Sept 12 TellTales - Salt Spring Island Sailing Club

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S A L T S P R I N G I S L A N D S A I L I N G C L U B TellTales V o l u m e 3 1 • N u m b e r 7 • S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 2 The 2012 SISC
Summer Sailing
School and Junior
Program were
action-packed and
(as the pictures
show) a ton of fun
for our young
sailors. More
photos of the
great 2012
season start on
page 4.
Calendar September 2012 S 2 9 16 23 30 M 3 10 17 24 nd
2 1030 5th-­‐26th 11th 1900 25th 1900 28th-­‐30th 30th 1800 T 4 11 18 25 W 5 12 19 26 T 6 13 20 27 F 7 14 21 28 S 1 8 15 22 29 Montague Hbr Race Wed Race Series C Board Meeting General Meeting Fall Cruise – Winter Cove Salmon BBQ M 1 8 15 22 29 2nd 1900 7th 1030 19th 1700 21st 1030 T 2 9 16 23 30 W 3 10 17 24 31 T 4 11 18 25 F 5 12 19 26 S 6 13 20 27 Board Meeting Captain Passage Race Oktoberfest Pub Night Jack Langdon Trophy Race by Derek Castle
I hope that everyone enjoyed a safe and happy
time boating upon our beautiful coastal waters
over the past two months of fantastic weather.
While on the docks during recent days, it’s most
exciting to share the enthusiasm and adventure
stories of returning cruisers.
Following a summer recess, your Board and
various Committees already are operating at full speed, in order to
meet the challenges to ensure that SISC continues to provide the
best Club for its members.
One task well-underway is the preparation of the fiscal 2013
budget, which will be presented to the membership at the
November Annual General Meeting.
Our rejuvenated Junior Program certainly demonstrates what can
be achieved with keen participants and supportive coaches.
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PHOTO ABOVE: COURTESY O F THE JUNIOR C OMMITTEE October 2012 S 7 14 21 28 Commodore’s Report 2
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SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES Commodore’s Report Septem ber 2012 social event or Work Party. These fun outings also
provide the opportunity for members to contribute
towards their volunteer hours.
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The headline in the September 5th edition of the
Driftwood newspaper proclaimed that “SISC junior
sailing team cleans up in Maple Bay Regatta”.
After an absence of several years, we entered a
team of ten eager Juniors with seven boats in this
demanding Regatta, which has been run
continuously for 87 years. We can be proud of the
first-class performance of our Junior sailing team,
and work to build on this success story each year
as an integral aspect of core activities for SISC.
Of particular note is the Fall Cruise to Winter
Cove (Saturna Island) hosted by Russ Crouse and
Susannah Devitt on September 28th – 30th, which is
organized to coordinate with our annual Salmon
Barbecue on September 30th at 1800 hours. Please
join us at this end of summer fun event.
At the September Board meeting, we regretfully
acknowledged the resignations of long-time
members John and Lois Sprague and Tom Gossen
and Sylvia Walters.
While Patrick Beattie’s column will share the
success of our 2012 Summer Sailing School with
all members, I want to congratulate him and our
great Instructors on a job well-done! I had the
opportunity to observe this wonderful program this
summer, as we enrolled two grandchildren in the
Sailing School to have fun while learning new
skills. Both Matthew (11) and Amelia (9) were
ecstatic about this experience, and now love
sailing….and already are talking to us about
reserving a spot for next year.
However, at this same meeting, the Board was
most pleased to approve the applications from six
new Regular Members plus one new Associate
Member. All applicants are excellent candidates,
whom we fully expect will become actively
involved in various volunteer commitments, and
make a significant contribution to the Club.
Their names will be highlighted in Peter Howell’s
column, and I ask that you look for them at events
and on the docks, to extend a warm welcome.
Over the weekend of July 6th– 8th, Vendée
Saltspring 2012 was hosted as a joint event
between SISC and Maple Bay Yacht Club, and
represented the eighth running of this friendly
competition. This single/double-handed sailing
race featured a two-leg voyage around Salt Spring
Island, starting at SISC with an overnight social
celebration at MYBC, and then home to Ganges.
A large contingent of 51 boats registered for this
annual event, and a most encouraging outcome
was the participation of 14 boats from SISC.
Speaking of membership, SISC now has 190
Regular Members, 20 Associates and 51 Juniors. It
also is noted that the marina moorage space
allotment is full, and any future new Regular
Members would be placed on our waiting list for a
boat slip.
