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November-December, 2015

THE BULLETIN

P.O. Box 29136, THUNDER BAY, Ontario, P7B 6P9 CANADA www.tbyc.on.ca

Meet the New Commodore…

Terry Cano was elected

Commodore for a 2-year term

at the November 26th Annual

General Meeting.

Terry began sailing 25 years

ago by “walking the dock” on

a Wednesday night. He

became a TBYC member the

following year and has been

racing ever since.

He especially enjoys longer offshore races and has done 8 Trans Superior Races and at least 16

Internationals. He is the owner/skipper of the X Yacht, Straight Jacket.

Terry has been involved with the TBYC executive serving as Treasurer and Rear Commodore. He

is also Secretary of the Lake Superior Yachting Association and races with the Temple Reef

Sailing Club on Thursday nights.

His intent as Commodore is to continue to work with various stakeholders to ensure the TBYC

maintains a presence at the Marina that can provide various social/club activities for all its

members.

Commodore’s Log, December 18, 2015…

The TBYC Annual General Meeting of November 26 resulted in some changes on the TBYC executive. I would like to

thank those departing the board for their time and dedication to the Club. I look forward to working with the new board

over the next year. Together, I know we will accomplish what we set out to achieve. The board will continue to work on

a Prince Arthur Landing facility as our CN Station lease is due for negotiation next summer. In addition, we will continue

to look at the Mission Island storage challenges and act prudently. We will continue to enjoy the success of our Social

and Racing Programs. As I write this, I am thinking about the tremendous growth and expansion the Club has enjoyed

since I became a member and I look forward to the challenges of our continuing success.

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I welcome new board members and am excited to see fresh perspectives at our meetings. A full listing of the Board,

along with contact information is presented below.

Annual General Meeting… The AGM was held Thursday, November 26th, 2015 at the Mission Clubhouse. The following

items of note emerged from the meeting:

Constitution Motions at the AGM: There were several motions passed at the AGM which amended either the title

or responsibilities of the following positions: Rear Commodore; Public Relations Director; Bulletin Director. In

addition, the Executive position of CN Station Director was eliminated with responsibilities for that position now

falling to the file of the Properties Director. Specifics of the changes will be found in the 2015 Revised Constitution

to be found soon on the TBYC web site.

In addition, the following motions were passed:

• Racing Membership - It was moved “that an additional membership category be created. The new

category will be a ‘Racing Membership’. The annual fee for this membership will be the Club’s annual full

membership rate and pro-rating will not apply. An additional fee, set annually by the race committee, will

be charged to participate in Club racing activities. No initiation fee will apply and the membership will not

include Club services or voting privileges. Article 11.3. E does not apply.”

• Commercial Vessels - It was moved “that membership not be restricted, however boats used primarily as

commercial vessels and insured as such not be allowed to use Club facilities or services.”

2015-2016 TBYC Executive… Welcome aboard to new members of the TBYC Executive! Up-to-date contact information

for the entire 2014-2015 TBYC Board of Directors is as follows:

Commodore * Terry Cano 626-9003 tjcano@tbaytel.net

Vice Commodore * Hugh Briggs 344-0654 hbriggs@tbaytel.net

Rear Commodore * Vic Miller 683-7073 cmiller@tbaytel.net

Past Commodore * Eric Hansen 624-7496 ehansen@aviationintertec.com

Secretary ** Paul Morralee 767-3131 pmorralee@morvision.on.ca

Treasurer Chris Dell 626-3032 Chris.dell@thermalmech.ca

Committees

Fleet Captain Sail Jamie Gracey 476-6024 jgracey@lakeheadu.ca

Docking Jerry Tichy 707-4672 walkingroger@hotmail.com

Launch & Haul ** Frank Negro 346-9848 hidora@tbaytel.net

Storage Neil Brown 622-2172 nfbrown@tbaytel.net

Bulletin Rob Cameron 345-0342 tbyccameron@gmail.com

Mission Clubhouse * Leo Kashuba 629-0081 showbox2@shaw.ca

Properties Jack Drewes 767-5643 jdrewes@tbaytel.net

Marina Advisory Ray Innes 344-7555 raymondinnes@hotmail.com

Public Relations * Brent Sylvester (1-year term) 475-5163 brent.sylvester@cmssi.com

Social ** Sirkka Creagh 345-0029 obsidian40@shaw.ca

Membership Wayne Hurley 939-2186 wayne.tbay@gmail.com

� * represents board member new to the position beginning a 2 year term

� ** represents board member re-elected to the position for a 2-year term

� All others are board members entering second year of a 2-year term appointment

Marina Advisory Committee (MAC)… Some items of interest from the MAC meeting of December 8th, 2015, include:

• An engineering firm has been contracted to design the roof for the fish cleaning station; it will be a simple

overhead structure tapping into the existing concrete base; cost of engineering $4,500; estimated cost of

structure $5,000; the roof should be erected in time for the 2016 boating season.

