CBYC Mixer April 2019

Collins Mixer

Collins Bay Yacht Club

Newsletter

SAVE THE DATE Commodore’s and it’s a great place to socialize.
Corner Perhaps some of you are unaware,
MAY 4 as was I, that we have a
Wine and Cheese
Memorandum of Understanding
MAY 11
Skippers’ Rummage Sale Spring seems very reluctant to make with the Wavelength Sailing School.

JUNE 8 an appearance this year, yet the This agreement defines the
Sail Past/Pancake Breakfast
marina is slowly showing signs of conditions and circumstances under
JUNE 22
Saint-Jean-Baptiste life. Although the Kingston weather which this sailing school has access

has been cool and rainy, the winter to our clubhouse.

covers are coming off boats and the
activity level is increasing as many It is important to note that the
sturdy sailors prepare for launch. Wavelength Sailing School uses our

clubhouse occasionally, and not on a

If the weather in Kingston, or the regular basis. This use may involve

IN THIS ISSUE region where you live, is having an the conduct of an instructional

impact on your plans and lecture or the administration of a

Commodore’s Corner 1 preparations for launch this year, I written exam. Our agreement does

From the Helm 2 would encourage you to keep in not afford the Wavelength Sailing

In Memoriam 4 close contact with the marina. School exclusive use of our facility.

Newsletter Editor 6 Things are likely to become a little This means that during the time that

Is Grocery Shopping hectic once the warm and friendlier a lecture or an exam is in progress in

Without Plastic spring weather actually arrives and the clubhouse, CBYC members are

Possible? 9 keeping the marina informed of your still entitled to use the facility.

Blast From the Past 11 intentions and plans will greatly Wavelength is aware of and accepts

2018 Lake Ontario contribute to a smooth and efficient this occasional simultaneous use of

& U.S. Cruise 14 launch program. the clubhouse.

Sailing School 21

2019 Executive Team 23 The use of the CBYC clubhouse was It has been brought to my attention

a topic of discussion at our last that some CBYC members are

executive meeting. The clubhouse is unaware of this agreement or they

Do you have an article, a available for use by our members have been reluctant to enter the
recipe or a comment to
share? Perhaps suggestions and their guests during the boating clubhouse if a lecture or exam is in
on how to improve the
Mixer? Your contributions season. As you are probably aware, progress. Please be advised that
and input are welcome at:
it’s a pleasant refuge on those cool access to the clubhouse is always
[email protected]
and rainy days when even the most available to you, unless the

spacious boats seem a little confined clubhouse has been specifically

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From the Helmbooked for a function. In this alcoholic drink containers

case, information related to (empty ones, of course). To

the function and the use of the Collins Bay Marina is proud to use the space in these
clubhouse will be have been awarded a 5-anchor containers efficiently, we ask
communicated to our Platinum rating in the Clean that you please collapse
membership in advance of the Marine Program. This is the cardboard boxes.
function. If you have any highest rating that can be
questions regarding the use of achieved and we are grateful For a complete list of the
our clubhouse, please advise for all of you who have pledged marina’s environmental
the Clubhouse Chair, Glen to be an environmental initiatives, please refer to the
Reid, or any member of your steward and adhere to our Mixer’s August 2018
CBYC executive. clean marine initiatives! newsletter.

In closing, I would like to As a new boating season starts Click here for our Clean Marine
remind everyone that spring
launch is a very busy time at up, we’d like to remind Policy.
the marina and that there can
be issues of congestion as everyone that we recycle:
people remove winter boat
covers and return equipment • used oil Let’s have fun this season while
to their boats. Please be
mindful of the launch activity • antifreeze caring for our natural resources
and especially of the location
of the crane as it transits from • lithium and marine by doing our part in preserving
one end of the marina to the
other. Please refrain from batteries it.
parking around the boats
during launch days and, if you • glass, plastic, and
must temporarily park close to
your vessel, please check with cardboard Gerry and Lori
a marina staff member to
Marina Owners & Operators

Disposing Procedures

To prevent any spills, and for

proper disposal, give your used

oil, antifreeze and marine

batteries to the marina staff.

Do not leave them by a

garbage/recycling bin.

ensure that you will not be You will find recycling STR8STR8eyes
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Bill Amirault, Commodore Discount on glasses,
sunglasses (regular &
Canadian Power and Sail prescription), contacts,
Boating Courses etc.

