Annual Planning Session
MSA's annual planning session will take place on Thursday, Novmeber 20 at 6:00pm at Sport Manitoba. Please make sure to send a representative from your yacht club if you would like to host an event in 2009.

ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY
On November 7, 2008 members of the MSA honored athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers in the Alloway Hall at Fort Whyte Alive. The following Trophies and Awards were handed out:

HONORARY MEMBER AWARD - Tara Brousseau
PRESIDENT"S AWARD - Darrell Stewart
SAILOR OF THE YEAR - Tanja Smutny
SUSAN MEZAROS - Julia Bailey
CHARLES FLEMMING - Robert Ewanchuk
DON FREUDENBERG - Jordan Crowley
MOST IMPROVED SAILOR - Paige Nuttall
OPTI GRAND PRIX - Boomer Blumenschein
RISING STAR - Emma Williams

PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS:
KEELBOAT  - Blair Magnus and Crew
29ER  - Katja Smutny and Larissa Blumenschein
LASER - Rob Ewanchuk
RADIAL  - Andrew Fast
BYTE  - Emma Williams
OPTI 15&UNDER - Sam Dufour-Jarvis
OPTI 13&UNDER - Boomer Blumenschein
OPTI 10&UNDER - Ty Hofseth

Congratulations to all of our award winners!

Safeway Fundraiser
We are running the Safeway Card Fundraiser again this fall. It's a great gift or stocking stuffer for friends, family and neighbors and you support the Manitoba Sailing Team. For more information contact Tannis Leach at tleach@shaw.ca.

Morning Light Movie
The Disney Movie ‘Morning Light' is coming to Winnipeg. Watch the next newsletter for the date and location. Roy E. Disney, Conceiver, Producer, Executive Producer about the movie ~ “We're not making a film about sailboat racing and we're not making a film about a boat. It's a story about a group of young adults sailing across an ocean, the obstacles they encounter and the bonds they form. It's a story about becoming more than the sum of the parts.”

Boat Show
The 2009 Mid-Canada Boat Show will take place from February 26 to March 1, 2009 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre.

Learn to Cruise Winter Schedule
The new winter learn to cruise schedule is out and we are offering 11 courses from January – April 2009 . To view the schedule click here.

Race Management Courses
An assistant race officer course is scheduled for Saturday, March 21 from 9:00am – 1:00pm and a club race officer course is scheduled for Saturdays, March 28 and April 4 from 9:00am – 2:00pm. The courses are held at Sport Manitoba.

WIndsurfer Murray McCaig inducted in the Hall of Fame
It’s amazing how far you can go on a rented windsurfer. In the case of Winnipegger Murray McCaig....read more...