TellTales Attention Members: We will be changing the galley minimum end dates to the 15th of the month for those members whose last names begin with A – L, effective for July 2018. For those affected the date range for the minimums will be from the 16th of one month to the 15th of the next month. Other clubs have successfully implemented this practice, so we don’t anticipate any procedural issues moving forward. The goal is to spread out the use of the galley & bar throughout the entire month. Historically, the club experiences overwhelming volume at the end of the month which has resulted in long wait times, inconsistence food quality, over worked staff and disappointed and/or angry members. This change should enable the galley & bar to operate more efficiently. There will be no alteration to the billing cycles as everyone will receive an invoice at the close of the month as usual, payable on receipt; the only change is the end date for the galley minimum for those last names beginning with A – L. Respectfully, The RYC Board of Governors Bar & Galley Minimum Billing Date Changes Start in July Cruising Rendezvous quick meeting. Friday June 29th 7:00 pm Women Sailing with Women Luncheon Sunday, July 1st 12:30 pm in the Surf Room. All interested ladies welcome -. Contact: Cathy Scott for more details: 732-963-5853, [email protected]. Tuesday July 3rd. Fireworks and Boat Parade....STREETS WILL BE CLOSED MID- AFTERNOON!!! Racing Event Calendar Friday June 29th...Sailing Under the Stars... Full Moon Race....Start at the Cupola. Wednesday, July 4th....Independence Day Race. 1:00pm...non spin only. No Wed Night Racing July 4th!!! Friday, July 6th...RC Lasers Wednesday, July 11th...Wed Night Sunday, July 15th...Single Double Wednesday, July 18th...Wed Night Friday, July 20...Sailing Under the Stars RC Lasers Saturday, July 21...Macan Race Wednesday, July 25th...Wed Night Friday, July 26...RC Lasers Happenings About RYC Raritan Yacht Club Newsletter June 2018 Independence Day At RYC July 3 e Perth Amboy Independence day Fireworks Extravaganza will be held on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018. Fireworks begin around 9:00 PM. RYC will have an evening of fun planned at the club for members and guests.. e Galley e galley will a BBQ Buffet available in the Grill Room and the Room Deck from 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Reservations are encouraged to ensure you get a table for this event. Parking As with past years, there will be road closures in the waterfront area beginning at 6:00 PM. A limited number of parking passes have been issued by lottery. You must pick up your pass from the club by Sunday, July 1 and have it with you to park in the lot on July 3. Parking in the North Lot and in the Yard will be limited and available on a first come first serve basis. In addition, there will be parking areas designated throughout the city of Perth Amboy with a shuttle available to bring people to the waterfront. Boat Parade e Celebrate Our Stars & Stripes organization, along with the mayors of South Amboy and Perth Amboy will be hosting the inaugural Patriotic Boat Parade, which will occur before the fireworks. ere are already 30 boats signed up to participate. Let’s make sure that RYC is well represented...go to (http://www.celebratestarsandstripes.com/boatpa- rade.html) to learn more and register your boat and join in the fun
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TellTales
Attention Members:We will be changing the galley minimum end dates to the 15th of the month for those members whose last names begin with A – L, effective for July 2018. For those affected the date range for the minimums will be from the 16th of one month to the 15th of the next month. Other clubs have successfully implemented this practice, so we don’t anticipate any procedural issues moving forward. The goal is to spread out the use of the galley & bar throughout the entire month. Historically, the club experiences overwhelming volume at the end of the month which has resulted in long wait times, inconsistence food quality, over worked staff and disappointed and/or angry members. This change should enable the galley & bar to operate more efficiently.There will be no alteration to the billing cycles as everyone will receive an invoice at the close of the month as usual, payable on receipt; the only change is the end date for the galley minimum for those last names beginning with A – L. Respectfully,The RYC Board of Governors
Bar & Galley MinimumBilling Date Changes Start in July
Cruising Rendezvous quick meeting. Friday June 29th 7:00 pm
Women Sailing with Women Luncheon Sunday, July 1st 12:30 pm in the Surf Room.All interested ladies welcome -. Contact: Cathy Scott for more details: 732-963-5853, [email protected].
Tuesday July 3rd. Fireworks and Boat Parade....STREETS WILL BE CLOSED MID-AFTERNOON!!!