Please mark your calendars for the General
Meeting scheduled for September 25th at 1900
hours at the clubhouse. The Agenda for this
membership meeting is included on the following
page, and I would ask all members to attend.
Although perhaps not as exciting, it is good to
report that the final formal sign-off documents
now have been approved/processed by all
applicable Government departments for all aspects
of the Marina Renovation Project.
Looking at the SISC calendar for the next few
months, we again have a full slate of activities
planned, which should encourage all members to
become involved – whether joining a cruise, race,
I look forward to seeing everyone at the Salmon
Barbecue on Sunday, September 30th. ■
2 PHOTO: SILK QUESTO Due to notification timing considerations, a Notice
of this General Meeting together with the Agenda
previously was forwarded to all members by email
(and post by exception).
SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES Septem ber 2012 Vice Commodore’s Report by Don Dashwood
NOTICE I hope everyone has had a good
summer with some quality time
out on their boat. The summer
was sure slow in coming but
finally in August we did get
some sun and heat.
Saltspring Island Sailing Club General Meeting Tuesday • Sept 25, 2012 • 1900 hrs Agenda: In August we had personnel from DFO and
Castor Consultants at the Club to check up on the
health of the Riparian Area Planting and we
passed this inspection.
Call to Order by Commodore Derek Castle at 1900 hours, and confirmation of a quorum 1.
Adoption of the Agenda Passing this inspection was critical to our Club as
the DFO can now release the $20,000 bond we
posted to ensure the work is done properly.
2. Commodore’s Remarks 3. Minutes of General M eeting May 29, 2012 4. Treasurer’s Report: Eric van Soeren We had many hours of volunteer help from Club
members in getting all that work done.
5. Officers’ Reports: a. Vice Commodore – Don Dashwood b. Rear Commodore – Bob Jones c. Fleet Captain Racing – Keith Simpson d. Fleet Captain Dinghy – Patrick Beattie e. Fleet Captain Cruising – Tanya Van Ginkel f. Wharfinger – Hugh Preddy g. Staff Captain – Maggie Snee h. Secretary – Peter Howell i. Communications Director – Silk Questo j. Past Commodore – Gary Morrison Here we are in September already and time to get
back at our Sailing Club obligations.
Please mark on your calendar Saturday November
3rd. This will be our Fall Work Party. We usually
get a good turnout. It is always a lot of fun and we
give the House, Grounds and Dock a good clean
up.
As usual we will be posting a work sheet in the
clubhouse.
6. New Business a. Long-­‐Term Planning: i. Foreshore Asset Audit Hope to see you there!
7. Adjournment FALL WORK PARTY!
SATURDAY • NOVEMBER 3rd • 0830 HRS 3 ■
SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES Septem ber 2012 Dinghy Fleet Report by Patrick Beattie, Fleet Captain Dinghy
The 2012 Summer Sailing School was an
outstanding success with the great leadership
of our instructors Matthias, Kait, Hannah,
Hayley, Leh, and Noah. We saw 145 kids
complete their course over the summer.
The always popular lunch on Friday at
Chocolate Beach was always the highlight.
The school introduced a new class this year called Wet Feet
which saw eight five-year-olds get introduced to sailing in a
one week morning class. Look out folks – these are our
future Olympians.
The summer Junior Sailing Program was very well-attended
this year. We had Monday night racing and Tuesday and
Thursday fun sail nights. The one-week Junior Week was again
a great success with Martin Herbert and Greg Slakov as well as
Hannah and Hayley at the
helm.
4 PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE JUNIOR COMMITTEE The Junior Race Team
(at left) practiced hard this
year – happily to find their
hard work all worth it. With
the great leadership of Greg,
they placed in all their
divisions – two first place,
two second place, and two
third place – at the Maple
Bay Junior Regatta. This Club can be very proud of these young
racers. The Junior Race Team was off this past Saturday to the
Royal Victoria Regatta to face some very strong competition. I
would like to thank the hard-working Junior
Committee for making this possible. ■
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SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES Septem ber 2012 Cruising News by Tanya Van Ginkel, Fleet Captain Cruising
those interested in attending, Russ and Susannah
can make travel arrangements to and from the
concert. The music starts at 7:30. The price of
tickets is $25.00 each. To make arrangements for
tickets or questions regarding the concert please call
Siglinde at 250-539-2254 or Patti at 250-539-5495.
You can find the Marc Atkinson Trio on YouTube
to get a sneak preview!
