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
 

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

To all DIYC members, 

Spring is here!!!  The spring work party will be held on April 19^th, 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

Dear DIYC Members,

We have three dates for you to keep in mind:

1. 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.

2. April 1, 2008 – Duck Island Yacht Club Dues need to be paid by this date or you are considered in arrears.

3. 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

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  

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.
 

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

Chairman, DIYC Board of Governors

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

860-227-3799