Royal Canadian Yacht Club - Toronto, Ontario – Cruising Sailors’ Squadron

Dear fellow cruisers,

We are pleased to announce that online registration for cruises will commence on May 1, 2013. Our CSS 2013 Cruise Schedule is posted to our website for your reference and planning.

Some restrictions on yacht dimensions may limit the number of larger yachts able to be accommodated on certain cruises, or require they be secured to a mooring ball. Every effort will be made to include as many yachts of all sizes as is possible.

Sign up will be cut off 72-hours prior to the sailing date, with late comers accommodated as space is available. Upon registration you will be provided with information on the cruise. Should you need to cancel registration for a cruise, we ask that you please notify the RCYC Sailing Office at your earliest opportunity. This will allow other yachts on the waiting list to attend. The Cruise Captain has final say on all dock allocations.

Each destination will offer a different cruise experience and variety of activities for your enjoyment while in port. Two constants are the Skippers' Meeting the morning of departure, and the Wine and Cheese welcome reception and orientation on night of arrival. Feedback and special requests from attendees are always respected and much appreciated.

We look forward to seeing all of you on the water soon!

CSS UPCOMING EVENTS

CSS Call for Photo Submissions

Please submit photographs (limit of 5) and logs for consideration for the CSS Photograph Aware and The RCYC Cruising Cup. For a description of the awards please click here. Logs and photographs may be left with Reception addressed to "CSS-Joan Brennan". In the alternative photographs may be emailed to jbrennan@on.aibn.com.

CSS Photography Award

Initiated in 2004 (Kwasind, May 2004, p. 11), for the best photograph depicting the cruising life and taken during a cruising event over the previous season.

“Cruisers normally aren’t competitive but we do plan to initiate a photography contest with winners to be announced at the Annual Dinner in May. If you have potentially winning shots from this past season, on land or water, please send them via email or drop them in at reception…The New Year Brunch and Pat-Your-Boat-Day should provide lots of inspiration for that winning shot.” (Kwasind, December 2003, p. 12)

The RCYC Cruising Cup

“In 1924, the RCYC donated a cup to be known as the RCYC Cruising Cup. A note written in 1979, indicates that since 1955 the RCYC Cruising Cup seems to have been confused with the Smith Cruising Cup (presented by R.A. Smith in 1931). The Smith Cruising Cup was stated as being awarded since 1955 to the yachtsman cruising the greatest distance in any year (currently limited to Lake Ontario) but the cup actually presented and engraved was the RCYC Cruising Cup. The Smith Cruising Cup does not appear to be in the Club.” (Annals of The Royal Canadian Yacht Club Vol. III p. 451)

“..The RCYC Cruising Cup – Awarded each year to the yacht sailing the greatest distance each calendar year on Lake Ontario. The rules are: The yacht must be owned by a member of the CSS throughout the year and a log must be maintained, recording the actual distances each trip (not just the distance port-to-port). Full particulars must be entered and certified by the owner or skipper.”(Kwasind July 2003, p. 14)

Calendar of Events

May 11	Spring Dinner
May 25, 26	CSS CBYC Reciprocal [WAIT LIST] [CANCEL]
June 8	CSS Spring BBQ
June 15,16	CSS ABYC Reciprocal [REGISTER] [WAITLIST] [CANCEL]
June 29, 30, July 1	CSS NOTLSC Reciprocal [WAIT LIST] [CANCEL]
July 13, 14	CSS MCC Reciprocal [REGISTER] [WAIT LIST] [CANCEL]
August 3, 4, 5	CSS Rendezvous SODUS BAY [REGISTER] [WAIT LIST] [CANCEL]
August 31, September 1, 2	CSS OYC Reciprocal [WAIT LIST] [CANCEL]
September 7	CSS Fall BBQ

Please reserve for CSS cruises by signing up online.

Cruising Sailor's Squadron Executive
October 2012 - October 2014

Captain		Joan Brennan
Past Captain		Wendy Anderson
Treasurer		Mary Baetz
Secretary		Peggy McFarland
Cruise Officer		Patricia Scrivener Representative on Lake Ontario Clubs Cruising Association
Seminar/Events Officer		Joyce Egberts
Kwasind		Barbara Ross
Member Development Officer		Jane Kierans (CSS Calendar)
Records & Roster		Donald Short (Chair)
Youth		Melissa McTavish
Web Site		Val Matison
Members at Large		Rhonda Lachman Michael Newbury Kathrine Moran John Bevan Beverly Lynde Bob Noble
Committees
Roster		Spring Dinner
Donald Short (Chair)		Jane Kierans (Chair)
Wendy Anderson
Joyce Egberts

Entering the USA by boat

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security requires anyone entering the U.S.A. by land or sea to carry one of these identification documents:

• Passport.

• NEXUS Card: NEXUS is a joint program between the Canada Border Services Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. It allows frequent travelers between Canada and the U.S. the opportunity to clear the border faster. In the marine mode, boaters can call a Telephone Reporting Centre (TRC) 30 minutes (minimum) and 4 hours (maximum) prior to arrival. Everyone in the boat must be a NEXUS holder, otherwise regular reporting procedures must be followed.

• FAST Card (Free and Secure Trade).

• EDL Card (Enhances Driver’s License).

• EIC Card (Enhanced Identification Card).

Customs Decal for large boats or longer cruises

If your boat is over 30 feet (9.14 metres) or you wish to stay in the U.S. longer than 72 hours, you must buy a customs decal (about $25 U.S.) each year and display it on the outside of the boat.

Cruising Permit

A Cruising Permit allows foreign boats to cruise in the U.S. for a year, after which you must leave U.S. coastal waters and enter another country.

Have the following ready on your arrival:

• Boat registration, ownership documentation or licence number.

• Vessel name.

• Vessel length.

• Customs decal number for vessels 30+ feet.

• For each person on board:

Name & date of birth; Passport, NEXUS, Fast card, EDL/EIC, or Secure Certificate of Indian Status.

• Dinghy license and papers.

• Value of any declarable merchandise.

• U.S. marina/club at which you arrived or will be arriving.