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Posted 5/5/2008 1115
Duck Island Yacht Club, Wednesday
night competitors,
We will be cancelling racing on Wednesday night May 7th
due to the dredging project in the channel.
Low tide on Wednesday is at 7:00pm , and the East side of
the cannel is currently reading 3.5ft of water in spots at
mean low tide.
Racing will start on Wednesday May 14th.
Any questions, please feel free to contact me.
timothy@worldtradingcorp.com
Regards,
Tim Keyworth
Rear Commodore - Race
DIYC
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Posted 5/2/2008 2045
DIYC Members:
Update on Block Island Race Week 2008.
(www.blockislandraceweek.org)
Plans for BIRW 2008 are well underway.
Staffing and equipment needs are being
checked and assigned as I write.
We have a group of volunteers from
DIYC and at present are well staffed and
equipped.
Our Club is taking this opportunity to
assist in hosting sailing regatta that
provides a great opportunity for all
sailors. It is and has been orchestrated by Ted
Zuse of Zuse Inc. DIYC is the “Club of
Record” and is providing staffing, support,
and one boat “ Mighty Duck “ .
Our Club has not scheduled Wednesday
nite PHRF racing on the week of BIRW, to
allow participation by our members,
and racers in this event without compromising
their DIYC standings. One design
racing remains scheduled for JY-15s on Thursday
and Etchells on Sunday.
BIRW does not intend to utilize any of
the DIYC moorings at this event, so they will
be available as usual for DIYC
members.
This is meant to provide an
opportunity for our members to enjoy the camaraderie of
a large regatta, at a great location,
near to home, and share some of our resources to
help make this a great event.
If it fits into your schedule, please
consider attending in any capacity. Racing, crew,
spectator, supporter. Many of our
boats are planning to attend and have offered to
house DIYC members. This is a great
opportunity to get to know your fellow
members and enjoy each other’s
company.
Hope to see you there
Cheers
Al Skinner
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Posted 3/29/2008 2140
To all DIYC members,
Spring is
here!!! The spring work party will be held on
April 19th, starting at 9:30 am. I am asking
for volunteers to come and help prepare The Clubhouse and
Grounds for the quickly approaching season. With your help
it shouldn’t take too long. We need to clean the inside of
the clubhouse, shampoo the carpet, and pick up outside after
the winter.
Please RSVP by
email,
kcarse21@comcast.net, if you can
make it.
Thanks,
Kevin Carse Jr.
Vice Commodore
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Posted 3/26/2008 1130
Dear DIYC Members,
We have three dates for you to keep
in mind:
- Saturday, March 29 at 10:00 am
at Duck Island Yacht Club there will be a special
meeting to discuss and vote on the proposed purchase of
a replacement chase boat. We need the active members to
come down to the club and vote. It you can’t make it
please make sure you send in your proxy.
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April
1, 2008 – Duck Island Yacht Club Dues need to be paid by
this date or you are considered in arrears.
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Saturday, April 5, 2008 is the Annual Carry In Supper
fundraiser. The event starts at 6:30 pm and is being
held at the Clinton Town Hall Green Room. If you are
planning on coming please send in your RSVP form so we
know how many people to plan on. The success of this
event relies on members attending the event and donating
items or services for our auction. If you are a wood
craftsman, jewelry maker, artist, pilot, potter, chef,
massage therapist, dentist, florist, landscaper,
business owner, etc… think about what you could donate.
Other types of donations might include, boating supplies
and equipment, restaurant gift certificates, all types
of gift baskets, boat dockage certificates, as well as
monetary donations. When you decide what you are going
to donate please let me know so we can make sure you are
acknowledged in the program. Information and forms for
the event are on the website. We hope you are able to
attend.
The last thing I want to mention is
that we had a few cooking items left at our home after the
winter social - a pie plate, salad tongs and a small glass
dip dish. If any of these items belong to you let me know so
I can make sure you get them.
If you have any questions email me
at
knauber@sbcglobal.net
or call in the evening (860) 554-5122. I look forward to
seeing you at our upcoming events.
Thanks,
Kathy Nauber
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Posted 3/8/2008 2345
In order to be sure you receive the
club emails please add
diycdispatch@comcast.net to your email program's contact
list or address book as that is the address that I use as
the Director of Publicity for sending email notices to the
club members. Currently I'm getting a large number of my
distributions back as undeliverable.
Thank-you,
Tiffany Skinner
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Posted 3/8/2008 2330
Dear Duckies,
Please send your dues payments and information update forms
to Nancy Donald, 9 Fernwood Lane,
Clinton, CT 06413. The address on the Information
Update form lists her address as 7 Fernwood. The correct
address is on the Dues notice. Her neighbor seems to be
getting some of her mail. They probably wouldn’t mind if
the checks were not made out to DIYC.
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Posted
3/8/2008
1300 This is a copy of
the letter that all members should have received in
the mail on or around March 5th.
February 28, 2008
Subject: Revisions to DIYC
Constitution
I hope this letter finds everyone
well and either enjoying the winter months with some
seasonal activities, or better yet, hibernating someplace
warm. Your Board of Governors has been involved in a number
of activities, one of which is drafting revisions to the
DIYC Constitution.
Taking your input into account from
last summer’s related activity, the board has tasked a
committee to deliver a process that includes our member’s
involvement as we work through a number of draft revisions.
While the attached (refers to attachment of changes being
considered received in the US mail) provides a starting
point, we have also provided some bullets that indicate the
current schedule that supports this process. To help aid in
your review, we have also included an outline of the
significant areas of change, and for reference, the current
Constitution has been provided on the DIYC website.
