Welcome To Our New Calendar!2017+OTW.pdf · great hosts for our Saints and Sinners party! Many thanks to then for their hard work and fantastic bar tending! Missed something? Deleted

Tough month of weather here on Pleasant Street? but the sun was st ill shining when I hit the club?s parking lot last Friday for cocktails, so things are looking more like summer with every day!

Here?s some really good news! Elsewhere in this newsletter you will be introduced to a three prospect ive families and, I?m pleased to report , that at the last Board meeting we accepted the membership of Cathy Cowan as well as Carrie Mitchell and Joe Kolb. WELCOME!  

There are a few housekeeping items to let you know about. You will soon receive a let ter with your 2017 Membership Card and parking st icker.   Your card is your proof that you are a Member in Good Standing and will allow you reciprocity at many other clubs. Please sign it when it arrives! Each member will receive one parking st icker. If you have more than one car ? choose the one you st icker-up strategically. House rules are on the website.

Dues should have been paid by now. If you are one of the few remaining members who keep forgett ing to put that check in the mail, please call me at 617-510-0384 and let us know your intent ion. If we don?t hear from you soon, we are going to assume you no longer want to be part of our family.

Finally, please make a note that our Board Meeting dates have been pushed forward one week to the first Monday of the month ? st ill at 7:30 PM. Members are always welcome to join us. See you on the dock!

Barb ?BJ? Jackson

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COMMODORE'S LOG

Barbara Jackson

Join us April 23rd for our Spring Brunch. Meet new members, welcome back those members who leave us in the winter, and enjoy the great food. Mix and mingle from 11:30 ? noon when the buffet line opens.  

Our menu includes:

- Bloody Mary- Mimosa- Fruit Smoothies- Juice, Coffee and Tea- Fresh Fruit & Yogurt Parfaits- French Toast & Naked Scrambled Eggs- Caramel and Walnut Bake- Vegetable Frit tata, Baked Ham & Hash Brown Potatoes- Rolls and Sweets

Make your reservat ions at www.t inyurl.com/wycApril23      

Adults - $25; Children under 12 - $15; Children under 8 are free.    

Sign up by April 14th to avoid the late charge

Over the WavesThe Monthly Newslet ter of the Wickford Yacht Club

April 2017

More informat ion about our club can be found on our website | www.wickfordyc.com

Welcome To Our New Calendar! The following information was sent as an email blast earlier this month.

We have moved to a new platform that is not only easier to update, but more user-friendly for members to find out what 's happing at WYC.

There are mult iple ways you'll be able to view this calendar: Direct ly on the club website, the TeamUp website or by downloading the TeamUp app for iOS or Android.

You do not need to create your own account! To view this calendar instead you only need a link! I have organized the various links you will need. The long and short link will take you to the same calendar. 

Alternat ively, you can always refer back to the club website. The new calendar is current ly up and running with all events included.

Moving forward if you have an event that needs to be added to the calendar, please cont inue to reach out to our member-at-large Jean Tammaro.

- TeamUp for Adroid/Google Play Store- TeamUp Apple/ iOS- Desktop Site: http://bit .ly/wyccalendar- Key Code (for access to the app): ksef9ab7ecc013f947

FROM THE EDITOR

ATTENTION ALL FACEBOOK USERS

If you use Facebook, please join the Wickford Yacht Club Members Only Page. We can exchange pictures, event not ificat ions, etc.

There are mult iple ways to access the page:

- On page 1 of OTW , click the Facebook Button at the very bottom- Short link: ht tp://bit .ly/wycfbmember - On your Facebook Newsfeed Page, type "Wickford Yacht Club Members" in the search bar and it will

appear at the top. You will have to request to join, but there are several administrators who will confirm you.

April 23: Spring Brunch

May 14: Tim Cranston?s walking tour ?Sea Captains of Wickford.?   1 PM.   Beverages first , then an overview of the walking tour. Tickets to this program are available to the public so ask your neighbors and friends to join us.   Tickets are $8 for adults; $5 for children under 12.   Go to www.t inyurl.com/wycmay13 to sign up!

May 27: Commissioning Day ? Details soon!

