weturned toward Toronto. By earlyafternoon, the fog was lifting, thoughthere were still some heavy spots as Icrossed the shipping lanes. We finallyfound a breeze off the Spit. The sunwas low on the horizon as came to ahalt in our slip back at TH&SC.

REMINDER: If anyone has newinformation about visiting other clubs,please email me at [email protected],so I can update the database.

Peter [email protected] _

Social ReportCorn Roast

THANKS to the talentsand contributions andenthusiasm of mem-

bers and guests, the annual corn toastwas a successful event! With aMexican fiesta as the theme and strongwinds to guide guests to the patio, theevent opened with a two hour liveperformance by the Mexican Amigoson the flowery patio. Everyone wassorry to have the musicians pack up!

Margaritas and tequila sunriseswere the speciality drinks for theevent. Peter Fuller provided his djexperience and equipment and Glenprovided the karaoke for dance musicand karaoke. Thanks too to KB for hismusic. Thanks as well to the familiesor individuals who contributed anappetizer or salad to the communaltable.

It was a fun, well attended event,with good company and a deliciousmeal. In fact, tickets were sold out!

Don’t be disappointed for AwardsNight! Tickets will go on sale on bothdays of haulout on October 14 andOctober 15 for cash or a cheque atHaulout or at Awards Night. Ticketsalso available by emailing Lynda [email protected] for Awards Night detailselsewhere in Spar and Prop.

Haulout kitchen helpers neededfor Saturday October 14 and/orSunday October 15. This is a great wayfor new members and/orspouses/partners to meet othermembers in a fun environment whilemaking a contribution to TH&SC.Children’s Christmas party!

Mark Sunday November 19 onyour calendar and invite yourchildren, grandkids, nieces/nephews

to a family party with crafts andactivities, lunch and a visit from Santawho will have a gift for each child10 years old or younger. Older siblingsare welcome to attend and areencouraged to help younger childrenwith the activities and with theChristmas singalong. Please sign up atTH&SC beginning October 14 or [email protected] your name, the names and agesof children attending and the numberof adults attending. Please informLynda by Monday November 13 asSanta’s elves need to pack the sled forSanta.

Help needed for this event! Help

is needed in the kitchen and withcrafts and set up and some help afterthe party. Please email Lynda if youwould like to help out. Helpers arriveby 10:00 a.m. Party time: 11 a.m. to2 p.m. _


Lynda de Jonge van der HalenSOCIAL CHAIR


THIS story really is about peril.Specifically “Irma”.

As many others of you know thishas been a banner year for hurricanesin the Caribbean.

“Irma”, bless her soul, hit Barbudaand St Maarten as a category 5. In truththey claim it would have been a 6 ifthere was such a thing. The pictures ofthe entire island dead centre in the eyeare impressive.

The devastation on the island isbeyond understanding. That said wedid go buy a lottery ticket. It didn’twin because I think we used up all ourluck on “Irma”, “Jose” and “Maria”,the latter two passing just to the northand the south of the island.

Peregrine is intact. There are twosolar panels missing and a hatch coverin the cockpit removed from its hingesbut still lying in the cockpit. As mynephew said, “It was probably time forUncle Mike to upgrade them [the solarpanels] anyway!”

Hurricane season is not yet overbut we remain cautiously optimistic.We already have our tickets forJanuary.

Peggy and MikePeregrine

THE PERILS OFPEREGRINE

by Peggy Wheatstone

THE SHELLBACK CLUB iscelebrating 84 years and, asusual, we have selected speakers

presenting a wide range of nauticaland maritime topics.

We plan for 24 meetings loadedwith good food, friendly men andwomen who like nautical topics andinteresting informed speakers.

The Shellback Club officiallystarted in February 1934 and met atEileen Bradley’s Tea House onAdelaide Street but had its rootsearlier. Starting in 1924, some of thecrews of large racing sailboats fromRCYC met weekly in the summer toorganize crew duties.

SHELLBACK CLUB2017–18

by Chris HansonSep-

To be “Shellback” today onlyrequires attending a lunch meeting andjoining everyone in singing a seashanty.

Website:http://shellbacks.weebly.com/ Take alook here for our speakers, history,current updates.

Location: The location, as in pastyears, is the RCYC main dining roomat 141 St George Street at Prince Arthur(West exit of the St. George TTCstation).

Timing: We start promptly at 1215hours and finish about 1330 – 1345hours. The guest speaker starts about1245 hours

Come early to enjoy the companyand a beverage. All the usualbeverages are available at Club prices.

_

NOVEMBER 11, 20176 PM Cocktails I 7 PM Dinner I Tickets: $35

NEW! Plated Dinner Service!Meal Choices: Roast beef, Salmon or Linguine primavera

PM onwards

Please reserve your dinner tickets early by emailing [email protected]

When ordering, please indicate your choice of meal for each guest, and with whom you wish to be seated.Ticket order/Cancellation deadline: November 5th.

