2022 Jr. Sailing Enrollment Now Open!
Summer 2022 will be here before you know it so if you’re planning to register for Jr. Sailing, head on over to this link. Looking forward to seeing you there. The planned dates for the 2022 sessions are below.
2021 WRYC Rentals
I am pleased to report that WRYC ended the 2021 year with a total of 28 rentals. The breakdown of rentals in 2021 is as follows: Non-member rentals - 14, Member rentals - 13, Non-profit rentals - 1. WRYC also hosted the National Albacore Regatta and our annual Governor’s Cup Regatta this year. It was a very busy year for our Club building. At this writing we have 9 rentals booked for 2022. Please continue to spread the word on what a great venue WRYC is.
Layne Brown
WRYC Manager
….And another one!
With this year winding down and coming to a close I am happy to report that your WRYC is a thriving local club that supports the enjoyment of our local waterways and provides a beautiful destination for not only its members, but also local organizations seeking a host venue and many seeking to use our buildings and grounds for weddings and other social events. All of this is made possible by the efforts of dedicated members who love the WRYC and have a heart to serve. Please take a moment and consider lending your talents in the support of the Club we love so much.
I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and wish all a Happy Holidays!
Jonathan Matthews
Commodore
SPECIAL HOLIDAY EVENT
A Special Event
Gingerbread Holiday Workshop
To Celebrate National Gingerbread House Day
Sunday, December 12 at 2:00 pm
At WRYC
*One house per child to take home
*Elf treats for youths
*A special film presentation of Charlie Brown’s Christmas
Plus a very merry visitor
Please RSVP by December 5
To Layne at wareriveryc@gmail.com or Ceci at 804.693.3663
FREE for Members /Guests $5 each
Please specify how many children when RSVP
A Note from Membership
2021 turned out to be another great year as we welcomed fourteen new families to WRYC.
A huge membership driver was the adult sailing lesson program, spearheaded by Joe M. Saturday morning classes, held both on and off the water, focused on the basics for newbie sailors and segued into a great refresher course for those who were a bit rusty and wanted to get back into sailing. There were a lot of laughs and a few capsizes, but luckily no new members were lost! The end goal, safely sailing a small boat, was accomplished, thanks to a great group of volunteers. You know who you are!
The Racing Series also attracted new members. More captains will be needed next summer due to the flux of new crew coming out on Sundays to sail and learn racing basics. All in all, both programs, coupled with “word of mouth” referrals, were instrumental in getting a lot of new people out on the water!
Lastly, another big thank you goes to Joel M for designing and maintaining the WRYC web-site and making it an on-line presence. In this day of surfing the web and “googling”, many new members have discovered the Club via the internet. Joel also publishes and e-mails the TellTale to members each month. This is a huge job and his efforts are greatly appreciated!
Thank you all for your efforts in recruiting new members and here’s to meeting many new faces in 2022.
Cheers!
An attitude of Gratitude
Now that the Thanksgiving feast is behind us and we move into the Christmas Season, I would like to take one more opportunity to express my gratitude for being part of such a terrific Club, with outstanding members, and located in one of the more majestic corners of the world. As I consider how much the world has changed in just the last 2 years, I’m extremely grateful that there are some things and places, that never change. Thank you WRYC!
The only items to report on are, that all Laser and Opti’s have been put back on their storage racks and all dollies are tucked away in the sail loft. Wagtail and our new keel boat Tranquility Base (TB for short) are on the hard at Mobjack Bay and Severn Maraina’s and awaiting my list of work projects. A side note to TB; you may recall we had some howling winds come thru Ware Neck a couple weeks back, the result of which was to pull TB off her mooring. Fortunately, we had some club members who were quick to respond, and we managed to get her securely back on a mooring without incident. Thanks to Bill Brown, John Singleton and Clayton James for their efforts. After speaking with the mooring manufacturer, I’ve identified the issue with the installation and will have a fix in the spring.
Additional shout outs to David Waldman and Jim Woodward for their help in getting the small boats put away, and David Waldman and Steph Peart for helping move the keel boats to their winter homes……... Thanks a bunch!
Finally, I can’t go without mentioning all the “behind the scenes” work that Joe Morgan does for our sailing community. He has been instrumental in helping to organize and advise on many of the activities and sailing events we’ve had and has made my job pretty easy. Thanks Joe.
Our next activity will be a planning and organization meeting sometime in late February, to address all things sailing at WRYC. PLEASE be on the lookout for a blast email along with a link to a SURVEY we’d like anyone interested in sailing, racing, cruising, or Fleet maintenance to complete. We will use this as a guide to our meeting in February.
Thank you.
Fair winds,
Jim Garrett - Fleet