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Stormont Yacht Club’s
2021 Sailing Season
Comes to an End
She added: “A record 89 boats
By Christine Ouellet
were taken out of the water and
moved to their cradles for winter
arly in the morning of October storage. Everything was done with
E22nd, MacGregor Crane from precision and with a major focus on
Cornwall arrived at Stormont safety. Nothing was done in a hurry
Yacht Club with two large cranes as boats were slowly lowered to
with the mandate to perform a very their cradles. Teamwork is always
delicate operation. The weekend’s the key during crane-out.”
cold weather front chased away
remnants of a beautiful mild fall, a Commodore Nathalie Bray
sign that it is time for sailors to pull agreed that crane-out is always
their boats out of the water. a sad day but also emphasized The Aragorn owned by John Becke & Judy Pike being lifted out of the
that it was an awesome sailing
Ann Marie Blinkorn, Media season with members cruising to water. Photo Submitted
Coordinator at SYC said: “Crane- Picton, Amherst Island, Waupoos,
W
MURPHY’S SPORTS LA
out is always a sad day at the Kingston, Brockville, Cardinal, MURPHY’S SPORTS LAW
Stormont Yacht Club (SYC) Iroquois, and the Thousand Islands.
as it officially ends the sailing By David Murphy currently 7th and 8th in the Eastern
season. Members gathered at the The next step for SYC is to Conference. And, while most
decide on the recipients of the
club for the big job. Everyone’s predicted a dip after last season’s
annual awards. including the spring run for the Stanley Cup for the
role had already been assigned to
this member-directed activity that and fall races. Montreal Canadiens, I’m pretty
marks the end of the season. Crane- The clock is already ticking for sure nobody had them pegged next-
out is always a big event.” a new season to start in May 2022. to-last in the 32-team NHL one
month into the season (good thing
for Habs fans that Arizona looks
like an AHL team)!
Good news for hockey fans
from the Great White North, the
Edmonton Oilers are living up to
expectations and currently sit atop
the Western Conference.
’ve been drawn to pro sports While I do realize the standings
I(particularly the NHL, MLB, will shake up week to week for the
and NFL) since I was a little kid next few months, I am shocked that
growing up in Cornwall. My father some teams are not even coming
engineered me to be a Maple Leafs close to meeting expectations
fan. I became a Toronto Blue Jays while others are going above and
and St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan beyond what anyone thought. I’m
on my own. Same for the Chicago enjoying the ride so far. It’s been an
Bears in the NFL (you can thank entertaining start to the season and
Walter Peyton for that). I’m hopeful that it will continue.
Over the past four-plus decades, As for MLB and NFL...same
pro sports have taught me how to story. Houston and Atlanta in the
deal with expectations, elation, and World Series surprised quite a few
disappointment; but most of all, MLB fans, but it has made for an
pro sports have taught me how to entertaining fall classic.
expect the unexpected.
Finally, the NFL and its
Take, for example, the Florida revolving door of healthy players
Panthers. They are presently will continue to cause headaches
leading the NHL only a month and entertainment for fantasy team
Photo by Robert Lefebvre, icelevel photography into the season. Yes, you read that owners and true fans alike.
correctly. The two teams predicted
To view or purchase photos go to www.icelevel.com to battle for the worst record in It’s a good time to be a sports fan!
the NHL (Detroit and Buffalo) are And that’s Murphy’s Law.
