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July 14, 2023
We are well into our 102nd CYC season on Pleasant Bay and remain thankful for our members who volunteer their time and energy keeping us sailing smoothly. A giant thank you to Amber Caggiano, Jennifer Gilmartin and the entire Social Committee for spearheading a fantastic Commodore's Cocktail evening. Before we know it, it will be time for our 2023 CYC Regatta. Information on the regatta and weekend events will be coming soon. However NOW is the time to pre-order your 2023 Regatta Gear. Pre-order cut off is July 17. See below for more information. Reminder, the annual meeting of the Friends of Pleasant Bay will be held on July 17. Information below. Stay tuned: Christine deSilva, daughter of members Michelle and Peter, wil be on Discovery Channel's Shark Week July 24 (10PM) in a segment titled "Alien Sharks". Thankfully filmed in South Africa and not Cape Cod! |
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Max Wesp & Alex Wesp pictured below with Rob Hurd
First the good news, our Sunfish class is very popular! Now the bad news, we are looking for more boats! Due to the high demand, we are seeking Sunfish that might be lent to the club for use this summer. If you happen to own a Sunfish or know someone who does, please consider lending it to the club for the summer. This would greatly help our Sunfish class! | The racing season is just getting underway at CYC and, like every year, we need people to volunteer to patrol the races on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays to keep our sailors safe. If you have a power boat, can operate one of the CYC powerboats, or would just like to assist, please sign up to help patrol some of the races through the CYC volunteer website. 2023 Regatta Patrol times will be updated shortly on the volunteer website.
Six new beautiful Patrol flags have been added to the Patrol Flag bucket. The red bucket holding the Patrol flags is in the basement of the CYC Clubhouse, to the far right when facing the building. Please return the Patrol flags after each day. As a friendly reminder, when patrolling, please try your best to stay well behind the fleet at the start, and please try to avoid creating a wake in front of the fleet at any time, including in the mooring fields as sailors are tying down their boats and awaiting a shuttle back to the dock. To assure you, patrolling is straightforward and does not require experience. Quite simply, we need to make sure all the boats that go out for a race return to shore. If you have any questions or concerns about patrolling, please contact Mike Szymanski at any time (cell: 201-320-3270 or e-mail: mfszy1@gmail.com) or Marshall Bartlett (617-548-0507 marshallbartlett@me.com). Ahoy Mateys! I have just registered my Beetle Cat, Kit Kat, for the 2023 Leo J. Telesmanick Beetle Cat Championship BEETLE CAT REGATTA to be held August 11-13, 2023 at Bass River Yacht Club (South Yarmouth, MA)! Natalie Coleman Fuller will skipper and I will be her trusty (or maybe crusty?) crew! We would love to have CYC represented by more Beetles, as Bass River Yacht Club has moved the date of the championship to the weekend after our own CYC regatta to avoid a conflict for our Beetle Cat skippers! Remember just two years ago at CYC when we hosted over 70 Beetle Cats on our starting line at CYC? The more the merrier! Keeper trophies will be given to the top three skippers in the following categories: Overall, Junior (18 & under), Mens, Womens, Old Salts (50-69), and Ancient Mariners (70 and over) Divisions. Please consider, as it is sure to be a great event! For more information about this annual event and to register you, your crew and your Beetle Cat, please go to TELESMANICK or contact Cathy Taylor at CathyE43@gmail.com.
No boats or sailboards may be carried over the hill to be launched at CYC. Launching may take place at Jack Knife Harbor, the Town Landing on Crow's Pond, Ryder's Cove or in Round Cove, permits may be required. Transportation of 420s and Optis over the hill for the purpose of attending regattas during the summer may occur ONLY before sunrise and after sunset per our lease with Eastward Ho!
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Do you have a Sunfish? 
