Pot Luck Party. The Telltale. Commodore s Report. Members Monthly Party Friday, March 13th 6pm

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Hyannis Yacht Club Organized 1927 Commodore s Report March already! It seems like only yesterday it was February.

March 11th will be here before you know it when the 420 floats will be ready for the Barnstable High Sailing Team.

Most of the Club s committees are up and running planning for all of this year s events and activities.

1 Hyannis Yacht Club Organized 1927 Commodore s Report March already! It seems like only yesterday it was February. Jared and Mike (Murph) have been hard at work preparing our fleet for the spring season. The biggest task was stripping and repainting the Patty. March 11th will be here before you know it when the 420 floats will be ready for the Barnstable High Sailing Team. The remainder of the floats and docks are scheduled to go in the water on April 11th at 9:30am. We can always use extra hands, so be sure to mark your calendars and we ll look forward to your help. Most of the Club s committees are up and running planning for all of this year s events and activities. Ocean, cruise and one design have had meetings and are planning for an exciting and busy year on the water. The membership committee is hard at work with the interview process meeting with 21 new applicants and their sponsors. Youth and entertainment have also had meetings and are on the way to a successful year. Speaking of entertainment, the jazz winter brunch was well attended with wonderful food and excellent entertainment. Hopefully this can become an annual event to help fill the winter doldrums. Special thanks go to Jacquie Newson for her hard work and effort in planning the annual ski trip to Shawnee Peak. A terrific weekend as usual. If you missed it this year, pencil it into your 2010 calendar. Check the Telltale for upcoming events and committee meetings. Take the time to join a committee and attend these events. They all make for a great time and great Club camaraderie. While you re at the Club, check out the new bar and light fare menu at the Captain s Table it s GREAT! See you around the Club. ~ Jack Klim The Telltale March 2009 Members Monthly Party, March 13th 6pm Pot Luck Party Bring your specialty appetizer, entrée or dessert and let the luck of the Irish be with you! A panel of judges will award a prize for each category so try a new recipe or one that s tried and true and be your own judge. Our DJ for this Luck of the Irish party is Tom Bruhl Although there is no charge we would like to know if you are coming. Please call the Captain s Table at (508) or online at Erin Go Bragh! Hyannis Yacht Club 490 Ocean Street Hyannis, Massachusetts (508)

2 General Manager s Report What s Happening Report Right now we are consistently bombarded with news of economic uncertainty so I thought it would be worthwhile to provide a small State of the Club report. Since our fiscal year began on October 1st revenue is off about 1.7% and we are being very conservative with expenditures. Rest assured we have cash reserves to handle any downturn but actually we anticipate a very good spring. We ve created a number of promotions to give all of our members plenty of reason to visit the Club. We are hopeful that when you re looking for somewhere to go, the Club will be your first choice. HYC Annual Golf Outing Tuesday, June 2, 2009 Believe it or not spring will soon be here! That means it s time to reserve your place for the Fourth Annual HYC Golf Outing at Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds on Tuesday, June 2nd. Tee times begin at 11:24 and end at 12:36, and are available to members exclusively until April 1st. After April 1st, members may sign-up guests. The fee is $75 per player and includes golf, prizes, light hors d oeuvres and plenty of laughs! To book your slot or that of a foursome, you must each participant s name to Wes at wes@ hyannisyachtclub.org. Remember, we can only accommodate 36 players this books quickly so act now! Coupons for $10 off dinner & $5 off lunch were mailed to all members during January and can be redeemed during February and March. We re featuring an unbelievable three course prix fixe menu for only $16.95 Sunday thru Thursday every week until May. Lobsters Day & Night ~1¼ pound boiled lobsters for only $19.95 during February and March. (Please call ahead to reserve your lobster as they always sell out quickly.) Mystery Envelops return for April and May. Dine anytime at the Captain s Table and get a mystery envelope to be opened ONLY when you dine with us again. The rules are simple - present your envelope unopened to your server and redeem your prize. Amounts range from $1 to $100 off. I hope you re feeling lucky. Special Dinners o March 27th Beer Dinner o April 30th Tapas Night o May 19th Celebrity Wine Dinner Other happenings at the Club include: Dinner and a movie one night a month all winter and spring Dinner dance one night a month all winter and spring Wine lecture one night a month all winter and spring Bridge lessons Art classes Photography classes Antique appraisal St. Patrick s Day HYC members party March 13th at 6:00pm HYC members party May 1st at 6:00pm There s always something going on at the Club. Please come in, relax, and enjoy! ~ Wes Richardson 2

