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1 HAMPTON YACHT CLUB MARCH VICTORIA BLVD. HAMPTON, VA TEL: (757) FAX: (757) WEBSITE: HYC Casual Cruisers: Submitted by Sergio Diehl The Casual Cruisers met for their annual cruise planning meeting on February 11 th, which was attended by 60+ sailors from both HYC and the Broad Bay Sailing Association. Thank you to everyone for coming out on a balmy 77-degree day and making it a memorable evening, not to mention the wonderful spread laid out by Chef and his staff. I especially want to thank the individuals and couples that came forward and volunteered to be a cruise captain. In total, we have planned 19 cruises, which includes a two-week cruise to our nation s capital. Hopefully we have scheduled enough cruises, so that no matter what scheduling conflicts each of us may have there is at least one cruise every month that we can participate in. I have included the schedule below, but it is by far not set in stone. If you wish to add a cruise please do not hesitate to contact me and I will gladly add it to the schedule. Now that the planning is done, it is time to execute. Please let the cruise captain know you plan on participating. This will make their planning a little easier, not to mention blocking sufficient slips at the individual marinas. If you were not able to attend the meeting, but wish to be included in the Casual Cruisers group, please contact me, at Sergio.diehl@cox.net and I will add you to the list. Now if the gods are smiling on us this year, Punxsutawney Phil was wrong, and we soon will be enjoying the bay and of course the mandatory sundowners. Charles Sonny Smith Passages: Nancy Snyders

2 PAGE 2 MAINSHEET COMMODORE S LETTER TO THE MEMBERSHIP The exciting news for the month of March is that the bulkhead replacement project adjacent to the large hoist will begin! We re finally through all of the engineering design work, permitting, financing and contractor planning. By the time you read this you will have seen the larger, dry storage boats moved and the heavy equipment arriving on the property. The target completion date is April 6th, and the scope of the work includes dredging the shoaled-in mud to the original depth of eight feet, and building a walkway around the edge of the waterfront in this area. A future project will see the dry storage area graded, and higher ground to the west sloping down to the top of the new bulkhead. Until this future project is undertaken, the parking area will remain at the present height and have a step up to the top of the new bulkhead. Electrical, power and water will be unavailable on E dock though mid-april. All boat owners on E have been given the option to move to other slips, or remain on E without power and water for this period. Water will also be off on F dock until project completion. The first Spring CCV race day is April 15th. If the project runs behind schedule and the large hoist is unusable that day, we will work with the contractor to have a crane on-site to launch and recover race boats. For the month of March and the first part of April, our property will be in a state of upheaval. It will impact boat parking, car parking, power and water to some docks, and easy access to the northern docks. During this period we ask that everyone please be patient because this project is necessary to protect our infrastructure. Once the first project is completed, we can begin to look forward to the visually appealing part of the capital improvements phase. We hope to have the preliminary Anne P. Stokes Landscape Architects plan presented at the March board meeting. If the timeline holds up we will be presenting their completed plan at the general membership meeting in April. Please make sure to look around the interior of the club as our interior decorating committee continues to improve our surroundings. The stairwell ceiling tiles have been replaced and painted and we have new recessed lighting. Both the SBRW and the Down the Bay race sites are up and running. Make sure to take advantage of the early registration discounts for these events. The club s financials continue to be strong. We have increased our total cash on hand from under $184,000 in 2014, to over $583,000 as we get ready to invest in our bulkhead project. We are finally starting to see some warm days here and there. Since the winter has been a brutal one, I m sure everyone is relieved that soon they will be here to stay, and we will all be out in our boats again. V/R Mark Race Committee Appreciation Social In the Dockside Lounge Sunday, March 4, :00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Chili, Build Your Own Nacho Bar, Free Beer & Wine Anyone who served on any HYC Race Committee in (Big Boats, Little Boats, Wednesday Nights, Juniors) Come and let us say "Thank You"

