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Sat, 7 Feb, 2009: Spinnaker Clinic |
Our first "clinic" of the year, we learned how to rig, pack and sail spinnakers on the Rhodes 19's Photos are here.
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Sun, 22 Feb, 2009: Hawaii Laser Association #3 at Pearl Harbor Yacht Club |
A fun day on the water at the beginning of the season! Congratulations to all racers who participated. Notice of Race (.pdf) (Word). Results.
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21-29 Mar, 2009: Sail and Learn Cruise |
Seven PHYC members charters a Beneteau 42.7' named "Gauguin" and sailed around the island of Oahu. Heavy winds and seas kept us from visiting Maui & the other islands, but we had a great time cruising and gaining our ASA certifications. Photos are here.
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Wed, 29 Apr, 2009: MWR Expo |
PHYC had an information booth with MWR's Showcase at the Club Pearl Paradise Lounge.
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Sat, 16 May, 2009: Family Fun Day at Rainbow Bay Marina |
PHYC assisted in the Navy Morale Welfare & Recreation (MWR) annual Family Fun Day at Rainbow Bay Marina, giving sailboat rides on the Rhodes 19's to military families. Photos are here
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Eyes Of The Reef Seminar, Tue, 19 May |
Several PHYC members participated in this free community workshop titled "Eyes of the Reef" at Windward Community College, beginning on Tue, 19 May at 6:30 pm.
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Wed, 20 May, 2009: MWR Expo |
PHYC participated with another information booth, this time at Ward Field as part of MWR's Fitness Fair
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June, 2009: PHYC World-Cruisers arrive in Honolulu |
PHYC members Phillip Koken and Kelly Groves stopped in Honolulu for a few months while continuing their sailing adventures aboard Samadhi V.
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Sat, 13 Jun 2009: PHYC Clinic at Rainbow Bay Marina |
A follow-on to our very successful Spinnaker Clinic earlier this year, this "sailor's choice" event decided to continue a good idea and try our hand at Spinnakers again on day that just kept getting windier and windier...
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Sat, 20 Jun 2009: Hawaii Youth Sailing Association Regatta #4 at Rainbow Bay Marina |
Our thanks to all that participated in this great event. 8 Lasers and 22 El Toros competed in fun race. For photos, click here. For race events, click here.
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Sears Cup Qualifier, Wed-Thr, 15-16 Jul 2009 |
Congratulations to all racers! Results of the race:
The Sears Cup is a US Sailing Championship Regatta for Junior Sailors (age 13-18). The Hawaii Youth Sailing Association asked PHYC to help out with the qualifying round here in Hawaii on Rainbow Bay Marina's Rhodes 19's. Seamus Murphy took the lead in organizing this one. The winning team represented Hawaii as one of 11 teams to advance to the national championship for this annual, triple-handed trophy, held 9-13 Aug in Marblehead, MA.
Race Documentation:
Notice of Race (Word) Notice of Race (PDF)
Sailing Instructions-updated (Word) Sailing Instructions-updated (PDF)
See Seamus Murphy's article on Youth Sailing with MWR from the Sep-Oct '09 issue of Liberty Call, which features the Sears Cup team.
13 Aug: Congratulations to the PHYC team of Allen Sterling, Ryan McDonald and Richard Wollenbecker who placed 6th in this national competition among the best junior sailors in the US! Results
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Full Moon Viewing at Lanikai, Friday, 4 Sep 2009 |
PHYC members watched the full moon rise over the Pacific on a beautiful and clear evening. We met on the beach, near the Kaiolena Dr. beach access path, and watched the moon come up over Moku Nui right around 7 pm. Photo.
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Iroquois Lagoon Yacht Club Commemorative Chili Cook Off, Sun afternoon, 13 Sep |
With the much-lamented decline of ILYC last year, Pacific Yacht Club volunteered to continue their tradition of an annual chili cook off among the island yacht clubs. The rules for cook off, as well as Notice Of Race that was held whilst the chili was "simmering" are below.
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US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Safe Boating Class, Thr evenings, 10, 17, 24 Sep and 8, 15 Oct 2009 |
PHYC hosted a class, run by the USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 1-10, on Safe Boating. This 8-hour class was split into five segments (with the exam on 15 Oct) and taught from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday evenings, beginning on 10 Sep (except no class on Thr, 1 Oct during our monthly meeting). It was taught in the Marina building classroom (1st floor, underneath Schooners restaurant). Cost for books was $35 per student, with an additional fee of $10 per student sharing the same book (covers test, certification and registration).
