POSTED 11/17/11 - 1500

WANTED - DIRECTOR OF DUCK STOP OPERATIONS FOR 2012

We are looking for a Director of Duck Stop operations for the 2012 Sailing Season. If we do not

find a volunteer, we may not open the Duck Stop. We all enjoy coming to the Duck Stop, having

a relatively inexpensive meal, free beer, and re-hashing the evening’s racing. We do have

volunteers lined up to do the main meat shopping and weekly produce shopping, as well as a

volunteer to handle beverages.

A Director of Duck Stop operations would be responsible for:

Ø staffing the Duck Stop with a prep and order person

Ø handling the money

Ø taking inventory of food and supplies and communicating needs to the shoppers

Ø making sure the Duck Stop is cleaned and secured at the end of the evening

There are 12-14 Wednesday nights that the Duck Stop is open during the racing season, May

thru August (the end of series parties may or may not need the Duck Stop). Volunteers are

usually at the Duck Stop from 7-10pm on Wednesdays. The Duck Stop is closed for the Fleet

Captains Series.

This is a great way to meet members and their guests!

If you are interested or know of someone that might be please contact Birgit Gillman,

giddyup4588@sbcglobal.net, or Mark Salerno mark.salerno@sbcglobal.net.

DIYC 2011 Fall Work Party -  Sunday, November 6, 2011

I want to thank everyone who came out this past Sunday, and helped get the Club Ready for it's winter nap.
Thank You to:
Kathy Nauber, Al Eddy, Burke Schlott, Erik Eisensmith, Brian Weinstein, Birgit Gilman, Mary Ellen Pizzolato, Mark Kondracky, Dick Saunders, and Bob Borden.

We were able to get the grounds cleaned up, the fridges, cleaned, defrosted, and unplugged. New coat of paint applied to the Duck Stop.  Replaced 5 shingles on the Duck Stop roof that were damaged by the storm.
Removed the basketball hoop, that was beginning to pose a hazard.

Thanks again to everyone who helped, it is very much appreciated.
Kind Regards, Mark Salerno Vice Commodore.

DIYC 2011 Fall Work Party -  Sunday, November 6, 2011 -  9:00AM

Well, the racing at DIYC has come to an end, and it's time to put the club to sleep for the winter.

Please come and help out if you can.  A few hours, by a few people will help ensure the club will be in good shape for next year.

Here is a list of some of the tasks.

Here is a list of gear that will help.

The paint & brushes will be supplied, as well as the Coffee & Donuts.

Many hands make for fast work. Please help out if you can.

See you on the 5th.

Kind Regards,

Mark Salerno, Vice Commodore.

News from http://www.DIYCrc.com - Looking for P.R.O. etc for Fagan Series races. It starts Sunday, September 11.  If you can help, please let me know or sign up online. Rob diycrc@gmail.com 860-395-9982

.Rob Lee - Rear Commodore Race

POSTED 9/6/11 2245

The Wednesday Series Championship scheduled for August 31st is POSTPONED to Wednesday, September 7th!!   Refer to post 8/18/11 1600 for details of the event.

Rob Lee - Rear Commodore Race

Subject: Wednesday Series Championship reminder.

Next Wednesday is the end of the regular Wednesday Summer Series. But don't put the sails away yet!

On Wednesday 8/31 we will have a race-off for the season championship.

Your entry is automatic and included as part of the Spring or Summer Series.
Class 1 will consist of the top 3 boats from each class in the Spring Series and the Summer Series.
Class 2 will consist of all the other participants in the Spring or Summer Series.
Final Class Lists will be posted on the notice board under the deck by 8/27.

Also on 8/31 will be the Summer Series Party.

See you there,
Rob Lee
diycrc@gmail.com

POSTED 8/17/11 1030

Please let Al Skinner know of the items that you intend to bring to the Nautical Tag Sale.

