Category Archives: 2016 Season

The NIA

While the CIBC have evolved into primarily a cruising club, we still use the rules of the road. They are just as critical, if not more so, to maintain order in the way we sail: reaching around with the sun … Continue reading

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MAM and Century Awards

Our Canadian sailors Denis Guertin and Francois Henault have been sailing up a storm in their Whizzes winning both “Mile a Minute” and “Century Club”. There are a lot of MAM awards out there over the years but only a … Continue reading

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Great Pond 3/5

One of the great joys of a fabulous day on the ice is meeting new people and being a part of such perma-grin joy. Yesterday, life was such an easy game to play. Wind, sun, ice and all on a … Continue reading

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great pond, great fun!

this morning,  i was just about to push ‘send’ on the “fine tuning” post.   It contained the following closing words: “If you do come to Great Pond today, and you don’t have an amazing sail, please plant a not-so-frendly … Continue reading

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saturday on great pond: fine tuning

dear buddies….if you plan to join us on Great Pond, Belgrade today (saturday) , I want to add a few details, based on my skate on the “pond” yesterday… 1. this lake is large and variegated. bring a map. 2. … Continue reading

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