CLIPPERQueen City Yacht Club Summer 2002

PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY MARY PARTRIDGE, MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN

QCYC Dredges for MembersImprovement: Of MembershipOf FacilitiesOf ServicesOf Fun

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Q C Y C Board 2002Q C Y C InfoCommodoreDavid Halldavid.hall@attglobal.netRes 416.767.4561Bus 905.804.1855

Vice CommodoreDwight Hamiltondwight@oceanmarine.on.caRes 416.406.2064Bus 416.444.0105

Rear CommodoreGraham Dougalldougalg@insecurity.comRes 416.233.2277 voice/faxBus 416.341.7500 x 3148

Fleet CaptainTony PittsTpitts@iapa.on.caRes 416.360.0624Bus 416.506.0488 x 201Fax 416.506.9610

TreasurerRick Hardyrhardy@mortgageinvestmentfund.comRes 416.483.8970Bus 316.410.6830

SecretaryPat Whetungpwhetung@mcmichael.on.caRes 416.366.2345Bus 905.893.0344 x 243Fax 416.366.5678

House ChairJohn Coullm.coull@on.aibn.comRes 416.214.0804Bus 416.977.6000 x 465Cell 416 575 5889

MooringsDon Mcdonellmcdonell@interlog.comRes 416.368.3567Bus 416.703 5858

GroundsDoug Millerdougjjmiller@aol.comRes 416.487.9437

MembershipMary Partridgewlilley@interlog.comRes 416.203.9975

PlanningTed Doylepatricia.doyle@sympatico.caRes 416.444.8246

EntertainmentPaul Trotterarlenelevin2@yahoo.ca Res 416.763.4870Bus 416.626.7372

CommunicationsLaurenceConcannonljc2000can@yahoo.caRes 416.948.4734Bus 905.271.3620

Junior ClubDianne Taylordmtaylor@dmtaylor1.comRes 416.690.3900Bus 416.690.1188

YardRichard Charterisrichardcharteris@hotmail.comRes 416.482.2769Bus 416.415.3872

Past Commodorejgbconnections@rogers.comGarry BakerRes 416.781.1719

Algonquin IslandBox 401, Terminal A Toronto, ON M5W 1C2

Manager Harry HowardTel 416.203.0929Fax 416.203.0931

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Restaurant 416.203.9007Jr Club 416.203.8274

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There seems to be quite a buzz ofenthusiasm around the Club aswe gear up for this season. TheBoard has worked extremelyhard all winter, and you’ll seethe fruits of their efforts unfoldas the season gets under way.

Increasing Queen City’smembership roll is one of ourbiggest ongoing projects, and theBoard of Directors is solidlybehind all of the currentinitiatives. There is keen

competition among the various club and marina facilities in thearea and Queen City, being on Toronto Island, has to work hard toincrease the boating public’s awareness. The recruitment of newmembers requires the dedication of considerable time and effort,and we are extremely fortunate to have a core group of members,led by Membership Chair Mary Partridge, that is devoted to thistask.

The results are amazing. We have such a large influx of newmembers this year that I’ve almost lost count myself. While that isgreat news, it also means that things are going to look somewhatdifferent around the Club.

A lot of effort is being put into integrating our new members asquickly as possible so that they feel comfortable and welcome, andyou’ll find yourselves meeting a lot of new folks as a part of thatprocess. Inevitably, there are going to be times when you seepeople around the Club that you don’t know or haven’t beenintroduced to. Chances are that “stranger” is really a new member,so please introduce yourselves and make them feel welcome.There will also be numerous visits to the Club in the coming weeksand months by even more prospective members. This activity isabsolutely critical to our growth, so please let’s make sure QueenCity continues to earn its reputation as the ‘Friendliest Club on theLake.’

Another major project taken on this year is the re-launch of therestaurant and bar as a Club operation. The bar and restaurantoperation will always be a challenge for a club our size, regardlessof whether it’s run by us or contracted out. After a number of yearsof contracted out service, the Club is taking back management ofthis operation.

An enormous amount of organizational work has been put in toget the new operation under way, and I am sure you will find theresults worth while. Audrey Demers, the Food and Beverage

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Message from the Commodore David Hall

Manager has some great plans, and will be working closely withHarry Howard, our Club Manager to bring you the best. Pleasegive them your support and patience, and bear with us if there area few teething troubles during the first few weeks. Special thanksalso to John Coull, Dwight Hamilton, Richard Hardy, GeoffHeathcote for their efforts in getting this organized.

Improved service to the members is a key feature of all of ouractivities this year. No where is that more obvious than in thetender operation, where Fleet Captain Tony Pitts has done a greatjob making the Algonquin Queen and the Harold Robbins almostsparkle.

Work is on-going towards deciding on a tender replacement,and on the planning for the new finger docks. I was hoping to havemore to report at this time, but as usual, everything takes longerthan you think.

Two major dates are fast approaching. The first is Sailpast onMay 19th, and this year we will be participating with RCYC andIYC as part of RCYC’s 150th Anniversary. This promises to bequite an event so be sure to have your boat polished up in time.The second is the Club’s Spring General Meeting, May 24th. at7:30 p.m. in the Great Hall. Come and hear the reports from yourBoard about all the great work that’s been done and the great plansthat are unfolding.

