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Sailors prepping boats for a trip to Aylmer marina

NOTICE OF RACE: KSC 12 Mile Island Race

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Saturday, August 23rd Sunday August 24th
Registration : 0930 -1000
Skipper’s Meeting 1000
Start right after the skipper’s meeting
Last Racer start no later than 1100

The annual 12-Mile-Island (Harry Adderley) Regatta has been held since 2011. It is KSC’s longest distance race. Depending on boat used and wind conditions, the rounding of the island can take from 2.5 to 5 hours (with 3-4 hours being typical). Participating in the 12-Mile-Island Regatta (and completing the rounding) counts as a rounding for the Harry Adderley and Ken Eaves sponsored 12-Mile-Island Challenge.

Eligible Sailors/Boats KSC members with boat sign-out privileges and their guests are welcome to enter the event. Boats signed out on a first come basis. So get there early.

Classes and Starts : All dinghy classes including monohulls and multihulls are permitted to race. Portsmouth Numbers will be used to determine the handicap rating for each class and to calculate the Corrected Time (CT) for each boat’s Elapsed Time (ET).

There will be one start — monohulls and multihulls will be required to start between 1000h and 1100h. This is intended so that competitors will finish closer to the same time. A self timed start and finish using the honour system will be used for this event. A mark will be placed out on the water creating a line between the jetty at KSC and the mark. You are to use this line as your start. You are to pass the times on to the sailing director upon finishing at [email protected] or by cellphone (provided onsite). Your Actual time will be calculated using the PN handicap numbers to determine the scores.

Entry Fee : There is no entry fee

Registration : On-site Registration at the KSC clubhouse on day of event starting at 0930h and continuing until 1000h.

Formal Sailing Instructions will be communicated at the skippers meeting at 1000.

Bring your own food and fluids for your sailing journey and for any meals you choose to have after the event. The Deck and BBQ are open.

Race Finish: The sailing race will officially end at 1600h or 4:00 pm. Bragging rights go anyone who finishes the entire race especially to the top three finishers.

Public Open House & Door Prize

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Public Open House has been scheduled for Saturday, May 10th, from 12-4pm. Open house is when we invite members of the public to come check out the club and see what we’re all about. Many of our members will be there as well as our training instructors, so come on down to the club and say hello!

This year is very special as the Kanata Sailing Club is marking its 50th anniversary! And to celebrate we’re giving away 1 Adult/Youth Learn to Sail course plus 1 Family Membership to new members! Approx value $1106.

No purchase necessary + skill-testing question.
Not redeemable for cash value.
Must be 18 or older.
Valid for use in the 2025 or 2026 sailing seasons.
Those eligible are Open House visitors as well as brand-new 2025 registered members or trainees.
Returning members from 2024 are not eligible (they will be eligible for draws later in the year though!)

The draw will be held at 4pm on May 10th at the end of the Open House.

Members prepping the new rs cat to be carried up to the yard

UPDATE: Launch Day next Sunday

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Launch day has been scheduled for Sunday April 27th (updated), starting at 9am. We need all hands on deck for this event, there’s lots to do but it goes quickly if we have lots of help. Like every year this will take place rain or shine, be sure to bring gloves, boots, and work wear with you. We will be removing the boats from the clubhouse, prepping boats with masts and rigging, hauling some of the boats to the beach, and assembling the dock in the water.

Members helping during Launch Day

Launch Day Next Saturday 9am-3pm

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April 22 is Next Weekend!

Start thinking about your best chili recipe for the potluck, and email Tom soon at [email protected] if you plan to bring one.

We hope to see plenty of members, old and new, at the club working together to start getting boats and the clubhouse ready for the new sailing season. This event takes place rain or shine.

To bring:

  • gloves and work wear
  • battery powered tools if you have ’em
  • items that you volunteered to store over the winter 

Our exciting plans for the day:

  • Flipping and rigging the RS Quests and Fevas
  • Moving Lasers & Bytes out of the clubhouse and assembling their dollies
  • Taking the Optis out from under the deck to the beach
  • Moving the power boats down to the beach
  • Getting the dock setup in the water
  • Potluck chili when we wrap for the day (BYOB if desired)

We’re fortunate that certain resourceful members have offered to lend us their generator for keeping chili crock-pots warm. That’s right, no hydro as yet, but watch for brand new overhead lines as you drive down the club access road!

Looking forward to hitting the water and the new deck with everyone. See you next weekend.

New Safe Sport Policies

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From our friends at Sail Canada, we’ve implemented new safe sport policies for all volunteers/employees of the club. See blurb below.

A Commitment to Safe Sport at Kanata Sailing Club
In our sport across Canada a tremendous amount of work and resource has been committed to adopt
the Sail Canada Safe Sport Policy Package at every level of sailing. Safe Sport is a commitment and
initiative to prevent and address maltreatment in sport, ensuring that sport environments create safe
and positive experiences for all.
Kanata Sailing Club has adopted the Safe Sport Policy Package and is committed to fostering a safe sport
environment in our organization and within the sport of sailing. Everyone has a role to play, and we look
to you for support in upholding its expectations and keeping each other accountable. The Policy package
can be found on our website: http://kanatasailingclub.com/club-policies-and-operations/safe-sport-policies/

KSC AGM Announcement

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Hello everyone,

The Annual General Meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, November 25th, 2021, from 7-9pm. It will take place at the Nepean Sailing Club, in their upstairs Harbourview Hall. For those who cannot attend in person, the event will be streamed online live for everyone to participate and vote. Streaming details to follow.

Proof of vaccination will be required for all those attending in person.

As is custom we’ll vote to ratify the previous years meeting minutes which can be found here.

Training and Opening Day Updates

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New JLTS course

Good news! We have a new junior learn-to-sail course available for sign up, this one runs July 19th to July 24th, the same time as the adult/youth LTS 2 course! Now’s your chance to learn to sail along with your kids, sign up today:

Training Sign Up

Opening Day Rescheduled

As you may have suspected with the ongoing lock downs still in effect, we will have to delay the opening of the club once again, the new tentative date being Saturday, June 5th. We will not be holding a public open house this year.

Member Emails

Also if you are currently signed up to be a member and you are not receiving emails, they could be going to your spam folder! Check for emails from @kanatasailingclub.com, that’s us!