Okay folks, it’s time to get serious… SERIOUS ABOUT HAVING FUN! The committee planning the celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of Stormont Yacht Club has been planning a fun filled day for everyone. In 1958, it was only a dream. Today, we’re trying to contact any former members who are no … Continue reading 60th Anniversary of Stormont Yacht Club
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
What a fantastic brunch we had last Sunday. The event was hosted by Rene Therrien our fleet captain and his wife Julie Trudeau. A lot of planning goes into preparing for an event like this. Everything looked beautiful and tasted wonderful. Those Quiche pies were delicious. On behalf of the membership I would like to … Continue reading 2017 Fleet Captain’s Brunch
As a past member of the GP14 Association, I would like to thank SYC for the reception held yesterday. Gill Beddow is the Chair of the 2018 GP14 World Championship to be held in Mounts Bay, Cornwall, UK. Gill and her husband Chris were passing through on a holiday visiting friends in Calgary, Toronto and … Continue reading GP14 Reception
Special thanks Doug MacKenzie for capturing a few moments from the Fall Race Series on Sunday, September 17th 2017.
Wow what a fantastic day. Nice, sunny and on the warmer side. Nice and calm for the flotilla and the tribute for Clare. Topping things off was the super dinner for ladies day. Frank Clark and Sylvie Sabourin did an extraordinary job of organizing, preparing and planning the menu for the day. Just a note, … Continue reading 2017 Ladies Day
On our way Mardi 1 aout Nous avons quitté SYC dimanche après midi sous un magnifique soleil. Whisper est bien avitaillé d’essence, d’eau, de nourriture, de lecture etc… Scream est fixé derrière pour faciliter le trajet face au courant. Et du courant, il y en a! On peine à atteindre 3.5 noeuds (avec vent de … Continue reading 2017 Les Arsenault en Bateau
Special thanks to Dan Lefebvre for finding and providing the following article written by Nick Cox back in 1972. The article was published in The Log, a newsletter distributed to employees of the Cornwall Mill. A photo of the full cover and the original article can be found below. All You Need Is Wind Article … Continue reading A Lost Article by Nick Cox