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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Recurring events:

Water Aerobics Mon. Wed. Fri. at 9:30am

Needlework Wednesdays at 2pm

8/4 Sunset Friday 6pm 8/8 BYSC Board Meeting 6pm 8/9 Steak Night 6pm 8/11 Sunset Friday 6pm 8/18 Sunset Friday 6pm

8/25 Sailing Seminar 5pm See Flyer below ( scroll down) 8/25 Final Friday 6pm “All Hands On Deck”

This will be a dock party. Please bring a dish to share and folding chairs to enjoy time out on the dock.

Upcoming events 9/4 Fall Series #1 1-4pm 9/4 Labor Day Picnic 4:30-6:30pm Please scroll down for details and ticket information Fall Upcoming events:

Annual Fall Meeting and Oyster Roast: Friday October 27 Change of Watch: Saturday, Nov. 11

August Events Open to all members

Commodore’s Message

Joy of joys, the bugs have gone on vacation. On my return

from Bermuda the first thing I noticed was that I could stand on the deck at the club in the evening at peak "bug time" and not be forced inside. Please bring a bottle of wine and some hors d'oeu-vres and come and watch the sunset from the deck on any of our beautiful evenings and enjoy the lovely vista without irritation.

During my absence in Bermuda I left my responsibilities at the

club in the capable hands of Marvin Day, who with the help of the many volunteers ran a very successful Regatta. Thank you.

My trip to Bermuda was memorable for many reasons. Not

just for the sail there and back, but also being in the presence of some of the worlds finest yachts; and watching the never seen in recent times, "seven" J class boats racing; and not forgetting being able to watch the Americas Cup boats fly across the water was a sight never to be forgotten.

Summer camp was a resounding success this year with a much

larger than expected attendance. I will also hope that everyone has noticed how well the grass is growing at the club with the irri-gation, the increased rain and the maintenance that been done this year. We are greener than ever!

Please check the club calendar and add the "Change of Watch"

and the "Annual Meeting" to your calendars. Over the next few months I will be doing some sunset evening

"Commodores Cruises" on my boat Spartina. I will be asking Mitch to advertise the dates and times when this will be made available through Signup Genius.

I would also like to make a major plug for the bar. Having the

volunteer donation bar is a huge social advantage for the club and we need to make sure that we nurture this facility. Recently, it has been increasingly difficult to obtain volunteers for the bar. This is a great opportunity for new members to meet other members so please try your hardest to sign up for bar volunteering .

Simon Jenkins Commodore

General Manager’s Message: Mitch McGuigan Club News & Events

• The pool is open daily from 9:00am to 8:00pm. I encourage families to drop by after work to cool off and socialize. The

evaporative cooler will operate overnight so the water can be cooler during the day. • Summer Camp has come to a close. Our Camp Director, Melissa Meinel and her team ran a great program. We were

very pleased to see that our foray into social media and web -based marketing paid off. We saw a 43% increase in at-tendance. Please enjoy the article and pictures below.

• August 9 Steak Night-don’t miss out!! We can only accept 75 reservations. Don’t wait until the deadline, Monday, Au-

gust 7 at 5:00pm to sign up. • Steak Night

• September is just around the corner and begins with Fall Series Racing and the Labor Day Picnic. Scroll down

in Bow Watch for details about racing and the picnic. The picnic sign-up deadline is August 30. • The fall sailing calendar has been modified. Scroll down in Bow Watch for details.

• A River Rat Orientation Day will take place on Friday, August 25. Scroll down for details. • All Hands on Deck To take advantage of the breeze and view, Final Friday will take place on the docks.

Bring a dish to share and a folding chair. If you don't have a folding chair, you can take one from the club-house. You could even come by boat!!

• Please join me in welcoming 35 new memberships. They are listed below in Bow Watch. Four new applica-

tions will be presented at the August Board meeting. This year we used social media to attract young families and have been very successful. Please welcome them and their children to the club.

Bartenders Needed!!

• The August and September sign-up is now available for sign-up.

