The Friendliest Little Yacht Club on the Bay!
Seems appropriate that a group of sailors would also power their website with wind.
ABOUT OUR NEW WEBSITE
Welcome to the brand new West Bay Yacht Club website. After the success of last year's Racing Pages website it was decided that the entire club could make good use of the communication and publicity enjoyed by the racers with the Racing Pages. The Racing Pages devoted a separate section to each race or series and provided for Notices of Race, Sailing Instructions and entry forms before the races; and results and photos of each race afterwards. The site was heavily used and recorded over 3000 visits during the racing season.
This website is the club-wide growth of that site. It will devote a page, if not multiple pages, to each activity, cruise, and education event throughout the year in addition to the races, as you can see from the menu to the left. Already you should check on the activities, holiday party and annual dinner pages to see the photos from this past year's events and some from the 1990's.
The intention is to always keep this site current and up-to-date. To that end we need everyone's assistance in providing photos, stories and announcements. Just send them to the webmaster and he promises to post them quickly.
As of this posting the site is far from complete. The intention is to add a tide information widget to this page (along with creating a more aesthetically pleasing weather widget), and webcam views of our favorite cruising grounds (Block Island, Newport, Pt. Judith, and any others you want to add) to the cruising home page. There will be an online store from which you can order West Bay gear and a forum where members can post whatever they have to say. Eventually there will be a special version of the site for use on your smartphone.
So, bookmark this page and visit often. We promise that it will seldom be the same as your last visit.
Commodore Dean Travis
WEST BAY YACHT CLUB NEWS
WBYC RACING SKIPPERS MEETING
The WBYC Racing Skippers Meeting is this coming Friday, May 17th at 7PM We will take your entries (both traditional paper entries and online entries) and discuss the format for this year's racing. We hope to add, as long as we get enough entries, a small boat, non-spinnaker class which we will run on a shorter course on the same starting line with last year's spinnaker and non-spinnaker classes. We will also be discussing some of the starting procedures that have caused confusion in past races. The online race entry form and payment system is now posted and full operational. All WBYC races and regattas can be entered and paid for here. Please carefully follow the directions on the page. Printable entry forms are available at the same location for those who prefer to email or snail mail their forms and payment. For now the system is only available through the full version of the website and not the mobile version of the site.
2013 WBYC KID'S CRUISE
The 2013 WBYC Kids Cruise will be held on Friday, June 14th through Sunday, June 16th. Hosted by Leanne & Dave Pickering and Alicia and Jay Eshelman the destination will be Potter’s Cove on the north side of Prudence Island. This cruise is a great opportunity to bring family and friends together in kid-friendly environment to share all the best of what Rhode Island boating has to offer.
Planned activities include:
• Water balloon squirt gun Sea Battle (coordinated by Captain Pickering)
• The traditional Treasure Hunt, with prizes.
• Dave will provide two cooking grills that will be available on the beach for cooking the Saturday night cookout.
• Saturday Night Beach Fire--- Jimmy Buffet will be playing and the club will provide S’More's for kids and adults alike....
• There is a rumor that there will be some spectacular fireworks, however it is only an unsubstantiated rumor! ........... Who's Kidding!!! The fireworks are always great!!!
• There will be activities for both younger and older kids.
Please feel free to email us at JayNAlicia@gmail.com or call us at 508-399-1432 if you have questions. In addition, please contact us via email or phone to confirm your attendance with the approximate number of kids for planning purposes. In addition, please the WBYC Cruising Website or WBYC Events page on Facebook for up to date information. You can sign up online here.
Fair Winds - Cruise Captains: The Pickering’s and The Eshleman's
FIRST CRUISE OF THE YEAR
WBYC Cruisers:
Hello and Happy Spring? The year’s first cruise will bring us to the beautiful Ida Lewis Yacht Club (ILYC) in Newport over Memorial Day weekend. We hope you will be able to join us - if not by sea, by land yacht for dinner. One 
notable change from previous cruises to ILYC is that this year, ILYC has asked for prepayment for all moorings and dockage. To help keep us organized, please email me back and let me know if you plan to attend this wonderful event.
