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The Blue Sky Sailing Club was incorporated on May 1st, 2007 as non profit corporation, to supply boats and sailing instruction to its members at cost.

The Plan was to buy 2 boats, we ended our first Season with 4 boats, two 16′ Wayfarers, one 18′ Catamaran and one Rubber Dinghy with outboard motor for patrolling during instruction on the water. Our boats are moored at the North Bay Marina.

The Club has 3 CYA approved instructors, with assistants, to teach sailing either in the Dinghy or the Keel Boat. This year, we will continue with the junior sailing program. A program that runs all summer and will focus on the training of sailors, as well as featuring some racing at the local, regional or provincial level. The club is looking forward to offering the following activities this year:
“Wind, the free and clean fuel for your boat” We offer excellent value in boat rental and sailing instruction We offer the following courses

“Basic Cruising”, sailing boats with fixed keel and auxiliary motor, usually 23 feet and up.

“Dinghy Sailing”, powerless sailboats with swing keels and usually under 20 feet in length.

“Junior Course”, same as Dinghy but for Juniors aged 9-15.

We aim to build a fleet of fast and exciting sailboats to get the attention of the junior people growing up, hopefully some in the sport of competitive racing. We have a 13′ Laser available to start with. “Catamaran course”, for graduates of the above courses, an adaptation to sailing sailboats with two hulls. This is for the sailing enthusiast that wants to go fast. 45 minutes to go from the North Bay Marina to Tillicum Bay. We use CYA approved instructors. (Can Yachting Assoc.)

We are also looking into the possibility to start a Senior sailing program, just for an afternoon sail or to provide a short course in sailing, a “pinch hitter” course. Learn the basics of sailing and know how to help as crew on a cruising sailboat. Informal and unscheduled opportunities will exist this summer, if we get the approval on our application for the “Summer Experience Program of the Ontario Government.

We belong to the Ontario Sailing Association. We operate from a boathouse in the Marina, close to the Chief Commanda II.
www.blueskysailingclub.com
Henry Van Brussel
705-476-0557