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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

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March 6th-Sunset Fri March 7th– O'Kelly

Function PHRF-2pm March 10th-BYSC

Board March 11th-Steak Night March 12th-Fishing

Club March 13th– Sunset Fri March 14th-Pi Party PHRF-2pm March 15th-Boating

Extravaganza March 20th-Jean Ribaut March 21st-Jean Ribaut March 22-PHRF March 26-Master Nat March 27- Final Friday March 28 –High School Regatta March 28 River Rats March 29 Spring Series

March

March – warmer weather cannot be far off now. And

with it, busy times at BYSC. Sailing takes a turn from big boats to dinghies this month at BYSC. We start the month with the last couple of PHRF Frostbite series rac-es. Then, on the last weekend of the month, the Flag Raising ceremony in conjunction with ‘Final Friday’, hosting a major High School regatta and River Rat train-ing on Saturday, and the first of the spring small boat series races on Sunday. A busy last weekend -

In between, there are plenty of social activities on the

calendar in March – hope to see a bunch of you at both Steak Night and at the ‘Pi Day’ gathering as well as at each Sunset Friday.

Speaking of River Rat training ! To repeat myself

from last month - in my opinion there is no better way to get involved with BYSC than to volunteer for on-the-water duty during our many races/regattas. I encourage everyone to consider attending the ‘River Rat’ training session on Saturday the 28th. No prior experience required – you will be taught everything you need to know to function as a valued race committee member.

Also to somewhat repeat myself from last month, I encourage all of you interested in your children

and/or grandchildren attending either BYSC ‘Summer Camp’ and/or Junior Sailing of Beaufort ‘Learn to Sail’ sessions, to act soon. Registrations for both programs are now open - initially to BYSC members only - but they will soon be opened up to non-members as well. Again, I will point out that the two are distinct and separate programs with different staffs, agendas, and goals – if you are not familiar with the differences between these two programs and/or need clarification, I suggest you contact Milledge or Dylan in the office, or contact me. But most importantly, if you are interested in either program I urge you to not hesi-tate now that the registrations have opened. Both programs have become hugely popular over the past few years and many of the sessions of each fill up quickly.

It is your club, come enjoy it. Chuck Rushing Commodore

Welcome Aboard New Members

Josh and Ashley Gruber, James and Sandra Atkins, and Robert and Frances Kuzinski!

Hey YA’ll,

Summer is just around the corner and we are

gearing up for it. Summer Camp Registration is

open to Members only for the month of March,

and on Friday the 27th we will be having our an-

nual Easter Egg hunt at 6:30 PM. Dylan will be on

hand for anyone who needs help with registration

at that time as well, or swing by if you have any

questions. March 14th is the Pi Party and the Jean

Ribaut Cup is this month as well. March 31st is

the deadline for annual dues unless you are on a

payment plan so come on by and see me if you

have not taken care of that yet. On Sunday March

8th there will be a volunteer afternoon to clean up

the club and get things looking good for the sea-

son. We will be working from 1-4 PM so come out

and lend a hand!

Milledge Hopkins Webb

Call for River Rats!

Training for new River Rats begins at 12:30 PM Saturday, March 28

Experienced Rats and PROs should come to dock at 3 PM BYSC is looking for new River Rats! These specially trained club members manage our club races and regattas.

Wearing their trademark yellow t-shirts, they set the race course, start the races, record the finishes, help capsized

sailors, manage the marks and keep the competition running smoothly.

This year's training will outline signal boat, mark boat and safety boat duties, answer your questions and get you

scheduled to start working on the water! At about 3 PM, we will go down to the dock for an on-water session to

bring it all together.

Training continues during our Spring Series races - first race day is Sunday, March 29, and racing continues

throughout April and May. On-water roles include PRO (Principal Race Officer), signal boat crew members (timer,

flagman, line spotter and recorder) and mark/safety boat skippers and crew.

Our goal is to have the best race management team in SAYRA (the Southeast Yacht Racing Association), with

enough members so we always have a full roster and no one has to work too often. And we're doing it! The River

Rats get big kudos every year at our Lowcountry Regatta and at the regional and national regattas we are invited to

host at our club.

Bring your calendar and your t-shirt size. See you on Saturday, March 28th, at 12:30 pm!

Questions? Call John or Marge Barber, 525-1316 or 575-8998

Top 10 reasons to become a BYSC River Rat:

#10. It’s great exercise.

#9. You’ll be part of a team with a mission.

#8. You can add new skills to your resume.

#7. You’ll have a great view of the racing.

#6. You’ll be a part of exciting river rescues.

#5. You can earn your 20 volunteer hours in style.

#4. Racers, you also get credit for your average of sailed races.

#3. You get a free, trademark, nifty yellow t-shirt.

#2. You can share sea stories (and refreshments) after the races.

And most of all: #1. A day on the water beats all other options!

