On occasion, navigation may be cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. Under certain weather conditions (such as light winds, squalls, torrential rains, forecasted/actual thunderstorms or lightning), you may have to postpone your sailing. The decision to cancel an outing due to weather conditions will be made by AQVA staff on the day of the outing. If in doubt about the wind or weather conditions, please do not hesitate to call the Q.A.V. at (514) 694-8021 to confirm your sailing. Please note that the weather at the Yacht Club often differs from that of the city. If it rains downtown, it may be sunny in Pointe-Claire. We also advise you to check your answering machine or voice mail before coming to the club in case we have to cancel your sailing due to weather conditions. We will do our best to notify you of a cancellation as soon as possible. However, it is possible that weather conditions may deteriorate rapidly and cause us to cancel a sailing at the last minute. Please be aware that these decisions are made to ensure the safety of all concerned. For this reason, AQVA staff reserves the right to cancel a sailing trip.
If you need to cancel a reservation, we ask that you do so, if possible, at least 48 hours in advance, so that we can allocate the time to another sailor. Sailors who have not cancelled their reservation will not be able to make a reservation for a period of two weeks or their next reservation will be cancelled. If the sailor does not cancel a reservation a second time, a $5 fine will be added to the price of the next sailing trip.