Racing Event Calendar
Friday June 29th...Sailing Under the Stars...Full Moon Race....Start at the Cupola. Wednesday, July 4th....Independence Day Race. 1:00pm...non spin only. No Wed Night Racing July 4th!!!
Friday, July 6th...RC Lasers
Wednesday, July 11th...Wed Night
Sunday, July 15th...Single Double
Wednesday, July 18th...Wed Night
Friday, July 20...Sailing Under the Stars RC Lasers
Saturday, July 21...Macan Race
Wednesday, July 25th...Wed Night
Friday, July 26...RC Lasers
Happenings About RYC
Raritan Yacht Club Newsletter June 2018
Independence Day At RYC July 3
The Perth Amboy Independence day Fireworks Extravaganza will be held on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018. Fireworks begin around 9:00 PM. RYC will have an evening of fun planned
at the club for members and guests..
The Galley The galley will a BBQ Buffet available in the Grill Room and the Room Deck from 5:00
PM to 8:30 PM. Reservations are encouraged to ensure you get a table for this event.
Parking As with past years, there will be road closures in the waterfront area beginning at 6:00 PM. A limited number of parking passes have been issued by lottery. You must pick up your pass from the club by Sunday, July 1 and have it with you to park in the lot on July 3. Parking in the North Lot and in the Yard will be limited and available on a first come first serve basis. In addition, there will be parking areas designated throughout the city of Perth Amboy
with a shuttle available to bring people to the waterfront.
Boat Parade The Celebrate Our Stars & Stripes organization, along with the mayors of South Amboy and Perth Amboy will be hosting the inaugural Patriotic Boat Parade, which will occur before the fireworks. There are already 30 boats signed up to participate. Let’s make sure that RYC is well represented...go to (http://www.celebratestarsandstripes.com/boatpa-
rade.html) to learn more and register your boat and join in the fun
V. Commodore’s ReportEric Kolts
It seems history has a habit of repeating itself. Below is a TellTales arti-cle from 1994…
“This is an article that shouldn’t need to appear in Tell-Tales. lt has to do with respect, manners, and common courtesy. Ninety nine percent of our members (and their guests) don’t need to be reminded of these issues; we learned about them when we were young, we expect others to treat us courteously, and we are courteous to others.
Unfortunately, a very small minority of our members and guests occa-sionally “forget” these basic rules of human behavior. lf you fall into this category, here’s a not-so-gentle reminder: EVERYONE at this Club de-serves your respect and consideration, including our CIub employees. ln the last few weeks, there have been several demeaning actions as well as unacceptable language towards bar and galley personnel. These ac-tions obviously reflect badly on the members involved, but in addition, they reflect badly on the Club as a whole.”
Extended Launch HoursTuesday July 3rd
Launches will run to 12:00 Midnight!
The Bermuda Roll...Gary Nackman on a roll with Dale Harman assisting to prepare BlueNote for the Newport-Bermuda Race 2018. PC Jack Buzzy also
sailed on BlueNote which finished 7th in class F11. Colin Golder also participated in the St. Davids Light Division on Morgan of Marietta and finished 11th in Class. Congratulations to all and thank you for Representing RYC in this outstanding Race.
Friday July 27thDon’t miss this show!!
Get your tickets early online.This is sure to be a sellout
Rear CommodoreDawn Daddino
This article, submitted for an April Issue, is printed now as no TellTales was published in April. Ed
Please help in keeping the yard up by picking up trash and storing your equip-ment. Have you notice the whale in the yard? This special area, in memory of the late and missed Karen Guidi provides life jackets for anyone who needs one, just re-member to return it after using it. Special thanks to the Leitner family for donating the dock box for storing the life jackets and to the talented Krista for creating such a unique piece for us.As I have shared before, one of our big projects for this summer is doing some much needed repair on the bulkhead. We are beginning the evaluation of this proj-ect and I will use this forum to keep you posted as work progresses. We have been advised that nothing should be stored long term within 15 feet of the bulkhead unless it is on a concrete platform. We will be re-organizing the yard slightly in light of this. Transient use of the area for load-ing and unloading boats, and using the crane is fine. That’s all for now, I wish you all a wonder-ful sailing season.
Fair Winds and Following Seas
Women Sailing with Women
ASA Acredited Sailing Classes.