Sunday bring your coffee and share a muffin
provided at the Park – under the tents. Please
confirm your participation by email by September
23rd if possible to [email protected] or call 250-5372570 Russ or Susannah as they need numbers to
arrange for food and muffins. ■
If you are interested in hosting a cruise for next
season please let me know. It does not take much
effort, is great fun, and for all you new members its
a great way to meet more like minded boaters! I
look forward to seeing you out on the water!
RIGHT: A
small boat view
of James Bay
Please join hosts Russ Crouse and Susannah
Devitt on a cruise to Winter Cove (Saturna
Island, not Portland Island as listed in your
yearbook) Friday and Saturday, September 28th
and 29th, returning on Sunday September 30th in
time for the Club Salmon Barbecue. Please note
Winter Cove Marine Park is anchor only, there
are no docking or moorage facilities.
BELOW: An
impressive raft
for the Tod
Inlet Cruise.
Friday night dinner is provided at $4.00 per
person in the Park under the tents. Saturday
will include a trip to Cabbage Island via Silver
Fox weather permitting (Captain Russ will
kindly provide transport). Bring a brown bag
lunch, drinks and towels. In the case of poor
weather there will be craft making, board
games tournament, walk about on Saturna,
blind fold dinghy races and more! Dinner on
Saturday will be Potluck at the Park – under
the tents.
Saturday evening there is a jazz music group
called Marc Atkinson Trio playing at the
Community Hall near the ferry terminal. For
5 PHOTOS: MARTIN HERBERT, WENDY VINE Well, September’s here already! I
hope everyone had a chance to
enjoy some of the fantastic
boating weather we had this
summer. This year I was
delighted to have two summer
month Club cruises, one in July
and one in August. They were
both a great success! Many thanks to Wendy Vine
for the write up on the July Tod Inlet cruise (see
page 6), and to Martin Herbert for reporting on the
August Open Boat cruise (see page 7). There is one
more Club cruise to go before the fall really sets in
(details below).
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SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES Septem ber 2012 An Awesome Cruise to Butchart Gardens by Wendy Vine Thus begins Keith and Jody’s Awesome July Cruise to
Butchart Gardens on … oh really? … Friday the 13th. What
could possibly go wrong?
Truth be told, nothing at all.
There’s a good chance that
participants will rave for a long time
about the cruise that the Fleet Captain
Racing organized. Seven boats, some of
whose crews had not even met before
(let alone cruised together), had a
laugh-filled weekend and managed to
avoid being hit by either lightning or
fireworks. No kids and only two of the dogs fell in. And the tastings
of single malt Scotch whisky only added to the fun. (Thanks to the
generous folks who shared.)
We began with a raft-up at Royal Cove on Portland Island, the first
boats to arrive having thrown out anchors and stern lines. Kim from
NestEgg was keen to use his official Ranger Tug tender and
enthusiastically helped with additional stern lines. Nordic Puffin and
Deryn Mor decided that they were rolling with the ferry wake in
an incompatible manner and couldn’t stay rafted together.
Rearrangement of the raft eventually took advantage of the
bigger boats’ abilities to act as breakwaters. (H)Appy Hour and
dinner on Arbitrage and Soul Thyme were accompanied by a
thunder and lightning show, with a variety of opinions about
how close the lightning actually was. Nonetheless, we managed
to avoid the resulting rain which hit the other side of the
island.
After a comfortable night, the early morning arrival of
Kialoa, and some walks on Portland Island (the dogs
needing to regularly visit land), we took off under sunny
skies for Tod Inlet, saying good-bye to Nordic Puffin,
who was heading home. Some of us caught the breeze
across Pat Bay and we arrived at Tod Inlet to join the
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6 PHOTOS: WENDY VINE Preparing for the cruise … potluck contributions for two nights,
check on Channel 16 to see if we’re at Portland or Russell Island, bring
your bathing suit in case it’s warm enough to swim at Tod Inlet, and
make sure your dogs and kids are wearing lifejackets. Oh and, by the
way, the forecast is for thunder and lightning.
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SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES Septem ber 2012 Butchart Cruise Again, a Very (H)Appy
Hour, followed by
Keith and Jody’s
freshly caught prawns
and assorted delicious
potluck offerings. Jokes
and hilarity
accompanied the
fireworks display, for which we
had comfortable front row seats.
The following morning, reality set
in with Scotch mist and eventually
rain. Some boats left to get an early
start on the trip back home, some
people tried out Tanya’s inflatable
kayak, while other crews
dinghied down to the trails
at Gowlland Tod Park. We
all eventually arrived home
to the vista of The World
anchored off Ganges
Harbour.