On Saturday May 25th ILYC will have (once again) a marvelous family cookout in the evening for $20 per person. Menu will include BBQ Chicken Tips, Beef and Vegetarian Burger Bar, Grilled Hot Dogs & Sweet Italian Sausage, Buffet Salad Bar and, Assorted Desserts.
Whether you plan to attend by boat or by car, please RSVP by May 15th to richmondea@gmail.com
For the Cruisers….Moorings are $65/night; and we must pay in advance
In your email please indicate:
1.) Number of people coming for dinner on Saturday.
2.) Slip, Mooring or Parking Spot for Land Yachts.
3.) Boat Name, Size and Length of Stay.
Moorings are $65/night; and we must pay in advance so $130.00 for both nights.
Will & Liz Richmond
Cruise Captains
RACERS SEEN OUT PRACTICING
This Monday evening Paul Schmidle's "All In" was out practicing for the upcoming Monday Evening Summer Series. "All In" and her crew took a 3rd place in last year's series. It seems that Paul is determined to move up in the final standings this year.
As of May 15th we have entries for "Climax" and "Thora" for all WBYC races, from "Qing Long" and "All In" for the Monday Evening Summer Series, and from "Coconut" for the four Saturday race package. Racing is only 2 weeks away now and starts with the Spring Tune Up Regatta on Saturday, June 1st. The first gun is at noon. Entry for this race is free to all yachts entered in any WBYC event.
Below are some photos of "All In's" practice session.
FIRST SAIL OF THE SEASON
The first WBYC member out sailing in Greenwich Cove this year was spotted Thursday evening coming in to pick up his mooring. Reportedly he's already been out several times. Think he's found serenity - now?
HOUSE COMMITTEE SURVEY
The House Committee headed by Matt Aubee has conducted a survey of the membership to gauge what capital improvements would be most desired among our members and their willingness to pitch in with labor and costs. The results of that survey can be found here. Also the House Committee need a big turnout from the membership for the annual Spring Clean Up on Saturday, May 4th. Come as early as you can and stay as long as you can or until the work is done. Next up will be Clubhouse Improvement Day on Saturday, May 18th from 8AM to 5PM. There's lots of work to be done so we need lots of volunteer members.
SAILING THE SIMPLE LIFE
WBYC members, Michele & Joe Boulay are now on their way back. Follow their blog at: http://sailingsimplelife.blogspot.com/2013/04/sea-gypsies.html?spref=fb
WBYC's FORUM
WBYC's Forum is up an running. Members need to register to gain access to the forum. This is a place for discussions of everything that goes on at WBYC as there are forums for activities, cruising, racing and education events. There is also a crew wanted/crew available section. A short time (it could be a matter of minutes or a couple hours depending upon what the webmaster is doing at that time) after you sign up you will receive an email approving your access to the forums. For those WBYC members who are Facebook phobic I can assure you that the forum is a secure place and access is tightly controlled.
EGYC ANNUAL REGATTA
The East Greenwich Yacht Club Race Committee has proposed offering an award to the best performance (finish) by a WBYC yacht if there are a minimum of 10 entries with WBYC affiliation. This race is conducted as a pursuit race with spinnaker, non-spinnaker, cruising, and family classes. If your yacht does not have a PHFR-NB rating certificate Bill Pearson, EGYC Fleet Measurer, will issue one taking into consideration ALL factors that may affect the performance of your yacht including those not normally considered including additional anchors and weights, condition of sail inventory, age of the crew (both too young and too old), air conditioning, deck or davit mounted dinghies, massive stores, fantail mounted helicopters, or any other factors you wish to reveal.
WBYC members who are also EGYC members can indicate their affiliation with both clubs and still be counted as a WBYC entry. Let's turn out for this event.
The regatta date is July 13th and is one of the best events of the summer. Entries can be done online at http://www.egycregatta.com.
