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Sailing News
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| INDEX 2011
- Boating for 2012 - Crane out - Alta Cup - Wabamun Power plant - Wabamun Boat Launch - Wabamun Power plant 2 - Wabamun Power Plant - Spring Cruise & Flotilla - Sinking of the Kittiwake ------------------------------------------------------ INDEX 2010 - Johnny Walker Cup - |
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BOATING 2012 -
Just a couple of hints for boating season 2012. Brush up on your
Secchi Disk techniques and get in the habit of washing down your hull and
trailer between lakes next year. One of the best things you can do
at the ramp is to let the water drain out of your trailer frame while is still
on the slope. This flushes all the weed seeds back to the lake it came
from. If you simply drive off thinking the water will evaporate, it
simply means the seeds stick to the frame to survive the winter.
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SBYC is planning to crane out on Saturday, Oct 1. I consider both of these days too early. If you are interested in a later crane out such as Sunday October 9 or Monday Oct 10, please contact Jim Spalding. Home
780-483-8378
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2011-08-31, Alberta Cup - notice of race, registration form
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2011-08-07, Wabamun Waterfront Park - A little birdie told me that the Wabamun Plant building will be imploded on Aug 11, 08:00. They want the building to fall over to one side. Then they will use the hydraulic snips to cut it to pieces. But the big question; will it fall to one side or will it just drop 20'?
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2011-08-06, Parking Fee at Wabamun Waterfront Park - As of July 29th 2011, the Village of Wabamun is charging a fee to park a vehicle or launch a boat at the Wabamun Waterfront Park from May to September. A self serve parking pass machine has been installed at the north end of the parking lot where a user may purchase a daily pass for $2.00 for a single vehicle or $10.00 per day for vehicle with boat trailer. Residents of Wabamun do not have to pay provided they register their vehicle at the village office. A non-resident may purchase an annual pass at the office for $50.00 (vehicle) or $90.00 (vehicle with trailer). The fees will help the village recover some of the costs of upgrades to the park. Contact the village office for more information, (780) 892-2699, www.wabamun.ca
Payment: Visa or MasterCard
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IMPLOSION -
I thought this technique just might be effective in
levelling the building but it wasn't.
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 2011-03-18, Wabamun Power Plant
(and then there were none) - Friday morning the weather was calm
and clear. Just perfect for blowing something up. I talked
to the demolition guys who assured me the event was a "go." Failing that
Roy and I were going for coffee! Sure enough the sirens were heard just
before 09:00, followed shortly by a sequence of explosions.
We all held our breath as nothing seemed to be
happen. Then slowly the center smoke stack toppled to the North East.
It didn't take long to drop. Wow what a cloud of dust.This was followed by a second explosion, (the smell of cordite in the air was pretty strong by then), but nothing happened. About 20 minutes later you could hear ambulance sirens so we all expected the worst. Speculations were rampant among the spectators on the roadway where I stood, just west of Jubilee hall. We all wondered who was injured. Then the rumour mill reported the blast would be repeated in 45 minutes and moments later the blasting was to resume the next day. Since we hadn't had breakfast we decided to go for coffee. Unfortunately we never heard the subsequent sirens so we missed the final part of the action. During our absence the demolition crew lit off two more sets of charges to drop the next stack. This one must have been built pretty well. Apparently the third stack went down with no problem. I don't know why they didn't ask me. I could have tied a line around it to the back of my Jeep! A whole lot cheaper. Below is a photo sequence of the first stack falling. Now we will have to find another navigational mark on the east end of the lake to set the Coal Point Cardinal buoy. Rats. On another note, the old guideline that if you can't see the power plant stacks you shouldn't be on the lake, needs to be amended. Definitely a new era on the water. Bob Schimmel.
VIDEO - For a video of all three smoke stacks falling down click here. This video was taken by a fellow standing behind me while I was putting on my jacket.
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2011-03-10, Wabamun Power Plant -
2011 is the end of an era. Demolition has started on the the Wabamun power plant.
These photos were taken last week. . A little birdie told me
that the smoke stacks are coming down this Friday at 09:00 if weather is calm, etc.
It's not everyday that you get to see a controlled implosion.
Phil Sutton.
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2011-02-04, Spring Cruise
and Flotilla.
The time has come………..to think of sailing again. The lake is under more than two feet of ice, but, the sea is open on the west coast. Believe it or not, it is time to make commitment, pick the dates and remind the friends, who last year promised, that they will be coming. Major savings can be made if you catch the next seat sale as soon as it comes up. May want to spend some time with your workbooks , that are out of sight, but not out of your mind. If you plan to do the flotilla you may want to pick the boat you want to use. There will be two weeks available, which one would you prefer or which one is doable by your crew? We are sailing out of Nanaimo, with Nanaimo Yacht Charters. Unless you have access to a boat on your own, this is where you should book your boat. If you intend to do the Spring Cruise with me, please commit yourself soon. The boat we use will be a Jenneau 40, a fairly spacious vessel, but for everyone’s comfort and safety, I intend to take only take five people on this boat. I have a number of these berths spoken for , so please let me know if you are coming, to avoid disappointment. Please note, there are two departures to choose from, April15‐22 and April 23‐30. For more information about this trip, please see my website at www.sindbad.ca or call me 780 451 5174 or 953 5174 (c)Hope to hear from you soon. Paul Kantor.
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2011-01-06
Sinking of the Kittiwake - Doug Murray, an ex Wabamun sailor who now
hangs his hat in the Caymans, sent me this link.
http://www.kittiwakecayman.com/ "The site has a really cool video of the sinking of a new dive
wreck in Grand Cayman yesterday. I dove the site 2 days before to help clear conch so was invited to watch from a "booze cruise" catamaran yesterday. I
was about 200 feet from the opposite side of the boat that the pictures were
taken from. I hope to dive her within the next couple of weeks.
The waters shown in the first dive video are actually a little murky as the
ship had just gone down and stirred up a lot of coral sand. This clears
fairly quickly due to weight and granule size. Visibility is typically a
couple of hundred feet or more, subject to depth and associated light."
Doug Murray
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2010-09-03
Johnny Walker Cup - The race will be held this year on Saturday, Sept
25th
and combine the event with the October Fest happening at SBYC the same day
(evening). We had to move the race ahead a week due to the SBYC haul out
on October 2nd . We would plan for three races back to back and
make the races count for the September Fall series. (As to the Fall Series schedule, we were going count the Sunday race from the 2010 AOSA Albert Cup. Since we had no races on Sunday we are missing one weekend. Therefore we can either count the races from the Johnny Walker Cup on September 25th and run a couple of races on Sunday the 26th, or count the Saturday races of the Alberta Cup. We are planning to run the race on Saturday September 25th Julius Nemeth. )
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