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 Kelly Switzer, Social Chair We are inches away from the 890 mark, with more rain in the forecast. That said, we are anticipating a bustling Memorial Day weekend filled with sailing, racing, and FUN! Below is a run-down of the planned activities.
Please RSVP in the reply box below with your dinner count so we can plan accordingly.
SUNDAY, MAY 26 – MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION
8:00 a.m. – COFFEE & PASTRIES
Fuel up for The Dam Pursuit with some coffee & breakfast pastries, provided by the club.
10:00 a.m. – THE DAM PURSUIT (FUN RACE)
Open to all sailers, this is a pursuit race to the dam and back. No registration required. Meet at the clubhouse at 10:00 a.m. for a skippers meeting and we’ll go from there. We are looking for volunteers to man the committee boat. If interested, please contact Pat Allen at allenhouse4@gmail.com.
Sailin’ Sisters is seeking crew for their pretty pink boat, She Worthy. Don’t be fooled by her color, this is no sissy boat. She is a racing machine. This is a great opportunity if you’re interested in learning more about racing. Contact Amy Wilson at amy.hackler@kiewit.com or Joan Allen at allenhouse4@gmail.com. If racing isn’t your thing, but you want to take She Worthy for a leisure cruise, Sailin’ Sister would be happy to take you for a spin. Just contact Amy or Joan.
5:00 – 8:00 p.m. – BURGERS, BRATS & BEER
We are doing things a little different this year, with consideration to the reduced budget. The club will be providing hamburgers/cheeseburgers, brats and hot dogs. We will have volunteers on-hand between the dinner hours of 5:00 – 8:00 pm to grill-to-order for your group. This will allow families/groups to eat at a time that is best suitable for them. Side dishes are all BYO. This is not a potluck, although some groups may decide to pool their sides. Beer, soft drinks and water provided by the club.
9:00 – 12:00 p.m. — DJ & DANCING
Wear your red, white and blue threads and plan to dance into the night! We have a new DJ this year – she’s a hot blonde from KU, and we asked her to wear white shorts, just for you Bob.
See you at the lake!
Kelly Switzer
kelly_switzer@yahoo.com
 
Those who attended the Cinco de Mayo party agreed: a fun time was had by all! So it wasn’t warm and sunny and we weren’t wearing t-shirts, shorts, or tank tops…but we were wearing mustachios!
The day started off with a Kentucky Derby party at Gregg and Gina’s with deadly Mint Juleps, finger sandwiches, lemon cake, betting on ponies, and a whole lotta cheering and screaming. Gregg joined the party via Skype (in what appeared to be some sort of a Tiki Hut?) Leave it up to Gregg to find the party wherever he goes. We missed him nonetheless.
After the Derby party, we migrated to the Clubhouse for a much needed warm meal of enchiladas, and a make-your-own nacho bar. Ricardo fired up the Rum-a-Rita machine, but frozen drinks don’t quite taste the same on a cold day! So we stuck with Mexican beer, and lots of it.
Alex’s hand-made Piñatas were the main attraction. Everyone took a swing and the pictures speak for themselves. Candy for the kids and mini-bottles of booze for the big kids. It was perfect.
The night was topped off with a campfire and the weather held out for us. Another great PYC party! For those who didn’t show because of the cold, you missed out.
A huge thank you to the Walter Family for hosting this party and thanks to Bill Buckheit for serving as roving photographer!
 
