Aug 23, 2011
Get ready for the next Great Pond Yacht Club event! The plan is to meet in the middle of the lake at 1:00 Saturday the 27th. Our PRO and Commodore will have a course set (this time with anchor rhodes that reach the bottom!). We’ll start at 1:00 and race our...
Aug 7, 2011
The Great Pond Yacht Club is honored to have swapped burgees with the Winnipesaukee Yacht Club in Gilford, New Hampshire. July 29, Junebug departed Meredith, NH, with three GPYC representatives on board: Social secretary Sheldon Perkins; treasurer, Lisa Perkins; and...
Jul 24, 2011
The Plan: Start the RastaRace at 1:00 off Crooked Island; after the race, celebrate with BBQed jerk chicken kabobs, reggae, and Red Stripes at the cove. The Reality: The Lightnings and Hobie thought the start time was 1:00; the Minuets thought it was 2:00; the marker...
Jul 12, 2011
It’s a lot of fun. You’re right in the heart of the action. Every boat in the fleet has to get around you to start and finish. All that, plus you don’t even have to leave your seat! I’m talking about serving on a race committee. We need...
Jun 30, 2011
Announcing our next event! Saturday, July 22 at 1 pm HEY MON! Join us for racing followed by a rasta-themed raft-up and cookout. Our PRO will set a course somewhere in the middle of the lake. We’ll run as many races as time allows and then retire to the lee of...
Jun 30, 2011
I was talking to a friend who is a member of a well-established yacht club that shall remain nameless. She told me about when their yacht club attempted a “women’s sailing” program. The idea was that a group of women would take their boats, sail to a...
Jun 13, 2011
I’ve heard sailing described as “the art of getting there.” That phrase best describes what we do. In our sport, the destination is much less important than the journey itself. The founding of the Great Pond Yacht club has been and will continue to be a delightful...
Jun 1, 2011
GPYC had a very successful inaugural event on May 29, 2011 at Bill and Joan Witkin’s lake house on the south end of Hoyt’s Island.In spite of heavy overcast and cool temps in the morning, a hearty group showed up for a sailing clinic and practice...
May 8, 2011
Founding members held our first organizational meeting May 8, 2011, where we voted in our board of directors, officers and bylaws (which can be downloaded from the right column of this page) — so now, the work’s done, and we’re on our way to some great...
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