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Category Archives: Committee News

From the NYC Fleet…

By faith | Published: May 28, 2013

This past month May has seen the fleets come alive which, of course, sees the start of racing season. The season opener, the annual Spring Round the Island Race saw 35 boats competing.  The first boat to finish was Spitfire (1 hour and 4 minutes). The divisional winners were Zingara (PHRF I), Jazz (PHRF II), [...]

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Post Launch – Things to Check

By faith | Published: May 28, 2013

It has been a few weeks since launch. Still waiting for warm weather, but the tires and pennants have gotten some exercise. It’s a good time to check on the pennants and shackles. Take a look at the wire connections on the chain shackle and your pennants. Sometimes the shackles get locked together and twist [...]

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Committee Chair Appreciation Night

By faith | Published: April 28, 2013

It takes dozens and dozens of volunteers to make all the events and services the NYC membership enjoys happen every year – including this newsletter (go team!). The Board holds a Committee Chair appreciation night every year to express their thanks to those individuals. Committee chairs include senior members and crew members. What they all [...]

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Contest to name the new workboat WINNER

By faith | Published: April 28, 2013

And the winner is … The contest to name our new workboat has now closed. There was a wide range of names suggested, from very light to more serious. There were several puns, names with nautical references, and names to honour past members of the club. However, tradition won out with the majority of the [...]

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Just Ask in the Dining Room

By faith | Published: April 28, 2013

As a reminder to all our members our dining room has a ‘Just Ask’ policy in effect. Considering our diverse membership and sometimes specific dietary requirements, your food and beverage committee  instituted a ‘Just Ask’ policy in our dining room. We know that some of you have special requirements that would be impossible to please [...]

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Hello from the new Cruising Fleet Captain

By faith | Published: April 28, 2013

I wanted to take an opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Paul Barry and I am looking forward to representing the National as the Cruising Fleet Captain. I’m looking forward to meeting all the cruisers – please feel free to reach out to me any time by email at paulbthenyc@gmail.com, or call me at [...]

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Hidden Gem in the NYC Yard – The Workshop

By faith | Published: April 28, 2013

Ah, spring is here.  The boats are in the water. The docks are looking great and are abuzz with activity. If you have been thinking about replacing those squeaky floor boards or want to finish the cockpit table, the workshop is your place. Many tools and plenty of space Located in the North East corner [...]

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Message from the Commodore – April 2013

By faith | Published: April 27, 2013

Dear Fellow Members of National Yacht Club, We would like to update the membership on the Board’s activities regarding the proposed Billy Bishop airport expansion. You will recall about 10 days ago, I communicated the following: “The Board is contacting all relevant parties outlining our concerns and objections to any changes that affect the peaceful enjoyment [...]

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Launch is Just Around the Corner!

By faith | Published: March 25, 2013

Launch is coming up quickly, notwithstanding snow on the first official day of spring! It is probably quite some time since we thought much about the mooring pennants, shackles and the tackle that keeps the boats safe on the moorings for the sailing season. So it is a good time time to think about the [...]

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The food and beverage committee wants your input

By faith | Published: March 21, 2013

With Spring just around the corner and launch but a few weeks away, it’s time to think about what you would like to be eating in our wonderful dining room over the sailing season. A new season brings an updated menu and it’s always great if we can have the items on it that you [...]

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Meet a Race Officer. Offer a billet for one of our major regattas this Summer!

By faith | Published: March 21, 2013

Here is an opportunity for NYC members to help out and to meet interesting fellow sailors. Major regattas bring officials from away, and they will need places to stay. We are looking for five or six beds in members’ homes for judges and race officials during two regattas. Billeting race officials, a world-wide practice, is [...]

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Ready, set, go!

By faith | Published: February 25, 2013

What yachting you will be doing this summer? We have a lot planned for summer 2013 at the club. Here’s a little teaser about the fleet activities to wet your whistle. In addition to our annual events, we are hosting a series of exciting premiere regattas this summer including the Shark North Americans, LYRA, J22 [...]

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New NYC Workboat Update

By faith | Published: February 25, 2013

Yesterday, I travelled to Parry Sound, along with three members of the Mooring Committee, to review the construction progress of the new boat and to finalize several points that had been raised by the production team at Connor Industries. It does look great! The new boat is being built by Connor Industries in the north [...]

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Commodore’s Comments: December 2012

By stephen | Published: December 30, 2012

Dear Fellow Members of the National Yacht Club, It gives me great pleasure to introduce you to our new Board of Directors. The following returning members: Vice-Commodore – Finance – Pamela Robertson Vice-Commodore – Education – Neill MacMillan Vice-Commodore – Marketing and Communications – Merilee Wright We are also delighted to welcome three new members [...]

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Storm King Waves Goodbye

By stephen | Published: December 29, 2012

by Oliver Bertin; photos by Frederick Peters Storm King waved goodbye to the NYC this month as she headed to a well-deserved retirement on Lake Simcoe and ultimately the Caribbean. It’s hard to believe, but she spent 58 years at the NYC, first as the race committee boat and Commodore’s launch before her retirement in [...]

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Commodores Comments – November 2012

By faith | Published: November 27, 2012

by Henry Piersig The time has finally come for me to vacate the helmsman’s seat. I shall miss the conveniently located parking spot, the finger on the pulse and the fond jocular commodorial comments by fellow members. But that said, there are other tasks to turn my attention to and I look forward to joining [...]

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The C&C Owners Regatta Committee

By faith | Published: November 27, 2012

by Paul Barry Last summer I had the privilege to help with the 2012 C & C Regatta and Rendezvous, and was thrilled and honored to receive the Marjorie Hare Award. In my shock and surprise I did not have the presence of mind to accept on behalf of all the volunteers who worked so [...]

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Commodore’s Comments – September 2012

By faith | Published: September 27, 2012

LYRA 2013 at the National Yacht Club again! LYRA is longest running international regatta in North America. It is the proud owner of several wonderful prestigious trophies and we are excited to be able to host this event in 2013. Preparations for this are now on the way. Kevin Brown and Stephen Jones have had [...]

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Water Level Advisory

By faith | Published: September 23, 2012

Water levels on Lake Superior, Lake St.Clair, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario are below their all-time average for this time of year and are above the level of Chart Datum. Montreal Harbour and Lake Michigan-Huron is below their all-time average for this time of year and are below the level of Chart Datum. Mariners should [...]

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Mooring Committee Update

By faith | Published: September 23, 2012

Several weeks ago, we had a boat break loose in the outer basin when the bottom shackle failed.  Fortunately, the water taxi guys were very observant and saved the boat from any significant damage. But this incident caused the Committee to reflect on its processes and information. As a result we decided that we needed [...]

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