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If you would rather join a yacht club, Glenmore Sailing Club
(Alberta) has sailboats available for members to use including
6 keelboats and over 50 centerboard boats in their co-op boat
program. The Burlington Sailing and Boat Club (ON) has mentors to provide ongoing learning experiences. New members can
start as Crew, progress to Skipper and then after proving their
competency can take boats out without a Sailing Mentor. The
Royal Canadian Yacht Club (ON) has a 12-boat Ideal 18 Fleet.
This club within a club offers members complete access to the
club-owned boats any time for racing, regattas or just sailing.
The Royal Victoria Yacht Club (BC) owns Martin 242s and Mini
12s for charter or through their small keelboat and fleet programs. Toronto Sailing & Canoe Club (ON) has both a dinghy
and keelboat fleet program, giving their members an opportunity
to sail and use the club facilities throughout
the year. Both the National Yacht Club and
Oakville Yacht Squadron (ON) have a few
club-owned boats for their BOAT4U and
Borrow A Boat programs to help members
without boats learn skills, enjoy club activities and eventually buy their own boat.
Realizing that club owned boats are the
future of keeping sailing alive, Port Credit
Yacht Club (ON) has embarked on a co-op
program with 5 keelboats in the 24-30 foot
range to address a problem with their Adult
HEAD SWIVEL:
Responsive new
Learn-to-Sail students who finish their sail
geometry starts
training courses and then ask, " So what do
winding the sail
I do now? " They have taken their cue from
immediately
when you pull
Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club (ON), who has
the furling line.
run a very successful Dinghy and Keelboat
Co-op program for years. Their co-op
members are able to enjoy the camaraderie of sailing in a club, participate in social
TORSION CABLE:
Polyester core
events, and experience a low-commitment
inside tightly
alternative to boat ownership, or just test the
woven stainless.
waters before actually purchasing a boat.
Transfers torque
to the head
So, take the time to do some research,
swivel 2x better
write down your list of " must haves " and
than anything
" nice to haves " , figure out your budget,
we've tested.
and then check the Sail Canada website
at www.sailing.ca to find the contact for
your provincial sailing association, conDRIVE UNIT:
tact the Canadian Power & Sail Squadron
Powerful large
at www.cps-esp.ca, or search for boat clubs
diameter drive
sheave. Unique
and marinas on the websites for Boating
quick-release
Ontario, Boating BC, Atlantic Marine
design lets
Trades Association, Mid-Canada Marine
one unit furl
all your kites.
& Powersports Dealers Association, or the
Quebec Marine Association.
You might be amazed to learn how little it
can cost to join a boating club and become
a boater!

New member sails provides a great opportunity to get acquainted.

CANADIAN YACHTING | FEBRUARY 2021

There is nothing sadder: another
A-Sail languishing in the dark.
The Reflex furling system is here to
end that. It transfers torque 2x as
effectively from furling line-to-head
swivel as anything we've ever tested.
And getting the top of the furler started
quickly is the key to reliable,
complete, beautiful furls. Introducing
Reflex. It's time top down furling lived
up to the promise. Asymmetricals
of the world, report to
the foredeck!

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