Ultimate Boat Fail compilation 2012 - part 4

Ultimate Boat Fail compilation 2012 - part 3

Fund-raising event for "The Movement Centre"

From Dale and Eleanor "Good Spirit"

About a year ago Dale and I went to a fund-raising event for "The Movement Centre" which is here in Winnipeg. We were totally moved by the work that they do for children and adults in Manitoba. We found out that the Movement Centre receives no government funding and that they rely completely on community donations and fund-raising.
Sun Life Financial is sponsoring an event at Niakwa Golf and Country Club on November 29th, 2012. Please consider joining us for the evening!
Tickets are available by contacting either Dale (801-8328) or myself (803-1201).

2012 Fall Lift at the Nonsuch




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  It was a good night at the museum.

Thanks to Transcanada pipelines who assisted the opportunity to do this with a $1000 credit that they let us use for our event. Remember to call before you dig is all they ask in return!

Thanks to Snafu Ian who had this idea in the first place and also played a role in the wheeling and dealing for the credit.
Thanks to the staff at the Museum of man and Nature who assisted at many levels to have the event run so smoothly.

Thanks to Craig from Urban Prairie Cuisine who yet again put on a fabulous spread and ran his show and staff like clockwork.

Thanks also goes out to all the people that contribute to creating a piece of our lives that we all love;

In no particular order;

All the elves who do clean up either after an event or the morning after, at the club house. I am sure we are missing some but those that we have spied; Thanks to Al, Dave L and Deb, Dave C and Vera, Don Lindsay, Don and Karen, Fred, Don Fillion, Blair and Wendy, Paul Moorey

All the sailors who keep their plant pots blooming and especially Marlene and Karen who we have often seen dead heading and watering at the club.

All the kid entertainers but especially Vivian and Deanna

The shed cleaners who survived the otter pooh stench! Fred, Rob, Al, Ian, Bob, Skoog

Beer man Dave L for Brats and beer night

Rum man, Bob for rum tasting

Wendy for running an excellent Lowisa

The DID it crew; Dave, Ian and Dave who bought us the new barbeque this year.

BBQ reconnaissance & assembly; Al and Rob

Arnie, Lil and friends who do an incredible job of the fish fry year after year

Garry and Barb who provide us with the facility to share so many good memories and laughs & have provided parties, bands and great food for the whole harbour.

Dave C who organized for his band to play for us again

And the executive who try to focus on what’s really important which is the maintenance of fun and a chance to get to know each other whether old or new members. Stewart who has kept the books in line, Rob, who has sorted out races, Ann who got the members list together which is no mean feat when some of you are SOOO slow to pay up! May next year everyone or some midgits may bite your knee caps! Vera for sorting those gigantic trophies and the whole team who managed the events throughout the year by cooking, buying, delegating, blending, checking, chatting and organizing.

We do understand from some members that a members list is important to them. We will try a new approach in 2013 to have people give us permission to print out their names, contact number and boat name, but in a manner that this is for members only, not public. It can only work if you pay in a timely manner. So if this is important to you, nag your fellow sailors to pay up by May. If members do not want their details published at all, this wont work. We will see what happens.

Awards were given out or announced for missing members; Those present had to walk the plank of the Nonsuch to receive their awards.

2012 Awards

2012 Novice Boater: Kelly Brown, Linda Strachan – Contender

2012 Family Award: Victor and Robyn Goncalves – On A Call

2012 Racing Family: Stewart and Quin Anderson – Black Knight

2012 Super Cruiser: Mark and Monique St Denis – X-Ta-Sea

2012 Volunteer of the Year: Vera Steinberger - Aftica

2012 Single Handed Sailor: Don Lindsey - Fandango

2012 Race Committee: Kelly Brown, Linda Strachan – Contender

2012 Safety Race: Steve Well - Micalangelo

2012 Summer Solstice Pursuit Race: Wendy, Blair, Peter, Ann Magnus - Grand Cru

2012 Warroad Race: Jeff Bath – AI

2012 Traverse the Traverse Race Wendy, Blair, Peter, Ann Magnus - Grand Cru

2012 Commodore’s Cup Pursuit Race: Dave Nelson - Kite

2012 Rear Commodore’s Cup Pursuit Race: Ian Kelly, Carol Ann Kjartanson - Raven

2012 Club Championships: Wendy, Blair, Peter, Ann Magnus - Grand Cru

Fred and Bob's Excellent Sailing Adventure

Fred Finlayson and Bob Webb are sailing across the ocean from Hampton Virginia to Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

