[cid:cc13bca9-185d-413b-9286-57aedff56ca0] MARCH~APRIL PETTIPAUG MONTHLY NEWS PYC MEMBER’S SPRING WORK-PARTY April 6, SATURDAY 8:30 ~ noon All rakes, wheel barrows, clippers, weed-whackers, gloves, paint scrapers, wire brushes…NEEDED. Lots to do. Meet at the coffee bar on the deck, choose an assignment! THANK YOU April 13, SATURDAY 9 ~ Painting Projects (if weather permits). North and South sides of Club House and other areas and items. We’re keeping our eye on the weather and will be sending updates next week. Apogee tides, heavy rains have been prevalent this winter. PYC Road is often flooded. APRIL 3, Wednesday: 6.p.m. Essex Town Hall ESSEX LAND TRUST “Aquatic Invasives Workshop and Hydrilla Update”. This is an excellent workshop for PYC members to consider attending. Click here for full details.<https://essexlandtrust.org/event/aquatic-invasives-workshop-and-hydrilla-update/> RESERVATIONS FOR PYC PRIVATE PARTIES PYC Private Party Member Guidelines and Agreement are on PYC website. Click here: Please contact: commodore@pettipaug.org<mailto:commodore@pettipaug.org> Thank you! APRIL 14, Sunday: 2024 RACE COMMITTEE WORK SHOP: Sign up today! Time: 1 p.m.~ 3 Meet: PYC AGENDA: Interactive, interesting and FUN presentation specific to Pettipaug Yacht Club. Learn about the tides, courants, winds and hidden rocks, knots to use, flags to fly and Meet new friends or renew old acquaintances. Join us! RSVP Hutchria@rcn.com<mailto:Hutchria@rcn.com> APRIL 15, Monday: MEMBER’S BOATS to PYC (weather and high water permitting) HELP WANTED: PAID POSITION WANTED: PYC 2024 WEEKEND ATTENDANT PYC will be interviewing for a 2024 weekend attendant. This would be a good position for someone retired, teacher, college student, etc. who has summers free. A CT Boating License and CPR certification are required. Hours, pay and duties will be discussed with applicants. Preferably a PYC non-member. Please contact: Priscilla Robinson (commodore@pettipaug.org<mailto:commodore@pettipaug.org>) or Sndy Sanstrom (wsanstrom@comcast.net<mailto:wsanstrom@comcast.net>), or leave a message on 860.767.8893. HELP WANTED: VOLUNTEERS We need PYC Members to help with: Entertainment, Mail Chimp, Race Committee, Painting, Proof-Reading, Weed-whacking and numerous other activities to help us run our Club. Thank you. Please contact: commmodore@pettipaug.org<mailto:commmodore@pettipaug.org> THE 2024 PETTIPAUG SAFE POWERBOATING COURSE Two-day hands-on Power Boat Operator course (Saturday and Sunday): #1 April 20 & 21 #2 May 11 & 12 #3 June 15 & 16 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.pdf> For any questions, please reach out to Mischa van Berkel: pastcommodore@pettipaug.org APRIL 27: Saturday, 1 p.m. BLUE JAY RIG-READY and RACE. FUN : “Kinks-Out Race”. This does not count in the 5 race 2024 Blue Jay Series. Congratulations to “MARCH Commodore’s Comments” Trivia question Winners! Q: 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 A: FASTNET RACE First responders: Vic Hoehnebart and Mike Furgueson Second: Valerie Shickel and Lisa Leonard followed by Sally Mayer, Isabel Becker and Craig Zoll (Vic Hoehnebart, corrected the question, updating the fact that the race now ends in the UK and the nautical mile would be longer.)