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Scroll down for photos, results, reminders and more! | August 5, 2025 - The Regatta Edition |
Not one of these events would be possible without the generosity of our members and amazing volunteers who dedicate their time, energy and finances to ensure we put on the best possible events for others and those within our own community. I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you! Your hard work and commitment did not go unnoticed. Thank you to Schuyler Bartlett, Nikki Bartlett, Jenn Gilmartin and the sailing school staff for organizing and leading the ever popular Karaoke evening on Tuesday. The GILL trophy allowed CYC to play host to ten other clubs for this year's all female regatta. There were miles of smiles as well as the usual Chatham variety of weather systems. Thank you to Melissa Hubbell, Carrie Spring and Camillo Coelho, Anne Sampson, Nikki Bartlett, Ian & Meghan Stoddard, Jenna Benson, Margaret Graupe, Dorothy Cary, Angela Scipione, Gwen Shipley and Meg Parker who assisted with parking logistics and meal preparations. Thank you to Marshall Bartlett for layering on an additional regatta to his outsize list of responsibilities this week and Bonnie Rosenthall for lending "Bandit" as a Race Committee vessel. Natalie Coleman-Fuller served as a judges boat and Ted Dickson piloting the mark boat. Thank you!! Our CYC GILL sailors did well, a result of great on water coaching by Ryan McGauley and Tucker Lamoreux. Friday's weather began with high winds and a downpour creating a lake under our dinner tent, throwing the preparations for the regatta dinner into high stress territory. Our instructors and students hopped into high gear shoveling, draining and filling in with fresh sand while setting up tables and chairs. We should know to never fear! Jenn Gilmartin and her team once again pulled of the extraordinary feat of making it look effortless. Despite the harrowing start, we were once again fortunate enough to enjoy a beautiful Regatta dinner, followed by a spectacularly beautiful Saturday and Sunday - even with less than perfect wind for sailing.
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The Flag Officers of the Chatham Yacht Club Tracy Dart, Commodore
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| REFRESHMENTS: We have a few more weeks of sailing school and are still in need of a few PARENT-ON-DUTY shift sign ups. However, we do NOT need any more food donations! If you signed up to contribute, we have non-perishable snacks left over from the regatta and will utilize those. Thank you! |
TROPHY ENGRAVING & RETURN
SMSA GILL TROPHY (41 boats) Chatham YC
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CLUB CYC KARAOKE NIGHT A SMASH!Thank you to our amazing instructors who took to the stage and lead the younger sailing school students in some rousing rendtions of pop songs; A few of our youngsters got over any shyness and took the microphones themselves for some amazing display of vocal talent. (Click on photos below for full size images)
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CHARACTER DAYOur staff is the foundation of our program. This year, we have a mixture of returning and new staff. The 2025 instructors are racing enthusiasts, sportsmanlike competitors, and passionate teachers. They are a truly inspirational group for younger sailors to learn from. Meet your staff! | Please see the Sailing School Overview page for detailed information on: The Weekly Schedule, Parking & Drop Off Guidelines, What to Bring to Sailing School and much, much more!Our Summer 2025 staff will build on CYC’s reputation as a yacht club valuing sportsmanship, competition, and learning. Every student has a place in our program. We hope that they will leave sailing school each day having learned something. |
Whatta Regatta!
REGATTA DINNERJen Gilmartin - Chair Regina Winslow - Flowers Nikki Bartlett Jenna Benson Regina Bellow Courtney Bishop Emily Donnan Alison Douglass Amy Dow Laura Etre Shawn Hemingway Melissa Hubbell Matt Hubbell Elizabeth Luciano Deb McLean Liz McNeely Dana Murphy Meg Parker Nick Proia Jenna Rosie Amy Saide Karen Taylor Bart Wesp Courtney Wyman Kristen Zabbo Also Schuyler Bartlett and all of the Friday sailing school sailors and instructors! |
PATROLMike Szymanski Co-Chair Andy Caggiano Co-Chair Alicia Downs Cara Maggioni and Jay Gassner Gwen Shipley Sam Benson Ilse Padegs Jim Dow Shawn Hemingway Dina and Jeff Howell Tracy and Dan Dart Julie and Neil Murphy Greg Caggiano Phil Robbins Sue and Todd Lenox Schuyler Peck Jon Winslow Elliott Lucil Walt Kincaid |
RACE COMMITTEETed Dickson Co-Chair Marshall Bartlett Co-Chair Catie O'Sullivan Melise O'Sullivan Alex Maggioni Cara Maggioni Melissa Dickson Em Dickson Nick Proia Carol Barrow John Dickson Dorothy Cary Jack Murphy Nancy Murphy Karen Sheldrick Angela Scipione Liz Lorin |
