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

2012 Calendar of Events

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

Weekly Events

Wed. Night Club Races
(Pursuit Format)

Learning at the Helm
(LATH)

Sunday Club Races
(Various Formats)

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 2012
January 29, 2012	Sunday	Annual Membership Meeting	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 2:00 p.m.	Commodore
February 2012
February 5	Sunday	Instructional Sailing Videos	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina	Sailing Director
February 10-12	Friday - Sunday	Southeast Regional Sailing & Yacht Club Summit	Friday Reception at the Parthenon Summit at Red Cross Headquarters
February 12	Sunday	Southeast Sail Summit Open House	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina	Commodore
February 19	Sunday	Instructional Sailing Videos	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina	Sailing Director
February 25	Saturday	CPR Training	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina	Kathy Ware
February 26	Sunday	Instructional Sailing Videos	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina	Sailing Director
March 2012
March 3 & 4	Saturday & Sunday	HIYC Warterfield March Winds Regatta	HIYC
March 10	Saturday	PPYC Cleanup Day	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina
March 17	Saturday	Spring Mixer	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina	Kathy Ware
March 17	Saturday	HIYC Cully Cobb 50K	HIYC
March 27	Tuesday	First Learning at the Helm Sail	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 5:30 p.m.	LATH Manager
April 2012
April 4	Wednesday	First Monthly Wednesday Night Cookout First Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 6:00 p.m.	Race Director PPYC Board
April 14 & 15	Saturday & Sunday	HIYC Tennessean Cruiser Regatta	HIYC
April 16	Monday	Start of Basic Sailing Courses	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina	Sailing Director
April 21 & 22	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 J/22 Fleet
April 28 & 29	Saturday & Sunday	HIYC Spring Open Regatta	HIYC
May 2012
May 2	Wednesday	Monthly Wednesday Night Cookout After Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina After Wed. Night Race	Race Director S2 7.9 Fleet
May 5	Saturday	HIYC Konesky Great River Race	HIYC
May 12 & 13	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 Catalina 22 Fleet
May 19	Saturday	Touch of Class Regatta	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina Final Registration--9:30-10:30 a.m. Skippers Meeting--11:00 a.m. Start--12:00 noon	Race Director
May 26	Saturday	HIYC Double Handed Regatta	HIYC
June 2012
June 2	Saturday	Inter-Club Race (PPYC & HIYC)	HIYC
June 6	Wednesday	Monthly Wednesday Night Cookout After Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina After Wed. Night Race	Race Director Northstar Fleet
June 9	Saturday	Luau	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 6:00 p.m.	Social Director
June 9 & 10	Saturday & Sunday	Lightning Districts at HIYC	HIYC
July 2012
July 11	Wednesday	Monthly Wednesday Night Cookout After Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina After Wed. Night Race	Race Director J/22 Fleet
August 2012
August 1	Wednesday	Monthly Wednesday Night Cookout After Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina After Wed. Night Race	Race Director Catalina 22 Fleet
September 2012
September 5	Wednesday	Last Wednesday Night Cookout After Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina After Wed. Night Race	Race Director LATH
September 8	Saturday	HIYC Iron Skillet Race	HIYC
September 22 & 23	Saturday & Sunday	HIYC Lotsa Lasers Regatta	HIYC
September 25	Tuesday	Last Learning at the Helm Sail	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 5:30 p.m.	LATH Manager
September 26	Wednesday	Last Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 6:00 p.m. start	Race Director
October 2012
October 6 & 7	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 6 & 7	Saturday & Sunday	HIYC McDougall Cruiser Regatta	HIYC
October 13 & 14	Saturday & Sunday	Music City Catalina Cup	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
October 13 & 14	Saturday & Sunday	HIYC McDougall Open Regatta	HIYC
October 20 & 21	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. 10:00 a.m.	Race Director S2 7.9 Fleet
November 2012
November 3	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
November 3 & 4	Saturday & Sunday	HIYC Bluenose Regatta	HIYC
November 10	Saturday & Sunday	HIYC Arnold Nye Regatta	HIYC
November 17	Saturday	HIYC Beesley 50K Regatta	HIYC
December 2012
December 1	Saturday	Christmas Party	TBA	Social Director
December 2	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 8	Saturday	HIYC Flotsam Jetsam Regatta	HIYC

PPYC Club Races & Weekly Events

Wednesday Night Club Races
Pursuit Race Format
Every Wednesday night
April 4, 2012
through
September 26, 2012

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 $3.00 except for the first cookout which is free
for PPYC members (non-PPYC member crew and guests are $3.00 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 27, 2012
through
September 25, 2012

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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Winter Series Racing
Sunday Afternoons
(except holidays and regatta Sundays)
Check the PPYC Racing Blog for exact dates.

Skipper's Meeting at 1:00 p.m.
Race Starts at 2:00 p.m.

Contact the PPYC Race Director for more information.

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Calendar and Events Schedule

2012 Calendar of Events