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Important Dates to Mark on your
Calendars...
Tuesday, January 3rd - Sailing Across The Pacific - a presentation by NYC Student Member Kalei Velasco about his voyage on the sailing canoes from Nuku Hiva to Hawaii will begin at 6PM at the NYC clubhouse.
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2012 Opening Day Race and Clubhouse Party; Saturday, February 11 . . .
Details to be announced in the February Newsletter
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Check the CALENDAR for details on this and other upcoming activities.
Nawiliwili Yacht Club, P.O. Box
3661, Lihue, HI 96766 808-742-2512 phone/fax
Map to NYC
clubhouse
Aerial photo of small
boat harbor
2012
Membership Renewal fill-in form 2012 New Member Application fill-in
form
Clubhouse Access Agreement
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2012 Opening Day Race and Clubhouse Party . . . Please save Saturday, February 11 and plan to join us at the NYC clubhouse for a day of racing, and a clubhouse lunch party. This will be the beginning of the 2012 race season with the first series starting on Thursday evening, February 16th. |
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NYC Change of Watch Ceremony . . . Meet our 2012 Officers: |
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Commodore Jim Saylor Vice Commodore Ron Wagner Rear Commodore Scott Kessinger Fleet Captain Carl Andersson
Port Captain Ken Dorland |
Secretary Sea Peterson Treasurer Dick Olsen Director Mary Kopitzke Director Jiah Yim |
Here they are, exchanging officer flags at the Change of Watch Ceremony
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Christmas Boat Parade of Lights and Christmas Party The parade this year had only three boats in it but they were decorated to the hilt and enjoyed by the spectators at the jetty wall. The party was attended by about 60 NYC members and guests. The clubhouse was beautifully decorated by
Marty Ellis and the meal catered by The Feral Pig was magnificent. See the photos HERE. |
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Halloween race results & party pix . . . What FUN! If you weren't there you missed a really great time. Dick Olsen cooked up an AMAZING dinner and his Speedy crew decorated the clubhouse and served up the delicious meal. All of this followed the Costume Party Boat Race. The race itself was won by Fast Company and their boat also won
the "best boat theme" prize (Crash Test Dummies) followed ever so closely by OZone (Star Wars) and Coyote (Noah's Ark). The band Gunga Lagunga played fantastic dance tunes and had the place rock'n & roll'n. See The Garden Island article and the HERE for MORE!!! |
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Fast Company wins the 2011 Gene Wells Memorial Series #6, six one takes 2nd place and Papa a'u takes 3rd. In CLUB Class Bonjolea comes in 1st, Speedy 2nd and Coyote takes 3rd. It was a great series with ten boats participating. See the Series Point Summary and the individual race scores on the
RACING page. The NYC 2011 Racing Season is pau and the 2012 race schedule will begin in February. Keep an eye on the RACING page for details coming soon. |
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In the Gene Wells Memorial Race #6, six of the eight boats finished within five minutes of each other and only eight seconds separated 1st and 2nd place. The moderate trade winds held through the finish and Papa a'u corrected into 2nd place ahead of OZone who crossed the line 2nd. Fast Company got the win. Read all about it on the RACING page. |
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Race #5 of the Gene Wells Series saw Fast Company first over the finish line for the win giving her a two point lead over OZone in the series with two races remaining. See the very close race scores on the RACING page. |
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OZone gets another 1st and Bonjolea comes in #2 in the Gene Wells Memorial Series Race #4. This is the half way point of this series and ten boats were on the course to enjoy light trades and lots of competition for this one. Be sure to read the details of this
exciting race in The Garden Island and see the RACING page for the finish times and corrected scores. |
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Nine Boats came out to play for the third race of the GENE WELLS MEMORIAL SERIES. Mapuana was over the start line early and had to restart. Fast Company led the first lap but OZone over took her at the beginning of lap two and held that lead to the finish. See the race results on the RACING page. |
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Visitor Lucy Anthony stopped by the NYC clubhouse to make a burgee exchange and found Marcie Millett who was happy to do the honors and shoot a photo of the exchange. Lucy is from the Marina West YC in Fairfield California. She and husband John have a time share at Pono Kai. Visit Marina West YC here. |
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Gene Wells Memorial Series races #1 and #2 are in the books. Six boats started #1 and eight boats were on the line in #2. View the photos and read the exciting details of race #1 in the TGI Story on the RACING page and join the race committee at the Nawiliwili Jetty on Thursday 9/29 to
watch race #3. |
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Marcie
Millett steers Papa a'u to a Wahine Series win
with a commanding point lead over the competition.
