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WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2014
NEWS BRIEFS Fort St. James sailing club floating low numbers Rebecca Watson Caledonia Courier
The number of members in the Fort St. James sailing club are lower than usual but sailor spirits remain high. Paul Inden, chair of the sailing club and zone forester with the Natural Resources district of Fort St. James, says anyone is always welcome to join in on the sailing fun at his home on Stuart Lake. “We have the boats for families who don’t and the older members are always willing to take people out,” said Mr. Inden. The BC Sailing camp has also noticed a decrease in the participants this year with only eight kids in attendance. It was however the first time there’s been volunteers that have taken the class before. “Hopefully they can pass it on,” said Chris Carberry, BC Sailing Association instructor. Morgon Bennison,15, is a member of the Fort St. James sailing club and volunteered with the camp last week. “I love the fact you don’t have to pay for gas. Sailing is great, but not that many people do it anymore. Theres only 3 kids left in the club so hopefully the camp gets more people involved,” said Morgon.
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BC Sailing in Fort St. James upwards of 20 knots. Instead of being on the water during those days, The BC Sailing the kids were shown the Association’s summer sailing experience on camp for kids was land using a specialized held last week in buggy made by Mr. Cottonwood park and Carberry who is a provided participants engineering technologist a fun way of learning during the other eight all the ins and outs of months of the year. The sailing. kids also enjoyed regular The personal aim of camp games like copssailing instructor Chris and-robbers and some Carberry, 41, is to teach original activities such as many people as posas building a super kite sible how to sail. made from two sails tied “Were not trying to together. make more business for When the kids were ourselves, were actual learning to be on the watrying to work ourselves ter, the most commonly out of a job. If we train heard words were Jybe, these kids we won’t meaning to change direchave to come back,” tion with the stern (back) said Mr. Carberry, who of the boat, and tack, has been sailing for 16 meaning to change direcyears. tion with the bow (front) Each year the BC of the boat. In either case, Sailing Association once the sail catches the holds summer camps wind it moves fast, so throughout the province you want to be the boss, to teach young sailors said Mr. Carberry. the basics on launching, “The key is to pull the docking, steering, balrope so you know when ancing and propulsion. the sail is coming,” said Helping instruct Mr. Carberry. the class this year was On the days with low Emily Bugeja, 15, Photo by Rebecca Watson wind speeds the kids who has been racing LEARNING TO SAIL: Chris Carberry and a daycamp participant are seen practising on shore in used their new-found sailboats for five years. a buggy built to catch the wind just like on the water. sailing skills and the sevShe explained how en-foot opwind between 3 to 5 timist sailknots is ideal for young boats proved ones and how it’s easier strong. for her to hike out (lean “It’s fun off the side to control to be out on the boat) because she’s the water heavier. and lean off “That’s why the the side of lighter wind is perfect the boat with for them. That way the wind in they can go through your hair,” the motions of sailing said Ross without struggling to Willick,12, keep the boat in cona camp trol,” said Emily. participant. Photos by Rebeca Watson A few days last SAILING: Emily Bugeja, 15, is a youth volunteer instructor and is seen sailing on Stuart Lake during last “You go week had wind speeds week’s summer camp run by the BC Sailing Association. quite fast.” Rebecca Watson Caledonia Courier
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