Bartending

OUR MENU

FAVORITE SIDES & DESSERTS COST: ADULTS $12.00 / KIDS (UNDER 10) $5.00

RSVP REQUESTED:

FOLLOW THE PAY PAL LINK TO RESERVE YOUR DINNER

http://www.byscnet.com/uncategorized/labor-day-picnic

Reservations due by WEDNESDAY AUG 30ST

THE BAR WILL BE OPEN AT 4:00

HOPE TO SEE Y'ALL THERE!

2017 New Members

Asa Aarons & Noreen Seebacher Smith Randy & Connie Atkins Jeff Baker & Maryellen McManus Ron & Sharon Bernacki Ed Binot Buddy Brown & Sally Germer Mark Buskirk Philip & Lauren Carroway Todd & Ashley Covington Witt & Sarah Cox Michael & Lauryn Rose Gulledge Al & Laure Hefner Greg & Wendy Jester Jeffrey Lakin & DeAnna Willis John & Kay La Porte Kip & Cathy Leming Art & Bonnie Markle Bill & Kimberly Martin John & Nena McSween David Millard Rob & Lydia Mondavi Molly & Parker Moore Joe & Meredith Oliver Matt & Ann Parker Ben & Christine Quigley Kevin & Betsy Rhatigan Chris & Lori Salb Jon Solnes Hall & Amy Sumner Ben & Christine Taylor Wayne Taliaferro & Anne Tyler Michael & Sarah Ursetti Jim Ward Barbara Warner & Peter Hoffman Nic & Judy Waterman

The BYSC Summer Camp had a fantastic summer. Over the six-week program we had 301 campers

attend. Each camper got to participate in kayak and paddle boarding, fishing, tubing, sailing, river swims,

field games, arts and crafts and trips to the pool. Introduction to sail was a new activity for each camper.

Tauri Duer, our sailing instructor took the campers out in a beautiful sail boat and taught them the basics

of sailing while sailing around the Beaufort River. The campers also visited the sand bar in downtown

and Port Royal Sands. While visiting the Port Royal Sands the campers collect shark teeth and go on dol-

phin tours. Our Shark group had a cool experience when they visited one day. While walking on the

docks a manatee swam up to greet them. You can check out the video on our camp Facebook page,

BYSC Summer Camp. We also visited the waterfront and made a trip to Yo Yos for some ice cream

while playing in the park. Kona Ice came to camp three times and we enjoyed every visit. We had a won-

derful summer filled with lots of laughs and amazing memories. We cannot wait for next year.

Melissa Meinel, BYSC Camp Director

BYSC Summer Camp 2017

BYSC Summer Camp 2017

GLOWING REVIEW! “Five of our grandchildren just completed a week of day

camp (8:30-4:30) at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club. They had a FUNTASTIC week of swimming, tubing, kayaking, fish-ing, sailing and even a trip to the sandbar. The camp runs for six weeks in the summer. We had a wonderful week sending off five campers, feeding them dinner and serving as their bunk-house. Melissa and her crew took care of the rest!! Highly rec-ommend it to all parents and grandparents for next summer! “

We will meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 9:30 am to have a good

time exercising in our wonderful, salt water pool. We work out to really fun music ar-ranged by Leigh Harmer, with her technical assistant, Bruce.

Water Aerobics is low impact, easy on the joints, helps tone and strengthen muscles,

and improve balance. You can participate without knowing how to swim. Joining our friendly group of men

and women is a great way to get to know other club members. If you would like to join us, coat yourself in sunscreen, wear a hat, sunglasses, (rash

guard shirt, pool shoes if you would like), and meet us at the pool with a "fat" pool noo-dle!

For more information, please contact :Linda Fraser sewblue@comcast.net

Noodle Time!

STEAK NIGHT Steak Night is held on the second Wednesday of each month at 6 pm. The cost is $18 per person

for the full steak dinner and $10 for the non-steak option.

NEW PRICING!!! We are now offering the full meal for children 12 and under for $10.