E-mail tacks2@hotmail.com

We are trying to plan the layout for the event, and seeing as we have invited residents from the area marinas to attend, want to be sure that we will have sufficient items to merit calling it a Tag Sale.

Thank you,
Cheers
Al

Dear Fellow Duckies,

The Leukemia Cup regatta and party are Saturday, August 27, 2011. The last two years the efforts of many volunteers made this event so successful. Duck Island Yacht Club, North Cove Yacht Club and Pilots Point Marina are once again working together to plan and host the Leukemia Cup. I am looking for volunteers to help out before, during and after the party. The party will be in the shed at Pilots Point Marina. If you are able to volunteer some time please let me know, my contact information is at the bottom of this email.

On Saturday I am looking for volunteers to help with the following jobs (the 3:00-8:00 pm work times will be split in half):

     2:00 – 4:00 pm (Set-up, decorate for party & some food prep)

     3:00 – 8:00 pm (Food prep & Food line service)

     3:00 – 8:00 pm (Bar-backs to assist Bartenders)

     8:00 – 9:00 pm (Clean-up)

The Bartenders need to be certified so if you know of anyone who is and would be willing to volunteer please let me know. I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,

Kathy Nauber

kathynauber@yahoo.com

(860) 301-3432 cell

(860) 554-5122 home

RSVP’s for the Clambake are due this Friday, August 12th!!!!

DIYC’s annual Clambake is a week from this coming Saturday, on August 20th. The annual meeting starts at 1300 hrs, followed by the Clambake at 1500 hrs. That morning we will also have our first Nautical Tag Sale on the Knoll (0900-1200 hrs).  Click on the links for details.

Regards,

Birgit Gillman

RC Social

giddyup4588@sbcglobal.net

203-421-5892

Message from Dick Tilton - Like last year, North Cove Yacht Club will run dinghy races for both kids and adults. They are inviting us to participate so I am passing their message on to you so that we might publish it . By the way, any DIYC members wishing to bring their boat to the Seaport should call Len Sawyer, the dockmaster , and make reservations.

Message from NCYC's Caroline Miller - Once again North Cove YC is going to be at Mystic for Labor Day. Last year someone from Duck Island YC contacted me about joining us for Dingy Racing. We would love for your club to join us. We are meeting Saturday at 10:30 to rig the boats. We usually have a $10 suggested donation per boat.

Hope to see you there.

Caroline Miller

North Cove Yacht Club

At Branford July 9-10; Congratulations to Mark McCarthy and the crew of Slàinte for winning the Soverel 33 National Championship in Branford this weekend. Wolverine and Heartbeat placed second and third respectively in the Frers 33 National Championship.

Notable finishes at the Branford Yacht Club Regatta on Saturday are: Fusion placed 2nd in Div. 2, Dragonfly and Snowbird placed 1st and 2nd in Div. 5, Heartbeat and Wolverine place 2nd and 3rd in Div. 6 and Slainte placed 1st in Div. 7.

Notable finishes at the Pine Orchard Regatta on Sunday are: Fusion placed 3rd in Div. 5, Wolverine and Heartbeat placed 1st and 3rd in Div. 4, and Slainte placed 1st in Div. 3.

Kathy Nauber

Friends of Duck Island Yacht Club

The Officers of DIYC are starting a "Friends of Duck Island" emailing list. We don't want your crew or any other friends to be in the dark on some of the fun happenings at DIYC. This new emailing list will keep them informed about our biggest events happening through the season.

We are asking members to ask their friends, and skippers to ask their crew if we may have their emails to add to the "Friends" list. The list will be used to inform "Friends" about DIYC events only, hence there will be only a few emails per year. The email addresses will not be used for any other purpose than the Friends of Duck Island list. One can unsubscribe at any time. You can send the email addresses of interested crew or other friends, or they can send the request themselves, to diyc.pub@gmail.com.  Any interested party can sign up. You don't have to wait for an invitation from your skipper or a club member.