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In Memoriam Cherished mother of Hub In the early 1970’s, Bill
Steenbakkers and his wife
Michèle, and dear Oma of Mya Steenbakkers and his wife
and Landon. Sister of Pete Maria, bought some country
(Louise), late Jack (late Fein), property at the distant end of

late Joe (Liz), Henry (Joyce), Collins Bay. The boating
Wil (Rieky) and Jan (Marian)
Verstappen. Sister-in-law of
late Jeanne (late Wim), late
Louis (late Tonny), late Betsie
(late Gerard), late Annie (late
Jan), late John (late Rose), late
Roos (late Jan), Hub (Bella)
and Harry (Patricia). She will
be fondly remembered as Tante
Mia by many nieces and
nephews.

STEENBAKKERS, Maria business was booming and in
Hendrika (nee Verstappen) The family would like to
extend their gratitude to the 1971 they decided to start a
It is with heavy hearts that we staff of Trillium Care
announce the passing of Maria Community for their loving marina. They put in a few
Hendrika Verstappen and compassionate care of docks and the business grew.
Steenbakkers, at the age of 87, Maria. At that time, Coverdale Drive
on Monday, April 8, 2019 at branched off Bath Road just

Trillium Care Community in Family and friends are invited west of the future overpass on
Kingston, Ontario. Maria was to the Celebration of Maria’s Bayridge Drive. Today there is
surrounded by family and the life on Monday April 22, 2019 a bike & walking path marking
caring staff of Trillium. from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at
Maria was born on December the JAMES REID its one time location. At the
13, 1931 in Sint Oedenrode, RECEPTION CENTRE top of the hill was a tight turn
Netherlands to Johanna and (1900 John Counter onto Coverdale Drive to go to
Boulevard). Respecting the marina. You can imagine

Martinus Verstappen. Maria Maria’s wishes there will be no the challenge faced by
came to Canada with her funeral and cremation has
loving husband, William (Bill) taken place. transport drivers negotiating

Steenbakkers as a young bride this turn when carrying 27 foot

to start a new adventure in As expressions of sympathy, boats! The boats of today
1952. The hard-working couple donations may be made to a would never make it.
built a life in Kingston first charity of your choice. Bill and Maria had one son,
with William in custom home Hub. He left Kingston to go to

building and then eventually university and then went on to

they founded Collins Bay Early Days at CBM pursue an engineering career.
Marina in 1971. Maria will be In the mid 1980’s,
remembered for her love of Many boaters are unaware
life, good nature and that Collins Bay Marina has Bill and Maria were
mischievous sense of humor. always been a family-run contemplating retirement, and
She always enjoyed a good business - first by the
Steenbakkers and currently by various options were
party, dance or family
gathering.
the Buzzi’s. considered. Hub returned to

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In 2011 the Buzzi who kept that marina afloat
family moved from and private had passed away,
so they had to let riffraff like
Thunder Bay and us in. We had very
bought Collins Bay expensive meals and left the
Marina. Gerry and next morning.
Lori have continued

Kingston and the solution was to receive Next we looked very briefly
for them to move out of the recognition in the at the Treasure Island Marina
house and for Hub to stay. Clean Marine Program and in and Confederation Basin in
Fortunately, he met Michele 2018 they achieved a rating of downtown Kingston. It was
Five Anchor Platinum. This is a bit rickety at that time and
the highest award given in noisy too.

not long afterwards, and she recognition of their

also altered her career plans to commitment to environmental The Kingston Yacht Club
was private and not well-
help run the marina. improvement. protected from stormy

In response to the demand for The tradition of a successful weather. Portsmouth
more docks (and larger), and family-run business, with a Harbour wanted us out of the
improved facilities, Hub had to resident dog, continues! way for summer races. We
build docks, dredge, put up continued westward to
yard lights, purchase a state of Claudia Stevenson Collins Bay Marina.
the art crane and expand the Tamara C Well … what a difference!
At that time the docks were a
staff. Hub and Michele’s bit small for a 32-footer and
efforts were rewarded in 2005 rather tippy. BUT, when we

when Collins Bay Marina was asked Maria about where we

one of the first marinas in could get groceries and find

Ontario to be awarded the some dinner she sent us off

Ontario Marina Operators with directions AND a car.
We learned that this was the
Association’s Clean Marine 5- way things were done at

anchor rating, the highest Collins Bay Marina! The
Back in 1980, my husband Steenbakkers were just that
honours for best practices.

