Breakwater News Update

Thursday, May 24, 2012

 
BYC Sailors,

Very challenging race last night! The favorable tide at the start made for quite a challenge. Everyone please take a look at Rule 30.1. which reads, "If flag I has been displayed, and any part of a boat's hull, crew, or equipment is on the coarse side of the starting line or one of its extensions during the last minute before her starting signal, she shall thereafter sail from the course side across an extension to the pre-start side before starting." This is sometimes referred to as the "round the end rule". Although, an odd way to also comply would be to sail outside the starting line crossing an extension returning to the start side then dipping entirely in the proper starting side of the line a second time and starting. Hence, round the end seems more common. Unfortunately, a second boat did not comply with this rule this series. Osprey did not properly restart and has been entered as a DSQ.

Next week is the Chili cook-off! Bring a chili and/or side and party at the club house. We will announce the race and May series tentative winners at the party.

Best Regards,

Chris
posted by Breakwater Yacht Club 5/24/2012 11:30:00 AM

Thursday, May 03, 2012

 
BYC,

After an unavoidable delay from mother nature and the subsequent readjustment of the course, which was expertly executed by the "Sweetest of Peas". We all enjoyed a great race. Fun tactics, and interesting tides…

As you all know these are unofficial results as we do not have all the 2012 PHRF certs in yet, etc.

Please excuse the extra information at the bottom of the results for the DNC's didn’t want to delete them from the program yet. However, results are as you see them, Haze, Loki, Osprey, Skidip, Swans' Way, Skoot, Buckaroo, Roxanne, Wave Equation.

Sorry for the non-appearance at the club tonight with this info. I think I'll be able to pull it off next week, too much undone on the boat setup this week and I forgot to ask the committee boat to drop of the result sheets to me. We'll get the BBQ up and running again as well. I'll speak w/ Steve and see if it will work for 5/9/2012.

Best Regards,

Chris
posted by Breakwater Yacht Club 5/03/2012 08:29:00 AM

Monday, April 23, 2012

 
Hello Skippers & Crew,

I'm sending to Joan's BYC email list for the first time so I hope this works in one shot.

May Cup begins May 2nd. Only two weeks away. I saw Gossip is in the water already, congrats. So far I've only received three entries, Loki, Wave Equation and Swans' Way. Please send entries in even if you don't yet have your PHRF. We can always adjust that later if it changes from last year. The entry form is on the website and attached along with a protest form should anyone need one. Please note the entries are to be mailed to me this year as Joan will be away for part of the month. FYI the calendar is updated on the website and

It is short notice but I'm asking those of you who can attend to come to a skipper's meeting this Wednesday at 6:30pm at BYC. I'd like to discuss changes in the NOR and SI which Joan and I will be issuing shortly. Some corrections need to be made to the NORs and SIs that I had the webmaster post on the website (sorry again Ken).

Skipper's Meeting Agenda
1) Protest Procedure
2) Antigua Barbuda Cup
3) Chaos Challenge
4) Sail Fest
5) Cruising
6) Junior involvement
7) Rules Seminar Sun 5/27 at Shelter Island Yacht Club
8) Should do something different or goofy on 6/20 (B.I. Race week).
i.e. skipper swap w/ +5 PHRF

Best Regards,

Chris

Christopher DiSunno
Breakwater Yacht Club
Race Committee Chairman
20 Bay View Avenue
East Hampton, NY 11937
631.324.3528 fax
631.804.4601 mobil
posted by Breakwater Yacht Club 4/23/2012 02:08:00 PM

 
Race Management Seminar – on Sat. May 5, the Shelter Island Yacht Club (SIYC), Eastern Long Island Yachting Association (ELIYA) and US SAILING are sponsoring a one-day Basic Race Management Seminar at the SIYC clubhouse from 8am to 5:30pm. The seminar is designed for people who have some race committee experience. The seminar will cover race committee objectives, race committee responsibilities, sailing instructions, race committee jobs, race committee equipment, and race preparations including setting the line, setting the course, finishing, post-race responsibilities and the various penalties and scoring systems. Those interested in becoming a certified US SAILING Club Race Officer must attend such a seminar and pass the associated test. The reservation form and more details are on the ELIYA (www.elisailing.org).