Please click Current
Constitution and
2007 Amendments
for PDF copies of these documents.
- Open Comment Meeting: April
19, 1:00 at the DIYC Clubhouse
- Subsequent Draft Availability:
June 1, (Commissioning Day), Available at the Clubhouse
or by email (upon request)
- Vote on Changes to occur at
Annual Meeting
I would like to extend my
appreciation to the committee that has met numerous times to
work on this effort, they are: Al Skinner, Kathy Nauber,
Glen Ballou, and George Van Drasek. George is serving as the
point person for this committee and should be contacted with
any comments or questions you may have (george.vandrasek@sodexo.com,
Cell: 860/335-2217). Especially important at this time would
be your remarks to George in advance of the Open Comment
Meeting indicated above.
Again, we encourage your support
through your active participation in this process.
Best Regards,
Nick Lavieri
Nick Lavieri
Chairman, DIYC Board of Governors
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Posted
2/15/2008 1520
Dear DIYC Members:
I hope you all have had a great
winter. Spring is rapidly approaching and with the
help of Tiffany Skinner I am in the process of putting the
2008 yearbook together. The Year Book is an invaluable
source of information for club members throughout the
season and also serves as one of the most important
fundraising activities each year. If you have bought
advertising space in the yearbook in the past, we thank you,
and hope that you will consider buying space in the 2008
edition. If you have not purchased space in the
past, please consider doing so. I have attached to
this letter a
price list
for this year's ad space. If you would like to place
an ad, simply indicate what size and send the form back to
me with your check. Your artwork should be e-mailed to
Tiffany Skinner at diysdispatch@comcast.net.
The deadline for receipt of your ad is
April 4th.
Please feel free to contact me with
any questions you may have. Thanks,
Kevin Carse
Vice Commodore
kcarse@comcast.net
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Posted 6/13/2007 1150
To: DIYC
Members
From: Al Skinner
Re: Block Island
Race Week 2008
Greetings from the
DIYC Board of Governors and our Flag Officers.
It is my pleasure
to inform you of an exciting opportunity involving DIYC
and the 2008 Block Island Race Week (“BIRW ‘08”).
Our Board of
Governors (“BOG”), Flag Officers, and Ted Zuse who heads
up the BIRW has been the sole management entity for the
“off year BIRW” for the past six years are working on a
proposal which could make DIYC the “Yacht Club of
Record” for the 2008 Block Island Race Week.
A committee from
the BOG in conjunction with Ted Zuse, have developed a
proposal in the form of a “Memo of Understanding” which
includes DIYC as the sponsoring Yacht Club.
The attached Memo
of Understanding outlines the services that DIYC would
offer to help promote, run, and enjoy the camaraderie of
the BIRW ‘08.
The project is
being chaired by Al Skinner, and orchestrated by Todd
Berman. At this time we are turning to the DIYC
membership to determine the feasibility of DIYC
participating in this project.
The following is a
list of ways DIYC could support the BIRW ‘08:
A.
Volunteers that could
assist with the following activities:
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Pre-event
logistics and planning
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Transportation
of boats and materials to Block Island
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Adult
supervision at the after race parties - with a
rotating schedule of gate watchers
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Hosting or
helping to coordinate a possible feeder race
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Distribution
of notice of race to ECSA and other yacht clubs
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Sunday
Registration on June 15th, 2008
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Race committee
June 15th – 20th, 2008 (as
many as 10 or more to work on RC and mark boats)
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Promotion of
the event at ECSA regattas during 2007 sailing
season.
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Contact and
promotion of event to one design organizations that
may be interested in hosting events at the BIRW ‘08
Ø
Sonar Class
Ø
Melges 24 & 32
Ø
Mumm 30
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Beneteau 34 & 37
Ø
J
Boat, J105, J109, J-24, J-35’s
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PHRF
Ø
IRC
Ø
Cruising associations and other first time participants
·
Representative to the ECSA - need to interface with them
on a regular basis
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Representative to the IYRLIS - need to interface with
them on a regular basis
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Representative to the NBSA - need to interface with
them on a regular basis
B. Possibly
providing vessels as follows
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A Race
Committee boat
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1 or more
Jury/Mark/Chase boats
Ø
These vessels may be club vessels or may belong to club
members
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Members of
DIYC that have boats that can be brought to BIRW for
their living quarters will be encouraged to do so as
a way to keep housing costs to a minimum.
Ted Zuse would
provide:
·
Housing
arrangements
Ø
Leasing and rentals of housing for RC and staff would be
arranged by Ted Zuse.
Ø
A
written set of expectations and housing details should
be provided to all event staff who are receiving
complimentary housing as part of their participation.
·
Dockage / Moorings
expenses
Ø
Boats used for RC duty will be reimbursed through the
budget of the event.
We feel that this
is an excellent opportunity to make a contribution to
the Racing Community, and are soliciting DIYC Volunteers
to work in the above areas. Should you consider joining
in this venture, please read the complete MOU attached.
See below for links.
Volunteer
applications should be forwarded to Al Skinner (
tacks2@hotmail.com
) by July 1, 2007. Should you have questions regarding
this event please feel free to call (860-463-7052 for Al
) or e-mail Al.
(Click
here for
Memorandum of Understanding (Word doc).)
(Click
here for a form to indicate and submit your interest in
volunteering .)
Cheers,
Al Skinner
Project
coordinator for DIYC |
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