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Sir Thomas Lipton - One Design Challenge
Cup, 17-18 Oct 2009 This year's regatta for the historic Lipton Cup was held at Kaneohe Yacht Club aboard Cal 20's. Congratulations to PHYC's team of Richard Blackburn, Ann Ford and Kate Schalk, who competed aboard a borrowed boat named Pilikia. The regatta involved a single team from each of most of the state's yacht clubs (including Kauai, Maui and the Big Island!), sailing in races on both Saturday and Sunday. PHYC's team came in 7th of the 9 competing teams. Here is a group photo of the teams and the results. Additional photos (1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
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American Sailing Association Coastal Navigation Course (ASA 105), Thr evenings, 22, 29 Oct and 12, 19 Nov and 10 Dec 2009
ASA's Coastal Navigation course was taught at Rainbow Bay Marina on Thursday nights, beginning on Oct 22nd with 4 Thursdays of lessons (except no class on Thr, 5 Nov during our monthly meeting). The take-home exam was given on the last day of instruction (19 Nov) and due 2 weeks later on Thr, 10 Dec. This was a classroom oriented course and there were no prerequisites. Cost for the course and books was be $125, plus another $40 for ASA registration (if not already an ASA member). Class was taught by our very own Ann Ford.
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Annual General Meeting, Thr, 5 Nov 2009
PHYC held our annual election at this meeting, Procedures for electing officers for 2010 were:
Note: We also need volunteers for Publicity, Social, Membership, and Race Committees, as well as a Chandler and Webmaster. The Nominating Committee compiled a list of candidates and e-mailed a ballot to voting members (regular and family memberships) by Mon, 26 Oct. Ballots were returned for a proxy vote (if you could not attend the General Meeting on Thr, 5 Nov) or - preferred - voted in person at the 5 Nov meeting. Proxy votes needed to be returned to PHYC no later than Wed, 4 Nov. At the General Meeting, the Commodore read the list of candidates. The floor was open to any additional nominations - none were tendered. A vote was taken, compiling both proxy and in-person votes. Winning candidates, noted above, to serve in office beginning with the December meeting on 3 Dec 2009.
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Seafest 2009, Sat, 7 Nov 2009 at Kaneohe Yacht Club
PHYC members supported Seafest 2009 (Seafest Flyer - .doc or .pdf), which was held from 10 am - 3 pm at KYC. This annual event helps support the Hawaii Sailing Association, which very generously funded the 2009 winning Sears Cup competitors (our very own PHYC team) as they travelled to Marblehead, MA to represent Hawaii in the US Sailing Junior Championship. Activities included a climbing wall, bake sale, Kaneohe Bay and Coconut Island boat rides, auctions and more. PHYC even fielded a team in the Topper Regatta (Regatta Flyer Notice of Race Sailing Instructions). Here are some photos: Seafest overview, Topper Race, Topper Team
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| PHYC Youth Invitational and All-Hands Race Clinic, Sat, 14 Nov 2009 |
25 youth sailors and several PHYC club members joined us for an all-hands race clinic - classroom session to discuss racing rule and tactics, which was also a chance for a youth invitation regatta where MWR's youth sailors could host some of their fellow sailord from the Waianae youth sailing program. The plan was to get some time on the water to practice what was learned in the classroom with an actual series of races (10 am for class, rig boats at 11, first race at 12, and last race finish by 2). Unfortunately, thunderstorm conditions prevented us from getting on the water, but a fun time was had by all.
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Awards Banquet and Holiday Party, Thr, 3 Dec 2009
Our yearly Holiday party began at 6 pm as a pot-luck event in Ohana Hale. We discussed the events of the past year, upcoming events in 2010, and had a "Yankee Gift Exchange" with door prizes of PHYC hats, T-Shirts, Sunset Sail red wine and other items. See photos here
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HYRA / US Sailing Management Workshop, Sat 16 Jan, 2010 |
HYRA will be hosting a US Sailing Race Management workshop at KYC from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. The seminar is designed for sailors who have some race committee experience; however, newcomers are also welcome. It will be held in the club’s upper deck on Saturday January 16 from 9:00-4:30pm. Topics to be covered include: Race Committee objectives, responsibilities and sailing instructions; and RC jobs, equipment, setting the course, starting system, starting penalties, before the start, during the race, finishing and scoring. You’ll need a copy of the Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012. An optional Club Race Officer certification test will be given at the conclusion of the seminar. Registration will take place on the day of the event. The seminar fee is $30 for US SAILING members and for non-members who don’t take the test; $60 for non-members who take the test. More info: Info Flyer Notice of Seminar HYRA Workshops
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Hawaii Laser Association Race #3, Sun, 21 Feb 2010 |
PHYC hosted the 3rd regatta of the season for HLA, in Lasers at Rainbow Bay Marina. See photos here
Last Updated: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
