H ighlights - Armdale Yacht Club

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J U N E
Day three in the gulf stream. Leg 1:
Fort Lauderdale to Beaufort, NC:
Wayne Blackler, Karen Smith and
Mark MacNeil.
photos by Karen Smith and Stuart Schnare
Y a c h t
C l u b
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N e w s l e t t e r
Highlights
A r m d a l e
CRUISING
Wreck Cove Cruise Raftup
June 17 – 18
Rogues Roost Cruise
July 1 – 3
Fish-a-rama
July 15
Sail and Power Cruise to
NcNabs Island
July 22 – 23
SAILING
Saturday Race #1
July 8 @ 1:00pm
Women’s Provincials
July 15 – 16 @ 1:00pm
At the Fleet
Banquet, one excellent Jam!!
(l-r) Miles’ keyboard friend, Kevin Rosborough,
Stuart MacLean, Miles’ bass guitar friend and
Miles Gallagher.
Double Handed Race
July 29 @ 1:00pm
photos by Karen Smith
N O R T H
W E S T
A R M
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H A L I F A X
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C A N A D A
committee
of management 2006
karen smith
the commodore
FL AG OFFICERS
commodore
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMODORE
Karen Smith 475-3523 (h)
[email protected]
vice commodore
his will be largely a “thank-you” note
to all the volunteers who
have been worker-bees
lately. It’s really
heartening to see so
many people pitching in
around the club on so many
levels – some more higher
profile than others, but all
equally appreciated.
Volunteering is a huge part of
what makes Armdale “Armdale” –
it keeps costs down for
us all as well as
develops camaraderie
among the members.
My apologies if I leave
anyone out but at the
risk of offending
someone, I want to
name names as far as
my memory will allow!
Betty Ann Haliburton 423-6893 (h)
[email protected]
T
rear commodore
Dan Pride 405-2498 (h)
[email protected]
fleet captain sail
Elizabeth Whyte 483-8028 (c)
[email protected]
fleet captain cruise
Munden Manuel 457-0335 (h)
[email protected]
OFFICERS
treasurer
Leslie Samson 479-1354 (h)
[email protected]
secretary
Eric Theriault 443-7996 (h)
[email protected]
COMMIT TEE CHAIRS
yard chair
Don Webster 477-6900 (h)
[email protected]
Welcome New Fleet
Captain Sail
The Committee of
Management and the
racing fleet wish to welcome
Elizabeth Whyte as our new Fleet
Captain Sail. She jumped into the
mix in May and has quickly
become spun up on the ins and
outs of race management. Liz
had been crew on boats for
many years and in 1999
purchased her boat, “Rogue
Wave”, a Viking 28 and has
not looked back. The club will
During the Fort
certainly benefit from her
Lauderdale to Annapolis
delivery: Our wee feather friend
knowledge and enthusiasm
a long way from anywhere takes a little
and we send you our thanks
break, Mark MacNeil holding up the catch of
day, a 4-inch flying fish who had come
for taking this on at the onset the
aboard during the night and Stuart Schnare
relaxing below.
of the racing season.
house chair
Niels Nielsen 443-3550 (h)
[email protected]
entertainment chair
Pat Noonan 463-1376 (h)
[email protected]
burgee editor
Christine Lindsay 431-8165 (h)
[email protected]
director sail training
Randy Stevens 455-4144 (w)
430-2222 (c) 826-9034 (h)
[email protected]
past commodore
Dennis Harding 477-7785 (h)
[email protected]
AYC MANAGEMENT
photos by Karen Smith
ayc manager
Linda McEwen 477-4617
[email protected]
ARMDALE YACHT CLUB INFORMATION
ayc caterer
street address 40 Purcell’s Cove Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia
mailing address PO Box 22105, Bayers Road Postal Outlet
Rocco’s on the Arm
Hannah Gibson 477-7650
[email protected]
7071 Bayers Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3L 4T7
BOAT YARD STAFF
phone
fax
email
web site
office hours
yard foreman
Wade Henneberry 477-4153
yard staff
Ed Burke, Jim Harris, Stephen Killam
& Eric Brymer
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902 477-4617
902 477-0148
[email protected]
www.armdaleyachtclub.ns.ca
Monday to Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Thanks for Flag Pole fix
A big thank-you to David Sadler and
JB for fixing the flag pole out front
which was suffering from some rot
in the lower portion. Fresh wood
has replaced the rotted area and
a fresh coat of paint will be
added as well, courtesy of
Barrie MacLeod. This is a
mast from an old Bird Boat
that been part of our club
for quite some time so we
appreciate its preservation.
