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US Sailing/SAYRA - Treez Decker
US Sailing's National Sailing Programs Symposium (NSPS), has been cancelled, due to concerns over Covid-19. Because the SAYRA Annual Meeting was originally scheduled back-to-back with NSPS, the SAYRA Annual (Board of Stewards) Meeting has been rescheduled, and has been changed to a virtual meeting. (SAYRA: South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association, our regional sailing association) SAYRA Annual Meeting: Saturday, January 29th 9am to noon Business meeting, Committee reports Awards
Published 5:47pm on 6 Jan 2022
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2022 Ice Bucket Regatta
January 1, 2022 dawned windy and warm with temperatures in the low 70's by race time and the breeze 15-20 with higher gusts. While 30 boats had registered for the annual Ice Bucket racing, the fleet dwindled to 15 intrepid sailors who ventured out to the starting line. 11 boats finished with Tim Porter (U20) narrowly beating BJ Jones (U20). Bryan Evans (J22) was tough competition and finished with
Published 10:27pm on 2 Jan 2022
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Eight Bells
A club member for many years and past Fleet Captain, Jim Curles, has passed. You can find arrangements at Sam James Funeral Home - Huntersville https://www.jamesfuneralhomelkn.com/obituaries/James-Curles-2/ . Jim was the 2001 recipient of the JS Livingstone Award for long time service to the club. Additionally, Jim contributed greatly to many club projects including the 2009 Clubhouse renovation. Fair Winds and Following Seas, my friend.
Published 12:12am on 2 Jan 2022
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2022 Ice Bucket Regatta & Soup Competition
Saturday, January 1st, 2022 come out for the first regatta of the year, the annual Ice Bucket Regatta & Soup Competition. Ice Bucket registration, NOR, and SI's are on Regatta Network: https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/23599 Consider bringing a soup for the soup competition, bring your soup to the Pavilion in a crockpot with your name and heating instructions - if you aren't sailing have it there by 11:30AM.
Published 6:06pm on 13 Dec 2021
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2021 Hospice Regattas National Championship Report
Two teams from LNYC represented the LNYC Hospice Regatta at the National Championship. Pete Marriot and Steve Shaw sailed in the annual championship held in Charleston, SC on J22s.
Published 8:41pm on 22 Nov 2021
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11th Annual LNYC Christmas Flotilla
Join the Keelboat Fleet on December 4th for the 11th Annual LNYC Christmas Flotilla and Parade, sponsored by the LNYC Keelboat Fleet. The parade will be bigger than ever and you can view from the club shoreline or Hello Sailor. Join the fleet after the parade for the greatest holiday party ever in the LNYC Clubhouse, with food, beverages and live music by Capn' Dar and Friends. This year's flotilla will parade from LNYC to
Published 2:25pm on 27 Oct 2021
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Ultimate 20 Clinic Recap
On a beautiful day in late October, Lake Norman Yacht Club played host for an Ultimate 20 'On the water' clinic.With four boats in attendance, the numbers worked out well having three instructors, BJ Jones, Tim Porter and Steve Shaw from Shapes of Speed to provide personalized attention to each skipper and boat.The morning started with an hour chalk talk on how sails are designed and built to provide the background for rig tune and
Published 3:26pm on 25 Oct 2021
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Flying Scot Fall 48 Regatta November 6-7
Register Here: https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/23273 Please join us for our annual Fall 48 regatta. We've made some great renovations to the clubhouse and even added a new patio and firepit that should be perfect for this time of year. We'll have chili on Friday night for the early arrivals. Saturday we'll have baked chicken, lasagna and all the trimmings for dinner. Camping is free on the grounds and there are showers available
Published 12:00am on 25 Oct 2021
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Dave's FOUR RACING CORES Webinar
The newest webinar series from Dave Dellenbaugh is a 'deep-dive' into four topics that are critical for racing success. The sessions are all on Mondays in November at 7:30 pm US Eastern Time: November 1 LAYLINES (Windward and leeward) November 8 CURRENT (Strategy and speed) November 15 LADDER RUNGS (A great tool!) November 22 WAVES (Speed, strategy, tactics)) The webinar covers four of Dave's very favorite
Published 1:00am on 20 Oct 2021
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Highlander Pipers Regatta
The annual Highlander Pipers Regatta is October 16-17, 2021. Registration and additional information here: https://regattanetwork.com/event/23205
Published 12:00am on 11 Oct 2021