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Moorings for the Summer CruiseThe t ime has come to make mooring reservat ions if you are thinking of going on the 2017 summer cruise. These moorings will go fast so t ime is of the essence. You can cancel your mooring reservat ion with proper not ice if your plans change. The it inerary for the cruise is as follows:

- Sat 7/29 --- Cut tyhunk: Moorings first come first serve (Party @ the Fisherman?s Club)- Sun 7/30---Red Brook: Parkers Boat Yard- Mooring info below- Mon 7/31-- Red Brook: Parkers Boat Yard- Commodores Cocktail Party @ the boat yard- Tues 8/01 ? Edgartown: Mooring info below- Wed 8/02? Edgartown: Mooring info below- Thurs 8/03? Falmouth/Hyannis: Cruise Dinner @ Falmouth Yacht or Hyannis Yacht Club (tentat ive? more info

to follow on this stop once confirmed)

Moorings for Parkers Boat Yard and Edgartown are now open for reservat ions on Dockwa.com. I have provided the link below for both.

You cannot raft at Parkers. If you cannot get a mooring at Parkers you can try Kingman Yacht Center right next door. There is also an anchorage area.

You can raft up in Edgartown. They require that the largest boat be on the mooring and an equal size or smaller boat be rafted up. Please let them know if you are going to raft either by telling them as a comment in Dockwa or by calling the Harbormaster @508-627-4746

Links:

- https://dockwa.com/explore/dest inat ion/parkers-boat-yard- https://dockwa.com/explore/dest inat ion/kingman-yacht-center- https://dockwa.com/explore/dest inat ion/edgartown-harbor

FLEET CAPTAIN

Bob Shore

Potent ial New WYC Members:Allison Browne and Daniel Piascik

Sponsored by Paula / Peter Fahlman and Sarah / Paul Browne

Primary Residence: 15 Nipsah Road, East Greenwich, RI 02818

Intermediate Membership

Marsha and Will King

Sponsored by Bob / Nancy Shore and Elaine / Rich Lemieux                                                                                                       

Primary Residence: 165 Sauga Avenue, North Kingstown RI, 02852

Family Membership

Betsy Moody and Benjamin Rice

Sponsored by Rich Lemieux and Pinkie Sweet-Holland

Primary Residence 559 Congdon Hill Road, Saunderstown, RI 02874

Family Membership

Any WYC Member wishing to comment may contact the Board of Governors

MEMBERSHIP

Karen Pizzaruso, Chair

2017 WSA Summer Schedule Updated

The dates for the Sailing Program this summer shifted due to unexpected snow days and now are:

- First day of Junior Sailing classes - Monday, June 26- Last day of Junior Sailing is Friday, August 18 which also is afternoon sailing, BBQ & Awards Night.- Adult classes are set to begin on Monday, June 26 for 6 Mondays, 6pm - dusk.- The Family Orientat ions are Thursday evenings, June 8 & 15 (Racers), at 7pm

With Race week in July this year we are invit ing our Racing classes to actually start classes on Thursday, June 22. All other classes will begin Monday, January 26.

Our website, wickfordsailing.org, has been updated with forms and more information.

If you have any registrat ion quest ions please contact Kathy Brown at [email protected]

WICKFORD SAILING ASSOCIATION

Paul Nannig, President

WYC Wednesday Night RacingPreparat ions are underway for another great season of racing on Narragansett Bay. Wednesday Night Racing will once again be comprised of two series; the Solst ice and the Dog Days. We have scheduled a training session for our Race Committee in mid-May. If you plan on part icipat ing on the Race Committee or are willing to serve as PRO, please let us know your intent ions.

We are excited to be making the transit ion to an on-line racing management service which will make data entry easier and scoring more accurate. We can register and pay online, enter scores, track results, and keep a calendar. We will explain more on Regatta Network at our Race Committee training session. More information about how to register for racing will be in the next issue of OTW.

- Race training for all race committee members, anyone interested in joining or helping out on the Race Committee, and PROs will be held on 5/17.

- A Warm-up race will be held on 5/24.- The Solst ice Series will be 5/31, 6/7, 14, 21,

28, & 7/5.- The Dog Days Series will be 7/12, 19, 26 and

8/9, 16, & 23.

'Round Dutch RaceThe ?somewhat? annual 'Round Dutch pursuit race will take place on August 26. Mark your calendars and recruit crew for a fun day out on the water followed by more fun at the club following the race!

REAR COMMODORE

Sheila McGauvran

We had a great t ime in the BVIs back in Jan 2017 ? it seems so long ago!!

And now we are thinking about the Cold Winter of 2018 and have decided to try out our favorite cruising grounds of St. Vincent & the Grenadines. This cruising area is a port ion of ?The Windward Islands.? It definitely will include the beautiful Tobago Cays; which many sailors consider the most beaut iful anchorage in the Caribbean.

