FEBRUARY 2020 NUMBER 257 - Toronto Hydroplane and Sailing
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FEBRUARY 2020 NUMBER 257
A Visitor to the Garden
Photo Contest Honourable Mention by K. Bradley
Toronto Hydroplane and
Calendar
DARTS—Most Friday evenings through April—Join us in the clubhouse about
7 p.m. for a few hours of relaxation or competition. Come early and bring your
Sailing Club Executive Board dinner.
COMMODORE
Euchre Night—Saturday, February 29—See poster this page.
John Morris Welcome Back Social—Saturday, March 14—See your friends, check your boat,
(416) 963-3222 signup for work detail of your choice.
email: commodore@thsc.ca Meet Olympian Sarah Douglas—Wednesday, April 15
PAST COMMODORE
Race Meeting—Wednesday, April 22—Racers and non-racers welcome.
Richard Peirce
(416) 822-3330 LAUNCH DAY—Saturday, May 2—Everyone on deck if your boat is going into
email: past-commodore@thsc.ca the water today. Meeting at 7:00 a.m.
VICE COMMODORE Warmup Race—Wednesday May 13—Test your boat to see if everything is
Randy Boyd working okay.
(416) 899-7724 Cruise to Bluffer’s Park—Sat.–Sun. May 16–17—First cruise of the year.
email: vice-commodore@thsc.ca
Rear Commodore’s Brunch—Sunday, May 17—First brunch of the year.
REAR COMMODORE
everyone is welcome.
John Greenham
(416) 998-4106 Race I, Series I—Wednesday, May 20—First race of the season. Water’s cold so
email: rear-commodore@thsc.ca take precautions.
HARBOUR MASTER
Paul Evans
(416) 854-5334
email: harbourmaster@thsc.ca
PROPERTY MANAGER
email: property-manager@thsc.ca
TREASURER
Helen Rigler
(647) 989-8509
email: treasurer@thsc.ca
RACING FLEET CAPTAIN
Martin Osborne
(416) 561-1100
email: race-captain@thsc.ca
CRUISING FLEET CAPTAIN
Albert Kerek / Miranda Wheatstone
(416) 879-0483
email: cruising@thcs.ca
WAYS AND MEANS
Jeff Hocking
email: waysand means@thsc.ca
SOCIAL CHAIR
email: social@thsc.ca
RECIPROCALS OFFICER
Peter Martyn
(416) 822-4345
SPAR & PROP EDITOR
Richard Taylor
(416) 293-4340
email: rwt@total.net
TH&SC WEBSITE
www.thsc.ca TH&SC—20 Ashbridge’s Park Road, Toronto, Ontario M4L 3W6—(416) 694-6918
EDITOR—Richard Taylor, 51 Brigadoon Crescent, Scarborough, Ontario M1T 3C2—(416) 293-4340
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quarter Super Bowl comeback like the
COMMODORE’S VICE COMMODORE Kansas City Chiefs to complete your
COMMENTS Randy Boyd hours. Sailing and Life members are
T
John Morris HE days are getting minimally required to perform 16
longer, the boat show hours of work for the club during the
L
ast minute sad note: I
like many of you am has passed and the season; crew members can also accrue
shaken to hear of the groundhog did not see his seniority points for participating in
sudden passing of Board shadow. This signals that we work projects. Lots of members
member and longtime are getting closer to launch contribute many more than the 16
dedicated friend of the club, George and it is time to start thinking about hours to help the club throughout the
Tsapoitis, who had recently re-joined warmer days and sailing our boats. year and for that we are appreciative.
the Board as Property Manager. I If you bought a new boat at the We need you to be one of those
share the grief with his many friends boat show this year make sure you let people.