Regards,
Rob Egemeier
DIYC Co-Director of Publicity

The DIYC Officers are looking for a dedicated volunteer or volunteers to keep the Duckstop in operation. The continued function of the Duckstop is at risk without some more volunteer help. If you and/or a friend or family member would be willing to help with the Duckstop for a few hours on Wednesday nights, all of the racers would be most appreciative. Main duties would be purchasing perishables and managing the evening's operations.

Please contact: Birgit Gillman, giddyup4588@sbcglobal.net, if you are able to help.

When cleaning under the club house I found 4 or 5, what looked to be, one-design sails laying on the gravel. 4 in sail bags; 1 not.  If not claimed by Commissioning Day they will be thrown away.  Please remember that storage under the club house is for storage of condo members dinghies.

Thanks to all for the hard work. We got a great deal accomplished at our Spring Work Party.

 Pete

Race Committee volunteers needed for Tuesday night Hall & Racer-Cruiser Series.

As you may know, I am the Principle Race Officer (PRO) for the DIYC Hall Series this year. Last year it was a blast.  The Tuesday evening race dates are May 17 & 31, June 14 & 28, July 12 and August 9 & 23.

Most of these nights we should have the club Steward available to operate the smaller DIYC support boat, and I will be on Sitting Duck running the race. We need to recruit two or three "regulars" to be a part of the Race Management Team on the dates above. It would be best if we had someone capable of running the chase boat if the Steward is not available.

Please let me know if you are interested in being a part of the race management team for the DIYC woman's championship this year and I will figure it out.

Thanks and see you all soon,

Todd Berman  tberman@RC.com

3/18/11 Update:

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 6:30pm - 8pm
Leukemia Cup Regatta Kick Off Reception with Gary Jobson!

Sponsored in part by reception host:
Water's Edge Resort & Spa 1525 Boston Post Road, Westbrook, CT 06498

Join LLS for this fun Kick-Off reception highlighted by a presentation by Leukemia Cup Regatta National Chairman, ESPN Commentator, Renowned Sailor and lymphoma survivor Gary Jobson! ���Register to fundraise & race at the reception (online registration to open soon) and receive great incentives. Ticket cost for this reception is $10 per person, and includes appetizers, cash bar and the opportunity to meet Gary Jobson. To order tickets please call 203.427.2045.

Original post:

2011 Leukemia Cup Regatta Season to Kick Off with a Presentation by Gary Jobson on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 in Westbrook, CT.

More than 30 years after winning the America’s Cup – the pinnacle of awards for ocean sailing – Gary Jobson remains as passionate about the sport as ever. And for the past 17 years Jobson, an ESPN commentator and author, has used that passion to champion the cause of curing leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma as chairman of the Leukemia Cup Regatta, a sailing fundraiser of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).

Jobson will speak to sailors Tuesday April 5, 2011 (6:30pm-8pm, in Westbrook (location to be advised shortly) at the Leukemia Cup Regatta Kick Off Reception, urging them to register to participate in the Leukemia Cup Regatta on Saturday, August 27, 2011. Jobson first got involved with the Leukemia Cup Regatta in 1994, helping it grow to 42 races throughout the country and raising $27 million to help find cures and to provide information and support to patients and their families. He took his passion for sailing and turned it into something to benefit others. Nine years later he was diagnosed with lymphoma.

“I had no personal connection to the cause when I took on the Leukemia Cup Regatta,” he says. “I just saw it as a way to get sailors involved in a good cause. I never dreamed that nearly a decade later I would be on the receiving end of the very research I’d been supporting all those years. It was a humbling experience.” Today, Jobson remains cancer-free.