Read about it here. See the race results, the photo album
and the series summary on the
RACING
page. OZone and Bonjolea tied for 2nd place but the tie went
to OZone. |
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Bonjolea takes first place in
Offshore Race #6. See the
RACING
page for the score sheet. The last two races of this year's
Offshore Series take place over Labor Day Weekend. Offshore #7
on 9/3 leaves Nawiliwili at 0900 and will arrive in Hanalei
around 1-2 p.m. Greet the race crews at the Hanalei
Pavilion. Bring something to BBQ and a potluck dish to share.
OS #8 self-starts at 0900 on Monday 9/5 and boats should
arrive at Nawiliwili around 1400 hours. |
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The Wahine Race #2 gave us a lot of excitement.
Read the
detailed story by Dennis Fujimoto
HERE and see the race scores and photo album on the
RACING page. Mahalo to Papa a'u crew for a fine dinner following the race. |
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The
3-Race Wahine Series got off to a great start with
nine boats in the field and a wahine on every helm but for
one. Joe Sager caught some great shots from the lighthouse and
Papa a'u corrected to take the PHRF win. See the
RACING
page for scores and details. |
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The
NYC Horse & Pony Series ended in a very tight
race between horses and ponies. Coming into this last
race, Papa a'u was ahead of Fast Company by three points.
Fast Company took a second in this horse race and a first
in this pony race closing the gap to only one point, but
that still gave Papa a'u the victory.
Read all about it in The Garden Island story by Dennis
Fujimoto and
see the pictures provided by Joe Sager and Sea
Peterson. Find the scores and series summery
HERE. |
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Horse & Pony #3
was a little tamer than the first two. The breeze was
10-15 knots. Speedy won the start but Fast Company
finished first and Papa a'u corrected into first place. Ed
Tschupp won the Pony race for Papa a'u.
Read the details on the
RACING page. Mahalo
Joe Sager for the photos. |
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Fast Company's Horse
finished first and her Pony finished second in
the Horse and Pony race #2, giving her 3 points and the
win over Papa a'u whose Pony finished first but whose
Horse finished third. Lots of excitement. Lots of fun. See
details, photos and race results on the
RACING page. |
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Horse & Pony Race #1
was as much fun as we expected it to be. Five boats
participated in the Horse Race and when they finished one
crewman from each boat (Horse) raced a Laser (the Pony) around
a separate race course. Both races were hard fought and very
close. Great FUN! Get the race results on the
RACING page.
Photos.
More Photos |
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Junior Invitational Race
#3 may be the most exciting race we have seen
in several seasons. Please read the details of this race
in The Garden Island
story written by Dennis Fujimoto. Check out the
RACING page to find the scores and photos. |
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Junior
Invitational #2
had Fast Company holding the lead through the first two laps
until she made a bad turn at the #2 can on the last inside
lap. That gave OZone an opportunity to take the lead which she
held to the finish. Papa a'u corrected to 3rd ahead of Speedy.
