Peggys Cove Area Art Society - Meetup
SMSC is welcoming a group of local artists to take in our inspiring vista’s around the club with some Plein Air painting.
Keelboat Race & Pub
First warning at 1805hrs.
Clubhouse bar open to racers, members and their guests from 8pm-10pm.
Keelboat Racing Father’s Day Race
SMSC’s Father’s Day Race is a memory-making opportunity to enjoy an afternoon on the water with friends and family.
First Warning at 1300hrs.
Join us in the pub following the race for prizes and awards.
Keelboat Race & Pub
First warning at 1805hrs.
Clubhouse bar open to racers, members and their guests from 8pm-10pm.
Women's Book Club
Ladies, please join your host Lauren Wentzell for a monthly Women’s Book Club at SMSC. Books will generally be about politics, relationships and women's issues. Literary enthusiasts will explore novels chosen by group members that are accessible and entertaining. Our Women’s Book Club will meet the first Thursday of each month, unless otherwise noted.
Keelboat Race & Pub
First warning at 1805hrs.
Clubhouse bar open to racers, members and their guests from 8pm-10pm.
Women's Book Club
Ladies, please join your host Lauren Wentzell for a monthly Women’s Book Club at SMSC. Books will generally be about politics, relationships and women's issues. Literary enthusiasts will explore novels chosen by group members that are accessible and entertaining. Our Women’s Book Club will meet the first Thursday of each month beginning this Thursday, February 6th at 7:00pm. The bar will be open and snacks will be provided. If you cannot make the first meeting, join next time and get the reading list to join in on the fun!
Ocean Race
Course to include at least one mark, usually a navigation buoy, lying south of lines bearing 090 and 270 degrees magnetic from the southern extremity of Southwest Island.
First Warning at 1300hrs.
Double-handed Race
First warning at 1300hrs.
One- or Two-person Crew. All sailors must wear an approved PFD while racing. Single handed racers may use autopilots.
SAIL EAST at Bay Wind Regatta
Mark your calendars now for Bay Wind - SMSC’s annual dinghy regatta for young sailors from across the Maritimes on July 18, 19 and 20 (pre-Regatta Training Clinic on July 18).
SMSC will host the 2025 Sail East Championship at the Bay Wind Regatta this year.
SMSC is a favorite destination for young sailors from across Eastern Canada who come to our Club for Sail East and Bay Wind, and the superb championship racing we offer in the Bay.
This long-running Regatta is a much-loved event on the summer racing circuit, for keen racers, and first-timers alike.
This year’s pre-Regatta Training Clinic on July 18 offers participants the opportunity to tune up their racing skills with the support of experienced and accomplished coaches.
The Training Clinic is included in the regatta registration fees for the 29er, Club 420 (incl. green), Optimist (incl. green) classes.
A registration link will be available closer to the regatta date.
Women’s Cup
Celebrating women on the water. This Keelboat Race event promotes women racing by ensuring a female is at the helm for most of the race, necessarily including the start and all mark roundings. Also by having females aboard to crew in all aspects of sailing.
First Warning at 1300hrs.
The St. Margaret Bay Regatta
Come experience St. Margaret Sailing Club’s new keel boat regatta, designed for hard-fast racers and edgy cruisers on the best waters for sailing competition in Canada
Island Race
Join us for a late summer club favourite. This course includes islands within St. Margaret’s Bay.
First Warning at 1300hrs.
Racers and non-racers are invited to clubhouse for lively conversation and refreshing beverages following the Island Race from 5 - 8 pm. As always, the pub is open to members and their guests!
Turkey Trot
First Warning at 1300hrs.
Our intention is to have awards presented at the clubhouse immediately following this race.
Keelboat Race & Pub
First warning at 1805hrs.
Clubhouse bar open to racers, members and their guests from 8pm-10pm.
Spring Fling Regatta
This competition is part of Sail Canada Canadian Sailing Team (CST) and Canadian Sailing Development Squad (CSDS) Integration Camp held at St. Margaret Sailing Club (SMSC).
These camps are great opportunities of learning for athletes not part of the CST and CSDS as a select number of them works with a coach alongside the CST and CSDS during some drills. At the end of the day, all participants come together for debriefings and as much of the on-water sessions as possible. These camps will then leave athletes with an appreciation for the level and standard of professionalism to which CST & CSDS are held.
Pub Night + Bay SailAble Info Session
Join us for a traditional pub night at SMSC. At the beginning of the evening we will be holding a Bay SailAble Information Session.
With our Bay SailAble program gearing up for launch next month, we’re looking for Club members to fill out our volunteer crew and help spread the word to those who may want to be a Bay SailAble sailor.
