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2019 marks the 66th season of sailboat racing at Portage Lake, Pinckney Michigan. Portage Yacht Club (PYC) is one of the oldest sailing clubs in the state of Michigan. We have a proud tradition of competitive excellence in Michigan as well as Nationally. PYC members have won National and North American championships in several classes as well as prestigious US Sailing national championships. Besides this serious stuff, we have a lot of FUN and comraderie.
Note: The following information is only a summary of the 2019 Notice of Race.
| Rules | ISAF Racing Rules. Sailing Instructions will be available once approved. | ||
| Eligibility and Entry | Open to class-legal boats owned by or chartered to a PYC member, who must also be a member of US SAILING and the class association. US SAILING membership is included in your racing registration fees. Club membership requirements waived for first-year racers in the Silver and Gold Series. FEE SCHEDULE AND ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE FROM THE CLUB OFFICE. | ||
| Fleets | Three entries required for fleet status. | ||
| Starting Order | Tuesday Series: Lasers, Open Class Thursday Series: All fleets start together Weekend Series: All fleets start together |
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| 2019 Dates | Tuesday Series | Spring: | May 7, 14, 21, 28; Jun 4, 11, 18, 26; Jul 2, 9 |
| Summer: | Jul 16, 23, 30; Aug 6, 13, 20, 27; Sep 3, 10, 17 |
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| Thursday Series | Spring: | May 9, 16, 23, 30; Jun 6, 13, 20, 27; Jul 3 (Wednesday), 11 |
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| Summer: | Jul 18, 25; Aug 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Sep 5, 12, 19 |
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| Weekend Series | Gold Plus: | May 11, 18; Sep 2, 8, 15 |
Red: | May 25; Jun 1, 8, 15, 22 |
| White: | Jun 29; Jul 7, 13, 21, 27 |
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| Blue: | Aug 3, 10, 17, 24; Sep 1, 9 |
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| Commodore’s Cup | Sep 1, 2 | ||
| Races | Tuesday Series | one or more short (approximately 30 minute) races | |
| Thursday Series | one approximately one hour race except races on June 6, 13, 20, 27 & July 3, 11, 18 & 25 will be two back-to-back. | ||
| Weekend Series | two approximately one hour races with warning signal times as indicated below. | ||
| Warning Signal for the first race of the day | Tuesday Series | 6:30 p.m. | |
| Thursday Series | 7:00 PM except 6:30 PM after Aug 15 | ||
| Weekend Series | First Race: 12:00 PM, Second Race: 2:00 PM | ||
| Other | Scoring, alternative penalties, prizes and other details are covered in the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions. Questions, please contact the Club Office during regular office hours. | ||
Brian Hawkins
Commodore
Clark Chapin
Secretary
Past Commodore
Brook Smith
Treasurer
Bill O’Donnel
Governor
William Foster
Governor
Jack White
Chair
Briefer – White Series
Brook Smith
Vice Chair
Scoring
Tom Ehman
Permits and Documents
Management Assignments
Clark Chapin
Secretary
Briefer – Blue Series
Bill O’Donnel
Briefer Captain
Briefer – Red Series
Brian Hawkins
Briefer – Gold Plus Series
Chuck White
Briefer – LB Spring
Rick Jarzembowski
Awards
Briefer – LB Summer
Fritz Wagner
Quartermaster
Steve Wiseman
Briefer – SB Spring
Rick Lyons
Briefer – SB Summer
Bill Holmberg
Bill Foster
Kerry Pebbles
Ann Taylor
Assistance
Dave Moody
Website Manager