GPS Course at HYC Saturday, March 28th 9am - noon Jim Reed will share his expertise to show you how to connect your GPS to VHF (DSC) radio to automatically notify the Coast Guard and other vessels of

GPS = Global Positioning System DSC = Digital Selective Calling (VHF radio) AIS = Automatic Identification System (Ship VHF) This seminar will be a practical discussion of what information these

3 GPS Course at HYC Saturday, March 28th 9am - noon Jim Reed will share his expertise to show you how to connect your GPS to VHF (DSC) radio to automatically notify the Coast Guard and other vessels of your location in times of distress. The purpose of this seminar is to remove the uncertainty associated with connecting various navigational instruments together to share electronic data. GPS = Global Positioning System DSC = Digital Selective Calling (VHF radio) AIS = Automatic Identification System (Ship VHF) This seminar will be a practical discussion of what information these navigational components can provide the captain along with a tutorial showing you how to connect them together to share navigation, rescue, and safety data. You will learn how to use your VHF (DSC) radio s capabilities and how to connect it to your GPS receiver. In addition, we will discuss the recently FCC approved Class B ship Automatic Identification System (AIS), how it works and why you might want to install a system on your vessel. Be sure to bring your manuals to this session. Call (508) or on line at to reserve your place. Reminder: Update your member information by going online to org, log onto the members section and update your information under the profile tab found on the right side of the screen. If your information is correct in the current roster book, you do not need to reply. April 4th 9:00am All Hands on Dock!!! That s right we need help building 3 floats so whether you have experience or not, this is a great project to help us get ready for the season. To let us know you re coming, please call Jared at (617) or online at jared@hyannisyachtclub.org.

2009 HYC Cruise Update 23 cruisers attended the first general meeting for the 2009 HYC Cruise.

The cruise will officially start on, August 7th and end at our Club on Sunday, August 16th.

Date Port of Call Port Captain Aug 7 (Fri) Cuttyhunk Jim Reed Aug 8-9 (Sat-Sun) Jamestown Lee Sargent

Sargent Aug 8 (Fri) Cuttyhunk Jim Reed Aug 9 (Sat) Tarpaulin Cove Courtney McMahon Aug 10 (Sun) HYC

You will have your choice of items from our existing clothing stock, at the cruise rate, with the

The next general meeting for the cruise will be in late March or early April.

4 2009 HYC Cruise Update 23 cruisers attended the first general meeting for the 2009 HYC Cruise. The southern cruise route, featuring Narragansett Bay, was selected. The cruise will officially start on, August 7th and end at our Club on Sunday, August 16th. Port Captains have been appointed and will be meeting to get the detailed planning off to an early start. Date Port of Call Port Captain Aug 7 (Fri) Cuttyhunk Jim Reed Aug 8-9 (Sat-Sun) Jamestown Lee Sargent Aug 10 (Mon) Bristol Jack Klim Aug 11 (Tue) East Greenwich Bill Coonz Aug (Wed-Thur) Wickford Lee Sargent Aug 8 (Fri) Cuttyhunk Jim Reed Aug 9 (Sat) Tarpaulin Cove Courtney McMahon Aug 10 (Sun) HYC Cruise clothing will be provided same as last year. You will have your choice of items from our existing clothing stock, at the cruise rate, with the opportunity to have the cruise date embroidered on your selection. Contact Ann Richardson for details. The next general meeting for the cruise will be in late March or early April. Your committee will keep you posted via the Telltale and . If you missed the meeting but want to participate in this classic event, please Jim Reed at jimcreed@yahoo.com or Jack Stockhaus at rsstock@comcast.net. Don t miss the fun this year! 4

Archive Committee Update The project of collecting, identifying people, scanning and electronic storing of items from the archives of the Hyannis Yacht Club is continuing, and it seems to me that we

