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Unfortunately, several people have dropped out of Thursday’s canoe trip so that it is no longer viable to have the trip. The weather did not help either! Hopefully next week will be better for our canoeing!

Due to a high possibility of thundershowers, we are going to have to cancel this trip. Hopefully we can do this at the end of the season if we have a good Fall.

It is wonderful to be able to say that we are open. If the covid lockdowns have taught us anything, it’s certainly  shown us to not take anything for granted.  This season is the beginning of a new era and as such we will be doing things differently than we have in the past…so read on!

OSSCC 2021 Reopening Strategy**LINK**

Our reopening strategy has been tweaked from last year to take into account our transition into the 2nd and 3rd stages of the provincial reopening and the procedures the club has decided to adopt.
Highlights include:
–For the health and safety of our members, only members who have been fully vaccinated and have passed the 2 week waiting period will be permitted to participate on our canoe trips.
-Only registered members who have paid their fees and submitted their forms will be permitted to participate on our canoe trips
-Canoeing measures are the same as they were in 2020 (see below)
-Trip fees are paid as per changes implemented in 2020 (see here)

CANOE TRIPS

Anne Woolner has planned some lovely trips this season and the first one will be happening on Tuesday, July 20th.  Details will follow in a separate email.
Tentative schedule for 2021 season *Link*

Canoe Trip Times and Pre-Trip Measures
What to Bring on a Canoe Excursion
What to do on Canoe Day

THINGS TO KNOW

For planning purposes, trips will proceed as they did last year. If you  plan on participating on a particular trip, you will need to contact the Trip Organizer before the trip to sign up and let her know you are coming.  The reason for this is that the Trip Organizer needs to know how many people to plan for since we currently have a shortage of towers. If people just show up at the shed and we have too many participants, we may have to send people home if we don’t have a second tower or if people are unwilling to cartop. Spots will be reserved on a first come, first serve basis. If you have the capability to tow, please indicate so on your Membership Renewal form or let Ann know. The form includes the waiver addressing covid, so no need to fill out a separate form.

Membership Form
The membership renewal form can be found here.  You will not be able to participate in any canoe trips unless we receive the completed form/signed waiver and fee. Please return asap as per Opening Update. Emailing us an unsigned form with no fees will not be accepted.
Volunteers
The success of the OSSCC depends on its volunteers! Members are expected to participate as needed in the running of the Club. When completing your membership form, please check at least one area in which you would be interested and willing to help. We currently need people to work on the Shed Relocation Committee and to consider volunteering to be on the Board of Directors. The Secretary position is in urgent need of being filled.
Emergency Contact Cards
For potential emergencies, it is essential that everyone either has one on them or in their dry bag whenever out on one of our canoe trips. Trip Organizers will be checking before we leave on any trips. If you don’t have one, they will be available at the shed and at training sessions.
Club Handbook and Rules
The OSSCC Handbook & Rules is a manual that is at the heart of the Old Salts Seniors Canoe Club. If you have any questions about the club, chances are that they will be answered in this manual.  This is the manual you promise to read and abide by when you sign the “Privacy/Membership Waiver.”
Members have the choice of viewing the manual online in pdf format or you can print it out if you have a printer. For those of you who have no printer, you can purchase a professionally printed and bound copy for $10. Books will be available at the shed before training/trips. Proceeds will go to our “Shed Relocation Project“.
Social Events
Social Events are on hold for this month until we see how things go with the first couple of trips and how things go with membership registration. What events would you like to see return? Use the comments section below and give us your thoughts and suggestions. Are you willing to help organize?

resources you may have forgotten

Canoe Basics
Know Your Strokes
Canoeing Terminology

Huge thanks to Al Dunn for 20 years of paddling, towing and organizing the Easy Breezies! Al Dunn is retiring from the canoe club . He will be missed and difficult to replace.

If anyone wants to take over his role  of organizing the Easy Breezies (which often includes lunch and ice cream afterwards), please contact Anne Woolner (519-743-2277 0r annewoolner@hotmail.com).

 

 

If you are interested in the position, Carol will be willing to talk to you on the phone to assist you in any way.

Contact Mark (vice president) for more information or if you are interested in this position.

zelinkamd@gmail.com

519-651-3186

Carol Marion is stepping down from her position as the Web Administrator for the Old Salts Canoe Club “ for health reasons”.  We are seeking someone from the general membership willing to take on the vacant role, for the 2021 year.

