April 2025 - Pettipaug Member News

WEEKEND REMINDER
by Pettipaug Member News 25 Apr '25

25 Apr '25

SATURDAY APRIL 26th 9:am * Meet on deck. There are 4 Adirondack Chairs that need to be assembled * Light rain: some grounds work and more items removed for dump run. * Grills to be cleaned SUNDAY APRIL 27th 10:am * PAINTING and PLANTING THE SHIP'S STORE Pettipaug is offering 75 th logo long sleeve T' shirts for sale this summer. Available: are a unisex shirt, sizes small to xl and a women's round neck shirt, sizes xs to xl. The anniversary logo will be on the front and "Pettipaug Yacht Club" will be on the back. We are taking preorders now. All preorders need to be in by April 30th. The cost is $25 and shirts will be available for pick up at Pettipaug during Commissioning weekend. Please email Alison at shipstore(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:shipstore@pettipaug.org> with your name, style (unisex or women's) and size to place your order. [cid:image001.jpg@01DBB5C6.4012D650][PYC_75th.jpg][cid:image005.jpg@01DBB5C6.4012D650]

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THIS WEEKEND
by Pettipaug Member News 22 Apr '25

22 Apr '25

Dear members, please have patience with receiving multiple emails. Thank you. April is perhaps the busiest month at the PYC as we prepare for the opening of our 2025. You will be receiving this email and two others to follow. I want to make sure you are all in the loop! Lots of action at Pettipaug, join in! 2025 SAFE POWERBOATING COURSE GREAT Early Mother's Day Gift THIS WEEKEND: Saturday and Sunday at PYC. A weekend on the water for your wife, mom, girlfriend, sister, daughters whomever you'd like to give a wonderful Mother's Day Gift. Learn a skill, become licensed and spend time in a power boat . We have TWO openings, can squeeze in a third! Sign-up/questions-Contact: Bob Cashman tonight, tomorrow: bob(a)nerdsintheknow.com<mailto:bob@nerdsintheknow.com> THE COURSE ~ On-Land and On- Water! Two-day hands-on Power Boat Operator course (Saturday and Sunday) On-Land and On- Water! DATES: # 1 April 26 & 27~ #2 May 17 & 18 #3 June 14 & 15 ~ #4 August 9 & 10 Sign up to learn and improve your powerboat skills! The course covers the requirements to earn a Connecticut Safe Boating Certificate and provides hands-on power boat training. It is one of the few hands-on courses available in Connecticut. Click here for full details.<https://pettipaug.org/PDFs/PYC%20PowerBoatCourse.pdfpVC8uCHrx_nGQ1aqH7mBW4C…> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ALL HANDS ON DECK THIS WEEKEND APRIL 26 and 27~ WORK PARTIES All hands on decks! WORK ON: grills, grounds, painting, schlepping, planting, raking, cleaning! Tasks will take place throughout April and May in preparation of the 2025 and 75th Anniversary Season, Commodore's Race and Commencement. * PAINTING! Need at least 4 to 5 people Building, shed, trim, hand-rails, ROSIE, picnic tables etc. * PLANTING- Perennials * LOCKERS: Reorganizing * Adirondack Chairs (2) for new deck, need to be assembled. * DUMP RUNS COME Saturday or Sunday at 9 a.m. bring a snack and let's work together to get things done. Wear work gear, gloves, water , bring clippers (mark all personal possessions. THANK YOU! commodore(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:commodore@pettipaug.org>

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APRIL 20th
by Pettipaug Member News 20 Apr '25

20 Apr '25

PYC MEMBERS [cid:image001.png@01DBB1CB.5B9F5E10] The PYC Officers & Board of Governors Wish Each and All of you a wonderful Easter and Passover APRIL 20th, 2025

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GREAT GIFT AVAILABLE
by Pettipaug Member News 15 Apr '25

