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Formally known as the Seba Beach Annual Family Regatta, Seba Days take place during the long weekend in August. There are a LOT of events! EYC hosts Monday's Volleyball Tournament. Most of our members volunteer to make and serve food for the attendees.     SOLD! 1998 Hunter 240 with trailer. 9.9 hp Honda 4-Stroke long shaft outboard with electric start. Custom flat-top, oversized roach, full-batten mainsail and roller furling jib. New Battery, Rudder Craft solid HDPE high performance swing keel, rudder & wood tiller. Harken single-line reefing system. All lines run to cockpit for easy single handing. Queen sized bed under cockpit + large v-berth. Sink, ice box, new alcohol stove and portable toilet. Table can be moved from cabin to cockpit. Pop-up canvas camper top for standing head room. Very spacious cockpit and swim deck, excellent for family or entertaining. Very good condition. Write [email protected]. Every summer during August long weekend, Seba Beach puts on their Annual Family Regatta. From Friday, August 2 through Monday, August 5 there will be lots of family-friendly fun events. Check out the complete program. [The village calls it a "regatta" but there is one proper sailboat race plus a wide variety of non-sailing events!]
The Sunday evening fireworks are very popular but he Parkland County has a Fire Ban in effect. Here is the relevant web page which says, "Fire Services will evaluate fireworks permits on a case-by-case basis." Terry joined EYC with a Day membership around 2011 after being a member of the Sunshine Bay Yacht Club for many years. This allowed Terry & Leonie who had a West Wight Potter 19 to use EYC's docks and facilities on a "day basis". During this phase of his membership Terry still contributed a lot of volunteer time on a variety of activities.
In 2013 Terry sold his Potter and became a partner with Rob Martin in Fugitive, a San Juan 24, and bought a "full" family membership. Terry was a member of the Board of Directors for several years. During his tenure as Membership Director, Terry sorted out a "rats nest" of past records, establishing a new and updated data base, and member share tracking system with the issuance of new share numbers. Terry also participated significantly in several club strategic plan initiatives. He pushed hard for EYC to establish a vision and definitive action plan update, upgrade and in some cases remake the club's infrastructure. Especially Hurry Inn! He was always front and centre at docks in and docks out. Initially in the water but as his arthritis got worse, Terry became the key person on shore to ensure the dock sections were stacked and unstacked to guarantee correct placement. He assumed this role from Bill Hunka. Terry was always there to flip burgers with flare and humour on Seba Days and at club BBQs. Terry and Rob won a number of races on Fugitive over the years, including Splice the Mainbrace twice. He performed bowman duty on spinnaker sets and was a sail trimmer extraordinaire! Terry passed June 3, 2024, aged 76. His caustic wit and keen observations are sorely missed! -- Rob Thanks to Marg Iveson for gathering all the summer songs suggested during the Trivia-Activia contest held on Canada Day.
Thanks to Michelle Simoneau for these photos (and for helping with coffee, snacks & lunch). Bob Schimmel wrote, "I launched this buoy last week in easier conditions than when I first tried it. During our initial attempt it was confusing to find the longer west finger of the sand bar that I usually park the buoy on because I could not find the 3 fingers at the end of the bar. The best I can figure out is the sand bar has shifted a lot since last year. The second launch attempt was a lot easier when we had sun light to see the bottom to confirm location. This made it easier than just using the portable depth sounder.
"At any rate the buoy is floating in 12-15 ft of water. You should pass to the south of it since it is a south cardinal buoy, albeit not looking like one since it is an orange barrel. We could not find shallower water to the south of it. However, there is no warranty expressed or implied on it's location! If you find shallow water south of the buoy please let me know and I'll move it." At docks out last year, the worn out Whaler was sadly in need of repair. Members Sam and Cynthia Lawrence generously offered to take it home for a fix up. After six weeks of power spraying, scrubbing, sanding, painting and fixing, they transformed the Whaler nearly back to its original glory as you can see in the photos. The Whaler received many shocked & positive compliments from members when they set eyes on the miraculously transformed craft! Sam and Cynthia, on behalf of the board and all EYC members, we cannot thank you enough for your many hours of hard work that you put into resurrecting the Whaler. We all look forward to seeing you at the club as Social Members this sailing season. Hello members with young sailors in the family,
We have been approached by the facilitator of the northern YMCA to participate in a youth exchange program for sailors. This is a government funded program that encourages organizations to facilitate exchanges between youth in the age range from 12 to 17. The size of the groups are between 10 to 30. The YMCA helps secure the funding for travel within Canada. The Saskatchewan sailing association in Saskatoon has expressed an interest to host our group for a week in return for hosting their group for a week. So in rough sketches, this would look like this:
If there is interest, I would like to hear from you. If we have a few members, I would try to combine groups of young sailors from around the lake to give us a group of 10 or more. My other aim is to get ASA to take on managing the program to make sure it is not just a one of event, but is available yearly. The Saskatoon rugby association has been doing this exchange for a few years now. Their young players have gone to BC, NS and Manitoba. Contact me via email at [email protected] if you have children or grand children that fit in this age range and would be interested in this exchange. If you would like help plan the program outline and activity or would be interested in volunteering, I also would like to hear from you. The YMCA is only involved in getting us the travel dollars to pay for busing or flying the group from one location to the other. The rest is up to us to structure with the other organization directly. I think this would be a great opportunity to give our young people an opportunity to learn and travel for a week in the summer and make new friends. Thomas EYC Sailing School volunteer |