Welcome to the Alberta Offshore Sailing Association
(AOSA) of Edmonton,
Alberta. We represent
northern Alberta sailors who operate a cruising sailboat or power boat equipped
with watertight hatches, a self-draining cockpit, galley, bunks and overnight sleeping
accommodations in a cabin. The goal of the AOSA is to improve cruiser sailing in
Alberta through education and by liaising with existing and prospective yacht
clubs and related associations. This web site and distribution list serves our communication
needs. Click here to read some of the AOSA history.
- Members attend monthly meetings during the winter to share knowledge and
experiences. Each meeting focuses on a particular subject and a feature
speaker is invited. The subject matter alternates between technical and
cruising so there is something of interest for everyone. The presentation is
usually culminated with a lively discussion over grog.
- We maintain a distribution list to keep sailors abreast of events and to
notify members of monthly meetings.
NOTE - The old list died. Please
register yourself to join the new list. Spread the word to other
Wabamun sailors.
- The news
is posted on this web site, as it happens, and members are notified via the distribution
list.
- The AOSA hosts a nautical garage sale each winter.
- The AOSA organizes the mid-winter
equinox each winter.
- The AOSA schedules racing & cruising events
for the summer.
-
 In the 2002 the AOSA installed 12 mooring buoys around the lake to
promote overnight cruising.
- In 2005 the association improved navigational aids around the Wabamun Lake
by installing four code illuminated cardinal buoys
at the following hazardous locations; Coal Point, Rosewood Bay, Armstrong
Gravel and Iron Head.
- The association
also sells a laminated chart of Wabamun Lake with
GPS coordinates listing the cardinal buoys and other features around the lake.
- The AOSA promotes sailing from a booth at the Edmonton Boat &
Sportsman Show each Spring. Notice the new cardinal buoy that was installed
in the Spring of 2005.
- The AOSA is a CYA member.
- AOSA members receive a 10% discount from Cooper Boating Centre along with
discounts from other other corporations.
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NOTE: This site is best viewed with a
display setting of 1024x768 using Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or Internet Explorer 5.xx (or later).
If you would like a subject discussed at
a monthly meeting or want to post something on the AOSA web site then email the
web
master. Site last updated on
30 December, 2011.
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