15 Apr '25

MOTHER'S DAY- GRADUATION FATHER'S DAY GIVE A GREAT GIFT! [cid:image003.png@01DBAE3E.E1CCEAB0] The 2025 PYC SAFE BOATING COURSE On-Land and Water! Two-day hands-on Power Boat Operator course (Saturday and Sunday) On-Land and On- Water! DATES: # 1 April 26 & 27~ #2 May 17 & 18 #3 June 14 & 15 ~ #4 August 9 & 10 Sign-up for the APRIL 26 & 27 course and steer into the magic of Spring- time boating! MOMS, DADS, GRADUATES, FAMILY and FRIENDS This course is designed to learn and improve your powerboat skills! The course covers the requirements to earn a Connecticut Safe Boating Certificate and provides hands-on power boat training. It is one of the few hands-on courses available in Connecticut. Click here for full details.<https://pettipaug.org/PDFs/PYC%20PowerBoatCourse.pdfpVC8uCHrx_nGQ1aqH7mBW4C…> Questions, registration, please reach out to: Bob Cashman, bob(a)nerdsintheknow.com<mailto:bob@nerdsintheknow.com>

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REMINDER: Tomorrow work-party! SUNDAY-April 13
by Pettipaug Member News 12 Apr '25

12 Apr '25

PYC SPRING WORK PARTY We did say rain or shine but it is going to be 20 degrees! MOVED to SUNDAY APRIL 13th [cid:image001.png@01DBABE4.0B658F60] SATURDAY, APRIL 12th- 9 a.m. PYC SPRING WORK PARTY RAIN or SHINE all hands on deck Thank you Please check in on deck and choose which area you would like to be assigned to: 1. DECK, COMMODORE'S ROOM, HEADS, GRILLS All these jobs are undercover. NEED VACCUM. Priscilla will have list. Water is on, supplies will be in Commodores' room. Gloves ( rubber) , warm clothes 1. BOATS: at the ramp. Need to be cleaned Sandy will oversee this project. Supplies will be near boats. Boots, gloves (rubber), foul weather gear. 1. PYC SHED Jeff Going and David W, will oversee this project Gloves, warm clothes, boots 1. GROUNDS Depends on the weather Jeff Going and David W. will oversee this project 1. DUMP RUNS All article that need to be dumped will be marked with tape and brought to dumpster area. Some will need to be sent to dump other items can be put in dumpster. Jeff Going and David W. will oversee this project PAINTING and PLANTING WORK PARTIES rescheduled to Saturday APRIL 26. What we can't accomplish on Sunday the 13th we can do so on 26 or 27 REMINDER Joanna Roemhild will be set-up with forms to be filled out by PYC boat owners. Once completed , a NEW sticker will be issued. ANY MEMBERS wishing to donate iris, tulips, azalea, daisies, Black- eyed- Susans, lilac tree, Hydrangea, violets etc. THANK YOU Questions: commodore(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:commodore@pettipaug.org>

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Mary Risseeuw Remembers
by Pettipaug Member News 11 Apr '25

11 Apr '25

Pettipaug Memories ~ 75th ANNIVERSARY 1950-2025 [cid:image001.png@01DBAADC.734461F0] The beloved Paul Risseeuw at Pettipaug Yacht Club FLYING ON THE WATER WITH I 14 fleet Written by Mary Risseeuw Pettipaug had a thriving International 14 fleet in the 1970s. The 14's were dinghies - shells with an oversized sail area-sleek, fast and agile. You needed precision skill and coordinated timing to sail them to their max - which often meant you were practically flying over the water! A long-ago memory reminded me how exhilarating it could be to race this small boat at PYC. It was the Fall of 1976 and we were racing north past Joshua's Rock on a spinnaker reach. I was on the trapeze and Paul, with a light touch on the tiller, kept us on a steady plane. A huge gust came from behind. Two boats capsized and Paul and I prepared for the inevitable. He feathered the boat while I heaved outboard on the trapeze, playing the chute. You could feel the power of the wind take us to a whole other level. We were sailing on a razor's edge about to lift off the water. One wrong twitch of tiller, tweak of the sail or shift of weight and we would be under water. Suddenly, a loud howl rose up from the hull. I had never heard anything so shocking and eerie, but it was the sound of perfect resonance. We glided through the gust and to the finish just before the bend in the river. Was it the adrenaline or speed or danger that makes this memory still so vivid to me? Or was it my youth and first thrilling experience of racing an extreme small boat where you are inches above the water, the speed seemingly three times as fast, and you feel hull touch every ripple? I don't know ,but it cemented my love of racing at Pettipaug. This unpretentious little club on the beautiful Connecticut River holds a special place in my heart. It is a gift for all who come here, and I hope the spirit of PYC never changes. Mary Risseeuw