Tanya and Scott on
Kialoa, Dave, Jenn,
Emma and Ewan on
Quintessence III, Tony and
Betty on Nordic Puffin, Kim
and Karen on NestEgg, Norah and Norbert on Arbitrage, and Kevin
and Wendy on Deryn Mor say a big thank you to Jody and Keith on
Soul Thyme, along with their friends Bernard and Gay, for their
marvelous hospitality and cruise leadership. ■
7 Tastiest
Event
of the
Season
Sunday
Sept 30th
1800 hrs
at the
Clubhouse
Tickets $16
available at
Saltspring
Books
Limited
seating!
Get your
tickets
early! PHOTOS: WENDY VINE usual crowd that assembles for the
Saturday fireworks display. Advice
and assistance with anchoring and
rafting was offered freely. Almost
everyone braved a swim and declared
the water either warm, refreshing, or
“OMIGOD it’s
freezing!” Deryn Mor’s
warm freshwater solar
shower came in handy
at that point.
Salmon Barbecue
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SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES Septem ber 2012 The Joys of Open Boat Cruising by Martin Herbert inside the bay and our boats were
protected by the reef that extends from
it. Rob set an anchor with a float and
pulley and set up a clothes-line system
so we could bring in our anchored
boats.
As I stay in the Duckboat overnight, I
would be on anchor watch. I like the
small space of the boat and that you
are open to the stars, the oval of the
cockpit framing the infinite. There
are a few disadvantages – rain, say,
or sometimes having to repel river
otters. But on the whole it is a very
pleasant experience.
A course change was called for, so we
passed Deadman Island to port and
romped over to the less-travelled side
of the harbour. This brought us up to
Money Maker Reef, a lovely
outcropping of rocks off the end of
Third Sister Island. Part of the fun of
small boat cruising is the ability to
be able to thread the needle and get to
places that big boats fear to go.
Scott and Tanya arrived in Kialoa, the
Mother Ship and came ashore. We
feasted on pot luck appetizers until
almost dusk, when I had to row out
and raft to Wee Lass and get ready for
the
night. Did I mention rain? Well there
was some and my plan, untested, was to pull the
sail over me. By some miracle the window in the
sail was over my head and the plan worked
perfectly. As always at anchor, the skipper tends to
sleep very lightly and I was brought back to
consciousness by the heavy breathing of a seal
alongside checking me out.
The Duckboat’s windsurfer sail proved to be more
efficient than the Wee Lass’s traditional sprit rig
going to windward, so I took a short tour of
Welbury Bay while waiting for Rob to catch up.
Another hidden advantage to small boats is that
their relative slow speed gives you a rather more
relaxed and intimate relationship to your
environment, equivalent to bicycling rather than
roaring around in a Porsche.
The next day dawned windy and we decided to try
another extreme sport – walking – thus breaking
one of my golden rules “never do a sport that you
can’t do sitting down,” but by afternoon we were
back to sailing.
As we left Welbury and ventured into Captain
Passage the wind began to freshen. Suddenly our
boats reversed roles as the wind perfectly suited
Rob’s boat, while mine was so keen to leap ahead,
throwing arcs of spray everywhere, that I was in
danger of soaking all my gear. I was unable to
bear off to James Bay without needing a snorkel.
Instead I eased into Selby Cove, found a beach
and took the rig off the boat. A very calm row
around Selby Point took me into James Bay where
Rob was safely on the beach wondering where I
had gone. He set up a lovely camp on the point
We set off for home on a beautiful broad reach with
some great surfing waves. Wee Lass proved very
capable in these conditions and was not to be
passed. We got to see Baron Rouge on her return
voyage from Cortes, and we were soon home,
snugged down and enjoying snacks and beverages
in the cockpit of Kialoa. Thanks, Rob, for
organizing this fun event, next year for sure I am
up for another adventure. ■
8 PHOTOS: MARTIN HERBERT The inaugural Open Boat Cruise,
organized by Rob Denny, took place
this August with a modest destination
and agenda. The super-organized Rob
Denny and slightly anarchistic Martin
Herbert launched from the Club
Saturday morning and enjoyed a brisk
sail over to James Bay on Prevost
Island. The wind was on the nose and
provided a good test for the small
flotilla as they beat out of the harbour.