After his Dad died in 2009, Hub Art and I were considering kind of people, always
considered doing other things moving to Kingston from willing to help.
besides running the family Toronto within a year. We Some things were a bit
business. He realized that the decided to explore the rough. For example, the
protected waters of Collins Bay Kingston area to find our 21- toilets were the portable kind
plus a family living on site had foot sailboat a marina to call that you see at outdoor
always been one of the “home”. events/construction sites, a

attractions for his out of town We visited the Gananoque pontoon boat on land served
customers. He wanted that to Municipal Marina as well as as the clubhouse, and there
keep on. a private marina across from was no power on the docks

Howe Island. The Admiral (but that made it a lot of fun

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for our two girls as we swam
under the docks from one end
to the other). There was no
mast crane so one had to
solicit help from friends to
carry the mast up the dock and
to the storage racks. And help
was always available.

In 1992 we got a new floating 774 Baker Crescent, Kingston, ON
clubhouse, the S.S. Maria,
named after Maria herself.

Alison Froese
CBYC Membership # 005

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Is Grocery plastics and it is important for decontaminate and proper
Shopping
us, as consumers, to cleaning requires harmful

understand what each level chemicals. Some cities do

Without Plastic means and what it is that our accept these items in their blue
communities actually recycle. bins and checking your
Possible? municipality’s web site is the

The reality is that many items best way to find out whether

Are you lost in a sea of plastic? that end up in our recycling yours does recycle them.

When you go grocery bins simply can’t be recycled.

shopping, have you wondered For example, styrofoam meat The convenient resealable

how to get rid of the plastic trays tossed in recycling bins stand up pouches that items

bags/containers? Do you often end up being diverted to like rice, frozen veggies, baby

remember when you bought landfills as many municipalities food and snacks come in are

meat at the meat counter or don’t recycle them. not recyclable. These level 7

from the display case where plastics are considered

meats weren’t on a styrofoam The materials used to make unusable and cannot be

board wrapped in plastic but in these styrofoam or polystyrene recycled is because they are

butcher paper? trays are level 6 plastic. manufactured in layers

Because it can contaminate containing different materials

Since the 1960s plastics have other materials during the and each material requires a

slowly but steadily crept into recycling process it simply isn’t different temperature to break

our grocery stores as the cost effective to recycle it. Only it down.

primary means of packaging 35% of Canadian cities accept

our food products. And now polystyrene in their recycling How do these items then get

our landfills and waterways are program. into our waterways? Well, not

overrun with plastics of all everyone one recycles

kinds, impacting everything The plastic wrap around (statistics show that only about

from the health of our wildlife veggies and meats can often be 35% of items that can be

to the quality of our water. So recycled if you’re able to recycled actually are), plastic

how can we change this trend? remove the stuck on paper bags are light weight and can

label. be blown out of landfills or

Eliminating plastics from our garbage cans into the

lives is an almost Clear plastic containers used waterways, and some people

insurmountable challenge. for berries, tomatoes, leafy litter, not thinking of where it

Reducing the use of plastics greens, water and pop are may end up.

where possible and having a considered level 1 plastics, also

better understanding of basic known as Polyethylene

recycling skills seems like a Terephthalate (PET). These are Plastics-by-Number

good first step. intended for single-use Click here to learn more about

applications as repeated use of the seven standard

Do you know which plastics are the containers increases the classifications for plastics, and

recyclable and which ones risk of leaching and of bacterial the recycling and reuse

aren’t? There are 7 “levels” of growth. PET is difficult to information for each type.

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What Can We Do To we pay up to $5.00 a litre bags will be banned in PEI.

Make a Difference? for bottled water! Other provinces are looking
at implementing similar

 Using reusable grocery and TIP FOR BOATERS: though regulations.
produce bags and being
more critical about individual bottled water is • Some fast food chains, like
packaging (not buying items
that are in plastic convenient, why not A&W, don’t use plastic and
containers or in styrofoam
consider bringing water all of their paper items are

from home in a large water recyclable.

container? • Yorkdale Shopping Centre

trays) is a great first step. Incremental food court has reduced its
garbage from 120 bags a

 Looking for items wrapped Changes day to 2. How? by using
reusable plates, cutlery and
in cardboard or easily biodegradable take-out
containers. Other shopping
recycled materials. Things are slowly changing as centres, like the Rideau
Centre in Ottawa, have
 Seek out local butchers who more and more consumers put followed suit.

will wrap meats in pressure on retailers to provide

compostable butcher plastic-free options. Consumers

paper. are starting to question why we

 Some grocery stores now need so much plastic. These are small steps in the
right direction. Every time we
allow customers to bring avoid using a non-recyclable
item, it is one less thing that
their own containers. Since • Non-box stores in Toronto ends up in our landfills and
waterways and one more
April 22, 2019, Metro stores and Vancouver encourage message being sent to retailers
that we, as consumers, care a
in Quebec allow customers consumers to bring their great deal about our
environment.
to use their own reusable own containers for their

containers for bulk foods purchases. Alternatively,

and deli products. they can buy reusable

 Some grocery stores have containers from the store

paper bags, so if you forgot (e.g. glass milk bottles).