Reservations are a must! Please reserve through PayPal. If you do not

wish to use PayPal, please email the club indicating your name, the

type of meal option, and how many attendees. Reservations close

Monday prior to Steak Night at 5pm or as soon as we reach our max-

imum number of 75 guests.

Club email: bysc@islc.net

The meal includes salad, potatoes, garlic bread and dessert!

Our creative volunteers often add a new side dish which always

make each night special!

Members may offer to make a dessert for 7-10 people. (please

contact Ulrike or Angie) We are always looking for volunteers to help.

Email Ulrike Poppeliers ulrikepop@gmail.com or Angie Williams angeinbeaufort@yahoo.com

To make your reservation through Paypal, open the link below.

Steak Night Reservations

Tips on using Paypal:

Once you hit “Buy Now” it will take you to the page where you can indicate the number of meals

you wish to purchase. Make sure you hit the little “update” button..

Then scroll down to the right to the line:

Pay with a credit card as a ”guest” . You do not need a Paypal account.

That takes you to your payment screen.

When you put in your email address, you will get a

confirmation email from Paypal that your reservation

is completed.

Club Racing

Exciting News about Fall and Winter Sailing At the After-Action meeting for the Lowcountry Regatta, we talked about better race manage-

ment at BYSC and the future of Series racing. We came up with a plan for a Fall Series Seminar on Aug. 25th. (See River Rats Seminar arti-

cle in this Bow Watch.) And we came up with a fall-winter schedule that will provide lots of sailing in great condi-

tions. We have adjusted the racing calendar as follows: No two-day Labor Day Regatta as such; however… The first Fall Series races will be on Monday, September 4th, Labor Day. Starting at 1 p.m.

to get to shore in time for the picnic, and… Awarding the George Post Corinthian Trophy (originally presented at the Labor Day Re-

gatta) as an award for the entire Fall Series, to be presented along with the other class awards at the Change of Watch on November 11th, so...

The Fall Series will run from September 4th to October 15th, all on Sundays (warning at 2

p.m.) except for Labor Day (seven race days), and then we will… Schedule a Winter Series from October 22nd through December 10th on Sundays (warning

at 1 p.m.); no races on Thanksgiving weekend, of course (seven race days) … All classes welcome in the Winter Series, including PHRF. River Rats would…

Start the Winter Series races off the dock, using gov’t marks or moored boats Not need to launch a signal boat and full crew

Launch and man two Mark/Safety Boats – sign up on the Genius after August 15th Use the Frostbite system of weather decisions for “go-no-go” on race days. Start the Frostbite Series in January/February as in 2017.

Full racing schedule with all dates on the website and in this Bow Watch. Put it on your fridge!

See you on the water – John Barber, Fleet Captain

2017 BYSC Racing and Events Schedule August through December 2017

Sept 4 (Labor Day) Mon Fall Series #1 Sep 8 Fri PHRF Fall Series #1 PHRF Sep 10 Sun Fall Series #2 Sep 15 Fri PHRF Fall Series #2 Sep 17 Sun Fall Series #3 Sep 22 Fri PHRF Fall Series #3 Sep 24 Sun Fall Series #4 Sep 29 Fri PHRF Fall Series #4 Oct 1 Sun Fall Series #5 Oct 6 Fri PHRF Fall Series #5 Oct 8 Sun Fall Series #6 Oct 13 Fri PHRF Fall Series #6 Oct 14 Sat Around Parris Island Race Sunfish Oct 15 Sun Fall Series #7 Oct 21 Sat Dataw Cup (Dataw Island YC) PHRF Oct 22 Sun Winter Series #1 VX1, EVO, MC, Laser, Sunfish, 420, JY-15, Opti Oct 28 Sat High School Regatta (Open) Oct 29 Sun Winter Series #2 Nov 5 Sun Winter Series #3 Nov 11 Sat BYSC Change of Watch

(Fall Series Awards & 2017 Racing and Service Awards) Nov 12 Sun Winter Series #4 Nov 19 Sun Winter Series #5 Dec 3 Sun Winter Series #6 Dec 10 Sun Winter Series #7 Updated August 2017

BYSC was founded by a few intrepid sailors who braved the tides and currents of the Beaufort River in their sailboats, no matter the weather, to see who could win that weekend’s races and give them something to talk about all week long.