Racing Rules Seminar – on Sun. May 27th, 2012, SIYC/ELIYA will host a Seminar that will be presented by Jim Ryan. The location will be the Shelter Island Yacht Club (12 Chequit Ave., Shelter Island Heights – 631-749-0888). It will run from 9:30 to 11:00am. The reservation form and more details are on the ELIYA website (www.elisailing.org).

A COUPLE NEW RACES

The Sag Harbor Cup isn’t being run this year, but “Spritfest” is being renamed “Sailfest”. The ELIYA BOD’s decided that it will be included in the ELIYA CRC Series because it is open to all ELIYA boats, since it has been expanded to include non-spinnaker and spinnaker PHRF boats as well as One Design boats. It will be run on Saturday, June 2nd.


On Saturday, Aug. 18, there will be a new race on the East End - The Antigua Barbuda Challenge Cup. The organizing authority will be the Breakwater YC. The overall winner will be getting a super prize of a trip for the skipper and up to 6 crew members to Antigua Race Week (end of April 2013). It will include airfare, hotel accommodations and the use of a boat to race (entry fee of $750 included). Only boats of 22 ft. or more and an ELI-PHRF rating of 200 or less will be able to race in the Antigua Barbuda Challenge Cup. It will be a fundraiser for 2 East End charities and there will be a great party afterwards. More details will be on the ELIYA website at a later date and on the race’s website (http://www.antiguabarbudachallengecup.com/)

Yours in Sailing,


Joan Worthing


ELIYA Secretary


631-287-3205 H&W


631-283-2649 H&W


631-680-4421 cell (rarely on if I'm home)


Fax: 702-977-7303 (not a local #)

JoanWorthing@optonline.net
posted by Breakwater Yacht Club 4/23/2012 06:37:00 AM

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

 

Dear Breakwater Yacht Club Members and Friends,

Please join us for the 2012 Commissioning on April 28 from 4 – 6 pm at the clubhouse. Most of the Board members will be attending to discuss the 2012 season plans and activities. And as always please bring friends or interested parties along to see the Community Sailing Center and get involved with the club.

Refreshments and snacks will be provided. We look forward to seeing you at the clubhouse!

Olaf Neubert, Commodore, and the 2012 BYC Board of Directors

posted by Breakwater Yacht Club 4/17/2012 10:58:00 AM

Monday, February 06, 2012

 

HARBORFROST FIREWORKS AT THE BREAKWATER SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11, 5- 7 pm

Dear Breakwater Yacht Club Members and Friends,

2012 is already on the way and pretty soon we'll be out there on the water sailing again. As incoming Commodore I want to wish you all a great start to the New Year and a good season!

The BYC Board is working on an exciting schedule of activities on and off the water. To kick this off, we throw open the clubhouse for the HarborFrost fireworks on Saturday February 11, 5- 7 pm. Come and join us and bring friends and prospective members to watch the fireworks and enjoy spectacular views from our deck! Over wine and cheese introduce your friends and prospective member to the Breakwater community, meet other sailors, members and Board members, swap stories and experiences and support us with your ideas and help by signing up for any of the club committee.

The HarborFrost fireworks by Grucci starts at 6:15 pm. We all look forward to seeing you on Saturday!

Olaf Neubert, Commodore, and the 2012 BYC Board of Directors

The 2012 BYC Membership renewal forms and applications are now available on our website www.breakwateryc.org. And new for 2012 you can apply for or renew your membership right there with credit card payment via PayPal.

posted by Ken 2/06/2012 08:10:00 AM

Saturday, February 04, 2012

 

HARBORFROST FIREWORKS
AT THE BREAKWATER SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11, 5- 7 pm

Dear Breakwater Yacht Club Members and Friends,

2012 is already on the way and pretty soon we’ll be out there on the water sailing again. As incoming Commodore I want to wish you all a great start to the New Year and a good season!

The BYC Board is working on an exciting schedule of activities on and off the water. To kick this off, we throw open the clubhouse for the HarborFrost fireworks on Saturday February 11, 5- 7 pm. Come and join us and bring friends and prospective members to watch the fireworks and enjoy spectacular views from our deck! Over wine and cheese introduce your friends and prospective member to the Breakwater community, meet other sailors, members and Board members, swap stories and experiences and support us with your ideas and help by signing up for any of the club committee.

