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The women's Sunfish Fleet on Tuesday, August 8, 2006 Photo by Don VanZile
6/14/2007 In reviewing some old files, it looks like this website was started on about this date in 1998. We were one of the early yacht clubs to have our own site, and I have enjoyed being the webmaster. I have attempted to post everything that has been sent to me, including all photos, usually within a day or two of receiving the information. Some of the links are out-of-date. This usually reflects the fact that updated information has not been sent. If you find problems, please notify me at dlr@eolas.com. 
Harken provided support and gifts for the Little Point Sable Race. Thanks, Harken! July 2, 2009 The very informative July Newsletter is now available. July 1, 2009 Here is a summary of the PYC finishes for the 2009 Queen's Cup. THE THREE PENTWATER BOATS THAT FINISHED ALL TOOK FLAGS!! Thunderbolt, skippered by Jim Burch, finished 2nd in Division 5, Condor, skippered by Bill Bluhm, was 2nd in Division 6, and Bailout, skippered by Rick Williams, has been awarded 3rd place in Division 11. More than 200 boats competed in the 14 divisions of this overnight race from Milwaukee to Muskegon. Only the Muskegon, South Shore, and Milwaukee Yacht Clubs brought home more trophies than the PYC. For a small-town club like the PYC to bring home three flags is an amazing accomplishment. The PYC was also represented by Sojourn, skippered by Art Haan. The light airs of this year's race prevented Sojourn from finishing. Crew members included: Thunderbolt Jim Burch, David Nobles, Tom Blackburn, Ken Davis, Micky Stejskal, and Mark Rowe Condor Bill Bluhm, David Bluhm, Steve Bluhm, Patrick Bluhm, Courtney Bluhm, Lex Urick, Frank Leinbach, Jason Leinbach Bailout Rick Williams, Rob Williams, Steve McMahon and Ryan Cardneau Sojurn Art Haan, Russ Murphy and Bill Walker Bill Bluhm adds: "This is the 5th flag we have won in the last 7 years. (including one year we did not race) (two firsts, one second, one third, and one fourth) I am very proud of my crew and it"s a tribute to Condor, a very fast old boat." Jill Williams points out that this is the first time that Rick has placed in the Queen's Cup. Also, this is the first year that they have owned this boat. Regarding Thunderbolt, Jim Burch says "We've been pretty fortunate in the Queen's Cup. This is our 14th flag." Jim also has four flags in the Chicago-Mackinac race. Pictures from Art Haan are here. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL. July 1, 2009 Kathy Ribbens has sent the May Board meeting minutes. June 29, 2009 Mike LaHaye sent pictures of yesterday's Flag Officers' Fleet Review. June 28, 2009 Two PYC boats finished high in the 2009 Queen's Cup Race. Thunderbolt, skippered by Jim Burch, finished 2nd in Division 5, and Condor, skippered by Bill Bluhm, was 2nd in Division 6. More than 200 boats competed in the 14 divisions of this overnight race from Milwaukee to Muskegon. Only the Muskegon, South Shore, and Milwaukee Yacht Clubs brought home more trophies than the PYC--pretty amazing. June 28, 2009 The Spring Series for the Ensign Fleet is finished. The winners are
The complete results are here. Congratulations to all. June 12, 2009 The Bylaws Committee has made additional proposals for approval at the Annual Meeting. Please read them and the document describing the rationale for the changes. Suggestions and comments are welcomed. June 6, 2009 Kathy Ribbens has sent the draft copy of the May Board meeting minutes. June 2, 2009 Last Tuesday, Peter Blacklock gave his customarily excellent seminar. The following are documents from that: Thanks, Peter and Mhairi June 2, 2009 The 2009 menus are now posted. Follow the Menu link in the left column. To paraphrase the Chicago election slogan, Eat early and eat often. May 28, 2009 The June Newsletter has been posted. May 14, 2009 The Don't Miss the Boat party is Saturday, May 23. May 13, 2009 Preliminary menu information is here. May 10, 2009 From House Committee chairman Don VanZile: Those of you who have been to dinner at the PYC on the opening Friday or Saturday are aware that we have a regular menu with entre' items ranging from an expensive steak dinner to a bowl of Salmon Chowder for those who prefer something lighter. The regular menu is not simplified or a partial menu. Be sure to check every page of the regular menu, there are a couple of lighter fare items on the last page. The regular menu is posted on this internet site. [Real Soon Now] In addition to that regular menu we have specials which you should discuss with your server. This gives you a chance to interact with staff and provides a personal touch that is not always present when the specials are posted on a bulletin board. For appetizers last week we had Deep Fried Asparagus as an unlisted special. There will usually also be one unlisted entre' available as a special. Last week it was a Bow Tie Pasta dish. On Friday and Saturday, May15 and 16 there will be a special Grilled Chicken Breast/Vegetable Medley that will be very appealing to eye, taste and wallet. If you are on a special diet please discuss with your waiter what your needs are and Chef Helenhouse will make proposals and then come up with a special dish for you. That individual attention will set us apart from many of the restaurants in the area. For those