PATROL
Getting your boat to CYC:The mission of Friends of Pleasant Bay (FoPB) is to preserve and advocate for the extraordinary environmental, cultural, and recreational significance of Pleasant Bay and its watershed through public education, research, and land protection. Many CYC members are also members of FoPB, and I hope many more of you will join us! Membership is very reasonable, starting at $25. All CYC members are invited to attend the Annual Meeting; see below for details. I hope to see you there! Allison Coleman, President Friends of Pleasant Bay The Friends of Pleasant Bay Board of Directors Cordially Invites You to The Annual Meeting of the Friends of Pleasant Bay Monday, July 17, 2023 4:00 - 6:00 PM The Wequassett Resort and Golf Club Program In addition to electing Directors, we will be voting on proposed changes to the organization’s Articles of Organization and Bylaws. Information related to the proposed changes can be accessed through www.friendsofpleasantbay.org We will also hear presentations by Matthew Long, Associate Scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department and Holly Plaisted, Biologist, Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Inventory and Monitoring Division, US National Park Service On Waquoit Bay Water Quality: Trends, technical developments, and a comparison with the Pleasant Bay ecosystem
There are a few small yard work chores around the clubhouse that still need to be done. Anyone interested? Please contact Bart Wesp @ bart.wesp@gmail.com. |
Dear CYC Members:
GROUNDS HELPCYC SEASON CLUB DATES SAVE THESE DATES! July 21st: Sailing School Picnic (5:30 PM) July 23rd : CYC Beach Day July 29th : CYC Evening Sail & Raft-Up (6:00 PM) August 3rd : CYC Sailing School Karaoke Night (5:30 PM) August 4th : CYC Regatta Dinner & Gala August 5th & 6th : CYC Regatta August 13th : CYC Beach Day August 18th : Last Hurrah Cocktails (6:00 PM) August 19th Closing Meeting & Awards (3:00 PM) August 20th: Clubhouse Closing
The CYC Social Committee is ecstatic about the 2023 season & all the wonderful, fun-filled events for our families. We rely on volunteers to make all these events happen, so please consider helping out! You can sign up for most of these events on the CYC website, but please contact us with any questions! Looking forward to seeing everyone and having another amazing summer with our CYC family!! Jennifer Gilmartin (Jennifer.gilmartin09@gmail.com) & Amber Caggiano (ambercagg@gmail.com) | VOLUNTEER CORNER CYC ONLY FUNCTIONS WITH YOUR HELPING HANDS! We need your help. Don’t’ miss out on the many CYC membership opportunities the first official week of sailing school and beyond! CYC relies on ALL members to volunteer in order to get everything done. This also a great way to get to know old and new CYC members. You can start by enrolling to volunteer HERE A quick tutorial on Volunteer Scheduler Pro is available HERE The mobile app is available on the app store. Thank you to those who have volunteered this season already!
Any volunteer questions or ideas can be directed to Alicia Downs at awdd@downsfive.com 917-623-3819 or Sarah Lipson sarahmlipson@gmail.com 646-283-4209.
SAILING SCHOOL PICNIC Next Friday, July 21st 5:30 |
Save the Date!
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COMMODORE'S COCKTAILS Thank you to all of our CYC members who joined us for a beautiful evening on the bay! The new sign up for what to bring worked well. Stay tuned for sign up formats for the Last Hurrah in August. |
22 CYC’ers enjoyed a perfect evening aboard the Pleasant Bay Community Boating floating classroom, the nation’s first solar powered educational 37 foot pontoon boat. Scientist Sarah Griscom engaged us with the origins of the boat, which was the inspiration of several Cape Cod organizations. We learned about the critical importance of the health of the bay, and how to measure and sample using technology and collecting sea life. The “Friend” floating classroom is an incredible asset right here on Pleasant Bay!
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available for Pre-order!
Order by July 17th for best availability. Prices increase by $5 after July 17.
GET YOUR GEAR ON!
The CYC clubhouse honor shop, featuring CYC accessories, will open the first day of sailing school, and will be open each day this summer during sailing school hours. We're excited to bring back CYC favorites, including the CYC line of Smathers & Branson accessories, in addition to new items: acrylic CYC car burgees, ramblers, sports bags, new water bottles, lunch totes, and more. As always, you can visit our online CYC shops yearound to shop for custom CYC apparel (including new CYC sweatpants and visors) at Eliza B and Team One Newport. 