We are sailing in a Rally called The Salty Dawg Rally and here is the website for it:

www.saltydawgrally.org

The boat we are crewing on is a Jeanneau 54DS called Sapphire with Bill & Linda Knowles who are the organizers of the Salty Dawg. There are more than 50 boats participating.

The expected departure from Hampton is next Tuesday Nov 6 (weather window permitting).

Also, we will be using a SPOT personal locator which sends a signal showing our location and you can track it on the internet by going to this site:

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0SARzyS9kK7Pzk9cTlG0louiqyR9BQejY

 Save the above URL in your hotlinks and you can check it from time to time.

When you go to the web page – change the map to “hybrid” and zoom out to get a better view.

Houseboat Fun!

Northern Yacht Club Racing

The 2012 Northern Yacht Club race series was once again very competitive. We had over 20 boats participate in the series and a friendly rivalry has developed between the Ontario and Manitoba based race crews. After the six race series, Ontario and Manitoba tied with 3 wins each.

Leaving from our club base at Northern Harbour Marina, the races start just before noon and usually finish around three in the afternoon. All races are pursuit style and take the competitors 15-20 miles down the lake to a remote anchorage where most of the fleet anchors for the evening after an afternoon of hard racing. The races are run to include both flying sails and non-flying sails and it’s a great family activity for the day. Racing also makes the Saturday afternoon appetizer hour feel a little more “earned”.

While the races are run to include both flying sails and non-flying sails, the Club Championship is available to the flying sail boats only. This year, the Club Championship was won by Grand Cru (8.5 points), by the slightest of margins over the second boat, Goliath (8.75 points).
Race results as follows:
Summer Solstice:

1) Grand Cru (Manitoba - Wendy and Blair Magnus)

2) Kite (Ontario - Dave Nelson)

3) Goliath (Ontario – Steve Wells)


Traverse the Traverse:

1) Grand Cru (Manitoba - Wendy and Blair Magnus)

2) Raven (Manitoba – Ian Kelly)

3) Black Knight (Manitoba – Stewart Anderson)


Warroad:

1) AI (Ontario – Jeff Bath)

2) Kite (Ontario - Dave Nelson)

3) Borderline (Manitoba – Paul Gomori)


Commodore’s Cup:

1) Kite (Ontario - Dave Nelson)

2) Grand Cru (Manitoba - Wendy and Blair Magnus)

3) Goliath (Ontario – Steve Wells)


Witch Bay Pursuit:

1) Raven (Manitoba – Ian Kelly)

2) Goliath (Ontario – Steve Wells)

3) Borderline (Manitoba – Paul Gomori)


Sgt. Dick Booth Safety Race

1) Goliath (Ontario – Steve Wells)

2) Raven (Manitoba – Ian Kelly)

3) Black Knight (Manitoba – Stewart Anderson)

We look forward to seeing some new boats next year – Everyone is welcome!

The greatest freshwater sailing race on Earth resumes August 3, 2013

Lowisa 48 gets underway on incomparable Lake of the Woods August 3-10, 2013. This will mark forty-eight years of hard racing (and pleasure cruising), easy socializing, lake exploration, shooting stars, old friends, water fights, barbecues, and great sportsmanship.
We, the Debicki family, grew up on Lake of the Woods. Lowisa is engraved on the family calendar, and we've benefited from the years of great planning that have made this our favorite sailing event of the season, year in year out. We are very excited to take the helm for Lowisa 48. We are presently settling on a route plan. Safe sailing, opportune racing, and discovery guide us.

