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  • 23 Apr 2025 10:39 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    It's almost time to get out on the water!

    REMINDER: SPRING CLEANUP ON SATURDAY

    The weather is looking good for our spring cleanup on Saturday, April 26 (rain date is April 27) at 9 am.

    Please bring rakes, gloves and water bottles.

    We still need some volunteers for lunch prep. Contact Mike (mike.gurski@gmail.com) in advance if you can help. 

    We also need people with wetsuits to enter the water to help launch the boat and the lift. Please contact Garvie (kgbrown100@gmail.com). 

    COMING UP: HEINZ GEBAUER SPING WAR REGATTA

    Join us for this event on Saturday, June 7. Register here. Stay tuned for a volunteer announcement. 

    SAVE THE DATE: OHSF PUB CRAWL

    Our OHSF pub crawl will be on Saturday, May 31. It’s a fun event and we’ll make an announcement when tickets are available. 

    AND DON’T FORGET…

    Submit your volunteer hours at the end of your cleanup day participation. Please log them here on our website.

    MISSING A NEWSLETTER?

    Visit our website to get caught up on club news

    WANT TO FIND OUT ABOUT CLUB EVENTS?

    View our calendar here


  • 16 Apr 2025 5:32 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    JOIN US FOR SPRING CLEANUP ON APRIL 26

    It's time for our spring clean-up! Join us on Saturday, April 26 (the rain date will be April 27) at 9 am.

    Please bring rakes, gloves and water bottles.

    Check with Mike (mike.gurski@gmail.com) at the clubhouse for priority tasks. If you have sanders and painting equipment please bring them.

    We need 3-4 people with wet suits to go into the water to help launch the boat. Please contact Mike to arrange.

    We also need 10 volunteers for lunch prep. (1 to get groceries, 2 for kitchen prep, 3 to run the BBQ and 4 for clean up). Contact Mike in advance if you can help. 

    SUP SPOTS AT WESTWOOD

    Westwood Sailing Clue has 2 spots open for SUP boards 11 feet or less (hard or inflatable). The cost is $325 a year. Please contact Shona if interested (paddlerat@waterrats.ca)

    UPCOMING EVENT

    Join us for the Heinz Gebauer Spring WAR Regatta 2025 on June 7. Register here.

    IS THIS YOUR BOAT?

    (See photo here)

    Please contact Shona (paddlerat@waterrats.ca) ASAP
    HR Rack #3 Arm #6  Boat # 1441

    This is NOT your Assigned Rack. This boat must to be moved on or before spring clean up or we will need to cut your lock.

    AND DON’T FORGET…

    Submit your volunteer hours at the end of cleanup day participation. Please log them here on our website.

    MISSING A NEWSLETTER?
    Visit our website to get caught up on club news

    WANT TO FIND OUT ABOUT CLUB EVENTS?
    View our calendar here

     


  • 27 Jan 2025 8:47 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Membership Survey

    The board is committed to continually improving the member experience at Water Rats. To help us understand the areas for improvement and where we're doing well, we'd like to invite you to participate in an anonymous survey. You'll have the opportunity to rate the club in various areas and provide feedback and overall comments. Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey.

    Rule Change

    We continue to experience issues with boats appearing at the club without obtaining stickers. As a reminder, members are only permitted to store the boats listed in their profile. It creates a lot of unnecessary volunteer work to determine the owners of these boats, and a result the executive has decided to apply a fine in cases where boats are brought to the club and not registered. Rule 12 has been changed as follows (change in italics).

    12. Club stickers must be affixed to all boats and trailers kept at WRSC. Failure to affix current stickers may result in a member’s boat or trailer being removed from the Club. If a member changes or brings a new boat or trailer to the Club, new stickers must be obtained from the Membership Rat or other member of the Executive before bringing the boat or trailer to the Club. Any boats found at the club without a sticker, or where the sticker is not registered to any member, will be subject to a fine of $100. 

    Unidentified Boats

    There are a few unidentified boats at the club. If one of them belongs to you, could you please contact the Membership Rat. Given that these boats arrived at the club before the rule change, we will not be applying the fine.

    Floating Dock

    Many of you might have noticed a large dock washed up on the beach of our club.The Port Authority has been notified and they will return to sort out its removal!

    Enjoy the winter! Less then four months until we're back on the water!


  • 20 Nov 2024 9:14 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    BUY TICKETS TO OUR HOLIDAY PARTY NOV 30

    Don’t miss out! The weather outside may be frightful, but our holiday party will certainly be delightful!

    Join us for some seasonal cheer! We'll have music, a buffet dinner, drinks and (maybe) Santa! The event will be held at The Keating Channel Bar and cost $49.50.

    Buy tickets here.


    We’d like to collect some photos to create a slideshow at the meeting. Please send your favourite moments at Water Rats to Roy. Or just upload them to this gdrive folder!