at the club and send condolences on the Harbour Master know by means In reality the club members are
behalf of all of us to George’s family. of a change of boat form so that he can getting older and we still have lots to
You can learn more elsewhere in this make the necessary adjustments. If do each year to keep the club running
issue. you are thinking that you may not be smoothly. Your participation is
Sitting in the Commodore seat for launching this year we also ask that important and our club only works
the first time in early January, it was you let us know so that someone who when the members do their part in its
quickly apparent that my wants to sail their boat this year can operation. Sign up early and sign up
predecessors had done a lot of heavy enjoy theirs. Our club is full and dock often to help out so that we can
lifting. TH&SC is in very good shape space is at a premium so if your boat continue to have a vibrant club and
and if we continue on the course is going in the water only to sit keep ours fees low. We have an
we’ve sailed for the last few years and without the mast up please consider exciting calendar for social events and
the many years before that, our club leaving it on the hard. dock projects this year with lots of
will do just fine. February 29th is the deadline for opportunity for members to pitch in.
The principles the club has held submitting your club fees to avoid So come to the club to check on
since its inception have proved very 10% penalties for late payment. It is your boat and dream of sailing soon.
sound. We rely on member effort also time to start thinking about See you at the club,
when we can but call in professionals getting your work hours started so Vice Out _
when expertise beyond that is that you don’t have to make a fourth
required; we are careful with our
money but don’t scrimp when it
comes to doing a job properly. We are
aware of each other’s interests and as
individual members strive to be
respectful of the club and the other
members. It all counts.
So I now join a Board composed of
experienced successful officers. What
a team and what a job they have done
JANUARY VISITORS
under now Past-Commodore Richard projects and committees. With the member DIY model is an attractive
Pierce’s leadership. The sailing and webmaster Mark Vallena we are way to build relationships while
social programs are drawing big updating the club’s website. Steve keeping costs down. Sure, there are
crowds, the finances are in order and Brown made an excellent suggestion fancier clubs on the lake, but I would
there’s money in the bank. The to build opportunities for expanding choose this one every time. Having
grounds and dock facilities are in members’ skills and that will be on the the opportunity to serve at its
excellent shape and the clubhouse has agenda. Perhaps a member-to- Commodore is a real honour.
been assessed and is about to be member set up will help newer sailors But it’s more than an honour, it’s an
rehabilitated. learn from our old salts… opportunity to help build the club.
So what’s left for me to do, I hear Past-past Commodore Greg Smith Should you have a suggestion, or (is it
you ask? I hope to be able to support has agreed to help interpret the long possible?) a complaint, I am always
the Board to continue the course it is range plans in the process of around or onboard our boat at C31.
on and to assist on several fronts. We upgrading the clubhouse and working In wrapping up, thanks to the
will work to improve the facilities as with Board. This will be our ‘major board for welcoming me; thanks to the
I’m sure you will read in the executive project’ over the next while. Consider folks who supported me in getting
reports, keep the budget under control that the club was constructed here and a special thanks to Cat for
as you will read in Helen’s. Working beginning five decades ago; Greg will her encouragement and sage counsel.
with Randy and Richard, I hope we guide the Board to put the clubhouse After just 35 days, it’s perhaps early to
will extend our connections into the in shape for its next 50 years. count the chickens but I am looking
community, increase member So… forward to the next two years as
involvement both from a Ways and Over the years I have visited a Commodore. _
Means and also to build a stronger number of clubs and can report that
team of capable members heading up
FEBRUARY 2020 SPAR AND PROP PAGE 3
PAST
COMMODORE
Richard Peirce
I
T’S that lovely time of
the year when you’re
trudging through slush
and snow to get to work
and home again, mostly in
the dark. You start dream-
ing of warmer days and sunny skies.
The good news is, Wiarton Willy
predicted an early spring! This is a
good time to start making boat plans.
I’ve started my spring commissioning
list which just seems to get longer
each year. It’s also a good time to get
down to the club and check on your
boat. Please make sure you leave your
boat in safe condition with your AC
cord unplugged and your ladder George Tsapoitis
secured.
