SLSBC

This past weekend’s concert – SLSBC Floating Concert #3 – was a wonderful evening. Thank you everyone for coming out and thank you generous donors for making it happen.  A huge shout out to Gord Cameron, Ken Johnson and Ryan McNeil for transporting the band, helping set up,  tear down and even tuning up the dock with a few repairs before the concert. A memorable evening for sure.

See you out there again this Saturday, Aug 5th with Norwegian Blues brought to us by Mark Aplas. The show time is 6:30 pm. Despite the name (which comes from a Monty Python skit), the band is neither a blues band nor Norwegian. But you can expect a variety of music ranging from oldies to current popular songs, the spectrum from Elton John to Chris Stapleton.

If you have enjoyed these concerts, and haven’t already donated, please consider doing so here. You don’t have to have an SLSBC membership to enjoy the concert or to donate! Thanks to all of you who have already donated to the concert. And a big thank you to the folks who spent their time doing the huge job of fixing up the ski dock – Steve Mulherin, John Flintoft, Doug Bell, Harry Grimm and Bob Burlin. Thank-you!

It’s the event that everyone has been waiting for – Sakinaw Lake Summer Concert. This Saturday, July 29th, The Marwills will be playing on the SLSBC ski dock starting at 6:30 pm. This is a great band, originally from the Sunshine Coast, now based in Toronto, and brought to us at Sakinaw Lake by Barry Krangle. This will be the third annual concert on the lake and with a new band, it’s sure to be a fantastic time. You can enjoy the concert from your boat – make sure to come in close to the ski dock so you can really feel the music!

To make the concert experience even better, you can order Kits Beach Beer right to the lake! Kits Beach Beer is having beer presales for this weekend’s concert. Beer can be purchased online at https://www.kitsbeachbeer.com/shop before July 27th. At checkout enter KITSDELIVERY when prompted to enter a promo code.  Disregard the minimum beer order. Order full cases and share with your buds to get 10% discount on your beer. Beer will be delivered to the lake on July 28 & 29th. and Kits Beach Beer will donate $2 from every sale to the cost of hosting the concert. To pick up your beer, come by Andrew Lavigne’s dock dock anytime on the 28th before the concert. His cabin is past the power lines and Bear Bay on the road access side of the lake. You can text Andrew to arrange pickup at 604 202 2407.

This summer, we are having a second concert as well – next Saturday, Aug 5th. Mark Aplas us bringing us Norwegian Blues and they will be at the ski dock starting at 6:30 on Aug 5th.

As always, these concerts are supported through donations – if you haven’t already donated, please consider doing so here. You don’t have to have an SLSBC membership to enjoy the concert or to donate! Thanks to all of you who have already donated to the concert.

WATERSKI CAMP: It’s a busy summer! We hope that lots of people had a chance to enjoy the summer social at the Van Hatten cabin and try out some of the Boardroom gear during the demo weekend. And this weekend will be the WSWBC waterski camp! The camp will be running on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (July 21-23) from 8 am until mid afternoon each day from the waterski dock and through the waterski course. We are very excited to be hosting Chris Horwood as instructor and running a camp format for kids. If you are around the ski dock, come by and say hi!

SUMMER CONCERTS: Next weekend on July 29th is the floating summer concert. This year, Barry Krangle has arranged to have a The Marwills play at Sakinaw Lake. This is always such a fun event and we invite everyone on the lake to pull up their boats to come and listen starting at 6:30 pm. Thanks to all of you who have already donated to the concert – we have already had about half a dozen families show their support for this event with donations. If you enjoy the concert, please consider donating in support here. James Malinousky has generously offered to match donations this year, so anything you donate will be doubled in value. Thank you James! We also hope to have a second concert on Aug 5th on the ski dock at 6:30. Mark Aplas has arranged for Norwegian Wood to come and play so if you are around, be sure to check them out.

KITS BEACH BEER: By now, everyone on Sakinaw Lake should be familiar with Kits Beach Beer. Andrew Lavigne has generously provided his beer to all social events since the company started in 2021. This beer has always been great and this summer, they have some fabulous new flavour available. Now you can show your support because Kits Beach Beer is having beer presales for the concert on the lake! Reach for the Beach! You can grab your Kits Beach beer in time for the 3rd annual floating dock concert at the ski dock July 29th! Beer can be purchased online at https://www.kitsbeachbeer.com/shop to have your beer be delivered right to the lake on July 28 & 29th.  Kits Beach Beer will donate $2 from every sale to the cost of hosting the concert! Order before July 27th. At checkout when prompted to enter a promo code enter KITSDELIVERY …this eliminates the delivery charge. Disregard the minimum beer order. Andrew will still bring you beer even if you just want a 6er! Tip: Order full cases and share with your buds to get 10% discount on your beer. To pick up your beer. come by Andrew’s dock dock anytime on the 28th before the concert. His cabin is past the power lines and Bear Bay on the road access side of the lake (see blue marker on the map above). You can text Andrew to arrange pickup at 604 202 2407.

A quick reminder that this weekend will be both the summer social and the Boardroom Demo Weekend. Details are in the previous post here.

The social will be on Saturday, July 8th at the Van Hatten Cabin just south of the boat launch if you ‘re coming by boat. Their cabin can also be accessed by road at 14837 Sunshine Coast Highway – it is the first driveway after leaving Sakinaw Lake Road . The social will start at 2 pm. Bring an appetizer to share. Thanks to the Van Hatten’s for hosting and to Andrew Lavigne for providing Kits Beach Beer.

The Boardroom demo will be happening on Saturday, July 8th from 9am-6pm on Brian Welch’s dock and on Sunday, July 9th from 9am-3pm on the SLSBC waterski dock. Brian’s dock is next to the Van Hatten cabin so you can go to both the social and the demo easily. If you want to check out the demo, don’t forget to fill out the survey here.

July 8th Summer Social: It’s summer! The SLSBC will be having their summer social on July 8th at 2 pm. Thanks to Bev and Larry Van Hatten for offering to host.  The Van Hatten cabin can be accessed by boat or road and is located south of the boat launch. If driving, the address is 14837 Sunshine Coast Highway and it is the first driveway after leaving Sakinaw Lake Road – follow signs to Van Hatten. If you are coming by boat, be mindful of limited boat parking. A huge thanks to Andrew Lavigne and Kits Beach Beer for providing some of the beverages for the social. This is a potluck event so bring an appetizer or similar to share.

July 8th-9th Boardroom Demo Weekend: Murray and Max Fraser from The Boardroom are coming to Sakinaw Lake for a demo weekend. This is a great chance to try out a waterski, a foil, or a wakeboard. The Frasers will bring a variety of gear to try, but it would be great if we could help them out by letting them know what are sport is and what gear we’re interested in trying. Fill out the survey here to get the most out of the demo weekend.

They will be set up at Brian Welch’s dock (next to the Van Hatten’s) on Saturday, July 8th from 9am – 6pm. You can stop by Brian’s dock on your way to or from the social on the Saturday or even pop over during the social. Brian’s cabin can be accessed by boat or road: the address is 14865 Sunshine Coast Highway. The road is the first road south of the Sakinaw Lake Road and it is well marked with names. On Sunday, July 9th, the Boardroom demo will be setup on the waterski dock.

To see locations for the Social and Demo in google maps, click this link.