    AND DON’T FORGET…

    Please remember to submit your volunteer hours by the end of the year. Please log them here on our website.


    MISSING A NEWSLETTER?
    Visit our website to get caught up on club news



  • 13 Nov 2024 8:56 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    AGM: THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 AT 2 PM

    We’ll be meeting in person at the clubhouse. Please plan to attend if you are able. 

    You’ll find the executive member reports here. Note that there are some important (and lengthy) appendix hotlinked to the paper rat and ground rat reports. Please take some time to review them also.

    If interested, here’s where you can find the minutes of our AGM in 2023.

    As Jeff mentioned, all board positions are open to members who are interested in running.


    URGENT: VOLUNTEER NEEDED

    We need a volunteer (or two) to fix the fence that borders our property with Cherry beach. A large dock floated in and caused some damage. Please reach out to Micheal if you can help.


    BUY TICKETS TO OUR HOLIDAY PARTY NOV 30

    Join us for some seasonal cheer! We'll have music, a buffet dinner, drinks and (maybe) Santa! The event will be held at The Keating Channel Bar and cost $49.50.

    Buy tickets here.


    AND DON’T FORGET…

    Please remember to submit your volunteer hours by the end of the year. Please log them here on our website.


     



  • 05 Nov 2024 6:35 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    AGM: NOVEMBER 17

    Our AGM will be on November 17 at 2 pm. We’ll be meeting in person at the clubhouse. Please plan to attend if you are able. 

    You’ll find the executive member reports here. Note that there are some important (and lengthy) appendix hotlinked to the paper rat and ground rat reports. Please take some time to review them.

    As Jeff mentioned, all board positions are open to members who are interested in running.

    Longtime member, Julie Hughes is interested in the Chief Rat position and since she’s out of the country for the AGM, we’re including an introductory note from her below.

    If other members are interested in running and unable to attend the AGM, we’re happy to send your info as well by email to the membership. Feel free to send us a note.


    A NOTE FROM JULIE HUGHES

    Hello WRSC Members!

    As we approach our AGM, I wanted to throw my hat in the ring for Chief Rat officially.

    About Me
    My name is Julie Hughes, and I’ve been a member of WRSC for nearly 20 years. If we haven’t had the chance to meet yet, here’s a bit about me:

    • I’m a mom to two amazing university students.

    • I’ve been sailing and racing since childhood.

    • At WRSC, you’ll find me racing my Laser and paddling my Hobie kayak—often accompanied by my two Aussie shepherds.

    Why Now? Why Chief Rat?

    1. It’s been a few years since I served on the Board, and I believe it’s my turn to step up.

    2. I deeply love WRSC and want to support and expand our community.

    3. I’m actively involved in sailing, racing, and kayaking.

    4. I’m passionate about fostering open communication and supporting community discussions.

    5. I’m dedicated to promoting our shared goals for the club we all care about.

    I won’t be able to attend the AGM in person as I’ll be travelling with Looking at the Stars, a charity that brings classical music to prisons. I’ll be in Lithuania until November 22, but I’m grateful for the opportunity to connect with you here.

    Thank you for your time and consideration. Here's to a great life at WRSC!

    BUY TICKETS TO OUR HOLIDAY PARTY NOV 30

    Join us for some seasonal cheer! We'll have music, a buffet dinner, drinks and (maybe) Santa! The event will be held at The Keating Channel Bar and cost $49.50.

    Buy tickets here.

    AND DON’T FORGET…

    Please remember to submit your volunteer hours by the end of the year. Please log them here on our website.

    MISSING A NEWSLETTER?
    Visit our website to get caught up on club news.

  • 22 Oct 2024 10:21 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    A NOTE FROM JEFF

    Hello Rats!The end of year activities are soon upon us! Coming up we have the fall cleanup day, the AGM, and finally...the Holiday Party! (see more below)

    This will be my last year as Chief Rat, marking roughly 6 years of time on the board as both Body and Chief Rat. Unfortunately, I'm finding it difficult to find enough time to make it downtown as much as I would like (we bought our first house in Port Perry 2.5 years ago).

    It's been my honor to serve on the exec for Water Rats. Sailing offered me a world of friendship and opportunity and I am happy that I've done my best to ensure others can enjoy that same pleasure. It's been my pleasure to work with the rest of the board at rats, they are an incredible group, with many differing opinions but one thing in common, they all love the club.

    We've taken a number of steps to clean up, improve and modernize operations at rats. We have new lockers, new paddle racks, a beautifully painted deck with shade, a more secure and easier to manage lock system, a new power boat, new safety equipment (including a defibrillator), accessibility improvements to the beach area, a cleaner site (due to the cleanup/sale of 20+ derelict/unclaimed trailers and boats), and many more efforts behind the scenes. 