to bring your own reusable

bag, ask for paper ones). • Circle K convenience stores Click here for more information
 Bulk food outlets will also charge a deposit on plastic
on this subject,
allow consumers to bring milk containers which is

their own containers, you refunded when the Gail Robertson-Graham
just need to get it weighed container is returned to the (Huron Tiger)
first. store. They then process

 Avoiding purchases like the container

plastic water bottles also for reuse and

goes a long way. We are all avoid

shocked that people in unnecessary

Vancouver are paying plastic waste.

$1.69 a litre for gas. But

most never consider that • On June 1, 2019,

plastic grocery

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Blast from the Past

To serve as inspiration for a future cruise, below is one that appeared in the
September 2008 issue of the Mixer about the great fun that was had during the
CBYC Poker Run titled “Pirates of the Caribbean Thousand Islands!!!” which took
place on August 2-4, 2008.

Robert van Dyk, Club Historian (Day Dreams)

RRRrrrrrrrrrrr Mateys!! If you The weather punked in and a

were there – you had a storm was pending, so the

fabulous time with the other decision was made to scuttle

Kapers (another name for the trip to Judy Adams’

pirates). If you were not there cottage and to have a happy

– then shame on you – cus hour and corn roast on

you missed a Jolly good time. Gibwanasi 3. Judy brought

the bushel of corn, Rebel Yell

Why you ask me bucco! Well, brought the pot and the party

all the wenches and pirates gathered under darkening

gathered at Irvine Bay on skies. This allowed the

Saturday after a so-so sail Captains to keep watch on

from CBYC. The weather was their ships while gobbling and

just not cooperating which fluffing their pinkies. (Pirate

hails true for the whole season speak for …well you can look

it seems. this one up!).

White for holding the longest
“Captain Morgan Pose”. This
“Pirate in Pink”, complete with
pink crocs, pink tee and pink
bandana was a scream!!

Later, the stuffed bunch

(including Judy on Day

Dreams) ambled over to

Crew from Day Dreams, Slinge, The next morning dawned Beaurivage under cloudy skies

Nyaid, Gibwanasi 3 and Rebel bright and clear, so the Pirates and no winds. Once safely

Yell, competed for the vast accepted Judy Adams’ ensconced, some pirates

array of prizes ranging from invitation to do brunch at her swam, others lounged but all

most authentic pirate to the lovely cottage on Holliday joined in the Piranhas Potluck

best poker hand. Point. More contests and on shore. This gastronomical

prizes were awarded, frenzy was followed by an

including 1st prize to Dave island walk-about, as the

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pirates busked for new • Pirate Brain Teasers were Join us next year for another
conquests. (Busking in pirate
speak means to cruise for harder than you think! original Poker Run – we had so
something to attack!)
• Pirate Flag Readings (brought much fun we are surely signing
After dinner and much grog,
the jungle drums were beating to you by the Picaroons on up!
overtime (a grapevine for
exaggerated stories) and Day Dreams) were Joan and Dave
everyone finally settled down
for some shut-eye. educational! Gibwanasi 3

• Know your Pirate Facts was

enlightening. ( Did you know

that the Seaborne Spirit was

the cruise ship attacked by

pirates on 05 Nov 2005

• Great food, camaraderie and

some sailing occurred, which

is always good!

Special thanks to the wonderful Pirates 101
buccaneers on Rebel Yell who
did a superb job organizing
such an original and fun theme.

The next morning, the chief 1. Why did pirates wear
an eyepatch?
pirate organizers had us sail
A. Fashion statement
past their vessel, Rebel Yell, and B. Improve night vision
C. Protect eye injury
grab the next set of
2. Why did pirates wear
instructions. Some of the boats an earring?

had a great sail home, others A. Commemorate
first crossing of the
could not catch the available equator

wind and motored back. At the B. Prevent
seasickness
final destination (CBYC Kudos to Judy Adams for going
C. Healing powers
clubhouse) final poker hands with the flow and extending
(Answers below)
were shown, champaign her gracious hospitality.

flowed and bragging rights

were pronounced. Great job by Cruise

Highlights of the weekend Coordinator, Marilyn Sykes

included: who ensured no one had to

• Super pirate costumes walk the plank the entire

(Robert’s earring was weekend.

especially fetching!)