As for sailing, we’re almost there. We just need to get rid of thelast remnants of Winter, and we’ll be under way again.

David HallCommodore

Handing over the Helm at Shellbacks

The Shellbacks Club has been part of Toronto’s sailing scene for aslong as we can remember, characterized by the regular weeklylunches where local sailors get together to share their stories andlisten to presentations on the exploits of others.

After more than 10 years as Skipper of the Shellbacks, QueenCity’s Allan Rae has finally passed on the helm. Allan followed inhis father’s footsteps. Al Rae Sr. was Shellbacks Skipper back in1946.

Congratulations Allan for a job well done and your service tothe Toronto sailing community. I’m sure Shellbacks will miss yourinimitable style.

David HallCommodore

Spring General Meeting Friday May 24

7:30 p.m.Great Hall

QCYC ClubhouseAlgonquin Island

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Rear Commodore Graham Dougall

Vice Commodore Dwight Hamilton

The racing season is fastapproaching with theParticipants’ Meeting at 1930 onWednesday May 8th and the firstnight of Wednesday racing onMay 15th. All yachts racingunder PHRF should have a validPHRF-LO certificate otherwisethey will be assessed a six (6)second a mile penalty. If youneed a certificate, renewal oraren’t sure of your status atPHRF-LO, please contact either

Doug Morris or Paul Winterton, our club measurers,Pat Whetung is undertaking the coordination of our new crew

bank. More details on this will be forthcoming in the FLASH andat the Participants’ Meeting.

Elsewhere in this Clipper are the details around this year’sSailpast. As you may have learned, this year’s Sailpast is a jointreview of the fleets of IYC, QCYC and RCYC in honour ofRCYC’s 150th anniversary and of recreational boating in TorontoHarbour. Our normal social events of the day such as theCommodore’s Punch Bowl, dinner and dancing will still occur haveafter the review.

I know that a number of members have concerns aboutparticipating in such a large review especially those who were inlast year’s Easter Seal Regatta. However, there is much moredetailed planning for this Sailpast. The yachts from all three clubswill jointly pass in review based on length. Each of the seven fleetswill have a designated leader flying an identification pennant and aspecific location to assemble. Each fleet will only begin the reviewafter being released by the review marshal. Two of the seven fleetswill be lead by QCYC yachts, Enkidu and Quickbeam.

I would encourage all yacht owners who will participate in thereview of the fleet to attend the Sailpast briefing that will be heldoutside the south end of the Club House at 1045.

I’m looking forward to seeing you on the water.Graham Dougall

Rear Commodore

I like to start this report out bywelcoming all new members tothe club. I look forward tomeeting you at New MembersNight where you willceremoniously be introduced tothe membership. This is a greatopportunity to meet the BoardChairmen and chat with themembership at large. Don’t beshy. If you have issues orconcerns throughout the season,don’t hesitate to bring them to

the appropriate Chairman.And, a special thanks, to all members, but especially to those

new members who have helped out at the recent spring workparties. In spite of the sometimes miserable weather a lot wasaccomplished towards getting the club ready for the season.

Queen City is a self-help club. Whether we do the job ourselvesor occasionally bring in a contractor, the membership takesownership of all projects. We have a diverse and knowledgeable poolof talented people, who have served the club well over the years. Theaddition of new members each year enhances this energy.

By the time you read this, we’ll all be in the water, jockeying forposition at the mast crane. You’ll notice that the grassy knoll onthe west side of the club is gone. Long an impediment to theCombat Croquet Court, it was rumoured to be the final restingplace of several Past Commodores. This proved not to be the case.The knoll was removed in the dead of night last winter, only todiscover an old septic bed, which was hastily filled in.

You will also notice the new floor in the dining room and anewly refreshed kitchen thanks to a handful of members who sawthe need and got the job done. I ask all of you who frequent thedining room to take care of it. Be especially careful not to walk inwith mud, tar, or sand on your boots. Door mats will be providedat the entryways.

Knowing it would be a coveted prize, I was prepared to auctionoff the old dining room rug as an historical artifact. But, it seemsto have been spirited off by some other discerning person. It willprobably show up on “e-bay.”

There are many beautification projects like this still to be donebefore Sailpast. I am encouraged by all members who turn out tothe work parties and help. This is how we get the club in shape forthe season. There’s always painting to be done, cleanup in the yardand grounds and along the walkways, work on and in theClubhouse, and the locker blocks could use a touchup. There are

QCYC Open Regatta

Q.C.Y.C. is soliciting sponsors for the Q.C.Y.C. Open Regatta (July6th). If you, your firm or somebody you know, might be interested,please contact Graham Dougall: dougalg@insecurity.com … VICE COMMODORE CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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SAILING

