PSYC 2023 - Issue #2
Port Sydney Yacht Club 2023 - Issue #2
Ahoy, members!
We hope you have had a great start to your summer.
We've got a few reminders and notices ahead of the season's start in just over a week. If you have any questions, or would like to get in touch, email us at: comms@portsydneyyachtclub.ca
Notice: New member, John Morgan, who is not based in Port Sydney, is looking for somewhere that he could store his Albacore on a dolly during the race season. Could you help? Please get in touch with him here.
In this email
Race information
This Season
Sign up to volunteer!
Membership & payment information
Online presence
First Race
⛵ - We are excited for the first official race of 2023, which will be Saturday, July 1st. See you on Mary Lake for the (prompt!) start time of 2:15pm.
🎉 - Party - TBD. Please see below to sign up to host a party this year, and do sign up if you are able.
This Season
Here's a reminder of the key dates and notices for your diaries:
July 1, 2:15pm - First race (and sailing party from 4:30pm)
Weekdays throughout the season - Midweek race series (if there is interest; details TBD)
Sunday, August 6th - Regatta race weekend (details TBD)
September 2 - Final race followed by year-end party at Community Hall
September - Fall Race Series (if there is interest; details TBD)
Weekly roles:
Please sign up to volunteer if you are able - we still have quite a few slots missing.
Please click on the links below if you are able to help with hosting a party or by being crash boat officer for one week, for more details and to fill in the date(s) you are able to help. Thank you so much, in advance, to all 2023 volunteers.
Volunteers
We rely entirely on volunteers for the running of weekly racing and to host sailing parties.
We also have a few open 'permanent' positions; please have a look here for more details. These include:
A club scorekeeper
Crash boat officer [for now, as we did last year, we will fill this on a week-by-week basis].
Membership
We are always looking for new - sailing and social - members! If you know someone who would like to join the club, why not bring them along to a party this season?
If anyone not currently on our mailing list (i.e. if you have been forwarded this email) would like to receive updates, sign up here.
How to join
Visit portsydneyyachtclub.ca/join and complete the form.
Email us here.
Contact Edward Gledhill, Commodore on +44-7375 466446 (UK mobile) or the Johnsons on (705) 385 2507.
2023 Pricing
2023 membership pricing is the same as last year's. All amounts are per annum, and are payable to our Treasurer, Elspeth, by E-transfer to treasurer@portsydneyyachtclub.ca.
$35 per individual
Family price: $75 (which is 2x adults + $5 for any number of minors u19)
Over 19s need to purchase their own membership
Please do get in touch if you have any questions about membership.
Online presence
Please continue to support the club by following/sharing/tagging us on any of:
Our website has more information, including contacts, sailing and racing info, club history, and more.
Thank you for reading this edition of the PSYC Newsletter. We'll be back with more soon, but, until then, see you on July 1st for our first race + party!
The Team ⚓
