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Having the chance to share our clubhouse and waterfront with the racers from ECSA (Eastern Connecticut Sailing Association) feels like the real spirit of yachting. The Outer Light Classic has become one of my favorite events at North Cove because it is such a beautiful melding of racers from other clubs. I couldn’t imagine a yacht club without sail boat racing. I started sailing here at NCYC when I was 8 years old, at 12 I was racing against the adult members in Dyer Dohws. I took over this event at a time where interest in running a regatta was dwindling. All things that happened this year with the help of the Planning Committee. Posters were printed and distributed to the surrounding clubs, booklets with revised sailing instructions and advertisements were printed, and we attended the Essex pre- race party to promote our event. Most important of all, these meetings ensured that each step of the planning happened in a timely manner. Each meeting we had a different topic: Marketing, Fundraising, Race Preparations, Party Planning, and then a meeting for final touches before the big day. This year the Outer Light Planning Committee began meeting in March and met each month to prepare for the July event.

Once all the food has been eaten, all the trophies awarded, all the chairs put away, I go home that very night and begin making my notes for next year: “Order more pulled pork,” “over 100 tickets sold,” “Too many T-shirts.” As I’ve grown up in the club, I’m learning to share the load a little more. I have found that to be extremely true, and I usually get a head start on that. He gave me the advice that “planning for next year starts on the day after the race”. When I first took the reins of planning the Outer Light Classic, Rob Hathaway gave me a handwritten timeline of each step of the planning process. Regatta Chair/ Program Director/ Party Planner Linda Tuzzio, Vice Commodore Outer Light Classic What is it like to participate in North Cove Yacht Club’s biggest event of the season? Here are the inside reports! That being said, I spent a wonderful day on Seahorse for the Outer Light Race, which you can read about next. How time flies when we are having fun! As usual, Rob and I are not getting out on the boat as much as we would like. Lou Vinciguerra, Commodore Vice Commodore Remarks

May the seas lie smooth before you. May a gentle breeze forever fill your sails. May sunshine warm your face, And kindness warm your soul. If you are interested in learning some of the tips and tricks of fiberglass repair email me at In the fall after the club cruise, I was thinking of doing a couple weeknight night work parties and let members experience prepping a broken OPTI bow corner, mixing resin and hardener and, applying layers of fiberglass. Our member David Gilmore has done amazing restoration work turning a boat that looks like it should be retired into one the kids are hoping they get to sail. We would like a volunteer to paint them so they fit in with the interior decor. If you can assist, please email me at We can place them on saw horses under the overhang outside the galley and have painting supplies ready.ĪLSO, with sailing school coming to a close we have a several OPTI’s dinghys in need of fiberglass repair.

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HELP WANTED… Rich Peters, Chris Bazinet and I are constructing bead board seat boxes to place under the South windows to store junior sailing parts and supplies-getting away from the tables with table cloths attempting to hide the gear. This is a local Watch Hill, BI, to North Fork LI cruise so come join us for an overnight or even day trip if you have one of those fast power boats. Next on the horizon is our annual Club cruise. Hope to see many of you at the various ports of call. It’s also been a great year for Junior Sailing school, creating our next generation of boaters and sailors and they are on the final tack to the finish. Our sailors have competed well this season which you can read about in the following pages. We had a very successful Outer Light Classic event thank to the hard work of Amy Vinciguerra and her team, with nineteen boats racing and a well-attended post-race party. NCYC is “Copper Bottomed” with her new teak deck and sturdy deck furniture.