March 11–Steak Night All filet mignons steaks served grilled to your

perfection over a charcoal flame! Hand tossed salad with all the fixing's. Piping hot baked potato with real butter, sour

cream and chives. Crusty rolls. Dessert Wed , March 11th Cooking from 6:00-7:30pm / $18.00 PP Limited number of tickets available RSVP’s a MUST! Sign up online at byscnet.com

BYSC STEAK NIGHT

3.14.15 9:26:53 @BYSC

Not just an ordinary day but an ePIc Day! The kind that comes once a century…..

Come bring something Pi(e) of your choice and Join in the Celebration

Pizza, Pecan, Pineapple, Moon, Cutie, Chicken Pot, Sweetie………. BYSC/Sat March 14/ Approximately 6:18:29- 9:26:53 PM Very informal and of course, irrational Come to the Dork Side...

There have been a number of comments from BYSC members that they were inter-

ested in learning how to sail. Junior Sailing of Beaufort, Inc. puts on the popular Learn

to Sail program in June for juniors but there has not been a major organized program

for teaching adults.

We are exploring the idea of putting together a sailing instruction program at BYSC

that would occur in the spring and fall but first we need some idea of the level of inter-

est. If you think that you would be interested please reply to this e-mail and let me

know your interest and the general level of sailing experience.

The initial idea is to have a USS certified instructor teach beginning sailing in club

Sunfish. It seems that 12-16 hours of indoctrination and training would be suitable for

folks to feel confident in sailing a small boat in the Beaufort River. The 12-16 hours

would probably be over a four day period, such as: 2 hrs on a Thurs. and Fri. night for

on-shore indoctrination and parts of Sat. and Sun. for on-the-water training. There

would be a cost but it has not been determined yet and is somewhat dependent on the

level of interest.

A quick response would be appreciated.

Thank you and Happy New Year.

Frank Pontious

You have probably received your BYSC dues statement by now. But, did you notice the box at the bot-

tom of the page that explains how you can renew your membership in US Sailing (USS), or join, through

the BYSC link. You receive a discount on your USS dues as well as providing a

credit to BYSC.

Go to www.ussailingmvp.com/bysc. This will link you up directly with USS, bypassing the BYSC

office but crediting the club for a membership.

RACERS - SAVE THE DATE MAY 30-

31

The 60th Beaufort Water Festival Sailing

Regatta hosted by BYSC is May 30-31.

Look for NOR and registration infor-

mation coming soon to the Beaufort Wa-

ter Festival website and to the BYSC

website. Anticipated classes include

PHRF fleet, MC Scows, JY-15s, Lasers,

Sunfish and Optimist.

Come and enjoy the fun.

Boats for sale Grady White Adventure 208. 20’ LOA with cuddy cabin. This is a great boat for our waters and in superb condition. Only $23,500. You can pay $50-60k if you like for

the same type of new boat but why do that when this boat is excellent for all conditions? I’ve been in the creeks in 24”, offshore to Charleston and Savannah and handled conditions nicely in choppy Port Royal Sound.

2009 Suzuki 225 hp, like new-only 210 hrs. Professionally maintained by Marv’s Mobile Marine. 1994 hull but these don’t show age if maintained well and this one is. Aluminum double axle trailer. Garmin 2010 chartplotter (large size for older eyes). Bimini with new (2014) plexiglass windows. Second bimini over rear cockpit-removable. Full top cover. (2) anchors and rodes (2) heavy duty fishing poles (6) lifejackets Cushions in cabin have been recovered. Porta potty (never used). VHF radio with fixed antenna. AM/FM/CD changer. Price is $23,500. See this fine boat at BYSC in back of the tennis courts. Call Frank Pontious for a sea trail, (c) 843-252-4900, (h) 843-522-3320, (e) fponti@islc.net.

MC Scow #2047.

Builder: Melges, built in 2000

Length: 16’

Fiberglass hull

Aluminum mast and boom

Boat in good condition with good racing record.

All intact and race ready to sail tomorrow.

(2) sails: older North Zmax and pretty good North ZAP. North Z1 also available.

Good trailer. Seitec dolly also available.

Top cover.

Masthead flotation.

Mast step replaced.

Lifting bridle

Price is $6,500.

Contact Frank Pontious at (c) 843-252-4900, (h) 843-522-3320, (e) fponti@islc.net.

Stray Cat Is For Sale!

Stray Cat is a Very Competitive PHRF Cruiser/Racing 1989

Catalina 22. Over 20 race wins,

and multiple BYSC PHRF racing series wins + Ribaut Cup

winner 2012,

Dataw Island Race 2nd

2014. Upgrades and improvements too

numerous to list here.

Ready to race and win tomorrow! I have everything to return

the boat back a fast cruiser.

$7,500. Please call Everett Ballenger 843-521-7977.

FOR SALE

1994 13’ Boston Whaler; low hour Yamaha 25 ; trailer $5125.00 Contact Bill Pendergraft 252-

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1990 Boston Whaler Montauk 17’ ; 90 hp Yamaha, $10,000 843-379-2096 Wayne Heath 1990’s 20’ Grady White, Yamaha 200, trailer $6000 Paul 524-3177 Touring Kayak, 16 foot, two water-tight compartments, paddle, $495. 838-5359 **please contact the office for any updates or changes on these boats for sale**

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