The HarborFrost fireworks by Grucci starts at 6:15 pm. We all look forward to seeing you on Saturday!

Olaf Neubert, Commodore, and the 2012 BYC Board of Directors

The 2012 BYC Membership renewal forms and applications are now available on our website www.breakwateryc.org. And new for 2012 you can apply for or renew your membership right there with credit card payment via PayPal.

posted by Breakwater 2/04/2012 01:42:00 PM

Friday, January 27, 2012

 
Wishing all the Friends, Family and Followers of Breakwater Yacht Club a Healthy and Happy 2012
posted by Ken 1/27/2012 11:35:00 AM

Sunday, August 14, 2011

 

"Got Stuff?" Raised $1250!

BYC Marine and Nautical Yard Sale Results

It didn't look like much, but at the end of the day the kitty was just pennies short of $1250 plus we got stuff that we will keep for the club - a bunch of Danforth anchors, a fire extinguisher for the new Soling, and a nearly new J120 spinnaker that will go on EBay or to a consignment store. Add that to the proceeds from the sale of an abandoned raft and motor and the total should break $2000!

Thanks to everyone who donated stuff and who came to help or buy stuff.

Still Available!

Bottom cleaning for boat up to 40' - $1 a foot, all proceeds to the BYC

And

Newport Mooring, Benton Cove, 1000 lb mushroom, could take up to an 80' boat, $50 a night or best reasonable offer - proceeds to the BYC

Call the BYC 631 725 4604 if interested in either of these two items or the spinnaker

posted by Breakwater 8/14/2011 10:13:00 AM

Saturday, August 06, 2011

 
"BREAKWATER YACHT CLUB CRUISING CLUB"

Sailors Wanted!

Hi, my name is Drew Clark and my wife Peggy and I sail our 1982, 30' C&C Free Flight out of the Sag Mooring field. As a member of the BYC Board, I am attempting to promote Day Cruising (to begin with) among club members.

Our day cruises should be relaxing and enjoyable. We can schedule some sails picking a destination. That could change depending upon wind direction and speed. We could schedule a day and destination, leave Sag at 8 or 9 am, and have lunch at the destination and return. If you wish you may choose to stay overnight and return the next day. It would be your choice. As the day approaches and the forecast looks bad we will reschedule. The whole idea is to have fun and sail to "new" places within your comfort zone.

Some of the destinations (we welcome suggestions):

● Gardiners Island (windmill)
● Shelter Island (West Neck or Dering Harbor)
● Devon Yacht Club (Promised Land)
● Cutchogue Harbor
● Orient Harbor
● Red Creek Pond
● Coecles Harbor (maybe and afternoon departure, secure a mooring at the Rams Head Inn, have dinner and stay the night.
● Block Island, Newport and Cuttyhunk might be a "someday" destination

If you are interested, please let us know me Drew Clark at 631 325 0815 or via email to MAE922@gmail.com. Come join us and have some fun!

Drew Clark
posted by Breakwater 8/06/2011 09:53:00 PM

Friday, July 01, 2011

 
Got Stuff?
BYC Marine and Nautical Yard Sale

Take a moment this weekend or next to sort through your garage or boat locker. The BYC is having a nautical/marine yard sale on July 16 from 9 am - 2 pm and needs your taxdeductible donations: gear, books, and clothes - whatever.


You can drop your stuff at the club Sat/Sun July 9, 10 and Ed Osias who is at the club on weekends 8:30 - 4:00 can give you a receipt. If that is not convenient, please call him at 631-728-8711 or me, Mary Ann Eddy, at 917-921-2471 to make other arrangements.

If you're available to help sorting through stuff on Friday, July 15 you would be welcome and we would love to see you as helpers or customers on the day of the sale.

Let's turn stuff into dollars!
posted by Breakwater 7/01/2011 04:03:00 PM

Saturday, June 25, 2011

 
The Oz Trophy Race is a week and a half away (7/6), so get your female skippers lined up and email me the full names so I can put them on the scratchsheet and results. The NOR for the Oz Race is attached. Summer Series Skippers don't need to fill out any forms, but need to tell me the name of the female skipper and if you are changing division (to non-spin).