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SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES Septem ber 2012 Rear Commodore’s Report by Bob Jones
have aluminum hose hangers and fire extinguisher
supports for the whole of F Dock. When installed,
the upgrading of the dock fittings will be complete
for the moment. C Dock and BW Dock have
upgraded wooden fittings that are only a year old
and are good for quite a few years. Peter Toby has
used his leaf blower to good effect on docks and
Don Dashwood with David Roll are working to
improve WiFi reception in the marina.
During the summer months the
settling in process of the new
piers and fingers has been
observed. Some hinge
attachments to fingers were seen
to be slack. These were
tightened by Don Rose with a
impressive socket wrench and all other hinges
checked. The bull rails are drying out and are
slack in some places. These will be tightened, but
not overly, so as the timber can expand in the
winter months.
I now have proper signage for the fire hose cabinets.
Once fitted and the appropriate vault lids painted
red, the internal fire system will be complete. As
this system does not extend to F Dock and BW
Dock, the fire pump has been left on F Dock. The
spill kit is close to the foot of the ramp.
All the water lines and connections have
remained tight with the exception of one that was
caught by Iain Leckie and corrected. Four of the
lighting fixtures are out and we are hoping it is
just bulbs at fault.
So much for what has been done. What are the Fall
projects?
Bushing the hinge pins on the new exposed
fingers at A and E Docks has eliminated
movement of the pin thus reducing wear and will
be extended to all the new fingers. Material cost is
low and Ole Andersen has bored and honed 48
fittings on his lathe. Fitting will be a Work Party
project. No significant pile wear has been
observed which suggests that loading on the piles
is well distributed. The double pile at the East end
of A Dock is probably the most vulnerable of the
new piles when winter storms hit.
The bridge at C to F Dock, together with the bridge
between two sections of F Dock, need to be
replaced before this winter. I will have firm
quotations this month. The hangers for the electrical
wires at C and F Docks need to be made more
permenent now that we are satisfied that the
suspension is not creating chafe. Most importantly,
we need to attach the tender dock to the adjacent
piles before winter sets in.
The “Captain Neish” no-wake buoy has returned to
the marina for winter. General opinion is that it was
put in the right position and has been effective. Our
thanks to Lawrie Neish for driving this project
forward.
There are now two protective buoys set off the
northwest area of the marina to guard our
entrance. One is a heavy permanent buoy, chain
and concrete base. The other is a simple marker
buoy on light line but appears to be doing the job.
The future upgrading of what is now the “old
fingers” is a very open question. Taylor Devlin,
Don Rose, David Questo and myself have
independently surveyed these fingers, and a report
was made to the Board which is representitive of the
individual surveys. As this will be an agenda item
for the September General Meeting any further
comment should wait until this meeting. ■
Aluminium supports for the balance of the safety
ladders in the marina have been constructed. Our
thanks to Greg Bellavance for the use of his shop
and his welding skills. Hopefully they will be
installed by the Foreshore Committee with the
help of David Questo’s large compressor soon
after this edition of TellTales is published. We also
9 SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES Wharfinger’s Report Treasurer’s Report by Hugh Preddy
by Eric van Soeren
The summer Daily Wharfinger
coverage is nearing the end of our
season. We covered a total of 123
days and 45 members volunteered
to cover those days. Guests
frequently commented that the
reception and hospitality they
received at SISC far surpassed
their experience at any other Club. Reciprocal
statistics are not available at this time. Due to the
great weather we are still receiving a number of
guests each day.
As of month end, we are utilizing
$602,000 of our $$625,000
operating line of credit and we
have paid down $16,000 of our
$625,000 term loan.
With the number of new members joining the club
over the summer we are now at capacity for
moorage with one member on the wait list. A
number of boats are for sale in the Club and this will
result in several more relocations.
The gate code will be changed at the end of
September, the current number has been used for
some time and many people other than members
are aware of it. An announcement will go out when
this change is made. ■
Staff Captain’s Report by Maggie Snee
Happy fall to one and all! Hope
you all had as good a summer as I
did afloat on the blue yonder.
Septem ber 2012 Staff Captain duties will heat up a
bit in the end of September with
the upcoming Salmon BBQ event
happening on Sunday the 30th at
1800 hours. This will give everyone an opportunity
to make up some volunteer hours since I will need
help from three or four people for set up and food
prep. Tickets are now on sale at Saltspring Books
(see notice on page 7). Please note that you need to
pay either in cash, or with a cheque made out to
SISC for these tickets. ■
As previously reported we end up
essentially on budget for the
Marina Renovation Project, so now we are in the
repayment phase. We finally received our HST
refund during the summer, and effective
September 28th the $20,000 security deposit for the
work required by DFO will be released, so we are
out of the cash crunch we were in earlier this year.
