Category: Yacht Club Business

Full Membership Applications

There are two pending applications for full membership (to the “B” list) in the club.  Further to Article 2.2 d) and e) of the Club By-laws, Rules and Regulations notice of an application is to be made on this website and the Clubhouse Bulletin Board for a minimum of 30 days.  Members may communicate to the membership committee (membership@georgianyachtclub.com) or the Board, prior to the April 3rd Board meeting any relevant information a Member may possess regarding the applicant(s).

Thomas Moore of Kemble, and sponsored by Creighton Taylor and Chris Haslam, was approved as an Associate member at the February 6, 2017 Board meeting.  Thomas has a Regal 24′ power boat.

Joe Ostrander of Owen Sound, and sponsored by Norm Menary and Travis Low, was approved as an Associate member at the February 6, 2017 Board meeting.  Joe has a Regal Commodore 322 power boat.

~**BOAT INSURANCE – NEW Email Address~~~

 22 FEB 2017

New Message regarding BOAT INSURANCE

We now have a new system and director who will be assuming the responsibilities of boat insurance confirmations.

From this point on please direct all emails for confirmations of  insurance to     boatinsurance@georgianyachtclub.com                                                                                                                                    to the attention of Tom England.

Thank-you for your attention to this.

Becky Middlebrook

Sailing from the Canaries

This is a note relayed from Jane at Lion’s Head about Ian Nicholls doing a sail from the Canaries into the Caribbean this winter, starting in a few days.  I asked Ian if I could post this to the GYC and he said fine.  It’s a good time of year to watch a sail unfold.  He’ll be blogging, he says.

Joseph

—– Forwarded Message —–
From: Ian Nicholls <nicholls_ian@hotmail.com>
To: Jane Loghrin <janeloghrin@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2016 10:41 AM
Subject: Some actual sailing news!

Hi Jane,

We’ve had a busy December in terms of very sad news and important discussions within our sailing community.  I thought I’d add to the mix with some real sailing news about my upcoming adventure.  I’m leaving on Boxing Day to head to the Canary Islands where I’ll meet my friend Rick and his wife Lorraine aboard their new 45′ Lagoon catamaran s/v Airborne.   He’s spent the past few weeks moving from Malta, where he purchased the boat, to Las Palmas.  If you can share this note with the community, I know there are a few folks who would like to keep an eye on us as we track across the mid-Atlantic.

Follow our movement across the Atlantic here: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/Airborne   – We’re leaving Las Palmas likely on Dec 29th!

This is the type of boat I’ll be on:  Lagoon catamarans : building, sale and chartering of luxury cruising catamaran

And here’s our approximate route:  http://tinyurl.com/zxjyw7q

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and I look forward to sharing the experience with folks in the New Year!

Ian Nicholls
S/V Cahoots 

Throwback Thursday no. 51

Autumn layup, 1974

Text Reads: “SEASON’S END – Vacant mooring slips at the Georgian Yacht Club reflect in the calm waters of Owen Sound bay as the boats are drydocked nearby signifying the end of another sailing season. All but a few of the yachts kept at the club have been taken out of the water for the winter.”

Spring Dock Repair, 1975

Text Reads: “GETTING READY – It’s almost time for sailors to head for open water. Preparation for the summer boating season has started at the Georgian Yacht Club in Owen Sound where Stan Weatherall and Alan Fawcett are repairing the wooden docks.”

How The Universe Changed In 2016

Owen Sound [GYC] – December 10, 2016:

As 2016 nears its end, it appears that the globe, the Solar System, the galaxy and the Universe hasn’t changed all that much. While we might notice some major events that occur out there in the Universe over the span of decades such as:

the arrival of a comet,
the brilliance of a meteor shower,
the flare-up of a nearby star,
those are only the obvious changes that occur.

And yet, there are some monumental changes that occur in our Solar System, our galaxy and the Universe that underlie the great, slow changes that take place on the grandest of timescales.

One such event:

Carl Inglis wins the raffle prize at a GYC social event.

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