COURSES
First Aid Recert
A First Aid Recertification course will take place on Thursday, May 7 th from
6-10pm at Sport Manitoba. Call the office to register.
Sail Wave Seminar
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Attention Yacht Clubs: We are offering a Sail Wave Seminar on Tuesday, June
2 nd from 6-9pm at Sport Manitoba. Coaches and everybody who runs races during
the summer should take this seminar on how to prepare proper results at a regatta.
For more info and to register call the office.
Race Management Course
Do you want to experience the thrill of racing on the water instead of being
stuck on shore?? Take our Assistant Race Officer Course on Tuesday, June 23
rd and Thursday, June 25 th from 7:00pm-9:00pm at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre
at Fort Whyte Alive. The fee is $50 plus GST and includes the booklet 'Join
the Race Committee'.
COACHES
Coaches Clinic
Yacht Club Coordinators: please let me know if you have interested sailors (min.
16 years of age) who want to take the coaches clinic on June 22-26 at the Winnipeg
Sailing Centre at Fort Whyte Alive. You can find more information about this
clinic on our website at www.sailmanitoba.com
Respect in Sport
Instructors and coaches: if you haven't done already so, please log on to http://sportmanitoba.essentialtalk.com/ and
take the online Respect In Sport course. This course is a new requirement from
Sport Manitoba and you will not be able to teach this year if you haven't been
certified in this course .
MSA Office Assistant
MSA is looking for a part time MSA office assistant from June 8 - August
28.
Open Position at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre
MSA also has an open position for a sailing coach at the Winnipeg Sailing
Centre.
Looking for Coaches for the Mobile Sailing Program
MSA also has an open position for a sailing coach at the Winnipeg
Sailing Centre.
One Open Position at DSM
Disabled Sail Manitoba is looking for a sail companion out of the Winnipeg Sailing
Centre throughout the summer. If you are interested please contact Doug at 947-0194
or at doug@ilrc.mb.ca .
Please contact the MSA office for all positions
RACING
Team Work Out Training
A team work out training takes place at First Choice Fitness on Empress St.
For the complete schedule check our website
Next Team Event
Our next team event will be Saturday, May 9 th at 1:00pm at
the Assiniboine Park.
Team Equipment Day
We will have our first team equipment day on Sunday, May 10 at the Gimli Yacht
Club. Watch your email for more information
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Team Members
Just a reminder to have your personal sailing gear ready to go. The lakes are
still cold and you need to make sure to have a wet suit, neoprene booties, neoprene
gloves, splash top and pants and a toque to wear. A cold sailor is not a happy
sailor!
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Laser Short Course in Regina
Click on www.sailmanitoba.com for
the Notice of Race of the annual short course event at Wascana Lake in Regina
and for the long weekend regatta at Last Mountain Lake .
Race Training at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre
Our spring race training at the WSC in Lasers and Optis (bring your own) and
Club 420s will start on May 25 th and will run until June 18 th . To view the
training schedule, please visit our website
Weekend Training in Gimli
The dates for the race training at Gimli are:
May 23/24, May 30/31, Jun 6/7
Jun 13/14 Viking Cup.
Training Camps in Manitoba
July 2-5 Racing Camp and Zig Zag open at the Zig Zag YC
July 8-12 Racing Camp and Richardson Regatta at the RLWYC
July 23-26 BOOT Camp and Opti Provincials at Gimli YC
July 25-26 High Performance Laser Camp at Falcon YC
August 4-9 High Performance 29er Camp at Victoria Beach YC
August 8-9 High Performance Laser Camp at Falcon YC
Yacht Clubs - Have your Regatta Sanctioned by the MSA
In order to be covered by the Sport Manitoba liability insurance
for your regatta, send an email to sailing@sportmanitoba.ca and
apply for approval. The Sanctioning Policy can be found at www.sailmanitoba.com under 'About
Us/Policies'.
Laser District 4 Champs
Attention Laser sailors! The District 4 Championships will be held at Falcon
Yacht Club on June 27/28, 2009
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Wanted: Laser Master Sailors
If you have a Laser and are over 35 you need to be on the Master's Regatta circuit!!
Contact the office for more information
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Prairie Opti Grand Prix Circuit
Attention Optimist Sailors: To view the regattas for this year's Opti Grand
Prix visit our website
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Fitness Newsletter
Check out the empower fitness newsletter at http://blog.karischneider.com/files/3/8/1/4/6/174512-164183/EN_Vol_1_No_5.pdf .
LEARN TO SAIL
Attentions Clubs!
You can access Sport Development Grants from Sport Manitoba
for your sailing program if it promotes participation and if it
supports the development of sailing. For the program manual click
on www.sportmanitoba.com
Learn to Sail at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre
The classes for our Learn to Sail program at the Winnipeg Sailing Centre at
Fort Whyte Alive are filling up quickly. Please register at the MSA office at
925-5650. To view the schedule visit www.sailmanitoba.com and
click on the link 'sailing lessons'
Mobile Sailing School
Our Mobile Sailing School is fully booked for the summer. To
view the busy summer schedule visit www.sailmanitoba.com and
click on the link 'sailing lessons'.
CLASSIFIEDS
For Sale
Byte, older but rarely sailed, $1400
Opti, good condition, $1900
Europe, mint condition, $3000
29er, good condition, $7000
Wanted
Lasers and Laser parts.
Please call the MSA office for further inquiries.
OTHER
Porthole Magazine
The spring issue of the Porthole magazine is at the printer and will be mailed
out in about 10 days .
MSA/CYA Membership Fees
Yacht Clubs; please send your payment for this year's membership
to make sure your club is in good standings with the MSA and therefore
covered by the Sport Manitoba liability insurance. For more info
call Brigitte at 925-5647.
Upcoming Bingo Dates
Tuesday, May 12 from 9:00pm - 11:45pm
Thursday, May 14 from 6:00pm - 9:45pm
Thursday, May 28 from 4:30am - 6:45pm
Friday, June 12 from 6:00pm - 9:45pm
Sunday, June 2 from 12:00pm - 3:45pm
Next Board Meeting
The next board meeting is scheduled for May 4 th at 5:30pm in room 231
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 Information
Executive Director - Brigitte Smutny
Manitoba Sailing Association
409-145 Pacific Ave , Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2Z6
Phone (204) 925-5647
Fax (204) 925-5792
Email sailing@sportmanitoba.ca
The office hours are Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 4:00pm
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