Category: Events

Posted on

GBYC 2021 Events

April 24: Docks in. Tide is high at 10:45 am

May 15 or 16: Spring Laser Regatta

June 12 or 13: Spring Social at the club and MerryMac Regatta

June 27: MerryMac Regatta

July 11: MerryMac Regatta

July 12-16: Gundalow Sailing Camp. GBYC members to volunteer to help teach sailing to kids.

August 14 or 15: MerryMac Regatta / Formal Regatta Cancelled – sorry! A Merry Mac get together is still a good idea! Tides and weather are lined up!

October 9: Laser RegattaOctober 16: Docks Out. Tide is high at 10:15

November 6: Fall Social???  To be determined

Posted on

Fall Laser Regatta

Great Bay Yacht Club/PSA Fall Laser Regatta

NOTICE OF RACE

Saturday, October 17, 2020

Hilton State Park, Dover, NH

9:00 AM Registration, Skippers Meeting at 10:00 AM at the park 

1. RULES: The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) the Laser Class Rules (ILCA) the NA Masters Rules, this Notice of Race (NOR), the Sailing Instructions (SI) as issued, and any amendments. 

2. CLASS: Laser Standard, Laser Radial. No measurements will be taken. All sail in one fleet. 

3. ELIGIBILITY: Open to all ages. 

4. SCHEDULE: 

                  Registrations:  9:00 AM Hilton Park

Skipper’s Meeting: 10:00 AM 

First Warning: 11:00 PM +/- 

Races to follow 

High tide is at 1:22 PM 

Awards at Hilton Park to follow last race 

5. ENTRY: Registration officials will be on site at Hilton Park for your convenience by registration time and the Skippers Meeting will be held at the park. The entry fee of $40 can be paid in cash or by check, please make sure you register BEFORE the Skippers meeting. Entry includes a tradition of a great Race Committee and support boats; however, due to Covid 19 safety measures there will be no after racing cook cookout although pizza may be provided. Feel free to bring beverages and a variety of beverages appropriate for the spirit of the day. 

6. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS: Available at Skippers’ Meeting 

7. SCORING: Low Point Scoring as per RRS Appendix A. There will be one discard after 5 completed races. 

8. RACING AREA: Launch at the State of NH ramp at Hilton Park and race upstream in the designated area. 

9. COURSES: Windward-leeward, triangle or a combination of the two. 

10. AWARDS: First through Fifth plus, The Wally Johnson Sportsmanship Award based on attitude, reaction to special situations during the regatta, or any other notable occurrence that expresses the high ideals of sportsmanship. 

11. INFORMATION: Please contact Steve Kosacz at 207-252-7627 or stephen@auto-works.com 

12. LOCATION: from Portsmouth NH:  Take Exit 6 and follow map below to get to Boston Harbor/ Dover Point Road which parallels the highway on the south side and drive under the highway to get to Hilton Park.  Use the designated Parking area and grass lawns.   From west and north of Dover, take a route that will get you on Boston Harbor and Dover Point Road

Posted on

August Merry Mac Regatta!

Great Bay Yacht Club

Notice of Race – NOR

Ned McIntosh’ Merry Mac Regatta

August 23, 2020

Great Bay Yacht Club / Hilton Sate Park / Dover Point, NH

12:00 pm Registration, Races to follow

1.       RULES:  (Loosely followed by popular recommendation) – Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).

2.       CLASS:  Traditional Merry Mac, Oyster River Cat, Melonseed, and other small Sailing Boats/Dinghies.  No measurements will be taken.  All boats may or may not sail in one fleet, pending registrants. All dinghy sailors are welcome! 

3.       ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all ages, all Merry Macs & Oyster River Cats & Melonseed & other dinghy sailors. 

4.       SCHEDULE:

Skipper’s Meeting: 1:00 pm (HIGH tide is 4:43pm)

Approximate First Race Warning Signal:  2:30 pm

More races will follow.

Last race warning approx. 4:30 pm, no later than 4:45 pm.

5.       ENTRY:  GBYC is located on Wentworth Terrace, Dover Point, NH, a very short walk from Hilton Park.  

Registration officials will be at Hilton Park by 12:00 pm and the 1:00 pm Skippers Meeting will be held there as well.  

The entry fee of $20 can be paid in cash or by check. ($10 if all racers on a boat are 17 or younger.)

Please make sure you register BEFORE the Skippers meeting.

