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 The water's still a bit chilly, but a sunshiny spring has sprug in Sodus Point! SBYC SPRING NEW MEMBER DINNER, Saturday, May 17th, 2008 SBYC's annual Spring NEW MEMBER DINNER welcomes and introduces new members to the club, as well as providing a fun reunion party for the existing membership after a loooooong winter. On behalf of Rear Commodore Dave Parker, our always perky and Ready-for-spring Rosemary Willette says to remember to get your RSVP to her no later than May 12th. Details on the "Members Only" page... SBYC CHALLENGE CUP REGATTA, June 28th & 29th, 2008 SBYC's annual Challenge Cup regatta will race on Saturday June 28th and Sunday 29th this year. See the Preliminary Itinerary, NOTICE of RACE and ENTRY FORM. 2008 CENTRAL NY FLEET 108 LIGHTNING REGATTA The regional lightning fleet's "Centrals" regatta will be held at SBYC again this year from Friday, July 11th to Sunday, July 13th. 2008 SBYC CLUB RACING CALENDAR Fleet Captain Tommy Thurston and his corivalrous committeemen conferred to compile this comprehensive catalog of Club competitions contemplated for the 2008 sailing season. Please consider! SBYC CHOSEN FOR '09 LIGHTNING CLASS NORTH AMERICAN REGATTA The International Lightning Class Association has honored Sodus Bay Yacht Club by selecting SBYC as the site for NEXT year's (2009) Lightning Women's Junior's, Master's North American Championship, and Lightning North American Championship Regatta, to take place Tuesday, August 4th, through Friday August 14th. Past Commodores Ed St. George, Tommy Knapp, and Alys Klingenberg have already formed a committee and begun meetings and preparations for this world-class event, which is expected to draw some of the continent's strongest sailing competitors. See the Tentative Schedule of Events, and keep an eye on this page for further details as they develop.
SPRING SPIRITS and water levels RUNNING HIGH AT SBYC If you haven't been out to the club yet, you'll notice that the bay is, oh, just a bit higher this year. Check out the Army Corps water level report and cresting prediction for '08. St. Patrtick's Day Pictures from Chuck Willette Erin go photo! Chuck Willette passed along these pics from the SBYC St. Patty's Day bash at the Club! SBYC Winter Ski Event pics from Tommy Knapp! Check out the GREAT SHOW-OFF SKI PICTURES of Past Commodores Chuck Willette and Tom Knapp hamming it up for the attending membershipskies! SBYC Winter Ski Event was Fun Stuff On Sunday, January 27th, SBYCers went downhill in a big way at the Swain Ski Slope. Social Director Martha Lightfoot reports the event was well attended, and that many of the folks making up the good turnout expressed their desire to do it again next year! SBYC HALLOWEEN PARTY PICS 2007 Thanks to photo-snappin' Chuck for recording these SCARY photos of the spooky goings-on at SBYC. Check out all the scarcy characters at the club! 2007 SBYC Season PICTURES from Chuck Willette. Thanks to Shutterbug Chuck for sending his 2007 SBYC boating season pics! Bet you were at one of the events shown, and if not, hey, check out the SBYC schenanigans you missed! DONT OWN A BOAT, BUT WANT TO SAIL? SBYC maintains a fleet of Ideal 18 sloop / keelboats for member use in open sailing, fleet racing, and match racing! SO, join the club and sail OUR boats! WHERE'D THE PICTURES GO? Look at the PICTURE PAGE! Everyone has been great about sending pictures, so after we've announced them on the home page, we accumulate them on a "picture page" to keep them all. Please also note that we've added a PICTURE "link" in the permanent tool bar on the left hand side of this page. Check it out! The primary objectives of the Club are to promote and encourage interests in yachts and yachting, to encourage the traditions of yachting, to provide and maintain a suitable clubhouse and facilties for the use and recreation of it's members, and to make any and all rules and to do any and other act or thing incidental to or connected with the foregoing purposes or in advancement thereof. --Article II of the By-Laws of the Sodus Bay Yacht Club |
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