3 MARCH 2018 PAGE 3 MANAGER S REPORT Now, that we have made it through a chilly winter, I think it is time to thaw out. So, we are going to turn up the heat with our annual Sock Burning Party. This event will be held on Saturday, March 24 th. Also, coming in March we are doing another Wine Tasting. This event will take place on Thursday, March 8 th. We are featuring a variety of unique wines paired with some tasty treats. Then on Thursday, March 15 th we are doing the Birthday Bash. Bring your friends and enjoy a wonderful meal in a festive environment. We are doing a Saint Patrick s party on Saturday, March 17 th. We will have specials along with Robert Wilson, an acoustical guitarist. The last item I would like to mention is our beautiful Easter Brunch. This is on Sunday, April 1 st. We will have an elaborate display of food. The Easter Egg Hunt will start at 10:00. Reservations are required for all of these events. I look forward to seeing everyone around the club. Best Regards, Richard Ash Club Manager USNA MIDSHIPMEN ARE COMING TO SBRW 2018! May 31 - June 3, 2018 (the weekend following Memorial Day) HYC will be hosting coaches and crew of the USNA 44-footers that will be racing at SBRW Two, and perhaps a third, Navy 44s worth of Midshipmen and coaches will be arriving at Southern Bay Race Week. HYC is hosting the contingent, as we always do. One of the things the Midshipman love about coming here to HYC is our relaxed, southern hospitality. A big part of that is being able to stay with HYC members while they are here. If you can help accommodate our guests, please make a note on your calendar of the dates (see above) and let Ron McLean know. You will be responsible only for providing a place for the Mids to sleep. All their meals are arranged in advance at the regatta. If you are within walking distance of the club, your participation would be especially appreciated. Please call Ron McLean at (757) Annual Sock Burning Saturday, March 24, 2018, at 6:30 pm Pub Menu Available 5:00-10:00 PM Live Entertainment featuring Loose Cannon 7:00 PM-10 PM Sock burnings are a well-recognized nautical tradition and the HYC sock burning is one of the best. The club members are in the mood for whimsy. The long winter is unpleasant for many, but in Hampton, a town whose identity is tightly anchored to sailing and boating, it is regarded as a calamitous error on the part of Mother Nature. It means four months of dry-docked boats, vacant marinas and gusting winds squandered on furled sails. Bring your old/new winter socks to burn to prepare our club for spring. The sock burning will start at 6:30 p.m. Like most get-togethers at the club, this one will involve spirited drinking and boat talk, but there will be a sense of occasion in the air, too.

4 PAGE 4 MAINSHEET The Committee responsible for the summer cruise series for power boats is proud to announce the following activity schedule. June 23 June 8 10 Chickahominy River at River s Rest Marina Rooms and slips are now available for booking; contact River s Rest at Coinjock Coinjock Marina John Newby June 24 Manteo 42 Miles Manteo Town Dock John Newby June Ocracoke 64 Miles Anchorage Marina Tim Worst June Beaufort 63 Miles Beaufort Town Docks Jack Pope 2018 Summer Cruise Schedule June 23 July 6 Long Cruise July 1 Oriental 30 Miles River Dunes Marina Greg Lawson July 2 Belhaven 47 Miles River Forrest Marina Lloyd Nelson July 3 4 Manteo 80 Miles Manteo Town Dock John Newby July 5 Coinjock 42 Miles Coinjock Marina John Newby Important - If you plan on going you must contact each marina to confirm your slip. August 3 5 Cape Charles Shuck -N- Suck Festival In Conjunction with Sailboats Contact The Oyster Farm at Kings Creek Marina at as to slip availability. Anyone having an interest in any of the above events should contact John Newby at or jnewby@commercialrisk.com Birthday Bash Thursday, March 15, 2018 In the Commodore s Dining Room Members (or spouses of a Member ) with a birthday in the current month receive a complimentary dinner. (Sorry, no makeups.) Dinner includes salad and entrée. The birthday member will be billed only for the service charges on their meal.

5 MARCH 2018 PAGE 5 One Design Fleet: Submitted by Joe Buczkowski Hope this finds everyone doing well and looking forward to the consistent warmer days of spring, not the 40 degree swings we are currently getting! The one design schedule is set with the following events: Spring Regatta April Annual One design June 30- July 1 Viper Day Oct 21 Fall Fling Nov 3-4 Further details are on the club's website and all are open to any one design so we hope to see you out on the water. John McCarthy is the PRO for the Spring regatta and the NOR and registration for the Spring regatta is on regatta network at : We have a one-day and two/day option to encourage fleets to sail and we will host a social with refreshments at the viper pit on Saturday after racing. Finally- time to start looking at the season, get the boats ready and have fun out on the water. If you have any questions or suggestions please let me know! See you out there. Sunday, April 1, :00 AM-3 PM Breakfast Station Omelet Station Eggs Benedict Raisin Bread French Toast Home Fries Bacon and Sausage Salad Station Marinated Lemon Shrimp & Artichokes Grilled Vegetable Tray Deviled Eggs Fresh Fruit Anti Pasta Display Carving Station Prime Rib Assorted Rolls Entrees Almond Crusted Chicken with Romesco Sauce Poached Salmon with Corn and White Wine Butter Sauce Spoonbread Grits with Mushroom Sauce Fresh Vegetable Roasted Red Potato Wedges Seafood Station Raw Bar Dessert Table Chef s Choice $30++ Adults $15++ Children (age 3-10) Reservations Required

