Pleasure Craft Operator Card
If you operate a power-driven vessel you need ‘The Card' by September
15, 2009. Do you still need to obtain your boating safety license?
Call the MSA office at 925-5650 or Nuttall Boating Safety at 889-3000
or check out the boating safety link on our website www.sailmanitoba.com
Six Million Boaters….
Canada to require six million boaters to have "proof of competency", read more
at www.sailmanitoba.com/newsletter/cdn_6_million.doc
LEARN TO CRUISE
VHF Seminar
An additional VHF course is scheduled for Monday May 5 and Monday May 12 at
6:30pm at Sport Manitoba. For more information call the office at 925-5650.
Weather Seminar
We will hold a Weather Seminar on Wednesday May 7 at 6:00pm at Sport Manitoba.
Instructor will be Bob Modrcin and the fee is $40 plus tax. Please register
at the MSA office.
LEARN TO SAIL
Open House at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre
We will be having an open house at the WSC at Fort Whyte Alive
on Thursday, June 19 at 5:00pm for everyone who is interested in
sailing and would like to check out our Learn to Sail program.
Learn to Sail in Winnipeg
You can find the schedule for our Learn to Sail program at the WSC on our website, www.sailmanitoba.com To
register for a course or to obtain more information phone the MSA office at
925-5650 or send an email to sailing@sport.mb.ca
Let the Magic Begin!
MSA is busy coordinating the events for the Power Smart Manitoba Summer Games.
Click on www.sailmanitoba.com/newsletter/mb_games_info.doc for
information about the qualifiers. Online registration is now accepted at www.manitobagames.ca Our
next advisor meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 27 at 6:00pm at Sport Manitoba.
Mobile Sailing School
Our Mobile Sailing School is fully booked for the summer. To view the busy summer
schedule click at www.sailmanitoba.com/newsletter/mobile_sailing_dates.doc>
RACING NEWS
Team Equipment Day
We will have our first team equipment day on Saturday, May 10
at the Gimli Yacht Club. Watch you email for more information.
Laser Short Course in Regina
Click on www.sailmanitoba.com/newsletter/nor_short_course_spring_08.doc for
the Notice of Race for the annual short course event in Regina and on www.sailmanitoba.com/newsletter/lmlsc_nor_08.doc for
the long weekend regatta at Last Mountain Lake .
New Racing Program at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre
Our spring racing program at the WSC in 420s will start on May 20 and will run
for four weeks. Click on www.sailmanitoba.com/newsletter/training_wpg_sail_ctr_08.doc for
more information.
Weekend Training in Gimli
The dates for the team training at Gimli are:
May 24 - Training
May 25 - Icebreaker Regatta
May 31 - Training
Jun 1 - Prairie Wind Regatta
Jun 7 - Training
Jun 8 - Fish Fly Cup
MIST Camp at ZZYC
A new initiative this year is a 29er development clinic on Wednesday July 9
at 2:00pm at the Zig Zag YC. Click at www.sailmanitoba.com/newsletter/mist_camp_reg.doc for
more info.
BOOT Camp at PYC
Saturday July 19 will also be the Qualifier for the Westman Region for the Power
Smart Manitoba Games at the Pelican YC. Click at www.sailmanitoba.com/newsletter/boot_camp.pdf for
more info.
Racing Camp at RLWYC
Another 29er development clinic will be run Wednesday July 23 at 2:00pm at the
Royal Lake of the Woods YC. Click at www.sailmanitoba.com/newsletter/vb_race_camp_08.doc for
more info.
Racing Camp at VBYC
New this year at the Victoria Beach YC will be Yoga lessons
in the morning of the clinic and a Windsurfing Clinic on the weekend.
Click at www.sailmanitoba.com/newsletter/rlwyc_race_camp.doc for
more info.
DISABLED SAIL MANITOBA
YMCA Information Session
An information session about sailing for people with a disability is scheduled
for Saturday, May 24 from 2pm – 5pm at the YMCA downtown.
Open House at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre
Disabled Sail Manitoba will host an open house for people with
a disability at the WSC at Fort Whyte Alive on Thursday, June 19
at 5:00pm. Specially designed boats will be available to try. Please
promote this event to all interested.
Training at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre
MSA is seeking interested athletes with a disability for a training
for four weeks at the WSC. Please phone Brigitte at 925-5647 if
you are interested.
INSTRUCTOR AND COACHES
Coaches and Instructors Clinic
For more information about this year's coaches and instructors clinic at Zig
Zag YC check out www.sailmanitoba.com/newsletter/coach_instructors_clinic.pdf
Coaching Manitoba Excellence Awards
Check out the deserving recipients at http://www.coachingmanitoba.ca/news/news_2008_cmea_winners.php
OTHER NEWS
Porthole Magazine
The spring issue of the Porthole magazine is at the printer and will be mailed
out in about 10 days.
New MSA Membership Card
Yacht Clubs; please send us the names of your Learn to Sail students and we
will send out the new MSA Training/Participation Cards. For more info call Brigitte
at 925-5647
Upcoming Bingos at Club Regent
Monday, May 12 from 9:00pm - 11:45pm
Sunday, May 25 from 12:00am - 3:45pm
Monday, June 16 from 6:00pm - 9:45pm
Friday, June 27 from 4:30pm - 6:45pm
Next Board Meeting
The next board meeting is scheduled for May 12th at 5:30pm in room 228
on the 2 nd floor of Sport MB . The minutes from the board meetings can
be found at www.sailmanitoba.com/about/minutes.htm
MSA Office
Manitoba Sailing Association
406-200 Main Street, Winnipeg , MB , R3C 4M2
Executive Director - Brigitte Smutny (204) 925-5647
Administrative Assistant - Jordan Crowley (204) 925-5648
Summer Student – Kayla Klassen (204) 925-5650
Fax (204) 925-5624
Email sailing@sport.mb.ca
The office hours are Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 4:00pm
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