We are having an exciting pre-start for the Oz Race this year. Sag Harbor is being visited this summer by 10 Military veterans familys who have been invited out to "Vacation" in the hamptons as part of an arrangement by a Not for Profit organization and "Jordans Initiative" a local organization headed by Chris Hearter. Anyhow, Chris has arranged for the families to all go out on one of the South Ferry boats for a harbor cruise that night, along with Vivian and the Merry Makers. They are supposed to leave the ferry slip around 5pm heading to near Jimmy Buffet's dock, and we were hoping that the boats might get out a bit earlier than usual so that the boats (flying the American Flag) could do a Pass in Review salute. A Marine Corps helicopter is supposed to fly over the ferry a couple times after the boats have finished the parade by the ferry.


Yours in Sailing,

Joan Worthing
BYC Scorer
JoanWorthing@optonline.net
posted by Breakwater 6/25/2011 09:45:00 PM

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

 

Skippers and others,

I have been notified that the BYC BOD's are hosting a Chili competition/party after the 1st Summer Series race on Wednesday, June 1. Hopefully each boat will enter a Chili. Dark 'n Stormies and soft drinks will be provided.

The BYC BOD is hoping that once again this year some boats will step forward and donate toward the keg's of beer for parties on Wednesday nights. I believe at the Commissioning Party Chris DiSunno said to contact him and he would let you know how you can pay for the keg, but that he would take care of getting the keg set up. Contact Chris at 631-804-4601(cell) or chrisd1@disunnoarchitecture.com.

The Summer Series NOR and Sailing Instructions are attached. If you haven't signed up for the Summer Series yet, please get the Race Entry form from www.breakwateryc.org and get it to me soon, so that I can get a Scratchsheet out to the racers by May 31st.

Yours in Sailing,

Joan Worthing

BYC Scorer

posted by Breakwater 5/24/2011 10:57:00 PM

Friday, April 22, 2011

 

Skippers and others, (Please let me know if you want to be deleted from my "Skippers" List)

I've attached the BYC Race Entry Form for all 3 Series (Don't forget there is a discount if you pay for all 3 series by May 6th.), also the May Cup NOR, and the May Cup Sailing Instructions.

BYC Race Entry Form (pdf)

May Cup Nor

May Cup Sailing Instructions

I hope all will get their 2010 PHRF Certificates and Entries in as soon as possible, so the results will be as accurate as possible each Wednesday night. Tony Dill is sending out the PHRF Form and info this week, but it is also downloadable from the PBSA website (www.PBSA.us) and soon should be available from the ELIYA website: www.elisailing.org. You might consider joining ELIYA (for only $25) and save $5 on you PHRF Certificate. The ELIYA membership form is available on the ELIYA website. If you plan on racing in the Sag Harbor Cup, the Maycroft Cup, and the Whitebread, then you would only need to do one more race from the ELIYA Championship Racing Circuit to qualify for the Series. The dates for the races will shortly be updated in the center section of the ELIYA home page and last year's descriptions of the races are on the right in the Offshore section ("Offshore Calendar"). The only race that wasn't covered in last year's descriptions is the SIYC 125th Anniversary Race which will start in Orient Harbor or Gardiner's Bay and will finish at Dering Harbor. There is also a link to US Sailing on the bottom right, to make it easy for you to become a member or renew your membership in US Sailing. There are also links to the other YC's in the East End.

I'll have to let you know later if anyone will be calculating the tentative race results each Wednesday evening at the clubhouse and if a prize will be given to the 1st place boats that night. I also don't know yet if there will be a keg of beer and/or any party food there. I think Jane Babcook ( JBabcook@Corcoran.com ) is still the one to contact if you want to contribute to any parties, but not me.

Yours in Sailing,

Joan Worthing

BYC Scorer

JoanWorthing@optonline.net

posted by Breakwater 4/22/2011 06:27:00 PM

Monday, October 25, 2010

 

Skippers, Crew and other interested parties,

Don't forget to let Jane know that you are coming (RSVP info below). She needs to know numbers to be sure there is a seat and food for you. Please let her know ASAP, but at least by Thursday.

Joan

posted by Breakwater 10/25/2010 04:26:00 PM