ShadowFLOTSAM & JETSAM

SHE’S BACK!Peter Martyn’s mother raccoon thatinvaded his boat this Spring hasalready tested his windows to find anice dry place to have her kids. Georgehas evicted her from the clubhouse too.Make sure your boat is secure whenyou put her away!

TWO boats, two solo sailorsmaking for Gananoque leaveToronto July 17th stopping at

Whitby and then Cobourg. Johnskippers Blizzard, a 1979 C&C 35, I sailon Dances with Wind, a Catalina 28.

East of Cobourg we mostly anchorwhen not tied up at the Murray Canal.Ground tackle is paramount. At thetop of Long Reach, north of Picton, weanchor at Grassy Point. The nextmorning we leave in very strong wind,soon deciding to call it a day byducking into an anchorage betweenGlen Island and the mainland wherewe hold very well in a black night on asand and gravel bottom.

With daybreak comes a drop inwind velocity so John and I haulanchor making for Adolphus Reachunder heavy overcast and, soonenough, find ourselves ploughing intosqualls and thunderstorms. Theweather is so thick and confused I losesight of Blizzard. Seeking refuge I makefor Lyons Island and gratefully dropthe hook in the company of six orseven other asylum seekers as thundercracks and rumbles overhead.

Four or five hours later the worstis over and Blizzard hails me onVHF 16 to report he is leaving PrinyersCove for Waupoos. “Sounds good”says I, “I’m heading out now myself,see you there.” My Rocna comes upwith 15 lbs of caesar salad and as I’mpicking it off with a special homemadehook I notice the engine is overheating—the freshwater intake strainer ispacked with weed—the thru hull itselfjammed tight as a cigar.

After clearing the weed I amunderway making for Waupoos with aproper engine operating temperatureand a brighter outlook.

Motoring into Waupoos I seeBlizzard anchored by Waupoos Islandso I find myself a spot not far off andsettle in for the night unaware of whatis to come.

Of course the wind blows 20 to 25 knots all night and all the nextmorning making wind generatorspopular in this neck of the woods. I’veseen more than a few. At 9:00 amBlizzard calls on VHF 17 to say weshould get a slip over at the marinawhen the wind drops.

I put my fenders on and go down

for a nap. John wakes me up: “Blizzardto Windy”, I respond but there is noanswer. Stepping up through thecompanionway into the cockpit I seeBlizzard, incredibly, heading straightfor me. John is on deck yelling andwaving: “I’m dragging, I’m dragging”and then he’s broadside into mystarboard side—our rodes are tangledtogether.

Together we are dragging nowthrough sailboat alley. John ties off tomy boat while I’m hauling his rode,hand over hand, up the bow side…theanchor roller is taken up with my ownrode and finally the Bruce anchorappears on the end of 40’ of 3/8thschain piled heavy and deep with a bigceasar.

I run below for my special hookand pick the weed off as our combined23 thousand pounds of boat drags pasta sailboat on my starboard side. Thereisn’t a lot of talking, there are nooptions but to get that anchor up andthrow it over my rode. Adrenalin hasturned me into a human windlass andsoon, a big splash as I swing John’sanchor over my rode. John unties,weare separated, then he is gone.

Now feverishly glancing over myshoulder I’m hauling up my ownanchor, all the while draggingbackwards, until suddenly I’mstopped broadside into a small redhulled sailboat. My anchor is hangingover the other boat’s rode at waterlevel. I cleat my chain off, grab thespecial hook and leap over to the otherboat picking away at the mass ofseaweed caesar fouling my anchor.

Every decision I had made tillnow was the right one—but not thistime. I didn’t bring a line with me tosecure the boats together and as I’mgripping my anchor about to throw itover the rode I realize I’m all that’sholding my own 8000 lbs of boat. Themomentum is tugging with such aforce I’m barely holding on.

Visions of Dances with Wind,engine idling in neutral, driftingbackwards into Waupoos Island,fleeting images of myself strandedhere on this anchored sailboat areswirling through my mind. I stand,feet braced against the cabin top,holding and willing my boat to stopmoving and ever so slowly it finallydoes and then the ordeal of dragging itup the side of this boat inch by inch toa point, where, in my mind, I willdrop the anchor into the water andlunge for my boat. In desperation I

hold the anchor with one hand andgrab the bow pulpit of the smallsailboat with the other hand rippingthe stainless out of its sockets thennudging it back in again while makingup lost ground in a cold and heartlesswind on Waupoos Bay .