Due to the current pandemic, the traditional apres racing cookout and awards presentation will not be held.  Racers and guests are welcome to BYOB food and drink if they like, and are asked to practice appropriate pandemic mediation with social distancing and face coverings as appropriate.

6.       SAILING INSTRUCTIONS:  Provided at Skipper’s Meeting.

7.       SCORING:  Low Point Scoring as per RRS Appendix A, Appendix A4

8.       RACING AREA:  Launch at the State of NH ramp at Hilton Park and sail upstream in the designated area.  There may be some room at the GBYC dock, please check with GBYC in advance.

9.       COURSES:  To be announced at the Skippers’ Meeting.

10.  INFORMATION: Contact Great Bay Yacht Club Commodore Tom Page tpage@underwoodengineers.com or Race Committee Principal Race Officer Tom Brown tacheson.brown@gmail.com

Posted on

July Merry Macs were HOT again this year, but this year…WE GOT BREEZE!

It was a really great showing of 11 Merry Macs
and 1 Handy Cat on the line at July’s Regatta!
Len Small’s Family from just up the river help start Great Bay Yacht Club.
His grandson Jeremy sailed well enough to get first place over all, and with a round robin crew of Len’s great-grandchildren.
Now that’s history of four generations at the Club!

Here’s a few photos from the RC Chumly.

A new donation to the Club looking right at home in her new digs!

Thanks to all the sailors for braving the heat, well worth it this time! See you all again for the August Regatta, Sunday the 23nd!

Posted on

Spring Lasers!

Eight Lasers showed for the GBYC Spring Laser Regatta, a pretty good showing considering the times we find ourselves in.

The breeze was all over the place. RC could not have done it without the GBYC Mark Boats. Huge thanks to Mike Sullivan, Greg Costanza, and Gene Grossi. They worked their butts off!

With Social Distancing in mind, the usual GBYC BBQ was nixed in favor of, what else?
Italian Takeout!
Laurie Macintosh & Ron Walton took orders at the Skippers’ Meeting and ran for the food.
Thank you Laurie & Ron.

Perennial Laser Champ Peter Follansbee once again put on a clinic with four out of five bullets. The rest of the fleet mixed it up all day. We also had a couple of new to GBYC Lasers, though they certainly showed us they were not new to racing!

We now look forward to the GBYC Fall Laser Regatta in early October!

Youtube from yesterday!

Greg Costanza, one of the Mark Boat guys, took time to put these together:

Photos from the Committee Boat:

Posted on

2020 Season COVID-19 Updates

Greetings, all. In response to the current pandemic, a number of 2020 dates have been pushed out.

Docks-In, originally scheduled for April 25, is postponed to May 23 (high tide at 2 PM). As we get closer to that date we will confirm.

The Spring Social scheduled for May 2 is postponed until it’s safe for Newick’s and other restaurants to reopen.

The Laser Regatta planned for June 7 will be confirmed in May. It may need to be moved out.

Club moorings are still expected to be set up by May 1. We will also get the port-a-potty and water turned on.

Members are welcome to come down to the club in the near term, with the common sense to avoid crowds and maintain appropriate distance. Volunteers are welcome to rake up the beach grass deposited on shore and other spring tidying up.

Hopefully we’ll have an ‘End of Sequestration” party on the deck later this year!!!

Posted on

2020 Dates Announced

Save these dates! Spring is just around the corner.

Saturday, 4/25: Docks in! High tide is at 3 pm. Plan to arrive by noon.

Saturday, 5/2: Spring Social at 6 pm. Venue and details to come.

Sunday, 6/7: Spring Laser Event

Sunday, 7/26: Merry Mac/Small Craft Regatta #1

Sunday, 8/23: Merry Mac/Small Craft Regatta #2

Saturday, 10/3: Fall Laser Event

Saturday, 10/17: Docks Out! (But let’s not dwell on that now.)

Saturday, 10/24: Fall Social

Click here to download a handy 2020 Season Flyer.

Posted on

2019 Docks Out/ Fall Social

Docks out is this Saturday, October 26. Arrive by 9:30 am to get everything right and tight.

Our Fall Social is scheduled for Saturday, November 2, at Patty B’s in Dover from 5:30 to 8:30. RSVP by October 25. The cost is $35 per person; please mail check to GBYC, PO Box 1644, Dover, NH 03821 or bring to the event. We hope to see you there!