not on diets, the desserts have been memorable with a selection to choose from, and every one of the choices was excellent. We look forward to seeing you at the club. May 10, 2009 Bill Bluhm has passed along his photos of the 2008 Queen's Cup and Wooden Boat Show. Thanks, Bill. May 8, 2009 A draft of the April Board meeting minutes was sent by Kathy Ribbens. May 8, 2009 Marilyn Steiner has written an interesting history of the PYC from 1976 to the present. Some other history information may be accessed here. May 7, 2009 Here is the full Sailing Seminar schedule From Bill Bluhm: Our first Sailing Seminar will held at the Yacht Club on Tuesday, May 12, 6:00 pm The Topic will be: Race Starts, and protecting your lead on the race course. Jack Patterson will present the seminar and will be discussing various pre-start tactics to cross the line on time and in the lead. Methods to keep your lead over other boats by course selection, covering, observing wind shifts, and positioning yourself on the course will be covered. We have all watched Jack's transom ahead of us, come to the seminar to learn his "tricks of the trade" to get ahead of him. Plans are to gather at the Brown Bear after the seminar. . May 4, 2009
April 13, 2009 The Apparel Committee has stablished a relationship with a web-based company that allows online purchase of a variety of items with the PYC logo. Follow the Apparel online" link in the lefthand column. April 2, 2009 Current weather conditions for Mears, and the PYC (Real Soon Now) are available. Click the Weather link in the left hand column. April 2, 2009 Kathy Ribbens has sent the draft of the March Board minutes. February 5, 2009 Milt Pugsley recently visited Puerto Rico, and sent nice photos of the Club Nautico de San Juan, and his burgee exchange. February 5, 2009 Barry Miller has agreed to put the interesting sialing links that he finds on a page. Thanks, Barry. January 3, 2009 Barry Miller sent a link to an excellent PowerPoint presentation regarding the 2009 Racing Rules changes. This was cited on the C&C website, and is highly recommended. The changes in Section C are especially important. December 19, 2008 Pictures from the 2008 Sailing Awards Dinner are here. Also, last year's newsletters have been added. Follow the Newsletters link in the Table of Contents. December 10, 2008 Dede Samuel is offering Tangerine for sale. Follow the Classified link in the table of contents. August 26, 2008 The final Ensign results for the summer series are here. Will Wright sent a great photo of the sun setting down the channel on August 6. August 7, 2008 A strong thunderstorm caused cancellation of last night's Ensign race. It left behind some nice clouds, which are shown in Kathy Ribben's great picture of the sun setting down the channel. August 3, 2008 FWIW, the August sunset down the channel calculations can be obtained by following the link in the left column. August 3, 2008 The beautiful trawler Capers (home port Montague), owned by Dan and Donna Lesczc, was anchored in Pentwater Lake yesterday. They took more than 100 photos of the Ensign race, and generously brought a CD to the PYC. Thanks very much, Dan and Donna. July 28, 2008 Mike LaHaye sent excellent photos from the Ensign Region V Championships in Hessel. These join those by Tom Sturr. July 22, 2008 Chicago-Mackinac The 2008 Chicago-Mackinac results are here. Jim Burch and Thunderbolt, having had many outstanding finishes in past years, finished lower in their division this year. July 22, 2008 Queen's Cup The 2008 Queen's Cup results are here. Jim Burch and Thunderbolt were 3rd in division 5, Bill Bluhm and Condor 4th in Division 6, and Art Haan and Sojurn were 11th in Division 11. Barry Miller's finish is still pending. Congratulations to all. 7-14-2008 M&M, Troll and Wings raced in the Ensign Region 5 Championships in Hessell, MI. Skippers, crews and supporters included Bill and Diane Bullard, Greg Harrison and Elona Van Gent, Leonard, Annette, Ken and Tom Hilton, Mike, Marsha and Laura LaHaye, Tom and Dolores Sturr, Dennis Rowley and Sally Landenberger, Frode and Marilyn Maaseidvaag, Lars, Claudia and Bjorn Maaseidvaag, and Jack Patterson. The report is that the winds were heavy, and that everyone had a good time. Pictures are here. 7-14-2008 I've updated the "Racing" link to include Ensign schedules and PRO's, the new Pentwater Lake courses, pictures from the Little Point Sable race and the Region 5 Championships, and other information. 2-20-2008 The September/October 2007 issue of Good Old Boat Magazine had an excellent article on Ensigns. Author Gregg Nestor, and Karen Larson, Editor of Good Old Boat have kindly permitted this article to be posted on the Pentwater Yacht Club website [and on pentwateryachting.org]. Thanks very much, Gregg and Karen. 11/10/2007 Don Lambix lent us articles about the 1948 and1949 Junior Commodore's Ball. These items were clipped from the ludington paper by Don's mother. I guarantee that you will find them to be interesting. 10/17/2007 Last Friday's Racing Awards Dinner was a great success, with an estimated 80 people attending. Many pictures, by Don VanZile, are here. I will post all of the awards when I have them. 10/9/2007 The materials for the PYC Protest Seminar have been posted here. Why would anyone want to live in Oceana County?
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