6 PAGE 6 MAINSHEET Chili Cook-Off and Dessert Challenge 2018 Winners Red: First place Heline Biondi Second place Steve Smith White: Ronnie Staton First place Martha Clark Second place Dessert: Connie Motley - winner March Membership Program USS Merrimac Conversion to the CSS Virginia Presented by Jim Shoemaker Monday, March 12 at 7:30 PM Join us to hear the story of the conversion of the USS Merrimac to the CSS Virginia at Norfolk Navy Yard. Attention all HYC Boat Owners! Dockage rules for visitors and transient members will be suspended from Friday, May 25 to Monday, June 4, Purpose is to accommodate an influx of boats participating in the HYC-sponsored Virginia Cruising Cup (Down the Bay Race) and the Southern Bay Race Week. T-Heads and available slips will be reserved for participants in these regattas.

7 MARCH 2018 PAGE Casual Cruise Schedule Date Where Cruise Captain Phone # Comments April Yorktown River Walk Ed & Aimee Darling (757) May 5-6 Norfolk Waterside Sergio Diehl/Misty (757) May Poquoson River-Anchor Eric & Cathy Brinsfield (919) May York River Yacht Haven John & Mary Bergman (757) May Scot Nielsen (757) Memorial Day May 31-June 3 Southern Bay Race Week June 8-10 Norfolk John Scott (757) HarborFest June 16-July 1 2-Week Summer Cruise John Scott ( To Washington D.C. June Joe & Mary Greblunas (757) Summer Sailstice Prog. Dinner July 4 Cape Charles City Docks Tim Dull (757) July Norfolk Yacht Club Jonathan Romero (757) Family Cruise July Willoughby Bay Raft Up Scott Nielsen (757) July NYCC & Norfolk John Scott (757) Fri. Seafood Buffet/Sat. Tides Game July Wiloughby Bay Raft Up Jonathan Romero (757) Family Raft Up Aug. 3-5 Oyster Farm Marina Sergio Diehl/Misty (757) Suck & Shuck Weekend Aug York River Yacht Haven Spitter s & Speed s (757) Bloody Mary Cruise Aug NYCC Eric Fee (757) Sept. 1-3 Mobjack Bay East River Scott Nielsen (757) Labor Day Cruise Sept Deep Creek James River Joel & Donna Penne (757) Sept Seaford Yacht Club Karl/Rhonda Shulenberg(757) Oct.4-8 Annapolis Boat Show Oct Chisman Creek Jim & Susan Currie Nov Grand Illumination/ Jonathan Romero (757) Waterside Stir-Fry Wednesday Nights in the Dockside Lounge The Chef will prepare a fresh stir-fry dish for you with your choice of: Beef, Chicken, Shrimp, Broccoli, Peppers, Onion, Mushrooms, Carrots, Water Chestnuts, Teriyaki Sauce, Garlic and Ginger. Served with Rice $14++

8 PAGE 8 MAINSHEET HYC SPRING REGATTA April 21-22, 2018 Hampton Yacht Club Join in the fun - racing and socializing, it s all good! One Design Classes Under 25 Multiple Windward-Leeward Races Offset Marks and Gates Experienced RC and Mark Boats Free Launch and Retrieval and Storage Hot Dogs, Beer, and Soft Drinks after racing on Saturday & Complimentary Beverages at Awards on Sunday Entry Fees: Until April 17 - Regatta - $ 35 (Saturday only class - $25) After April 17 - Regatta - $ 45 (Saturday only class - $35) For info, NOR, to register and more, click on: For additional info and entry, please contact Lin McCarthy, or mcbear@earthlink.net Event Chairman: Joe Buczkowski Principal Race Officer: John McCarthy Kidde Recalls Fire Extinguishers with Plastic Handles HYC member Susan Knopfle has shared this important safety recall. Please check your home and marine extinguishers to see if they are on the recall list. More information is available at:

