Dinghy sailing in Alberta

Thanks Raj and Dwight (who emailed).
I'm in Edmonton so there's a few lakes nearby! My last regular bit of
sailing was 12 years ago with a Laser 2 at my university club, and before
that I sailed Toppers and Wayfarers.
My next question is bound to raise a bit of debate... I'm a big chap, 6'2"
and a tad over 250lbs so the Enterprise or its modern equivalent won't suit
me. What would be a good, modern dinghy suitable for single-handing but also
good with a crew for when I find myself a nice Alberta lass? A good turn of
speed but plenty of all-day comfort would be good. Same goes for the dinghy.

JJ

"Raj" <raj DeleteThis @golfing.com> wrote in message news:4206be1a$1@news.nucleus.com...
 > Welcome JJ
 > Where about in Alberta? There is the Alberta Sailing Assoc site
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.albertasailing.com</font" target="_blank">http://www.albertasailing.com</font</a>>
 > This will give you links to the sailing clubs in Alberta. There are clubs
 > on
 > all big lakes, Wabamun, Sylvan, a couple around Calgary here, and Lake
 > Newell.
 > I think the popular dinghys these days are the Byte and the 29er. I still
 > call them a dinghy. I have a Puffin Pacer and an Enterprise. Although I
 > don't race much anymore, there is lots of racing going on. I sail on the
 > Shuswap Lake more than anywhere else - only 6 hours from Calgary.
 > Raj
 >
 > "JJ" <jgNOj DeleteThis @BLOODYshaSPAMw.ca> wrote in message
 > news:ALtNd.293033$8l.139511@pd7tw1no...
  >> Hi, new poster here so please be gentle...
  >> I moved to Alberta from the UK recently and having sailed as a teenager
 > many
  >> moons ago, I'd like to get back into sailing now that I'm in a land with
  >> warm summers.
  >> Any advice on clubs, especially from the point of view of one who'd
  >> rather
  >> enjoy his sailing than win races? Also, which are the popular dinghies
 > here?
  >> For that matter, do you actually call them dinghies on this side of the
 > big
  >> pond???
  >> Thanks,
  >> JJ
  >>
  >>
 >
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On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 18:56:32 GMT, "JJ" <jgNOj RemoveThis @BLOODYshaSPAMw.ca>
wrote:

 >Hi, new poster here so please be gentle...
 >I moved to Alberta from the UK recently and having sailed as a teenager many
 >moons ago, I'd like to get back into sailing now that I'm in a land with
 >warm summers.
 >Any advice on clubs, especially from the point of view of one who'd rather
 >enjoy his sailing than win races? Also, which are the popular dinghies here?
 >For that matter, do you actually call them dinghies on this side of the big
 >pond???

You might try the Foothills Association of Cruiser Sailors
(http://www.facscalgary.org/) for non-racers. The other clubs focus
somewhat on racing, but emphasize fun.


In Calgary at Glenmore Sailing Club
(http://www.glenmoresailingclub.com/)

Laser
Wayfarer
Fireball

San Juan 21 (keelboat)
SR 21
Santana 23

Wednesday night racing followed by beer and burgers

Also Thursday night racing

Jack

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Swiftsure Sailing Academy
Director/ISPA and CYA Instructor
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JJ
You may want to look at Flying Juniors, Flying Scotts maybe a CL16. Have a
look at this site.
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.boatforsale.org/class/" target="_blank">http://www.boatforsale.org/class/</a>

Raj


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"JJ" <jgNOj.TakeThisOut@BLOODYshaSPAMw.ca> wrote in message
news:2jzNd.300850$8l.54085@pd7tw1no...
 > Thanks Raj and Dwight (who emailed).
 > I'm in Edmonton so there's a few lakes nearby! My last regular bit of
 > sailing was 12 years ago with a Laser 2 at my university club, and before
 > that I sailed Toppers and Wayfarers.
 > My next question is bound to raise a bit of debate... I'm a big chap, 6'2"
 > and a tad over 250lbs so the Enterprise or its modern equivalent won't
suit
 > me. What would be a good, modern dinghy suitable for single-handing but
also
 > good with a crew for when I find myself a nice Alberta lass? A good turn
of
 > speed but plenty of all-day comfort would be good. Same goes for the
dinghy.
 >
 > JJ
 >
 > "Raj" <raj.TakeThisOut@golfing.com> wrote in message
news:4206be1a$1@news.nucleus.com...
  > > Welcome JJ
  > > Where about in Alberta? There is the Alberta Sailing Assoc site
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.albertasailing.com</font" target="_blank">http://www.albertasailing.com</font</a>>
  > > This will give you links to the sailing clubs in Alberta. There are
clubs
  > > on
  > > all big lakes, Wabamun, Sylvan, a couple around Calgary here, and Lake
  > > Newell.
  > > I think the popular dinghys these days are the Byte and the 29er. I
still
  > > call them a dinghy. I have a Puffin Pacer and an Enterprise. Although I
  > > don't race much anymore, there is lots of racing going on. I sail on the
  > > Shuswap Lake more than anywhere else - only 6 hours from Calgary.
  > > Raj
  > >
  > > "JJ" <jgNOj.TakeThisOut@BLOODYshaSPAMw.ca> wrote in message
  > > news:ALtNd.293033$8l.139511@pd7tw1no...
   > >> Hi, new poster here so please be gentle...
   > >> I moved to Alberta from the UK recently and having sailed as a teenager
  > > many
   > >> moons ago, I'd like to get back into sailing now that I'm in a land
with
   > >> warm summers.
   > >> Any advice on clubs, especially from the point of view of one who'd
   > >> rather
   > >> enjoy his sailing than win races? Also, which are the popular dinghies
  > > here?
   > >> For that matter, do you actually call them dinghies on this side of the
  > > big
   > >> pond???
   > >> Thanks,
   > >> JJ
   > >>
   > >>
  > >
  > >
 >
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"JJ" <jgNOj.TakeThisOut@BLOODYshaSPAMw.ca> wrote in message
news:2jzNd.300850$8l.54085@pd7tw1no...
 > Thanks Raj and Dwight (who emailed).
 > I'm in Edmonton so there's a few lakes nearby! My last regular bit of
 > sailing was 12 years ago with a Laser 2 at my university club, and before
 > that I sailed Toppers and Wayfarers.
 > My next question is bound to raise a bit of debate... I'm a big chap, 6'2"
 > and a tad over 250lbs so the Enterprise or its modern equivalent won't
suit
 > me. What would be a good, modern dinghy suitable for single-handing but
also
 > good with a crew for when I find myself a nice Alberta lass? A good turn
of
 > speed but plenty of all-day comfort would be good. Same goes for the
dinghy.
 >

The CL 16 (similar to Wayfarer) might be a good choice. The Cl 14 could be
a bit small. I had one but sold it last year to buy a Sandpiper 565, which
is the Canadian version of your Sailfish.
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