Congratulations to Aragorn for winning the SYC Fall Racing Series. Skipper John Becker and crew Francis Clark & Sylvie Sabourin could not be stopped! They were amazing and were relentless in their pursuit for the lead! Well done!! You can see the official race results on the SYC website under document archives – races.
Sunday, Sep 27 – Race 4 Six boats ventured out on Sunday, Sep 27 with winds at 15 knots gusting to 25. A gorgeous fall day. Perfect conditions for a race! Aragorn (Skipper John Becker and crew Francis Clark), Beethoven (Skipper Cory Petrie and crew Scott Smith & Jeff Ridal) and Sealestial (Skipper Paul Rodrigue … Continue reading Race #4 Was a Battle!!
First off…a little history of the Enduro… The original Enduro Race was a 24-Hour Race in dinghies. It started in the mid 1970s and ran 3-4 years. Usually 6-8 boats participated with boats from SYC and other clubs. In the final year a nasty storm came through during the night and brought the Enduro to … Continue reading Sealestial Takes Enduro 2020
The SYC Fall Racing season has begun! We weren’t sure if this was going to happen this year but thanks to our Fleet Captain, Paul Rodrigue, it has!! Thanks Paul. Saturday, Sep 4 – Race 1 Three boats ventured out on Saturday, Sep 5 with SW 10-12 kts variable winds and blue skies. Perfect day … Continue reading Let the SYC Races Begin…
What started out to be a funny ‘photo op’ turned out to be an ‘illuminating’ metaphor on the foundation of what SYC is built on… So, how many SYC members does it take to change a light bulb? The answer is ALL of them! Small things like this are not the work of magic fairies. … Continue reading How many SYC members does it take to change a light bulb?
On August 18th, eleven sailboats from SYC set sail for Waddington, NY for the annual Commodore Cruise. With the wind Gods on our side, the fleet benefited from a leisurely sail to the newly renovated Waddington docking facilities. After completing the US Custom and Border Patrol requirements using the CBP ROAM app on mobile devices, … Continue reading 2018 SYC Commodore/Upriver Cruise
It all started in 1957, when a group of like minded people got together to enquire about sailing arrangements on Lake St Lawrence following Inundation Day July 1, 1958. Some of those involved were Bill Mitchell, Harold Skaistkalns, Tom Strawford, Neil McGillis, Robin Peters. By 1958, Neil McGillis was the first commodore of the newly … Continue reading SYC Celebrates 60 Years
Over the span of 2 days, 8 brave members endured cold weather and exhaustion to bring high-speed internet service to the club. The new Cogeco UltraFibre service will bring our previous slow speeds of 2mb/s up to blazing fast speeds of 80mb/s. The original price quoted by Cogeco for this installation was around the $14,000 … Continue reading SYC Internet Gets a Major Upgrade
Just a quick thank you to everyone who attended the 2017 Past Commodore’s Dinner. Thank you to everyone involved for organizing such a fun night. CLAM DIGGER TROPHY Fleet Captain’s recognition of an unfortunate and possible amusing incident on the water usually the result of cutting corners and causing damage. Awarded to Michael Beelich: In … Continue reading Past Commodore’s Dinner Award Winners 2017
A big thank you goes to Joanne Suffel and her crew for preparing the crane-out lunch. They served approximately 100 people. Preparing food for this number of people requires tremendous planning. The chili was delicious, the weather cooperated, all teams inside and outside were well organized. Friday the 13th turned out to be a good … Continue reading 2017 Crane-Out
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