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Stormont Yacht Club Hosts Sail Past 2025

By Chris Williamson Soleil, Rythmos, Essoin, Pepper, Cat’s fast for racing season!
Cradle, Sylphide 1, Karisma, Mary A. The following day, we had the 1st
he 2025 Stormont Yacht Club’s We had the pleasure of the Mayor race of the Spring Series. This is one of
Tannual Sail Past took place this of South Stormont, Bryan McGillis six races in the Spring Series. The race
weekend on Saturday May 17 in the attending the Sail Past. He was very started with light to moderate winds
bay in front of the SYC clubhouse. This interested in the event, mingled with and all the boats went over the start
marks the official start of the sailing everyone and asked members questions. line without incident. No Worries and
season at SYC. It is a signature event at The Commodore presented the Beethoven had a great start and reached
the club where boats form a line on the 2025 Seagull Award to two people this the windward mark first. Then it was
water in front of the club, and “sail past” year, Linda Hutchinson and Patricia a long downwind leg to the north side
and salute the Commodore, Scott Smith, Remillard. Linda and Pat have been of Sheek Island, then towards the north
on his boat. Scott looked very royal with working tirelessly to raise the game shore. Once we rounded the north shore
the traditional blue suit jacket saluting for our Youth Sail program at SYC. mark, the wind started to pick up and it
members as they motored by. Introducing young minds to the art and was 8-10 tacks back towards the finish
We had little wind this year for the beauty of sailing is truly a joy to witness line. At this point it was a race between
Sail Past, so we had to resort to using and the Photo Submitted No Worries, Beethoven, and Essoin.
our motors. Alas, any chance to get Stormont Yacht Club has a rich Finally, it was No Worries over the line
on the water and have some fun, SYC tradition of this from many past years. presented the RQYS with a burgee from first with a resounding victory, followed
members are game! Once everyone Linda and Pat are raising the game SYC. by Beethoven and then Essoin for 1, 2, 3
was finished saluting the Commodore, considerably this year. It’s very exciting! Afterwards, we enjoyed a pirate’s positions. Annie Tremblay, in her Tanzer
three loud cheers rung out across the More information will follow about the feast in the club house put on by 26, was new to racing a regular series at
bay, Huzzah, Huzzah, Huzzah. (used to Youth Sail Program soon. Marjorie McCoy and a dedicated team SYC and she placed a very respectable
express approval or delight, we’ll take Another highlight of the day was of volunteers. Many members bought 5th.
both!) when Craig Gleadall presented the “30 bits and bites”. It was a royal feast, A great weekend was had by all! You
The boats that participated in the Commodore, Scott Smith with a burgee and everyone regaled their stories and can learn more about the Stormont Yacht
SYC Sail Past 2025 were Sealestial, from Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron travels from the winter and who was Club by visiting their website at https://
Whisperer, Jiggers, No Worries, Mers in Australia from his recent visit. Craig doing what on their boats to make them www.stormontyachtclub.ca

Greg Harps and Jacob Nimene Start the New

CUCBA Summer Basketball League

By Christine Ouellet during the summer months, there is basketball during the summer, and players by age, and have an A league
nowhere to play, and people are left they were happy that we could and B league. We want to grow, to
reg Harps, alongside his friend, hanging dry. organize that. have girls’ leagues, to have leagues
GJacob Nimene, had a brilliant When looking at the basketball We now have six teams, and plan divided by age, like 8 -15 and 15
idea for this summer, something to +. Our goal is to become a Broadie
summer situation, Greg felt that to make it a twelve-team league
do with Basketball; to start a summer there was an opportunity to create next year. We want to bring it a little league within a few years, like
basketball league in Cornwall.
something previously non-existent, bit like the hockey leagues, group Continued on page 38
Greg and Jacob are both studying just like hockey in the summer. Jacob
in Kingston. Jacob is in Community started looking for people in his age
Justice and Services, and Greg is in group and found the majority were in Match Your Area Knowledge
Commerce/Advertising. They both the 16 –25-year-old group. Play Thom’s Trivia
love basketball, and they are on the
Greg says, “I used to run a
court as much as possible. Greg basketball tournament in Long Sault. 1Q - In what league did the Scorpions, Cockroaches, Fleas,
admits he started a little late when Jacob didn’t have experience running Beetles, Caterpillars, Mosquitoes, Spiders, and Bedbugs
he was sixteen, but he is certainly
a club, and he asked me if I wanted to compete in?
catching up now.
work with him. We have been lucky 2Q - Name the NHL goaltender who died suddenly at the
Basketball has been growing so far. Our first inaugural week went
age of 40, on May 31st, 1970?
tremendously in Cornwall, at the high by, which was awesome. We didn’t
3Q - What appeared in the Riverdale neighbourhood on
school level and within the CUCBA expect it to grow so quickly. Many
during the school year. However, people wanted to continue playing June 4th, 1975? Page 46 for Answers