HOSPITALITYEmily Donnan Co-Chair Liz Kintz Co-Chair Amy Dow Margaret Graupe Cheryl Hoenemeyer Melissa Hubbell Sarah Lipson
Frank Luciano Dana Murphy Meredith Reydell Heather Wesp Cathy Taylor |
GEARCourtney Bishop Regina Bellow |
SCORERSAnn Carson |
VOLUNTEERSAlicia Downs Sarah Lipson |
PENNANTSJenna Benson |
AWARDSDavid Spring One of the unique and popular aspects of our Regatta is the trophies. David Spring painted another beautiful watercolor which he printed, framed, and DONATED as trophies. We also use the image on our Thank You certificates for our volunteers Thank you David and Spring Family! |
SAILING SCHOOLSchuyler Bartlett |
INSTRUCTORSBrooke Bartlett Chad Bartlett Sam Bartlett Rosie Benson Brooke Bishop Sophie Dart Amelia Gassner Grace Gunsalus (alumni!) Ada Hubbell Chase Berner Maret Downs Jaime Eslick Eli Gertsberg Annamarie Hubbell | Cody Lamoreux Tucker Lamoreux Sarah Lenox Lucy Lipson Harrison Kintz Ryan McGauley Cailyn Murphy Jake Parker Leah Parker Lucy Richmond Jessica Scipione Julia Scipione Julia Szymanski Alex Wesp Max Wesp Zach Wesp |
REGATTA SUPERHEROESMelissa Proia (logistics coordinator) Nick Proia (treasurer) Jen Gilmartin (Social Committee Chair) Emily Richmond (Opti Race co-ord) Heather Wesp (420 Race co-ord) Bart Wesp (Vice Commodore -House & Grounds) The Rosenthall Family (Loan of Race Committee Boat)
GRAPHICS & COMMUNICATIONTracy Dart, Commodore |
FOOD DONATIONSShannon Barrett Jenna Benson Dorothy Cary Allison Coleman Natalie Coleman-Fuller Emily Donnan Amy Dow Alicia Downs Fiona Elwood Margaret Graupe | Jocelyn Hemingway Dina Howell Melissa Hubbell Allison Hughan Liz Kintz Michael Klepikov Patricia McGauley Elyse Kutowicz Charlies Lower Elizabeth Luciano Teitsa Mann Deb McLean | Dana Murphy Carolyn Paczkowska Meg Parker
Melissa Proia Meredith Reydel Alice Ronty Ann Sampson Katy Sherer Barb Shipley Jackie Szymanski Karen Taylor Heather Wesp Regina Winslow |
C420
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OPTI CHAMPIONSHIP
OPTI GREEN
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CAT BOAT
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BEETLE CAT
BAYBIRD 1 Tony Roth / Ariane Roth Chatham Yacht Club 2 Naoto Inoue / Hilery ChapmanMelcher Arundel YC 3 Wendy Weeks Frisch / Charles Melcher PBC 4 Ed Coburn / Emily Suter Ransford Pleasant Bay Camp |
SUNFISH
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JR. SUNFISH
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LASER 1 Harrison Kintz 2 Timothy Bailey | SANDPIPER All boats are PBCB
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A FEW REGATTA PHOTOS - AS MORE ARE RELEASED, WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. (You can click on the thumbnails to open the album and view larger). |
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| CYC RACING2025 sailing documents are available on the website under the racing page. |
Please see the Racing page for all details, instructions and charts. Looking for a crew or a skipper? Please use this google doc Racing Match Up Marshall Bartlett & Ted Dickson Family members are welcome to come watch all these races! TOP |
HOG ISLAND SAIL - MONDAY, aUGUST 11Depart club 2:00 pm (est return ~5:30)Ready to try your hand at racing?Join the Junior Series Race on Wednesdays at 2pm! For adult sailors self identifying as novice and a member of the adult sailing program, the Junior race is open to, and welcomes your participation! The skipper must be a novice adult sailor. Novice sailors are also welcome to join the Saturday series races. Participant number dependent, if we have enough novice boats, there will be a separate start. Looking for a crew or skipper?Please use this Race Matching document and we will attempt to pair you. Questions? Please contact GwenShipley (gwenshipley33@gmail.com). |
CYC SEASON CLUB DATESSAVE THESE DATES!
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REMAINING EVENTS OF THE 2025 SEASONWithout a captain, events may be canceled. Please volunteer!
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CYC ONLY FUNCTIONS WITH YOUR HELPING HANDS!
We need your help.
Thank you to those who have volunteered already!
We have a few more weeks of sailing school and are still in need of a few PARENT-ON-DUTY shift sign ups. However, we do NOT need any more food donations! If you signed up to contribute, we have non-perishable snacks left over from the regatta and will utilize those. Thank you!
Questions can be directed to Alicia Downs at awdd@downsfive.com 917-623-3819 or Sarah Lipson sarahmlipson@gmail.com 646-283-4209.
regatta AND NEW GEAR AVAILABLE IN THE HONOR SHOP! |
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!
