The sun will come out soon! Register now for sailing school, the weeks are filling up!
Become a 2018 member as well and receive a $100 discount off each sailing week, and when you register for more than one week you are eligible for a $20 discount for every week after the first one.
The early bird rate for 2018 Family Memberships is $75 until February 28th, after that it will be $85.
Sail Parry Sound Memberships 2018
Your membership not only supports the sport of sailing and our not-for-profit sailing organization, it also qualifies you for a $100 discount off each youth sailing school week. Adult members enjoy the Tuesday night social sail with our keel boat members, and dinghy owners are able to participate in Wednesday night racing.
Come visit us at our AGM on April 7th to find out more about what is happening for 2018 and watch for more details in our quarterly newsletter, The Mainsheet.
Early bird rates for sailing school are available until April 30th. Click here to register online and pay by credit card or click here to download the registration form and pay by cheque or e-transfer.
2018 members receive a $100 discount off each sailing week, and when you register for more than one week you are eligible for a $20 discount for every week after the first one.
Thanks to our excellent staff Jacob, Jake, Steve, Meredith and Curtis another successful Sail Parry Sound Sailing School season is in the books!
In addition to the rising numbers in sailing school registrations this summer, with two of the eight weeks completely booked, we also had a record number of adult sailing lessons. We advise everyone to enroll early when registration opens up in January!
We also enjoyed the successes of our junior and senior race teams, and are pleased that both teams have represented Sail Parry Sound on the youth regatta circuit in Ontario! You can read more about their accomplishments on our Facebook page.
We are also on Twitter and have tons of fun photos on Instagram, follow us!
Stay tuned for all there is to come at Sail Parry Sound!
Sail Parry Sound is proud to be associated with Our Kids.
Our award-winning sailing day camp, operating since 1998, welcomes youth age 8-18 by the week, for eight weeks on the beautiful Parry Sound, Georgian Bay waterfront.
Every level, from beginners’ Wet Feet, to advanced racing skills, is available at Sail Parry Sound Sailing School.
CANSail 6: Consolidation and application of skills learned in CANSail 5, continued racing skill development and regatta participation. Learn to Train level of the Sail Canada Long Term Sailor Development program. Pre-requisite is CANSail 5; participants must be 14 – 18 years. Six or more weeks are recommended.
Sail for the Summer Package: Register for 8 weeks of sailing in any level for $2023; price includes 2017 Family Membership and membership discount. Beginner sailors will be able to achieve their CANSail 1 and 2 levels, and have the opportunity to start on their intermediate levels. Intermediate and advanced sailors will also have the opportunity to progress through their levels in one season.
Multi-Week Discounts: If a sailor registers for more than one week, the second week and every week thereafter is eligible for the $25 multi-week discount.
Love Your Bay Day, on the Parry Sound waterfront, is the local celebration of a historic initiative —the largest simultaneous water sampling for microplastics in history. A shoreline clean-up at Waubuno Beach kicks off the day at 11:00 a.m., where Town of Parry Sound staff will provide gloves, bags, and recycling facilities to remove garbage from this part of the shoreline. Activities for children will continue until 3:00 p.m.
Sail Parry Sound, located on the Waterfront Trail (first left, north of the Stockey Centre), is hosting the microplastics sampling from noon until 3:00 p.m.
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eorgian Bay Biosphere Reserve staff will be on hand to assist people in taking a sample at no cost from the Sound. They decide whether to take it from shore, from a sailboat, kayak or Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) with White Squall staff.
“Whether sailing, paddling, swimming or even walking to access the Bay and connecting waterways, everyone can be a part of this event” says Tim Dyer, owner of White Squall.
Sail Parry Sound will host a live performance by renowned singer and songwriter Katherine Wheatley, and a delicious cash barbecue will be available at the public Country Gourmet Café on the Upper Deck.
“We are acutely aware, as sailors, of the importance of water quality” says Bob Griffiths, president of Sail Parry Sound. “We encourage everyone to participate, whether here, out cruising the Bay, or at their own dock, to gather samples for testing.”