ASA 101: Certification Course25 Day Women Only Course
ASA103:Certification Course2.5 Day Women Only Course
Contact Cathy Scott for more Women Sailing with Women
A Tribute in memory of the sadly missed Karen Guidi
May is upon us, the Club is official open for the season, and slowly but surely the mooring field is filling up. Many thanks to Anne Myer and everyone who helped for getting us started with a successful launch.
Michael Lusty, Race Chair, has set us up for a fun and competitive season of racing. If you have not checked them out already, please review the Notices of Race on the Racing page of the website. Please note, the events are also posted to the website but the NORs contain the official start time for each race. We are also trying out a new App for the scoring of club races, which should make the posting and calculation of results much more efficient. After racing on Wednesday Nights results will be sent to the Skippers Group as soon as they are completed and posted to the website within 24 hours.
Many thanks to Mark Daddino, Hydee and Pete Teresi, Krista McCaffery and Mark Rebovich for their help in installing the pri-vacy slats along the back fence. Additional thanks to the Yard Birds, Hydee and Krista, for all the work they have done in planing flower and making the yard look beautiful.
Spring Lighthouse Regatta
ESCAPADE 1stThere was no second!
A Drifter to say the leastSix boats unable to finish the
Spring Lighthouse Race
The Spring Lighthouse Race at RYC proved to be a light air wake up call for seven RYC racers at the beginning of this sea-son. This 25.5 NM course offered, as BlueNote Skipper Gary Nackman commented, an unpredictable ebb current due to re-cent rains at the start, with no wind. Heading to Great beds. Anthony O Sullivan of Starry Night commented “forward mo-mentum was as much dictated by the outgoing tide than by any breeze”.
Eventually the racers made their way to Romar Shoals with the fleet split between “southerly approach… and the more direct route closer to the middle of the Bay” explained O’Sul-livan. Al Rothschild of Escapade commented “the middle to a bit north seemed to have the most live spots and filled in first”. as they headed to Romar A blast of a storm then hit the fleet with gusty winds and a heavy downpour that lasted about 15 minutes according to Anthony aboard Starry Night.as he approached Romar. Escapade, seeing the storm approaching took down their jib and were prepared for the squall as they sailed towards West Bank.
Several boats at this point decided to call it a day. As de-scribed by Gary Nackman racing on BlueNote, “a challenge from Romar to West Bank against a 1 knot current and only 4 knots of breeze”. They, like most others decided to call it a day. When asked of Escapade; Where there any thoughts of giving up? Al’s answer “Nope, my crew would have thrown me over-board and continued without me”.
A notable race for Escapade, as even when approaching the finish and not knowing that others had dropped out “we were still looking behind to see who might be catching up” as they drifted across the line al-most 8 hours after the start.
Pease visit page 7 for more detail of Escapade’s day written by Alan Rothschild.
RED GRANT REGATTAJULY 7th & 8th (All Divisions)
MAYORS CUP JULY 7th (non spin only) Register at Yachtscoring: https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=4703
Sailing Under the Stars
WEDNESDAY
NIGHT
RACE
COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENT
DATE SKIPPER5/9/2018 Steve Buzzbee5/18/2018 Paul Zajac5/23/2018 Jim Mackevich5/30/2018 Sumner Parker6/6/2018 Dennis Meichel6/13/2018 Stewart Wickstein6/20/2018 Frank Scalisi6/27/2018 Colgate Members7/4/2018 NO RACE7/11/2018 Sandy Grey7/18/2018 Paul Zajac7/25/2018 Stuart Conway8/1/2018 Howard Paul8/8/2018 Peter Busschbach8/15/2018 Anthony O’Sullivan8/22/2018 Ron Ross8/29/2018 Dennis Driscoll9/5/2018 Dan Petroselli9/12/2018 Jack Buzzi9/19/2018 Tom Sinatra10/3/2018 Dawn Daddino10/17/2018 Dawn Daddino10/24/2018 Dawn Daddino
Volunteers Needed for Long Distance Race
Saturday August 11th1st Warning 10:00 am
Divisions A & B45 NM to Shrewsbury Rock and back.
Racers can finish themselves if RC is not available.
