Author Archives: Tom Willison

BQYC Sailing School

Do you have a child or grandchild who would be interested in learning to sail?  Would you like to learn more about sailing?  The Bay of Quinte Yacht Club, located in Belleville, is offering  learn to sail programs for children and adults.  In addition BQYC also has a youth race team.  I will leave several

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Spring Work Parties

Here are some pictures of the club taken in April.  The month started off icy and cold but spring is finally here.  The April 18 work party had really nice weather and great progress was made towards getting the club in shape for the boating season.  Notice how hard our honorary life member Albert works.  Soon we

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2015 New Dock Construction

As you can see from the pictures  that 2015 dock construction project is well underway.  Inspite of the cold unspring like weather, Chuck and Phil  made the most of what good weather there was by organizing several work sessions. Thanks to a good turn out of happy workers,  work has proceeded quickly.  Most of the welding is now

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Awards Night

A capacity crowd estimated to be 75 members and friends attended the 2014 Award Night held on September 13.  The awards ceremony was preceded by the North side bash and another successful pot luck dinner so the crowd was pumped for the awards to begin. Bob H was the nights first winner taking home the Swimmer of

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North Side Bash

September 13 was the first day that it felt like fall.  It was rainy windy and cold.  In fact  the last race of the season was canceled do to high wind and large waves.  However this cool weather turned out to be perfect for the North side organized theme of crossing the equator into the

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