    On top of it all, it's great to see an increasingly active membership showing up to BBQ, regatta, group paddle and general events. Good job Rats! 

    There are a lot of great people that work hard to keep rats going strong, while I can't mention them all, I do want to highlight one such person individually. This person is always putting effort into the little things (and the big things) that aren't necessarily glamorous, but always necessary. Thank you Bruce, for the amount of care and effort you put into everything you do for rats.  

    Looking forward to seeing everyone at the AGM and Holiday Party. 

    Most of our exec is willing to run for another year, but as always, ALL positions are open to anyone who is nominated and receives the most votes. Below is a quick overview of the positions, everyone is planning to return unless noted otherwise.

    Shona - Paddle Rat

    Annette - Web Rat

    David - Paper Rat 

    Chris - Dinghy Rat

    Ray - Race Rat - Would happily step aside for someone else to step up, but would run again.

    Michael - Body Rat

    Walburga - Party Rat

    Gord - Money Rat 

    Norm Lamb - Past Rat

    Jeff - Chief Rat - Not planning to run again.

    If anyone would like to run for a position, and would like more information, or the opportunity to introduce themselves formally to the membership, please reach out so we can assist!

    FALL CLEANUP: DATE CHANGE

    Due to the unseasonably warm weather, we are pushing the date of our fall cleanup back by one week as the leaves have yet to fall from the trees. This will now happen on November 2 (rain date November 3).

    Please bring rakes and gloves. Check at the clubhouse for priority tasks.

     We need 3-4 people with wet suits to go into the water to help take out the boat.

    We also need 10 volunteers for lunch prep. (2 to get groceries, 3 for kitchen prep, 3 to run the BBQ and 2 for clean up).

    Contact Barbara if you can help with the food preparation.

    AGM: NOVEMBER 17

    Our AGM will be on November 17 at 2 pm. We’ll be meeting in person at the clubhouse. Please plan to attend if you are able. More to follow soon.

    BUY TICKETS TO OUR HOLIDAY PARTY NOV 30

    Join us for some seasonal cheer! We'll have music, a buffet dinner, drinks and (maybe) Santa! The event will be held at The Keating Channel Bar and cost $49.50.

    Buy tickets here.

    AND DON’T FORGET…

    Remember to submit your volunteer hours by the end of the year. Please log them here on our website.

    MISSING A NEWSLETTER?
    Visit our website to get caught up on club news


  • 23 Sep 2024 5:58 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    CPR/First aid seminar this weekend

    We'll be doing some training on Saturday September 28 at the clubhouse at 9 am.

    There are a few spots available if you would like to join in. Please reach out to Annette to arrange.

    Regatta winners and photos

    It was a great time last weekend. Visit our facebook group for photos

    Congrats to the winners! See below.



    Get your volunteer hours this fall!

    We need help with the following.

    1) fill potholes in drive

    2) assist in moving lumber

    3) take abandoned wheels and tires to Canadian Tire

    4) Give the BBQs a good clean for winter.

    Please contact Bruce if you can help out.

    Fall work party

    We'll be having our fall cleanup on Saturday October 26th from 9 am to 1 pm. The rain date is Sunday October 27th.

    Food will be served at the end of the event. We need 2-4 volunteers to help out. 

    Please bring rakes and gloves. We'll also need four volunteers with wet suits to take in the boat lunch.

    Please contact Barbara if you are able to help out.

    See you at the fall cleanup!



  • 14 Sep 2024 10:17 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    CLUB BBQ: TOMORROW

    Join us at  Water Rats for a free dinner on Sunday September 15 at 4 pm! You’ll get one play hour if you attend. 


    FALL CAT REGATTA NEXT WEEKEND

    Please consider helping out with the following positions if you are not sailing in our annual regatta. Specifically we are still looking for boat drivers (and assistants) on both days. Note that we provide the boat, gas and VHF radio. Sign up is here

    If you’d like to race with us, please sign up here

    As always, solid racing, beautiful weather, delicious food on both days and lots of fun prizes are guaranteed at Water Rats!

    Enjoy the wonderful weekend ahead!


  • 04 Sep 2024 9:03 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    CLUB BBQ: SEPTEMBER 15

    Join us at  Water Rats for a free dinner on Sunday September 15 at 4 pm! You’ll get one play hour if you attend. 

    We need 4 volunteers to help run the event, please contact Walburga if you are able to help out. 

    WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR THE SEPTEMBER CAT REGATTA

    The regatta will take place September 21/22. Please sign up here if you are able to help out. There are several open positions.

    RACING SERIES

    Our fall racing series is on Sundays at 1 pm. Please join us, beginners are welcome.

    FALL CLEANUP

    Stay tuned for an announcement coming soon!

    Hope everyone had a wonderful summer. There’s still some nice weather for boating ahead!


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