The Shellback Club is celebrating 90 years and is BEGINNING ITS 91st! As usual, we have selected speakers and videos presenting a wide range of nautical and maritime topics and sometimes outdoor adventures.
We plan for 25 meetings loaded with friendly women and men who like nautical topics and interesting informed speakers. OUR FORMAT IS IN PERSON and ZOOM. Moosemilk, our annual Holiday Celebration and fundraiser for the Naval Officers’ Association of Canada Scholarship Fund is scheduled for December.
To be “Shellback” only requires attending a lunch meeting and joining everyone in singing a sea shanty. (We found some great shanties online for our ZOOM sessions). Many thanks to Graham Dougall who ensures that these sessions run smoothly for our speakers and members alike. Many thanks to Ron Jenkins for creating and maintaining our website. Look here for our speakers, history, current updates. Graham now also records most of our speakers, so if you miss one, you may go to the website blog to watch the session.
Location: The National Yacht Club or Your home ….(if you, and sometimes all of us, are on Zoom).
Timing: ZOOM only participants will enter at 1120. We start promptly at 1130 hours and finish about 1245-1300 hours. The guest speaker starts about 1145 hours.
Seating and Dress: Dress as you wish, if tuning in on ZOOM, but remember you will be visible to others if you turn on your video. In person, smart casual is the order of the day.
Costs: The NYC will be charging $33 for two courses, coffee, taxes included. On ZOOM, it’s your choice … do you want wine? Champagne? Whiskey? Soda?
Once a year, we suggest a $25 contribution to pay for basic communication costs and the minimal costs of operation. Funds not needed each year are donated to local youth sailing charities.
Guests: Guests are always welcome. Invite those who may not have been able to join us in person, but can do so on ZOOM.
Fall Meeting Dates: We meet from mid October and continue Wednesdays through mid December.
We meet from October through December, and from January through April.
We plan for 25 meetings loaded with friendly women and men who like nautical topics and interesting informed speakers. OUR FORMAT IS IN PERSON and ZOOM. Moosemilk, our annual Holiday Celebration and fundraiser for the Naval Officers’ Association of Canada Scholarship Fund is scheduled for December.
To be “Shellback” only requires attending a lunch meeting and joining everyone in singing a sea shanty. (We found some great shanties online for our ZOOM sessions). Many thanks to Graham Dougall who ensures that these sessions run smoothly for our speakers and members alike. Many thanks to Ron Jenkins for creating and maintaining our website. Look here for our speakers, history, current updates. Graham now also records most of our speakers, so if you miss one, you may go to the website blog to watch the session.
Location: The National Yacht Club or Your home ….(if you, and sometimes all of us, are on Zoom).
Timing: ZOOM only participants will enter at 1120. We start promptly at 1130 hours and finish about 1245-1300 hours. The guest speaker starts about 1145 hours.
Seating and Dress: Dress as you wish, if tuning in on ZOOM, but remember you will be visible to others if you turn on your video. In person, smart casual is the order of the day.
Costs: The NYC will be charging $33 for two courses, coffee, taxes included. On ZOOM, it’s your choice … do you want wine? Champagne? Whiskey? Soda?
Once a year, we suggest a $25 contribution to pay for basic communication costs and the minimal costs of operation. Funds not needed each year are donated to local youth sailing charities.
Guests: Guests are always welcome. Invite those who may not have been able to join us in person, but can do so on ZOOM.
Fall Meeting Dates: We meet from mid October and continue Wednesdays through mid December.
We meet from October through December, and from January through April.