Lowisa is such a diverse and colourful event that it means different things to different participants. But there is one thing we all share: a love of sailing on what just might be the most beautiful lake in the world.

We are building a great team who bring with them their vast knowledge of racing and cruising on the lake. Rob Eby who has now overseen a series of extraordinarily successful Lowisa race committees. David Nelson who has a superb knowledge of the lake and course design. And Wendy Magnus who carries with her the energy that she instilled in this past summer's fantastic regatta. As usual, we are looking forward to the tremendous support of Northern Harbour and the Hall family, as well as the town of Kenora and a host of a incredible sponsors that in recent years have ensured that this remains an affordable family friendly event. There are a number of others, the solid crew of people who have worked so hard over the years to make Lowisa what it is. We will be reaching out to you over the next few months for your guidance.

One of the things that has made this race so strong and live up to the hyperbole is the stalwart commitment from many of the greatest sailors of our inland region (one which spans two countries and several provinces). We will spend much effort encouraging new participants. And we will honour these great sailors who come year after year by chairing a regatta that builds on the tradition.

For the love of sailing, join us.

Hall of Fame

The MSA is proud to announce that Kelly Hand of Carmen, Manitoba was selected to be one of the inductees into the Sport Manitoba Hall of Fame. Congratulations Kelly! The induction dinner will take place November 3rd at the Victoria Inn. The tickets are $125. Sport MB will issue a tax receipt for $90 with purchase of a ticket. Please let us know at sailing@sportmanitoba.ca if you would like to attend the induction dinner.

For those not familiar, Kelly is the daughter of past Northern Yacht Club member Chip Hand, and started sailing at a young age on her fathers C&C27 at the harbour.  Kelly is a past World Champion Laser sailor, and has won the Gold medal that the 1999 Pan Am Games as well as being a coach and mentor to many sailors participating is past internationl and olympic events.

The Craig & Ross Youth National Sailing Championships, hosted by the Gimli Yacht Club

The Craig & Ross Youth National Sailing Championships, hosted by the Gimli Yacht Club, was a great success and many compliments have been sent to the sailing office from people all over Canada! To quote a parent from Ontario: “This club offers so much space to leave and launch boats, the volunteers are friendly and organized and the meal service is spectacular. It puts CORK to shame” CORK (Canadian Olympic Regatta Kingston) is organized by many experienced volunteers at a full time office, so kudos to everybody at the Gimli YC for their commitment to make this the best event possible! It was a great team effort.

The on-water part of the regatta was covered by 61 volunteers (26 from Gimli YC, 8 from other clubs in Manitoba, 13 from out of province clubs, and 14 from the Cadets). The on-shore duties were covered by 32 volunteers from Gimli YC. The work of the kitchen crew and the grounds and equipment people was fantastic! The free gas was a nice touch and much appreciated by all coaches.

Last year, Sail West was nominated as Regatta of the Year, and many coaches from other provinces have already indicated that they will put forward for another nomination. Gimli Yacht Club can be proud of putting on such a great event that is being recognized as one of the best of the season!

We would like to thank all volunteers for dedicating their time, and we appreciate all the work you put in to making this event a success! We want to especially thank the co-chairs and all the committee chairs for the hard work they put into the planning and organizing of the event. If it weren’t for them, the event wouldn't have run as smoothly as it did. Congratulations!

Sgt. Dick Booth Saftey Race Results

1) Goliath
2) Raven
3) Black Knight
4) Borderline
5) Vindur

For Rum Party Next Year

Was thinking taking the gummy coke bottles and doing it with rum --- hmmm might just have to make a run to Bulk Barn!!

This video sums up how to make alcoholic gummy bears very nicely, but it fails to mention several things.
1) You can use various liquors and liqueurs of your choosing. It doesn’t much matter what you use. Our favorites are St. Germain, vodka, rum, and tequila.

