West Hawk Lake Yacht Club

Week two of sailing lessons started today, 6 Optis in the AM and 6 in the PM. Instructors Heidi, Katie and Kendra looking after the kids!

First week of sailing lessons start today with Heidi & Linus instructing. 6 Optis in the AM and 7 Lasers for Race Camp in the PM. Soooo happy and proud to live in Manitoba where there is only 1 active covid case!

West Hawk Lake Yacht Club - Update May 2020 With the ice off the water and warmer temperatures finally arriving this is usually the time of the year where we get our club safety and sail boats out, cleaned up and ready for the summer classes. Currently the club is closed until we get further direction from the Province of Manitoba. Sail Canada has reported to us that they have formed a COVID-19 Health and Return to Sailing Task Force. This expert g...roup is providing advice and recommendations to Sail Canada so that Provincial Sailing Associations, Member Clubs, Schools, Camps and Outdoor Centers can make informed decisions on how and when to allow members to return to sailing related activities in a safe and prudent manner. The Committee is composed of Scientific and Medical Experts who understand the sport of Sailing and have expertise in the prevention of COVID 19 spread. It also includes Manitoban and Falcon Yacht Club’s own David Telles-Langdon PhD. Thanks Dave! With the Province of Manitoba’s direction individual sailing should be approved for the next phase of openings with other non-contact sports. Tennis and golf have already begun! Our club made the fortuitous decision last fall to extend our lessons over 3-4 weeks in the summer of 2020 while significantly reducing the class sizes down to a maximum of 6 with two instructors. Each student will have their own boat and with our new large dock and stairway we have lots of space for the kids to social distance while still learning the ins and outs of the sport in their own sailboat. In the past we have had anywhere from 30-50 kids/adults in one week on the water during lessons. While it is impressive to see all those sailors this year it’s not possible and potentially not safe. The WHLYC will have rigorous social distancing, safety protocols and cleaning in place following the advice of Health Manitoba and Sail Canada. We appreciate your patience during this time while we organize these new protocols and regulations. Our online registration for sailing lessons is open and available; approximately half the sessions are filled as of May 25. If demand increases as we end up being one of the few sports open this summer we will endeavor to create a couple more weeks of lessons. The website is updated with all of last summer’s pictures of sailing, races, lessons and activities please check them out. If you have any questions about our programs and club please call or email us. www.whlyc.ca [email protected] or 204-479-7100 Stay healthy and safe and see you on the water! See more

Because we're tired of reading about depressing news lately we thought we would post the summer sailing lesson dates and online registration so we can think about fun activities that will eventually come back into our lives as we stay socially isolated. Looking forward to summer more than ever... Stay safe & healthy everyone! https://www.whlyc.ca/regist

Hard to believe summer is over, the sail boats are put away and the club closed up. Thank you to everyone who made this a great summer of sailing. Please see the link below for the 2019 Fall WHLYC Report. Our 2019 pictures are uploaded to the website and 2006-2018 are also finally uploaded too. Have a great winter and we'll see you on the water soon! www.whlyc.ca

West Hawk Lake Yacht Club Annual General Meeting Saturday August 10/18 4:00 - 5:00 pm Krestanowich family dock, Block 12, Lot 14, Jackfish Bay, Big Island Landing... Refreshments served All cottagers/sailors on West Hawk Lake welcome! Tom Saunders Commodore 204-349-3100 See more

Just a reminder that the second fun sailing races of the year are this Saturday, August 10 in Penniac Bay. Parks has asked us not to use the Main Beach on busy weekends so we had to change locations. Open to all sailboats and sailors, beginner or veteran. Registration starts at 12 at the club with races from 1-3 pm. For those that just completed the Learn to Sail lessons and want to join in let us know and we'll find you a boat to participate with. 6 boats already registered! Please call or text for more info. [email protected] 204-479-7100 cell

Learn to Sail classes last week July 22-26 were completely full and we had some great coaching & weather for the 35 participants! Only a thunder & lightning shower stopped us one afternoon. Thanks to Sail MB coaches Becca Brown, Anthony Clark & Evan Owen along with their assistants Madeline Krestanowich, Sydney Odowichuk & Kendra Penner. Watch out for next summer when we will have additional weeks of lessons.

Just a reminder that the first fun sailing races of the year are this Saturday, July 27 at Big Island Landing. Open to all sailboats and beginner or veteran sailors. Registration starts at 12 at the club with races from 1-3 pm. Apres at the club after, 4 boats already registered. Please call or text for more info. [email protected] 204-479-7100 cell

Hi everyone, With a cool dry spring the club was able to complete the new stairs and deck attaching our floating dock to our storage garage. This finished the 2 year capital project to have our new West Hawk Lake Sailing Centre ready for the summer of 2019. Plans are in the works for proper signage and some finishing touches on the building including railings. All West Hawkers and surrounding lakes are welcome to come check us out, watch for the announcement of the grand opening party! Enjoy the beautiful weather! www.whlyc.ca WHLYC

Congratulations to our WHLYC liquor raffle ticket winners! Kurt Hildebrand $500 and Belinda Loschiavo $250 gift certificates to the MLCC. A huge thank you to all the buyers and sellers along with our raffle coordinators Emma Harbottle, Janet Harbottle and Cory Krestanowich. This helps us pay for our new (used) Learn to Sail safety boat. Also a big thank you to all the local businesses that helped us sell the tickets. Mason’s Plumbing, The Mason Jar, West Hawk Marine, Nite Hawk Cafe, Keystone Resort, West Hawk Lake Resort & Crescent Beach Cottages.

Our new storage facility is finally complete at Big Island Landing! Thank you to the dozens of volunteers who put in hundreds of hours of work over the summer to complete our facility. A special thank you to our building foreman Kevin Anseeuw and Kevin Harbottle who sacrificed a significant amount of their holidays to make our dream come true. Look for the Open House announcement in 2019 when we should hopefully have our new deck and stairs complete to connect to the dock.

Final sailing races of the season this Saturday Aug.18/18 from 1-3 pm near Big Island Landing. All sailors welcome. Beverages after at a dock to be named later.

Annual General Meeting Saturday August 11/18 4:00 - 5:00 pm Krestanowich family dock, Block 12, Lot 14, Jackfish Bay, Big Island Landing Refreshments served... All cottagers/sailors on West Hawk Lake welcome! Tom Saunders Commodore 204-349-3100 See more