As the sun sets on the 2013 summer sailing season, it also marks the beginning of the fall season.

The coming weekend, Sept. 7th and 8th, promises to be a reprieve from the recent spell of dogged days that have been upon us, and, as luck would have it, also happens to be an event-filled weekend at the club. We’re encouraging as many POYC members as possible to come out for an “all hands on deck” opportunity to support the club and have a sail of a good time!

This weekend, WKU’s ORAC (Outdoor Recreation Adventure Center) will be at the club for a two-day clinic on sailing. First up is Saturday, and the ORAC members will be spending the entire day with us. We’ve promised to share with these young, new adventurers what BOAT LIFE is all about. We need sailors and boats to take the WKU students out and show ’em the ropes! If you’ve been waiting for an excuse to get out and sail this season, this is it — come on out and help instill the love of sailing into the upcoming generation. Arrive any time between 9:00 a.m. til dusk.

The ORAC visit continues on Sunday with the Poor Cay Regatta. The skippers’ meeting is at at 10:00 a.m. followed by the race. We’d love to have a big turnout for the regatta. And if you are in need of crew, don’t worry — the WKU students will be on-hand looking for boats to hop on board!  If you aren’t planning on racing, put up sail as a spectator. Sunday afternoon, after the race, we will have a cookout and get together. Barry Sanders will be making a batch of his famous hot and jerk wings.

If you haven’t been out to the club this summer, come out and see your boat. She misses you and so do we! There are only a few weeks left in this season. Let’s see if we can turn this into a year that we will remember for sailing. While the Port Oliver Yacht Club may be a great place to store your boat, it’s an even better place to get together with other sailors who are eager to share their experiences with you, but are also eager to learn about yours. Without member involvement, the spirit of the club declines and our future is put at risk. Take full advantage of your membership — make another tack before the season is out.

See you on the lake!

The monthly club meeting has been postponed until August 23rd at 6pm.!  We look forward to seeing you there!

Thursday, July 04, 2012 Regatta, Yankee Doodle Regatta & BBQ

Saturday, July 06, 2013 Regatta,  Barren Blackbeards Cursed Regatta (figure 8) And we sail and we sail and we never see land, just the rum in the bottle and a pipe in my hand…” ARRGH !

Summer Sailstice – The Glow Regatta, can count toward Club Championship (no charge to race $7 each to eat before the race) Sail all day starts at Noon and into the night at Port Oliver Yacht Club annual Glow Regatta. – See more at: http://www.summersailstice.com/event/glow-regatta-barren-river-reservoir#sthash.M6MeyNPb.C1KoyfXd.dpuf

Ye Knows the Drill Matey’s .. we drinks awhile then we eats, then we has the meeting, then we drinks some more. bring some victuals to share or a tasty desert

The officers met on January 10th to consider the 2013 schedule, I have posted a tentative schedule on this page as 2013 Calendar above.

We are trying to increase membership this year and we want to beef up our Sailing school and  have a Free Sailing Clinic. We also want to have a youth camp or two this year to teach youngsters how to sail using our Sunfish fleet. We feel this would be a good way to engage area youth to promote sailing as a sport. If anyone has a desire to help with this, please contact Rob Hatcher.  This will be a fun thing for club members children and grandchildren to participate in, we will offer this to children 10 years old and up.

We are planning to have some Pirate themed events this year and these are still in the early planning stages. If you have any ideas please contact Commodore Reimer .. Arrgh !

Purser Cannon reports that we are in better financial shape this year than last. We are in the process of replacing our AED at the club. We may also be able to swing a few smaller capital projects this year and no more Fluorescent Hot Dogs ! Yay !

We have a full racing schedule and we plan to promote our Regattas to nearby clubs to increase competition, although old timers on Barren have an edge because they know where to find the wind ( We’re talking about you Klarer ) !

As always, we are looking for cooks for the monthly meetings, starting with the March meeting, please contact Rob Hatcher to volunteer. His email is listed under “Club Officers” just click on it to send him an email.

We hope 2013 will be a great year for racing and all please try to get out and enjoy your club this year.

GG. Scribe

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