(This modifies rule 7.4 in the General Sailing Instructions)
Then the breeze began to gradually fill in ahead, getting to us first, enabling us to build on our lead as Godoy continued his excellent helming and gleefully rounded first T, then Great Beds, then Z. Then, with me on the helm for the final leg, the wind began to die as we fought a strong current out of the Arthur Kill. Within 300 yards of the finish, the wind went dead and we were actually getting swept backwards! Trying every sail combo possi-ble, we finally got a wisp of wind, managed to get Escapade drifting in the right direction, and barely crawled across the line at a speed of 0.5 knots. Our elapsed total time was 7 hours, 44 minutes, 43 seconds - the best time by far since we later discovered all other boats had withdrawn and motored in. Nevertheless, a win is a win is a win! It was a great day on our high strung, but magnificent Escapade!
Visit the RYC Website at: www.ryc.orgCONTACT RYCPO Box 1488
Perth Amboy, NJ 08862
Office: 732-826-2277Galley: 732-826-6699
Sailmaking & Canvas Repair Active member at RYC since 1974, free
estimates, reasonable rates, quality work.Call or email Pete (732) 754-2056,
“Opus took the lead after a confusing start, with Poppy, Hornet, and Escapade not far behind. Up went the spinnakers since the wind was mostly from the north - though quite light - around 3 or 4 knots.Magic got the worst of the confusion at the start, but slowly worked themselves up into the pack during the leg from Great Beds LH to T, while Opus now lagged after going a bit more south and losing whatever wind there was. Meanwhile, the rest of the fleet - Gyre, Blue Note, and several others struggled to even reach Great Beds. After mark T, Hornet turned on the jets - or at least found bet-ter wind - and built up an impressive lead as they began to work the south side of the bay along with Poppy and Magic. Opus and Escapade seemed to see better pressure in the middle of the bay - and though there were some disheartening lulls, our new spin-naker enabled us to work with what little breeze there was. We gradually pulled away from Opus and slowly made up ground on Hornet, Magic, and Poppy. By Romer Shoals LH, with Mike Lusty at the helm steering precisely toward patches of breeze, and Dafydd Chandler meticulously playing the spinnaker, we had built up a lead of more than a mile. After rounding Romer Shoals LH, a strong squall blew thru with gusts of 20+ from multiple directions. Fortunately, we had seen the storm coming and Andy Englebrecht, our intrepid foredeck man, and Dafydd had efficiently ripped down the jib just as the winds built. After the squall, the winds went light and fluky before finally settling in mostly from the southeast, enabling us to re-hoist the jib, round West Bank LH, and start sailing slowly toward T and RYC, with Magic now as our closest competitor - though still about a mile behind. With Mike Godoy now on helm, we kept a loose cover on Magic, who seemed to be maintaining the gap - but not catching up - as Andy and Dafydd and Lusty enthusiastically struggled through multiple sail changes to work the variable winds to best advantage”. !
July
July 10th
RYC WOMEN SAILING WITH WOMEN
2.5-DAY WOMEN’S-ONLY ASA 101 CERTIFICATION COURSE
2.5-DAY WOMEN’S-ONLY ASA 103 CERTIFICATION COURSE
1-DAY LEARN TO SAIL BOOT CAMP
Objectives: This 1-day boot camp will introduce and reinforce the theory of sailing through hands-on exercises. It is intended for ladies who are new to sailing or have crewed on boats. Sign up for this boot camp if you wish to review and practice:
• Dropping and picking up the mooring • Raising, dropping, and stowing the mainsail and jib • Points of sail • Tacking under main alone; tacking under main and jib • Using a VHF radio
Cost: $100
Structure: Allow 5 hours. Meet for a continental breakfast and chalk talk at RYC, followed by 4 hours on the water. Pack your lunch.
Limitations: 3-4 participants
1-DAY REFRESH YOUR SKILLS BOOT CAMP
Objectives: This 1-day boot camp is for ladies who have a good handle on the basic theory of sailing and are comfortable performing a variety of tasks aboard. Some exercises will overlap with those offered in the 1-Day Learn to Sail Boot Camp. Today, you will spend quality time on the helm and practice:
• Sailing upwind and downwind; tacking and jibing • Sail trim • Sailing a compass course • Identifying basic navigation marks • Man overboard
Cost: $100
Structure: Allow 5 hours. Meet for a continental breakfast and chalk talk at RYC, followed by 4 hours on the water. Pack your lunch.