2) The technique works with most other gummy products of the same consistency as gummy bears. This means you can make alcoholic gummy worms, alcoholic gummy coke bottles, gummy ANYTHING.

3) People will eat these gummy bears like it is their business, and they will get very drunk because they don’t keep track of how many they are eating.

Witch Bay Race Results

1) Raven

2) Goliath

3) Borderline

4) Black Knight

5) Grand Cru

6) Kite

LOWISA 47

Kizoa slideshow: Lowisa47 - Slideshow

Northern Yacht Club Fall Lift

Friday November 9th 2012

On the Nonsuch

Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature
190 Rupert Ave

$40 p/p

Caterer; Urban Cuisine

Cash bar

Awards and tours on the ship

Tickets are limited to the first 80 members who buy tickets

Houseboat from Cyclone Island

For those that travel to Warroad, the houseboat from Cyclone Island has been a fixture for many years.  It was recently spotted at Kenora Harbour frount in the past week.  Who knew this thing could move...

For Next Years LOWISA Paddle Boad Race

This could not have ended well...

Dirty Pirate Popsicles

2 1/2 cups Coke
1/3 cup Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
1/3 cup Kahlua

Instructions:
1.Place all ingredients in a large glass and stir to combine. Pour mixture into popsicles mold.

2. Freeze for about 2 hours or until mixture starts to solidify enough to hold a popsicle stick upright. Insert popsicle sticks and finish freezing popsicles overnight. To release popsicles run hot water on the outside of popsicle molds for a 2-3 seconds.

*Slightly flat Coke will produce a popsicle that stays frozen longer. To quickly and manually flatten out the carbonation, empty out enough Coke from a 2-liter bottle to leave a 3-inch space from top of bottle to top of coke. Place cap back on and shake vigorously for 10 seconds. Set aside to leave bubbles to subside.

Breakfast Television Clips Featuring Kenora and LOWISA

http://video.citytv.com/video/detail/1782795851001.000000/kenora/ 


http://video.citytv.com/video/detail/1782795919001.000000/kenora-part-2/ 

LOWISA 47 Schedule

A generalized description of the LOWISA 47 week includes:

On-site registration, race instructions and charts will be available at the Northern Harbour Boaters’ Club in Northern Harbour on Saturday August 4th. Help with lifts in and out, will be provided by Gary Hall and his family at Northern Harbour. We will be offering a seminar which will provide local knowledge on navigating Lake of the Woods along with tips for having a successful week on the lake. The seminar will be held in the Northern Harbour Boaters’ Club on Saturday afternoon at 3:00pm. Those who are new to the lake will find it interesting and valuable. The Skippers’ meeting, Sailors Social, and dinner will follow starting at 6:00pm. Following dinner Gary Hall has provided LOWISA with a great band that is sure to kick start our week of sailing fun! The kids will be treated to a kids’ movie night with yummy snacks and drinks.

Day 1, Racing gets started on Sunday August 5th. The race starts at noon just north-west of the northern entrance to Keewatin Channel, finishing in the same vicinity.

Our first event of the week: the Lowisa Betty Crocker Event will take place that evening with sailors competing for the chance to win a culinary prize and most importantly, Top Chef LOWISA status. Kids will meet up in the bay to play on the Splash Mountain. Throughout the week, the kids’ activities will be announced on the VHS following the race.

Day 2, Monday, August 6th: Race starts at 10AM just south of Strawberry Island and finishes in the vicinity of Bunn Island.

Our second event of the week: the Mount Gay Wilderness Party. Hawaii Five-O attire is optional, but at the very least be sure to wear your Mount Gay Rum hat/T-shirt and your best smiles for the photo ops. Hawaiian Luau activities on the beach for the kids with special tropical punch and leis for kids to wear!

Day 3, Tuesday, August 7th: The race starts at 10AM in the vicinity of Bunn Island and finishes in the southern end of Ash Bay, just outside Ash Rapids Camp.

