P.O. Box 996, Gloucester Point, VA 23062

York River Yacht Club

Fun on the water

From George Jones, Vice Commodore and Membership

Posted: May 02, 2011 Under: Notices By No Comments

Hi All, I've got the finalized schedules, documents, new member info, etc. for the 2011 YRYC Membership Book all edited up and ready to print. If you've been a member of the club for a year or more and your name appears in last year's book, please make sure that your contact information, boat information, marina, etc. is correct. If you would like me to make any changes or add any information please send an e-mail gjones1735 'at' cox 'dot' net and I'll get it taken care of.

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Blessing of the Fleet – Saturday, May 7

Posted: May 02, 2011 Under: Social By No Comments

It’s that time of the year again… Spring is in the air, boats are in the water. Tradition says that participation in the BOF ritual will assure cruisers of fair weather and safe passage, and racers of success on the race course. Others say this is mere superstition, but why take chances? Come join us on Saturday May 7th. Here’s the schedule of events: 9:00-10:00 Registration at the YRYC clubroom 10:30:11:00 Procession of boats from the mouth of the Perrin River to “B” dock at Crown Pointe to be blessed 11:30 Brunch (including mimosas) in the CPM Activity Room, $10/person

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A Few Thoughts from the Ohio Branch Office (or is that the Crown Pointe district office?)

Posted: May 02, 2011 Under: Notices By No Comments

Charlie and I are very glad that winter is over and are at long last back at the boat. Weather is beyond great, it’s been spring monsoon season in Cincinnati. Four months of snow on the ground is a bit too much. Rufus hates snow almost as much as he hates swimming (which he has done three times from the boat). Apparently the cat thinks the water’s still to cold for a dip so far. We’ll be participating in the Blessing of the Fleet this year and hope we’ll see you there!

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Racing – 2014

Posted: April 28, 2011 Under: Racing By No Comments

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Frostbite series makeup is scheduled for Sunday 11/9. This will be the last race of the year. Awards dinner is on for Wednesday, 11/12, 6:30 PM at the YRYH activity room. Cost is $5/person, beer, wine etc. provided by the club. Please RSVP to sbowen@printpack.com.

* See the note near the bottom of this page that explains the procedure for deciding if a race is "ON" or is "CANCELED". Races are listed as "???" until the call is made on race day.

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See links at page bottom for details on each race

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The York River Yacht Club is a member of the CBYRA and sails in PHRF Region 4. To obtain / update a PHRF certificate for the 2013 racing season please visit PHRF of the Chesapeake, Inc.

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To find out more about any YRYC event please use the "Contact" button at the top of this website to send an e-mail to the Commodore -- David Wiker. You may also contact David directly at 757-303-1843.

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Note: The 2013 YRYC race circulars for the Admiral's Cup, York River Cup, and the Moonlight Race are attached as Word files below. We are looking into a rules change which would allow 6P boats to compete in daytime CCV sanctioned races. Also attached is a copy of the YRYC racing guide book as a PDF file. In addition to the above, I've attached a PDF copy of Mike Mastracci's "Sailboat Racing 101" course.

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* The YRYC Race Captain and the Race Committee boat captain determine if we will be racing or not on any given Wednesday Night. In general, a race is assumed to be "ON" unless the weather looks really bad and the Race Captain sends out an e-mail to the racers and changes the race page of this website to say that the race is "CANCELED" -- The Race Captain will try to get cancellation notices posted on our yryc.org website by 3:45pm on the race day in question. In some cases the decision to cancel a race will be made on the docks a few minutes after 5pm -- this usually occurs if a bad thunderstorm line is showing up on radar and is coming our way. If you would like to get in touch with the YRYC Race Captain, Steve Bowen, about a particular race his cell phone is (757) 869-7830.

***** A final note about racing with the YRYC -- the race committee tries very hard to make sure that we are racing in somewhat safe conditions but racing is dangerous, the weather is unpredictable, and the final decision as to whether or not to go racing rests with each individual captain and crew. *****

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Cruising – 2014

Posted: April 28, 2011 Under: Cruising By No Comments

To find out more about any YRYC event please use the "Contact" button at the top of this website to send an e-mail to the Commodore -- David Wiker. You may also contact David directly at 757-303-1843.

Please use the below links to read the full description of specific cruises.

A copy of the 2012 "Fundamentals of Cruising on the Chesapeake Bay" seminar flyer is attached below as a PDF file.

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2011 Race Committee Schedule

Posted: April 16, 2011 Under: Racing By No Comments

2011 Wednesday Night Committee Boat Spring 13-Apr Steve Bowen 20-Apr Mike Gravitt 27-Apr Dick Jones 4-May D. Fox/M. Mastracci 11-May Anne Racel 18-May Larry Wilkinson 25-May Dave Schuster Summer 8-Jun Ben Weeks 15-Jun Brian Gregory 22-Jun John Haracivet 29-Jun Jim Bordeaux 6-Jul Mike Austin 13-Jul Larry Davis 27-Jul Joran Gendell Fall 3-Aug George Jones 10-Aug Barry Campbell 17-Aug 24-Aug Anne Racel 31-Aug 7-Sep Ben Weeks 14-Sep Steve Bowen

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