Mike Mastracci has been teaching the Sailboat Racing 101 for years now. It’s open to anyone and provides great information for old salts as well as those new to sailboat racing. His notes are available online. But reading them isn’t the same as seeing him present it in person. The notes are a great summary … Continue reading "Sailboat Racing 101 Teaches Old and New"
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York River Military History
to members of yryc; my name is bob Patterson and l found your web site and thought you might be interested in a bit of York river history you don’t have. In 1969 November l was the navigator in uss ruchamkin lpr-89 we were returning from a top secret mission off the azores where we … Continue reading "York River Military History"
Read MoreRadar Seminar
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Read MoreEducational Clinics
The York River Yacht Club will be hosting a series of educational clinics in the coming months. The next seminar will be Saturday, February 21, and will cover the use of Radar, including radar principles and operation, as well as tuning, display interpretation, radar navigation, radar piloting, and collision avoidance. Also USCG Navigation Rules and radar. The clinic will … Continue reading "Educational Clinics"
Read MoreSea Scouts
Welcome aboard! — Sea Scouting is a part of the Boy Scouts of America Venturing Program. The mission of Sea Scouts is to prepare young people (boys and girls) to make ethical decisions throughout their lifetimes in accordance with the principles of the Sea Promise, the Scout Oath, and the Scout Law. Sea Scouting delivers … Continue reading "Sea Scouts"
Read MoreYRYC’s First Clinic: Navigation
On January 24, the York River Yacht Club hosted a “Navigation Seminar”. The class was open to the public and 23 people attended. GT Alexander was the instructor and covered Navigation Charts, Navigation Aids, Navigation Tools, Plotting, DR Navigation, Position Fixes, Wind, Current, and Tides.
Read MoreNew Mailing Lists
Three mailing lists have been created for the club:
- one for all members
- one for racers
- one for board members
Yacht Club Website
http://foxfamily.typepad.com/yryc/ If you haven’t checked it out lately, take a look. The site has been getting updated lately. So, if you’re curious about what’s happening, or need a detail about a meeting, cruise, etc you should be able to find it there. Also, watch this space for further developments. We will likely be getting our own domain sometime during the Summer, something like yryc.org.
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