UPDATES  & REMINDERS

 AUGUST~SEPTEMBER

Tonight- 8.29 .2024 at 5:30 Essex Meadows has use of PYC

        Commodore’s Room, deck, Grills  and heads.

SEPTEMBER 14^th, SIGN-UP SOON! 

All PYC SUNFISH are welcome to participate with SSOC

PYC is HOSTING

The Sunfish Series of Connecticut Regatta

This is the fourth and final 2024 Regatta of the Sunfish Series of

Connecticut- SSOC. Please join in the fun! Racing or Race Committee.

DATE: Saturday- September 14, 2024 (rain date Sept. 15)

SIGN-IN: 11 a sharp on PYC deck

FEES: $20.00 cash preferred or check made payable to:

 SARAH DUBOIS memo line: SF Regatta 2024.

$10.00 non-sailors (guests)

TIMES: Sunfish Rigging Clinic 9:30-10:30 sharp!

START: 12 NOON-sharp

RACING: Consists of several (4 or more) short races on CT River

WEBSITES: NOR and SI’s posted:  SunFishSeriesofCT.com

APRES RACE: BYOB- LUNCH and Awards

CONTACT: Sarah DuBois: sarahsails1@gmail.com ~ Sunfish Regatta

      Jeff Going: jeffgoing47@gmail.com ~ Race Committee

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PYC  “Tee shirts of the day”. The PYC SHIP’S STORE is under the

new management of Alison Charbonnier.  Please click on the link

below and purchase the “NEW 2024 PYC Tee Shirts” .

https://www.pettipaug.com/PYC-shipStore.html

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All fleets, all members come sail on Tuesday and Sundays~ mid

to late afternoons.  Sailing on our own. Each sailor is

ultimately responsible for his/her self. Usually no safety

boats available. Après Sail: BYOB and something to share

Contact: Sarah DuBois: sarahsails1@gmail.com

                  Amy Walsh: mcfleet99@gmail.com

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SEPTEMBER:

TUESDAY September 3, come sail and enjoy

                 Birthday Cake in celebration of Linda Shemwell,

                Vice Commodor- Dave Wemett and Race Committee

                Weatherman, Dr. John Scholes birthdays.

SATURDAY September 7, ONE DESIGN

SUNDAY, September 8. Sail, Après: Share a dish,   SIP

                 and DANCE on the deck!

  REMINDERS:

DOGS: AGAIN~ PLEASE READ in your 2024 ~ the inside back

                cover: PYC CLUB RULES  #8. These rules have been listed for

                many years with the expectation that our members will respect

                and regard for what has been written and should be implemented.

              ROAD: THANKS  to our EBC neighbors for smoothing out

              the road .

LAUNCHING RAMP: Ramp will be ready for action soon.

AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER: PYC members are welcomed to

water plants, trim brushes on the road leading to the club, move boats

and then sit, sail, powerboat and relax by the river. THANK YOU!

PYC PRIVATE PARTY MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT~ Gather by

the river! Click here to access directly.  Please contact me directly

with any questions, dates you would like to use the club or comments

that you have. Contact: or commodore@pettipaug.org

FOR  SALE ~

CAPE  DORY 25D . Built in 1983, yard maintained for over 20+ years.

                In the water (Pilot’s Point),two suits of sails, spinnaker and spinnaker

               gear etc. Ready to sail, price is negotiable.

               Lee Schacter leeschacter@comcast.net

VAN GUARD 15. May be seen at PYC. Excellent condition .

               Profits from sale go to PJSA. $1800.00 .

               Sandy Sanstrom  wsanstrom@comcast.net

DATES ~

        RESERVATIONS:  Thursday, August 29- 5 p – 8:30 p “Essex Meadows”

       These groups use: Commodore’s room, deck, grills, picnic tables, heads

ALL DATES ARE UPDATED AND POSTED ON THE PETTIPAUG.org website.

PLEASE check the calendar. I will be sending weekly updates to keep all in

the loop.

SEPTEMBER 7: ONE DESIGN RACE : Time: 12:00 sign-in/ 12:30 Skipper’s Meeting

START: 1 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 8: SUNDAY CLUB SAILING, après sail: sip, share and dance!

SEPTEMBER 14: SUNFISH REGATTA: NOR/SI posted on PYC website

SEPTEMBER 21 & 22: McScow’s Regatta

OCTOBER 19: BIRCH RACE and  ROBIN STAR RACE : NOR/SI posted on

                               PYC website

OCTOBER 19: DECOMMISSIONING

OCTOBER 26: ALL BOATS REMOVED from PYC

NOVEMBER 2:  DOCKS OUT

NOVEMBER 9: PYC WORK-PARTY @ 9 a.m.

NOVEMBER 9: ANNUAL MEETING ( more info to come!) Plese do not miss this!

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AWARDS for the TRIVIA challenge will be announced and given at the

ANNUAL MEETING. Send in your answers!

TRIVIA~

AUGUST Trivia ~ Who missed boarding Noah’s boat?

The answer: The UNICORNS, too busy frolicking  

JULY TRIVIA ~July 21, 1969, I was the first man in history to do this!\\

Who am I and what did I do?

The answer: Neil Armstrong walk on the moon

JUNE TRIVIA ~ who am I?

My father gave me a boat for my 15^th birthday. A 25’ Wianno Senior Sloop

that I cherished and named her Victura.

The answer: President John Fitzgerald Kennedy

MAY TRIVIA ~ 2 answers required.

May 9, 1914. What was declared and who declared it?

The answer: Mother’s Day~ Woodrow Wilson

APRIL TRIVIA ~

April 14- April 15 Twelve years ago nearly 1.5 million dried rose petals

were laid at sea by the crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Jupiter. Why?

The answer: 100-year recognition of the sinking of the TITANIC

MARCH TRIVIA ~

This 625-nautical mile course begins near Cowes on the Isle of Wight,

rounds a rock* off the Irish Coast and finishes in Normandy port of

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. (Vic Hoehnebart update this course has

since been changed.)

The answer: The Fastnet Race/ *Fastnet Rock.

FEBRUARY TRIVIA ~

A model of the sailboat, the TRUE LOVE was given as a

wedding present in what film?

The answers: (1940) The Philadelphia Story with

Kathryn Hepburn,  Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart

OR (1956) High Society with Grace Kelly ,Bing Crosby

and Frank Sinatra

PYC Communication Team: Bob Cashman and Priscilla Robinson