INSTRUCTIONS

0800 • First tender from the island. Tender service willrun every half hour until 12150900 • Club Restaurant opens1045 • Sailpast briefing, lawn, south end of Club House1200 • Yachts depart for Sailpast1300 • 1st Sailpast, IYC, QCYC and RCYC. Reviewingparty: the Lieutenant Governor and Commodores of thethree clubs. Reviewing stand: Harbourfront at the fiveflag poles1500 • 2nd Sailpast, commercial and other vessels ofToronto Harbour. Reviewing party: the Chair andHarbour Master of the Toronto Port Authority.Reviewing stand: Harbourfront at the five flag poles1610 • Commodores Hall and Matheson arrive on“Esperanza” followed by “Elsie’D” with the Dixie LandBand. “Phoenix” falls in with the QCYC Flag Officerparty for tour of the lagoon. Commodore Halldisembarks at the end of the tour1630 • Half-hour tender from the island1730 • Half-hour tender from the island1730 • Commodore’s Punch Bowl, lawn, west side ofClub House1820 • Dinner2030 • Sunset Flag Lowering Ceremony, main flag pole2039 • Sunset2100 • Dancing to the Laura Hubert Band

Sailpast is one of the few dress-up occasions on the Club Calendar.The dress for Sailpast is the traditional yachting white pants andnavy blazer for both men and women plus a tie for men with manymembers adhering to this dress code. However, this is by no meansmandatory. Many women wear semi-formal dresses, others dressmore casually, in dress pants for example.

See the Sailpast onRogers TV Community10 Toronto,Saturday May 25 andSunday, May 27from 1400 to 1500.

Tri Club Sailpast 2002Sunday May 19, 2002

SAILPAST MENU

• Starters •

Romaine, Julienne Vegetables, PumpkinSeeds in an Herbed Vinaigrette

• Main Course •

Baked Breast of ChickenIn a Dijon, White Wine Cream Sauce

Roasted Baby PotatoesAsparagus

• Dessert •

Maple Syrup – Bourbon – Pecan Tart

$35.00 per personinclusive of all taxes and service.

A minimum billing event.

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WORK!

Toronto Easter

Seals Regatta

July 7th, 2002 will see the 13thanniversary of the TorontoVolvo Cup Easter Seals Regatta.This is an annual fundraisingevent for the Easter Seal

Society. It is the largest Regatta on the north shore of LakeOntario, and the largest charitable Regatta in the Province. It is apremier event for Lake Ontario’s sailing community, earning theCanadian Yachting Association’s 1999 Recreation Event of the YearAward.

A unique feature of this Regatta is that while we have raisedover $3 million dollars in the last 11 years for Easter Seal children,our event is one in which Easter Seal children and their familiescan actually participate. Over 50 skippers volunteer their boats totake an Easter Seal family out for an afternoon of cruising, whilethe racers participate in a 14-division race. Everyone then meets upafterwards for the famous Post-Race Party at the RCYC. This yearyou may register on line at the regatta websitehttp://www.easterseals.org/whatwedo/events/regatta/

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2002 QCYC Calendar

JuneMon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

1 2

Wedding Single Handed(Black) Series (SHS)

Day Race

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Race Night New MembersLORC NYC OpenSeries 1 Race 4 Night Regatta

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Race Night Wedding FATHERS DAYSeries 1 Race 5 (Heathcote)

LORC RYCYC LORC RCYCOpen Regatta Open Regatta

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Race Night 1st Day of LORC ABYC LORC ABYCSeries 1 Race 6 Summer Open Regatta Open Regatta

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Race Night QCYC Cruise QCYC CruiseSeries 2 Race 1 (SHS) Long

Distance Race

MayMon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5

WORK PARTY WORK PARTY

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Wednesday Night MOTHERS DAYRace Participants’

Meeting

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Race Night LORC Boxwell SailpastSeries 1 Race 1 Trophy Race Dinner Dance

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

VICTORIA DAY Race Night QCYC Spring Marine Penguin WorldSeries 1 Race 2 General Meeting Emergency Conference

Response Safety 60 peopleDay @TPA LORC Blockhouse

Bay Race

27 28 29 30 31

Race Night LORC Susan HoodSeries 1 Race 3 Trophy Race

New Members Night has been rescheduled —Friday 7th June!

See Page 15 for details.

Don’t forget the Spring General Meeting —Friday May 24, 7:30 p.m.

Q.C.Y.C. CruisingMark your calendar, get your supplies

We’re going cruising!June 29th, 30st, July 1st – Canada Day

Etobicoke Yacht ClubAND

July 27th, 28thDalhousie Yacht Club

Please see sign-up sheet on the Bulletin board

Q.C.Y.C. Games NightCome Join the Fun every Friday night!Arrive for dinner, participate in games

Or just catch up on gossipThe games begin at aproximately 7:30 p.m.

50/50 drawsCribbage — Euchre — Darts — Backgammon

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OctoberMon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5 6

AMEN SeriesMCC

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

THANKSGIVING HAUL-OUT HAUL-OUT

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

HAUL-OUT HAUL-OUTPot Luck Supper

28 29 30 31

SeptemberMon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

LABOUR DAY Race Night LORC BPYC LORC BPYCSeries 3 Race 4 Open Regatta Open Regatta

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Race Night WORK PARTY WORK PARTYSeries 3 Race 5 Commorore’s AMEN series MCC

BallLORC ArgosyRose Bowl

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Last Wed. Race LORC Donald Champion ofRace Night Summerville Champions