We hope you can join us to learn more and consider how you might get involved. For more information in the meantime, feel free to contact any member of our launch crew:
On The Hard Dart League - The Last Draw
Complete beginners and their non-member guests are heartedly invited to join returning players every Wednesday night between 7 & 10 pm from now until launch. Don't worry, there's no need to commit. Just come out and give it try! To make it easy for you, we have house-darts to share. Even if you're not up to playing, spectators are very welcome to attend. And as always, the bar will be open.
SMSC Members Season Opener
Ready to kick off the 2025 Sailing Season!? Join us for our Annual SMSC Season Opener. Connect with your fellow members and meet n’ greet new members as we celebrate our camaraderie and love for the water.
This event is for 2025 SMSC Members only.
On The Hard Dart League
Well, this is the image you get when you ask AI to generate a Dart League image with a hospital theme — *sigh*. Ok, I can run with this….
Longing for a game of darts when you need to take a break from that marathon surgery? Look no further! Zip on down to St. Margaret Sailing Club this Wednesday night at 7pm. Don’t worry, your anestatist will keep your patient afloat while you get in a quick game or two. If you’re brief, you could probably stay scrubbed-in and get back to the O.R. before anyone notices you were gone.
Unlike the O.R. in the photo, we do not allow smoking in the clubhouse or on the decks (i.e. licensed areas).
Thank-you again Anson Lee-Pearn for giving our dart players a little liquid confidence, similar to the surgeons in the photo above!
On The Hard Dart League
Complete beginners and their non-member guests are heartedly invited to join returning players every Wednesday night between 7 & 10 pm from now until launch. Don't worry, there's no need to commit. Just come out and give it try! To make it easy for you, we have house-darts to share. Even if you're not up to playing, spectators are very welcome to attend. And as always, the bar will be open.
Celebrate Good Times… where music takes flight
Celebrate in Song at SMSC
Live musical event for the whole community, all ages welcome 🎶
Sing/play along and mingle with friends. Your host for the evening will be Werner Hofstätter, with entertainment provided by fellow members Bernard O’Grady, & Diana Carey (Maggie’s Minstrels).
This event will include:
A song circle (bring your voice and/or instrument)
Sunset Music Studio Recital
Opening Acts
Last Chance Band
Rhapsody in Blonde
Maggie’s Minstrels
DJ Dance Music.
Bar Service and snacks provided.
On The Hard Dart League
Complete beginners and their non-member guests are heartedly invited to join returning players every Wednesday night between 7 & 10 pm from now until launch. Don't worry, there's no need to commit. Just come out and give it try! To make it easy for you, we have house-darts to share. Even if you're not up to playing, spectators are very welcome to attend. And as always, the bar will be open.
Spring Clean-Up & After Party
Come help your fellow members prepare our clubhouse, grounds and marina at the Annual Spring Clean-Up! We will be deploying the slips the same day. The day begins at 10am.
Starting at 4pm, only volunteer members are invited to the clubhouse for an evening of free food, and wine or beer on tap. Due to the special permit required to host this thank-you event, only members are permitted to attend.
Women's Book Club
Ladies, please join your host Lauren Wentzell for a monthly Women’s Book Club at SMSC. Books will generally be about politics, relationships and women's issues. Literary enthusiasts will explore novels chosen by group members that are accessible and entertaining. Our Women’s Book Club will meet the first Thursday of each month, unless otherwise noted.
On The Hard Dart League
Complete beginners and their non-member guests are heartedly invited to join returning players every Wednesday night between 7 & 10 pm from now until launch. Don't worry, there's no need to commit. Just come out and give it try! To make it easy for you, we have house-darts to share. Even if you're not up to playing, spectators are very welcome to attend. And as always, the bar will be open.
Members Summit
All members are invited to the Spring SMSC Members’ Summit. You may attend any part of the day you wish. Lunch will be provided, while supplies last.
AGENDA
10:00am Session 1 - Summer Social Programming
11:00am Session 2 - Keel Boat Racing
12:00pm Special Members’ Meeting
On The Hard Dart League
Complete beginners and their non-member guests are heartedly invited to join returning players every Wednesday night between 7 & 10 pm from now until launch. Don't worry, there's no need to commit. Just come out and give it try! To make it easy for you, we have house-darts to share. Even if you're not up to playing, spectators are very welcome to attend. And as always, the bar will be open.
On The Hard Dart League
Complete beginners and their non-member guests are heartedly invited to join returning players every Wednesday night between 7 & 10 pm from now until launch. Don't worry, there's no need to commit. Just come out and give it try! To make it easy for you, we have house-darts to share. Even if you're not up to playing, spectators are very welcome to attend. And as always, the bar will be open.
Jammin’ by the Bay
Let's get together and feel alright with Jamaica Night coming to SMSC! April 13th from 6:30pm until 11pm we will be vibing to all things Jamaica inspired!