Initiation fees are up to $48,800 so far, but we only
budgeted $20,000, so we are already well ahead of
budget on that item. There are also several
potential new members in the pipeline, so we will
exceed that target revenue number by a good
margin.
On the other hand, moorage and dinghy storage
fees collected so far are approximately $11,000
below the budget of $190,000, but there are still a
few unallocated spaces and unpaid invoices, so the
gap will close a bit.
Revenues for Round Saltspring Race were a bit
below budget, and expenses were a bit over, but it
looks like we will have a profit of approximately
$3,000.
Vendee Salt Spring was also a financial and
operational success, with a profit to the Club of
approximately $1,800. A big thanks to all the Club
members that made the events so much fun, and
profitable to boot.
Back to our Club, and looking forward to the rest
of this fiscal year, we will be fine until the new
dues and moorage fees start being paid in October.
We will have to continue to be frugal as we still
have a large loan to pay off, but the toughest and
riskiest part is over. ■
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SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES Septem ber 2012 Secretary’s Report by Peter Howell
While summer tends to be
thought of as a time for
relaxation or holidays, I would
like to report that we have been
extremely busy processing several
new membership applications to
the Club during this time. This
can definitely be viewed as a credit to not only our
first class facilities, but also the great slate of
members and officers involved in the day to day
operations. Please join with me and welcome the
following people to our Club, who were confirmed
at the June and September Board meetings:
Don Amey
Associate Members:
James Shultz and Jenny Meyer
We will be profiling these and other new members
through TellTales over the coming months.
We wish to thank the two members who have
recently passed on to me some articles of historical
significance about the Club’s earlier days, including
newspaper features and some aerial photographs of
our first docks and marina layout. I would ask that
if any other members have items they would care to
donate, to pass them on to myself, or directly to
Wayne Tepper who is our Club Historian.
Regular Members:
Victoria Skinner and Dennis Fortin
Bruce and Patti Grey
Brian Gilliam and Jill Collingwood
John and Sheila Walker
Stefan and Susanne Hedler
Casey and Kathleen de Jong
Albert and Mia Kaye
Finally, we have a number of Yearbook and
Membership Card packages that still have not been
picked up from the lobby at the clubhouse. Would
the members concerned please do this immediately
before they are filed away. ■
N E W F A C E S A T S I S C However, they missed not having a
community to come home to, and
spent several months investigating
where they wanted to settle. Six
years ago, they came to live on
Saltspring.
Victoria Skinner and
Dennis Fortin
Victoria was borned and raised in
the Ottawa area and graduated from
the Ottawa Civic Hospital as a
Registered Nurse. After 35 years
working mostly full time in the OR
or surgical wards, she worked in the
film industry – first as a nurse on the
set, and then in the production side of
the industry.
“It is a decision that we have not
regretted” says Victoria.
Since coming to the island,
Victoria has volunteered for
the SPCA and become
involved in the Saltspring
Island Conservancy’s
“Stewards in Training”
program, serving on the
Educational Committee. ■
When Victoria and Dennis retired, they
sold their home in Vancouver and lived
in their motor home for two years,
enjoying travelling and meeting many
interesting people.
11 SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES Septem ber 2012 vendéeSALTSPRING 2012! PHOTOS: SILK QUESTO A good time was had by all at the 2012 Vendée Saltspring, held
July 6th, 7th and 8th under sunny skies. A record number of entries,
including 14 boats from our Club, made for a lively weekend with
camaraderie and fantastic meals. Unfortunately, the wind – what
there was of it – did not add to the excitement and there were
many DNF results. The overall winner was Imp, sailed by Greg
and Holly Slakov. Full
results are posted on our
Club website. ■ ❶ Vendée Saltspring 2012
winners Greg and Holly Slakov
get their yellow shirts from Race
Chair Roger Kibble ❷ An
outstanding salmon barbecue at
SISC on Friday night ❸ The
weekend kicked off with a special
reception on the breakwater, with
fresh prawns barbecued on the
dock by Ole Andersen
❹ Philippe Erdmer and
Roger Kibble toast the
weekend ❺ FCR Keith
Simpson and David Questo
swap tales ❻ Keith
Simpson and Sam Keating
relax after a day of rigorous
racing at the MBYC dock
❼ The first leg winners are
announced at MBYC
❽ Goldendoodles galore at
MBYC ❾ Betsy Johnston and Derek Hill
in the spirit ❿ Light (or no) wind
prevailed ⓫ Patrice Pothier ad Nicole
Onetto join Keith Simpson for a group
photo on Sunday ⓬ Suzanne Ambers and
Jody Hawley look like they had fun!