Limitations: 3-4 participants
1-DAY DOCKING BOOTCAMP
RYC WOMEN SAILING WITH WOMEN Page 2
1-DAY DOCKING BOOTCAMP
Objectives: Become more comfortable docking a boat under power. You’ll gain an understanding of how to determine the best approach in different conditions and discuss techniques for managing anxiety. Sign up for this 1-day boot camp if you wish to:
• Learn the theory of docking • Learn how to use the forces of Prop Walk and Prop Wash to your advantage • Learn how to parallel dock in a variety of wind situations—in both “open” and “hemmed in”
dock situations • Proper use of lines • How to leave the dock with and without warp line use
Cost: $100
Structure: Allow 5 hours. Meet for a continental breakfast and chalk talk at RYC, followed by 4 hours on the water. Pack your lunch.
Limitations: 3-4 participants
UNSTRUCTURED SAILING ADVENTURES WITH OTHER WOMEN IN RARITAN BAY:
Objectives: Sail with other ladies in a supportive atmosphere and have fun.
Cost: Free
Structure: Allow 3 hours. Meet at RYC and head out for a fun sail.
Limitations: From 2-8, depending on the boat and those participating on the day
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Attention CruisersNew Date & Venue!This is a beautiful Club with
stunning views of Stonington Harbor. There will be limited
dockage available at the club as well as moorings provided through
Dodson’s Boat Yard.All who are interested in
participating, please plan to attend a short cruisers meeting on Friday
June 29th at or brfore 7:00 PM
FOR SALE 1984 HUNTER 37
“CHERUBINI CUTTER” SV “BELLISSIMA”
Transmission rebuilt & engine control cables replaced 2018.
Yanmar 3-cylinder 3QM30 runs fine – owner maintained annually.
One of the “greyhounds” of the Raritan Riviera™ is available for purchase!After 8 years of cruising locally, this boat is rigged and ready for her next owner to enjoy many more years of enjoyment. A very solidly-built example of the classic “Cherubini Cutter” designed by John Cherubini, this boat is a very comfortable sail, at any speed
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BELOW, A SELECTION FROM OUR CLASSIFIED ADS
NEW LISTING!
House & Bar Rules
1. The club and all of its facilities shall be available for the use of the members and their guests. Guests shall be
registered in the log book, kept by the bartenders, upon entering the Club House, by the member responsible for them. Such registration is in effect for that day only and must be repeated if the guest is invited to return on a subsequent day. Guests must be accompanied by a member when on Club premises.
2. No member or guest shall be permitted the use of the Club House or to attend any function in the Club House
unless attired in a manner appropriate for that area of function. Shirts and shoes must be worn in the Club House.
3. The facilities being used for scheduled Club events are closed to members and guests who have not paid for those events.
4. Dropped, suspended, or terminated members shall not be permitted to enter the Club property as guests or
otherwise.
5. Requests, suggestions or complaints in regard to bar or galley service shall be submitted in writing to the appropriate chairperson.
6. Food other than that prepared and served by the Club Galley shall not be brought into the Grill Room, Surf Room
or onto the Club House decks. Alcoholic beverages not purchased from the Club bar shall not be brought into the Club House or onto the Club House decks.
7. Members shall present their Club charge card for food and beverages service when requested by a bartender or
galley employee.
8. All bar hours shall be regulated by the Bar Committee with the approval of the Board of Governors. Normal closing hour shall be 10:00 PM but may be extended at the discretion of the bartender.
9. No person under the age of twenty-one (1) years shall be permitted within three (3) feet of any Club bar.
10. Club bartenders and the Galley Operator have been delegated by the Board of Governors to maintain order in
areas under their jurisdiction.
11. Pets are not permitted in the Club House or on the Club House Decks and should not be left unattended on the property.
12. Small children shall be attended at all times on the Club premises.
13. No smoking shall be permitted in the Club House. Revised November 2000
14. Regular and Senior members shall be entitled to use the “Snowbird” provision regarding their monthly galley and
bar minimum. For any period of 30 days or more during which a Regular or Senior member’s temporary full-time residence shall be 250 or more air miles from the Raritan Yacht Club, if the Regular or Senior member files a “Snowbird” request with the Club Steward that the member’s monthly minimum requirement shall be temporarily suspended. Upon their return to their normal residence, the monthly minimum for such a member shall be doubled for a period, calculated in full months equal to the time that the member’s temporary full-time residence was 250 miles or more air miles from the Raritan Yacht Club.