Deck Spruce Up
Also you will notice the sprucing up of
the deck, stairs, and railing including a
scrape and fresh coat of stain. Thanks to
volunteers: Gloria and Neil Connors,
Grant Kennedy, Lloyd Blagdon, Rosalyn
and Barrie MacLeod, Sheila English, Diane
Manuel, Janice Cook, Ken Bell and others I
may have missed for taking on this one.
They would like to thank visiting
members of Dartmouth Yacht Club for
buying them refreshments on the
Sunday they were doing the
job, our caterers for
providing lunch and Liz
Whyte for a lunch and Al
Chaddock for drinks on
the day of the second coat.
Nice to recognize their
contribution in a small way.
These volunteers have also
done other touch ups at the club
as well so again, bravo zulu!
The Burgee
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annually and has a print run of 500
copies. It is distributed to all AYC
members, to all yacht clubs in Nova
Scotia, and to a few internationally.
Submissions
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Advertising
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contact Christine Lindsay for rates
and details at 431-8165 or email
[email protected].
the commodore
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMODORE
Opening Regatta
Thanks to Dan, Liz, Munden and the numerous
volunteers including Diane Manuel, Dave
HIckey, Janice Cook, Audrey Mercer,
Ken Bell, Sheila English, Susie
Blagdon, Allison
Cameron, Mary Fraser,
Dee Hill, Roy Levin, Don
Webster, Janice Giffin, Mike
and Pauline Grantham, Mike
and Donna Mahoney, Grant
Kennedy and many more.
Again a team effort with both
Betty Ann and me out of the
country. Dan put up a temporary
Soling mast to fly the flags for the
occasion as the flag mast was under
reconstruction. Munden and his crew
handled the food, serving and clean up
for the weekend. I would like to thank the
sponsors: Doyle Sails, The Binnacle, DRH
Canvas, Coachworks, Pusser’s Rum,
Brokerage House Financial
Group Inc., Connors Diving
and Forestry Safety for
their generous support.
Please support our
sponsors in return
when you can!
Women’s Learn
to Sail Seminar
The week of
June 19-23,
there will be
five
evenings of
women’s learn to
sail happening in the Arm.
This initiative has been growing
every year largely due to
Randy Stevens and Betty
Ann Haliburton - both big
proponents of women’s
sailing at AYC. This seminar is
taught by all volunteers and
boats are loaned by the owners.
In addition to Betty Ann and
Randy, thank you to the other
organizers including, Liz Whyte,
Janice Ptak, and Vangie Sadler and all
of those who loaned their boat and will
help teach the course.
New
Members
And Further Thanks
We have had lots of support through some difficult
times in the past number of weeks. Thanks to the
many members who allowed me to bounce
things off them and provide advice and
perspective when asked. These fine folk
include, Past-Commodores Peter Fry, Paul Barr,
Ken Bell, Carl Goodwin and Tom Harper as
well as Brian Roberts, Paul Taylor, Bill
Primeau and, as always, Betty Ann
Haliburton and the rest of our
committee. Also thank you to those of
you who have stopped me in the yard
to offer words of encouragement. This
can be a very rough ride at times and
you wonder why you do it but
those of you who
remain positive and
helpful (with either
support or constructive
criticism) are appreciated
more than I can say. So to all
of you in that category, thank
you for your support and kind
words. We push forward.
