What a great summer we have had so far.  The club looks amazing and the weather has given us so many reasons to get out on the water.

Join us at some upcoming events at the club:

LAST SUMMER BBQ SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14

Our final summer BBQ will be Sunday September 14 from 4 - 6 pm. There will be delicious food and live music. If you are able to volunteer, please contact partyrat@waterrats.ca. 

FALL CAT REGATTA SEPTEMBER 20/21

Cat sailors! Our annual Cat Regatta is coming up on September 20. Register here now. Breakfast and dinner are included for a very reasonable price. We still need a boat driver and assistant on Saturday. If you can help, please sign up here.

In club news:

MAIN GATE LOCK

As you are likely aware, we’ve been experiencing some problems with our digital lock and we hope to have this fixed soon.

IMPORTANT! The combo to the temporary lock is 9816. There is a visible line at the top of the lock which is challenging to see in the dark. The lock will not open if you line the numbers up in the middle, they need to line up at the top along the line.

THE ABANDONED FLOATING DOCK

This has been a challenge to resolve. The Port Authority is working on the situation and hopes to have the dock removed by mid-September. Fingers crossed that it’s gone soon!

OUR LEASE WITH THE CITY 

Our lease with the city has been up for renewal and after several meetings, we should see a new lease in early January.  There are still some things that need to be finalized, so we await their direction on final date.

PAVING REGATTA ROAD 

Looks like Regatta Road will be paved to Unwin in the next week or so which will definitely help with dust and dirt on our cars. Be prepared for delays while this takes place.

FISH HABITAT ON THE RAT SPIT

There has been talk of the creation of a fish habitat off of our spit and the city has drawn up plans, but nothing has been done and the project has not found funding yet. 

We have been in several meetings with the City to voice our concerns with the habitat and how it will affect our sailing/kayaking experience negatively.  Please stay tuned for any updates as we will let our membership know as soon as we have more information. 

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