BOAT BUILDING
A WBYC member has been busy over the winter doing a little construction. Check it out in the General Section of the WBYC Forum, but you have to sign up first!
From the North Kingstown Patch
I'm posting this because Megan Bamford, daughter of Keri & Mark Bamford (WBYC members) sailed for North Kingstown High School in this event.
NKHS Sailing Heads to Its First Nationals
The NKHS Sailing Team has qualified for its first national competition next week.
The North Kingstown High School sailing team scored a big victory this past weekend as they qualified for the the national championship after tying for first at the O'Day Championship in Greenwich, CT.
The top three teams (NKHS, Cape Cod Academy and Hotchkiss School) from the regional competition will now go on to compete in the x in Chicago during the weekend of May 11.
Leading the team to nationals is a quartet of Jamestown girls – A Fleet skipper Rachel Bryer and crew Fiona Christie and B Fleet skipper Amina Brown and crew Emma Vogel. It's the first time North Kingstown has ever qualified for the nationals, said Coach Andrew Sayre.
Though the Skippers will be competing against 18 schools, the majority of which are private schools which do a fair amount of recruiting, said Sayre.
"We're totally homegrown at NK," said Sayre. "There's no recruiting process. We get what we get."
Unlike many teams they will be competing against, the Skippers sailing program is completely self-funded. Unfortunately, a trip to nationals in a different time zone is not the cheapest excursion
Sayre estimates it will cost the team an additional $4,000 to send the four sailors, four alternates and the two coaches out to Chicago for the competition. Luckily, timing is in the team's favor.
This Saturday, the team is holding its annual nautical yard sale. It's the team's biggest fundraiser and, this year, they're hoping it will help alleviate the cost of a trip to nationals.
"This fundraiser is huge for us, especially with us heading to nationals next week," said Sayre.
ISSA MALLORY CHAMPIONSHIP - RESULTS
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Saturday:
The sailors showed up to Belmont Harbor on Saturday morning greeted by sun and flat water, a calm SW wind blowing over Lake Michigan. A Division hit the water around 9am for a first warning gun at 945. The morning brought some shifty breeze as the front arrived, shifting between SW and NW with big oscillations keeping both the sailors and the Race Committee on their toes. As the breeze built, it continued to shift right, and the RC had to raise a few postponements to make sure that the course was fair and square. Around noon, the breeze built dramatically, topping out with at a solid 22 knots, a few gusts reaching 28kts on the race course. By 230pm, it had settled in the upper teens, gusts in mid-20s from the NNW, and continuing to shift N. A few boats flipped and swamped, but for the most part the fleet was handling the big wind just fine, and so the RC continued on! During some of the biggest breeze mid-afternoon, Minnetonka’s (Minnetonka, MN) B-division boat’s pintles both broke off mid-race, and so the spare boat was switched into the rotation. As the clouds rolled in and the wind went further right, temperatures dropped and the sailors’ endurance was put to the test. By the end of race 8A, the breeze had died down to around 6kts, and by the time B went out to sail races 7 and 8, the wind had shut off.
So just about every condition was seen today! Winds shifted all the way from SSW to NNE throughout the day, gradually shifting through 180 degrees. The was fleet able to sail just off of the sea wall at the mouth of Belmont Harbor, and despite the unseasonably chilly temperatures (wind chill in the low 40s), the spectators were able to watch some great racing from shore. Racing was called at 545pm. Three protests, two redresses and one scoring inquiry were filed resulting in one DSQ and one granted redress. The Antilles School of St. Thomas, USVI sits atop the fleet with 62 points, followed by Cape Cod Academy with 88, and Severn School with 110.