Now that I’m living in the Past…
1954 - 2020
Commodore’s role, I’m looking To many of his long time friends, George was affectionately known
forward to doing some long term as "Crazy George." Those, from the club who knew him well,
planning for the club. We have a great understood the significance of this nickname. He would jump into
club both in terms of our facilities and every new adventure with both feet! And, his adventures were many
our people. Looking at the long term and varied.
is so important to make sure we’re in
great shape for years to come. As George traveled in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and even made a
always, if you have ideas, send me an bicycle trip across Canada. He chose to spend much time in the
email or drop by Hacienda II this Canadian West hiking its mountains and hang gliding off its cliffs.
spring! While in the West, he worked at a youth camp teaching wilderness
Lastly, I would just like to take a skills, he worked, on horseback, as a ranch hand and as a contractor
moment to say goodbye to a great handyman. When he returned to Toronto, he began employment
friend. George, you will be missed. with the Parks Department and eventually transferred to the East
George was always there to help a End parks.
friend in need, up for a great
conversation, breakfast, sharing a joke In 2012, George bought his first sailboat. Within a short while, he
and working hard to make our club a purchased three more boats! See, that's what I mean by jumping in!
better place. Fair winds my friend. _ And, he was not shy in involving himself in the club management.
He served a full term as Property Manager and had stepped up to
serve another term. His work ethic will be sorely missed around the
club.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
As a friend, George went out of his way to be helpful. When I broke
by Lynda & Susan my leg several years ago, he washed my floor, prepared meals, took
me shopping and to appointments. Whatever I needed - George was
We have been at Miaimi Beach off there.
and on since Jan 9th. There have been
some beautiful weather windows The club has lost an important contributing member and I have lost
which we had to pass on. a very dear friend, a friendship that has existed for nearly 50 years.
We had issues with our chart
plotter which delayed our leaving Goodbye my friend. Goodbye Crazy George. You are already
Indiantown. missed.
The Superbowl will be played — John Edwards
tonight in Miami and there has been a
lot of hooplaw across the way here in
Miami Beach. Friday we went down It rained heavily last night (Friday) crossing window on Tuesday for a few
the beach and parks where all the and it showered of and on today but is days, so hopefully we will be on our
sports centres have put up their pouring now, tomorrow is supposed way again this time.
broadcasting tents. to clear. Looks like there is another —Chris & Elizabeth on Groovin
PAGE 4 SPAR AND PROP FEBRUARY 2020
fact and are organizing the Summer next few events on the calendar are:
REAR COMMODORE Blast Open Regatta August 22nd. Be • Euchre Night Feb 29
John Greenham sure to mark your calendar for • Spring Social March 14
T
HE official off-season Summer Blast as you truly won't want • Sarah Douglas (meet an Olympian)
of sailing is at its mid- to miss out this year. April 15
way point and with the Our social team met on a cold • Racer Meeting April 22
Toronto Boat Show in our • Launch May 2
rear-view mirror the I'm sure I will see
remaining winter months will seem to many of you at all these
drag on. Of course some of your events, and watch your
fellow TH&SC members have been inbox as I will be
enjoying a very active winter calendar sending out more
at the club. The Levee was well- reminders than ever.
attended, the Robbie Burns night was We're working on
again enjoyable, thanks to Meredith making our coffee area
and Lindsay, and Jessica and Hazel a bit more eco-friendly
made our BVI Dream Night very and will soon have
enjoyable. Painkillers, need I say T H & S C mugs for
more? It's actually making me think, I your coffee enjoyment,
should book a trip to the BVI, who's Be sure to clean yours
in? when you're done. :-)
Organizing the Club calendar for Again, I would like
the coming season is pretty much to remind you all, that if
complete. Thanks to my Social, Racing you have or want to
and Cruising teams It looks like we're SOCIAL TEAM help, feel free to reach out as my ears
in for another wonderful season. January day and came up with many will be open and I'd be happy to take
Traditionally the club's largest event is ideas to help make all of the TH&SC a helping hand.
Sailpast, scheduled for June 13th— events enjoyable and fun. A special Keep your head down and focus on
please mark your calendar as this will thanks To Randy, Jackie, Rebecca, Spring as it will come. See you around
be another wonderful event. Our Richard, Laurie, Isabel, Meredith, the club. _
racing team wants to challenge this Lindsay, Martin, Susan, and Peter. The
boat of course.
