Good Luck DEFIANT

This coming Sunday, DEFIANT will set sail for Boston to compete in the 2011 Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race.  Bruce and his crew of 8 will begin the 363 nautical mile race on July 10.  They expect to arrive in Halifax on Wednesday July 13.

Good luck Bruce, Scott, Blake, Keith, Oliver and the Halifax guys...have fun and be safe!

The Captain Joshua Slocum Cup Race

Sailing crews are readying their boats and practicing for the Captain Joshua Slocum Cup Races to be held in the Annapolis Basin off Digby on Canada Day weekend (July 1, 2/11). The Club will be organizing the event comprised of a 4 heat regatta for cruising boats and all out racers.

In addition to having winning crew names engraved on the trophy cup, the winning boat will receive a "Joshua Slocum" signature sailor's knife.

Watch the clubs Racing Page for details.

Lobster Dinner

Due to the issues with the liqour license, the Club's annual Lobster Dinner as been postponed until July 9th.  Please watch your e-mail for updates.

Hey Ladies....wanna race?

We have received some interest in starting a Powder Puff division to our races.  The details haven't been worked out yet as far as dates, rules etc., but once they are everyone will receive the information.  One important item is....the captains are permitted on board as a crew member and must hand over the helm once the 5 minute horn is blown.

Club Bar/Liquor License

We were hoping that the liquor license would be in place for this coming weekend, however we received word that it has been delayed.  Commodore Nichols has been speaking with the Licensing Board and will continue to do so in hopes of speeding up the process.

We'll let you know when it's ready and the bar is open!

2011 Sailing Season

Last Thursday evening Slocum's Catch was introduced to a number of members who arrived early to the AGM.  The Seafood Poutine received rave reviews and is a 'must try' for all.  We express our thanks to Norm and the girls for allowing the club to hold it's meeting in their dining area.  Slocum's Catch officially opened for the season on Saturday, May 28. Members are reminded that card holders receive a 10% discount and are encouraged to support the restaurant.

In total 38 members and guests attended the meeting in which various topics where discussed.  The minutes have been sent out to all members via e-mail.  If for some reason you were missed, please e-mail Sally at outrageous_lady@hotmail.com. 

The 1st race was held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday with 5 boats competing: Slam, Segres, Bandera, Outrageous and Remy.  It started out a bit rough with many sails reefed, but come start time the wind settled and made for a wonderful sail.  See the Race page on the clubs website for results. 

Continue to watch this blog for all kinds of updates throughout the season.

100th Anniversary in 2012

From Charles....

I was just throwing out some notes I made earlier this summer....I guess I was thinking about what might be fun for the Yacht Club, and what plans should be in our minds.

So...2012 will be the 100th anniversary of the club. It really needs to be celebrated in some significant way.

Thomas Shenstone has talked of hosting a national meet for Tanzer 22'  boats. Apparently there are a lot of them. They can be trailered, and could put on quite a show.

 

There might be a chance to invite Halifax boats to meet Saint John boats here...

 

Easier to stage, maybe as an opener for the new premises would be a Frenchies fashion show. We could tie that in with a gig for the little jazz band that we have in town. Their music is my kind....I'm not so sure that you young folks all appreciate those old favourites, but my peer group would love it I'm sure.

Fundraising Ideas

We are currently looking at ways to raise money.  Please share any of your thoughts and ideas.

Ideas to date include:
1. 2010 Club Calendar
2. 50/50 tickets at all events
3. Friday night dinner
4. Spring Nautical Auction
5. Live entertainment

IDEAS FOR ENTERTAINMENT AT R.W.N.S.Y.C. 2011

If you know a local entertainer or have other ideas that might be of interest to members and prospective members please share them here.

Let The Money Making Begin

I had a thought for an initial fundraising opportunity....I shared it around the marina Saturday night and it got great reviews....your thoughts?

2011 Club Calendar - I'd like to put a call-out for photos from the 'good ol' days' at the club.

Blog Welcome

So, now that the 'transaction' is in the works we'd better get our heads together and start to figure out how we are going to pull this off.  And since no one has a bunch of hours to waste at weekly meetings, I thought we'd try some online brainstorming with the help of this blog.

No matter what level of interest you have in this 'social committe', I ask that you contribute your thoughts, ideas and suggestions, bookmark this site, ask others to join and so on.  Everyone will be called on for help at some point, so don't worry that you'll be left out.

Eventually a physical meeting will be called, and at that point, we'll welcome everyone who wants to participate.


~ Don't ever question the value of volunteers. Noah's Ark was built by volunteers; the Titanic was built by professionals ~