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2011 MEETINGS
Date   Jan 19, Feb 16, Mar 16, Apr 20  SUMMER BREAK  Nov 19, Dec 17
               (Meetings are on the "3rd WED of each month"). 

Time       7:00 to 9:00 PM.

Place     The Royal Canadian Legion, Norwood Branch, No 178
               11150 - 82 St. NW
               Edmonton, Alberta
               (780) 479-4277
               Meeting is on 2nd floor, above canteen.
Wednesday, January 16, 2011

TECH TIP -

SUBJECT 1 - 

SUBJECT 2 -  Demasting a Boat 2

The 2010 Swiftsure race was cold windy and wet.  More than 60 of the 182 boats dropped out of the race and two boats were dismasted.  One of the dismasted boats belonged to Duncan and Maggie Cook from EYC.  Duncan will be at the meeting to recount the events.

To see pictures of this years Swiftsure go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/75869001@N00/sets/72157624171340498/show/

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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

TECH TIP -

SUBJECT 1 -  We have a couple of videos: "Reconstruction a Pharaoh's Barge" and time permitting "Sailing a Square rigger round the Horn." 

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

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SUBJECT 1 -  Klaus and Johanna Gruber with Jack and Pat Armitage will show their new West Coast sailing video.  The video covers the rounding of Cape Caution, Fitz Hugh Sound, Rivers Inlet, and the Broughton Archipelago.  If you have seen one of their previous cruising reports you know they do a great job of taking you along on their cruise.  You don't want to miss this.

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

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SUBJECT 1 -  Navigation by PC chart plotter (Bob Brunelle) and by GPS (Bob Schimmel).

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Summer break for sailing & stuff.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

TECH TIP - ?

ELECTIONS - For the following positions (elected shown):

  • Commodore (Bob Brunelle).
  • Vice Commodore (Phil Sutton).
  • Treasurer (Ronald van Amsterdam -> Rod McMullen).
  • Fleet Captain ( Jim Spalding).
  • Communications (Bob Schimmel).

SUBJECT 1 -  At this weeks meeting of the AOSA Phil Sutton will discuss the measurement of water clarity on Lake Wabamun by using a Secchi disk....to be carried out by amateur volunteers - that is to say, us.   The term amateur can have a pejorative ring.  But in science it retains the meaning of its French root amour, love, for amateurs do science because it's what they love to do.  Without remuneration or reward, enthusiastic amateurs survey birds, tag butterflies, measure sunlight, and study transient solar eclipse phenomena.  Others count sunspots, discover comets, monitor variable stars, and invent instruments.

In addition I hope we will discuss planning for the rest of the winter meetings.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

TECH TIP - ?

SUBJECT 1 -

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