2021 Jr. Sailor of The Year
Each year since 1994, the WRYC Board of Directors has presented an award to the Junior Sailor that best exemplifies not only sailing skill & character on the water but is an example of these traits on shore. With three full Jr. Sailing sessions and several young sailors participating in the Regattas that were held in 2021, there was a sizable pool of young sailors from which to choose. However, one experienced sailor who was enrolled in our Jr. Sailing Camp stood out for several reasons:
She showed a genuine love of passing along her knowledge of sailing to new sailors - both on land and on boat - by asking different beginning sailors to crew for her.
She planned to race in the Jr. Division of the Governor’s Cup and could have asked any number of experience sailors to join her. However, she heard about a novice sailor who was extremely eager to participate in the regatta but who lacked the skills to captain his own boat. So she asked this young man to join her and they sailed together finishing just outside of the top 3 spots.
This kind of character is what we love to see, not only in the sport of sailing but in life itself.
The Ware River Yacht Club presented the 2021 Junior Sailor of the Year award to Naomi D. at the Annual Meeting on February 12th. . Best of all, Naomi and her entire family came down from Purcellville, VA for her award presentation.
2021 Booster Award
Thank you Harry and Autumn T., the WRYC Boosters of the Year for 2021. Your hard work and dedication, getting involved and helping out whenever needed is exactly what WRYC needs to keep it alive and vibrant for the next 50 years!
We also look forward to having Autumn as the new Social Chair. She has some really fun ideas for upcoming events to get the new year rolling!
2021 James V. Morgan Award
The 2021 James V. Morgan Community Service award was presented to Bobby R. Her tireless involvement in many community organizations made her an easy choice.
Bobby has served on the board of the Samaritan Group. She has been active for many years with the Ware River Circle of the King's Daughters & Son. Assisting with their annual open house fund raiser. Bobby was instrumental in the preservation project of The Woodville School. She is a member of the Ware River Garden Club giving her time and talents to their many community projects. Her involvement with countless other organizations make her a very deserving recipient of the James V. Morgan Award for 2021.
Welcome New Members!
New Member Welcome
WRYC would like to welcome Charles and Anne and their two sons, Noah and Elijah.
Charles and Anne are very active in their Gloucester community and became familiar with the Club through friends and the web-site. They are both looking forward to plugging into the various club activities and in addition, both boys will be attending Jr. Sailing Camp.
We look forward to the next Social and the opportunity to meet and greet them in person.
Rentals Continue
WRYC continues to have steady interest in our beautiful venue for wedding rentals. Don’t forget that as a member of WRYC you receive a very reduced rental rate. So all those special moments to be celebrated can be hosted on the beautiful Ware River.
Layne Brown, WRYC Manager
Hope to see you soon!
As you all know there is not a lot going on at the WRYC in the month of February, so this will be brief. With the New Year comes our annual meeting which we moved to Feb 12. I look forward to seeing you all there. We have some Club business to attend to and will also share a meal.
Jonathan Matthews
Commodore