How I got into this mess wassecondary to how I was going to comeout the other end. An offer of a fewthousand dollars for the boat and abus ticket home would have sealed thedeal. There was nothing else to do butwill my boat up to me and painfullyshe does that; she does finally come upand I splash the anchor into the waterand I dive onto my deck rolling andthen, up on my feet run back to thehelm selecting forward and steeringout into the safety of the wide channel,going for the touchdown, hoveringand bobbing out there long enough tocalm down and gather my wits.

There were no witnesses to theabove events, all either asleep belowor no one aboard.

Feeling better, feeling relieved, Ihail Waupoos Marina and soonenough I’m safely in a slip andBlizzard is in his. John and I talk aboutabout sailing and boats all the time butthe rehashing of the morning’s eventswould last all day and well into thenight, later, at the Waupoos Pub. Hedecided the success of the ordeal hadeverything to do with seamanship. Itold him he had to get a good anchorlike mine that could hold in weed.

…to be continued. _


ANCHORINGADVENTUREbyAlbert Kerek

1977 Hunter 25$5,000. OBO

Good shape, this startercruiser / racer comes

complete with Head, allsails—new main never usednew jenny used a few times

9.9 Johnson motorsteel folding cradllehealth forces sale

Call Bill Middleton416 690 8060

[email protected]


Dorothy WilliamsWAYS AND MEANS

THANKS to all for thegreat response for workparties. Jobs are getting

done at last, and George isnot doing them all himself.We still have the walkway to becompleted as well as the ladieswashroom.

Cradle day approaches quickly sosign up if you can, email to:[email protected]. There areupcoming needs for work parties towinterize docks and place blocks onOct. 21/ 22, six persons. Also, that dayto winterize Shadow, Mac1 and thebarge. This will all depend on how theseawall work is going. So, don’t wait,commit yourself now and have thosehours logged.

To that point, all hours that havebeen sent to Ways and Means havebeen logged. It is important that eachmember be sure they are credited withtheir hard labour. To do this, I haverequested that each project manager(and only the project manager torecord the project, date worked,members names and hours workedand email to:[email protected].

I hope to have a list of membersand hours worked for haul out. Shouldyou notice that the hours logged donot match what you know, please haveyour project manager send a detailedcorrection to me. This is an option, butnot preferred. Given to me in themiddle of the parking lot from an ITguy!! Who would have guessed. Myfiling cabinet is only so big.

Ways and MeansCapt’n DotStanding by at C18 _

HELLO club members ,George here. As Youmay have heard, I

will no longer be PropertyManager after this year. TonyResendes will be and I willsupport and assist him any and everyway I can. It is a demanding positionto fulfill and all!

It has been a pleasure to serve onthe Board of the club and I have a greatdeal of respect and admiration for allthe Board members too. They all workvery hard in keeping up with clubbusiness. And I look forward toassisting the club as the years unfold.Believe me there is a lot of work to doaround here on an ongoing basis.

We are in the process of installingsecurity cameras around the club forobvious reasons. Claude is the leadhand in all of this.

If any member has not put insufficient work hours please contactme at [email protected] , as wellas get in touch with Dorothy, she hastaken on the job of Ways and Meansand is doing a great job! There will beplenty of chores to do after haulout, soif anyone needs hours, the season isnot done!

When it comes to our personalgarbage/recyclables, please put it inthe large garbage bins next to theentrance gate, not in the cans/binsaround the club.

We had a pregnant female racoonin the club house for just over a weeklast month. I bought a trap but sheoutsmarted the trap, actually she wastoo wide to fit in and too long to gettrapped in. I finally chased her out acouple of weeks ago. We also have askunk around the club and we shouldtake care not to startle it, especially dogowners! Skunks cannot see very far—about 10 feet or so on a good day. I willattempt to get rid of the varmintthough. Wild life services will not trapskunks. Just have to figure out how todo it. We have to be diligent in keepingdoors and windows shut when not atthe club this fall. If you see the skunkdo not get excited and move slowlyaway from it.

When it comes to disposing ofmotor oil/antifreeze please be neat andclean up after one pours it in thelabelled tanks at the northeast end ofthe club please and thank you all.

I have noticed that cars parked

George TsapoitisPROPERTY MGR. next to the seawall are too CLOSE, we

should park minimum 4 feet back fromthe boardwalk. Parking closer putsundue stress on the seawall. Itcompacts the soil and puts quite a bitof weight up against the wall.Therefore, please be mindful of thisrequest in the future, please please andthank you all.

Cheers to all and see you aroundthe club and certainly at the AGM inDecember. _

WELL I guess that wasthe summer of 2017for what it was

worth. See ya! Now all theheavy lifting that is known asend of season and hauloutbegins.

If you need to keep your appetitewhetted there is some vicarious andvirtual sailing to be had this winterwith the Volvo Ocean race startingOctober 8. If you are into sleepdeprivation then you may want to trythe virtual race. But don’t complain tome if you get hooked. Just ask JohnGreenham.

