September 2025 - Pettipaug Member News

Essex Tri-Cub Series Oct 4 / Oct 11 / Oct 18 with attachments!
by Pettipaug Member News 30 Sep '25

30 Sep '25

________________________________ Sorry for the repeat — this time with the attachments promised! [cid:a611c346-280d-4266-a7a4-eae1c1b110ae] The best weather of the year has arrived! Fall presents sailors with typically reliable wind, comfortable temperatures, and on the river, beautiful scenery. Come out and race a few more times, and compete for the Tri-Club PHRF river race series! Essex Yacht Club – Thomas S. Willets, Jr. Memorial Race Saturday, October 4, 2025 Notice of Race/Sailing Instructions/Entry Form attached Additional Information: Jack Frost, whflr(a)aol.com<mailto:whflr@aol.com> Essex Corinthian Yacht Club – Thomas Clark Memorial Race Saturday, October 11, 2025 Click here for Notice of Race / Sailing Instructions/Entry Form<https://www.essexcorinthian.org/clark-memorial-race> Additional Information: Meredith Landau ecyc(a)essexcorinthian.org<mailto:ecyc@essexcorinthian.org> 860 767 3239 Pettipaug Yacht Club – Charles Birch Memorial Trophy race Saturday, October 18, 2025 Click here for Notice of Race / Sailing Sailing Instructions / Online Entry<https://tinyurl.com/2025birch> (NoR and SIs attached here as well) Additional Information: Kathryn Ryan kmryan1995(a)gmail.com<mailto:kmryan1995@gmail.com> We hope to see you on the water at the races! Priscilla Robinson, Commodore Pettipaug Yacht Club

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Essex Tri-Cub Series Oct 4 / Oct 11 / Oct 18
by Pettipaug Member News 30 Sep '25

30 Sep '25

[cid:24bc84a1-d6ad-4b7b-8984-256f02fb6d06] The best weather of the year has arrived! Fall presents sailors with typically reliable wind, comfortable temperatures, and on the river, beautiful scenery. Come out and race a few more times, and compete for the Tri-Club PHRF river race series! Essex Yacht Club – Thomas S. Willets, Jr. Memorial Race Saturday, October 4, 2025 Notice of Race / Sailing Instructions / Entry Form attached Additional Information: Jack Frost, whflr(a)aol.com<mailto:whflr@aol.com> Essex Corinthian Yacht Club – Thomas Clark Memorial Race Saturday, October 11, 2025 Click here for Notice of Race / Sailing Instructions / Entry Form<https://www.essexcorinthian.org/clark-memorial-race> Additional Information: Meredith Landau ecyc(a)essexcorinthian.org<mailto:ecyc@essexcorinthian.org> 860 767 3239 Pettipaug Yacht Club – Charles Birch Memorial Trophy race Saturday, October 18, 2025 Click here for Notice of Race / Sailing Sailing Instructions / Online Entry<https://tinyurl.com/2025birch> (NoR and SIs attached here as well) Additional Information: Kathryn Ryan kmryan1995(a)gmail.com<mailto:kmryan1995@gmail.com> We hope to see you on the water at the races! Priscilla Robinson, Commodore Pettipaug Yacht Club

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REMINDRSS- SEPT. OCT. NOV.
by Pettipaug Member News 25 Sep '25