HARBOUR MASTER Anyone willing and available to
Paul Evans work during the week would be
F
rom Feb. 5th when this greatly appreciated. Just let me know
report was submitted, it when and I will try to organize work
is only 87 days until parties. Here's hoping the weather
Launch. cooperates. Many thanks, Paul. _
There is a lot that needs to
happen before then.
I have sent a list of jobs to Ways
and Means and will summarize those
here. If you are interested, please
contact waysandmeans@thsc.ca and
copy harbourmaster@thsc.ca please.
The jobs are (with approximate
dates):
• Prep barge for use March 28
weather permitting
• Replace any needed barrels
April 4 or April 11
• Put bridges on April 4 or April 11
• Re-board docks April 4, 5, 11, 12, 18,
19, 25 and 26.
• Reroute power cables April 25
• Prep Shadow for launch April 18
• Prep Mac1 for launch April 18
• Replace windows on Shadow
April 25
These jobs all need to done before
launch as well as preparing your own
FEBRUARY 2020 SPAR AND PROP PAGE 5
FLEET CAPTAIN TREASURER
CRUISING Helen Rigler CREW WANTED
I
Miranda Wheatstone WAS so saddened to hear
Albert Kerek of the passing of George
Tsapoitis. He was one of by Aubrey Millard
A
FEW weeks ago, the first people to befriend
W
during a record me when I joined TH&SC E are presently on a mooring
downpour, the and I valued his friendship. buoy in Bahia del Sol, El
Humber River swelled its George was a long standing Salvador. Judy will be flying
banks, flowing through our member of our sailing club and went back home the beginning of February,
yard at 4 knots and four and above and beyond helping the club and I will be taking Veleda 2300 NM
a half feet deep. With my and fellow members. He will be up to Puerto Penasco, Mexico to put it
shoal draft I could have missed by many. Bless you George. on a truck to be shipped to Chicago,
motored up the ten miles, or I'm pleased to have Jeffery Hocking some time in mid-February.
so, from the lake and as our Ways and Means co-ordinator I am sending this to a few friends
anchored over my patio which got me for 2020. I expect that all will support whom I trust as reliable sailing crew,
quite excited about the whole climate him in his efforts to align work with and may have some time available in
change thing. club members. mid-February for a two to three week
With record high water levels, Payments have started to roll in for (1055 NM) passage from El Salvador
sailing clubs who can launch are 2020 fees. Be reminded the full to Barra del Navidad in Mexico. I will
looking for places to go, places with payment is due by February 29th in be stopping in Puerto Chiapas, Mexico
floating docks and great facilities. order to avoid the additional 10% late to enter the country, with a few days
TH&SC is one of those places. fee. stop in Acapulco, and a few other
As a result, a number of reciprocal Our audit committee will start short anchorages to obtain fuel. Most
cruises have been arranged for this reviewing 2019 books shortly. Thank legs of the passage will be between
coming season. you Deb Bradley, Peggy Wheatstone 120 to 240 NM. The estimated speed
With the help of my co-cruising and Andrea Barkley for volunteering. of advance for Veleda IV my Ontario
captain Miranda Wheatstone and our I'm looking forward to an early 32 is 100 NM in a 24 hour period.
Rear Commodore John Greenham we spring—fingers crossed. _ Barra is accessible to an international
will do our best to encourage and airport a taxi ride away.
assist all members in joining us on I will remain at anchor in Barra del
these club cruises. We’re looking Navidad until mid March when I will
forward to serving you all as your need crew for another two to three
Cruise Captains in 2020.—AK _ week passage from there up to the
northern end of the Sea of Cortez,
Puerto Penasco. On this 1050 NM
RACING CAPTAIN passage, I will be stopping at Puerto
Martin Osborne
WAYS AND Vallarta and Mazatlan, as well as a
H
ELLO everyone I know few overnight anchorages for fuel if
it’s officially mid-
MEANS necessary.