For the full collection of CYC apparel—including classic polos, tech tees, tech polos, sweatshirts, fleeces, quarter zips, hats, visors, sandals as well as outdoor Patagonia and Helly Hansen apparel—be sure to visit the online CYC club stores (open year-round) at Team One Newport and Eliza B Leather Man. The direct links to these CYC club stores are available on the CYC website’s gear page.
For any questions, feel free to reach CYC parent and gear volunteer Liz Kintz at edonnankintz@gmail.com. Top
Welcome aboard! Regina & Bill Bello, Chatham and Monckton, MD Parents of member Courtney Bishop and volunteered around CYC last season. Brianna Bobola, North Truro Brianna, enrolled in the adult sailing classes, is new to sailing and eager to learn! Alicia & Mark Driscoll, South Chatham and White Plains, NY Mark grew up sailing at CYC with his family and has recently moved back to the East Coast to from Los Angeles. Jocelyn & Shawn Hemingway, Harwich and Ludlow, MA Sawyer (11), previously took classes at PBCB and is now enrolled in the Opti Intermediate program. Alex Maggioni, Chatham and Los Angeles, CA One of the Maggioni siblings! Alex has been around CYC for many years and is participating in the adult sailing program. Megan Meyer, Brewster and Oklahoma City, OK A close friend of the Wesp family and new to sailing! Megan has enrolled in both sessions of adult sailing. Henry Pott, Chatham and Concord, MA Married with two teenage sons, Henry is an experienced sailor looking forward to meeting people who also enjoy sailing. | Emily & Warren Richmond, Acton MA The Richmonds have 3 Children in sailing school- Lucy (12-Opti), Warren (10-Opti), Jane (8- crew) Young Warren had great experience sailing in CYC regatta last year! Lindsay & Drew Rogers, Chatham and Medfield, MA Tenley and Elizabeth are participating in the crew classes. Jo & Michael Schreibman, Harwich The Schreibmans have recently relocated here from Florida. Michael plans to race Sunfish this season. Bri Schreiner, Chatham Bri is the daughter of Katy and Frank Sherer. Remi (12) is enrolled in the Sunfish classes. Laura & Bryan Semple, Chatham and Somerville, MA Friends of the Bartletts, Bryan is a sailor and Laura looks forward to learning. Lauren & Brian Simons, Chatham and Westport, CT Andrew (10) and Brooke (8) Lauren, Andrew and Brooke will be taking some private lessons at CYC this summer Becky & Brian Voelkel, Chatham and Hingham, MA Tierney (7), Matthew (5), Evelyn (3). The owners of Mahi Gold, daughter Tierney is enrolled in the crew class. Courtney & Peter Wyman, Chatham and Pacific Palisades, CA Son Henry (10) and daughter Caroline (8) are both in Crew class |
Chatham Yacht Club Membership Committee is looking for individuals, couples, and families who would be interested in mentoring new families this summer! This is a fun way to get involved and help make our newest members feel welcome. If you can help, please email membership@chathamyachtclub.org. Thank you!
2023 CYC Sailing School Staff:
| Weekly CYC Schedule at a glance
Please see the Racing Page for more information on the 2023 CYC Series |
TROPHIES
Trophy Engraving & Return
We are asking trophy holders to return them to the Clubhouse early this season so they can be displayed for everyone to see!
Reminder - If you won one of the CYC Awards or Season Series trophies last year, you are responsible for getting your name engraved onto the trophy.
East Coast Engraving in Hyannis closed permanently last week (!). The best option now seems to be CCI Engraving at 474 Station Ave, South Yarmouth - take old Exit 8 and go South - it will be in a shopping area on the left (across the parking lot from Marathon Sports). Their phone number is 508-398-4433. There is a one-time set-up charge of $25 for each trophy, but once it is in his system the same trophy can be engraved each year without that additional charge.