Each sailor in the Leukemia Cup Regatta is eligible to win fundraising prizes, including the opportunity to attend “Fantasy Sail Weekend” and sail in New York Harbor with Jobson, October 14-16, 2011. The 2011 Leukemia Cup Regatta is an ECSA points race, and in partnership with North Cove Yacht Club, Duck Island Yacht Club and Brewer Pilots Point Marina. www.leukemiacup.org/ct phone 203.427.2045

“The Leukemia Cup Regatta is a great way for sailors to do what they love while also helping the more than 957,000 people suffering from blood cancers who need our help,” said Jeannie Montano, Connecticut Chapter Executive Director.

DIYC Cruisers,

Hopefully you will consider joining the DIYC Summer Cruise. The itinerary is designed to be leisurely, allow for those who cannot get away for the entire cruise to join for the first legs and not be too far from home, and revolves around many favorite ports.

Planning involves making reservations and having some idea of how many boats will be in the flotilla. Reservation information is posted on our web-site, participants should make their own reservations, and let me know of your success.

For those ports of call that I can make reservations, I will need to know who and how many participants will be expected.

If you are considering joining us for all or part of the cruise, please let me know ASAP.

E-mail works best or a phone call if E-mail is not a reality for you.

tacks2@hotmail.com, 860-644-3301.

Cheers

Al Skinner

R.C. Cruise 2011

The spring work party is scheduled for Saturday, 30 April 2011 at 0900 hrs, rain or shine We need your support to get the Club House ready for the upcoming Racing Season. Please help get the 2011 Racing Season off right by putting forth a little effort. Many hands make for a lighter load.

If you could bring some yard tools such as rakes, and hand tools that would be appreciated.
Donations of Paper Towel, Large Trash Bags etc… are always appreciated.

Thank You, for all of your help.
Kind Regards,
Mark Salerno Vice Commodore

Great News! NCYC and DIYC will again be hosting the ECSA Leukemia Cup Regatta this year on Saturday August 27th, 2011. Save the date and start organizing your team to fight blood cancers now! 

Roger Bauman

DIYC News Flash: Gary Jobson Speaking in Westbrook on April 5, 2011.

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, DIYC and NCYC are pleased to announce Gary Jobson, President of US Sailing, America's Cup Navigator, Author and ESPN commentator, will be speaking in the Westbrook area on April 5th, the time and location are being finalized and will be announced shortly. Please keep an eye on the DIYC website for further information and don't miss out on hearing Gary speak about his adventures as an All American sailor at SUNY Maritime, winning legendary America's cup races and stories of the Olympics as well as his own fight with Cancer. He is an amazing nautical story teller who is not to be missed. Everyone is welcome and please pass the word.

Roger Bauman

DIYC CRUISERS :

YOU ARE INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND A CRUISE PLANNING SOCIAL TO BE HELD AT THE HOME OF PETE AND RUTH CONNAL ,16 RIVERSIDE COURT, GUILFORD, CT 06437 WE ARE PLANNING FOR FRIDAY JANUARY 21, 2011 AT 1900 HOURS.. PIZZA AND BEER WILL BE PROVIDED. FEEL FREE TO BRING A BEVERAGE OF YOUR LIKING. AND/OR A BOTTLE OF WINE.

RSVP TO PETE AT connalct@comcast.net OR 203-907-7175 .

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

CHEERS

AL SKINNER

REAR COMMODORE CRUISE 2011

Team CHANCE is a college and high school sailing team that will compete in keelboat regattas to raise money to help get more kids on the water. In addition, members of Team CHANCE will work in partnership with established community sailing centers to help provide the opportunity for any child to sail.

You can help support Team CHANCE and Connecticut Community Boating by donating your old sails. The Team CHANCE Sail Donation Program, made possible by Ella Vickers, will turn old sails into new bags! Sails can be sent to or dropped off at 85 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich, CT, 06830 starting December 10 with a note showing they are for Team CHANCE/CCB!

Sails can also be picked up by a Team CHANCE representative at your home or boat, please call Taylor Walker 203-779-9456. Visit our website www.chancesailing.org! and the Connecticut Boating Center website www.ctcommunityboating.org.

DIYC Officers