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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.
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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.

• Barrett’s Privateers  Stan Rogers
  
• Beachin’. Jake Owen
• Beyond the Sea  Bobby Darin
• Bibia Be Ye Ye, Ed Sheeran
• Blow the Man Down. Sea Shanty
• Blowin’ in the Wind
• Boats of Spanish Leather, Dylan
• Both Sides Now  Joni Mitchell
• Brandy Looking Glass
• Castaway. Zac Brown Band
• Come All You Sailors  (Classic)
• Come Sail Away. Styxx
• Day-O (The Banana Boat Song), Harry Belafonte
• Fisherman’s Wharf. Stan Rogers
• Float Away Grabbtz
• Fogarty’s Cove. Stan Rogers
• Follow the Sun  Corona Commercial
• Goin’ to the Country  Bruce Cockburn
• Good Day Sunshine
• Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles
• How Far I’ll Go, Moano soundtrack
• I Saw Three Ships  The Chieftans
• If I Had a Boat   Lyle Lovet
• Into the Mystic. Van Morrison
• It Never Rains in Southern California   Albert Hammond
• It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere  Allan Jackson
• It’s Raining Men  The Weather Girls
• Jamaica Farewell. Harry Belefonte
• Kokomo. The Beach Boys
• North West Passage Stan Rogers
• Orinoco Flow, Enya
• Pirates of Penzance  Gilbert and Sullivan
• Pirates of the North Saskatchewan   Arrog
• Rain
• Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
• Ride of the Valkeries  Wagner
• Rock the Boat  Hues Corporation
• Row Row Row Your Boat  (Classic)
• Sail  Awalation
• Sail AWOL  Nation
• Sail Away. David Gray
• Sail on Sailor. The Beach Boys
• Sailing, Christopher Cross
• Saturday in the Park   Chicago
• Sea Cruise  Frankie Ford
• Sea Side  the Kooks (2026)
• Singing in the Rain
• Sitting on the Dock of the Bay  Otis Redding
• Six Months in a Leaky Boat  Split ENZ
• Sloop John B  Beach Boys
• Somewhere Beyond the Sea  Otis Redding
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow, as performed by Israd Kamakawiwo’de
• Son of a Son of a Sailor,  Jimmy Buffet
• Southern Cross  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• Stormy Weather – Etta James
• Summertime   Louis and Etta
• The Redneck Yacht Club, Craig Morgan
• The Last Saskatchewan Pirate  Captain Tractor
• The Maid on the Shore, Stan Rogers
• The Rain Song
• The Skye Boat Song/ Over the Sea to Skye   Outlander Theme Song
• The Summer Wind  Frank Sinatra
• The Thunder Rolls. Garth Brooks
• The Yankee Sailor  Great Big Sea
• Thunderstruck
• Waiting for My Real Life to Begin Ship to come  Colin Nay
• Walking on Sunshine
• We Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In
• Wellerman Sea Shanty
• What Can You Do with a Drunken Sailor.  Irish Rovers
• When the Ship Comes in. Bob Dylan
• When the Sun Goes Down. Kenny Chesney
• Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Gordon Lightfoot
• Yellow Submarine. The Beatles

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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:

• A group from Saskatoon area sailing clubs of 12 to 17 year old sailors would come to Seba and stay for a week. We would be responsible for planning activities, accommodations and meals. Their travel cost is covered by the program, other costs would have to be recovered from the participants or shared.
• A follow up exchange from our group would be facilitated by Saskatoon to host our group for a week, with them organizing the activities and accommodation at their end.

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 

Brian Styles wrote to Rob Martin on September 5, 2023 with this information...

After receiving the text message from Robin summarizing his conversation with the Gate Attendant at the Sundance Launch I was surprised and disappointed to learn that sailboats would not be allowed to utilize the Sundance Channel launch site. Subsequently I contacted Jeff McAdam, Manager for Parks and Community Services at Parkland County.

Jeff confirmed the depths of the channel are as shown on the channel depth map on the county website. The channel depths were taken on July 27, 2023, after the dredging operation was completed. Jeff did indicate there were problems dredging the channel and this likely resulted in the shallow depth of the channel near the location where the berm was placed by TransAlta following the CN train derailment in 2005.

The most shallow portion of the channel is shown as 5' on the county map. As previously stated, this depth appears to be present near the berm that was placed across the channel following the oil spill in 2005. The balance of the channel is shown as having a 7' depth. Rob Martin with the Edmonton Yacht Club confirmed these depths after sounding the channel in late August, 2023.

Jeff confirmed there is in fact a reinforced turf crane pad constructed with a composite "Geo Grid" for stability and erosion control. I personally inspected the site and can confirm this is true. The Geo Grid is visible under the fill used at the location, as shown on the conceptual plan for the facility.

Finally, I asked Jeff what the procedure was for launching sailboats at the Sundance Site. Jeff said that if one of the clubs wants to set up a crane at the location for launching sailboats he should be contacted, preferably 2 weeks in advance so that he can make the necessary arrangements to restrict the area while craning is occurring.

In summary, the launch site is open to sailboats. The depths are as shown on the channel map found on the Parkland County website. The water depth on July 27, 2023 when the Parkland County did their soundings shown on the map, as shown as real time data on the Wabamun Watershed Management Council website, was 724.274 meters above sea level. Water depth today is 724.262 meters above sea level or 1/2" lower than it was on July 27. The top of the weir is 724.55 meters above sea level. If we have a wet fall, a high snowfall winter and a wet spring we could see lake levels to the top of the weir, or about a foot higher than the water is now. With this in mind it is possible to see a minimum depth of 6' in the Sundance Channel during high water seasons.

If more information is required please contact Jeff McAdams at the Parkland County office at 780-968-8888.

Regards,
Brian

More information is on this page. Scroll down till you come to Sundance Boat Launch and click on that title. You should see information on the launch, including a link to Channel Depth Map.