Hot Tamale - Sailing a Pearson 30

Sailpast

Jacqui Cook — Fri, 18 May 2007 08:58:24 -0400

May clubs have a tradition to mark the start of the sailing season. At Queen City Yacht Club we have ...

The Boats Are In

Jacqui Cook — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:52:16 -0400

It was a beautiful weekend in Southern Ontario and a great weekend to be pushing boats. Our club (www.qcyc.ca...

Launch is 2 weeks Away

Jacqui Cook — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 09:11:00 -0400

In spite of the snow gently fluttering down on top of my daffodils, we will be launching the boat in ...

Single and Doubled Handed Sailing

Jacqui Cook — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:46:25 -0500

On Western Lake Ontario we are fortunate to have an inter-club racing series specifically for Short Handed sailors. The entries ...

86 Days to launch

Jacqui Cook — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:56:14 -0500

Well, winter finally came to Ontario. The good news is that we launch in 86 days. The boat show is ...

I can't believe the weather

Jacqui Cook — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:08:35 -0500

By December in Toronto you can expect cold, freezing and some snow. Not this year. Many days are like mid ...

The Season is Ending

Jacqui Cook — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:43:03 -0400

In 3 weeks we will have the boat ready to haul. Work commitments really limited our sailing opportunities this year. ...

The Women Skippers Race

Jacqui Cook — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:16:49 -0400

For thirty-three years QCYC has been organizing and hosting the Women Skippers Race. This race serves two purposes. First, it ...

A great way to spend two days

Jacqui Cook — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:01:10 -0400

With the Toronto Islands as our home port, we are spoiled with a wide variety of sailing destinations for a ...

Meeting History

Jacqui Cook — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:59:09 -0400

On July 15, QCYC hosted current and past members for a celebration of our 89 year old club house. There ...

Took a Weekend Off

Jacqui Cook — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 14:40:22 -0400

We spent the weekend away from sailing and visited our friends' new wilderness retreat in Northern Ontario. Little Pogomasing Lake is a ...

Finally We Go Sailing

Jacqui Cook — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:52:36 -0400

It was only for a day, but it was great to be out. We came across a fellow clubmember and ...

Into the Blue - great blog

Jacqui Cook — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:35:00 -0400

Our friends from the club are currently travelling in the Caribbean. Check out their blog here!

http://travelsintotheblue.blogspot.com

Margaret takes great ...

Shouldn't We be Sailing???

Jacqui Cook — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:12:12 -0400

Sailing season in Canada is short. We launch just after Easter and Haul just after Canadian Thanksgiving. That gives us ...

The Verdict is in

Jacqui Cook — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 13:16:47 -0400

Hubby and I have finally been able to spend a couple of nights on the boat. The new mattress is ...

The Right Tools Make a Difference

Jacqui Cook — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:40:20 -0400

I wanted to take a moment to comment about using my Sailrite sewing machine to make the V berth mattress. ...

It fits like a glove

Jacqui Cook — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:27:07 -0400

I finished sewing the covers for the mattress last Friday and we installed them in the boat on Saturday. If ...

The Mattress Project Continues

Jacqui Cook — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 09:09:06 -0400

The race is on to get the new mattress made before launch - April 22. Last week my husband and ...

The V Berth Mattress

Jacqui Cook — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 09:21:11 -0400

In a previous post, I discussed our plan to use an IKEA mattress for our V berth. Well, the process ...

Cruising the BVI

Jacqui Cook — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 13:20:55 -0500

Hubby and I just returned from a glorious week in the BVI. Although, thousands have sailed these waters before us, ...

The Cover Is On

Jacqui Cook — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 15:16:57 -0500

We were able to cover the boat last weekend. We use a homemade frame made of PVC pipes for plumbing, ...

IKEA May Have the Solution

Jacqui Cook — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:38:53 -0400

I have posted before that we are looking to replace our aging cushions in the V berth. While investigating options ...

Another Fall, Another Haul

Jacqui Cook — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:22:52 -0400

We are safely out of the water for the winter. We have the usual winterizing to do, but Hot Tamale ...

Tropical Storm Tammy Drenches Boat Show

Jacqui Cook — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:24:28 -0400

We are back from Annapolis. Inspite of absolutely torrential rain for three days, it was a blast. The soggy conditions ...

Annapolis Excitement

Jacqui Cook — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 10:11:45 -0400

We are off to the Sailboat show in Annapolis this weekend. We went last year with friends from our club ...

The Mast is Down

Jacqui Cook — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 07:59:53 -0400

I think most sailors feel wistful this time of year. On Friday, my husband and I took the mast down ...

The V Berth

Jacqui Cook — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:08:23 -0400

We love our Pearson 30 and the V Berth has just the right amount of space for us, however, it ...

QCYC Almost Up in Flames

Jacqui Cook — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 15:05:26 -0400

We all got a big shock early in the morning of August 1. An early rising club member noticed flames ...

Tearing Up the Railway

Jacqui Cook — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 14:02:19 -0400

Our club has a marine railway system. The rails and ties were last installed in the mid 1960s. It was ...

Fixing the Engine

Jacqui Cook — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 10:44:09 -0400

We are missing out on some prime sailing. Our trusty Atomic 4 went silent a week ago at the pump ...