• There will be a call for parties interested in sitting on the Marina Advisory Committee going out to marina

contract holders in the new year; the request for expressions of interest will be either in the contracts mail-out

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or the Spring newsletter. So if you are interested, you may want to start to put together a brief resume outlining

why you want to serve on the committee and the experience and expertise you could bring to it.

• Over the 2016 boating season, the City will be doing a study on Piers 2 & 3 (below left) to look at the condition

of the docks and develop a plan for replacement as needed.

• The new gates have been installed on north Pier 2 (pictured below right); the effectiveness of the design will be

assessed next season with the thought of installing similar gates on Pier 1.

• Contract holders should anticipate a 5% increase in rates for the upcoming season; there will also be a new

commercial rate introduced along with rate differentials between 50 amp service and 30 amp service.

• A wind and wave study of the waters in and around Tugboat Basin will be proposed for the 2016 Capital budget.

The next meeting of MAC is scheduled for Wednesday, February 10th, 2016. If you have any questions or comments,

please do not hesitate to contact TBYC MAC Representative Ray Innes at raymondinnes@hotmail.com or 344-7555.

Social Committee…

The annual TBYC “CLOSE OF NAVIGATION-CHRISTMAS

PARTY” was held on December 5th

at the Italian

Cultural Centre.

3 generations of Lake Superior and TBYC boating

were represented at the party. The couple above,

holding the 70th

anniversary commemorative mugs, is

Robin Timms and Karoline Saunders, daughter of TBYC

member David Saunders and granddaughter of long-

time TBYC member Buddy Saunders.

Guest speakers at the event were: Ian Angus (City of Thunder Bay);

Paul Capon (Canadian Lighthouses of Lake Superior); Ed Swayze

(Seafarers); and Mel Parker (Port Authority).

Mel presented our Commodore, Terry Cano, with a $500.00

sponsorship cheque for our 70th

anniversary celebration. Lakehead

Power and Sail Squadron sent along a commemorative note read to the

attendees.

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Commemorative anniversary mugs were given to all

those in attendance. The food provided by the

caterers at the Italian Cultural Centre was excellent.

Plenty of door prizes were given out, with Bill Zeleny

winning the grand prize. A good time was had by all.

Thanks to all the volunteers for helping to make our

70th a successful event. Commemorative mugs can

still be purchased for $5. Contact Richard Matheson at

251-6832 or cruise10@shaw.ca.

Paul Morralee and the Social Committee produced and showed

videos made up of interviews of club members and old photos and

cartoons. Those videos and another featuring past Commodores, are

available on the TBYC website, or through the following links:

• Members’ Memories Video - https://youtu.be/4l1QHBC3Qbw

• Past Commodores Video - https://youtu.be/FdNSAA3gAqo

• Jim Coslett’s - Fresh Water Cartoons - https://youtu.be/KyXCdcvkOek

Special thanks go out to the Social Committee for all its work in

putting the 70th

Anniversary Close of Navigation event together. The

Social Committee includes: Sirkka Creagh (Chair), Paul Morralee,

Richard Matheson, and Andrea Saunders.

Race Committee…

Lake Superior Yachting Association (LSYA)…Chris Wells, Terry Cano and Jamie Gracey attended the Lake Superior

Yachting Association AGM on November 6th in Duluth. The LSYA is an organization with representatives from yacht clubs

in Duluth, Minneapolis, Bayfield and Houghton. It serves to organize inter-club racing on Lake Superior, to promote

boating on Lake Superior and to represent Lake Superior yacht club interests on US Sailing committees.

The TBYC Dryland Regatta (the Club’s racing trophy presentation and social) was held on Friday, November 13th at the

Prince Arthur Hotel. There were 135 in attendance with fun, dancing and good times had by all.

Winners of the Don Dickey (Wednesday Series Overall) and the

Porter Bailey Memorial Trophy (Season Overall), are, from left

to right: B Division - Flying Circus (Jamie Gracey skipper); A

Division – Byrr (Peter Hansen skipper); C Division - Felucca

(Alastair Grant skipper).

