Author Archives: Tom Willison

Sail Past 2016

The boats are launched and now it is time to start thinking about Sailpast 2016.  This year the event will start the clubs 50th season and to honor that we will be going a little more formal.  There will be a blessing of the fleet and the events colour scheme will be navy and blue.

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Tee shirt design contest

Ahoy Mates, Please find attached copy of a poster which many of you saw at the GM last Saturday. I think it should be self-explanatory but if you have any questions please contact us. Dave Mc is the point person on our committee for sending submissions to and his email address is on the poster.  Please

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The Last Dock

The April 23 work party marks the end of the dock rebuilding project that started in 2010.  All the old wood framed docks have been replaced with steel framed docks which make them much more stable, safer, and easier to use and maintain.  Thanks to Phil A for designing the new docks and organizing work parties

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Boat Electrical Fire Article

The following information was taken from a Canadian Yachting Magazine article and describes the sources of fires on a boat.  In regards to our discussion on dock electrical systems at the Spring General Meeting please note that 12% of the fires are caused by AC Electrical issues. Fire ranks number five among all boat losses

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