Before 0600 on the morning of May 19th, a group of us got up early, and thanks to Chef Simon and Sherry, enjoyed a great breakfast of fresh scones, clotted cream, smoked salmon and fruit as we watched Prince Harry and Megan's wedding in the Great Hall. It was cold and dreary in Toronto, but beautiful and sunny at Windsor Castle.
We were glad to have the mast up and actually be able to sail during Sail Past, unlike last season, when we were a long way from having our mast stepped. Keith and Madeleine joined us since their boat wasn't launched yet. We headed out just as the rain stopped, motor-sailed past Commodore Jacqui, then took some ribbing about having gone upwind instead of downwind. Oh well. If that's the worst thing that happens, then we're all good!
This spring, we've had some wild weather days with strong winds. Ed and I were heading over on Friday, and had to take the city ferry, because our tenders couldn't run due to high winds. Once we got to the island, even the city ferry stopped running for a couple of hours until conditions improved. We even had to pull out our rubber boots because the wind was driving water over the wall and flooding the area around the clubhouse. Memories of 2017.
Old yellow dock was ripped off its mooring near the Rapids Queen, at least one boat broke a mooring line, and a few boats were bumping as they rolled in the wind and waves, but no major damage.
Ed and I took a week to enjoy some warm weather in Cuba. We've been to Cayo Santa Maria before, and find it very relaxing, although it's a bit of a drive from the airport. The beach is beautiful, our room was clean, and the food was pretty good for Cuba. The first couple of days were quite breezy, but then the wind calmed enough that we went out for great sails on the Hobie Cats every day.
We also took an excursion on a big catamaran one day, with snorkeling, a dolphin experience and lobster lunch, but no actual sailing.
We dropped the mast on September 23, just as Toronto was starting into a five day heat wave with record temperatures at over 30 degrees C. Our log book showed that we sailed a grand total of 9 times this season.
Lets hope we get a better season next year.
It feels like the summer has just started, and it's almost over! The Labour Day weekend is one of great traditions at QCYC. Friday is Corn & Weenie Roast, and the preparation of the pigs for Saturday's Pig Roast.
Although the weather was a little cool, especially on Saturday, we had a pretty good turn out for the party. Emily and Leigh came out for a sail on Saturday, but the wind was really howling. In fact, the whole weekend was extremely windy, and we didn't get out sailing at all.
We were glad to have the mast up and actually be able to sail during Sail Past, unlike last season, when we were a long way from having our mast stepped. Keith and Madeleine joined us since their boat wasn't launched yet. We headed out just as the rain stopped, motor-sailed past Commodore Jacqui, then took some ribbing about having gone upwind instead of downwind. Oh well. If that's the worst thing that happens, then we're all good!