Jeff Hocking
winter because the In Puerto Penasco I will be
H
Toronto Boat Show is over for ELLO, I am excited to alongside for a few days and loading
another year, the days are serve the club in the Veleda on the truck, after which I (we)
definitely getting longer and I role of Ways and can bus up to Tucson or Phoenix to fly
believe we are only 90 odd days away Means! I hope that I will be back to Toronto. Judy may or may not
from launch! I think for a lot of us able to serve the membership come down to assist. We will be OK
who aren’t lucky to be away well in communicating the work that for our passage from Chicago to the
somewhere in the sun and sand the needs to be done and recognizing the North Channel Yacht Club in Spragge,
nice weather can’t come soon enough hours that have been completed. Ontario in early May.
for us! In service of that goal, we are The transport by truck has not been
On the racing front though there is planning to recreate a paper hours finalized yet, but we should know
lots of exciting news for 2020. PHRF- receipting system that will consist of within a week. There are international
LO our official handicapping three parts to be signed by the project airports a taxi drive away from all the
organization for racing on Lake supervisor. This method has been destinations we will be using.
Ontario announced at the annual used in the club in the past. One part I would appreciate 1 to 3 crew for
meeting this year that the much will be kept for the supervisor, one each of the passages above. I am a bit
anticipated Point to Point formula for will go to the hours coordinator, and limited as I am recovering from a torn
distance races would be ready for one will be for you to keep for your tendon in the rotator cuff of my right
observation trials this year and ready own records. Look for further details shoulder, but it should be 90 %
for full implementation in 2021. This in the near future along with operational by mid Feb. hopefully.
should make the scoring for these announcements regarding upcoming Would you pass this on to other
types of races a much fairer for projects. _ sailors you may know who might be
(Continued on page 8) available.
Aubrey _
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New Year’s levy
Robbie Burns Night
FEBRUARY 2020 SPAR AND PROP PAGE 7
Michael Flynn With sadness Past SHELLBACKS
1951–January 13, 2020 Commodore Patrick
Flynn announced the
passing of his brother
Mike on January 13
due to complications
of a ruptured THE SHELLBACK CLUB.
aneurysm. In 2002 and “Keel Laid 1934”
2003 Mike was head of Celebrating 85
Ways & Means at
TH&SC while Pat was February 19th: Ron and Pam Mazza will share their
Commodore. Pat said recent adventures in Vietnam and Hanoi.
“Michael found the February 26th: Boundless Sails from Baddeck, NS
… to a Rescue at Sea. Neal Heatherington will share the harrowing
club after we acquired tale of a rogue wave, a lost 38’ vessel, a mayday heard by Captain
a Hobie 18. After a few Wendell Hendricks of the Ardmore Sealifter who navigated the 700
foot oil tanker to the sailboat.
adventures with that
March 4th: Sally & Noel Lien recently sailed the English Channel
boat we purchased to visit the South Coast of England and also took a side trip to
Spectra, a Mirage 26 Turkey. They will, inimically share their impressions and
thoughts about their journeys.
from Gary Bishop with
sail number 31 and March 11th: Angus Armstrong, Harbourmaster Emeritas, will give
us an update on the status of the plans for the Waterfront of
proceeded to learn how Toronto, including plans for the mouth of the Don River.
to sail it. Working
March 18th: Rob Mazza returns again this year. He has documented
clubs certainly got a his Tour of the Canadian War Memorials at Vimy, Beaumont,
willing participant with Hamel, Dieppe and Juno Beach, the Five Canadian Pilgrims in
Northern France.
Michael. As I look back
through family photos March 25th: Gerri Staples takes us back to the mountains with her
I see many many work story of Trekking Machu Pichu.
parties, so life just April 1st: Aubrey and Judith Millard speak of their adventures sail-
carried on as normal!” ing The Med.
Our condolences to the
April 8th: Chris Hope takes us to the Atlantic Leg of the Volvo 60
Flynn families. Around the World Race.