Job Description:

Responsible for Club email box, web page and blog

a. Maintain and administer OSSCC domain for web page, blog and email address

b. Monitor club email and forward to appropriate person for action or answer where appropriate

c. Update and administer the webpage as required

d. Update and administer the Blog as required:

i. Send out notices/reminders/ cancellations of canoe trips and club events in a timely matter

 ii. Send out any information that the Board thinks that members should know about

iii. Provide guidance and assistance to members who have technical           issues with the blog. (ensure all members have access to the blog and its resources)

iv. Provide monthly summary of club events to members for planning purposes

 v. Act as “librarian” for blog resources provided for membership use

e. Enusre that resources provided on the blog are updated (with version numbers) in consultation with other board members. These include but are not limited to:

-OSSCC Handbook

-Club forms

i. New membership

ii. Memberhsip renewal

iii. Waiver (for club members)

iv. Waiver for non-members

v. Contact Card

vi. Towing/Mileage expense

vii. OSSCC Expense reimbursement

viii. OSSCC Trip sheet

 

 

 

The improvements did not stop there, and in 1942 the movement was further improved to offer anti-shock (see below) and anti-magnetic properties. A new version for water-resistant chronographs spun off in 1949 before the end of production of the movement in 1952. In parallel, in 1949, after a number of modifications to these predecessor movements, the Lemania cal. 27 was born.

Beautiful macro shot of the sophistication of later caliber 33,3 variants: shock absorption system and variable-inertia balance screws

This caliber is known under a far more famous name: cal. 321. This is the immortal caliber that was used in the first 11 years of Speedmaster production and was also the caliber found in the Moonwatches that were used for the Apollo moonwalks. The later evolutions (cal. 861 and 1861) were characterized by a cam-actuated chronograph system rather than a column wheel, which, though far more labor-intensive to manufacture, has a far crisper actuation and tactile feel than a cam-driven chronograph.

The connection to one of the most famous chronograph calibers of all time certainly makes the cal. 33,3 interesting from a collecting standpoint. Another reason is the relative scarcity of the movement: In the roughly 20-year production run of the cal. 33,3., only 13 700 are believed to have been produced. Lastly, the cal. 33,3 is a large movement. It can trace its lineage directly to its pocketwatch predecessors of the past and, at 37.5mm, these replica luxury watches dwarfed other contemporary chronographs, which generally measured 34-35mm. To this day, due to their complicated dials in conjunction with their size, cal. 33,3 watches have a remarkable wrist presence.
The Omega archives list a total of nine references that were manufactured with this caliber, and there is only one picture in the online archives, namely of reference CK2077.

Looking at the hammer prices, it’s easy to think these results are for vintage Patek Philippe or Rolex references. You might be asking yourself: What ties the above references together? The answer lies in the caliber the above references share: cal. 33,3, which Omega manufactured in a run of close to 20 years and which serves as the predecessor of one of the most revered watch movements of all time, namely the Omega cal. 321, the movement that famously powered the Moonwatch. Though Constellation, Seamaster, Deville, and Railmaster are all respected models in their own right, the Speedmaster is undoubtably Omega’s most popular (and certainly its most famous) watch.

Let’s take a step back, shall we? In a past article, we delved into Omega’s illustrious history as a manufacturer of not just watches but of precision timekeeping instruments, a history that culminated with the company’s success with the Constellation. It is a legacy that continues today, and Omega remains a pioneer in the use of advanced materials in watchmaking, as seen in the company’s use of non-ferrous materials in its co-axial movements, which are housed in zirconium oxide cases manufactured with diamond-tipped tools.

It’s time for a brief history lesson: In 1930, Omega and Tissot merged to form the SSIH group (Société Suisse pour l’Industrie Horlogère) with the aim of marketing high quality swiss watches. Omega would maintain its position in the medium-high luxury segment and Tissot would target the medium market. Over the years, the company acquired a number of Swiss brands and movement manufacturers, including Lemania in 1932. Lemania, a watchmaking company founded in 1884 that is now part of the Swatch Group, gained far more fame for its high-quality ébauches (in watchmaking, èbauche is the general term for the base movement, including plates, bridges, and mainspring barrel, which were purchased by watchmaking companies and modified to create their own movements) than for its watches.

In the late 1970s, SSIH became insolvent due in part to a recession and in part to heavy competition from inexpensive Asian-made quartz crystal watches, despite at that time being the world’s third largest producer of watches at the time. Corporate restructuring and several mergers led to the creation of the holding company we known known as Swatch Group.

The cal. 33,3 has its roots in the cal. 28.9, designated 13CH by its manufacturer Lemania. The cal. 28.9 was a 13 lignes or 28.9mm (hence the designation), 17-jewel, 18 000 vph, column wheel chronograph movement first unveiled in 1932. The 28.9 gave way to the 33,3, a larger and thus more accurate and reliable cal., Lemania manufactured for both Omega and Tissot after the two companies merged in 1932.

 
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