Sunday:
A much colder and windier day on Sunday! Wind chills were in the mid-30s at the 8am call time as the sailors arrived. The breeze had piped up from the NW and the lake waves were already starting to build. By the time the first warning went off for race 7B, the temperatures had improved a bit and the breeze was a solid 15+ knots from the NNW. As the day progressed, however, the conditions got much more fluky as the wind shifted towards the east, huge oscillations and pressure changes in each race really mixing the fleet up and keeping all of the sailors on their toes. Antilles and Cape Cod Academy were neck in neck for much of the day, jockeying back and forth in first and second. Hotchkiss was able to creep up and have a solid hold on 3rd place by midday, followed by Point Loma and Severn falling behind. With such unpredictable conditions, however, one good or one bad set by any team could really mix up the standings, so teams were fighting hard for their spot until the very end. By the end of the day, the breeze had swung all the way to the east and had settled in between 6-10 knots. The Race Committee remained alert, swinging the course around and keeping it as square as possible. They were able to get off three sets in B and two in A for a regatta total of twelve races in each set. Two protests were filed, resulting in one DSQ.
The range of conditions proved to be a true test for all of the sailors at the championship, but ultimately the title of the 2013 ISSA High School Doublehanded National Champions goes to The Antilles School of the USVI, winning by just four points over Cape Cod Academy from Osterville, MA. The Hotchkiss School from Lakeville, CT finished the event in 3rd place. Antilles senior Ian Barrows with crews Agustina Barbuto and Ian Coyle dominated A-Division, finishing with just 43 points over the next team with 87. Chase Quinn and crews Tatiana Chui and Elizabeth Pemberton from Cape Cod Academy won B-Division. Congratulations to all of the sailors for a wonderful national championship event!
Thanks to all of the volunteers on the water who helped with Race Committee, mark set, judging, safety and rotation boats, breakdowns and media, and for helping to make the 2013 Mallory Championship such a successful event!
FINAL RESULTS
4:30 PM 5-12-13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOT
1
Antilles School A 2 1 3 1 2 12 1 4 13 1 1 2 43
St. Thomas, VI B 3 7 6 4 14 2 13 20 11 3 13 12 108
5 13 22 27 43 57 71 95 119 123 137 151 151
2
Cape Cod Academy A 12 8 6 9 3 11 6 16 10 7 14 11 113
Osterville, MA B 1 1 1 7 4 3 3 5 1 10 1 5 42
13 22 29 45 52 66 75 96 107 124 139 155 155
3
Hotchkiss School A 10 DNF 17 20 4 2 20 2 5 13 3 1 118
Lakeville, CT B 4 2 3 1 9 7 2 1 14 7 2 2 54
14 37 57 78 91 100 122 125 144 164 169 172 172
4
Point Loma HS A 17 11 5 4 9 7 2 11 12 6 2 13 99
San Diego, CA B 7 11 2 9 7 11 4 9 2 8 17 4 91
24 46 53 66 82 100 106 126 140 154 173 190 190
5
Severn School A 4 6 4 6 1 14 5 3 11 14 15 4 87
Annapolis, MD B 15 5 12 15 10 10 10 16 8 9 5 6 121
