26th ANNUAL OSWEGO COUNTY HOSPICE CUP REGATTA
‘A GREAT SUCCESS, VERY COMPETITIVE’
OSWEGO – The 26th Annual Oswego County Hospice Cup Regatta, hosted by the Oswego Yacht Club, (OYC) was Saturday, June 14, “and was a great success and very competitive,” it was announced by Elena Twiss, executive director, Friends of Hospice in Oswego County (FOHOC).
There were three divisions, and all were very competitive with each division completing three races. The racecourse was east of the Port of Oswego” in 10-14 knots of Northeast winds, said Dan Mather, past OYC commodore and regatta committee member.
“The overall regatta champion was ‘Blaze’” sailed by Brendon Benson from Fair Haven Yacht Club,” Mather said. “Second overall was ‘Toto’ sailed by Tom Doran of Oswego and in third was Peter Quackenbush from Sodus Bay Yacht Club sailing ‘Moongator’ .
“In the white sail division first was Bob Magon sailing ‘Tack Season’ from Sodus Bay Yacht Club, in second was ‘Tanz’ sailed by Fran Doyle from the Sodus Bay Yacht Club, and in third was Herb Clark on ‘Porto’ from the Selkirk Yacht Club.
“The Spinnaker Division One was won by ‘Blaze’ with two first place finishes, second was ‘Moongator’ with finishes of first, second and third, and third was ‘Crusader’ sailed by Dan Mather of Oswego Yacht Club.
“In Spinnaker Div Two, ‘Toto’ was first with three first place finishes, second was Connor Rahm on ‘Bingo Bango’ from Sodus Bay Yacht Club and in third was the Oswego Yacht Club J/24 ‘Ruffled Feathers’ sailed by Nate Rotunno.”
After racing the Club hosted a Chicken Dinner From Garafolos and raffle drawings all to benefit Friends of Hospice in Oswego County.
The Oswego Yacht Club and Friends of Oswego County Hospice wish to thank all the competitors, volunteers and the following sponsors: Eagle Beverage-Nutrul, Fulton Savings Bank, Pathfinder Bank, Oswego County Federal Credit Union, Excellus, Kinney Foundation, Defender Marine Products, Sweet-Woods Memorials, Oswego Health, NBT Bank, Oswego County OBGYN, Broadwell Properties, Ontario Orchards, Rabys, Alberts Group, Price Chopper, Mackenzie Childs, and Universal Metal Works. Wine Sponsors: Elbridge Wine & Spirits, Eagle Beverage, 5 Points Wine & Liquor, Bame’s Wine and Liquors, Oswego Wine & Liquor and Piggers Liquors.
“All proceeds were donated the FOHOC,” Twiss said. “We continue to provide non-medical support for hospice patients in Oswego County and the Camp Waves of Hope bereavement summer camp experience for children who have lost a loved one. In addition, we just introduced our Life Longings program, a new service for terminally ill residents offering support by making comfort improvements, helping with milestone celebrations, or fulfilling ‘bucket list’ requests.
For additional information, visit www.friendsofhospice.org
Oswego Yacht Club is Alive and Well, However we are currently not able to offer reciprocal docking.
We have secured a new Club House previously the Office Tavern on West First and Seneca Streets.
(4 Blocks from Wrights Landing Marina)
We have a temporary New York State Liquor license and are serving wine and beer.
Until we have secured OYC docks, we suggest that you dock at Oswego Marina on the East side of the river, or along the east river wall where the hotels are or drop a hook in the west basin or northeast of the Coast Guard (where our docks were previously).
The Oswego Yacht Club does not have restaurant facilities, but visiting boats may use a grill available under the OYC awning on First Street.
All mooring facilities are within easy walking distance to downtown Oswego where a variety of restaurants, fast food outlets, a seven (7) screen movie theater, bookstore, pharmacy, two candy stores, a boutique adjacent to OYC and many other shops are readily accessible.
You can access the OYC Restaurant and Services Guide here, or ask for it when you sign in at the Club.
We also urge you to visit the H. Lee White Maritime Museum, Children’s Museum of Oswego and the Fort Ontario State Historic Site. Ride sharing, taxi services, and Centro bus services are available in the city.
We look forward to seeing you in Oswego this summer!
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Our Club History
A prominent local businessman and banker, John T. Mott, established the Oswego Yacht Club (OYC) in 1881. The first clubhouse was erected on the shores of Lake Ontario in 1883. Eventually more space was needed and OYC built a new clubhouse in 1919, the facility now known as the McCrobie Building in Oswego. During the early years of the depression, the Club disbanded and remained dormant for nearly fifty years. In 1980 a group of local boaters re-activated the Club and soon thereafter celebrated its Centennial anniversary.
In the early 1980s, the club leased space from the Oswego Marina, and, in 1988, it returned to its original home, leasing space from the City of Oswego, the current owner of the McCrobie Building. In 2005, OYC moved to the Oswego International Marina Pier on Lake Street, owned by the Oswego Port Authority which was sold to the City of Oswego who, in 2021, decided to tear down our building. OYC is now leasing space at the corner of West First and Seneca Streets, close proximity to the lake and river.
It is one of the oldest yacht clubs on Lake Ontario, and celebrated its 125th anniversary the summer of 2006. One of the founding clubs in the Lake Yacht Racing Association, Oswego was the host of many yachting events in its early years.
Today the OYC is home to Performance Handicap Racing Fleet which races weekly on Wednesday nights and Flying Scot class races on Sunday afternoons. One of the largest regattas on eastern Lake Ontario, Sail Oswego, was hosted by OYC every year during Harborfest since 1989, the first year of the festival.
In the recent past OYC has hosted several major regattas such as the Flying Scott North American Championships, J 24 District and Great Lakes, the 2012 Lake Yacht Racing Association Annual Regatta, the Eastern Yachting Conference Regatta, and the Oswego County Hospice Cup Regatta, and two Hospice National Regattas. In addition to these regattas, the club holds a variety of Club races every year: the Selkirk/Oswego Lighthouse race, the Great Pumpkin Race, the Haul-out Challenge, the Commodore’s Cup, the July 4th Firecracker Jam and the J/24 Frostbite series, to name just a few.
The Oswego Yacht Club is much more than just a racing club. A variety of other boating and social activities are held throughout the year. The club organizes and hosts the annual Blessing of the Fleet for all Oswego boaters, which ushers in the new boating season. All area boaters, power and sail, are invited to participate.
Our Try Sailing program and sponsors of the Oswego School District sailing program serve to teach youth and non-racers in the area about basic boating safety, seamanship, and fundamentals of racing.
OYC’s biggest asset is its members. Friendships are made and camaraderie shared amongst people who value the time they spend on the water, whether in sailboats or powerboats. However, one need not own a boat to be a member of the Club.