April 15th: Bill Hutton Rescued at sea - reflections, second
thoughts and lessons learned. How a routine six-day passage turned
into a midnight transfer to a 750ft bulk carrier.
Be a Shellback, come often, bring friends and enjoy the combination of good food,
friendly people and interesting and often unique presentations about nautical and mar-
itime topics, the Toronto Waterfront and sometimes outdoor adventures.
The Shellback team is Dianne Leggatt, Skipper, Graham Dougall, Purser & Second
Mate, Elspeth Fanjoy, Mate, Ron Jenkins, Webmaster, Philip Morton, Music Director,
Judith Alltree, Chaplain and many others who help throughout the year. Volunteers
welcome!
Call or write Dianne Leggatt, Skipper, for any reason: 416 486 6025 or dianne.leg-
RACING CAPTAIN— gatt@gmail.com
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6
to participate in the weekend long often to build the interest for what is
everyone, it will certainly be
regatta and from what I am seeing going to be an amazing weekend!
interesting to see what effect it has on
from a food and party organizing I am really looking forward to
our weekend races.
standpoint this is going to be a regatta seeing all the regulars back out on
Speaking of distance races, some
you don’t want to miss! Registration Wednesday nights and hoping that
really, really exciting news is that this
will be only through Yacht Scoring there might be a few more of you who
year’s Summer Blast Regatta is going
and will be limited on a first come first find time to come and join in the
to be a single day medium distance
served basis. So follow this link and excellent racing and camaraderie that
race vs. the usual around the buoys
register today! we experience every week out on the
racing it has typically been. We are
https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm course and of course back at the club
hoping that it will make it more fun
?eID=11789 after racing.
for everyone involved as there will be
Also, you can follow the regatta on I also hope that we will see
divisions based on handicap and
Facebook by searching for TH&SC everyone out on April 20th to meet
ability with great prizes in all the
Summer Blast Regatta. Please search Sarah Douglas an Olympic hopeful
divisions. We are hoping to revive
out our page, like us, and share it Laser Radial sailor! It should be a fun
interest in neighbouring clubs coming
night for all!
See you on the line!
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FEBRUARY 2020 SPAR AND PROP PAGE 9
February 2020 March 2020
1 11 11 12 13 14 Exec.
Board 15 Darts 16 17
Meeting 7 pm
FEBRUARY BLUES? COME TO DARTS FRIDAYS
12 13 14 15 Exec.
Board 16 Darts 17 18 Daylight
savings 18 19 10 11 12 Darts 13 14
Meeting 7 pm time begins 7 pm Welcome
Back Social
19 10 11 12 13 Darts 14 15 15 16 St. 17 18 Spring 19 Darts 20 21
7 pm Patrick’s Begins 7 pm
Day
16 17 18 19 20 Darts 21 TORC 22 22 23 24 25 26 Darts 27 TORC 28
7 pm Meeting 7 pm Meeting/Pvt
Function
23 24 25 26 27 Darts 28 Euchre 29 29 30 31
7 pm Night
DARTS CONTINUES THIS MONTH
HAVE YOU CHECKED ON YOUR BOAT THIS WINTER? TIME TO START THINKING OF PREPARING YOUR BOAT
April 2020 May 2020
11 Exec.
Board 12 Darts 13 14 11 12
Meeting 7 pm LAUNCH
EVERYONE ON DECK AT 7 a.m. DAY
15 16 17 18 19 Good 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Friday
Easter 12 13 14 Meet 15 16 Darts 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 Cruise
to 16
Sunday Olympian 7 pm Mother’s Warmup Bluffer’s
Sarah Douglas Day Race Park
19 20 21 Race 22 23 Darts 24 25 Rear 17
Victoria 18 19 Race
Series I 20 21 22 Ice
Breaker 23
Meeting 7–9 7 pm Commodore Day Race I Race / Beer C
Brunch Meet & Greet
26 27 28 29 Exec.
Board 30 24 USA 25 26 Race
Series I 27 28 29 30
Meeting Memorial Race II
Day
31
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