Series 3 Race 6 Memorial AMEN series NYC(SHS) PCYC to (SHC) Dbl handedPt. Dalhousie Pt. Dalhouse

to PCYC

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

1st Day Last Chance Cupof Autumn Awards Banquet

AMEN Series NYC

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2002 QCYC Calendar

AugustMon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4

RCYC Sail-in RCYC Sail-in RCYC Sail-in RCYC Sail-inLYRA Sail Week LYRA Sail WeekLYRA Sail Week LYRA Sail Week

(SHS) PCYC to (SHS) YoungstownYoungstown to PCYC

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

CIVIC HOLIDAY Race Night Wedding JC/Marine SaleRCYC Sail-in Series 2 Race 7 (Healy) Bob or Doug’s

LobsterfestAMEN series EYC

CORK Offs CORK Off

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Race Night AMEN seriesSeries 3 Race 1 TS&CC MCC

CORK Offs. CORK Offs .CORK Offs. CORK Ythfst CORK Ythfst CORK Srs 1 CORK Srs 1

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Race Night Junior ClubSeries 3 Race 2 Awards Banquet

LORC Etobicoke LORC EtobicokeOpen Regatta Open Regatta

CORK Srs 1 CORK Srs 1 CORK Srs 1 CORK Srs11 CORK Srs11 CORK Srs 11 CORK Srs 1126 27 28 29 30 31

Race Night Corn & Weenie QCYCSeries 3 Race 3 Roast Pig Roast

JulyMon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

CANADA DAY Race Night BPYC Sail-in Easter SealsQCYC Cruise Series 2 Race 2 + Band Regatta

LORC QCYCOpen Regatta

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Race Night PCYC Open PCYC OPentSeries 2 Race 3 Regatta Regatta

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Race Night Women SkippersSeries 2 Race 4 Race

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Race Night RCYC Sail-in RCYC Sail-in RCYC Sail-inSeries 2 Race 5 Wedding (Cobain)

Youngstown YoungstownLevels Levels

QCYC Cruise QCYC Cruise29 30 31

RCYC Sail-in RCYC Sail-inRace NightLYRA LYRA Series 2 Race 6

Sail Week Sail Week

Watch the Flash and the club noticeboards formore entertainment announcements.

Got a suggestion? Want to help? ContactNorm and Elaine: peterpan@sprint.ca

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PARTY!

Application forms for our Learnto Sail Programs have beendistributed to previousapplicants, to five local schoolsand Island residents. Followingthe interview process, job offersare being made to three sailinginstructors. We have not yethired a head instructor andcontinue to follow-up withpersonal and OSA contacts.

We will be offering AdultLearn to Sail on weekends.

Registrants will be contacted by Shannon Coull who will confirmprogram dates. On New Members Night, June 7, we will host abarbeque in the Snug room for the teenagers interested in our

Great weather and turnoutsmade launch a snap this year inspite of some problems with therails. The track problems havebeen addressed, but theirexistence reflects the condition ofa lot of equipment in the yard.Over the summer you’ll be askedto pitch in as we repair somerotted ways and sleepers, replacethe cable that hauls the car andupdate the south mast crane.

Many of the cradles also needsome work. Gib Speight and a crew will be wandering through theyard once we get some dry weather to assess the condition of eachcradle, checking for rotted wood, split cheeks and sliders on butterboards and loose uprights. Please ensure your boat’s name isclearly marked in a couple of places on your cradle, and it’s a goodidea to do the same on your butterboards. Come fall each year,many members remark on how easy it’s been for their butterboardsto sprout legs and walk away. Where? I dunno.

For the long-term health of your cradle – and those who arepushing it at haulout and launch – you must complete the workthat Gib’s cradle inspection crew demands. The rot in king planksmay not be visible, but it’s lurking. We’ll post the repair list by endof May, and I can help arrange to get the materials needed for

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Yard Richard Charteris

programs. They will be able to meet the instructors and will beinvited to bring a friend.

At the OSA annual training workshop we learned about thenew initiative being developed for all student sailors. The CYA isworking with the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) toincorporate Competency-Based Training (CBET) into our Learn toSail system. Information and a plan for the implementation will bepresented to the CYA Board of Directors at the semi-annualmeeting in April 2002. The changes will not take effect until 2003at the earliest, with some pilot projects in 2002. Competency-basedtraining focuses on the way skills are taught, moving toward amuch more practical, on the water concentration, with lessemphasis on classroom style teaching. More details available atCYC Website: http://www.sailing.ca/learnmore/

Thanks to the efforts of Don McDonell and club members weare looking forward to new docks at the Junior Club. We areexcited about the quality and enthusiasm of our instructors andlook forward to a dynamic Junior Club in 2002.

Dianne TaylorJunior Club

Junior Club Dianne Taylor

repairs over to the Island in June so that you don’t have to rushnear haulout to get your cradle back in shape. We will not haulboats in the fall if work asked for in the spring has not beencompleted.

A couple of tips for the long term. Ensure any butt ends on yourcradle aren’t touching the ground. Water wicks up and begins to roteven the hardest woods. Coating wood cradles with creosote seemsto be the long-accepted manner of dealing with water penetration.Does anyone know of a better product?

There’ll be more to say at the spring GM. See you there.Richard Charteris

Yard Chairman

Due to vigilance and technical know-how,

a potential haulout catastrophe, as illustrated,

has been averted!

