GETTING READY FOR HAULOUT
The parking lot will be closed as of Tuesday evening, September 26th, in order to prepare the yard for haul-out.
Haulout begins October 1st. Please note the following deadlines and requirements that may apply to your boat:
October 1st: Haul-out date must be booked with the office by this date; otherwise the Manager will schedule.
October 1st: Trailers / cradles for boats not stored at PCYC must be removed from the yard.
October 12th: Members who haul their own boat must deliver it to the yard by this date. Mobility in
the yard after this date will be difficult. Consult the office for any possible exceptions.
October 17th: All boats under 8,000 lbs will be scheduled and hauled by this date.
October 20th: Big crane haul-out
CARPENTIER & BIRD WIN THE SCREWBALL REGATTA - AND THE CANADIAN FIREBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Annual Screwball regatta was combined with the Canadian Championships this year and held last weekend. Despite a forecast of little to no wind, Madeleine and her crew managed to get in three races each day.
The winners were PCYC's own Pierre Carpentier and Tom Bird, who were previous recipients of the scholarship program. Coming in second were Joe Jospe and Tom Egli who had a great series and who won the last race despite starting last. Rob Levy and Eric Owsten came in third. Bill Strath and Dave Munro came fourth in what is just their first year in the club. Thibault de Servigy and JT Kelly took the classic boat award, sailing Catspaw. We had seven scholarship recipients in the fleet which is a tribute to that program. Liz Brennan and her crew Iker came in from Calgary (their boat shipped in from Halifax for what has to be probably the longest combined travel distance). Mike McEvoy and his crew Frank drove in from Ottawa.
We had good sailing, ten boats and a lot of fun. Peter Kelly presided over the traditional Crew’s Union prize-giving and the fruits of his labour can be seen in the photo above
The Fireball fleet has three good quality scholarship boats available to students. We also encourage adult sailors to borrow one and take it out, especially on race days. With the North American and World Championships being held in PCYC next August, there has never been a better time to get into Fireball sailing at PCYC.
