P.O. Box 996, Gloucester Point, VA 23062

York River Yacht Club

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Author: Anne racel

Club Notices – 2013

Posted: April 28, 2013 Under: Notices By No Comments

Jan 26 to members Hi All, I hope you are staying warm ad your boat is surviving the frigid nights. The Board met lat week and set the racing schedule and most of the social events. I will attempt to put it all on the club's web site. For now I 'll highlight a few: 26 March - Racing Registration, at YRYH 29 March - Racing Seminar, at YRYH 3 May - Blessing of the Fleet, at YRYH 7 May - First Club Race

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From Southern Bay Racing News You Can Use

Posted: September 29, 2011 Under: Racing By No Comments

RUMBLE takes YORK RIVER CUP. Ben Weeks and crew on Rumble (J29) are winners of the 26th York River Cup. Conditions on the river were better than expected, with only light rain on the course Saturday afternoon. Results: PHRF A/B/C (4 boats), 1. Ben Weeks, Rumble (2-1), 2. Mike Austin, Movin' On (1-2); PHRF Non-spin (3 boats) 1. George Jones, Poco Loco (1-1), 2. Joran Gendell, Elixir (2-2). Event Chairman - Steve Bowen.

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New Mailing Lists

Posted: September 12, 2011 Under: Information By No Comments

Three mailing lists have been created for the club:

  • one for all members
  • one for racers
  • one for board members
The last one is by invitation only. If you would like to be added to one of the other two, go to: http://yryc.org/cgi/dada/mail.cgi Pick the mailing list you want to be added to, enter your email address and click Submit Your Information. You will receive a confirmation message that you have been added.

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Admiral’s Cup 2011

Posted: September 07, 2011 Under: Racing By No Comments

The 15th annual Admiral’s Cup was held on Saturday, August 6th, once again hosted by our good friends at Seaford Yacht Club. Conditions in Poquoson Bay were challenging, with 15-25kt winds around the 11.7 nm, two-lap triangle course. For the first time, we had a cruising-class fleet along with spin and non-spin. The spinnaker fleet was an all-YRYC event, with Steve Bowen’s Dream On holding off Jim Bordeaux’ Solstice and John Haracivet’s Midnight Rider.

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