Welcome aboard! Please look out for our newest members and answer any questions they may have. |
Devin & Dan BrownWinter address: Norwell, MA Summer address: Chatham, MA Kennedy (7) will learn to sail with the Crew class. Raegan (3) and Kieran (1). They look forward to all of their children learning to sail and making lifelong friends. Barbara CampbellWinter address: Edgewood, NM Summer address: Harwich, MA Dolly Howell is Barbara's aunt (her mother is Dolly's twin!). Allison & Thomas CampbellWinter address: Wellesley, MA Summer address: Orleans, MA Luke (11)- Intermediate Opti and Vince (7)- Crew. Both boys have sailed at PBCB and love being out on the water. Kristin &Tim CanonYear round address: Chatham Violet (8) looks forward to sailing with the Crew class. Lauren & Nicholas CarchidiWinter address: Whispering Pines, NC Summer address: South Chatham, MA Skyler (8) Maria GrotzYear round address: South Chatham MA Maria loves sailing and racing! She moved to Chatham at the start of Covid and enjoys getting involved in the community. Tatjana HellerWinter address: Needham, MA Summer address: Chatham, MA Johanna (16) is joining the 420 race team. Debra & Rob JonesWinter address: Bedford, NY Summer address: Chatham, MA Kensley Congiu (9) (Granddaughter) They look forward to their granddaughter joining the Crew class and learning to sail. | Katherine & Jan KengelbachWinter address: London, England Summer address: Chatham, MA A longtime Chatham summer resident and an avid windsurfer, Jan is looking forward to learning to sail Catboats. Walt KincaidSummer address: Chatham, MA Walt's children grew up sailing at CYC and he is looking forward to reconnecting with fellow members. Welcome back! ELYSE & JIM KURTOWICZWinter address: Greenbrae, CA Summer address: Harwich, MA Jack (15) is an avid sailor and the Kurtowicz family races their Flying Scot in the winter on San Francisco bay and also keep a Flying Scot and laser on the Cape. John LaurinoWinter address: Naples, FL Summer address: Orleans, MA This experienced sailor has been sailing since the age of 5 with a wide variety boats and even some off-shore experience. Stacie & Brian McLeanWinter address: Andover, MA Summer address: Chatham, MA Charlie (7) is looking forward to joining the Crew class. DENISE & KEITH MACKENZIEYear round address: Chatham The MacKenzies have enjoyed casual boating with the Charles River Community Boating organization and are volunteers at PBCB program for the visually impaired. Meg & Rich ParkerWinter address: Princeton, NJ Summer address: Chatham, MA Leah (16) and Jake (14) are experienced sailors looking forward to joining the race team. Be on the lookout as they are also subsitute instructors this season! | Katie & Brendon PierceWinter address: Sugar Grove, IL Summer address: Chatham (fingers crossed!) Millie (8), Elle (6) The Pierces look forward to picking up their sailing skills again and are actively looking for a new home in Chatham after selling their previous one. Kelly & Alex PlaistedSummer address: Chatham, MA Our son, Charlie (7) loves to sail, especially with his grandfather, and will be in the Opti class. Meredith & Steven ReydelWinter address: Hingham, MA Summer address: Chatham, MA Ainsley (14) is on the Opti Race Team and the Helsman class. Lauren (12) has experience in Opti, Sunfish and Flying Scots and Andrew (8) is joining the Intermediate Opti class. Jenna & Paul RosieWinter address: Natick, MA Summer Address: Chatham, MA Jenna sailed here as a child! Jack (9) will sail with the Recreational class and Ryan (7) is joining the crew class. Amy & Brett SaideYear round address: Chatham, MA Mason (14), Audrey (12) are sailing with the Helmsmen class. They are looking forward to sailing and meeting other people in Chatham.
Lynn Teller & Frederick VillarsWinter address: Philadelphia, PA Summer address: East Orleans, MA Regular sailors with their large Catboat "Conjurer" moored in Arey's pond, they are looking forward to making more social connections. Kara & Brandon WOOLKALISWinter address: Arlington, MA Summer address: Chatham, MA Gage is looking forward to sailing with his cousin Wilder Dart in the Crew class. |
CYC Parking
The 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 may be 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 & Safety on the Golf Course
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 & 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.
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.
Getting your boat to CYC:
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. Please pay attention to any permitting needs for launching any boat.
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! (If you have purchased an Opti for your sailor and are depositing or removing your Opti for the season, these same Eastward Ho! requirements apply.)
Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
Trophy Engraving & Return
Try 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!
| YARD SAIL Emily Richmond created A DOC for posting items you might be in search of for sailing or items you might no longer need and want to pass along.YARD SAIL
 SUNFISH OWNERSIf you have any sunfish parts located at CYC, please ensure you have your names on them. We will be moving things around and parts without names might be lost. Thank you! |
Member Survey
Do you have basic Google spreadsheet skills? Curious about racing and scoring? Great! We can use your assistance and will teach you all you want to know about racing and scoring. Please contact 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!