5 Archive Committee Update The project of collecting, identifying people, scanning and electronic storing of items from the archives of the Hyannis Yacht Club is continuing, and it seems to me that we are more than half way towards completion. Our plan is to make the SCRAPBOOK available to all members as a link on the HYC website. If there is anyone who has memorabilia or photographs that would be important in capturing the history of HYC, we would very much like to hear from you. If your items are dear to you, we will scan them with care and return them to you. As you can imagine, the general rule is the older the better. To date we have scanned old notes and announcements, newspaper articles, handwritten and typed interviews, photographs of all sizes and condition, menus, scorecards, and obituaries. Anything that marks a date in time in the past life of the Club, especially if it involves members from days gone by, is important to this project. Please call me at (508) let me know what goodies you have and I will arrange to get it from you! Thanks for your stuff. ~ Joe Hoffman MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! Here s the official 2009 party schedule March 13th Pot Luck May 1st - save the date! Theme - Sunday Saturday to be announced May 17th Commissioning June 5th It s Almost Summer June 19th Margarita Time Family Day Party July 17th save the date! Theme - to be announced August 21st Hurricane Survivors September 4th save the date! Theme - to be announced September 25th Volunteer Appreciation Party Docks & Grounds Update Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 11, 2009 Wanted: Club muscle to launch docks. Must be able to lift at least two pounds and take numerous directions from many bosses while staying dry. Coffee and lunch provided for those actively involved. The Club needs YOU on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 9:30am, for the annual dock splash. Jared has secured Baxter Crane, and we will be working with a rising tide to assist in floating the docks off the beach. Bring tools that you ve used in the past for the connecting of the docks and a spare set of clothes (Mr. Hartford) just in case. Please call Randy Wallin at (774) or Jim Reed at (508) to let us know if you are available. Yes, we do realize it s Easter weekend, but tide constraints make this our best date to accomplish the task, and besides, it offers you a reason to get away from it all, or bring family to help in our family Club atmosphere. If you have sponsored a new member, this is a great way to introduce them to many members. ~ Jim Reed & Randy Wallin, Co-Chairs 2009 VISIONGraphics 5

Attention All Sailors Third Annual Raising the Sail 420 Advanced Racing Clinic Hosted by the Barnstable High School Boosters Club, held at the Hyannis Yacht Club March 27-29, 2009 3-7pm Saturday and

6 Attention All Sailors Third Annual Raising the Sail 420 Advanced Racing Clinic Hosted by the Barnstable High School Boosters Club, held at the Hyannis Yacht Club March 27-29, pm Saturday and Sunday 8am - 4pm Cost per sailor is $ and includes dinner, breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday, awards, prizes, goodie bags and great instruction. Bring your own boat! Coaches Tim Fallon and Kyle Schuttuck, and nutritionist Jennifer Langile, will present this hugely successful clinic for high school sailors that will encompass a Q&A coaches session on night, practicing fleet racing techniques on Saturday, and team racing strategies on Sunday. Nutritionist, Jennifer Langile, will run a stretching warm-up session after breakfast each morning, and will demonstrate how to prepare your body for a grueling day on the water.. There will be competitive racing at the end of each day s session; prizes and trophies will be awarded. For more information please call (508) or alnuggs@hotmail.com Forget the Snow Think Sailing And The Regatta Hyannis Yacht Club Regatta July 31, August 1 2, 2009 Yacht Club Members - we need your help! Being part of the Club is about volunteering! Please volunteer for our annual REGATTA; it s what HYC is all about! Whether you have a boat, on- the-water experience, or can give us a hand for a day, or call: Emily Mezzetti: emeezzetti@comcast.net, or (508) Greg Deegan: gdeegan117@comcast.net, or (508) Your help makes this a premiere event! Volvo Ocean Race Comes to Boston! Attention all HYC Members! For the first time one of the world s premier ocean races will make a stop in Boston and they are looking for volunteers to help with the event. They need both volunteers for the on shore activities, and boats with drivers to help with race management. The boat opportunity will put people right on the 50 yard line for the in-port race, pro-am and re-start. They need foot center console type boats and express cruisers to act as photo boats, marshalling boats etc. HYC is already very well represented with Rick Bishop, the Boston Volvo Race Operations Manager, and Tom Duggan, the in-port race PRO. This will be a really fun opportunity for a group of members to get involved. Please visit their web site: for volunteer and event schedule information. If you need more convincing please call: Rick Bishop Operations Manager Volvo Ocean Race at Fan Pier Boston (P) (F) rick@premiere-racing.com 6