 
Alex and Stacy Walter have a great party planned, so don’t let the weather deter you from celebrating Cinco de Mayo, gringo style. There will be plenty of food, mexican beer, frozen concoctions (compliments of Ricardo), and activities for the kids (big and little).
Since there is no Derby party this year, we are bumping up the timing. Heavy appetizers including a nacho bar will start around 5:00 pm, so you can plan on that for dinner. Pinata beating will kick-off around 5:30 for kids, with adult version to follow. The timing for adult stick swinging will depend on how quickly Ricardo can work his machine.
If you decide NOT to come out please update your RSVP so Alex and Stacy can adjust food counts.
See you at the lake!
Kelly Switzer
kelly_switzer@yahoo.com
Social Chair
The water is coming up and that’s muy bien!
Celebrate with us on Saturday night, May 4. Beverages and snacks will be available at 7:00 p.m.; kid’s piñata at 7:30 p.m.; adult piñata at 8:00 p.m. Please RSVP below.
Dress like your favorite bandito and plan to party!
It’s a perfectly beautiful Saturday morning and we’re preparing the Club for another season of sailing and partying!
C’mon out and help us clear brush, organize the kitchen, repair the gate, maintain the docks, corral little kids, and celebrate Spring (and the recent rains).
We’ll begin at 9:00 am. Coffee, water, soda and lunch will be provided.
And just in case you haven’t joined us for Opening Day in the past, the photo below is among the many creative things we do. This work of Picass0-like work of art was done by our own Richard Eberhardt. Thanks Richard!
Please plan to join us for the PYC Winter Membership Meeting on Saturday, March 9 at the Kansas Speedway. The Board of Governors will provide important information regarding the 2013 budget and dues schedule, as related to the low water. More importantly, it is a time to reconnect with the greater PYC family over a few coldies.
12:00 – 1:00 pm Potluck Luncheon
1:00 – 4:00 pm Winter Membership Meeting
Please bring a dish to share. Soft drinks and beer will be provided.
There is no physical address for the Media Center, but you can enter 400 Speedway Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66111 into your GPS and it will get you to Michigan Drive guard shack. You can use the map and directions below to find your way from there. If you do not plan to use GPS, you can still use the directions below as they direct from all major highways.
Click here to download or print driving directions.
Click here to download or print a map of the Kansas Speedway or see below.
Questions? Please contact Kelly Switzer, Social Chair, via cell 317-345-7666 or email kelly_switzer@yahoo.com.
We look forward to seeing you on March 9.
Cheers!
Yes, you read it right: Our PYC Winter Membership Meeting on March 9 (Noon – 4 pm) will be at the Kansas Speedway on I-70, Kansas City, Kansas. (There’s no NASCAR race that day – just a PYC Membership Meeting.) As in the past the meeting will be proceeded by a pot luck lunch and beverages supplied by the club.
Please RSVP in the reply box below and let us know how many will be attending with you so we can make final arrangements for this meeting. We’ll provide more details about this event and the meeting agenda soon.
This is an important meeting so please plan to attend and RSVP!
(A big thanks goes out to Kelly Switzer, our Social Chair, for making this meeting location possible.)
One of the great things about being part of Sailin’ Sisters is the ability to get together over the long cold winter with others who share an interest in sailing. Please mark your calendars for the upcoming Sailin’ Sisters Seminars. Thanks to Bruce and Cathy Liese at Kansas City Sailing we will once again have a great place to meet and the opportunity to learn from one of ASA’s best sailing instructors. Bruce VOLUNTEERS his time just for us! How great is that?!
We will meet at Kansas City Sailing from 3-5 pm on the following dates:
January 5
February 16
March 2
April 6
If you want to learn or practice (or teach?) a few basic sailing knots, please come at 2:30. Please bring a simple snack to share and a nonperishable food donation for the hungry in our community.
Dress warmly and comfortably. You just never know what Bruce will have in store for us! Afterward several of us meet up (hubbies included) at the Slow Ride Roadhouse just down the street. It’s a great way to get to know fellow area sailors and swap stories.
And if you really want to up your sailing game… see the related article on Racin’ Sisters! We’d love to see you at all of these meetings. And remember they are open to all women sailors throughout the area and all experience levels. Please comment below or email me at allenhouse4@sbcglobal if you have questions or comments. Just because it’s cold outside and the water is low, doesn’t mean we can’t still have a good time learning more about sailing! We look forward to seeing you!
Joan Allen
allenhouse4@sbcglobal
Sailin’ Sisters
Thanks to all who attended PYC’s chilly Club Closing on Saturday, October 27. More than fifty members were on hand to cut wood, pick up trash, spruce up the committee boat, install reflector plates on docks, clean the kitchen and storage shed, clean up the storage lot, winterize the water system, store junior sailboats, and more.
After completing these tasks we ate lunch together and then met for our Fall Membership Meeting. During the meeting we heard a report on our finances, elected a new Board of Governors for 2013, and discussed the implications of the low water situation. Some excellent questions were asked by members, especially regarding strategies for launching and hauling out boats, and these will be carefully considered over the winter by the following 2013 board members, elected at the membership meeting:
Commodore – Mij Frierson
Vice Commodore – Ed Hockenberg
Rear Commodore – Pat Allen
Past Commodore – Mij Frierson
Treasurer – Rich Wells
Secretary – Terri Tilford
Dock Master – Lee Cline
Harbor master – TBD
Buildings/Grounds – Ricardo Oben/Chris Ross
Assistant Treasurer – Doug McCall
Communication Director – Bruce Liese
Yearbook Editor – Bill Buckheit
Director of Sail Education – Jim North
Social Chair – Kelly Switzer
All agree that this has been a challenging year for PYC. But as usual we’ve worked together and made the most of it. As the temperature drops and the snow begins to fall you can be sure that your Board of Governors is doing its best to keep our club strong and viable.
 
       
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