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Bigger than ever July 5th Picnic - Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2009

The Entertainment Committee is pulling out the stops for our fun.

Sunday July 5th after races (about 4:30 PM)
Live Music - The Roylety Steel Pan Band
Upgraded Picnic Meals include Grilled Chicken, Ribs, Grilled Veggies over Rice, and Corn on the Cob for $12
Traditional CPYC Picnic Meals, no charge for members and $8 for guests

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RSVP by 8 PM Friday July 3rd is strongly encouraged. Let us know your plans so we can plan a great event and minimize waste.

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V-15 New Englands This Weekend! - Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Click here for information, (NOR, SI and Results), related to this regatta.

28 boats came to do battle on the flats off Bluff Point. To view the final results of this 10 race regatta, click here.

Lets go Sailing! - Posted on Thursday, June 18, 2009

This week kicks off the beginning off the Junior sailing program...

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CPYC Members Racing Out and About - June Update - Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2009

NYYC 155th Annual Regatta at Harbor Court, Newport, RI, June 13/14 - Rick Lyalls' J109, Storm, 3rd in IRC Div 5; Dave & Mary Ellen Tortorello's J122, Partnership, 8th in class; Phil & Wendy Lotz's NYYC 42, Arethusa, 5th in class, Phil & Wendy Lotz's J105, Indefatigable, 7th in class. Click here to review results of this oldest regatta in the USA.

Etchells LIS Championship at Shelter Island Yacht Club, Shelter Island, NY, June 13/14 - The winning boat was skippered by Canadian olympic sailor Hank Lammens with Cedar Point's Steve Girling and Chris Johannessen crewing, bested a field of 21 boats competing in the six race event. Ched Proctor, was third with crew Chip Whipple and Jim Miller. For a blow-by-blow regatta report and complete results, click here.

Block Island Race Week, June 22/26 - Several member boats are entered and countless other members are crewing for this premier east coast event held biennially and managed by the Storm Trysail Club. To follow that action, click here.
Flash...Rick Lyall's J109, Storm and his team wins the competitive J109 fleet. Other CPYC sailors racing included Al Minella, Phil Lutz, Kel Weber and Dave Tortorello.

The Riverside Yacht Club Stratford Shoal Race was sailed on 6/27. George and Alex Wilbanks co-skippered Revelation, the families' J105, with an all CPYC crew that included Ann Wilbanks, Peter Boehm and Sarah Hamm to a 1st in Division and a 1st overall in the PHRF Fleet covering the 45.5 mile race in just under 8 hours. Other CPYC Boats were Bill and Lucy Walkers' Express 37, Afterglow, taking 2nd in the IRC division with Junior big boat navigator Mary Margaret Meehan on board for some early practice for the Junior Overnight. Other CPYC members sailing that were reported were Halsey Bullen aboard the winning IRC boat and Marcello Marvelli's J105, Ferus, with Eric and Laurie Camiel aboard. To view complete results, click here.

Thistles Ascend Bluff Point for Districts - Posted on Sunday, June 14, 2009

CPYC and Fleet 99 are hosting the NE, NJ, and LIS District Championships on 6/13 and 6/14. This has been planned as a trial run for the main event later in August, the Thistle Nationals.

On Saturday, 42 competitors hit the line under the watchful eye of PRO Dick Thackaberry and his group of volunteer race committee members, supported by four Commodores and a score of other members, running two light air races, using a modified National race course configuration.

The event concludes today with a promise for more wind.
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New Member / Senior Member Open Grill nights - Posted on Monday, June 08, 2009

On the 2nd Thursday night of June, July and August, new members mix it up at the grill, enjoying an evening sunset, meeting Senior members and hearing some great stories about CPYC. The Entertainment committee will make sure the grills are hot and provide wine. BYO dinner.

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2009 Race Commitee Guidline Manual - Posted on Sunday, June 07, 2009

A comprehensive rewrite of the CPYC Race Committee Guidelines has been created by Chairman of Race and Regatta, Brian Joyce. The manual is useful reference tool designed to assist and teach. Some topics covered are preparation, equipment check lists, job descriptions, course management and fleet format objectives The goal is to improve on the excellence of the CPYC racing program.

Brian and his committee gave a presentation, introducing the booklet on 6/2 from 7-10PM at the Club. He also described the thought process used by Race and Regatta in developing this years Sailing Instructions and the Guidelines. This effort is well done and worth a look, click here.