See The WAVE photo sequence on the
RACING page to see how she got the boost she needed. Mahalo to Joe and Sea for photos. |
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The NYC Junior Invitational Series
Race
#1 took place in blustery trades. Fast
Company took the early lead but lost it to OZone at the start
of leg 2 due to an equipment malfunction. She recovered in
time to pull in 2nd place and the third Olson, Speedy, took
3rd. Bonjolea took 1st in CLUB Class and Coyote, sailing
without their regular junior crewman, Riley, had to settle for
last + 1 point. See the photos that Joe Sager took and the
race results on the
RACING
page. |
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Nawiliwili
to Hanalei
starts the Memorial Day
Weekend and the
Around-The-Island race ends it. Strong trades blew from
start to finish and all three legs provided excitement. Joe
Sager caught
a few photos of the boats leaving Nawiliwili and some
shots at the beach in Hanalei. Find the race results on the
RACING
page. Malihini & Lelele win Offshore #3 and OZone wins the ATI
series. |
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Pete
Peterson Memorial Rum Series Pau . .
This seven race series has
come to an end. The racing fleet endured some awful weather
throughout but the great parties at the NYC clubhouse made up
for most of the rain and lack of wind. You can see the series
points summary and pictures and stories of each race on the
RACING
page. Mahalo to Joe Sager and John Ullis for their photos and
to Dennis Fujimoto for his coverage in The Garden Island.
Mahalo to Nina Peterson, the widow of the series' honoree for
her contributions and attendance. Mahalo to the individual
boat crews who set up and cleaned up before and after each
race. Mahalo to all who cheered from the jetty and to all who
attended the clubhouse dinner parties. |
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Race
#6 of the Pete Peterson Memorial
took place in windy, bumpy seas. The 8-boat fleet was sent on
a 3-lap, 6-mile course. Speedy won the start, but OZone won
the race. Read the details in
TGI by Dennis Fujimoto and see some great pictures that
Joe Sager took along with the race results on the
Racing
Page. |
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OZone
leads from start to finish in #5 . . Pete
Peterson Memorial #5 had seven boats competing in steady 15
knot trades. OZone took the early lead and held it to the
finish. Fast Company missed this one - she sailed to Oahu to
represent NYC in the Lipton Cup 1 sponsored by the Waikiki YC.
Joe Sager took photos from the lighthouse and then from the
cliff above #2. See the
Racing
Page for Dennis Fujimoto's TGI story and photos by Joe Sager
and John Ullis. |
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Pete
Peterson #4 full of controversy. . .
There were two protest flags flying as OZone and Speedy passed
by the jetty at the end of the first leg. Fast Company took
the early lead in this race and held it to the end. OZone and
Speedy finished second and third. It was determined that
Coyote and Windspan did not finish leg 1 between the
start/finish line and they each took an RAF (retired after
finish). The Speedy protest was discussed, filed and then
later withdrawn so the score sheet stands as is. Find it on
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Racing Page with photos. Mahalo to Malihini's Rick Schunk
for cooking the dawgs & burgers. |
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Pete
Peterson Memorial Race #3
saw light and variable winds at the start right through the
finish; at least the part of it that took place inside the
boat harbor. Boats traded leads while they fell into and out
of dead air holes while trying to get from mark to mark. Joe
Sager sent some photos. See them and the race results on the
Racing
page. Be sure to read the
TGI article by Dennis. |
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Race #2
of the Pete Peterson Memorial Series
took place in light South Easterly winds with the threat of a
squall that never actually developed. The light air caused the
race committee to shorten the planned 3-lap race to just one
2.5 mile leg that took the boats out to the lighthouse buoy
before they finished. John Ullis sent some photos. Click on
the image to view the photo album or find them on the
racing page along
with the race results. |
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The
Pete Peterson Memorial Series
Race #1 saw eight boats on the starting line and a great crowd
of spectators at the jetty to watch the action. And there was
plenty of
action. The lead changed several times from Speedy, to OZone,
to Fast Company to Malihini. When the 3-lap, 6-mile course
ended, Malihini finished first and took the Open Class; Fast
Company finished first in Monohull Class and Bonjolea got
first in CLUB Class. Lelele crew cooked lasagna for our dinner
that followed at the clubhouse and Joe Sager provided us with
some great photos. See all of the details on the Racing page. |
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The
Spring Shakedown Series wrapped up on 3/24 with some
exhilarating sailing. The winds were strong and the race was
fast and several class winners were decided by tie breakers.
