What a fantastic brunch we had last Sunday. The event was hosted by Rene Therrien our fleet captain and his wife Julie Trudeau. A lot of planning goes into preparing for an event like this. Everything looked beautiful and tasted wonderful. Those Quiche pies were delicious. On behalf of the membership I would like to … Continue reading 2017 Fleet Captain’s Brunch

As a past member of the GP14 Association, I would like to thank SYC for the reception held yesterday. Gill Beddow is the Chair of the 2018 GP14 World Championship to be held in Mounts Bay, Cornwall, UK. Gill and her husband Chris were passing through on a holiday visiting friends in Calgary, Toronto and … Continue reading GP14 Reception

Wow what a fantastic day. Nice, sunny and on the warmer side. Nice and calm for the flotilla and the tribute for Clare. Topping things off was the super dinner for ladies day. Frank Clark and Sylvie Sabourin did an extraordinary job of organizing, preparing and planning the menu for the day. Just a note, … Continue reading 2017 Ladies Day

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Canada Day.  On Saturday we had a good turnout for the flag raising by the Sea Cadets, followed by a lunch organized by Heather Branchard and supplied by Nick Cox, and flyover (which because of the torrential downpour, didn’t happen. We stood there waiting, but just got rained … Continue reading Happy 150th Canada

If you weren’t at Stormont Yacht Club on Saturday, you missed a really great day of reminiscing, sailing events and outstanding food. This year the 50th anniversary of the GP14 World Championship Regatta, which was held at SYC in 1967, was celebrated. Boats from all over the world took part in this regatta and the … Continue reading 2017 Founders’ Day: 50th Anniversary of the GP14 World Championship Regatta

Another Adult Sail Weekend is over and our club was a shining star once again. My sincere thanks go to all of the volunteer skippers, instructors, cooks, and kitchen help for making the weekend a big success. We hosted 19 participants this year, and gave them a real variety of sailing conditions, from very light … Continue reading 2017 Adult Sail Weekend

Hello to all. I attended the opening ceremony for the Canada C3 this morning. As Commodore, I had the honour of presenting the SYC Burgee to Geoff Green, the Expedition Leader and Founder, on behalf of the Stormont Yacht Club. It was mentioned that Cornwall was one of the only three stops for the Polar … Continue reading Canada C3 Ceremony & Burgee Presentation

Our 2017 Sail Past was a successful opening to the coming season for SYC. It was a day for sailing, fellowship, and a little pomp and ceremony that goes with being a yacht club. What a fantastic day we had. Lots of sun, good temperature, great wind conditions for sailing and food. What more could … Continue reading 2017 Sail Past