SENIOR
sail boat
Norm Bird & Associate,
Wendy Bird
Waterfront Property
C&C29
Tim Elson
Fellowship
Mirage 27
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SENIOR
power boat
Rob Weld & Associate,
Peter Billard
Downtime
Bayliner 265
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SOCIAL
Anne Curran
Wayne Morrison & Associate,
Heidi Eggli
Boat Delivery
I recently spend 10
days and 1000
miles helping Mark
MacNeil bring his
new boat back
from Fort
Lauderdale, Florida
(along with Stuart
Schnare and
Wayne Blackler).
We did four days
and nights at sea,
four days in the
intra-coastal waterway and 2 days in
Chesapeake Bay and got as far as Annapolis,
Maryland. It was a wonderful time away
and a great journey. Sorry to have missed
the IceBreaker and the Opening
Weekend – admittedly unfortunate
timing – but this is why I joined a
yacht club. To sail. I think that’s why
we’re all here! Best wishes for a
good boating season. Play safe and
have fun.
During Fleet
Banquet: top to
bottom, Betty Ann
Haliburton and Bob Lee; Cathy
Brown, Lynn Defreitas, Tony Defreitas and
Murray Brown; Gerard Dunphy and his daughter;
Mandy Chapman, D’Arcy Poultney and Liz Whyte; Wayne
Blackler, Lexi Blackler and Mark MacNeil.
photos by Karen Smith
Welcome
Dennis Thorne & Associate,
G. Dunphy
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Friday Night
Jam
Friday Night Jams
Many Friday nights after
supper at AYC, there is a jam
session in the Commodore’s
Room by the fireplace.
Members bring their
guitars, banjos and voices. If
you’re lucky, you may find
Miles, Kevin and others
making some pretty fine
music. Still on most Fridays
through the summer.
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Karen Smith, AYC Commodore
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fleet captain sail
FLEET CAPTAIN SAIL REPORT
elizabeth whyte
2006
iz Whyte here – fleet captain sail for the reminder of
2006. A bit of an intro to let you know who I am… I’ve
been a member of AYC since 1999 and own and race a
Viking 28, Rogue Wave. I grew up racing in Bedford on my
family’s boat and spent many a happy summer in sailing
school. I’m a financial consultant with Brokerage House
Financial and live here in the Armdale area with my
beautiful husky/sheppard, The Bluedog.
I would like to thank my predecessor Blair King for
getting things started and organizing the earlier events in
the spring. I came on board just in time for the AYC
Opening Regatta which was a great success thanks to the
volunteers, sponsors and participants. I’d like to thank Dan
Pride for his invaluable assistance; setting courses, running
skipper meetings, getting traffic and weather reports and
generally telling me what the heck I was suppose to be
doing! We had two classes, A & B, and a total of sixteen
boats which was a great turn out considering the difficult
spring it’s been for boat preparation. The meals were all
fantastic as well as the entertainment; we all danced into
the wee hours of the morning and then were back again
the next day for great racing and probably the nicest
weekend, weather wise, yet this spring!
Again, I would like to thank the sponsors and also the
volunteers too numerous to mention. Thanks again. These
individuals really are the backbone of the club and make
these events a success. I’d also like to mention that it is
great that the power boaters support the sailing events
here at the club with their volunteerism and participation;
it makes it a real club event and is appreciated by all the
sailing participants.
We are looking forward to some great club racing this
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Season
Events
SAILING
Wednesday Night Racing
Wednesdays @ 6:30pm
Everyone welcome! If you
don’t have a sail boat and
want to crew, come let
someone know and we’ll do
our best to get you on a boat.
Thursday Night
Women’s Racing
Thursdays @ 6:30pm
All female skippers and crews.
Competitive but very fun and
the wine and dinner afterward
at the club is always lovely.