Thank you!
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New! Private and Semi-Private Rowing Lessons
New this summer! CYC sailor and junior instructor, Harrison Kintz, is offering private and semi-private rowing lessons for pre-sailors and young sailors (as well as sailor parents) on the club beach. The 45-minute lessons will introduce students to the basics of dinghy rowing—while building confidence around boats and the water. In addition to rowing instruction, lessons will teach students about the parts of a boat, rowboat safety, and simple knot tying. For more information, please contact Harrison Kintz at hkintz@stalbansschool.org or text Harrison at 703-298-0818. Alternatively, feel free to contact CYC parent, Liz Kintz, at 703-258-9021 or edonnankintz@gmail.com.
The new parking lot configuration allows for multi-directional Fox Hill Road access from three points as illustrated in the diagram below. It is essential that all CYC traffic use the third entrance on Fox Hill road to minimize the access traffic and pedestrian hazards in the other parts of the parking area.
The added parking has improved parking but we, EHCC and CYC, need to continue to optimize on the available parking with the following actions;
Sailing School morning classes
CYC instructors will be available to help students to and from the CYC club house so parents can enjoy the convenience of “drop and go” noted by the yellow cross-hash area. Before 11:30 am, parking maybe available on a 
first-come, first-serve basis in the designated area, highlighted in green box, for parents to bring their children to classes, meet the instructors and fellow parents. Please be aware this area is not exclusive to CYC but shared with EHCC. If there is a shortage of parking spaces in the designated area, please park on the shoulder of Fox Hill Rd. “Pickup and go” will also be available for your convenience at the conclusion of morning classes at the Pick-up spot shown in the diagram. This is a safer and shaded location where our students can be ready for pick-up.
Mid-day
Parking begins to get busy around 11:30 when Eastward Ho! Lunch service begins. After 11:30, We ask that CYC members park on the Fox Hill road shoulder during lunch if the north lot is busy.
Afternoon classes and races
Due to the limited amount of parking spaces, Parents are encouraged to enjoy the convenience of “drop and go” where appropriate for the children. Parents who would like to see your kids in action during the afternoon races can check for available parking spots in the designated (green) area after 2 PM. If there is a shortage of parking spaces at any time, please park on the shoulder of Fox Hill Rd.
Eastward Ho! will have parking lot attendants available to assist with traffic flow and direct CYC members to the designated (green) area. Please don’t hesitate to speak with them if you have any questions or need assistance.
As always, safety is paramount as we balance convenience and consideration for a shared parking resource with our friends at Eastward Ho!
Thank you for your cooperation as we begin a new exciting season at CYC!
Courtesy and Safety on the Golf Course
Eastward Ho! and CYC have a great working relationship, but it depends on CYC members being courteous to and respectful of the golfers. Please wear shirts and shoes when crossing the hill, and do not use your cell phone. It is best to be quiet when golfers are on the 9th green. You may stop and wait, or move quietly by, but try not to distract those focusing on their putts. |
An average golf ball leaves the tee traveling 115 mph or more, and our path to CYC takes us right in front of the first tee. Adults and children need to take care as they cross in front. Eastward Ho! has provided a fence to protect us. CYC members should stop at the edge of the fence, look and assess the situation. Always wait while golfers are teeing off, but if the golfers are waiting, they may signal it is safe to cross. Be aware as you approach the ninth green as well, since it is just beyond our path.Own your very own Haven 12.5!
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Great opportunity to own an apprentice built Haven cold molded 12.5.
Fully equipped and ready to sail. Had some extensive repair work done to it over the past few years. Located on Cape Cod. Please call Tony at 774-722-0012 for more details or to schedule a viewing. |
Winner Optimist Racer for Sale!
 Contact:
Scott Cahaly Cell: 917-447-4868 scott.cahaly@am.jll.com |
Winner Optimist Racer $2800
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Chatham Yacht Club | P.O. Box 531 | North Chatham, MA 02650
CYC is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization. Your donations are tax deductible!