25 Sep '25

SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 27 SATURDAY- SOURCE TO THE SEA CLEAN-UP Essex 3 Villages Cleanup. Great for PYC members to be involved! https://sourcetoseacleanup.org/event/essex-3-villages-cleanup/ SEPTEMBER 27 SATIRDAY - Duffy Private Party (35 guests) Saturday 5:00 - 8:30 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER - MONDAY- WEDNESDAY XAVIER SAILING TEAM after 3 p.m. Interesting to watch this group . OCTOBER I just spoke with David Courant, my entertainment committee co-chair and we have chosen "OCTOBER FEST at PYC" as the theme for Decommissioning . So, get your Lederhosen and grab your Tirolerhutes. Come celebrate the close of our 2025 Season in Bavarian style. Chef David (graduate of the Culinary Institute of America) and Roz will be creating the menu and BOG will be purchasing the beer. Members, please bring something to share and $5.00 at the door. LAST 2025 PARTY held at PYC ! OCTOBER 18 - Saturday -DECOMMISSIONING 5 p.m. BIRCH RACE and ROBIN STARR HANDICAP RACE NOR and SI posted on calendar and PYC website Watch for more information to come on both these races OCTOBER - TRI-CLUB SERIES. SATURDAYS October 4 EYC WILLETS RACE October 11 ECYC CLARK RACE October 18 PYC BIRCH RACE NOR and SI posted OCTOBER 5- SUNDAY: NEW DATE: BLUE JAY 3rd "Sweet P" ICE-CREAM RACE. Race from PYC to Essex, run-up to Sweet P 's for ice cream and sail back. All fleets welcome, great race to have kids join in. OCTOBER 26 - BLUE JAY SERIES "HALLOWEEN RACE". NOR and SI to come OCTOBER- PYC BOARD OF GOVENORS choose slate of 2026 Officers and Governors to be presented at November Annual Meeting NOVEMBER DOCKS REMOVAL DATE : TBD NOVEMBER 1 - SATURDAY WORK PARTY 9 a.m. To-Do Lists provided on PYC Deck NOVEMBER 15 -SATURDAY ANNUAL MEETING 5:30 open bar and cheese & crackers, Business meeting - dinner - Awards- Dessert. $60.00 per. Invitation to be sent o all members. Save the date! For more information on this "REMINDER" commodore(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:commodore@pettipaug.org> _____________PYC ETC.ETC.ETC. _______________ MC SCOW 99 Bottles of Beet Regatta. 9.14.2025 KUDOS to Steve Dix and the SCOW team, all participants, Sunfish sailors, David and Roz Courant, guests, and ALL who made last weekend memorable. Results will be posted. THANK YO U all for a great event. WHOOF Name for our new dock . Welcome to PYC members and fur friends. Adirondack chairs, umbrellas, Dock Box, new stair case all donated by members. GRILLS Put your food on but make sure you please TURN THE GRILLS OFF- 4 incidents reported this summer THE SHIP'S STORE HOLIDAY Shopping begins today! Check out all the old and new goods on our web-site. PYC 75th Anniversary items are limited but still available. Alison Charbonnier: shipstore(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:shipstore@pettipaug.org> FOR SALE Calina 30" 1983 - Excellent condition. Photos avail. Yanmar Diesel 20 hp (low hours)\Electronics: GPS, Depth Finder, Speedometer, Anemomte-VHS Radio Email: rayngoose(a)gmail.com<mailto:rayngoose@gmail.com> $5500.00 FALL SAILING SUNFISH SAILING Sarahsails1(a)gmail.com<mailto:Sarahsails1@gmail.com> MC S COWS SAILING Amy Walsh mcfleet99(a)gmail.com<mailto:mcfleet99@gmail.com> 2026 MEMBERSHIP MSchroeter(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:MSchroeter@pettipaug.org> PAINTING AT PETTIPAUG: Please contact me if you can lend me a hand and I will give you a paint brush and a dark n 'stormy. This is great weather to finish up the to-do paint list. Please email me if interested and we can schedule date and time. 1 or 2 hours max! THANK YOU! Commodore(a)pettipaug.org Enjoy the rain and enjoy a wonderful weekend. Priscilla

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FW: 2025 EYC Willets Memorial Oct 4 - PHRF and Ideal18
by Pettipaug Member News 20 Sep '25