Crew still needed.
Saturday Race #1
Saturday, July 8th @ 1:00pm.
Saturday Race #2:
Double Hander
Saturday, July 29th @ 1:00pm
One skipper, one crew only.
Can be a challenge
particularly for bigger boats
year and hope to attract some new participants along with
the regular suspects. I’m pleased to announce that we have
a new sponsor for our entire club racing this year! The
Binnacle has agreed to sponsor all club racing on
Wednesday, and Saturday as well as the women’s races on
Thursday. So come out and get on to the race course! There
will be great prizes for win, place, and show, as well as
some other new categories to be announced on race night,
so come on up to the club after the race. There may be a
prize for you!!!! The dining room offers great meals after the
race and an opportunity to break bread with your crew and
fellow racers. If you’re new to racing don’t be shy, come on
up to the club and get to know the crowd, and if you need
advice there is no shortage of that at the top of the hill!
AYC will be hosting the Nova Scotia Women’s Keelboat
Championship on July 15 & 16. There will be two days of
great racing and of course lots of fun. Tentative plans
include wine tasting, rum special, great food, music and
dancing! The guys at AYC have always been big supporters
of this event and if we play our cards right, we might get
on a dance card or two! It should be a fantastic time!
Other upcoming area events are NSYA Harbour Race:
June 10, BBYC Opener: June 17 & 18, SYC Opener: June 24-25
and Route Halifax
July Cruise
Saint Pierre: July 9.
Looking forward to
seeing you all on
the water.
Cheers,
Liz
There is movement afoot for a
vacation cruise to the Bras d’Or
Lakes at the beginning of July with
some boats going on to PEI or
Magdalene Island. If you’d like to
join in, please contact Munden
Manuel at [email protected]
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Nova Scotia Women’s
Keelboat Championship
CRUISING
Wreck Cove Raft-up
June 17 – 18
Rogues Roost Cruise
July 1 – 3
AYC hosts this provincial regatta July 15
and 16. All-female crews are invited to
register. There will be two great days of
racing along with dinner, dancing and
good times. This is always a very fun
event so everyone mark it on your
calendars and come out and support
women’s sailing in Nova Scotia.
Fish-a-Rama
July 15
AYC Sail and Power Cruise to
McNabs Island
July 22 – 23
McGrath’s Cove Cruise
July 29 – 30
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crib banquet
2005/2006 CRIB LEAGUE
final results
rib has a long pedigree at
Armdale Yacht Club dating
back some 30 or more years. A
big thank-you to Ms. Leslie
Samson for organizing crib and
taking care of all the many
details associated with it. I know
the crib league really appreciates
it (as was evident by the bottle of
rum they gave her as a thankyou). Crib is over for the season
and tied for third place were Wells
Woodill and Al Soward, second
place was Pat Baker and the
winner for 2005/2006 season was
Warren Allen. Congratulations to all
the winners and we look forward to
seeing you back in the fall.
Race
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Results
ice breaker
1st: Janson Penny
Balneario, Bombardier 7.6
2nd: George Carson
Windspirit, Bombardier 7.6
3rd: Robertson
Robin’s Nest, Grampion 26
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ayc opener: a class
At the Crib Banquet (clockwise from top),
first place Warren Allen; Leslie Samson
receiving her bottle of ‘thank-you’ rum from
Wells; second place Pat Baker; tied for third
place Al Soward and Wells Woodill; and around
the table (l-r): Paul Connors, Jack Jollimore,
Ella’s sister, and Joyce Cooke.
1st: Dan Pride
Highlander, Dehler DB-1
2nd: Pasturel
Ciao!, Beneteau 36.7
photos by Karen Smith
3rd: Erik Koppernes
Foxfire, J29
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ayc opener: b class
1st: Janson Penny
Balneario, Bombardier 7.6
2nd: Dane Brousseau
Luna Sea, Viking 28
3rd: George Carson
Windspirit, Bombardier 7.6
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wednesday may 31
Yard Reminders
If you bring your dog to the club,
they must be on a leash and owners
must clean up after their pets. It is a
danger to the dog and a problem for
the staff if the pet is running loose
around the machinery when the
yard staff is trying to launch boats.
