News

Joey has decided to move on to a new chapter in his career and has submitted his resignation as Sailing Director. Joey has put in many hours of hard work into the club and brought a fresh set of new ideas and perspectives to RPSA. Not only has he helped with club operations he also was crucial in helping set up BC Summer Games and ensure they went off without a hitch! We are sad to see him go and wish him the best in his next chapter.  

We are excited to announce that Nicole is stepping up into the interim Sailing Director role! 

In case you haven’t run into her on the docks or around the boathouse, Nicole has been a staple around the club for the last few years and was in the Head Coach position for the summer ensuring the on the water experience for programs has gone smoothly. She has spent her life participating in programs, starting in one of our Wetfeet programs and building her sailing experience throughout the years.  

With the experience she has and the knowledge of RPSA’s culture and operations we are very excited to see her taking the operations on for Fall and Winter! 

by James Anderson

RPSA is excited to announce that Victoria Coady will be taking on the role of Sail Director. Victoria has been coaching at RPSA for the past four years. 

Some of her notable sailing achievements include 1st place finishes at the 2022 Canada Summer Games and ILCA Championships.

Aside from being a talented sailor, Victoria also instructs skiing during the winter and is currently a student at Simon Fraser University studying mechatronic systems engineering.

by Musa Fortin

The summer is quickly coming to a close. Our final summer program ends on September 2nd, the race team will be headed to their last regatta of the summer, Whistler regatta, and adult summer program comes to a close this weekend as well. On the 16th we had our August board meeting, and you can find the meeting minutes attached. Here are a few updates for the rest of the season: 

End of Summer BBQ social

It was scheduled for the 27th of August; however, we have to reschedule due to limited staff. It will now occur on the 4th of September. The aim will be to get on the water at around 11:00 to start sailing/racing. After this we will do a BBQ social after racing comes to an end.

You can sign up here, the purposes of the sign is just to get a sense for numbers: https://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=2317&EID=30418

Thursday Nights

Thursday nights should continue into and throughout September. 

Board Meetings

Our next board meeting is set for September 20, 2022 at 7:30 pm at the Old Mill Boathouse. They will continue to run every month on the 3rd Tuesday, until December, when we will be holding the annual general meeting on the 13th of December.

Cruising Course

This year we have run a Basic cruising course for the first time this Spring, and we are offering 3 more sessions in the fall. If anyone is interested in getting into keel boating, feel free to check it out here: https://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=2317&EID=30212

by Musa Fortin

The summer is in full force right now, our first full round of summer program came and went, out race team is currently on its way to the BC summer games, and we are having beautiful weather and great wind for an exciting sail. We had to cancel our July Board meeting because we did not meet quorum, so here are a few updates for membership:

Programs have run without a hiccup. Big red’s engine was having problems early in July, so it was sent in to Inlet Marine. Currently of our boats are working. The need for dredging has become even more apparent, especially with some of the recent low tides, as it is narrower and harder to get through than ever. In addition to our summer programs, our summer Adult program is starting up on Saturday July 23rd, running from 1-5 every Saturday, and I started a weekday adult program running on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-8 which began on the 18th, and will be running until August 10th. 

Race-team Update:

Summer Race-team began on July 10th. The formerly scheduled training camp in Surrey for last weekend had to be cancelled, but will be rescheduled sometime later in the summer. Currently they are headed to Prince George to compete for their respective zones in the BC Summer Games. 

Ongoing Events:

• Weekly Thursday night racing 
  • An instructor will be available to help, set up courses, and run races as of 5:00 pm
• Monthly Board meeting at the OMBH
  • Third Tuesday of every month
  • Next one is scheduled for August 16 at 7:30 pm

Upcoming events for membership: 

• Spinnaker Crash Course: August 2nd
  • Intended to provide introductory on how to sail spinnaker on a 420. 
• Belcarra sail: August 12th starting at 4:30
  • Long group sail with the goal of reaching deep cove and back. There will be a safety boat or two with an instructor to ensure safety, and to tow if that becomes needed. 
• End of Summer BBQ social: August 27th
  • This will be the last of our summer adult class. We are inviting membership to go out sailing, there will be some races run for all to participate in, followed with a barbeque at around 5:00 pm.  Feel free to show up for the sailing, the barbeque, or both. 

I hope to see you all out on Thursday nights, our upcoming Board Meeting, or any of the upcoming events that interest you.