After three years of preparation on June 5, 2019 the Boundless set sail from Baddeck Nova Scotia to Portugual, the second leg of a journey from Whitby, Ontario. Regrettably, the destiny for Boundless was not Europe, but rather, the bottom of the ocean instead. 1400 miles off the coast a mayday was issued by the crew after a rogue wave rendered the 38’ vessel incapacitated. Fortunately, the distress call was heard by Captain Wendell Hendricks of the Ardmore Sealifter who navigated the 700 foot oil tanker to the sailboat. Neil Hetherington spoke to the Shellback Club about the voyage, the preparation required to cross the Atlantic, and the rescue. His talk was illustrated with videos and photos of the events. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-man-neil-hetherington-sailboat-boundless-atlantic-ocean-daily-bread-food-bank-1.5178256 https://ardmoreshipping.com/ardmore-sealifter-rescues-crew-in-stormy-seas/ About Neil Hetherington
Neil Hetherington exhibits his passion for social justice as CEO of the Daily Bread Food Bank following leaderships role in the not-for-profit sector for the last 20 years with Habitat for Humanity and Dixon Hall. He is holds degrees or certificates from the University of Western Ontario - Huron College, Seneca College, Harvard Business School and the University of Virginia - Darden. He obtained his MBA from the University of Western Ontario’s Ivey Business School in 2013. Neil was named one of Canada's Top 40 under 40 in 2005 and has received the alumni of the year award from each of Huron University, Royal Saint George's College, Western University and Seneca College. He was awarded Queen Elizabeth's Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals in 2002 and 2012 and the Ontario Premiers Award in 2018. He is an active pilot and sailor and loves the sports he plays poorly.
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Ron Mazza returned to the Shellback Club with his presentation on visiting Vietnam and Cambodia, and traveling on the Mekong River. Ron's observations on the politics and history, economy, and natural environment of this region shed a great deal of light for those learning about these areas in detail for the first time. About Ron Mazza
Ron has lived his entire life on Toronto Island. He is married to Pam, with 3 grown children. And this month they became a grandparents! By profession, Ron is a structural engineer. He retired in 2012. He has been a member of Queen City Yacht Club for over 50 years. In 2015 and 2016, Ron was Commodore of the Club; he cannot give up the job – he is back at it at Queen City as Commodore again. Ron began sailing at QCYC Junior Club; he then sailed and raced on his Dad’s 6M, International 14s, then Sharks. At the age of 60 he bought the boat he first admired at age 25, a C&C-designed Viking 34. Ron’s lifetime sailing highlights include:
We welcome Ron for the third time. Ron and Pam previously spoke about their trip to Antarctica and then their adventures on a Six Metres, especially Kisita. As you may know, Ron’s twin brother is Rob Mazza. Paul Henderson stepped up to describe in brief a who's who in the McLaughlin family, RCYC's notable sailing family.
Paul Henderson introduced the Shellback Club to this viewing of the 2019 movie "Maiden", a documentary account of the 1989 sailing of the Whitbread Round the World Race, sailed for the first time by an all-woman crew led by Tracy Edwards. Links to "Maiden" Resources Movie synopsis narrated by Tracy Edwards Movie Web Site Theatrical Trailer Movie profile: IMDB Movie review: Rotten Tomatoes "Maiden" entry: Wikipedia David Allsebrook and Rick Levick from the Sail Division of the Toronto Metro Marine Modellers (https://metromarine.org/) visited the Shellback Club to show what they sail and to describe their activities. After a presentation over lunch, the modellers, their boats, and Shellbacks headed to the pool to see and test the boats in action. About David Allsebrook and Rick Levick
DAVID ALLSEBROOK David was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario. His family moved frequently around Canada and overseas so that he attended twelve different schools before finishing grade 12. He learned to sail as a child in his parent’s Lightning dinghy. He attended university in Quebec and practiced law in Toronto for 34 years before his retirement any day now. David is a former Shark owner and a former Commodore of the Toronto Sailing and Canoe Club. David took up radio sailing about 30 years ago and presently is the Sail Captain of the Metro Marine Modellers. In radio sailing he has been the Canadian Champion in the Soling One Meter class and has finished in the top five in the United States three times. His YouTube video “Tuning the Soling” has reached 50,000 views. RICK LEVICK Rick is a long-time Toronto resident. He also has a place at Long Point on Lake Erie. Many years ago he sailed dinghies. It was not until nine years ago, when he entered the elevator of his condo and met a man carrying a model boat that he got into sailing. He asked him what he was doing and received an invitation to come along to the Humber Bay Park East. And the rest is history. He has been into model boat sailing ever since. Indeed, he was also the Sail Captain of the Metro Marine Modellers, before David. |
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