Sponsored by Wade Perkins of Assante Capital Management Limited, Katherine Wheatley’s concert at Sail Parry Sound is a perfect accompaniment to the day’s activities. Katherine is well known for her love of Parry Sound and Georgian Bay, and many of her songs reflect her deep connection to the water.
People interested in taking samples for microplastics in other parts of Georgian Bay, including rivers flowing into the Bay, are asked to register at http://exxpedition.com/greatlakes2016/ to receive sampling instructions.
The Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve, Sail Parry Sound, and the Town of Parry Sound are spearheading this local event to involve people who care about the Great Lakes in a historic day of water sampling. You can play an important part.
“The Great Lakes are the largest freshwater ecosystem in the world, and they are magnificent,” says eXXpedition Great Lakes Science Lead, Professor Sherri Mason. “The problem with plastic is that it doesn’t biodegrade, it degrades into smaller and smaller pieces. As a result we are finding microplastics by the tens of thousands across the lake surface and within fish and other aquatic organisms. Because these plastics are so small, understanding the realities of this problem is difficult. “
A team of scientists has organized the Great Lakes eXXpedition to test waters for microplastics in each of the Great Lakes. Events like eXXpedition Great Lakes are critical to raising awareness.
“You can never have too much wind” is an old sailors’ expression but just occasionally, it can pose a challenge. Saturday was a gorgeous day on the water with a strong gusty wind and whitecaps and a few capsizes in the four races. Sunday, the perfect steady thousand-mile wind returned to the Big Sound and the Race Committee cracked off the remaining three races before lunch.
Sailed: 7, Discards: 1, To count: 6, Entries: 13, Scoring system: Appendix A
| Rank | SailNo | Helm/Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Total | Nett |
| 1st | 10865 | Dave Hansman/Dave Richardson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | (6) | 6 | 22 | 16 |
| 2nd | 3854 | Al Schonborn/Bruce Clifford | 1 | 2 | (7) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 16 |
| 3rd | 10963 | David & Anne Pugh | 4 | 4 | (5) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 17 |
| 4th | 397 | Sue Pilling/Steph Romaniuk | (7) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 22 |
| 5th | 10944 | Leo & Joanne Van Kampen | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | (11) | 5 | 39 | 28 |
| 6th | 10861 | Marc & Julie Bennett | 2 | 3 | (14 DNF) | 14 DNC | 5 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 32 |
| 7th | 3664 | Doug & Chris Ryan | (14 DSQ) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 54 | 40 |
| 8th | 994 | Kit Wallace/George Waller | 5 | 9 | 2 | (14 DNC) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 42 |
| 9th | 1066 | Jim & Linda Heffernan | (10) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 52 |
| 10th | 10137 | Alastair & David Ryder-Turner | 6 | (14 DNC) | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 8 | 9 | 8 | 73 | 59 |
| 11th | 11136 | AnnMarie Covington/Nick Seraphinoff | 9 | 7 | (14 DNC) | 14 DNC | 11 | 12 | 10 | 77 | 63 |
| 12th | 10964 | Jan & Alannah d’Ailly | (14 DNC) | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 12 | 7 | 14 DNF | 89 | 75 |
| 13th | 10962 | Mike & Marg Duncan | (14 DNF) | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 98 | 84 |
Big Sound Challenge
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FINAL results on August 7, 2016
Overall
Sailed: 7, Discards: 1, To count: 6, Entries: 13, Scoring system: Appendix A
| Rank | SailNo | Helm/Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Total | Nett |
| 1st | 200182 | Bradley Sheppard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (2) | 8 | 6 |
| 2nd | 212333 | Stephen Winkworth | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | (4) | 1 | 15 | 11 |
| 3rd | 7415 | David Sivers | (8) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 21 |
| 4th | 202901 | Indrek Aavisto | (7) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 22 |
| 5th | 200152 | Lucas Trapp | 3 | 5 | (14 OCS) | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 31 |
| 6th | 200126 | Scott Avery | 6 | 7 | (14 DNC) | 14 DNC | 6 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 46 |
| 7th | 185958 | Anthony Hick | (14 DNC) | 8 | 6 | 14 DNC | 8 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 50 |
| 8th | 188982 | Ross Emmans | 5 | (14 DNC) | 3 | 6 | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 70 | 56 |
| 9th | 8797 | Jacob David | (14 DSQ) | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 7 | 5 | 8 | 76 | 62 |
| 10th | 175189 | Grant Kavanagh | 4 | 6 | (14 DNC) | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 80 | 66 |
| 11th | 187196 | Gary Holman | (14 DNC) | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 9 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 67 |
| 12th | 40963 | Ben Woitzik | (14 DNC) | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 10 | 14 OCS | 14 DNF | 94 | 80 |
| 13th | 196054 | Curtis Wilson | (14 DNC) | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 14 DNC | 98 | 84 |
Results Courtesy Sailwave Scoring Software 2.19.4
Much is new this year at Sail Parry Sound with the addition of the new café and additional on site recreational activities.