20 Sep '25

OCTOBER 4th is the first of the TRI-RACE SERIES. Attached are the Entry and NOR. All information below is from Jack Frost (EYC). Thanks Jack! Best, Priscilla Robinosn PYC Commodore Subject: 2025 EYC Willets Memorial Oct 4 - PHRF and Ideal18 Hi Everyone! Don't put your boats away yet. There's lots more racing ahead! On October 4, the Essex Yacht Club will again host the Thomas S. Willets, Jr. Memorial regatta. As prior contestants, prospects and suspects, you and your sailing friends are invited to participate in this first of the three PHRF races comprising the Tri-Club Series sponsored annually by EYC, Essex Corinthian Yacht Club, and Pettipaug Yacht Club respectively on successive Saturdays in October. See the Notice of Race and Entry form attached. Each club regatta is a separate event, but the PHRF boat with the best combined performance in all three will be awarded the Tri-Club Trophy. For the Essex regatta, in addition to the PHRF class for boats 23' and larger racing for the Willets Memorial Trophy, we will also have a class for ldeal 18s. So sign up soon. The Willetts Memorial is a fun race for boats like a J-24, Beneteau 25, Evelyn 26, Pearson 26, Stone Horse 28, Sabre 28s and 30s, all such Nonsuches, one offs, and even an occasional trimaran or a 43' ocean racer! Club membership is not required; just a boat with a PHRF rating. If you don't have a rating, the Race Committee will assign one. So please share the attached NOR and Entry form with your memberships and racing friends. A replay gathering to announce results and present awards will follow racing at 1700. Wouldn't it be great to have 18 boats on the line!? And 12 Ideals!? Deb Pearl, Please forward to all participants in the EYC Women's Sailing program. Let's fill the river with racers! Call or email me with any questions. Jack Frost Willetts Memorial Regatta Chair 203-640-9327 JACK FROST whflr(a)aol.com<mailto:whflr@aol.com>

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FW: SEPTEMBER UPDATES
by Pettipaug Member News 16 Sep '25

16 Sep '25

Summer has slipped away but the fall is an opportune time to spend days and evenings at Pettipaug. Bring a picnic lunch or drinks and dinner, sit with a book and your fur friend on WHOOF deck. Sailing is superb- gusty winds, paddling, SUP ~ any type of boating is better on the River in the fall. Less traffic, more time to relax . Two Adirondack chairs have been added to the north lawn for better viewing from that perspective. Watch the morning skies, soak-up the sun, marvel the moon setting on the water~ all gifts for all of you to enjoy and share. THANK YOU to Carl Caruso and John Becker for the addition and installation of two NEW sliding glass doors in the Commodore's Room. Thanks to Mark Borton for planting and watering new plants in the "shiny" tree garden area. Great appreciation to those who are watering plants, tidying up the heads. clipping and trimming the road and PYC ground's area. SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 20 & 21- SAT & SUNDAY PYC MC SCOWS 99 Bottles of Beer 2025 REGATTA (two days of racing) NOR and SI posted on PYC web-site and calendar Saturday night dinner on the PYC Deck at 5:30 ~participants and others are invited. $30.00 pp. Please RSVP by September 19. https://pettipaug.org/PYC-Calendar2.html?tkf.path=/pettipaug/detail/159/175… Race director and PRO: Stephen P Dix spdix(a)comcast.net<mailto:spdix@comcast.net> SEPTEMBER 27 SATURDAY- SOURCE TO THE SEA CLEAN-UP Essex 3 Villages Cleanup. Great for PYC members to be involved! https://sourcetoseacleanup.org/event/essex-3-villages-cleanup/ SEPTEMBER 27 SATIRDAY - Duffy Private Party (35 guests) Saturday 5:30- 8:30 SEPTEMBER 28 SUNDAY- BLUE JAY ANNUAL SERIES " ESSEX - SWEET P" ICE-CREAM RACE. All fleets welcomed. Please RSVP by September 23rd. This was originally the "Refrigerator Run" named by Alice and her parents Seth Herson and Alison Sweeney. Alice will be a big sister this November. Congratulations! SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER - MONDAY_WEDNESDAY XAVIER SAILING TEAM after 3 p.m. Interesting to watch this group . OCTOBER OCTOBER 18 - Saturday -DECOMMISSIONING held at 5 p.m. BIRCH RACE and ROBIN STARR HANDICAP RACE NOR and SI posted on calendar and PYC website OCTOBER - TRI-CLUB SERIES. SATURDAYS October 4 EYC WILLETS RACE October 11 ECYC CLARK RACE October 18 PYC BIRCH RACE NOR and SI posted OCTOBER 26 - BLUE JAY ANNUAL BLUE JAY SERIES "HALLOWEEN RACE". NOR and SI to come OCTOBER- PYC BOARD OF GOVENORS choose slate of 2026 Officers and Governors to be presented at November Annual Meeting NOVEMBER DOCKS REMOVAL DATE : TBD NOVEMBER 1 SATURDAY WORK PARTY 9 a.m. To-Do Lists provided on PYC Deck NOVEMBER 15 SATURDAY ANNUAL MEETING 5:30 open bar and cheese & crackers, Business meeting - dinner - Awards- Dessert. $60.00 per. Invitation to be sent o all members. Save the date! GRILLS Put your food on but make sure you TURN THE GRILL OFF- 4 incidents reported this summer THE SHIP'S STORE HOLIDAY Shopping begin today! Check out all the old and new goods on our web-site. PYC 75th Anniversary items are limited but still available. Alison Charbonnier: shipstore(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:shipstore@pettipaug.org> For more information on this "REMINDER" commodore(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:commodore@pettipaug.org> SUNFISH SAILING Sarahsails1(a)gmail.com<mailto:Sarahsails1@gmail.com> MC S COWS SAILING Amy Walsh mcfleet99(a)gmail.com<mailto:mcfleet99@gmail.com> 2026 MEMBERSHIP MSchroeter(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:MSchroeter@pettipaug.org> Enjoy! Priscilla

