Annapollis Yacht Club

by John Marten

We visited Annapolis Yacht Club on the weekend of October 23rd.  It's an impressive location and well worth the visit if you are in the area.   The "annex" is dedicated to their drysail fleet of about 30 J22's, 15 Etchells, 12 J24's and a smattering of Stars.  To handle such a large fleet, they have just added a 3rd drysail crane and the J22's sail on a different night than the other fleets.

Bernard's new boat trailored up and ready to go

A sea of J22's with new crane in foreground

Pumpkin & Club Captain's Broom Race - October 16th

Join us this weekend for some of the last official races of the season, and fun for sailors of all ages.

Pumpkin Race

In the morning, come out for this seasonal family favorite.  It's a fun race with a twist that throws your normal strategy to the wind.

After starting and before finishing a boat must pick up at least 1 pumpkin by any method provided all crew members remain on board (might be a challenge for certain individuals based on recent experience even without Pumpkins). After the finish bring your catch into the club and enjoy some lunch while the results are calculated. Each boat's corrected time will be adjusted according to their haul of pumpkins.

Skippers and pumpkin briefing at 09:30, first gun at 10:30

Club Captain's Broom Race

In the afternoon, all boats are invited to come out and "sweep the lake" as our Club Captain hosts a mystery course that will be revealed at the skippers briefing.

Skipppers briefing at 13:00, first gun at 14:00

Frostbite Series

The Frostbite series begins this Sunday, 10 October, with the start at 10am, and will continue through October and maybe even sneak into November.

This is casual racing to enjoy the fine fall weather and get out and sail with a few other boats.  Skippers meet up at 9:15-9:30, decide on a course around some of the fixed marks.  One boat will provide sound signals on the water for the start, and everyone keeps their own time.  Normally we're done by noon.

Fall Sailors Meeting - Tuesday 12 October

We are pleased to invite you to join us for the Fall Sailors Meeting to reflect on the 2010 season and provide your feedback and suggestions on how we can continue to improve the sailing program at HYC.

It will be held in the HYC bar, starting at 19:30.

Note that the meeting has been moved to Tuesday 12 October, one day earlier than the date indicated in the calendar.

Hope to see you all there

Bernard, Don, Marian & Jean-Luc

Senior Sailing Awards 2010

Senior Sailing Awards 2010

The Senior Sailing Awards dinner will take place on Saturday, 30 October.  Book early with the HYC office to make sure you and your crew have a spot.  It’s always a fun-filled evening, and a great way to close the season.

Nominations for 2010

There is no better recognition than that of your peers. With this spirit in mind, I invite you to provide nominations for the awards listed below. You should include with your suggestions some insight and justification as to why you feel the individual or group is worthy of the honour.

To assist you in framing your nominations, the terms of the deed of gift for certain key awards are included below. Please email your nominations to sailing@hudsonyachtclub.com by October 11th for consideration.

Roberton Bell

To be awarded to the individual or group who best exemplify the true spirit of HYC sailing through competitiveness, integrity, fair play and sportsmanship, or by making an outstanding contribution to the sailing community of Hudson Yacht Club

FVQ Trophy

This trophy shall be presented annually to a member of the Club in recognition of his/her extraordinary contribution to sailing over the past year. Therefore, it may be remitted to a racer, a volunteer, an official, a cruiser, a benefactor, and organizer or any other individual that the Club wishes to honour.

Crew Trophy

This trophy shall be presented annually to an individual or group that through their regular participation within a yacht’s crew have demonstrated their teamwork, dedication, commitment and sportsmanship over the course of the past season.

Other awards for which you may submit nominations:

• Most Improved Sailor PHRF 1A
• Most Improved Sailor PHRF 1B/2
• Most Improved Sailor PHRF 3
• Most Improved Dinghy Sailor
• Novice Helm Award
• Most Improved Tanzer 22
• Most Improved Female Sailor
• Top Female Sailor

Looking forward to hearing from you.