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SPRING WORK PARTY moved to SUNDAY APRIL 13
by Pettipaug Member News 10 Apr '25

10 Apr '25

PYC SPRING WORK PARTY We did say rain or shine but it is going to be 20 degrees! MOVED to SUNDAY APRIL 13th [cid:image001.png@01DBAA43.02DC89E0] SATURDAY, APRIL 12th- 9 a.m. PYC SPRING WORK PARTY RAIN or SHINE all hands on deck Thank you Please check in on deck and choose which area you would like to be assigned to: 1. DECK, COMMODORE'S ROOM, HEADS, GRILLS All these jobs are undercover. NEED VACCUM. Priscilla will have list. Water is on, supplies will be in Commodores' room. Gloves ( rubber) , warm clothes 1. BOATS: at the ramp. Need to be cleaned Sandy will oversee this project. Supplies will be near boats. Boots, gloves (rubber), foul weather gear. 1. PYC SHED Jeff Going and David W, will oversee this project Gloves, warm clothes, boots 1. GROUNDS Depends on the weather Jeff Going and David W. will oversee this project 1. DUMP RUNS All article that need to be dumped will be marked with tape and brought to dumpster area. Some will need to be sent to dump other items can be put in dumpster. Jeff Going and David W. will oversee this project PAINTING and PLANTING WORK PARTIES rescheduled to Saturday APRIL 26. What we can't accomplish on Sunday the 13th we can do so on 26 or 27 REMINDER Joanna Roemhild will be set-up with forms to be filled out by PYC boat owners. Once completed , a NEW sticker will be issued. ANY MEMBERS wishing to donate iris, tulips, azalea, daisies, Black- eyed- Susans, lilac tree, Hydrangea, violets etc. THANK YOU Questions: commodore(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:commodore@pettipaug.org>

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APRIL 12th SPRING WORK PARTY RAIN or SHINE
by Pettipaug Member News 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

[cid:image002.png@01DBA93D.618EF6A0] SATURDAY, APRIL 12th- 9 a.m. PYC SPRING WORK PARTY RAIN or SHINE all hands on deck Thank you Please check in on deck and choose which area you would like to be assigned to: 1. DECK, COMMODORE'S ROOM, HEADS, GRILLS All these jobs are undercover. NEED VACCUM. Priscilla will have list. Water is on, supplies will be in Commodores' room. Gloves ( rubber) , warm clothes 1. BOATS: at the ramp. Need to be cleaned Sandy will oversee this project. Supplies will be near boats. Boots, gloves (rubber), foul weather gear. 1. PYC SHED Jeff Going and David W, will oversee this project Gloves, warm clothes, boots 1. GROUNDS Depends on the weather Jeff Going and David W. will oversee this project 1. DUMP RUNS All article that need to be dumped will be marked with tape and brought to dumpster area. Some will need to be sent to dump other items can be put in dumpster. Jeff Going and David W. will oversee this project PAINTING and PLANTING WORK PARTIES rescheduled to Saturday APRIL 26. REMINDER Joanna Roemhild will be set-up with forms to be filled out by PYC boat owners. Once completed , a NEW sticker will be issued. ANY MEMBERS wishing to donate iris, tulips, azalea, daisies, Black- eyed- Susans, lilac tree, Hydrangea, violets etc. THANK YOU Questions: commodore(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:commodore@pettipaug.org>

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FW: EYC | Early Entry Perks
by Pettipaug Member News 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

