RNSYS Lifeline
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Pool Schedule Summer 2010
Join us at the pool! The Squadron pool will open Saturday, June 12.
Saraguay Pool is scheduled to open Canada Day weekend. Drop by
for our Aqua fit classes taking place on weekday mornings.

Click here for detailed pool schedule

Venetian Night Parade of Sail

**note date change**

Sunday, September 12th
Venice at the RNSYS… Enjoy a great evening of various Italian menu items before heading out on your brightly decorated vessel along the North West Arm. 8:30pm is the kick off for the Illuminated Parade of boats. Break out your brightest lights and decorate your boat for the traditional Parade of Sail to Horseshoe Island, led by our very own Enos Collins.
Individual invites will be delivered to neighbouring Clubs as well as to those who live along the Arm to decorate their homes as in years gone by! Please encourage your friends on the Arm to light up their homes, bonfires, sparklers, fireworks and more to greet the passing boaters. The brighter the better, so feel free to get creative as we light
up the night for Venetian Night 2010!

Children’s Boat Building Contest
Sunday, September 5th at 4:00pm
We are asking all the membership to participate in this year’s Boat Building Contest. For those of you that have attended before you will know this is a hit!!
The premise of the event is that you are asked to select a team from the general membership of not more than 10 people, we suggest that one of your team members be small enough to paddle your boat across the pool - and it would help if the rest were Marine Architects!
You will be given cardboard, duct tape and an exacto knife at 4:00 pm and will have one and a half hours to construct your vessel. At 5:30pm we will begin racing across the Pool. Start Planning!

Children’s Labour Day Weekend Pool Party & Boat Building Contest
Sunday, September 5th from 1:00pm to 6:00pm
Join us for the final pool party of the 2009 season organized by your friendly neighborhood lifeguards. Lots of pool games, face painting and of course, a bbq at the monkey bar. And then to cap it off in true Labour Day weekend fashion, we’ve got our ever-popular boat building contest starting at 4:00pm.
For those of you that have attended before you will know this is a hit!! The premise of the event is to select a team from the general membership of not more than 10 people, we suggest that one of your team members be small enough to paddle your boat across
the pool - and it would help if the rest were Marine Architects!
You will be given cardboard, duct tape and an exacto knife at 4:00 pm and will have one and a half hours to construct your vessel. At 5:30pm we will begin racing across the Pool. Start Planning! Join us before we shut the pools down and sadly say goodbye to another RNSYS summer.

Prince of Wales Weekend
Sept 11 & 12, 2010

Again, we look forward to this most classic of Squadron events on the annual sailing calendar.This year’s edition will be open to the Premier Class,A Class, J/24 and J/29 One Design Classes, along with any other OD class having at least 5 registrants.

Friday, September 10th, 2010
Pre-Registration for all classes 1700hrs - 2100hrs

Saturday, September 11th, 2010
Registration (Alpha & Bravo) 0830hrs - 0930hrs
Sailors Breakfast 0830hrs -1000hrs
Competitors Meeting (Alpha & Bravo) 1000hrs
First Signal (Alpha & Bravo) 1130hrs
Dinner Service 1730hrs
Prize Presentations 1830hrs
Entertainment under RNSYS tent 1900hrs

Sunday, September 12th, 2010
Sailors Breakfast 0830hrs -1000hrs
Competitors Meeting (Alpha & Bravo) 1000hrs
First Signal (Alpha & Bravo) 1130hrs
Dinner Service 1730hrs
Prize Giving & Awards for all Classes 1800hrs

For further information please see the Notice of Race available on the RNSYS website by clicking: http://www.rnsys.com/content/race_documents_2010

Commodore’s Tea
Sunday September 12th at 1:00pm, *to be held at the RNSYS Clubhouse
Commodore Murphy invites all members to bring their mothers, fathers, grandparents, children, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, girlfriends…(well you get the idea!) to join him for this traditional English Tea Party. This delightful afternoon escape is the perfect social to mix and mingle with fellow members and friends while sharing tea, sandwiches, and assorted small sweets. Please call Marriann at 477-5653 to reserve.