Read Dennis Fujimoto's TGI story on the
racing
page. He explains the details. Fast company beat OZone in
a points tie in Monohull Class by taking three firsts in the
series to OZone's two firsts. See the series points summary
for further clarification. What a great way to start the
racing season! |
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The Spring Shakedown Series
race #3 took place in light and shifty winds under the threat
of rain. Only four boats braved the conditions and only three
of them finished the race. Read about it in The Garden Island,
story by Dennis Fujimoto. Races #4 and #5 saw
better weather, more boats and more wind. Lots of
spectators showed up at the jetty to watch and Joe Sager and
John Ullis took lots of great pictures of both of these races.
Go to the
Racing Page to see the race results of all of these races
and to see some great photos. Race #5 took place on
Saint Patrick's Day so NYC members and guests were treated to
a delicious corned beef and cabbage dinner cooked by Staff
Commodore Dick Olsen. Entertainment was provided by John
Gillan and a great party was enjoyed by all. |
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Race #2 of the Spring Shakedown
Series enjoyed trade winds blowing a steady 10-15
knots. Six boats made the start. Fast Company took an early
lead and held it to the end, taking the win. Malihini held 2nd
place throughout the 3-lap, six-mile course while Papa a'u and
OZone were having a close race and Coyote and Windspan were
neck and neck. When the finish scores were corrected for
handicaps, Papa a'u and Malihini tied for 2nd place in Open
Class. In Monohull Class Papa a'u took 2nd and OZone took 3rd.
Coyote took 1st in Club Class. Windspan, a nice surprise out
there on the race course, retired during the third lap (did
not finish) due to other time commitments. Thank you, Joe
Sager for your pictures. See them and the scores
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The first buoy race of the Spring
Shakedown Series got off to an interesting start. The wind
was light and variable from 0 to 15 knots and extremely shifty in
direction, though mostly from the South. The boats were given a
Kona course start of three laps that had to be shortened to two
laps due to the light air. MALIHINI took the lead early and
held on to it through the finish but not far enough ahead of
BONJOLEA or O ZONE to keep the
win after handicaps were applied. See the RACING page for the scores
and to read The Garden Island story by Dennis Fujimoto.
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Opening Day was such fun!
It's
so good to be back on the water and racing once again. We are
looking forward to a very busy season and it started with a
great series of races in good wind on flat water. There were
many spectators at the jetty watching all the fun. FAST
COMPANY won the first race and the third race giving her
the #1 spot for her day's work. The theme
for the after race party at the clubhouse was "For the Love of
Sail" and Marty Ellis worked her magic with the decorations. A
new Opening Day Perpetual Trophy was dedicated to Andy Nickles
for his hard work to make our vision of a clubhouse a reality.
A plaque with FAST COMPANY's name on it will be placed on this
new trophy for 1st place in Open and Monohull classes.
TRINITY, a 28' F-28 trimaran won 1st place in Club class
and will also be named on the perpetual trophy. See the
RACING
page for details. |
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2011 NYC Officers are inducted at NYC
dinner party. The new year for NYC began at a
spectacular prime rib and salmon dinner party cooked by our
Treasurer and Staff Commodore Dick Olsen. Old officers
exchanged flags with new officers and the 2011 officers were
introduced to the membership. They are: Commodore Terry Wells,
Vice Commodore Jim Saylor, Rear Commodore Ron Wagner, Fleet
Captain Scott Kessinger, Port Captain Ken Dorland, Directors
Carol Marsh and Mary Kopitzke, Treasurer Dick Olsen and
Secretary Sea Peterson. Let the year begin !!! Click on
the photo. |
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