Photo courtesy Chris McDonald
You are invited to join in celebrating Canada Day at the Parry Sound Waterfront! For more than forty years, the Parry Sound Power and Sail Squadron has held a sailpast of large and small power and sail vessels immediately before the Town fireworks on Canada Day. You are invited to be part of it.
It is enormous fun to take part in the sailpast because of the tremendous, enthusiastic reaction from onlookers on shore waiting for the fireworks.
If you would like to be part of the show, please email parrysoundsailpast@gmail.com to let us know your name, vessel name and length overall.
Details: on Monday July 1, CANADA DAY,
- string up a few extra or coloured lights on your boat, leave them turned OFF
- put on your life jacket and navigation lights
- meet us “offstage”, south of Rosetta Island at 8:30PM (2030) to form up
- monitor channel 16 but tune to VHF Channel 6, for parade coordination from Cambrian, Fleet Captain Bob Corrigan
- come onstage— in view of the town dock — and LIGHT UP your vessel
- parade in line astern behind the OPP along the route which goes near the river mouth and slowly along the length of the town dock.
- enjoy the tumultuous applause!
- go out in the Sound, to be seen by Belvedere Heights residents, or return to your dock, to watch the fireworks at 10 PM (2200) Please follow VHF directions to ensure the Island Queen has clear passage to return to the dock.
It is a spectacular evening and you can be an important part of it. Please join us!
Parry Sound Boating 