Tennis Anyone?

The RNSYS is happy to report that tennis lessons will be offered
once again at the club. Please refer to the program section of our
website for a full listing of our programs and costs.

Cruise Catering
Please remember that with advance notice, we are able to cater a wide selection of food items to bring on your boat for a short
cruise or after your cruise, or at the dock.??We can have a BBQ
set up for you and your guests to gather around and enjoy
without any bother of cleaning up afterwards.
Please contact Chef Don Small at chef@rnsys.com (477-5653)
or Michele Rudden at mrudden@rnsys.com (477-5653) to make arrangements.

Quick Wash on the Railway
(Member owned vessels only)
We are offering a wash special this season. Members are asked to bring their vessel at a pre-scheduled time for a 1/2 hour clean. We ask that members book their service a minimum of 7 days in advance. Pricing is $4.00 per linear ft. (service subject to equipment availability).

Available Dates: July 5/6, July 29/30, September 2/3

Book now to avoid disappointment by emailing Wayne Blundell or Mark Parsons at dockmaster@rnsys.com

RNSYS Club Championships
Sunday, October 3rd
This regatta is open to crews who have qualified by finishing in the top three overall in any keel boat class in the following RNSYS events: Opening Regatta, Wednesday Night Series I, Wednesday Night Series II, Wednesday Night Series III, Wednesday Night Series IV (current standings at time of championship), Monday Night Doublehanded Series’, Canada Day Race, Prince of Wales Weekend or the Premier One Day Series. Eligible crews may compete by indicating their intention to participate to Elizabeth Shaw, Coordinator of Racing, prior to midnight on Thursday, September 31st, 2010. There will be mandatory participation by at least two crew members to take part in the pre-Championship preparation of the Club J22s. These preparation sessions will be scheduled for Friday, Oct.1 from 5pm – 8pm and on Saturday, Oct.2 from 12pm – 3pm. E-mails to eshaw@rnsys.com are acceptable.
SCHEDULE
Registration 1000hrs – 1015hrs
Competitors Meeting 1030hrs
First Signal 1130hrs

Turkey Bowl
Saturday, October 9th
This fun, yet competitive regatta is shaping up to be another great event. Sailing, turkeys, and dancing – what could be better? Bring your crew and come out to this very fun and festive event. Open to Keelboats only. Entry fees are suggested $40 donation along with a small box of non-perishable items for all keelboat classes, with proceeds and donations supporting Feed Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Sea School. Don’t forget to visit the silent auction table and to buy tickets for the mystery draw! This is the only charitable event that we host all year, so please, let give our thanks by making this the most successful fundraiser in years! Contact Elizabeth Shaw, RNSYS Coordinator of Racing at eshaw@rnsys.com for further information.

SCHEDULE
Registration 1100hrs – 1200hrs
Competitors Meeting 1215hrs
First Signal 1330hrs
Turkey Buffet 1730hrs
Prize Presentation 1800hrs
Entertainment 1830hrs
* No races will be started after 1530hrs.

ABF Race
Saturday, October 16th
We invite all interested sailors to join us for the ABF (absolute bloody final) race of the year before our attention sadly turns to winter haul-out. Dig out those warm gloves because it’s going to be a wee bit chilly but it may also be the most fun you and your crew will have all season. Skipper’s meeting will begin at 1230hrs with a lemans start from the front lawn of the RNSYS at 1330hrs. All crew members of each yacht must be on the front lawn of the Club prior to the start. And make sure to join us back at the clubhouse for the post-racing activities; you’ve never seen anything quite like this. The off-water challenges count toward a crew’s total score. Last season, sailors were doing all sorts of wacky things in and outside the club. So join us, this is just a little something to warm you up and have fun with our last event of the season. For further information, please contact RNSYS Coordinator of Racing, Elizabeth Shaw at eshaw@rnsys.com or by telephone at 477-5653 ext.109.