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Moorings Don McDonell

Mooring Yard Junk, VisitorRevenue, String and Other Bitsof Thing and a Stroll on the Pier

As you read this, all myproblems will have been solved,there will not be piles of concreteblocks, tires and assortedmooring junk around the shedand crane. A new section willhave been added to the Star dockand it will be securely attachedto the sea wall and able to ride

up and down with the water depth as well as securely chained andanchored to the bottom mid way and at the end – it will beimmovable, as will the cleats currently being fashioned, that willhold School Days secure without spring lines – thus making thisimportant club dock usable and safe for all. There will also be anew section added to the dinghy dock in the same fashion for yourdinghying convenience.

Please don’t tie up your dinghy broadside or lock it to the dock.As you read this, the floating dock will no longer have a tangle ofelectrical stuff, a jumble of dock boxes, assorted bits of water pipeand conduit, missing and wrongly placed mooring tires. There willbe power for the masses, lights that turn themselves on and off,running water; that also now extends to the Junior Club, whichwill even have a sink. The Junior Club will also have a floatingdock that is an extension of the fixed side dock, which will get newtimber cladding to make it more user friendly from the water.

Another perplexing problem seems to be lack of beam room onred dock (R-23 to R-33). How to achieve equitable space betweenboats here, giving them the freedom to bob up and downindependently without the abrasion of fender-to-fender warfare iscurrently in the club think tank (which is a in a secret location).

Coming soon, there will be at least five brand new, terrificfinger docks headed for QCYC and destined for Green Section,which means docks for ten members and eight or so membersalready have their names down for them. Which brings up thepoint, if you even think you may like a finger dock, no matterwhere you boat is, put you name in for one. I want one for Phoenixand so does my neighbor Wishing Well. Eventually fingers will getto the Bad Lands by the bridge we hope. Just last week I wasmade privy to the grand lagoon dock plan. Believe me, this can bewonderful but it can’t really happen unless a great many of us signon (they won’t actually take your cash till you get one), so like theads say – just do it. The club also recognizes that many memberswill prefer to stay just as they are with Mediterranean mooring andthat’s okay too.

Which brings me to a favourite topic, moorings and revenue.Any main dock you see floating on a blue plastic drum is suspectand won’t last too long. While we can consider financing fingerdocks with member debentures, the club must finance masterdocks. This year I proposed that we charge visitors for the firstnight and offer the second night fee. This in fact, was in place afew years ago but never really applied. While I have someimportant support on the board, the executive committee whothought the membership wouldn’t go for it over ruled me. Anumber clubs on the lake do charge for the first night but mostdon’t. It is interesting to note that the ones that do are attractivedestinations like ours. Boaters who have traveled extensively notethat everywhere else you go, you pay. Some members believe thatwe should give what we get and that’s a nice idea but not practical.Others like the idea of basking in the glow of reciprocity as theytravel around the lake. We can leave things as they are and tocontinue to offer the first night free to visiting boats. Or we canbegin to charge for the first night and run moorings in the blackand have the cash to improve and maintain our club docks. Forexample, there are 10 more lights on the floating dock that cost usabout $1,000. Also, attractive marine facilities attract newmembers. I’d like to hear your opinion on charging for the firstnight.

Hands up anyone who has noticed the Kinship Runcible Pier. Iwould like to take a few words to explain its reason for being. Thiskeeps the main floating dock stable and has a sound engineeringpurpose, the board has approved of it for that reason. It has alsoaccommodated two boats with a dock. At the end of the floatingdock you will notice another finger dock for the benefit of JuniorClub, it will accommodate No Bad Days who until now has nothad a permanent spot, it is a difficult boat to get on and off and hehas been shuttled all round the club for quite some time. QuickBeam and Escapade also have a finger dock. School Days have theuse of the Star dock. Ancient Mariner have the use of seawall/dockin the crash slip, Phoenix and Wishing Well share a finger dock. Anew member will gypsy at Shepherd Landing.

However, my ad-hoc finger dock acquiring days are over. Theonly finger docks now available will be the professional clubapproved ones available through a club debenture. You’ll get a fullup presentation of this at the Spring meeting. What is already inplace stays and I ask you to understand that in any yacht club,marina, yacht basin or seaport there will be certain slips that aremore desirable than others. Some of them earned and welldeserved, others acquired just because the boat was in the rightplace at the right time. Other times it is the luck of the draw. It’sbeen the same at QCYC but now you have the opportunity to signup for a desirable finger dock.

A word about string and other bits of things. This is a club sidething, mainly in blue section. How many bits of small stuff, oddends and frayed poly line do you really need littering your slip anddangling in the water? Get out that combo pocketknife-pliers-pencil

… MOORINGS CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

Each year at this time after thebeehive of activity to get all ourboats ready for launch, it alwaysamazes me how we manage toget it all done. This year theweather gods were not all thatco-operative in the weeks prior tolaunch and for most of us, it wasa struggle to find enough sunnydays to get all the sanding,painting, waxing and polishingcompleted. By the time you arereading this, launch will

hopefully be a happy memory and our new season will beunderway.