Trouble viewing this email? Read it online<https://read.mailer.clubhouseonline-e3.com/csb/Public/show/btrs-2x281l--19o…> [Essex Yacht Club] [Rim Challenge 2025] Early Entry Perks Exclusive Raffle - Enter Before April 30th! All skippers who enter by APRIL 30TH are eligible for a chance to win embroidered shirts with your boat’s name and sail number! There are three winners: · 1st Prize: 8 shirts · 2nd Prize: 4 shirts · 3rd Prize: 2 shirts Early Bird Discount $50 entry fee per yacht, or just $40 if you register by May 31st Register<https://click.mailer.clubhouseonline-e3.com/click/btrs-2x281l-w64tex-habczh…> [http://media.clubhouseonline-e3.com/media/55/551800/Migrated/EYC_Instagram.…]<https://click.mailer.clubhouseonline-e3.com/click/btrs-2x281l-w64tey-habczh…> · [https://dreamscapesdesigners.com/eblast/eyc/fb_icon_blue.png] <https://click.mailer.clubhouseonline-e3.com/click/btrs-2x281l-w64tez-habczh…> · [https://dreamscapesdesigners.com/eblast/eyc/instagram_icon_blue.png] <https://click.mailer.clubhouseonline-e3.com/click/btrs-2x281l-w64tf0-habczh…> 13 Novelty Lane, Essex CT 06426 | 860-767-8121 | email(a)essexyc.com<mailto:email@essexyc.com> Essex Yacht Club 13 Novelty Lane Essex Connecticut 06426 United States This email was intended for commodore(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:commodore@pettipaug.org> by Essex Yacht Club 13 Novelty Lane | Essex | Connecticut | 06426 Update Preferences<https://click.mailer.clubhouseonline-e3.com/form?2x281l--r2yr-habczhe2&sl=1…> | Unsubscribe<https://click.mailer.clubhouseonline-e3.com/form?2x281l--r2yr-habczhe2&sl=1…>

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WEEKLY UPDATES
by Pettipaug Member News 03 Apr '25