If you would like to know more or are interested please send me an e-mail [email protected] or call (401) 575-6493 and I will put you on the mailing list .

WINTER CARIBBEAN CRUISE

Checking In From A Warmer ClimateWe had a "Wickford South" party on February 22 and wanted to share this photo with the membership.

- Bob & Jane Brockway

Left to Right: David Abell, Tom Moran, Ellen Abell, Damon Rivard, Tom Coughlin, Bob Brockway, Roberta Hale, Jane Brockway, Barre Eckman, Ed Eckman, Joan Moran, Betsy Coughlin

Many Thanks!Our World Champion Sea Dog fleet were great hosts for our Saints and Sinners party! Many thanks to then for their hard work and fantast ic bar tending!

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Deleted the email?Click the links to the right and access previous months' edit ions of Over the Waves

Click here to view the ent ire archive of issues.

- January 2017

- February 2017

- March 2017

Frostbit ing: It?s not your father?s Sea Dog

by Barbara DawsonBefore the Wickford Yacht Club was established, a frostbit ing group called the ?Windingers? was act ive in Wickford Harbor, sailing from Fales dock (now WYC). Most of these hardy souls became early members of the WYC.   Rollin Whyte, Bill Sabo, Al Henry, Ken Paine, John Heard, John Gidley, Ralph Vale, Paul Sollit to, Bruce Dawson, Ron Loring and Bud Nannig were among those who sailed every Sunday from November to April.   Some winters as many as 25 Sea Dogs have sailed on Sunday afternoon.  

Each New Years Day a special ?Hangover Bowl? has been held with its own trophy and prest ige.   A highlight of the season is the Sea Dog Worlds, an annual

competit ion between the Wickford and Sachem?s Head Fleet from Guilford, CT. In the days before inflatable dinghies, many Sea Dogs served as tenders on yacht club cruises which led to informal harbor racing.

Start ing as a simple sailing version of a rather heavy and t ippy rowing dinghy, the Sea Dog has evolved with considerable input from the racers into a more ?high performance? , self-rescuing model with finely faired bottoms and blades, more rigging adjustments and North sails. You could buy one in 1970 for $435 as a kit .   Today it will cost you $4,000 to get a new one all up!   The molds are now owned by Wickford Frostbiters and Jibe Tech in Portsmouth is the builder.

Second generat ion club members and others have joined in, and the fleet typically turns out about 19 hardy sailors. Frostbit ing has been the first associat ion with WYC for many sailors who have gone on to become club members. Peter Greene has been a constant star, and is st ill winning and championing improvements in the boats today.

Thr owback!

Above: Bruce Dawson in his own ?fast? racing posit ion. Circa 1970.

Right : Compare the 2017 self-rescuing Sea Dog with a modern seat configurat ion with

the 1970 model. Quite an improvement !

The following are excerpts from Fidelia Reed Heard's Journal during a t rip from Boston to Melbourne, August 13, 1853 to December 17, 1854.

Fidelia was the great Grandmother of Wickford Yacht Club's second Commodore, John Heard. Thank you to Louise Heard for the story!

Thr owback!

Commodore John J. Heard 1965-1966

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WYC Board of GovernorsCom m odore Barbara Jackson [email protected]

Vice Com m odore Richard Lemieux [email protected]

Rear Com m odore Sheila McGauvran [email protected]

Fleet Capt ain Bob Shore [email protected]

Mem ber -at -Large Jean Tammaro [email protected]

Secret ary Cindy Wilson [email protected]

Treasurer Julie Cook [email protected]

House Co-Chair Bob Brockway [email protected]

Past Com m odore Jon Colby [email protected]

WYC Com m it t ee ChairsAwards Peter Pizzaruso [email protected]

Club Rent al Jean Tammaro [email protected]

Com m unicat ions Cindy Wilson [email protected]

Sunshine Pinkie Sweet-Holland [email protected]

Newslet t er Kyle Wilson [email protected]

Yearbook Kathy Brown [email protected]

Frost bit ing Bob Hicks [email protected]

Mem bership Karen Pizzaruso [email protected]

NBYA Rep. Doug Nannig [email protected]

Nom inat ing Jon Colby [email protected]

Race Sheila McGauvran [email protected]

Sail ing Act ivt ies Skip Whyte [email protected]

WSA Grant s Mark & Mariann Callahan [email protected]

Sem inars TBA

Social Clare Northrup [email protected]

WSA Paul Nannig [email protected]

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