Also, please do not block the
garbage bins with your vehicle
and/or BBQ as, if Green Waste
comes to pick up the garbage and
cannot access the bin, there is a cost
to have them come back at our
convenience later.
… thanks for your
cooperation!
Rogues Roost
Cruise
1st: Dan Pride
Highlander, Dehler DB-1
2nd: Vangie Sadler
Bandit, C&C 27 M4
3rd: Randy Stevens
Ceilidh, C&C 39-1
Join us for a cruise to the Roost on Canada Day
weekend. Come for the day or two or for the
whole weekend and have some fun with your
fellow members through dinghy races, fishing
derby and much more. Contact Munden
Manuel for details: [email protected]
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thursday june 1
1st: Betty Ann Haliburton
Zephrentis, Ericson
2nd: Liz Whyte
Rogue Wave, Viking 28
Canada Day Weekend
July 1-3
3rd: Nancy Morrison
Heat Wave, Roue 20
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calendar of events
ARMDALE YACHT CLUB
june / july
S U N DAY
M O N DAY
T U E S DAY
W E D N E S DAY
T H U R S DAY
F R I DAY
S AT U R DAY
J11U N E
12
13
14
15
16
17
Spring Series
Race 4 of 6
6:30pm
Women’s Spring
Series
Race 4 of 6
6:30pm
21
22
Committe of
Management
(COM) Meeting
Wreck Cove
Cruise Raftup
BBYC Opening
Regatta
6:30pm
1:00pm
18
19
20
Father’s Day
Wreck Cove
Cruise Raftup
BBYC Opener
Women’s Sailing
Seminar 1 of 5
6:00-9:30pm
Spring Series
Women’s Sailing Race 5 of 6
6:30pm
Seminar 2 of 5
6:00-9:30pm
Women’s Sailing
Seminar 3 of 5
6:00-9:30pm
Women’s Spring
Series Race 5 of 6 Women’s Sailing
6:30pm
Seminar 5 of 5
Women’s Sailing 6:00-9:30pm
Seminar 4 of 5
6:00-9:30pm
25
26
27
28
29
Spring Series
Race 6 of 6
6:30pm
Women’s Spring
Series
Race 6 of 6
6:30pm
SYC Opening
Regatta
1:00pm
2
3
4
5
6
Rogues Roost
Cruise
Rogues Roost
Cruise
Committe of
Management
(COM) Meeting
Summer Series
Race 1 of 6
6:30pm
Women’s
Summer Series
Race 1 of 6
6:30pm
23
30
24
SYC Opening
Regatta
1:00pm
J1 U L Y
Rogues Roost
Cruise
7
8
AYC Saturday
Race #1
1:00pm
6:30pm
9
10
11
Route Halifax
Saint-Pierre Race
starts
12
13
Summer Series
Race 2 of 6
6:30pm
Women’s
Summer Series
Race 2 of 6
6:30pm
14
15
Fish-a-Rama
Women’s
Provincial Keel
Boat Regatta
1:00pm
16
17
18
Women’s
Provincial Keel
Boat Regatta
19
20
21
Summer Series
Race 3 of 6
6:30pm
Women’s
Summer Series
Race 3 of 6
6:30pm
26
27
28
Summer Series
Race 4 of 6
6:30pm
Women’s
Summer Series
Race 4 of 6
6:30pm
McGrath’s Cove
Cruise
22
AYC Sail and
Power Cruise to
McNabs Island
1:00pm
23
AYC Sail and
Power Cruise to
McNabs Island
24
25
29
AYC Double
Handed Race
1:00pm
McGrath’s Cove
Cruise