19 30 46 67 78 102 117 136 155 178 198 208 208
6
Annapolis HS A 13 3 15 7 OCS 8 7 15 9 20 5 17 140
Annapolis, MD B 9 4 5 14 2 6 8 6 3 4 6 16 83
22 29 49 70 93 107 122 143 155 179 190 223 223
7
Lake Forest HS A 7 10 7 18 5 6 4 8 14 4 10 12 105
Lake Forest, IL B 5 3 17 5 5 15 7 19 10 12 7 15 120
12 25 49 72 82 103 114 141 165 181 198 225 225
8
Corona Del Mar A 6 4 13 3 6 18 19 6 18 3 19 10 125
Newport Beach, CA B 8 12 11 10 RAF 8 9 10 4 1 3 7 104
14 30 54 67 94 120 148 164 186 190 212 229 229
9
St. Thomas Aquinas A 1 5 19 2 7 DSQ 13 10 6 10 9 16 119
Ft. Lauderdale, FL B 13 8 14 13 6 12 1 14 7 11 4 19 122
14 27 60 75 88 121 135 159 172 193 206 241 241
10
Cathedral Catholic A 9 16 11 13 8 9 12 19 19 18 4 8 146
San Diego, CA B 2 16 7 6 12 4 11 8 6 14 10 3 99
11 43 61 80 100 113 136 163 188 220 234 245 245
11
Dos Pueblos HS A 5 2 14 10 16 13 3 12 7 16 13 3 114
Goleta, CA B 6 15 8 2 16 17 6 11 16 17 20 13 147
11 28 50 62 94 124 133 156 179 212 245 261 261
12
Newport Harbor HS A 16 7 8 5 14 16 17 7 2 8 12 6 118
Newport Beach, CA B 12 20 4 8 3 13 16 3 12 DSQ 12 20 144
28 55 67 80 97 126 159 169 183 212 236 262 262
13
Ransom Everglades HS A 3 13 10 19 18 1 15 1 8 2 7 7 104
Coconut Grove, FL B 20 17 19 11 11 9 20 12 17 5 8 10 159
23 53 82 112 141 151 186 199 224 231 246 263 263
14
Clear Falls HS A 8 15 20 16 19 5 18 18 16 19 8 18 180
League City, TX B 14 19 16 3 1 1 5 2 5 13 14 17 110
22 56 92 111 131 137 160 180 201 233 255 290 290
15
North Kingstown HS A 18 12 1 12 10 4 16 9 3 17 16 5 123
North Kingstown, RI B 17 6 9 17 15 14 18 13 18 19 9 14 169
35 53 63 92 117 135 169 191 212 248 273 292 292
16
Minnetonka HS A 20 18 18 17 13 15 11 14 1 12 11 9 159
Minnetonka, MN B 11 9 OCS BKD 13 5 19 7 9 6 15 8 134
31 58 97 125 151 171 201 222 232 250 276 293 293
17
Christchurch School A 15 9 2 8 15 10 8 13 17 9 6 20 132
Christchurch, VA B 19 13 18 16 17 19 14 4 13 2 19 11 165
34 56 76 100 132 161 183 200 230 241 266 297 297
18
Broadneck HS A 14 14 12 11 12 17 14 5 15 11 17 14 156
Annapolis, MD B 10 10 10 18 8 16 17 15 15 18 11 1 149
24 48 70 99 119 152 183 203 233 262 290 305 305
19
Oconomowoc HS A 19 19 9 15 11 3 10 20 4 15 18 15 158
Oconomowoc, WI B 16 14 13 12 18 20 12 17 20 15 16 9 182
35 68 90 117 146 169 191 228 252 282 316 340 340
20
Port Townsend HS A 11 17 16 14 17 19 9 17 20 5 20 19 184
Port Townsend, WA B 18 18 15 19 19 18 15 18 19 16 18 18 211
29 64 95 128 164 201 225 260 299 320 358 395 395
A division = 12 Races
TOT
1. Antilles School 43 Ian Barrows (12)
Agustina Barbuto (11), Ian Coyle (12)
2. Severn School 87 Patrick Floyd (12)
Evan Morgan (11)
3. Point Loma HS 99 Scott Sinks (11)
Greer Watson (12), Steven Lueck (9),Rebecca McElvain (10)
4. Ransom Everglades HS 104 Nathaniel Johnson (11)
Natalya Doris (12)
5. Lake Forest HS 105 Malcolm Lamphere (11)
Alex Woloshyn (12), Thomas Balk (11)
6. Cape Cod Academy 113 Carter Pemberton (9)
Lily McGrath (11), John Wetzel (9)
7. Dos Pueblos HS 114 Stephen Long (12)
Caroline Gay (10), Jonathan Beardon (11)
8. Hotchkiss School 118 Declan Whitmyer (12), Casey Klingler (11)
