Weekend at the National - July 18/19 2009
It was a busy weekend on the water. The Lake Ontario 300 race set out on Saturday from our club. It's an overnight race that covers 300nms down the lake and attracts about 160 boats. WE also had dinghy races with the Four Sisters and Steerers REgattas at the club which attracts racers of all ages from around the lake.
Our plan for the weekend was to sail over to the National Yacht Club with a few friends from PCYC. We set out Saturday morning around 1030 shortly after the race boats were clearing the harbour. To the sound of the traditional piper, the LO300 boats with us in their midst headed out into the lake. I think my picture below has maybe half of the fleet. After taking a few pictures we made our way under sail to the National. It's a relatively short sail east towards Toronto. The weather conditions were mixed with the occasional dark cloud that made it look a threatening. Wind conditions were 6-8 knots most of the way and there was no rain, but of course things got intersting when the wind picked up to 11-13kts when we approached the club and had to dock on the visitors dock with the wind fully on our beam. We managed with a bit of help to get the boat secured and getting our slip assignment, made our way into our slip without incident. After the boat was tied up and everything stowed, we headed over to Harbourfront which is only a short walk away. Lots of activity there and after grabbing some lunch and looking around a bit we returned to the club for some drinks. Dinner was in the Club's new Dining Room and it was a nice dinner. The club is located overlooking the western gap into the Harbout and the Island Airport. We saw the schooner "Guyama" that we always hear leaving the dock over the marine radio. The trip back was uneventful with dark clouds over us and the wind pretty much on our nose all the way back. A nice weekend.
Our plan for the weekend was to sail over to the National Yacht Club with a few friends from PCYC. We set out Saturday morning around 1030 shortly after the race boats were clearing the harbour. To the sound of the traditional piper, the LO300 boats with us in their midst headed out into the lake. I think my picture below has maybe half of the fleet. After taking a few pictures we made our way under sail to the National. It's a relatively short sail east towards Toronto. The weather conditions were mixed with the occasional dark cloud that made it look a threatening. Wind conditions were 6-8 knots most of the way and there was no rain, but of course things got intersting when the wind picked up to 11-13kts when we approached the club and had to dock on the visitors dock with the wind fully on our beam. We managed with a bit of help to get the boat secured and getting our slip assignment, made our way into our slip without incident. After the boat was tied up and everything stowed, we headed over to Harbourfront which is only a short walk away. Lots of activity there and after grabbing some lunch and looking around a bit we returned to the club for some drinks. Dinner was in the Club's new Dining Room and it was a nice dinner. The club is located overlooking the western gap into the Harbout and the Island Airport. We saw the schooner "Guyama" that we always hear leaving the dock over the marine radio. The trip back was uneventful with dark clouds over us and the wind pretty much on our nose all the way back. A nice weekend.
posted by Sailorman at 5:29 p.m.
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