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❻ ❼ ❽ ⓫ ❿ ❾ 12 SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES Septem ber 2012 Post Vendée Volunteer Dinner PHOTOS: SILK QUESTO What’s the best follow up to a great event like the Vendée Saltspring?
Another great event to thank the volunteers who put on the first great
event! (I know … this
could go on indefinitely,
and I hope it does). Thus,
at the end of July, Bob
Jones and Dorothy
Finnigan generously
hosted a thank-you dinner
put on by the Vendée
Saltspring Committee to
show appreciation for all
those who worked to make
this year’s race so suc❸
cessful. Thanks to all for
their contributions to both
events! ■ ❶ Rober Kibble and Bob Jones –
horseplay at the BBQ ❷ Martin
Herbert, Kathleen Kibble and
Dorothy Finnigan ❸ Summer girls
Arlene Dashwood, Karen Tepper and
Suzanne Ambers ❹ Don
Dashwood and Wayne Tepper
converse ❺ Lounging on the deck
❻ June Simmons pours a libation
❼ Roger Kibble flips the steaks
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❷ ❺ ❽ Martin Herbert and David
Questo, bevvies in hand ❾ Silk
Questo gets on the other side of the
camera.
❼ ❽ Some Vendée Volunteer Rock Stars LEFT TO RIGHT:
Wayne and Karen Tepper
(committee boat); Ole
Anderson (barbecued
prawns on the dock); Roger
Kibble (Race Chair and
awarder of yellow T-shirts).
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SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES Septem ber 2012 International One Metre Report by Martin Herbert, IOM #99
PHOTO: MARTIN HERBERT The Saltspring IOM fleet has been
practicing most Thursdays on
Sunset Pond and have been
creating a series of traffic jams as
road spectators slow to watch the
action. We also hosted a fun race
day with 15 boats showing up to
join the party. This was so
successful that the Nanaimo fleet
held a similar event and got 14
boats out. Now Calgary is
jumping on the band wagon and
hosting a one day regatta on
September 22nd. The Calgary
Fleet has come about mostly by
the nurturing of Lawrie Neish and is rumoured
to have 14 boats either sailing or under
construction.
hosting, followed by a tour of the
AC 45’s and a barbecue. This
would be quite an opportunity but I
had already committed to attend
the Port Townsend Wooden Boat
Festival, an event I have always
wanted to see and have yet to find
the time. Next year, in conjunction
with the America’s Cup, there will
be a big IOM race and hopefully I
will make that one. Several very
hot IOM sailors work for various
AC teams so the connection is
quite strong.
Our next big race is “The Cranberry Caper”
hosted by ARCS (Anacortes RC Sailors) on the
first weekend in October. This is the third of the
series in our Can-Am racing circuit and hopefully
we will have lots of boats from Saltspring going
(at least two are committed so far).
I have built two new boats this year and am
testing them, but as yet there is no clear winner.
I received a very interesting invitation from
Team Oracle to visit their San Francisco
compound and attend an IOM race they are
Stay tuned for more local events or contact me if
you’d like to sail one of these interesting boats. ■ Club Emporium Open!
An Appeal for a Friend of the Club Vice Commodore Don Dashwood has passed this information along to TellTales for those who would like to help … Many of our members may know Bob Fielder. Bob is the mechanic at Harbour’s End Marine and has looked after many of us with mechanical problems for years now. He has often worked evenings and weekends to get engine problems sorted out.
Bob’s son Jordan has had a tragic accident and is now facing life as a paraplegic. To make matters even worse he is soon to be a new father. Donations can be made to help Jordan and h is family get through this severe setback. There is a website you can visit to get all the information. The website is: www.supportforjord.org Two great chances to shop for terrific fall Club gear this month, at the Sept 25th General Meeting, or the Sept 30th Salmon BBQ! 14 1
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SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES Septem ber 2012 Past Commodore’s Report by Gary Morrison
It was great to have the summer
off this year, without the marina
project competing with family
and the boat for attention! While
we didn’t venture far on the
water, our family visitors
enjoyed many days of tooling
around Ganges harbor in Iwalani.
members; and expenses for travel on Club business.