Winners of the Richard Clarke Memorial Trophy (Offshore

Overall) are, left to right: C Division - Air Aura (Chris Bailey

skipper); A Division – Berzerker (Andre St. Jacques skipper); B

Division - Flying Circus (Jamie Gracey skipper).

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The Paul Morton Memorial Award (best

crew) went to Cam McWhirter (left)

pictured with Skipper Rob Berlinquette of

Slingshot.

The Frank Heroux Memorial Award for

Outstanding Seamanship went to Lorrie

Walsh. All racing results and winners can

be found on the TBYC website.

TBYC Membership… The Executive, on behalf of the Club, would like to extend a warm welcome to a new member

approved at the November, 2015 executive meeting:

� Trevor Brasch, Full Member - C&C 24, Out of the Blue – sail

Flotsam and Jetsam…

Boat Shows… It’s boat show season again; time to pull out the “wish list” and see what the boating world has to offer

for 2016, especially if your list includes a new boat. Here is a list of some of the more popular boat shows that are

frequently of interest to the TBYC members:

� The Toronto International Boat Show is a popular show for TBYC members and it is scheduled for January 8th

to 17th

, 2016.

Details can be found at: http://www.torontoboatshow.com/. This link allows you to enter on-line draws for Boat Show

prize packages; lets you purchase tickets; provides information on hotel discounts; allows you to pre-shop the show by

searching by boat brand, viewing pricing and scheduling appointments with dealers; gives you an introduction to, and

schedule of, over 200 free show seminars on a variety of boating topics. There is also an exhibit list and a product search.

� Mid-West Boat Shows: There are several Midwest US boat shows accessible to Club members:

• the Chicago Boat, RV & Strictly Sail Show, January 14th

-18th

, 2016 at McCormick Place South, see

http://www.chicagoboatshow.com for more information;

• the Milwaukee Boat Show, scheduled for January 15th

-17th

and 20th

-24th

, 2016 at the Expo Center, State Fair Park,

visit http://showspan.com/MBS/);

• the 58th

Annual Detroit Boat Show to be held February 13th

-21st

, 2016 at Cobo Center, see

http://detroitboatshow.net/.

� Shows frequented by the snowbirds and winter vacationers among us are:

• the Vancouver International Boat Show, January 20th

-24th

, 2016 at BC Place and Granville Island (see

http://www.vancouverboatshow.ca/ );

• the Victoria Boat and Fishing Show on February 19th

-21st

, 2016 at the Pearkes Recreation Center at Tillicum Mall

(http://www.victoriaboatshow.com/);

• and one of the largest shows, the Miami International Boat Show, Feb. 11th

-15th

, 2016 at its new, one-site

location, the Miami Marine Stadium and Park; see http://www.miamiboatshow.com/default.aspx for details;

� For those who like to go west or to the desert, there are also the California Boat shows:

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• the San Francisco Boat Show, January 15th

-18th

, 2016 at Pier 48 & McCovey Cove - AT&T Park,

(http://www.sfboatshow.com/) and The Los Angeles Boat Show, February 25th

-28th

, 2016 at the Los Angeles

Convention Center and in-the-water at Marina Del Ray (http://www.losangelesboatshow.com/).

� Closer to home are:

• the Minneapolis Boat Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center, January 21st

-24th

, 2016

(http://www.minneapolisboatshow.com/default.aspx).

• the Thunder Bay Boat Show, February 25th

to 28th

, 2016 at the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition, see

https://www.ontariossunsetcountry.ca/timeline/events.cfm/evid/504.

• the Central Canada Outdoor & Recreation Show at the Sportsdome in Thunder Bay from February 26th

to 28th

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2016, see http://www.tbchamber.ca/events/outdoor .

� For a more complete listing of upcoming 2016 Canadian boat shows visit the web site Pat’s Boating in Canada at

http://boating.ncf.ca/ (scroll down to Fun Stuff). For more information on 2016 North American boat shows, and their

related web links, you may want to visit http://www.crestliner.com/boat-show-schedule or

http://www.boatshows.com/calendar.aspx.

� Of course, if you can’t make a boat show this winter, you can always go the electronic route for a virtual boat show at,

among other sites, http://www.nauticexpo.com, or http://www.boattest.com/ or http://www.discoverboating.ca/ (this site

also has resources for helping you make the “right” decision on the boat for you).

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