It's cold, it's winter, it's Friday, and the action is at Fridays@theClub. Each Friday through the winter months members take turns hosting a relaxing evening at the Club. Unwind after a hectic week at the office, catch up on the latest club news, swap stories about past adventures and plan the summer's activities. It's always fun and it always happens. Yes, even during Oswego's notorious snow storms! Al, the Club's money guy says, "Come on down, we got bills to pay!"
In response to feedback from the sailing community, volunteers, and partners the CORK Board of Directors have modified the format of the Canadian Olympic Regatta-Kingston race series. Pared down from 22 days of racing to 12, the change also incorporates date changes.
The Offshore and One Design series has been moved to the August 27 -30, 2009. Long distance racing will be on the 27th with course racing on the 28-30. According to the CORK website the new dates coincide with the Kingston Blues Festival. In recent years, CORK has been scheduled on the same weekend as the 1000 Island Poker Run.
The Oswego Yacht Club will celebrate its commitment to hospice care by hosting its annual regatta on June 13, 2009. This popular regatta will mark important milestones for the club and for Oswego County Hospice because it will be the 10th Anniversary for the regatta and the 20th Anniversary for Oswego County Hospice. With the National Hospice Alliance Regatta being held at the Rochester Yacht Club the week before, the 2009 edition promises to attract even more interest among local and regional racers.
Greg Auleta, Chair of the OYC Hospice Regatta, recently announced that Hank Stuart, ably complemented by his wife, Mary, of Rochester Yacht Club will once again serve as Principal Race Officer. “Hank’s well known experience as a racer and as PRO ensures that the quality of our race will meet the highest standards; the course will be challenging, but fair, and we will be free of the typical snafus which sometimes haunt races such as these,” said Auleta at the club’s recent membership meeting.
Registration will not take place until Spring 2009, but further inquiries may be made to Greg Auleta via the OYC website.
Last Updated on Saturday, 13 December 2008 17:21
“A Wonderful Place to Visit”
Written by Gregory Auleta
Monday, 10 November 2008 10:38
Visiting Sailors Like OYC
Over cool drinks at the OYC club in the middle of September, Eldon and Diane Morrison, SV Maine Visions, from Portland Maine, observed that the Oswego harbor, the city, and OYC combined to make Oswego a “wonderful place to visit” and wondered how it remained a secret. Coming from Portland, which has its own abundance of great sailing and the joy of quaint harbors and anchor sites, their comments could not help but generate an appreciative response from OYC and some modest self-congratulations as the club continues its efforts to refine its reciprocal program. We apparently are doing some things right—or at least getting better at it.
The 2008 J-24 District 7 Championship was hosted by Fleet 146 and the Oswego Yacht Club, on LakeOntario, Aug. 16, 17, 2008. Six races, 4 Saturday and 2 Sunday, were met with big breezes, big waves, great surfing and some seasickness. Competition was close among 18 competing boats, with teams traveling from as far away as Toronto.
This District 7, Championship Regatta, is part of a Four Regatta, “Pennant Series”, with the best of three finishes qualifying a District 7 Skipper, for a J-24 Worlds birth. Regatta Chairman, Tom Doran, who raced and finished fourth, did a great job organizing the event. The on the water PRO, Mike Minchner from the Sodus Bay Yacht Club, and his crew did an excellent job handling the challenging wind and weather conditions, which included consistent 20 knot+ breezes with six foot waves, testing both skippers and crews.
