5 kids went out today at LYC to get a head start into the sailing season.  Not sure how much sailing was done on a sand bar but I think they had lots of fun!  

Getting ready to hop into the opti.  Could there be a potential gold medalist here.
Did you know that Lunenburg Yacht Club is hosting the 2014 Canadian National Optimist Championship this year in August?  Well, we are :)

The weather looks even better tomorrow.  I am sure we will see lots of power and sail boats out in Mahone Bay.  We live in a great place.
Mike

Tonight at LYC we will be having our Opening Dinner.

Chef Randall has a great menu prepared and we have a good number of people that have reserved their seats.

Starting at 6pm with hor d'oeurves and then dinner will start at around 7pm.

Wondering what the menu will look like?

STARTERS
Baby Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese & Toasted Pecans, Roasted Red Peppers and served with a Orange Vinaigrette
                        or
Cauliflower Roasted Garlic and Blue Cheese Soup
 
ENTREES
Baked Salmon with Lemon Basil Hollandaise
                      or
Chicken Cordon Bleu with Gruyere Parma Ham and Chardonnay Dijon sauce
(Both served with Roasted  Baby Red Potatoes and Asparagus )

For Dessert Chef Randall has Lemon Almond Pound Cake with Strawberry Coulis & Fresh Cream made just today!

We are also pleased to have joining us tonight some folks from Able Sail Canada and Able Sail Nova Scotia.  They are here today and tomorrow training those that want to be able to work with folks who may have a disability that would like to sail.  A truly great program.

What a great day!

Mike

The sails will still be flying, and the engines growling, but an altogether different type of boat will be joining us on Prince’s Inlet this summer as LYC’s new rowing section gets going. When Morgan Knickle-Smith came to us last fall with the idea of introducing Olympic-style rowing to the club, it quickly caught fire with the board. Rowing plays to our facilities, and to our interest in building opportunities for people of all ages to have fun on the water. The fit seemed ideal. In January we met with RowNS President Peter Webster and Provincial coach Pat Cody at their office in Dartmouth and were overwhelmed by their encouragement. Besides offering to help in any way possible, Row NS will provide us with boats, at no charge, for the first two years of club operation. These range from extra stable single sculls for learn to row up to a full eight-oared shell (at about 60ft, the eight will be the club’s new king of waterline length). 

Plans for the summer are firming and the first learn to row sessions should get going later this month. In July and August there will be a morning program designed for junior high and high school kids, and early morning and evening coaching will be scheduled for masters and recreational rowers. Morgan, who has years of competitive rowing experience as well as three years of coaching behind her, is our head coach and we expect to hire an assistant coach by July. The program will also rely on volunteers to help with coaching, coxing and taking care of equipment. The LYC Rowing Committee is currently just three people and we could use help. If you’re interested in joining the committee, please email Mike Smith. Details will be on the web site soon.

Rowing offers an ideal combination of fitness and camaraderie. Can you imagine a better motivation for sticking to your fitness goals than being part of a crew, or a more inviting gym than Prince’s Inlet on a calm summer evening? Please consider LYC Rowing in your summer plans.

Phil

* from "The Master Speed” Robert Frost

Hi everyone,

We've just set up our new website!  Make sure to take a look around, and let us know if you have any suggestions!  Looking forward to the opening of the season coming up soon!

Mike