My thanks to those of you who were prompt in the remittanceof your Spring invoices. There are still a few members withoutstanding balances and we must again ask that you remit yourpast due amounts as soon as possible. As you all realize, this is abusy year financially at the Club and we need everyone toshoulder the effort and pay their invoices on time.

The dredging has now been completed and fortunately, we didnot have to pay for all of it ourselves. Through the considerableefforts of our Commodore, we were successful in getting variouslevels of Government to contribute to the costs. All those memberswith boats that draw more than six feet owe David Hall a beer!

While it is still somewhat premature in that final BoardApproval is required, it appears that we are strongly leaningtowards a new tender to be built on the east coast at a considerableamount less than last year’s quote. The other positive note, is thatwe are in negotiations with Caterpillar Financial ServicesCorporation (a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc.) to cover thefinancing. Caterpillar offers in-house financing for new vessels thatare powered by Caterpillar diesels. While this is still in thepreliminary stage, the advantage of using a non-traditional lenderis that we do not use up any potential credit lines with our ownbank. Until final approval is obtained, we cannot offer any specificdetails, however we hope to be able to supply exact figures shortly. With our great view of the City, with the restaurant and bar nowback under our control, with the dredging completed, with newdocks in the works and hopefully a new tender on the way, QueenCity truly is “the best Club on the lake.”

Rick HardyTreasurer

Well the sailing season hasstarted and most boats are in thewater now. The refurbishing andmaintenance of the “Robbins”and the “Algonquin Queen” areprogressing well. The “Queen”has undergone an extensivemechanical and electrical wiringoverhaul and passed her in-waterinspection for the year byTransport Canada on April 16.

The tender captains this yearinclude two full time captains –

Bob Mountjoy and Harmon Walsh, and three part-time captains –Mark Nossiter, Chris Dilallo and Kevin Blair. When the captainsare not operating the tenders, they will be involved with themaintenance and physical appearance of both vessels. Thanks totheir hard work, the “Queen” already looks transformed. Thecaptains will also be responsible for the appearance of the dockarea and I think you will notice a difference by Sailpast.

One other change this year is that the tender captains will berequired to wear standard dress. Uniforms have already beenordered and we should be in business by Sailpast. The TenderCaptains have been reminded of the expectations of themembership for good customer service. At the same time, there areexpectations of members and their guests to follow appropriateprotocols – I will be posting these on the “Queen” and club’s noticeboards. Your feedback is welcome! Any complaints or comments onthe tender service should be directed to Harry Howard or myself.We are trying hard to make this a happy year.

We will be experimenting with an additional 1015 run startingin middle May. We will continue this run if members use it.

Finally, the new tender! David Kent and myself hope to make apresentation to the Board in early May. The primary candidate fora new tender is the Guilford 45, a Fibreglass 40 passenger vesselbuilt by Yates Boatbuilding in Springdale, Newfoundland. Weshould have drawings and a quotation in our possession soon. Weintend to do a presentation at the spring meeting.

I am sure by the time the Clipper is published, we will beenjoying some warmer weather and some fair winds!

Tony PittsFleet Captain

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Fleet Captain Tony Pitts Treasurer Rick Hardy

Reminder

Members are required to show their Tender Pass upon boarding andthe City Station. Guests and visitors are required to pay $5.Members may pre-purchase tickets for their guests from the

club office: single ($5); or books of 5 ($20).

How many of our newmembers have you met so farthis year? With more than 12new Senior member unitssince the Boat Show andseveral Associates, plus thosewho joined late last year, youwill see at least 40 new facesaround the club.

Here’s a list of the newmembers as of press time. Mychallenge to you is to findthem and to introduce

yourself. If you were at any of the work parties or launch,you’ve probably met quite a few already. Thefirst three people to prove they’ve met the newmembers on the list (by getting their signatureson the list below) will win a beverage of his orher choice at “Harry & Audrey’s.”

More new members

on the way!

As you know, Queen City has many Islanderswithin its ranks; and with Audrey as our foodand beverage manager in the restaurant, wehope to gain a few more this year. To this end anewsletter was delivered to all Island homes inthe last week of April. Thanks to Associatemember Bob Kotyk for its distribution.

We also have a membership campaign inprogress directed at the residents of QueensQuay (from Bathurst to Yonge.) Ken Rodmellhas designed a beautiful brochure that is beingmailed to every unit in the condos along thewaterfront. The brochure features a gorgeousnew aerial photograph of our club (complimentsof Steve Manley, PORTS – The CruisingGuides), tells the readers enough about QueenCity to whet their interest and then directsthem to a special page on the club’s Web site(www.qcyc.ca/qq) which has photos, a brief clubprofile and e-mail addresses for four of ourmembers (Joan Allison, Gerry & TonyKarahanas, David & Violet Couch and Jeff Imai& Belinda James.) The idea is that prospectiveQueens Quay members will e-mail one of thesemembers, who will then answer their questions,show them around the club and sign them up.We hope to bring in at least a few new

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Associate members and to get them interested in sailing.

Tender Passes & the Roster

You are likely in possession of beautiful new tender passes (akamembership cards). We are extremely grateful to Linda Toms forarranging the production and printing of the cards, to Sandi Chungfor the design and to Pat Whetung, Millie Bishop, Gwen Egan,Diana Rowland, Ed Tasca, Moira Myszak, Paul Winterton and JoanO’Reilly for their help in cutting, laminating and labelling.