The Country Gourmet Café on the Upper Deck at Sail Parry Sound opened in May and is offering fresh foods with a magnificent panoramic view of the Big Sound, daily, noon to 6 PM. Enjoy homemade fresh healthy foods, flavour bowls, smoothies, tasty salads, sandwiches, fresh juices and specialty teas, in addition to mouth watering desserts and their famous Belly ice cream, made locally from pure Jersey cream.
White Squall, the Paddling Centre of Georgian Bay offers free paddling and demonstrations, every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon.
To top it off, Parry Sound Bikes will be scheduling a Tour the Town Bike Experience to Sail Parry Sound, to enjoy our beautiful place on the shore.
August 6 and 7 we welcome sailors from Canada and the US for the Big Sound Challenge incorporating the Wayfarers’ Ontario Championship. If you’d like to be part of the welcoming committee, email volunteer@sailparrysound.on.ca Orientation is provided–then all you need is a friendly smile and a helpful attitude to make our guests welcome.
August 20th is Love Your Bay Day, a partnership with the Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve. In the afternoon enjoy a live performance by renowned Parry Sound-born singer/songwriter Katherine Wheatley, whose love of the water is inspired by the beauty of Georgian Bay! Acoustic roots with catchy melodies, arresting vocals, great guitar playing, lyrics that get you and that you get – these are all things that have been written over and over again about Katherine Wheatley’s music. She sings truth, bravely, and in detail– even about the rocks at Sail Parry Sound! That’s where she will sing again. What could be better than enjoying the afternoon with Katherine while her beautiful voice echoes over the water!
The Country Gourmet Café on the Upper Deck will be featuring a delicious lunch menu and a BBQ.
Sail Parry Sound is easy to get to, along the Waterfront Trail, the first left turn north of the Stockey Centre. It’s the place to be this summer. Everyone is welcome!
For more information about this and other events at Sail Parry Sound please visit http://sailparrysound.on.ca/events/ .
Sailing school opens on July 4! The instructors are all looking forward to seeing the young sailors again, and the registrations are filling up fast. There is nothing like being on the water, dancing along the waves of the Big Sound in a sailboat.
Summer is a time for youth to take a break from those long dreary school days, and get outside and play! When your child chooses to take sailing lessons at any age, they are not only choosing a fun way to spend their summer days, but are also getting an opportunity to have an experience that will last a lifetime.
While learning to sail with old friends and new friends, Sail Parry Sound youth also learn to appreciate their natural environment on beautiful Georgian Bay. Sailing is not only a sport to master, it is a real life lesson in physics without the classroom, as they navigate their boat by wind power only. As sailors rig and launch their sail boats they are mastering communication skills with their partners, coaches and teams.
Learning to sail in this fun and safe environment provides an excellent foundation for youth of today and builds and grows skills and characteristics which will last a lifetime.
Sail Parry Sound offers beginner programs for all ages from 8 years, in the WetFeet program, right up to teenagers in the Teen Fast Start program. For more information on sailing school, and giving your child a summer experience to remember, please click here
