Still Waxing and Al Gore

Saturday was damp and cool, so we didn't make it down to the boat.
Instead we went to the "Green Living" show in Toronto. We had tickets for Al's Gores presentation of "An Inconvenient Truth". It was a great show. Some of the content has been updated since the version we saw at the theatre. Al delivered the lecture with no notes. We had great seats, close to the front. I was only able to take a couple of pics at the end of the show, as the lecture was delivered almost entirely in darkness with slides displayed on 3 large LCDs.
On Sunday, we headed down to the boat yard to do some more cleaning and waxing. Boats are now getting launched daily, so we're starting to see things clear out a bit in the yard. We launch on May 12th which is only 2 weeks away.

End of a Glorious Weekend

End of a glorious weekend here in Toronto. Friday, Saturday and Sunday saw temperatures zoom up to the mid 20's with glorious sunshine on all three days. The boatyard was humming with activity with a steady stream of boats getting launched. I was able to do the bottom on VICTURA (We use VC17 here on Lake Ontario. For those of you unfamiliar with VC17, the copper colour turns blue in the water). On Sunday, I also managed to put a fresh coat of wax on the hull. The first photo was taken Sunday evening from our new slip loacation at PCYC as the sun was going down. We decided to move from "K" dock to "L" dock where it is pretty much all sailboats and less surge from the lake. What a great start to spring.

Spring 2007 - The Cover Comes Off

With the help of my friend Stuart, we took the cover off VICTURA on Saturday. Everything went smoothly and the cover and all it's parts are now in my garage and basement. There was a lot of activity in the yard, as everyone is anxious to get their boats ready for launch. The weather here is still cool and there's a hint of flurries in the forecast. Saturday was cool with the sun occasionally poking through the clouds. There's rain in the foecast for the next 4 days. Hopefully we'll see warmer spring weather next weekend.

It's spring ... but it sure doesn't feel like it!

It's officially spring here .. but it sure doesn't feel like it. We've had a couple of warm days, but the last week has felt more like November than April.

The pictures below are taken at the Port Credit Harbour Marina. As you can see, the ice damage there was quite extensive. I wonder if they will be able to fix in time for the boating season. The marina has already started to launch boats and this should be well under way over the next 3 weeks. Our club has also sustained ice damage, but they have promised to have it repaired by May 1st.