The Roster will be out in late May. Don’t forget to makecorrections to the Roster review book in the lobby.

New Members Night

Mark your calendars for New Members Night on Friday, June 7.This year Pete and Elaine Stevenson have agreed to organize theevent. (Maybe we’ll get a song out of Pete!) The usual fare: wine,cheese & and a helluva good time! Non-new members: please cometo keep the south end of the Great Hall down when all the newmembers are welcomed at the north end.

NEW SENIOR MEMBERS AND

THEIR CHILDREN) SIGNATURE(S)

Geza Banfai & Michele Macartney ___________________________________and Thomas, 15; Jenny, 13 ___________________________________Bruce & Michelle Forbes and ___________________________________Lauren, 14; Kendra, 12 ___________________________________Norm & Camilia McIlmurray ___________________________________Trevor Spurr & Wanda Forsythe ___________________________________Simon & Linda Faulkner ___________________________________Andrew & Yvette Drummond ___________________________________Kerry, 12; Tommy, 10; Johnny, 8 ___________________________________Jim Borecki & Valerie Wint ___________________________________Donald and Georgina Cobban and ___________________________________Sarah, 16; Angela, 22 ___________________________________Jaqueline Cook & Eriks Rugelis and ___________________________________Karina, 14; Martins, 12 ___________________________________Jeff & Janet Thorsteinson and ___________________________________Joe, 3; Daniel, 4 months ___________________________________Jonathan Crinion & Stephanie Mills and ___________________________________Jennifer, 15; Zoe, 13 ___________________________________Jonathan Moles ___________________________________Martin Snelgrove & Anne Fauteux and ___________________________________Xavier, 13; Richard, 11 ___________________________________David Hartman & Kim Saunders ___________________________________Steve Behal ___________________________________NEW ASSOCIATE &

DRY SAIL MEMBERS SIGNATURE(S)

Shelagh Roberson ___________________________________Malcolm Stanley & Wendy Long ___________________________________Paul Crosby ___________________________________Andrew Van Dorsser ___________________________________Steve Weir ___________________________________Terry Skeet ___________________________________

I must start by acknowledging allof the members who helped withthe work parties. Thanks to yourefforts our club is once againstarting to shine and look readyfor another sailing season. Thebiggest physical change that wetook on this spring is in thedining room. The old carpet isgone and has been replaced withbeautiful pre finished 3/4" oakflooring. The small service barhas been removed and our wait

staff now have direct access to the back of the bar and can nowserve the dining room through this second access route to thekitchen.

A special thanks is due to David Kent for co-coordinating thepurchase and installation of the flooring, and to Paul Horne for allof his help and energy, without their assistance I would still bestruggling with some of the projects.

I think by now almost everyone knows that we have taken backour food and beverage operation, no longer contracting out ourkitchen and bar. We have been struggling for several years withreduced income, quality and service from our contracted operatorsand it was felt that the time had come for us to claim ownership,manage it ourselves and hopefully reap the benefits of running aclean, quality operation. With ownership comes some risk andsome growing pains can be expected but we are confident that withour members’ support we can offer quality food, reasonable prices,excellent service and hopefully a financial profit.

All staff are now employees of the club and as such will reportto Harry Howard. If any members have concerns or commentsregarding our operation I ask that you funnel them through meand I will do my best to address them as quickly as possible.

We have been reminded that our license and insurance are forthe operation of a private club and as such open to members only.Guests are welcome to visit our club; they just need to be signedinto the guest registry by a member. Our bylaws state that amember may only sign in the same guest once a month. So pleaseinvite your friends and neighbours to join you for cocktails on theverandah or a delicious meal. Now that we own our food andbeverage service your support and patronage is needed to make itwork successfully.

The kitchen has been sterilized and painted and Audrey andher staff have started moving in. We were able to somewhat openfor business April 13 offering delicious minestrone soup andsandwiches. I am not positive but I believe that this is the earliestthat we have ever opened the bar and kitchen. It is our plan to

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New Members NightMeet new & old friends at

Friday, June 7th7:30 p.m.

Enjoy wine & cheese& the famous

Queen City Blues Band$15 per person

— New members are free —

House John Coull

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the following people have presented

applications for membership

For Senior Membership:1. Jeff and Janet Thorsteinson have moved their 32ft Chris Craftfrom Toronto Island Marina. Their kids are Joe and Daniel.2. Jonathan Moles was introduced to the club by Peter and TracyJones. He brings his 22ft DS sailboat “Oskar” into the club. 3. Jonathan Crinion and Stephanie Mills are bringing their 37ftJeanneau Selection “Oxygen” into the club. Their daughters areJennifer and Zoe.4. Martin Snelgrove and Anne Fauteux have just purchased aC&C 27 Mk V, named “Jeannet II..” Their kids are Xavier andRichard.5. David Hartman and Kim Saunders know the club throughPeter Broecker and Sari Bercovitch. They are bringing their CheoyLee 30 into the club.