9 MARCH 2018 PAGE 9 Sailing Center News HYC is still hosting Sonar Frostbiting on Sundays from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. This is just a fun, casual day where we run multiple races on our club-owned Sonars and then conclude at the bar for Frostbite specials. There is no racing experience required. If you would like to get on the Adult Sailing List or would like to find out more, please contact me at arielle@hamptonyc.com. Mark your Calendars! HYC Adult Sailing will be hosting an Open House April 6th during Happy Hour. We will have information about Adult Sailing and what we have to offer with our club-owned Sonars. Learn about our learn to sail classes, clinics, team racing, women's sailing and more! So come to our table and sign up and learn! NEW!!!! Starting March 1st, HYC Adult Sailing will be implementing a new guest policy. If you would like to bring a guest to any Adult Sailing events we host on the Sonars (ONLY Frostbiting, Women's Sailing, Team Racing, One-Design Regattas, CCV Regattas), HYC will be charging that member $20 for his/her guest to join us. Remember you are responsible for your guest and that a HYC member has priority over the guest. HYC Junior Sailing is looking for members who live near the yacht club to potentially house some international or outof-state instructors for our summer season. Juniors love to meet and interact with sailors from all over. Therefore, for this summer and future summers we want to reach out and hire instructors from our area and from all over the world. If you would like to house a responsible international or out-of-state instructor for the summer, please Arielle Darrow, HYC Sailing Director, at Arielle@Hamptonyc.com. We are getting close to summer! Therefore, we are asking for the gift of sailing in remembering Vernon "Bumps" G. Eberwine, Jr. The Bumps Scholarship was established in February 2017 in memory of Bumps to enable deserving youth to participate in HYC's Summer Sailing Programs. We are looking to increase the Fund in order to send more deserving kids to camp this year! If you would like to make a donation, please contact me at arielle@hamptonyc.com. We wrapped up Winter Sailing with a bang! All the racing juniors loved being able to get out on Saturdays to stay conditioned for the Spring Season. I will be running Spring Break sailing classes again this year. This is a two half-day program designed as a summer warm-up for beginner Opti or 420 sailors. Cost is $35 with dates running April 2-3, April 4-5 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Spring Session will be on Sundays from 1-5 p.m. during the months of April to June. Coaching will be provided by Gary Bodie, Arielle Darrow and Thomas Etheridge. For more information about Spring Sailing and Spring Break Classes and how to register please click here. Fair Winds, Arielle Darrow HYC Sailing Director COME CELEBRATE THE IRISH WITH US AT HYC SATURDAY, MARCH 17, :30 10 PM IRISH DRINKS AND FOOD ROBERT WILSON FOR ENTERTAINMENT. DANCE THE IRISH JIG! SEARCH FOR THE POT OF GOLD!

10 PAGE 10 A MURPHY NUTS & BOLTS SEMINAR Saturday, March 10, 2018 ( ) Hampton Yacht Club, Hampton, VA MAINSHEET MURPHY NUTS & BOLTS for RACE COMMITTEE - ANGLES & BEARINGS & NUMBERS... OH MY! This seminar will be helpful to volunteers on race committees for all sorts of races (Wednesday and Thursday Nights, club weekend races, and/or bigger regattas), including anyone on a mark boat or other support boat, and everyone on the signal boat. Learn how to set and maintain proper race courses. John will remove the mystery. And, materials and refreshments for check-in and breaks are included. At the end of the morning you will know How, when, and where to set those bags of air! Cost is $25. To sign up just send your name, address, and phone number to: Lin McCarthy at mcbear@earthlink.net subj: Nuts and Bolts Seminar. Or, call Lin at (757) or complete and mail the form below. The seminar fee is $25 per person and includes seminar materials plus coffee, tea, pastries, and fruit during the morning check-in and at breaks clip and mail-- Fill in and mail with your payment to: Lin McCarthy, 4401 Chesapeake Ave, Hampton, VA NAME: ADDRESS: City, State, Zip: Address: Phone #: Make check payable to: Lin McCarthy On memo line: For Murphy Seminar [HYC members may request charge to HYC account - provide mem #] For info contact: Lin McCarthy (757) , mcbear@earthlink.net PROFIT & LOSS SUMMARY FOR January 2018 January Y-T-D '18 Y-T-D '18 Y-T-D '17 ACTUAL BUDGET ACTUAL MARINA & RENTAL PROPERTY $16,308 $16,308 $15,162 $14,607 FOOD & BEVERAGE $10,160 $10,160 $3,120 $1,473 GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE ($18,972) ($18,972) ($28,342) ($5,092) NET ALL FUNDS $7,496 $7,496 ($10,060) $10,988 MAINTENANCE & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND HRSD PROJECT RESTRICTED FUND Beginning Accrued Balance $111,283 Beginning Balance $143,300 Income & Interest $9,198 Income $6,160 Ending Accrued Balance $120,481 Ending Balance $149,460