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REMINDERS and UPDATES! RACE this SATURDAY
by Pettipaug Member News 04 Sep '25

04 Sep '25

SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 6, SATURDAY- #5 FINAL ONE DESIGN RACE NOR/SI are posted on the PYC Calendar: https://pettipaug.org/PYC-Calendar2.html?tkf.path=/pettipaug/detail/162/175… PLEASE PRE-REGISTER before Saturday if feasible. Sign-in : 11:45 Skipper's Meeting: 12:15 Start: 1 p.m. ONE DESIGN: 3 boats of the same design. Questions? Fleet Captains are: SUNFISH: Sarahsails1(a)gmail.com<mailto:Sarahsails1@gmail.com> SCOWS: mcfleet99(a)gmail.com<mailto:mcfleet99@gmail.com> LASERS: drlnunno(a)sbcglobal.net<mailto:drlnunno@sbcglobal.net> BLUE JAYS: probinson02(a)snet.net<mailto:probinson02@snet.net> OPTIS: please contact: commodore(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:commodore@pettipaug.org> Race Committee Members: Please contact commodore(a)pettipaug.opr<mailto:commodore@pettipaug.opr> PRO for this race are Jane Reilly and Dan Rennie Jeff Going will meet us at PYC at 11 a.m. Saturday to help assemble flags etc. that we will need. POST- RACE: BYOB RESULTS/AWARDS The ONE DESIGN TROPHIES will be awarded at the ANNUAL MEETING on November 15th@ ECYC ______________________________________________________ SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 THIRD ANNUAL BLUE JAY'S ICE-CREAM RACE PYC to" SWEET P'S" in Essex, CT. Other fleets welcome. Please RSVP by September 9th. More information to come. Priscilla.robinson04(a)gmail.com<mailto:Priscilla.robinson04@gmail.com> SATURDAY & SUNDAY 20 & 21 MC SCOW 99 Bottles of Beer ANNUAL REGATTA Please contact: Stephen P Dix spdix(a)comcast.net<mailto:spdix@comcast.net> More information to come. _______________________________________________________ [cid:image002.png@01DC1D70.4BCEF7F0] FALL PLANTING Anyone who has perennial plants that they would like to donate that would work well at PYC please bring. Good to have plants attracting butterflies and bees. Mark Borton has been planting and watering near the shiny tree garden. ATTENDANT As of last Sunday, the attendant has returned to College. If you are in the PYC area and would like to water the plants ( watering cans in both men's and ladies' room), weed whack , trim or whatever you see that needs cutting back, tidy up heads, please do so. THANK YOU!. SIGNAGE and GLASS ENCLOSURE AREA. MAIN DECK (south end) Please remove any "old" postings that have been in this case for a year or so. The area on the LEFT side will have PYC notifications posted so they do not need to be posted around the building, this will be the CENTRAL PYC news area. The RIGHT side is for members to post their for sale, lost and found, wanted etc. information. LOST and FOUND There is a locker on the main deck (south side /smaller locker)marked LOST and FOUND It is loaded with other people's belongings. Please take a look and claim your stuff. Everything will be removed by the end of September. Thank you.

