Socials....Rentals...rentals....socials
The Club has been put to great use so far in 2023. We have many more great events to come this year. All our WRYC Socials are put together by our Members, that is you! Please step up to help your fellow Members.
January- Annual Meeting; 1 Member Rental
February- Valentine Potluck Social
March- 1 Non-member Rental; Adult Sailing Meeting & Lunch; Wine Tasting
April-Work Day & Fleet Spruce Day 4/1; 3 Non-member Rentals
May- Flag Raising Social 5/6; 1 Non-member Rental; 1 Member Rental; 1 Non-profit Rental
June- 1 Member Rental; Jr Sailing Camp
July- July 4th Social 7/1 or 2; 1 Member Rental; Jr Sailing Camp
August- Jr Sailing Camp; Governor’s Cup 8/5 & 6
September- Labor Day Social 9/2 or 3; 1 Non-member Rental
October- 1 Non-profit; Authentic Oktoberfest Social 10/7; 1- Non-member Rental
November- Oyster Roast Social 11/11
December- Christmas/Holiday Party Social 12/9
From The Helm
As the Yacht Club winter marches on - there is irony in that it was just 80 degrees out and now winter seems back. Not sure what that means for our spring.
Yacht Club winter usually means 2 things - Valentines Day and St. Patricks day. Our thanks to Autumn for handling the Valentines event which went well and early thanks to the team of Jane Smith, Scott Titus and Vetta for taking on the St. Patricks event. The challenge is out for all with Irish in them and all the rest who wish they had Irish in them - all are welcome.
WINE TASTING. A new event is coming to the Club. In conjunction with Nuttall Country Store the next Ware Neck wine tasting will be held at the Yacht Club - currently scheduled for Friday 3/31. The format of the event will change from previous events at the Store particularly to comply with ABC regulations. Details are being worked out and will be sent out prior to the 31st. Looking forward to a fun time.
We hope that other events can be added to the schedule also. Suggestions are always welcome.
Quiz of the month: who said - “We could certainly slow the aging process if it had to work its way through congress”?
Bob Davis, Commodore
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Ok, Spring arrives on March 20th at 5:24 EDT………that means we have 3 weeks, 0 days,3 hours and 19 minutes to get serious about this year’s sailing season. To that end, we will be having our fleet spruce up day the 1st Saturday in April. I will have a list of duties to perform, from organizing the sail loft and checking out our dollies and skiffs, to helping re-fit some of our Lasers and Albacores. We also have some work to do on the keel boats, primarily doing a bottom job.
The club will be sending out an eBlast soliciting support so please consider helping get these projects complete so we can be ready, especially as we depend on these boats to support our Junior Sailing Program.
We will also be hosting a gathering on Saturday March 25th to discuss this year’s plans for adult sailing, so be on the lookout for an invite to that as well. We plan to compliment the meeting with a potluck (soup) lunch and sailing documentary movie showing, courtesy of Scott Titus!!
Smooth tacks and safe jybes!
Jim Garrett - Fleet
Irish to See You Attend the St. Patty’s Social
Join Jane & Kirby Smith and Scott & Veta Titus for an Irish feast fit for a Saint on Sunday, March 12! Mix a cocktail with a hearty Irish helping at 5pm, then dig into some corned beef at 6pm—don’t forget to turn your clocks forward the day of! RSVP by Thursday, March 9 to wareriveryc@gmail.com.
What a Fish!
In my research, I stumbled across this fun article that was published in the Portsmouth Gazette in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on June 10, 1768. It seems to be a reprint of an article originally published in the Virginia Gazette in Williamsburg, Virginia sometime after May 5th of the same year, about an incident that happened in the Mobjack. It seems to me that even in the 18th century, fishermen told tall tales. Enjoy!
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, May 5. The following account, says the person who sent it, can be well attested. In February 1767, a sloop was sank in Mobjack bay, near New Point Comfort, by a squall of wind; and thro’ the negligence, or inability of the owners, lay near twelve months under water.— Upon her being raised, a fish was found confined in her hold, so large, that her decks were obliged to be broke up to get it out, and upon being measured, was found to be full half as long as the vessel. It is something surprizing, how a fish of that size could remain so long in such a confined situation.
FROM THE HELM
The annual meeting was held on a day when a few snowflakes were seen in Ware Neck. Business proceeded without difficulty - starting with the approval of a budget for 2023. Hopefully there will be no new surprises in this area this year.
Nominations for the Board were approved: Harry Taylor- Vice Commodore; Autumn Taylor- Social; Jim Garrett - Fleet; Steve Humphreys - Treasurer; Mark Holthaus - Membership; Jim Woodward - Buildings and Grounds; Allysa Adams - Secretary; Bill Brown - at large; Sharon McGlohn - at large; and Bob Davis - Commodore. Thanks were expressed to those Board members who have ended their terms of service - Jane Wilson, Beve Hermanson, and gary Hermanson. Layne was recognized for her immense contributions - couldn’t do it without her!
Annual awards were given.Junior Sailor of the Year - Paul Williams. Sailor of the Year - Allysa Adams. Booster of the Year - Mike Mastracci. Wesley C. Morck Award - contributions to sailing on the Chesapeake Bay - Barney Harris. A gracious letter of thanks from Barney was read. James V. Morgan Award - citizenship in the community - Neal Steele - morning host on local radio. This award was announced at the annual meeting and then presented to him in person live on the radio the following Tuesday. He expressed great appreciation for it.
Harvey and Joe Morgan entertained with background information on Jimmy Morgan’s many contributions to the Gloucester community.
We look forward to a great year - hopefully with some new events in addition to the usual ones. Stay tuned.
Quiz of the month - What well known beverage is named for a blind monk who died in 1715?
Bob Davis, Commodore
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This month, for a change, I wanted to share with you some of the resources we as Club members of WRYC have access to. Besides the great clubhouse and facilities, a few dinghies and our 2 keelboats, we are members of both US Sailing Association and CBRYA (Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association)
Through the clubs US Sailing Assoc. membership, you have access to resources such as Sail flow @ SailFlow which is a great source for live wind and weather info. You can also access their extensive library of Resources and Tools for everything from Jr Sailing training thru their Skillup app, to sailing instruction or becoming a certified Race Committee Officer, and much more. To learn more, go to www.ussailing.org, Organizations - US Sailing.
CBYRA is another more regional association that really caters to sailing/racing on the Chesapeake Bay. They break the Chesapeake down by regions and we are in region 4S (Southern Bay). Again, here you can access videos, get a list of other member clubs, or download a calendar of events. They also have areas where you can sign up as crew for racing keel boats on the bay or for educational training. If you're interested in learning more about sailing in and around the Chesapeake, you can probably find what you're looking for here.
For more information about this group and the resources available go to CBYRA – Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association
Fair winds and flat seas,
Jim Garrett, Fleet Capt.