03 Apr '25

[PYC_75th.jpg] UPDATES APRIL 3, 2025 APRIL 12th WORK PARTY 9 a.m. If WATER is turned on: #1 SPRING WORK PARTY All hands on decks, grills, grounds, heads, planting, raking, cleaning! Painting and other tasks will take place throughout April and May in preparation of the 2025 and 75 th PYC Anniversary Celebration, Commodore's Race and Commencement. MEET and chose which group you'd like to work with. LOTS TO DO! Please wear gloves, boots for yard work, Good idea to put your name on all equipment you chose to bring. We will try to have supplies for each project: GROUNDS- BOAT CLEANING- GRILL CLEANING. HEADS, COMMODORE and DECK CLEANING- MOVING & SCHLEPPING. APRIL 13 th PAINTING PARTY: If no rain. All volunteers please meet on deck approx..11 a.m. THANK YOU. APRIL 12th BOAT STICKERS 9 a.m.- 1.p.m. PYC Secretary, Joanne Reinhold will be set-up On the deck or in the Commodore's room to give forms to be filled out and a NEW PYC Boating Sticker will be received . __________________________________________ MEMBERS BOATS TO PETTIPAUG The Vice and Rear Commodore have requested NO BOATS be brought to PYC, until you read their date in one of these UPDATES. There is work being done on the roads and in the boat yards, no boats until completed. Thank you. vicecommodore(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:vicecommodore@pettipaug.org> rearcommodore(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:rearcommodore@pettipaug.org> ___________________________________________ 2025 PETTIPAUG SAFE POWERBOATING COURSE ~ On-Land and On- Water! Two-day hands-on Power Boat Operator course (Saturday and Sunday) On-Land and On- Water! DATES: #1 April 26 & 27~ #2 May 17 & 18 #3 June 14 & 15 ~ #4 August 9 & 10 Sign up to learn and improve your powerboat skills! The course covers the requirements to earn a Connecticut Safe Boating Certificate and provides hands-on power boat training. It is one of the few hands-on courses available in Connecticut. Click here for full details.<https://pettipaug.org/PDFs/PYC%20PowerBoatCourse.pdfpVC8uCHrx_nGQ1aqH7mBW4C…> Questions, please reach out to Bob Cashman: bob(a)nerdsintheknow.com<mailto:bob@nerdsintheknow.com> __________________________________________________ 2025 MEMBER'S PRIVATE PARTY RESERVATIONS Members, this is an opportune time to plan your spring and summer gatherings at PYC. The PYC Private Party Member Guidelines and Agreement are on the PYC Web-site. Need help? Contact: commodore(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:commodore@pettipaug.org> Thank you! ________________________________________________________ SAVE THE DATES:MAY 24 &25 75th PYC ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION COMMODORE'S RACE and COMMISSIONING! SATURDAY MAY 24 and SUNDAY MAY 25 !!! MEMBERS, we need your help. Invitation will be sent this weekend. Please share with PJSA Alumni and PYC former members , this will be a great weekend to catch-up with old pals and make new ones. Instagram, Facebook, X, Emails, text, , whatever, however! SATURDAY MAY 24th COMMODORE'S RACE! NOR will be posted, Please pre- register for race and Commissioning. * Past-Commodores, exceptional service, alumni will receive invitations and seats at the Commissioning Ceremony on the north lawn * Stories and photos from 1950s ~ 2025 Please send to: commodore(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:commodore@pettipaug.org> Thank you. _________________________________________________________ 2025 PYC SHIP'S STORE : Watch for the new items that will be available at the Ship's Store. There will be "real" etched glasses, 75th Reunion Swag, new design "T" and polo shirts and much more! _______________________________________________________________ PYC 2025 SAILING and RACING: MAY MAY~ September: MCScows sailing on Tuesday nights Contact: Amy Walsh mcfleet99(a)gmail.com<mailto:mcfleet99@gmail.com> MAY~AUGUST: BLUE JAY SERIES - ONCE A MONTH Wednesdays @ 5 p.m. sign-in RACES START: 5:30 May 28, June, 18, July 16, August 13 and August 20 Contact: Priscilla Robinson priscilla.robinson(a)gmail.com<mailto:priscilla.robinson@gmail.com> MAY 24: COMMODORE'S RACE Contact: Bob Cashman bob(a)nerdsintheknow.com<mailto:bob@nerdsintheknow.com> Jeff Going; rearcommodore(a)pettiaug.org<mailto:rearcommodore@pettiaug.org> MAY ~ SEPTEMBER: ONE DESIGN SERIES Saturdays @ 1 p.m. May 31, June 7, July 5, August 16, September 6 Contact: Bob Cashman bob(a)nerdsintheknow.com<mailto:bob@nerdsintheknow.com> 3 of the same design. Water starts, cumulative scoring MAY~ SEPTEMBER: SUNFISH & all fleets Thursdays @ 5 p.m. Contact: Sarah DuBois sarahsails1(a)gmail.com<mailto:sarahsails1@gmail.com> JUNE 28th : HAWKINS RACE PYC vs EYC Contact: commodore(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:commodore@pettipaug.org> JUNE 29th : SSOC ( Sunfish Sailors of CT) Regatta Contact: Sarah DuBois sarahsails1(a)gmail.com<mailto:sarahsails1@gmail.com> _________________________________________________________ JULY 12 MID-SUMMER RACE HANDICAP RACE @ 1 p.m. MID-SUMMER TALENT SHOW @ 6 p.m. post dinner Members, you have a few months to "get your act together" for the 2nd PYC ANNUAL TALENT SHOW to be held at the 2025 Midsummer Party on July 12th. The party follows the Midsummer Regatta. Last summer there was an abundance of talent . We will need worker bees, judges and of course talented (or not!) participants. PLEASE SEND : your name, contact info your talent and approx. time of performance to : NANCY DEVENS 210ndevens(a)gmail.com<mailto:210ndevens@gmail.com> WANTED Push Lawn Mower ~ Thank you! Please contact: commodore@ Pettipaug.org Priscilla Robinson PYC Commodore

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