Emily Ito (11), Christina Fallon (12)
9. Newport Harbor HS 118 Daniel Segerblom (12)
Jack Martin (11), Carolyn Smith (12),Bayley Davidson (12)
10. St. Thomas Aquinas 119 Erik Weis (11)
Max Gillette (9), Kai Friesecke (11), Danny New (12)
11. North Kingstown HS 123 Rachel Bryer (12)
Fiona Christie (12), Lee Dumaliang (12),Molly Sylvia (12)
12. Corona Del Mar 125 Connor Kelter (11)
Chloe Rapp (12), Jimmy Madigan (11),Cailtyn Johnson (12)
13. Christchurch School 132 Kyle Burgess (12)
Annabel Carrington (10)
14. Annapolis HS 140 Charlie Lomax (11)
Ali MacDonald(11),Cailin Oakes (12),Austin Ortel (12),Tessa Fullmer(11)
15. Cathedral Catholic 146 Patrick Snow (12), Ryan Hopps (11)
Molly Pleskus (11), Charlie Miller (15)
16. Broadneck HS 156 Zach Hill (11)
Gabe Smith (12), Scott Bankert (11)
17. Oconomowoc HS 158 Parker Trempton (11)
Carolyn Keck (10), Tom Groskopf (10),Roger Raguse (12), Zac Aasen(11)
18. Minnetonka HS 159 Isabella Loosbrock (10), Jack Bitney (10)
Madde Loosbrock (12), Amalie Hansen (11)
19. Clear Falls HS 180 Collin Scoville (9)
Hannah Hughes (12)
20. Port Townsend HS 184 Eliza Dawson (11)
McKenzie Ginther (9), Darby Flanagan (12)
B division = 12 Races
TOT
1. Cape Cod Academy 42 Chase Quinn (12)
Tatiana Chiu (12),Elizabeth Pemberton (11)
2. Hotchkiss School 54 Russell Clarida (10)
Michael Fagundo (11), Jack Gerli (12),Charlotte Searle (12)
3. Annapolis HS 83 Harrison Hawk (11)
Lilli Salvesen (11), Cailin Oakes (12)
4. Point Loma HS 91 Will LaDow (11)
Jennifer Johnson (10), Trevor Hecht (11),AJ Reiter (12)
5. Cathedral Catholic 100 Cutter O'Connell (11)
Grace McCarthy (11), Liam Ballantyne (10)
6. Corona Del Mar 104 Christophe Killian (11)
Clare Dahl (11), Jack Thompson (11),Alex Ivory (11)
7. Antilles School 108 Alec Tayler (12)
Jordan Ladd (12), Isabelle Teare (12)
8. Clear Falls HS 111 Dane Byerly (9)
Howdy Hughes (10)
9. Severn School 121 Maeve White (12), Nick Floyd (10)
Lauren Michael (12), Ian Morgan (10),Andrew Caple (12)
10. Lake Forest HS 121 Clay Danly (12)
Brittney Manning (11)
11. St. Thomas Aquinas 123 Duncan Williford (11)
Holley Toppa (11), Emma Kerr (12),Matias Agnese (12)
12. Newport Harbor HS 134 Campbell D'Eliscu (10), Sean Segerblom (9)
Victoria Lewis (12), Keenan Chung (12)
13. Minnetonka HS 134 Addy Ferguson (12)
George Usmanov (10), Alec McKee (10)
14. Dos Pueblos HS 148 Matt Long (11)
Niles Sterner (11), Jonathan Beardon (11)
15. Broadneck HS 150 Andrew Schoene (11), Matt Schofield (12)
Nastia Jones (10), Jessica Bennett (10)
16. Ransom Everglades HS 159 Alex Swerdlow (10)
Sonora Medina (11), Dylan Denman(10),Sarah Murray(11),Briana Christophers (12)
17. Christchurch School 165 Graham Shivers (11)
Carter Little (11), Jack Elkin (10),Alex Moreno (10)
18. North Kingstown HS 170 Amina Brown (12)
Emma Kate Vogel (11), Matt Gibbs (12), Lee Dumaliang (12),Megan Bamford (11)
19. Oconomowoc HS 183 Dan Groskopf (12)
Hannah Girard (11), Tom Groskopf (10),Sam Petelinsek (10)
20. Port Townsend HS 212 Cody Kowalski (12)
Chloe Dawson (9), Olivia Gibbons (12)