The 87th Shellback year includes these presentations:
October 21st: Ron Jenkins continues his fascinating presentation, "The Cyclone that Changed Toronto". He has many more pictures and is a font of knowledge about Toronto and the history of the harbour and lake shore.
October 28th: Bill Hutton, "Rescued at Sea - Reflections, Second Thoughts, and Lessons Learned". How a routine six-day passage from Bermuda to Rhode Island turned into a midnight transfer to a 750ft bulk carrier.
November 4th: Chris Hope crews on a Volvo 60 over the Atlantic both ways and shares the fascinating tales of several ancient vessels.
November 11th: Rob Mazza returns this year. He brings us his Pilgrimage to the Canadian War Memorials in France . . . a fine way to remember on Armistice Day. He has documented his Tour of the Canadian War Memorials at Vimy, Beaumont, Hamel, Dieppe and Juno Beach; the Five Canadian Pilgrims in Northern France.
November 18th: Fred Rahm & Dahlia will take us on their Canal Boat Journey on a Longboat in the UK. They were joined by Mimico Members, Michelle & Craig Franklin.
November 25th: Melodie Ridge Schaffer joins us again to share her further adventures on "Two Legs of the Southern Ocean Clipper Race". She will also give us a peek at plans she has for her next venture.
December 2nd: Aubrey & Judith Millard join us once again, this time to take us Sailing Down the West Coast of the USA.
December 9th: Judith Alltree, our Chaplain and the Chaplain to the Mission to Seafarers, will discuss the Seafarers and the Effects of COVID-19 on them worldwide.
January 6th: Ron Jenkins continues his fascinating presentation, The Cyclone that Changed Toronto. This time he takes us to the east end of Toronto Harbour for an update on the history, the plans, and progress there. Toronto's Port Lands started as one of the largest wetlands on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Over the decades the Port Lands have been the site of a series of massive changes that continue to this day. In this first of two talks on the Port Lands, Ron will start with the area's early history and trace the changes up to the present. A second talk will extend this story into the future, delineating the civic planning vision for the next few decades.
January 13th: Francis Clegg, President of the Brigs, will give us an Exciting Update of the Activities of the Brigs Program (formerly the Toronto Brigantine) and an interesting peek into its future.
January 20th: Aubrey & Judith Millard join us once again this year, on their ‘Go Home Run – El Salvador to Peuero Penasco’.
January 27th: As promised, Rob Mazza returns along with Doug Cowie to give us an Update on the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston.
February 3rd: Trevor Campbell will speak of his Life with Theatre Pirates: stories from his time as a theatre artist with Caravan Stage Company, an arts community that lived, worked, and performed on a custom built 30-metre Thames River Spretzel Barge.
February 10th: Courtesy of Bruce Anderson, Skipper Emeritus, we will watch the first of three videos on the Royal Clipper, the largest sailing ship in the world.
February 17th: Walli Pegniello, a world traveller when she is not sorting out taxes between Canada and the USA, will tell us of one of her adventures, her voyage from New Zealand to the Antarctic.
February 24th: Rob Mazza again joins us, this time to share stories of his Cruising the French Canal System.
March 3rd: Doreen Green will share her experience Cruising from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
March 10th: Courtesy of Bruce Anderson, Skipper Emeritus, we will watch the rest of the first part and the second of three videos on the Royal Clipper, the largest sailing ship in the world. We will see Part 3 sometime in the fall.
March 17th: Ron Jenkins continues his fascinating presentation, The Cyclone that Changed Toronto. He again takes us to the east end of Toronto Harbour, this time looking at plans for the area..
March 24th: Chris Redford of the City of Hamilton will relate the exciting story of the Hamilton and Scourge Project. The wrecks of the Hamilton and Scourge are rare examples of vessels used during the War of 1812. The national historic site is located at the bottom of Lake Ontario 11 kilometres north of Port Dalhousie, near St. Catharines.
March 31st: Amanda Karahanas comes to us from the Disabled Sailors of Ontario. She will bring an Update of their activities and a look at the future.
April 7th: Karin Therrien will share her experiences on a Round-the-World Research Expedition with an all-female sailing and research crew
April 14th: Judith Roales has researched the Lighthouses of the Delaware and written a book about them. She will join us from Milton, Delaware to share her findings.