Fleet to enjoy Ash Rapids Camp restaurant, bar and lounge. Ash Rapids Camp is a full service wilderness lodge and well known for their hospitality. They offer great food, a rustic bar and sell fuel and ice. Nicely furnished cabins are available. See the LOWISA Website for their Internet link and to make reservations.

Day 4, Wednesday, August 8th is a day of rest. For those with the urge to race, we’ll have an optional and stand-alone windward leeward series of races. The skippers meeting will be held at 10:00am at which time, we’ll describe the location and course choices. We have lots of kid’s crafts and activities planned on shore this day. Ptarmigan Bay is close by and is a great place for a leisurely day-cruise for those who want to get away. Dinner in the dining room or on the patio will offer great items of your choice so be sure to make a reservation (807) 543-4025 for that evening for you and your crew members. A Fun Awards night is planned on the patio that evening including some fun activities for all! Pump out and garbage disposal will be available during the layover day.

Day 5, Thursday, August 9th: The race starts at 10AM just outside the north entrance to Ash Bay and finishes near the western end of Cliff Island.

Anchorage is at Deadbroke Island. There will be a kids’ activity planned and announced at the start of the week. Be sure to hail the kids’ events planner (Vivian Boychuk) on Ram Bunk Shus and they will provide the kids a dinghy ride to shore/ beach to explore as a group!

Day 6, Friday, August 10th: The race starts at 10AM off the western end of Deadbroke Island and finishes in an area ½ mile south of the western end of Shammis Island.

Anchorage is at 22 Foot Bay. Cabins are available at Crow Rock Lodge, which is just around the corner from our anchorage. See the LOWISA Website for their Internet link and to make reservations. Crow Rock Lodge offers a full service bar and dining. This evening will bring a true Mexican Fiesta full of salsa/tango music, dancing and margarita making. Our special blender will be on hand so be sure to bring your favorite vintage, a sombrero and your maracas! The kids will enjoy a pirate treasure hunt full of costumes, face paint and booty for all!

Day 7, Saturday, August 11th, marks our last day of racing. The race starts at 10AM in an area ½ mile south of the western end of Shammis Island and finishes in the northern end of Pine Portage Bay, just outside Northern Harbour Marina.

The LOWISA Commodore’s Dinner and the Awards Banquet will be hosted in the Northern Harbour Boaters’ Club on Saturday, August 11th, at Northern Harbour. Aqua Vitae has sponsored beautiful wines to pair with our buffet meal!

Miscellaneous Details

Free put-in Saturday August 4th at Northern Harbour between 1200 hrs and 1600 hrs. Free lifts out on Saturday August 11th at completion of racing. (For boats requiring a crane, see Gary Hall at Northern Harbour. See Gary Hall for car and trailer parking at Northern Harbour.

Lodging available in various hotels and motels in Kenora and Keewatin area; reservations recommended.

Driving down the highway... Whats that a boat passing me on the left....

No boats where harmed in the makeing of this video.

Commodores Cup Pursuit Race

1) Kite
2) Grand Cru
3) Goliath
4) Kitchen Party
5) Raven
6) Auberge
7) Aftica
8) D Boat

Warroad 2012 Race Results

Overall:
1) AI
2) Kite
3) Borderline
4) Fogger

Day 1
1) AI
2) Kite
3) Borderline
4) Fogger

Day 2
1) AI
2) Kite
3) Borderline
4) Fogger

Traverse the Traverse

Overall:
1) Grand Cru
2) Raven
3) Black Knight
4) Kitchen Party
5) Dress Rehearsal
6) Sloops Troops

Race 1:
1) Raven
2) Black Knight
3) Grand Cru
6) Kitchen Party
6) Dress Rehearsal
6) Sloops Troops

Race 2:
1) Grand Cru
2) Kitchen Party
3) Raven
4) Black Knight
5) Dress Rehearsal
6) Sloops Troops

Summer Solstice Pursuit Race

1) Grand Cru
2) Kite
3) Goliath
4) Kitchen Party
5) Black Knight
6) Raven
7) Borderline
8) Knock-out
9) Auberg
10) Fred Again