There is plenty of work to be donearound the club still and in case youforgot, or have yet to give it a try, theseawall work begins again. So, thereare plenty of opportunities to get thework hours in. Speak to Dorothy, she isyour conduit to the labour pool. Seeyou in the yard! _

Alan JonesTREASURER

1970 Alberg 30Must sell—have new boat

Well maintained hull 447Hull Alcraft with Interprotect

below the waterlineAtomic 4 in good running order

Sails and rigging in goodcondition

Any reasonable offer consideredContact John Edwards

[email protected]

Connemara at dusk


WELCOME toAutumn. A timefor change. Leaves

change colour, sails foldthemselves into bags for thewinter to come.

The end of so many things, GlenEddie’s term as Rear Commodore,George Tsapoitis’ term as PropertyManger and the beginning of the endof Greg Smith’s term (he serves twomore years on the Board as PastCommodore).

Oh yes and the end of my term asPast Commodore. My personal thanksto all three of gentlemen. It has been anInteresting, challenging, sometimesstressful but always, always a pleasureto work with a great team.

Thanks to all of the Boardmembers past and present for sharingyour time and your humour over thelast few years.

Welcome to the new guys,Commodore Richard Peirce, RearCommodore John Greenham andProperty Manager Tony Resendes.

If you derive one half of thepleasure from your time spent as Ihave, you will be well served.

Thanks also to all who caredenough about the success of the club toattend the election meeting. Thanks tothe members who offered to serve. Youare the ones who have the right tomoan when things do not go the wayyou think they should.

See you all at haulout and at thethanksgiving dinner.

A fond farewell from your currentPast Commodore. _

Don BlandCOMMODOREPAST

Peter de Jonge van der HalenDAY MANAGEROFFICER OF THE

WITH the unexpectedhigh water levels in2017, we have been

fortunate not to have facedthe major difficulties of otherclubs where boats could not beaccessed or could not leave theirdocks until early August. This resultedin fewer visitors, the numberdropping to 84 boats signed in. Ourclub high water level problems weremainly restricted to ‘D’ dock and thecrane/pump out area.

The Officer of the Day programcontinues to be appreciated by ourvisiting boaters. Many have returnedyear after year, and praise the helpand friendliness provided by membersand Duty Officers. Visitors appreciatebeing invited to join in Club eventsand the easy use of Club facilities. OOD Checklist

The OOD Checklist to becompleted by the responsible dutymembers identified for that week,continues to be a guide for thosemembers not familiar with all theseClub tasks. The checklist names themembers, and provides contactinformation, for the current week. It isposted on the back of the door of theOOD station. Missing members can bereadily contacted. The reminder OODemails sent each week for thosemembers with upcoming duty, alsoappears to be working well.

Please include your name with the

notes in the black OOD Log Book. Club Obligation not fulfilled

Member changes to the OODschedule were communicated to theOOD Manager, except for twomembers who disregarded thisrequirement which is noted in eachweekly email reminder.

With the exception of threeindividuals, all members who wereeligible for OOD duty, fulfilled theirfour hour obligation. We werefortunate to have other members whovolunteered to fill the gaps in ourschedule.Cruise Assignment (reciprocals)

Keith Willson deserves a thank youfor again coordinating the incomingand reciprocal cruise arrangements. Wecontinued the practice of preassigneddocking locations, with the reciprocalboat name and size. Providing a copyof this detail to the duty OOD and theOOD Manager makes for efficientcoordination and communication. VHF Hand Held

In 2017 we had some early reportsthat the new VHF was not receivingcalls. This condition was identified asrelating to the (H/L) transmitting key,with ’H’ 5 watts and ’L’ 1 watt power.It needs to be on ‘H’. Fire Extinguishers

The OOD Checklist requires thatthe OOD confirms that the Club’s fireextinguishers have not been moved. Ifan extinguisher has been used, advisethe Property Manager.

The fire extinguishers are checkedeach year by a professional companyand an attached card is left that showsthe ‘Good to’ date.

A yellow folder titled TH&SCSAFETY EQUIPMENT in the OODstation, now shows the location of thefire extinguishers, first aid kits, and thedefibrillator. OOD Duty Observations • BBQ area not cleaned up by users• Dirty dishes with food scraps left in

patio area, attracting animals • Beer bottles, caps, and snacks left on

ground • Workshop messy, hard to move

around• Kitchen and bar counters not cleared

after useThanks for your continued

participation in the program and beinga positive ambassador for our Club.

Peter de Jonge van der [email protected] of the Day Manager _

DARTSCome and join us for some

friendly games of darts in theclubhouse this winter.

Good company, a few snacks fora couple of hours on Friday

evenings starting on

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27AT ABOUT 7 PM

No darts? We have plenty to lend

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