Saturday, May 17, 2014

Sailpast 2014 - QCYC at 125

 The Queen City Yacht Club is celebrating it's 125th anniversary this year, and there are lots of special events planned throughout the season, starting with Sailpast.  The grand niece of the club's first commodore (Thomas World) was in attendance for the day, along with her son.


We've ordered special burgees for this year, but the company sewing them made a mistake and printed the wrong dates - not once, but twice - so we don't have our new burgee yet.

The weather for Sailpast was cool, but there was enough wind for us to sail without being overpowered.  I always find it stressful being in the harbour with so many boats in close quarters, especially for the first sail of the season.  Afterwards, Roel and Amy from Amelie, and JB from Eventide, came by to enjoy some refreshments.  We sat in the cockpit until the review of the fleet, then went below to warm up before going to the Commodore's Punch reception.