If you have comments or suggestions about the 2009 calendar, please contact the board members.

2009 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 2009
January 17, 2009	Saturday	Annual Membership Meeting	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.	Commodore
February 2009

March 2009
March 15	Sunday	Sunday Pursuit Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 2:00 p.m. start	Race Director
March 21	Saturday	LATH Kickoff Mixer	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 2:00 p.m.	LATH Manager
March 22	Sunday	Sunday Pursuit Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 2:00 p.m. start	Race Director
March 28 & 29	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
March 31	Tuesday	First Learning at the Helm Sail	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 5:30 p.m.	LATH Manager
April 2009
April 1	Wednesday	First Monthly Wednesday Night Cookout First Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 6:00 p.m.	Race Director
April 18	Saturday	Sailing Mixer	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 2:00 p.m.	Social Director
May 2009
May 2 & 3	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 20 date change	Wednesday	Monthly Wednesday Night Cookout After Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina After Wed. Night Race	Race Director
June 2009
June 3	Wednesday	Monthly Wednesday Night Cookout After Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina After Wed. Night Race	Race Director
June 13	Saturday	Luau	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 6:00 p.m.	Social Director
June 22 - 26	Monday - Friday	Youth Sailing Camp	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Sailing Director
July 2009
July 3	Friday	July Third Dock Party	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 5:00 p.m.	Social Director
July 8	Wednesday	Monthly Wednesday Night Cookout After Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina After Wed. Night Race	Race Director
August 2009
August 5	Wednesday	Monthly Wednesday Night Cookout After Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina After Wed. Night Race	Race Director
September 2009
September 2	Wednesday	Last Wednesday Night Cookout After Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina After Wed. Night Race	Race Director
September 19	Saturday	Commodore's Reception	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 2:00 p.m.	Social Director
September 29	Tuesday	Last Learning at the Helm Sail	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 5:30 p.m.	LATH Manager
September 30	Wednesday	Last Wednesday Night Race	Hamilton Creek Sailboat Marina 6:00 p.m. start	Race Director
October 2009
October 3 & 4	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 24 & 25	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 2009
November 7	Saturday	Fall Off Regatta Portsmouth Cruiser--Pursuit Start	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 2009
December 5	Saturday	Christmas Party	Sheraton Music City	Social Director
December 6	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

PPYC Club Races & Weekly Events

Wednesday Night Club Races
Pursuit Race Format
Every Wednesday night
April 1, 2009
through
September 30, 2009

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 31, 2009
through
September 29, 2009

Meet at 5:30 p.m.
Last boat leaves at 6:00 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

2009 Calendar of Events