We’re still at it! The 2017 Fall Series is just around the corner, and BYSC’s famous race man-

agement team, the RIVER RATS, is gearing up for the season. We have openings for new volun-

teers, and we are asking each of our racing sailors to work one day on the Race Committee during the series. We would love to have parents of junior sailors volunteer as well. So, if you already are a River Rat, would like to become one, or if you or your child are planning to race in the Fall Series, we have an event for you!

On Friday evening, August 25th (Final Friday) at 5 p.m. in the clubroom, we’ll have a Fall Se-

ries Orientation for all race management volunteers, potential volunteers, racing sailors and par-ents of junior sailors. It will be short and very interesting, and you can move on to Final Friday festivities after it’s over.

At the orientation, you’ll see a slide show about race management and demos of our new com-

puterized scoring system (the Regatta Network) and our Signup Genius for volunteers. Put this orientation on your calendar. Don’t miss your chance to become part of the heritage of

your club – racing sailboats on the river! Top 10 reasons to become a BYSC RIVER RAT:

10. It’s great exercise.

9. You’ll be in the fresh air, on the water.

8. You can add new skills to your resume. 7. You’ll have a great view of the racing.

6. You’ll be part of exciting river rescues. 5. You’ll make new friends.

4. You’ll be an insider. 3. You get a free t-shirt.

2. You’ll have fun while earning your 20 volunteer hours (sailors get your av-erage score for that day’s racing, too).

1. You get to tell the sailors where to go!

Crew for our trip south: "I'm planning on bringing my 44' Pearson Countess down

from Cape Cod Massachusetts to Beaufort at the end of Sep-tember and I'm looking for a 4th crew. Aquarius is ketch rigged, designed by John Alden and built by Pearson in Bristol RI in 1969. She's been well taken care and can easily carry 4 crew. I'm looking for someone that has experience in sailing large sailboats, offshore experience would be a plus. The schedule is weather permitting and right now we intend to stay outside the Gulf Stream and come straight down taking about 2 weeks (again weather permitting) or longer depending on schedules and time available. If you are interested please email me at gottsail58@gmail.com.

Thanks. Stan Hergott

Racing Sunfish For Sale, #81154

2013, winner of Sunfish Class in the 2017 Lowcountry Regatta Includes Full racing sail and set-up Launching dolly Top and bottom and spar covers Inspection port with bag Exhaust fan for removal of internal moisture Wind indicator (with two spares) Bag for blades and gear Spare set of lines

Price $3,500 Also available:

Kitty Hawk stainless steel Sunfish road trailer (the last one made): $600

Sailing wet suit, size Large: $75 Hiking thigh pads: $25

Woody Norwood 678-427-2937 snorwood3@me.com

Boats for Sale

Touring Kayak

16 foot, two water-tight compartments, paddle, $495. Calvin Smith 843-838-5359

Boat for Sale

1984 Boston Whaler 17’ sporter model.

1999 Yamaha 90. Needs cosmetic love. $2000

Call Ricky Akers 843-812-1408

FOR SALE 50% OWNERSHIP IN 23 FT. HUNTER SAILBOAT $2800.00 CALL 843-597-2234 FOR MORE DETAIL

For Sale

For Sale

17 ft Boston Whaler for sale. 1987 hull , 1997 two stroke 90 hp Yamaha motor. Rolls aluminum trailer for easy on, easy off. Runs well. Needs some cosmetic work $5,000 Call Robert 843-812-1792.

Laser for Sale Laser, race rigged, available for $600 or best offer. Hull # PSL 10722-1173. Contact Gordon Sproul: gdsproul@uscb.edu & 843-473-0956

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