Super Weekend for Club Racing - Posted on Monday, June 01, 2009

The weather and racing was spectacular this weekend. Race and Regatta had committee members working OT preparing to run races with new flexible formatting introduced this year. Both Committees and racers alike handled the change with only a few small glitches that will be ironed out in the weeks ahead and discussed at the upcoming Race and Regatta Race Management Seminar on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 @ 7 PM.

All interested members are encouraged to attend this seminar, which will introduce in chalkboard format many new features to help everyone run races better and understand what is happening better.

Members can print out the new 2009 RC Guidleines and preview them before the seminar, just click here.

Team Racing Opportunity for CPYC - All Skill Levels Welcome! - Posted on Monday, June 01, 2009

Photo courtesy of Dan Nerney

Cedar Point has been invited by fellow clubs and the YRA of Long Island Sound to participate in the "Summer Solstice" team racing series on Tuesday nights in June. Various clubs in the area host this series, so that clubs have two away and two home nights. The format is to foster more interest in team racing, and it's for all skill levels.

Racing is primarily in Ideal 18s, which are very simple and forgiving small keelboats. The racing is very casual, and a pizza and beer debrief usually follows. For those who might skipper at CPYC but are tentative about team racing, these boats are an 'ideal' segue - you can crew for a more experienced skipper at one or more of these events. It's also a great opportunity for us to increase the visibility and camaraderie of our club and fleet, and anyone who's interested should contact V-15 fleet captain, Jamie Ewing. Our first race is this Tuesday evening, 6/2, at Noroton YC in Darien, with sailing the following week at Riverside in Greenwich. The last two weeks of the month, CPYC is scheduled to host NYYC and Larchmont (in our Vanguards)

A ONEDESIGN Good Time - Blues and Brews - Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009

The ONEDESIGN Regatta Committee invites you to put on your dancing shoes and c'mom down to the Club on Saturday evening, June 6. The Charlie Nice Band is playing from 8 PM on, as part of the regatta festivities. Club members and their guests are welcome, whether participating in the regatta or not, to enjoy the hot blues music and the cold keg beer. Charge is $10 per person at the door.

The Regatta is once again sponsored by Fairfield County Bank, a great supporter of Sailboat Racing and a long-time "good community" friend of the Club and its Members.

CPYC Members Out and About on the Racecourse - Posted on Sunday, May 24, 2009

Iron men, Gary Grant and Steve Fisk, sailing Alibi in the double handed division to a second place finish in a very fast Block Island Race, click here. Plenty of double digits this year!

Ann and George Wilbanks', Revelation, placing third at AYC Spring, click here.

Bill and Lucy Walkers' AfterGlow, winning at IHYC Greenwich Cup, click here.

Marc Jacobi, placing third in a field of 94 at Laser Masters, Wrightsville Beach, NC, click here.

Andy Hoffman, aboard his boat Gnosis, a Sabre 34 placing 3rd in the Stamford Overnight doublehanded division in late May.

Celebrate Memorial Day at the Club - Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009

New Picnic Venue this year

Entertainment by Blue Steam Band
Gourmet meal with reservation... SOLD OUT.
Traditional picnic food with reservation... Free for members, $8 for guests
All diners are strongly encouraged to RSVP.

Click Here to RSVP or update your reservation. (RSVPs must be received no later than 8 AM May 25th)

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2009 CPYC Sailing Instructions Posted and with Printer - Posted on Sunday, May 17, 2009

Chairman of Race and Regatta, Brian Joyce has posted the 2009 Sailing Instructions. New features provide PROs with the tools to integrate multiple short races for some fleets while setting longer course racing for other fleets. Flexibility is the hallmark. These changes will require understanding by Race Officers so that the changes can be used effectively to create more fun on our Race Circles. To have a look, click here.

Comprehensive new Race Guidelines will also be published shortly as the Race and Regatta Committee prepares for an evening seminar focused on Race Management, to be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. All members are invited and encouraged to attend so that when your turn on Race Committee comes around you will be fully informed.

The Race and Regatta Committee, under Brian's leadership, is working to continue to improve the quality of race management and train the next generation of PROs. Creating Confidence and Pride while making RC fun is part of this important transformation. RC responsibilities are part of what makes CPYC a great Club. Participation on RC enhances our understanding of the racing rules and the process by which racing is administered.

All members are encouraged to read the new Sailing Instructions and Race Guidelines, participate in the training sessions and enjoy your Race Committee duties as an integral part of your CPYC Club Membership.

Time To Register for Summer Cruising Class Racing - Posted on Friday, May 15, 2009

Entry forms and PHRF certificates are required for the Summer PHRF Series.