March 2009 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 Bridge Lessons 10:00 noon 4 Art Class 6:00 8:00pm 5 6 Regatta Meeting 7:00pm 7 8 9 10 Wine Lecture 4:00 6:00pm 11 Art Class

7 March 2009 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Bridge Lessons 10:00 noon 4 Art Class 6:00 8:00pm 5 6 Regatta Meeting 7:00pm Wine Lecture 4:00 6:00pm 11 Art Class 6:00 8:00pm Members Monthly Party Pot Luck 6:00pm 14 Photography Class 6:00 8:00pm Book Club 7:00 Run or Three Weeks With My Brother St. Patrick s Day Bridge Lessons 10:00 noon Photography Class 6:00 8:00pm 25 Members Monthly Meeting 7:30pm Dinner & Movie Young@ Heart movie begins at 6:45pm Trustees Meeting 6:30pm 26 Special Beer Dinner 6:00pm 20 The Calendar Says it s Spring Dinner Dance music by GQ & the Lady begins at 7:00pm 27 BHS Sailing Clinic 3:00 7:00pm 21 Race Officer Certification Course at Duxbury Bay Maritime 28 BHS Sailing Clinic 8:00am 4:00pm GPS Course 9:00 - noon 29 BHS Sailing Clinic 8:00am 4:00pm Bridge Lessons 10:00 noon Photography Class 6:00 8:00pm 7

8 Hyannis Yacht Club 490 Ocean Street Hyannis, MA PRSRT FIRST CLASS U.S. POSTAGE PAID SO YARMOUTH, MA PERMIT 30 April May 2009 June Bridge Lessons 10:00 - noon 7 Photography Class 6:00 8:00pm 11 Dock Work Party 9:30am 12 Easter 14 Bridge Lessons 10:00 - noon 14 Photography Class 6:00 8:00pm 16 Dinner & Movie Message in a Bottle begins at 6:45pm 16 Trustees Meeting 6:30pm 21 Book Club 7:00 Vows or Three Cups of Tea 21 Bridge Lessons 10:00 - noon 21 Wine Lecture 4:00 6:00pm 24 Spring Dinner Dance at the Captain s Table music by Accent begins at 7:00pm 26 New Members Reception 3:00 5:00pm 28 Bridge Lessons 10:00 - noon 29 Members Monthly Meeting 7:30pm 30 Tapas Night at the Captain s Table 1 Members Monthly Party 6:00pm 5 Cinco De Mayo Special Dinner Menu at the Captain s Table 10 Mother s Day 12 Wine Lecture 4:00 6:00pm 14 Dinner & Movie Casablanca begins at 6:45pm 15 Dinner Dance at the Captain s Table music by Livin Las Vegas begins at 7:00pm 16 Figawi Ball 17 Commissioning 3:00 5:00pm 18 Celebrity Wine Dinner 18 Book Club 7:00pm The Enemy 21 Trustees Meeting 6:30pm 23 Figawi 25 Reverse Figawi 25 Memorial Day 27 Members Meeting 7:30pm 2 HYC Golf Outing 3 Wednesday Beer Can Racing Begins 6:00pm 4 Thursday One Design Racing Begins 6:00pm 5 Members Monthly Party 6:00pm 7 Sunday One Design Racing Begins 10:00am 13 Cape Cod Maritime Festival Inner Harbor 14 Cape Cod Maritime Festival Inner Harbor 15 Book Club 7:00pm The Terrorist 16 Trustees Meeting 6:30pm 19 Members Monthly Party 6:00pm 20 Youth Program Student Orientation 9:00am 21 Father s Day Jazz Brunch at the Captain s Table 21 Youth Program Parent Orientation 6:00pm 21 Youth Dance 7:00 9:00pm 22 Swim/Sail Program Begins 9:00am 24 Members Monthly Meeting 7:30pm 26 Night Buffet 6:00pm 28 Sunday Brunch Begins 8:00am

The Telltale. Commissioning

The Telltale. Commissioning Hyannis Yacht Club Organized 1927 Commodore s Report The Telltale May 2009 May! And that means in the cycle of life at HYC the docks are in and the snowbirds have returned. It s time to start planning