If you have comments or suggestions about the 2010 calendar, please contact the board members.

2010 Calendar of Events

January	February	March	April	May	June
July	August	September	October	November	December

Weekly Events

Wed. Night Races
(Pursuit Format)

Learning at the Helm
(LATH)

If you have an interest in sailing and are interested in participating in PPYC events, please check out our Join PPYC page or contact any of the PPYC Officers for more information.

Date(s)	Day(s) Of Week	Event	Location/Time	Officer in Charge, Chairperson, Contact, Etc.
January 2010
January 16, 2010	Saturday	Annual Membership Meeting	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 2:00 p.m.	Commodore
January 23 & 24	Saturday & Sunday	Sailing Education Sessions	TBA	Sailing Director
February 2010
February 13 & 14	Saturday & Sunday	Sailing Education Sessions	TBA	Sailing Director
February 20 & 21	Saturday & Sunday	Sailing Education Sessions	TBA	Sailing Director
March 2010
March 13	Saturday	PPYC Cleanup Day	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina
March 14	Sunday	Sailing Education Session	TBA	Sailing Director
March 20	Saturday	LATH Kickoff Mixer	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 2:00 p.m.	LATH Manager
March 21	Sunday	Racing Rules Seminar	TBA	Race Director
March 27 & 28	Saturday & Sunday	Force Five Regatta Portsmouth Cruiser & One-Design Cruiser	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina Final Registration--Sat. 8:00-9:30 Skippers Meeting-Sat. 10:00 a.m. Start--Sat.11:00 a.m. Start--Sun.10:00 a.m.	Race Director Catalina 22 Fleet
March 30	Tuesday	First Learning at the Helm Sail	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 5:30 p.m.	LATH Manager
April 2010
April 7	Wednesday	First Monthly Wednesday Night Cookout First Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 6:00 p.m.	PPYC Board Race Director
April 17	Saturday	PPYC Mixer	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 2:00 p.m.	Social Director
May 2010
~~May 1 & 2~~ Postponed	Saturday & Sunday	Grand Ole Open Regatta Portsmouth Cruiser & One-Design Cruiser	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina Final Registration--Sat. 8:00-9:30 Skippers Meeting-Sat. 10:00 a.m. Start--Sat.11:00 a.m. Start--Sun.10:00 a.m.	Race Director J/22 Fleet
May 5	Wednesday	Monthly Wednesday Night Cookout After Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina After Wed. Night Race	S2 7.9 Fleet Race Director
~~May 22~~ Rescheduled for September 18.	Saturday	Touch of Class Regatta	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina	Race Director
June 2010
June 2	Wednesday	Monthly Wednesday Night Cookout After Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina After Wed. Night Race	Northstar Fleet Race Director
June 12	Saturday	Luau	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 6:00 p.m.	Social Director
June 21 - 25	Monday - Friday	Youth Sailing Camp	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
June 28 - July 2	Monday - Friday	Youth Sailing Camp	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
July 2010
~~July 3~~ Canceled	Saturday	July Third Dock Party
July 7	Wednesday	Monthly Wednesday Night Cookout After Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina After Wed. Night Race	J/22 Fleet Race Director
August 2010
August 4	Wednesday	Monthly Wednesday Night Cookout After Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina After Wed. Night Race	Catalina 22 Fleet Race Director
September 2010
September 1	Wednesday	Last Wednesday Night Cookout After Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina After Wed. Night Race	Cruiser Fleet Race Director
September 18	Saturday	Race Committee Training	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina	Race Director
September 18	Saturday	Commodore’s Fall Mixer	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 4:00 p.m.	Social Director
September 18	Saturday	Touch of Class Regatta	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina Final Registration--_________ Skippers Meeting--_________ Start--________	Race Director
September 28	Tuesday	Last Learning at the Helm Sail	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 5:30 p.m.	LATH Manager
September 29	Wednesday	Last Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 6:00 p.m. start	Race Director
October 2010
October 2 & 3	Saturday & Sunday	Oktoberfest Regatta Portsmouth Cruiser & One-Design Cruiser	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina Final Registration--Sat. 8:00-9:30 Skippers Meeting-Sat. 10:00 a.m. Start--Sat.11:00 a.m. Start--Sun.10:00 a.m.	Race Director Northstar Fleet
October 16 & 17	Saturday & Sunday	Equalizer Regatta One-Design Cruiser	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina Final Registration--Sat. 8:00-9:30 Skippers Meeting-Sat. 10:00 a.m. Start--Sat.11:00 a.m. Start--Sun.9:30 a.m.	Race Director S2 7.9 Fleet
November 2010
November 6	Saturday	Fall Off Regatta Portsmouth Cruiser	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina Final Registration--9:30-10:30 a.m. Skippers Meeting--11:00 a.m. Start--12:00 noon	Race Director Portsmouth Cruiser Fleet
December 2010
December 5	Sunday	Kamikaze Regatta Portsmouth Cruiser--Pursuit Start	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina Register--10:30-11:30 a.m. Skippers Meeting--12:00 noon Start--1:00 p.m.	Race Director Portsmouth Cruiser Fleet
December 11	Saturday	Christmas Party	Travellers Rest Plantation	Social Director

PPYC Club Races & Weekly Events

Wednesday Night Club Races
Pursuit Race Format
Every Wednesday night
April 7, 2010
through
September 29, 2010

Races start at the no-wake markers at the mouth of Hamilton Creek Cove.

Starting Sequence
Warning Horn	3 short sounds	6:00 p.m.
5 Minute Horn	1 long sound	6:01 p.m.
Starting Horn	1 long sound	6:06 p.m.
A boat's starting time countdown begins at the Starting Horn (zero starting time).

There will be a monthly cookout on the 1st Wednesday of each month.
Each person will be charged $5.00 except for the first cookout which is free
for PPYC members (non-PPYC member crew and guests are $5.00 each).

Contact the PPYC Race Director for more information.

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Learning at the Helm
The PPYC Learning at the Helm (LATH) group meets every Tuesday night,
March 30, 2010
through
September 28, 2010

Meet at 5:30 p.m.
Last boat leaves at 5:45 p.m.
A program is planned if the weather does not permit sailing.

Contact the LATH Manager for more information.

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Calendar and Events Schedule

2010 Calendar of Events