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It’s the day after Labour Day, the unofficial end of the summer. Prizes for the Guess Where? contest have all been distributed (thanks to Barry!). The champions of this contest: the Halloway and Leduc families. Thank-you to Pender Harbour High School and Chara Krangle for the great prizes.

The weekly photo contests were so much fun and thanks to all those who submitted videos and photos. Here’s a look back at the winning entries:

It was great to see so many great pics throughout the summer. Here’s a look back on what was submitted. There are some super videos that Chris Saunders put together, but I can’t download these so you will have to check out the Facebook page to see these!

Week 1 Posts:

Week 2 Posts: Just the winner – Genevieve Hassan!

Week 3 Posts:

Week 4 Posts:

Week 5 Posts:

Week 6 Posts:

Week 7 Posts:

Week 8 Posts:

Have a great fall! Looking forward to getting back to regular ski activities next summer!

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Thanks to Barry Krangle for organizing last week’s Guess Where? contest. And thanks to everyone who submitted answers. Here are the winners and the answers:

Congratulations to the Guess Where? contestants. in keeping with our club’s emphasis on social and emotional wellness, everyone wins a ribbon.

Harvard Scholars: The Halloways and and Tana Bullock’s family

Honour Roll: The Flintoffs

Gifted Class: The Edgelows and Cindy Dekker

Prizes will be delivered this weekend. Here are the correct answers:

We hope that everyone enjoyed the contests and photo sharing this summer. Fingers crossed that things are safe enough next summer to allow us to resume the more traditional ski club activities!

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The summer is almost over. Despite not being able to run clinics or the tournament, it has been great to see so many people out enjoying the lake: swimming, skiing, surfing, tubing and wakeboarding.

This is our sixth summer on the lake, so we are relative newcomers. One of my first impressions of Sakinaw was of the amazing community and friendships. The people around the lake are so incredibly generous with their time and knowledge and that, along with the crystal clear and warm water, is part of what makes Sakinaw so great.

Sakinaw Lake is such a special place for all of us. To pay tribute to this, Barry Krangle has collected a series of ten photos from around the lake. How well do you know the lake? Test yourself and see if you can identify these special locations.

To enter, email your answers, numbered 1 to 10 to info@slsbc.ca by next Friday, Sept 4th. Winners will receive prizes – also collected by Barry! – that we will try and distribute over the Labour Day weekend. Good luck and happy guessing!

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Where has the summer gone? This is your last week to share pics of the summer of 2020. It has been great to see so many great photos over the past few weeks. Let’s see what the last week brings. Post your photo with a caption by commenting here anytime between 7 am, Fri, Aug 21st and 7 pm, Wed, Aug 26th. Photo with the most like by Fri, Aug 28th wins! If you don’t have a Facebook account, email us your pic and caption at info@slsbc.ca. Good luck!

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It’s the second last contest of the summer! Post a pic with a caption by commenting on this post between 7 am Fri, Aug 14th and 7 pm Wed, Aug 19th. Be creative! If you don’t have a facebook account, email us at info@slsbc.ca with your photo and caption and we will post for you. The photo with the most ‘likes’ by 7 am, Fri Aug 21st wins! Winner will receive an insulated SLSBC waterbottle. Good luck!

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By now you know the drill. Post a pic with a caption by commenting on this post between 7 am Fri, Aug 7th and 7 pm Wed, Aug 12th. All water activities welcome!. If you don’t have a facebook account, email us at info@slsbc.ca with your photo and caption and we will post for you. The photo with the most ‘likes’ by 7 am, Fri Aug 14th wins! Winner will receive an insulated SLSBC waterbottle. Good luck!

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Week 5! Between 7 am Fri, July 31st and 7 pm Wed, Aug 5th post a watersport photo with a caption by ‘commenting’ on this post. Let’s see what kind of fun people are having this summer. If you don’t have a facebook account, email us at info@slsbc.ca with your photo and caption and we will post for you. The photo with the most ‘likes’ by 7 am, Fri, Aug 7th wins! Winner will receive an insulated SLSBC waterbottle. Good luck!

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It’s already week #4 of the photo contest! We’re almost halfway through the summer so keep those pictures coming. Post your pics with a caption between 7 am Fri, July 24th and 7 pm Wed, Jul 29th by ‘commenting’ on this post. Pictures of tubing, waterskiing, surfing, wakeboarding, diving, swimming, or whatever you can think of are welcome. If you don’t have a facebook account, email us at info@slsbc.ca with your photo and caption and we will post for you. The photo with the most ‘likes’ by 7 am, Fri July 31th wins! Winner will receive an insulated SLSBC waterbottle. Good luck!

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It’s Friday Jult 17th and Photo Contest #3 has started! Last week’s winner (and only entry): Jake Hassan! Let’s see if we can get more pictures this week. Please start posting those gorgeous pics! Remember the water bombers from last year? Luckily, this year the fire situation is much better so get out there and enjoy the lake! As before, the contest will run for six consecutive days, starting Friday morning (today) and ending Wednesday, Jul 22nd at 7 pm. During that time, post your best watersport pictures with a caption under the Facebook post announcing the weekly contest. If you don’t have a facebook account, you can email your picture with a caption to info@slsbc.ca and we will post on your behalf. People can ‘like’ any pictures that they think are deserving. The photo with the most likes by end of day Thursday, Jul 23rd wins a gorgeous Sakinaw Lake insulated waterbottle. And if you can’t get a photo posted this week, please remember, there will be a new contest starting Friday, July 24th, 2020.

We’re looking forward to seeing the next round of photos!

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It seems like the weather is finally warming up and the lake is beckoning. We are in week #2 of our Photo Contest – keep those pictures coming! And Barry Krangle has set up a spike ball net on the ski dock for everyone to enjoy.

With more people in the water, it’s important for everyone to be safe. Tessa Campbell and Brian Welch have been doing a great job of maintaining the courses. If you happen to notice problems with the course, email us at info@slsbc.ca.

If you’re towing a waterskier, wakeboarder, or tuber, make sure that there is a spotter in the boat and the person being towed is familiar with hand signals to request speeding up, slowing down, cutting the motor, heading home, stopping, and signalling that they are okay.

Here’s what Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada have to say about how to pick up a fallen waterskier:

And here’s what Boat U.S. has to say about boat driving etiquette:

Hope everyone’s summer is off to a great start!

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