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Nepean Race Regatta July 7&8
Nepean Regatta July 7/8 at National Cup Regatta in Nepean. Bryan placed 2nd, Claire, 4th and Brett 6th. Great winds and a beautiful facility. Alex and Fletch were the support staff with Alex also acting as a companion. Angie and Brad Lyons and Dorothy also helped out....
Race Sailing classes underway 2012
June 2nd saw 7 new volunteers being trained as dock assistants for this summer and the opening day for the QS Race Team. The season's first regatta is in Nepean July 7/8, so the team wanted to get an early start. In the picture Bryan, Jennifer and Bret listen to...
New Coach boat has arrived!!!
On Wednesday we picked up our new coach boat, an 13 foot AB International RIB with a 40 HP Merc outboard. Today took it for a water test and all I can say is wow!. Very stable fast and gets up on the pane quickly. Rob at Bay Port Yachting Centre, Midland out fitted it...
Storage shed almost finnished!
The new Sail Shed which includes a cat flap…no mice this winter is up and ready for the interior shelving. All the materials where donated by RONA, Trenton, Coles TIM BAR MART and Vanderlaan Building Materials of Brighton. The majority of the labour came from...
New QS shed being constructed
NEW SAIL SHED Thanks to RONA Trenton, Coles Tim Br Mart and Vanderlann Building Products of Brighton who donated all the materials for a new sail shed. The only purchase we needed to make was the door which we bought at the Re Store for $35. We now have the only sail...
Fletch – Model train builder
Besides fundraising for QS, I like to have something else to do in the winter (besides dreaming about sailing). Last winter I decided I wanted to get back to drawing and sketching. And then I came across an HO train set that Dorothy gave me 20 years ago as a...
Laura Watts – Skiing Insructor
During Quinte Sailability's off season I spend my time doing homework, volunteering and working as a ski instructor at Batawa Ski Hill. I started instructing when I was 14 and it has never failed to keep me on my feet. My lessons range from 3-year-olds who can't even...
Orpha Weese – Wife of QS sailor Allen Weese
I was talking to Fletch the other day and telling him about my adventures as the first female stock car driver to race against the men at Brighton Speedway. Obviously this was in my younger (and more foolish) days but it was something that I had to prove that I could...
Off season activities
Hi this is Bryan, just wanted to share a couple of cool things I have been doing in the winter while waiting for our sailing season to start up. I went ice sailing with Red McGillvary as he took me out on his ice racer boat named the "Red Baron"....
The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario visits Quinte SailAbility
The Lieutenant Governor speaks to invited guests and members On Tuesday, July 19th, we welcomed two very special guests, His Honour the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Honourable David C. Onley and his wife, Her Honour Ruth Ann Onley. The weather cooperated...
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