Spring 2009 Newsletter
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Petit Manan Yacht Club
Spring 2009 Newsletter |
Thanks to everyone who has already sent in their membership fees (they were due January 1st). For the rest of you it is important that you submit your membership fees as soon as possible so that the PMYC operating budget can be determined before the annual meeting. Memberships are $80.00 per family and $40.00 for single members. Make your checks payable to the Petit Manan Yacht Club and send them to:
Petit Manan Yacht Club
P.O. Box 273
Milbridge, ME 04658
Please include any changes in your address or contact information. Also indicate your interest in volunteering for club activities which include waterfront set-up, sailing instructing, lobster bake, and program planning. New members who have joined the club since September 1, 2008 may consider their 2009 dues have been paid.
New membership application form is available online, Click
The planning for the 2009 season of club activities is coming together as we send out this first newsletter. There will be the usual potlucks, lobster bake and Hemenway Regatta. We are changing the waterfront schedule to provide sailing lessons throughout the season as well as weekly racing. The intention is to provide more opportunities for lessons and to have more fun with the club’s sailboats. Of course we need your help to make this all work. You can help with setting up the docks or by being an instructor. We need help in terms of labor and donations to fix up the sailboats with new lines and hardware. We need someone to manage the bar if that is more to your liking. There are other opportunities to contribute such as hosting a potluck, serving on committees (lobster bake, nominating, finance, sailing program) or serving on the board or as an officer. If you are not able to volunteer, please consider a $25 donation for the sailboat rigging.
If we don’t have your photograph for your nametag, please send a digital photo to Wren the Vice Commodore and webmaster. If you would like a membership card send a SASE to the PMYC mailing address.
Please contact me or the officers and board members with your ideas, suggestions, questions, or to volunteer. We look forward to seeing you this coming season.
We've made it easy for you to print listings all of upcoming events, just click on latest schedule. It will be updated as new information becomes available.
Pot Lucks *** Please remember to notify the host/hostess several days before if you are going to attend a potluck! This greatly assists them with their planning. Anyone interested in making a presentation at one of the potlucks please contact the Vice Commodore and we will schedule you.
May 16th (Saturday), 5:30 PM — David and Cathy Farrah will host the May potluck at their Cherryfield home. Please call with menu contributions. Click for directions and phone number.
June 20th (Saturday), 5:30 PM — Pat Mudge will host the June (summer kickoff!) potluck at her Pineo Point, Harrington house. Please call with menu contributions. Click for directions and phone number.
July 11th (Saturday) — Lobster Bake & Annual Meeting. 1 PM Happy Hour, 2 PM Serving Begins Location (Fair Weather): Frank Taylor's. Click for directions and phone number.
Foul Weather: TBD
July 25th (Saturday), Post Regatta Party around 5:00 PM (the racers may be late). Everyone is welcome regardless of whether or not they race. John and LeeLee Schlegel will host the party at their home in Milbridge. Everyone please bring appetizers. Click for directions and phone number.
August 22nd (Saturday), 5:30 PM — Rosalyn and Jack Ayers will host the August potluck at their home on Hardwood Pt. Road in Harrington. Please call with menu contributions. Click for directions and phone number.
September 19th (Saturday), 5:30 PM —Sean and Macie O'Dwyer will host the September potluck at their home in Milbridge. Please call with menu contributions. Click for directions and phone number.
October 17th (Saturday), 5:30 PM — Jon and Judy Young will host the October at their Gouldsboro Point home. Please call with menu contributions. Click for directions and phone number.
Be sure to checkout our website: http://www.sunriseline.com/pmyc.
Newsletter Mailing: To reduce our printing and mailing costs, we are encouraging our members to accept the Newsletter electronically, either through e-mail, an e-mail attachment, or printing/viewing it on our web site. To accomplish this we are requesting current e-mail addresses ... both winter as well as summer, if different. Please send your correct e-Mail address(s) to: pmyc-updates@sunriseline.com
It's now possible to update our Member's Only section more frequently. Please check it out and send along any other updates. Call the Vice-Commodoor if you need access.
We are continuing to update the on-line picture book ... it will help new members connect names and faces. We have quite a few pictures already and we'll be taking more at meetings this year and add them. Or if you have digital pictures, send them along. -- Wren McMains
The annual Hemenway Regatta for cruiser style sailboats will be held Saturday, July 25. The race course will be in Pleasant Bay. Details will be posted in the Summer Newsletter.
Sea Kayak Paddle: If there is enough interest, a sea kayak paddle can be held over the same course as the Regatta, only before or after the actual sailboat race.
Sailing School Dates:
Beginners: 6/23, 7/7, 7/14, 7/23. 7/27, 8/4, 8/11, 8/20, 8/25
Advanced: 6/25, 7/9, 7/16, 7/24, 7/28, 8/5, 8/13, 8/21, 8/27
Weekly Racing (no instruction): 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26
The start times for the above will be dependent on the tides and will be posted on the web site in advance. The weekly races are open to all members qualified to check out the sailboats.
Sailing School Fees: $10 per day
Racing free to members and class school volunteers. $10 donation for boat maintenance suggested.
No application is required, but you must sign a Release of Liability Form, please fill out form and bring to the first event you attend.
Other waterfront fees:
Barge use for setting & pulling moorings:
RULES FOR SAILING PMYC SAILBOATS
The PMYC sailboats are a valuable resource available to all members, and it is important that all members feel free to sail the boats. But in the interest of safety multiple instructors & chase boats will supervise all Sailing School programs. Safety Rules for all other club sailing are as follows:
See the Greetings Page, or for e-mail addresses, the Member's Only Page.
These are some of the folks who will be in touch with you offering opportunities to be involved in club activities with your fellow sailors as the season progresses. They would also welcome hearing from you with program suggestions for the Club.
Note: The PMYC Budget can be found at the bottom of the complete version of this newsletter, available in the Member's Only Section.
http://www.sunriseline.com/pmyc
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