• Using Pirate slanguage was

fun Answers:
1. B
2. All of the above

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2018 Lake Ontario
and U.S. Cruise -

Our Great Adventure
Continues

(Version française à la page
17.)

Chimney Bluffs. up the lighthouse and admired
the spectacular view of the
Reminder We entered Sodus Bay Harbor coast.
and navigated through
Part 1 of our great heavy pleasure craft We then went to Sand Point,
adventure (Collins Bay traffic. Le Rêve Possible for provisions, but found out
Marina to Sackets was bobbing like a cork. that there was no grocery
Harbour) appears in Since there was no space store. After visiting a few
last month’s Mixer left at the Sodus Bay interesting shops and getting a
issue while the Yacht Club (reciprocal), well-deserved ice cream (U.S.
Oswego and Fair we opted for Katlyn size), we went back to the
Haven portion Marine, where we docked at marina to enjoy a “small” (sic)
appears in the July 2 pm. submarine we had purchased
for our dinner (picture a
2018 issue. This After a quick lunch, we walked Subway’s 12-inch sub but with
month’s story picks up to the Sodus Point Lighthouse, a bun twice as big!).
where we left off in which is now a nice museum.
the July 2018 Mixer Outside, a band was playing It was
issue. We were classical, ballroom and jazz another warm
getting ready to leave music while people of all ages evening so we
Fair Haven for Sodus sat on the lawn. A display of spent it in the
Point. antique cars from the ‘50s marina’s air
completed the scene. While conditioned
visiting the museum, we went building while
doing our
DAY 14 – JULY 8 laundry.
SODUS POINT
We left Fair Haven at 8 a.m.
We finally had a good
southerly wind, but it
decreased in intensity and died
only a few miles from our
destination. While motoring,
we got closer to shore and
observed an unusual and
beautiful rock formation called

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DAY 15 – JULY 9 Once at the Port of Rochester, gave us a discount coupon. She
ROCHESTER
Since we had a long sail ahead we had two choices: stay at the was right about its perfect
of us before reaching
Rochester (28 miles), we left Rochester Yacht Club to take location close to the beach,
Sodus Bay early . It took us
eight hours to get there, with advantage of the reciprocal and cleanliness of its facilities
light winds for the first two
hours, then … motoring. The agreement (but we had been (it’s brand new). Unfortunately,
only bright side was that
without the sails, we could put told by boaters we had met in because of the size of our boat,
up the bimini that was
protecting us from the Fair Haven that the we would have had to dock far
scorching sun.
atmosphere was a bit away from the marina building

“snobbish”, though we found and its amenities (think

out later that this statement washrooms early in the

was untrue); or stay at the Port morning). There was also no

of Rochester Marina, which kitchen for us to use and we

was strongly recommended by could not use our portable

Shelley (Panacea) who also stove and BBQ. Otherwise, it

was perfect.

In need of provisions, we
walked 20 minutes in 40oC to
reach the nearest grocery
store, Herrema’s Market Place.
We went to bed early,
exhausted from the heat.

DAY 16 – JULY 10
ROCHESTER
We took an UBER (our first
time) to go to the Public
Market. The number of

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vendors were limited as it was reserved for professional the afternoon, we called it a

mid-week. From there, we photographers. day and UBERed back to the

walked towards the Memorial marina.

Art Gallery but unfortunately, it George Eastman never married

was closed. We pushed further or had children. He was a The marina’s manager highly

East to the George Eastman philanthropist who gave away recommended the Jetty at the

Museum which was open. around 100 million dollars Port restaurant for dinner. She

during his lifetime was right! Starting to learn our

to help improve lesson about US-size meals, we

the quality of life inquired about the size of the

of others. He dishes before ordering this

bequeathed his time. We ordered a plate of

fortune to social oysters, Italian sausages and

organizations. corn on a cob. It was enough

Afflicted with a for the two of us (and delicious

degenerative too). We topped it up with a

spine disease, he glass of sangria, while enjoying

committed the view (overlooking the

suicide in 1932. navigation canal). We couldn’t

George Eastman was the The simple note he left behind leave without trying one of the

founder of the Kodak company. said it all: “Dear friends, I have local delicacies - frozen

The museum is situated in his accomplished all I wanted. custard. To us, it looked like

mansion. We learned that Why wait?!”. and tasted like ice cream. We

Eastman revolutionized the both took a kiddie-size, which
world of photography at the We left the museum and turned out to be a normal

end of the 19th century, when walked West on Park Avenue. Canadian size.

he invented and sold a camera The street is bordered with
19th century homes, unusual
at a price almost everyone DAY 17 – JULY 11
ROCHESTER
could afford ($1). art structures and nice We cooked bacon and eggs
using the marina’s microwave
boutiques. Once we reached oven. We did our laundry for

He simultaneously invented the Martin Luther King Jr. free at the
marina. We
the photo development service Memorial Park by the end of needed to
return to the
by preloading his cameras with grocery
store, but
a film. Once the film was used, before
heading out
the owner had only to send the the marina’s
manager told
camera back to Kodak to have us that

the film developed. The

camera reloaded with a new

film and was sent back to the

owner with the developed

photographs.

