WHITBY FRF.E PRESS, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 6; 1979, PAGE 5 Between You andMe By Ruth Chambers Now in its second year, the Whitby -Yacht Club Junior Sail Instruction program is meeting with a great re- sponse to its CYA White Sail and Bronze Sail Instruction courses for boys and girls ages 9-16. The Canadian Yachting Association (CYA) has dev- eloped special standards to train and qualify sailing in- structors and uniform pro- ficiency standards for students. CYA Learn to Sail levels of competence are identified as White Sail (levels 1,2,3) as listed in the 80 page instruc- tion manual provided for each student registered in the classes which covers basic knowledge of sailboats, safety procedures, rules of the r'oad, and basic sailing theory and practice. Bronze Sail (levels 4 and 5) include the use of spinnakers sailing in stronger winds, more advanced .sailing theory, safety precautions, boat maintenance and handling. All who successfully com- plete their courses receive their certificates and CYA crests. They may also re- register for more advanced courses. The Whitby Yacht Club is fortunate in their facilities for Junior sailors. The stu- dents in the courses do not have to be members of the WYC; anyone in Durham Region may register. The Junior Sail program uses the Junior Yacht Club clubhouse (the former senior club rooms) and the western part of the dock area. In- struction is given in a fleet of Optimists and Albacores and two safety boats, an inflat- able and a Boston Whaler stay with the fleets. Instruction will be given by qualified CYA instructors assisted by Leaders-in- Training who have their CYA level 4. The instructors will have their CYA Blue or - Green qualifications. Courses begin July 3 and run in two-week sessions. Course A is now fully regi- stered but registrations are being accepted for courses B,C and D. Classes are from Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 3:30 with some regattas planned extra. Students must be able to swim 100 yards or better and must have their own MOT approved life jacket. Brochures giving all the details and with registration forms will be mailed promp- tly to you from the Whitby Yacht Club office- phone 668-1391. Sailing is a wonderful sport, becoming increasing- ly popular and this will be a great opportunity for boys and girls to learn to have fun on the water, sailing safely. "Set Sail For Summer" at' the Whitby Yacht Club at the Whitby Harbour. v _UY~ 4 ______________________________________________________ DOWNTOWN WHITBY The original Town of Whitby was incorporated in 1855. It was the Ontario County seat for many years, a small community of lovely old buildings, many trees and well kept lawns. Now the region is growing by leaps and bounds and we must keep pace while retaining what is good in the area. So often I just wish we could revamp the centre core of Whitby and make it into a dream of a place. The following ideas are my dreams -.how about yours? Tell us what yours are. As a starter; paint all the buildings a creamy beige. Some of these structures are interesting and are a story in themselves of our past. I have been in towns where this has been done; the effect is stunning and very eye catching. Take all the signs down and in their place put attractive name signs made of wood with interesting lettering. Lamps could be made and hung in front of each building in whatever way the owner felt would add to the attractiveness of his property. With this background, windows almost become a stage with nothing to detract from the overall effect. The window dressing with good taste and restraint would be a picture in a frame, the frame being the overall beige paint. There would be nothing to take the eye away from the windows, signs and lamps. The first question of course is cost. This could be advertising dollars which would be returned many times over. This is an interesting way to draw people and more business. To make money one must often spend money. To be creative and different is a elever way to bring in people and dollars. Any conversation I have listened to about rerouting traffic away from the centre core has been negative. Maybe this need not be so. If we must have traffic at the Four Corners, why not delayed traffic lights? The delay could not be greater than it is now. Now to avoid making a left hand turn one must cover quite a bit of ground. This is time-consuming and counter productive. If we had a mall, the traffic could be rerouted along the business blocks to the east and west and out again to Brock Street, or Dundas. This route would not be through residential areas with the exception of a few houses. Why couldn't the restaurant owners put out small tables and chairs on the sidewalk and serve tea and coffee or whatever? Have you ever sipped hot .gluwine laced with cloves, while sitting out with your feet in the snow? Other people do it; why can't we? As for tea, I would stop every time I passed by. A few benches, flowers and a fountain would be nice for our senior citizens and our young mothers and their babies. Even toddlers would love it and they could watch "the world go by." What a drawing card for visitors and townsfolk alike! Older men in far away places often gather to-gether in a village square to visit, play chess or cards while youngsters stand by with wide-eyed wonder. Maybe to some this sounds nonsensical or even worse, a dreadful expense. It need not be either if all would gather to-gether in good spirits and plan. All things are possible with thought and preparation. Give it some thought and maybe dreams could be turned into reality. Tell us what you think. FOOTNOTE Many thanks to all the strangers who have phoned me to say they enjoy Corridor Capers and Between You and Me, and to acquaintances who stop me on the street with kind words. As a beginner I thank you all. J. 1978 EL CAMINO Equipped with the Black Knight Option, black exterior with red interior, gold hood decal and paint striping, vinyl cover and sporty wheels and tires, V-8 auto., P/S, P/B. etc. Lic. E37 641 1978 GRAN PRIX L.J. "LOADED" Air conditioning, tilt wheel, cruise control, AM/FM stereo, light jade green with matching vinyl roof, light green cloth buckets & console. A luxurious yet sporty car. Lic. MMN 410$ 1979 PONTIAC CATALINA 4door sedan with air conditioning, V-8 auto., P/S, P/B, brown in colour with matching tan vinyl roof, bodyside molding & cloth interior, 17,000 kilometers. Listed for over $9000.$ Lic. 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