Detailed job descriptions and written procedures
for all elected and appointed officers are also part of
this effort to ensure continuity and avoid
reinventing the wheel with each change of
administration. Bit by bit, it is getting done.
Despite all these “sordid managerial details” that
need attention, being a member of this Club is
about having fun messing around with boats and
enjoying the company of other boaters. See you in
the clubhouse … or on the docks or, even better, on
the water! ■
My fall “to do” list for the Club is a long one, with
the first priority being nominations for the 2013
Board. If you have been a member for more than a
year or two and have not yet served on the Board,
you might expect a tap on the shoulder from the
Nominating Committee. There is no denying that
being a Board member involves a fair amount of
time and perhaps some stressful moments, but it is
an obligation that we all have as Club members
and it also provides much satisfaction. I think that
most present and past Board members would agree
that a good measure of pride comes from taking on
responsibility within this particular organization.
Channels by Silk Questo, Communications Director
With the beautiful sunny, warm,
weather lingering into late
September, there’s no good reason
to declare summer over. However,
that doesn’t let me off the hook on
the communications tasks I put
aside during cruising season, to be
picked up again in fall.
I hope that this fall will also see some further
progress in programs and activities to improve the
engagement of new members and enhance our
volunteer culture. One provision of the Volunteer
Policy approved by the Board in June is periodic
follow-up sessions involving recently accepted
members, their sponsors and Club leaders, to
ensure that all are aware of the expectations and
the opportunities for getting involved.
First on my list is to gather our communications
team for the coming year, and I’m pleased to note
there will be some new faces on the committee that
will bring a great deal of skill and enthusiasm to
the job. However, I’m still looking for more help! If
you think you might be interested in putting your
volunteer hours towards communications (even if
you haven’t done this kind of thing before, but
would like to develop some new skills), please
contact me at [email protected]
As I have noted before, one of the jobs of the Past
Commodore is continuity – keeping the present
connected with the past, in terms of the formal
organization. This includes advising the Board on
procedures and past history. My approach to this
has been to get more of our policies and
procedures down in writing (indeed, we have a
Club regulation that requires this).
The website has remained pretty static over the
summer, but my next mission is to update all the
pages I can, and seek out web contributors from
the various Club programs. If you haven’t been to
the website lately, visit soon to keep up to date! ■
Thus the Board has recently adopted formal
policies on such matters as privacy of member
contact information; use of email blasts to all
15 SALTSPRING ISLAND SAILING CLUB TELLTALES Septem ber 2012 Parting Shots Editor’s Log
Summertime … Every time Mystic returned to the SISC dock this summer, whether
from a day sail or a cruising adventure, I felt a new shot of pride
and appreciation as we approached the first-class docks we now call
home.
I really think it can’t be said too many times: the SISC Marina
Renovation Project that we began just about one year ago has been
a tremendous upgrade to our Club and to our boating experience.
Thank you once again to all those who put their blood, sweat and
tears into making this happen!
It’s also great to see some new faces at the Club and new boats at
the dock. While we’ve bid farewell to some old and dear friends,
we have also gained some wonderful new members who bring a
fascinating range of backgrounds and experience to the Club. With
thanks to Secretary Peter Howell, we are trying to gather photos
and profiles on all new members, and will try to
feature as many of these in TellTales as we have
space for over the next months.
Welcome to all!
Silk Questo
Editor | [email protected]
… and the livin’ was easy. In the “shameless foisting of pet pictures on friends” category, I couldn’t resist sharing this photo of Zoey aboard Mystic this summer, nose buried in the coils of the traveller line. If you sail with pets, you know the inevitability of both cute and not-­‐so-­‐cute moments! TellTales is a publication of the Saltspring Island Sailing Club 152 Douglas Rd, Saltspring Is, BC V8K 2J2 www.saltspringsailing.ca © 2012, Saltspring Island Sailing Club all rights reserved. TellTales October Deadline: Friday, October 12th, 2012 PHOTOS: BOB JONES, SILK Q UESTO On this summer’s cruise, Bob Jones found the end
of the rainbow as he nosed Oasis into this placid
bay, and managed to capture a stunning photo of
it. A favourite cruising anchorage, this
destination is home to a historic
park, and is reported to be one of the
only spots in the United States where
the British Union Jack flies above the
Stars and Stripes. For a great prize
from the Club stash, name the bay,
and if you’re really clever, name the
park too! Send your entry to:
[email protected]