11 JANUARY MARCH PAGE 11 HYC DINING Commodore s Dining Room -Serving Dinner Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Nights 6-9 PM The Dockside Lounge - Serving Breakfast Saturday & Sunday 9-11 AM Serving Lunch Daily 11:30 AM- 2:00 PM (Sundays 11:30-6:00 PM), Social Hour Friday Nights 5:30-7:30 PM, Serving Dinner Monday 5-8 PM, Wednesday - Saturday 5-9 PM Two for $20 Monday Nights 5-8 PM In the Dockside Lounge Choose from our Blue Plate Specials Stir-Fry Night Wednesday Nights in the Dockside Lounge 5-9 PM Pizza Night Thursday Nights in the Dockside Lounge 5-9 PM 14 pizza with two toppings $12++ $6 Pitcher of Domestic Beer with Pizza Purchase. Birthday Bash March 15, 2018 In the Commodore s Dining Room Featuring Prime Rib & Shrimp Dinner Reservations Required Veuve Dubarry, Sparkling, France Coupled with Poached Egg & Smoked Salmon Toasts Brunellesco, Pinot Grigio, Italy Coupled with Grapefruit Crab Salad Chateau de Lacarelle, Beaujolais, France Coupled with Beef Carpaccio Vallisto, Malbec, Argentina Coupled with Flank Steak with Chimichurri Sauce Finca Decero, Cabernet Sauvignon, Argentina Coupled with Chocolate Chip Cookie Reservations Required $34++

12 DL - Dockside Lounge CR - Commodore s Dining Room DL - Dockside Lounge CR - Commodore s Dining Room Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 4 A la Carte Breakfast 9-11-CR Lunch 11:30-2-CR Frostbite Sailing Race Committee Appreciation Social 11 A la Carte Breakfast 9-11-CR Lunch 11:30-2-CR Frostbite Sailing 18 A la Carte Breakfast 9-11-CR Lunch 11:30-2-CR Frostbite Sailing 25 A la Carte Breakfast 9-11-CR Lunch 11:30-2-CR Frostbite Sailing 5 Lunch 11:30-2 Two for $ DL 12 Lunch 11:30-2 Two for $ DL Board of Directors/ Membership Meeting and Program 19 Lunch 11:30-2 Two for $ DL 26 Lunch 11:30-2 Two for $ DL 6 Lunch 11:30-2 Club Closes At 6 PM 13 Lunch 11:30-2 Club Closes At 6 PM 20 Lunch 11:30-2 Club Closes At 6 PM 27 Lunch 11:30-2 Club Closes At 6 PM March Lunch 11:30-2 Stir-Fry Night 14 Lunch 11:30-2 Stir-Fry Night 21 Lunch 11:30-2 Stir-Fry Night 28 Lunch 11:30-2 Stir-Fry Night 1 Lunch 11:30-2 Pizza Night 8 Lunch 11:30-2 Pizza Night Wine Tasting 15 Lunch 11:30-2 Pizza Night Birthday Bash 22 Lunch 11:30-2 Pizza Night 29 Lunch 11:30-2 Pizza Night 2 Lunch 11:30-2 Social Hour 5:30-7:30 9 Lunch 11:30-2 Social Hour 5:30-7:30 Dining Room Closed 16 Lunch 11:30-2 Social Hour 5:30-7:30 Dining Room Closed 23 Lunch 11:30-2 Social Hour 5:30-7:30 30 Lunch 11:30-2 Social Hour 5:30-7:30 3 Breakfast 9-11 Lunch 11:30-2 Pub Menu- DL Breakfast 9-11 Lunch 11:30-2 Pub Menu- DL Breakfast 9-11 Lunch 11:30-2 Pub Menu- DL -5-9 St. Paddy s Party 24 Breakfast 9-11 Lunch 11:30-2 Pub Menu- DL -5-9 Sock Burning 31 Breakfast 9-11 Lunch 11:30-2 Pub Menu- DL -5-9