Eastman created havoc within

a field that was until then

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Herrema’s Market Place Croisière Lac pour observer une formation
provides transportation to Ontario et États- rocheuse particulière et très
boaters. Too bad we didn’t Unis 2018
know about this the last time - La suite de notre belle, appelée Chimney Bluffs.
we went. We gratefully took Nous sommes entrés dans le
advantage of this offer and grande aventure port de Sodus Bay et avons
stocked up. navigué au travers d’une
circulation dense de bateaux
We went to a beautiful beach Un rappel de plaisance. Le Rêve Possible
in the afternoon (a 5-minute était balloté comme un
walk from the marina) and La première partie bouchon. Comme il n’y avait
stayed in the water for about de notre grande plus de place au Sodus Bay
an hour, relaxing and cooling aventure (Collins Bay
off. After dinner, we walked Marina à Sackets yacht Club (réciprocité),
back to the beach where a very Harbor) apparaît nous avons opté pour la marina
popular local band was playing dans le Mixer du mois de Katlyn Marine .
music. We got to bed early, dernier, tandis que la
with the band still playing in partie Oswego et Fair Après un déjeuner rapide, nous
the background. We would Haven apparaît dans avons marché jusqu’au phare
have to get up early to reach celui du mois de de Sodus Point, qui a été
the next destination (Oak juillet 2018. Nous transformé en musée. À
Orchard. NY), a 29-mile leg. reprenons notre récit l’extérieur, un groupe de
où nous l’avons laissé musiciens jouaient de la
dans l’édition de musique classique, du ballroom
juillet 2018 du Mixer, et du jazz. Des gens étaient
en nous préparant à assis un peu partout sur les
quitter Fair Haven en parterres. Avec l’exposition de
direction de Sodus. voitures antiques qui s’y
Point. trouvait, la scène nous
ramenait dans les années 50.
JOUR 14 – 8 JUILLET Nous avons visité le musée,

SODUS POINT

Nous nous sommes levés tôt

et, après avoir pris un petit-

More of our month-long déjeuner éclair, nous avons

adventure to appear in future quitté à 8h00. Nous

Mixer issues. avons finalement eu un

bon vent du sud, qui a

(To skip the French version, diminué et disparu à

which follows, go to page 21.) quelques miles de

l’arrivée. Tout en

Marco Rancourt avançant au moteur,
(Le Rêve Possible)
nous nous sommes
approchés de la côte

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montant au sommet du phare JOUR 15 – 9 JUILLET
pour y admirer une vue ROCHESTER
spectaculaire sur la côte. Nous avons quitté Sodus Bay
Nous nous sommes ensuite tôt puisque nous avions une

longue traversée devant

nous (28 miles) pour

atteindre Rochester.

Nous avons mis huit

heures pour nous rendre inexacte. Nous avons donc
à destination, avec une opté pour la Marina du Port de
très légère brise pendant Rochester – une forte
les deux premières
recommandation de Shelley
heures, puis… le moteur. Le (Panacea) qui nous avait
rendus à Sand Point, à la
recherche de provisions, mais il seul côté positif était que, sans également donné un coupon-
n’y avait pas d’épicerie. Après les voiles, nous pouvions
avoir visité quelques boutiques monter le bimini qui nous rabais. Elle avait raison

concernant son emplacement
intéressantes et avoir pris une protégeait des rayons brûlants idéal près de la plage, et sur la
du soleil.
crème glacée (de taille propreté de ses installations

américaine…), nous sommes Nous avions deux choix pour (c’est tout neuf).
retournés à la marina où nous nous amarrer dans le Port de L’inconvénient pour nous dans
avons mangé un petit (sic) sous Rochester. Le premier était le notre petit bateau était d’être
-marin – imaginez un 12 po de Rochester Yacht Club amarré loin du bâtiment de la
chez Subway avec un pain deux (réciprocité), mais des marina et de ses commodités
fois plus large… Nous avons plaisanciers de fair Haven nous (pensez aux toilettes tôt le
passé la soirée dans le avaient mis en garde sur matin…). Il n’y avait également
bâtiment de la marina (air l’atmosphère « snob » du club. pas de cuisinette et nous ne
climatisé), tout en faisant notre Nous avons réalisé après coup pouvions utiliser notre poêle
lessive. que cette affirmation était ou notre BBQ portatifs en-
dehors du bateau. Autrement,