For Links to Racing Related documents:

Notice of Summer PHRF Series NOR, click here.
Summer PHRF Series Entry Form, click here.
Cruising Class Scoring Policy, click here.
Wednesday Night Addendum to the Sailing Instructions, click here.

For Links to other Cruising Class activities, events, rendezvous and all other special race related documents, click here.

Members and non members are welcome to participate in the Sunday and Wednesday racing programs. Fleet Captain Larry Romano extends a warm welcome to all and is looking forward to seeing all Cruising Class members on the Race Course in 2009!

Back to the Future - CPYC and its Thistle Fleet 99 host the 2009 Thistle Nationals - Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009

Photo courtesy of Marlene Reasoner

Thistles are one of the largest and most active one design fleets racing at CPYC and throughout the United States today. These classic open high performance sport boats are generally sailed with a three person crew. The class enjoys popularity throughout the country and appeals to competitive family teams and junior sailors. The Thistle Nationals is one of the many regattas planned for 2009 by CPYC and its member fleets. This one is from August 1 through August 7. Photo Credit - Marlene Reasoner

For more information about this and the other great regattas planned for 2009, click here. The OneDesign regatta season kicks into gear this weekend, May 16 and 17, with the Lightning/ Flying Scot Early Bird Regatta.

Take Notice! - RC Assignments are Posted - Posted on Monday, May 04, 2009

Race and Regatta, under the tireless effort of Chairman Brian Joyce and his committee, has been meeting regularly since last Fall preparing for a very active racing summer at CPYC. A renewed awareness to bring quality race management up several notches is relying on increased member support. Integrated into R&Rs plan is a teaching program geared to teach members the art of RC management. New Sailing Instructions with even greater flexibility have been drafted and instructional guidelines are being prepared.

The 2009 RC assignment schedule is posted. Please check out the schedule, find your day, serve it with pride and, if possible, volunteer to do more. The PROs will welcome the interest and do what they can to involve those that step up.

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May 6, 2009 Town Hall Meeting Rescheduled - Posted on Monday, May 04, 2009

The Town Hall Meeting scheduled for May 6, 2009 is being rescheduled to a later date. The new date will be set during the May Board Meeting and will be posted on the Club Calendar when a new date is determined.

Commissionning Day - Sunday May 3, 2009 @ 5 PM - Our 123rd Commissioning - Posted on Sunday, April 26, 2009

Members and guests are invited to our 2009 Commissioning Day Ceremony on Sunday May 3, 2009 at 5pm. Your Governors and Staff hoist the Club's Burgee for the first time, fire the cannon and officially open the Club, welcoming the 2009 sailing season and officially opening the Club for the Season. Food is sponsored by members of the Cruising Class.

Following a New Member reception at 4 pm, your Officers and Governor's will be introduced, brief remarks will be made and the Club's flags will be raised on this festive occasion. A member reception follows on the upper deck.

Commissioning Day is a day to feel good about ourselves, the volunteer work to prepare the Club and to anticipate the fun that will unfold on Bluff Point in 2009, messing around in sailboats.

Login to the Members Page to read a Commissioning Day Recap, including links to the inspiring Invocation from Chaplin Olivia Holmes and the Commodore's Commissioning Day Remarks as well as other highlights of the day.

First Work...Then Play - Posted on Monday, April 20, 2009

The Club's preseason work activities are well under way: Grounds, buildings, plantings, clean up, etc. The first of two clean up days was a huge success, the next of the club's fleets take charge on 4/25 and everyone with boats to sail are preparing them for the season.

The entertainment Committee is charting new waters as described in the Bulletin for the Cup Weekends. That group is launching the first wave of many events beginning with a full house crowd for the YRALIS / Windcheck sponsored Dave Perry Rules Seminar on 4/29. Several days later is Commissioning Day on 5/3, followed one week later by the a combination Wine Tasting and Art Show evening at the Club with Music on 5/9.

A new Entertainment Content Editor, Rob Cohen, is keeping the entertainment announcement page alive with information, Check out this very positive content addition to the web efforts. No log ins required...simply go there or click here.

CPYC Bulletin On Line - Hot Off the Press - Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009

Consistent as the full moon each month, the April edition of the Bulletin is hot off the monitor. Mark Foster, our stalwart Editor, uploads the document and then off to the printer. The current edition will be arriving in mailboxes later this week. The Bulletin is always available to members for viewing...on line and in full color. Just log in and click here.