For Associate Membership:1. Paul Crosby, who used to sail “Frodo,” returns to the club aftera few years’ absence.2. Andrew Van Dorsser3. Steve Weir

Mary PartridgeMembership Chairman

Sailpast May 19New Members Night June 7Womens Skippers Dinner Dance July 20Bob or Doug’s Lobsterfest August 10Junior Club Awards Banquet August 25Corn & Weenie Roast August 30Pig Roast August 31Commodore’s Ball September 14Awards Night September 20

Minimum Billing Events

monday may 6 to sunday june 30

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Holiday

8:15a.m. 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:158:45 8:45 8:459:15 9:15 9:159:45 9:45 9:45

10:15 10:15 10:15 10:15 10:15 10:15 10:15 10:1511:15* 11:15* 11:15* 11:15* 11:15 11:15 11:15

12:15p.m. 12:15 12:15 12:15 12:15 12:15 12:15 12:151:15 1:15 1:15 1:15 1:15 1:15 1:15 1:15

2:15* 2:15* 2:15* 2:15* 2:15 2:15 2:153:15 3:15 3:15 3:15 3:15 3:15 3:15 3:154:15 4:15 4:15 4:15 4:15 4:15 4:15 4:15

4:45 4:455:15 5:15 5:15 5:15 5:15 5:15 5:15 5:155:45 5:45 5:45 5:45 5:456:15 6:15 6:15 6:15 6:15 6:15 6:15 6:157:15 7:15 7:15 7:15 7:15 7:15 7:15 7:158:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:159:15 9:15 9:15 9:15 9:15 9:15 9:15 9:15

9:4510:15 10:15 10:15 10:15 10:15 10:15 10:15

10:4511:15 11:15 11:15 11:15 11:15 (11:15)*

12:15a.m. 12:15Special Events (1:15)( ) *Sundays preceding a Holiday Monday

Tender Schedule flowers to plant and leaves to bag; enough for everyone.

On other fronts, the New Tender project is steaming ahead, anda long term plan to re-new club assets is in the works. We’ve takenback control and responsibility for the kitchen, which I believe willresult in great food and better service. A “new dock” constructionprogram is also in the works. And, not to leave your kids out of theloop, the Kids’ Room will be finished and with any luck at all, ourwork to find some playground equipment will pay off.

We’ll report on this and other projects at the Spring Meeting.Our club is one of the most popular clubs on the Lake. We’re

all proud of this. Let’s keep it that way.Dwight HamiltonVice Commodore

sharpener and get rid anything that looks as if it doesn’t belongespecially if it is hanging off a tire. On the American side theykeep that sort of silly stuff hidden safely away in a dock box. Theseoften-sad objects mostly contain useless items like leaky hoses, acouple of broken hose nozzles, rusty paint cans, kids toys, rags andthe like, securely locked of course. Some boxes are reasonablyattractive others are dead ugly. But I know you love yours. That’swhy we will be arranging for the Blessing of the Dock Boxes laterin the season, please dress your box appropriately. Membersalready married to dock boxes may wish to reaffirm their vows.Refrigerators disguised as dock boxes will not be blessed and thecombo stair/box will need to pass a Ken Rodmell safety inspectionbefore the ceremony.

Here’s to lots of water under your keel and a finger in yourfuture. Regards,

Don McDonellMoorings Chairman

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have the kitchen open till 11 pm on Friday evenings so that ourmembers will not feel so rushed and can get an early-relaxed startto their weekends.

Norm Dilworth and Elaine Patterson have volunteered toassume a greater role in entertainment planning and along withmenu and bar specials we anticipate a livelier and more enjoyableclub experience.

There is still lots to do in and around the clubhouse includingfinishing the Kids’ Room on the ground floor, touching up paint,hang pictures and so on. Your assistance with any of these projectswould be greatly appreciated and a detailed list of jobs to be doneis available in the office.

To all of our new members I welcome you on board and to allour old members welcome back. Lets make this a summer worthremembering and a club worthy of your support.

John CoullHouse Chairman

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Monday July 1 to monday September 2

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Holiday

8:15a.m. 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:158:45 8:45 8:45 8:45 8:45 8:45 8:45 8:45

9:15 9:15 9:159:45 9:45 9:45

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12:15p.m. 12:15 12:15 12:15 12:15 12:15 12:15 12:151:15 1:15 1:15 1:15 1:15 1:15 1:15 1:152:15 2:15* 2:15* 2:15* 2:15* 2:15* 2:15 2:153:15 3:15 3:15 3:15 3:15 3:15 3:15 3:154:15 4:15 4:15 4:15 4:15 4:15 4:15 4:154:45 4:45 4:45 4:45 4:455:15 5:15 5:15 5:15 5:15 5:15 5:15 5:155:45 5:45 5:45 5:45 5:456:15 6:15 6:15 6:15 6:15 6:15 6:15 6:157:15 7:15 7:15 7:15 7:15 7:15 7:15 7:158:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:159:15 9:15 9:15 9:15 9:15 9:15 9:15 9:15

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10:4511:15 11:15 11:15 11:15 11:15 (11:15)*

12:15a.m. 12:15Special Events (1:15)( ) *Sundays preceding a Holiday Monday

Times are departures from City Station— Pier 6 (Club departures: deduct 15 minutes)11:15* a.m. and 2:15* p.m. Freight runs — time approximate