October 21st: Ron Jenkins continues his fascinating presentation, "The Cyclone that Changed Toronto". He has many more pictures and is a font of knowledge about Toronto and the history of the harbour and lake shore.
October 28th: Bill Hutton, "Rescued at Sea - Reflections, Second Thoughts, and Lessons Learned". How a routine six-day passage from Bermuda to Rhode Island turned into a midnight transfer to a 750ft bulk carrier.
November 4th: Chris Hope crews on a Volvo 60 over the Atlantic both ways and shares the fascinating tales of several ancient vessels.
November 11th: Rob Mazza returns this year. He brings us his Pilgrimage to the Canadian War Memorials in France . . . a fine way to remember on Armistice Day. He has documented his Tour of the Canadian War Memorials at Vimy, Beaumont, Hamel, Dieppe and Juno Beach; the Five Canadian Pilgrims in Northern France.
November 18th: Fred Rahm & Dahlia will take us on their Canal Boat Journey on a Longboat in the UK. They were joined by Mimico Members, Michelle & Craig Franklin.
November 25th: Melodie Ridge Schaffer joins us again to share her further adventures on "Two Legs of the Southern Ocean Clipper Race". She will also give us a peek at plans she has for her next venture.
December 2nd: Aubrey & Judith Millard join us once again, this time to take us Sailing Down the West Coast of the USA.
December 9th: Judith Alltree, our Chaplain and the Chaplain to the Mission to Seafarers, will discuss the Seafarers and the Effects of COVID-19 on them worldwide.
January 6th: Ron Jenkins continues his fascinating presentation, The Cyclone that Changed Toronto. This time he takes us to the east end of Toronto Harbour for an update on the history, the plans, and progress there. Toronto's Port Lands started as one of the largest wetlands on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Over the decades the Port Lands have been the site of a series of massive changes that continue to this day. In this first of two talks on the Port Lands, Ron will start with the area's early history and trace the changes up to the present. A second talk will extend this story into the future, delineating the civic planning vision for the next few decades.
January 13th: Francis Clegg, President of the Brigs, will give us an Exciting Update of the Activities of the Brigs Program (formerly the Toronto Brigantine) and an interesting peek into its future.
January 20th: Aubrey & Judith Millard join us once again this year, on their ‘Go Home Run – El Salvador to Peuero Penasco’.
January 27th: As promised, Rob Mazza returns along with Doug Cowie to give us an Update on the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston.
February 3rd: Trevor Campbell will speak of his Life with Theatre Pirates: stories from his time as a theatre artist with Caravan Stage Company, an arts community that lived, worked, and performed on a custom built 30-metre Thames River Spretzel Barge.
February 10th: Courtesy of Bruce Anderson, Skipper Emeritus, we will watch the first of three videos on the Royal Clipper, the largest sailing ship in the world.
February 17th: Walli Pegniello, a world traveller when she is not sorting out taxes between Canada and the USA, will tell us of one of her adventures, her voyage from New Zealand to the Antarctic.
February 24th: Rob Mazza again joins us, this time to share stories of his Cruising the French Canal System.
March 3rd: Doreen Green will share her experience Cruising from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
March 10th: Courtesy of Bruce Anderson, Skipper Emeritus, we will watch the rest of the first part and the second of three videos on the Royal Clipper, the largest sailing ship in the world. We will see Part 3 sometime in the fall.
March 17th: Ron Jenkins continues his fascinating presentation, The Cyclone that Changed Toronto. He again takes us to the east end of Toronto Harbour, this time looking at plans for the area..
March 24th: Chris Redford of the City of Hamilton will relate the exciting story of the Hamilton and Scourge Project. The wrecks of the Hamilton and Scourge are rare examples of vessels used during the War of 1812. The national historic site is located at the bottom of Lake Ontario 11 kilometres north of Port Dalhousie, near St. Catharines.
March 31st: Amanda Karahanas comes to us from the Disabled Sailors of Ontario. She will bring an Update of their activities and a look at the future.
April 7th: Karin Therrien will share her experiences on a Round-the-World Research Expedition with an all-female sailing and research crew
April 14th: Judith Roales has researched the Lighthouses of the Delaware and written a book about them. She will join us from Milton, Delaware to share her findings.