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c’était parfait. accompli tout ce

que je voulais,

Ayant besoin de faire des alors pourquoi

provisions, nous avons marché attendre?! ».

pendant 20 minutes sous une Nous avons
chaleur de 40oC pour nous

rendre à l’épicerie la plus près, quitté le musée

Herrema’s Market Place. Nous en marchant

avons amené deux sacs vers l’ouest sur

isothermes que nous avons mis Park Avenue. La

l’un dans l’autre pour doubler chargés d’une pellicule. Une rue est bordée de belles

l’isolation, ce qui nous a été fois la pellicule utilisée, le maisons du 19e Siècle, de

nécessaire pendant la marche propriétaire n’avait qu’à curieux objets d’arts et de

du retour. Nous nous sommes retourner l’appareil à la belles boutiques. Lorsque nous

couchés tôt, épuisés par la compagnie, qui

chaleur. développait le

JOUR 16 – 10 JUILLET négatif, imprimait les
ROCHESTER
Nous avons pris un taxi Uber photos, chargeait un avons atteint le Martin Luther
(pour la première fois) pour nouveau film dans King Jr. Memorial Park vers
être déposés au marché public. l’appareil, puis 16h30, nous avons appelé un
Le nombre de kiosques était renvoyait le tout au taxi Uber qui nous a ramené à
limité puisque nous étions en propriétaire. la marina.
milieu de semaine. De là, nous Eastman a créé tout
avons marché vers la galerie un émoi dans un Pour diner, nous sommes allés
d’art mais malheureusement, domaine jusqu’alors au restaurant Jetty at the Port,
elle était fermée. Nous avons réservé aux photographes chaudement recommandé par
poussé vers l’est jusqu’au professionnels. la gérante de la marina. Nous
Musée George Eastman, où nous sommes informés de la
nous avons eu plus de chance. George Eastman ne s’est taille des assiettes avant de
George Eastman est le jamais marié et n’a pas eu commander, tirant leçon de
fondateur de la compagnie d’enfants. C’était un nos expériences. Nous avons
Kodak. Le musée est situé dans philanthrope qui a donné commandé des huitres servies
sa demeure. Nous avons appris environ 100 millions de dollars avec de la saucisse italienne et
qu’Eastman a révolutionné le de son vivant pour aider à des épis de blé-d’inde. C’était
monde de la photographie vers améliorer la condition de vie suffisant pour nous deux (et
la fin du 19e Siècle, lorsqu’il a des autres. Il a légué sa fortune
inventé et vendu un appareil à des organisations sociales. Il
photo à un prix accessible s'est suicidé en 1932, étant
presqu’à tous ($1). Il a inventé affligé d'une maladie
simultanément le concept de dégénérative de la colonne
développement photo en vertébrale. La note qu'il a
vendant ses appareils déjà laissée était simple mais disait
tout : « Chers amis, j'ai

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délicieux). Nous avons une sécheuse. Nous avons musique. Nous nous sommes

accompagné le tout d’un verre quitté vers 12h30 pour couchés tôt, avec la musique

de Sangria, tout en admirant le l’épicerie. Avant de partir, la comme toile de fond. Nous

canal maritime. Nous ne gérante de la marina nous a devions nous lever tôt pour

pouvions quitter l’endroit sans informé que les propriétaires atteindre notre prochaine

essayer une spécialité locale, la de Herrema’s Market Place destination de Oak Orchard

costarde gelée. Ça avait l'allure offraient le transport de retour (NY), une traversée de 29 miles.

et le goût de crème glacée. aux plaisanciers. Dommage que

Nous en avons pris deux pour nous l’ignorions lors de notre

enfants (kiddie), qui se sont dernier passage… Nous avons

avérées être la taille d'une gracieusement profité de l’offre

crème glacée canadienne pour faire plus de provisions.

normale.

