The ice is off on our lake for a few weeks now so our season here will be starting soon. It’s time to get your boat prepared for the season.
2025 REGATTA SCHEDULE
Kelowna-COSA Spring Time Regatta May 17 18 Check COSA website for the NOR for this event. Register early for possible discounts
Seaspray NA - June 6, 7, 8th. near Eugene, Oregon. Eugene is a very nice venue, well run races, and they run the SailGP course for the Live on the Edge multihull regatta, June 7-8, 2025.
The following link is the NOR for the Eugene event.
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You can register on line on their website Eugene Yacht Club. There are a number of us planning on attending this event so if you can please join us. If you are close to this location come out for a visit even if you aren't going to compete.
NSC Catamaran Clinic - July ( 4th 5th & 6th) Lake Newell at Newell Sailing Club. Highlights include Seaspray fiber glass demonstration work and upgrades, destination sailing challenges, race yourself concepts, GPS unit use, skills practice, socializing and others.
Prairie Wind Regatta- July 12, 13th. Lake Newell. Newell Sailing Club
Check the NSC website for the NOR
Seaspray Nationals-Newell Sailing Club September 5, 6, 7th
In conjunction with "The BeachCat Regatta" open to all multihulls. Hopefully the NOR will be up on Newell Sailing Club's website soon or I will send it out soon.
SEASPRAY ASSN. AGM
As an association we need a few extra directors to keep the focus for our fleet. We haven’t had a meeting for awhile so look forward to one at the Canadian Nationals in September. At the moment we would welcome a couple more directors to help with the continual development of our fleet. We have an active Secretary/Treasurer and newsletter editor but a President and Vice President would be a welcome addition. Preferably active Seaspray sailors but anyone who attends our functions and has an interest in promoting our fleet would be most welcome. As your newsletter editor I look forward to someone taking my role but it won’t happen if we continue to avoid having a regular changing executive and a meeting at least once a year.
AGM PROXY
AGENDA for the Canadian SeaSpray Assn. Annual General Meeting to be held during the Nationals Regatta
Appoint or elect a new President and a couple of directors to add to the Secretary/Treasurer and Newsletter Editor. Hear and approve the financial report. Other old and new business.
If you are unable to attend and you may complete the proxy voting form in order to have your vote counted - be sure to pass it along to the person you designate.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE PROXY FORM
TRAMPOLINE MAINTENANCE
Many of us have modified or replaced our one piece tramp with a two piece one. The two piece trampoline is much easier to keep tight, install and remove. I have sometimes found the remains of rotten pieces of doweling in sections of where the bolt rope should be. If you are having trouble with your trampoline pulling away from the side aluminum extrusion, some modifications, repairs or simply tying in the leading and trailing edge of the trampoline along the sides will fix this problem. Since this is still pre-season for most of you, take a look at your boat and make a few necessary repairs or modifications now rather than mid-season when you should be sailing as often as possible. Many times the aluminum extrusion needs to be gap adjusted or replaced. You can use what is called an “awning extrusion” from a canvas shop as a replacement. The bolt rope should be an appropriate size for a snug fit. If you are getting your trampoline restitched or modified into a two piece one, it might be time to check the side and forward bolt rope sizes. Maybe you can increase the bolt rope size for a better fit into the extrusion. Check it out.
BOAT RESTORATION PROJECT AT NSC
We will be restoring a Seaspray at Newell Sailing Club this season. If you can help out with this project please get involved. You can email back to this address and I will contact you about times, etc. Thanks to Mike Ball for donating a Seaspray boom!
Boom end sheeting parts. Boom bale for two inch tube (to hang the fixed becket block), Carbo Air Harken Single Fixed becket block #348, Carbo Air Harken traveller #353, Carbo Air Harken Pivoting lead block/471Carbo cam, and a 5/16" mainsheet line 20'. You of course will have installed chain plates on each transom for the traveller line. Traveller line parts - chain plate mounted on each transom, suitable length traveller line with a Harken micro block #224 on one end, a schackle on each chain plate that allows a free running traveller rope (a micro block would be better), and a clam cleat mounted on the rear beam end of the center tube (allows adjustment of the traveller line length).
OTHER STUFF
Check out the Lake Newell Sailing Challenge on the Newell Sailing Club's website, Alberta BeachCat Website, Windsurfing and Sailing Lake Newell website for a different aspect of your sailing activities. Perhaps you can incorporate destination sailing at your sailing venue. This can add a lot of interest and give your sailing activities a purpose.