Our bar will open at 6:30pm to kick off the night, followed by a delicious Jamaican themed dinner. Courtesey of our hostess Michelle Currie and her team, David Hebb, Lauren Wentzell, Sandy French, Ann Leveille and Rob Salmon, we will have the pleasure of dining on some delicious Jamaican jerk chicken or vegetarian Jamaican Patties, fluffy coccnut rice, and a zesty mango salsa. For dessert dive into the mouthwatering Jamaican rhum cake or a tropical fruit dessert!
If that doesn't sound like enough to spice up your night, just wait until you hear the music we have lined up for you! Coming from 20-year old Jackson Weldon from right here in the Bay, he will be dazzling us with some cover songs and hopefully one or two of his hit singles that put him on the East Coast top 30!
Advanced tickets available now!
On The Hard Dart League
Complete beginners and their non-member guests are heartedly invited to join returning players every Wednesday night between 7 & 10 pm from now until launch. Don't worry, there's no need to commit. Just come out and give it try! To make it easy for you, we have house-darts to share. Even if you're not up to playing, spectators are very welcome to attend. And as always, the bar will be open.
Docktales - a speakeasy
Please join me, fellow members and their guests for an after-hours evening of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at St. Margaret Sailing Club. Throughout the evening, we will bring your attention to the front of the room. There, members will grace us with tales and talent to spice-up the night. This is an evening for adults-only.
A word of warning: The tales get very spicy, and may include strong language.
Don your blazer… Wear something special… Leave the kids at home…
when ••• February 22nd
doors open ••• 7:00pm
tales & talent ••• 8:00pm
where ••• St. Margaret Sailing Club
dress code ••• Men Require a Sports Jacket or Blazer
Women's Book Club
Ladies, please join your host Lauren Wentzell for a monthly Women’s Book Club at SMSC. Books will generally be about politics, relationships and women's issues. Literary enthusiasts will explore novels chosen by group members that are accessible and entertaining. Our Women’s Book Club will meet the first Thursday of each month beginning this Thursday, February 6th at 7:00pm. The bar will be open and snacks will be provided. If you cannot make the first meeting, join next time and get the reading list to join in on the fun!
On The Hard Dart League
Complete beginners and their non-member guests are heartedly invited to join returning players every Wednesday night between 7 & 10 pm from now until launch. Don't worry, there's no need to commit. Just come out and give it try! To make it easy for you, we have house-darts to share. Even if you're not up to playing, spectators are very welcome to attend. And as always, the bar will be open.
Volunteer Bartender Meetup
This is a special and important Volunteer Bartender’s Meetup. Chris Pottie will be meeting us at 5:30pm. He is a Compliance Officer with Alcohol Gaming Fuel and Tobacco. He will conduct a staff instruction and conditions review. This is a great opportunity for all of the Volunteer Bartenders to attend and ask questions. If you are interested in joining the roster, then this is also a great night to attend.
Following the meeting with Mr. Pottie, we will discuss proposals for our next fundraiser. We need at least 40% of the current roster present to make a decision..
Dart night immediate follows our Meetup.
On The Hard Dart League
Complete beginners and their non-member guests are heartedly invited to join returning players every Wednesday night between 7 & 10 pm from now until launch. Don't worry, there's no need to commit. Just come out and give it try! To make it easy for you, we have house-darts to share. Even if you're not up to playing, spectators are very welcome to attend. And as always, the bar will be open.
Celebrate Good Times… where music takes flight
Celebrate song at SMSC
Live musical event for the whole community, all ages welcome 🎶
Sing/play along and mingle with friends. Your hosts for the evening will be Bernard O’Grady, & Diana Carey (Maggie’s Minstrels), and your volunteer bartender for the evening will be Werner Hofstätter.
This event will include:
A song circle (bring your voice and/or instrument)
Sunset Music Studio Recital
Opening Acts
Last Chance Band
Rhapsody in Blonde
Maggie’s Minstrels
DJ Dance Music.
Bar Service and snacks provided.
Adult Board Game Night
We are excited to launch our Adult Board Game Night Saturday, March 1st from 8:00pm to 12:00pm! This is a great opportunity to unwind, socialize, and enjoy some friendly competition with fellow members. Leigh Downey will be your host and Volunteer Bartender.
This will be a space for members to engage in strategy games, party games, and classic board games.
Let’s make this night a time for fun, laughter, and friendly competition!
On The Hard Dart League
Complete beginners and their non-member guests are heartedly invited to join returning players every Wednesday night between 7 & 10 pm from now until launch. Don't worry, there's no need to commit. Just come out and give it try! To make it easy for you, we have house-darts to share. Even if you're not up to playing, spectators are very welcome to attend. And as always, the bar will be open.
Banter and Mischief on St. Patricks Day
The Banter and Mischief is a celebration of St. Patrick’s Day (a littler earlier than the actual day) at St. Margaret Sailing Club. We will have the following food and drink specials for the evening:
Drink Specials
Guinness ~ $5 a pint
Irish Whiskey ~ $4/single or $7/double
Food Special
Guinness Stew ~ $12