Nous nous sommes rendus à la

JOUR 17 – 11 JUILLET superbe plage en après-midi Notre aventure suivra dans un
ROCHESTER (une marche de 5 minutes) et Mixer futur.
Nous nous sommes faits des sommes demeuré dans l’eau
œufs et du bacon à l’aide du pendant une heure, relaxant et Marco Rancourt
four à micro-ondes de la nous rafraichissant. Après le (Le Rêve Possible)
marina. Nous avons également dîner, nous sommes retournés
fait notre lessive (nos draps) à la plage où un groupe local
puisque nous avions accès très populaire jouait de la
gratuitement à une laveuse et

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Spring News those new to the sport of underway on reconditioning
from the
sailing. work on the C420 and Topaz
Sailing School
dinghy fleets.
Preparations for the upcoming
sailing season are progressing Work will also begin shortly to
steadily at the CBYC Sailing
School. Most visibly at the prep the sailing school’s You may also see Keith Davies,
moment, Goddess de
Marseilles ‒ the Tanzer 22 dinghies, coach boats and the Sailing School
donated by Gerry and Lori
Buzzi in 2018 for the school’s office/trailer for the summer’s Administrator, in the yard
new Start Keelboat Sailing
program ‒ is being readied for youth programs. giving tours to new and
launch.
This year’s head instructor/ prospective students and their

program manager is Meghan families. Among his other

Graham. Meghan earned her duties, Keith has been busy

CANSail 1 through 4 levels at over the past few weeks

the CBYC Sailing School and has processing registrations for this

been an instructor with us summer’s programs.

since 2015. We’re pleased to

have Meghan assuming new

responsibilities in 2019.

Be sure to look for Meghan and
Richard in the west yard in the
coming weeks as activities get

The school’s Operations APRIL 2019 The CBYC Sailing School will be
Manager, Richard Dickson offering adult and youth learn-
(Windsome), and two of the to-sail programs again in the
program’s instructors, Dave 2019 season. For sailors 18 and
White (Gibwanasi 4 ) and Al older, the sailing school runs
MacLachlan (Commotion), have adult keelboat and dinghy
been busy getting touch-ups classes in the evenings and on
and clean-up done prior to the weekends from May through to
scheduled launch of Goddess August. Our adult programs are
de Marseilles in early May. designed for sailors with no
prior experience. They offer an
The 2019 season will mark the opportunity to learn basic
second summer the CBYC sailing skills and experience the
Sailing School offers the Sail pleasure of sailing.
Canada program Start Keelboat
Sailing. The program is proving PAGE 21
very popular locally for
individuals considering the
purchase of a sailboat and for

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For youth ages 8 to 17, the Kingston boasts the best
CBYC Sailing School runs a freshwater sailing in the world;
series of two-week day camps and Collins Bay, the best waters
in July and August, combining for learning.
sail training and other fun
outdoor activities. Discounts on course fees are
applied for children and
Our CANSail 1 through 5 grandchildren of CBYC full
courses cover the basics right members. Visit the CBYC
through to advanced dinghy website to learn more about
sailing skills. Last season, the our learn-to-sail programs and
school sent a contingent of register for courses:
advanced youth sailors to the www.collinsbayyachtclub.ca.
CORK International Regatta in And be sure to pass along the
mid-August and then to the word about the CBYC Sailing
CORK Fall Regatta in School to your friends and
September. neighbours.

Robert Mackey
Sailing School Director

CBYC has a long history of sail
training. Our sailing school is
ideal for beginner sailors. We
focus on teaching the
fundamentals and instilling a
life-long love of the sport.

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The 2019 Executive Committee

Board Position Name Boat Contact

Commodore Bill Amirault Aslan [email protected]
Vice Commodore [email protected]
Past Commodore Peter Feltham Cattitude [email protected]
Secretary [email protected]
Treasurer Claudia Stevenson Tamara C [email protected]
Fleet Captain [email protected]
Cruise Chair Ruth Cass-Beggs Drifter [email protected]
Membership Chair Smith [email protected]

Social Chair Jacquie MacKinnon Bittern [email protected]
Clubhouse Chair [email protected]
Race Chair Bruce Anderson Yoki Lintu & [email protected]
Sailing School Director Marco Rancourt Investors Group [email protected]
Newsletter Editor [email protected]
Webmaster Le Rêve Possible [email protected]

Ed Nash Bay Breeze

Liz Taylor Horizon Dancer
(Chantal Thomas)

Glen Reid Horizon Dancer

Rich Ison Rainbow Chaser

Robert Mackey Tingirrautalik

Hélène Hubert Cattitude
Geoff Roulet Jeannie

Collins Bay Marina Lori & Gerry Buzzi Perfect Waste of Time [email protected]

SUBCOMMITTEES Keith Davies [email protected]

Sailing School
Administrator

Sailing School Richard Dickson Windsome [email protected]
Operations Manager [email protected]
Robert van Dyk Day Dreams
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