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COMMODORE'S COMMENTS~ (SUPERCEDING
by Pettipaug Member News 01 Sep '25

01 Sep '25

Happy Labor Day PYC~ The August Commodore's Comments was a work in progress with the intent to complete and send on Sunday, the last day of August and wish all a good Labor Day. However, I inadvertently hit the send button! So what you have already received is a prelude as to what is to come. However, this lovingly written note to me from Lou Annino Jr. is a standalone . When I finished reading this, I had a better understanding of why I and so many others have chosen to dedicate so much of their time and enthusiasm towards PYC. When I asked members for written memories for the 75th Anniversary I received cherished childhood and youthful stories about days at PSA. Friday afternoon racing , the Sunday Series , the end of PSA season "the dance" and so much more. Thank you Lou for sharing your dad with us. Please scroll down From: Priscilla Robinson Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2025 7:28 AM To: PYC Membership <membership(a)pettipaug.org<mailto:membership@pettipaug.org>> Subject: COMMODORE'S COMMENTS [PYC_75th.jpg]COMMODORE'S COMMENTS ~August 2025 ___________________________________________________________________________________ LABOR DAY Priscilla, Sorry it has taken me so long to respond back to you. It has been a very hectic summer. I do thank you for you very kind words about Dad. He was a very special man who touched many people. My Dad loved Pettipaug. I believe he remained a member well beyond his active participation with the club. Dad made sure all his seven children had the opportunity to experience the art of sailing that the academy gave to so many young men and women. Dad devoted a good deal of his volunteer time in those years to PYC serving as an officer and on various committees. While I am sure he enjoyed the success in competitive sailing that the members of the club often achieved, I am quite certain he valued the friends and love of the simply sailing even more. About a month before my father's passing, I had the opportunity to bring him down to Pettipaug. It was a slow afternoon with no one around. We walk up on the clubhouse deck and Dad leaned on the railing facing the river and Joshua Rock. He took a deep breath of fresh air and smiled. He then looked over at me and proceeded to tell "remember when" stories. These included things like the Blue Jay Nationals, PJSA Graduations and the Sunday Series. He laughed while telling a few stories about old friends with names like Walter Rowe, Rick Harrison, Don Doyle, Hadley Williams, Searle Welling, and many others. Yes, Dad loved Pettipaug and I am glad that he was able to be back one last time before passing this May. On behalf of my entire family, I thank the wonderful people at Pettipaug for remembering Lou Annino Sr. as a loyal member of this fine organization. Lou Annino Jr. [cid:image002.png@01DC1B75.8BDC81C0] Louis C. Annino Jr. P.E., CPE ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT Office of Facilities University of New Haven 300 Boston Post Rd. West Haven, CT 06516 T: F: E: W: 203-932-7153<tel:+1-203-932-7153> 203-931-6051<tel:+1-203-931-6051> LAnnino(a)newhaven.edu<mailto:lannino@newhaven.edu> www.newhaven.edu<http://www.newhaven.edu/> P Please consider the environment before printing this message. AUGUST TRIVA QUESTION. No one answered this correctly! [cid:image003.jpg@01DC1B75.8BDC81C0] SANDY SANSTROM. Note the ever present "arm-fold" 2025 Paul Risseeuw Regatta- Saturday August 1, 2025 CONGRATULATIONS to PRO- Sandy Sanstrom and his team of many volunteers for organizing and hosting this successful and wonderfully "windy" Junior Sailing Regatta. 2025 PJSA CONGRATULATIONS to Director Amy Pullin the SI and JI's for conducting class as usual in the unbearable heat of this summer. The instructors and kids were so engaged in the teaching and learning of skills, they did not want to leave at the end of the day. Bravo to 22 Optis on the starting line for 6 Risseeuw Regatta starts without a flip or a fumble amongst them! 2025 CONGRATULATIONS to Daniel Charbonnier (skipper) and Jonah Mossisey (crew) on winning the Junior Invitational Regatta sponsored and held at Essex Yacht Club and Essex Corinthian Yacht Club on July 26th. More info and photo to come. PYC is proud of your achievement! Much to do about everything Summer of 2025 to be sent over this weekend. Enjoy this weather and this holiday weekend. Northeastern University Sailing Team will be practicing at PYC this weekend . Coach Mark Kondraky will be overseeing the training session consisting of 7 Xavier 420's and one PYC safety boat. Great to watch and hopefully many of you will also be out on the water. Best, Priscilla Robinsn PYC Commodore

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