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Sunday, June 11, 2013, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Port Angeles Yacht Club clubhouse, 1205 Marine Drive, Port Angeles
Cost: $50, includes all supplies and a glass of wine Maximum enrollment: 20 Release your inner artist, even if you can't draw a straight line!! Join local artist Shirley Grayce as she guides you step by step to create a colorful painting of sailboats on the water... while you sip a glass of wine. We will have a lot of fun, and you'll have a masterpiece to take home with you. Brushes, paint, canvas, and an apron will be provided.  We'll be opening our clubhouse to the community to come on down and help us celebrate the Maritime Festival!
FUN FACT: The Maritime Festival started as an Open House at the yacht club and evolved into what is now a full weekend celebration in our community all about our amazing boating history and resources that are right here in Port Angeles! Come down and see why our yacht club is so active, vibrant and GROWING! - Learn more about who we are and the resources we offer - including one of the best views on the waterfront. - Learn more about our educational programs - Learn more about our sailing programs (youth and adult) through our non-profit outreach, the Community Boating Program - Learn about our club cruises to the San Juan's and Canada. You CAN do this too with the support of this amazing club. Doors Open at 5:00 PM Music: Sea Shanty Singers will be bringing the maritime flavor to our evening. Food: This year we are super excited to announce that the Southern Nibble food truck will be on site to provide food options to purchase. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076155552586 Drinks: No host bar offering beer, wine, mixed drinks, and soda.  Weather permitting, Saturday, May 13, 9:30 am will be our first PAYC/Community Boating Program kayak/paddle outing. That means there will be a safety boat on the water with us and you will need to sign a liability waiver. Meet near the P.A. Yacht Club in the west parking lot of P.A. Boat Haven by about 9:15.
 Come support our Sea Scouts! Build your tacos your way! Induct new members! At the clubhouse on Friday May 19th at 6PM for $25! What a perfect evening! You get to support our very own Sea Scout ship as they get ready to represent PAYC in the Swiftsure race, while you also get to create tacos just the way you like them at the taco bar that the Sea Scouts are making for you. You can't ask for a better cause. These scouts are always helping us around the clubhouse and out in the community. Here's your chance to get to know these wonderful youths and to help them out. In addition to supporting a great cause and eating great food, we'll also be inducting some great new members. Come by to support your club!  If you've never taken your boat to Canada, this is your perfect opportunity to head north with folks who have been there before. Over the course of two weeks, Randy Volker will be leading a cruise through the Gulf Islands in Canada (see the map and schedule above). There will be a total of six stops in Canada and in the San Juan Islands. Join us for the entire trip or any part that works with your schedule.
Marinas have a tendency to fill up fast, so call and make your reservations now. Join us for the pre-cruise Captain's Meeting to review tides, weather, etc. on Thursday May 18, 2023 at 6:30PM at the clubhouse. Please contact Randy with any questions  Woman, Captain, Rebel tells the extraordinary tale of Iceland's daring sea captain who not only solved the country's most notorious robbery of the early 1800s, she did it in a world run by men. This is a true story that reads like a work of fiction - a real page turner!
Port Book & News has several copies for us at 20% off - cheaper than Amazon and you can have it today to be ready for our meeting. Join us Monday, June 12 at 6PM in the PAYC Clubhouse!  PAYC is joining with the Port of Port Angeles and the PA Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the Port’s 100th anniversary during the Maritime Festival on Saturday & Sunday, June 10th & 11th. This is going to be a large celebration with all sorts of activities taking place all the way from our clubhouse to the city pier. Planned events include boat tours, sailboat rides provided by the PAYC Community Boating Program, rescue demonstrations by the Coast Guard, harbor tours with members of the Port administration, Power Squadron Vessel Safety Checks, and various vendors, including a food truck type food court.
Click here to find out more about the Maritime Festival PAYC is responsible for several of the activities. 1. The boat parade starting near the club and going down to city pier on Saturday starting at 10 am. We will need a boat captain to get the boats lined up and the procession moving. We are hoping for a large turn out from both club members and boat haven slip holders, as well as the Coast Guard, Sheriff’s Patrol Boat, Customs and Border Protection, and maybe Fish and Wildlife. 2. We will be co staffing a tent with the PAYC Community Boating Program during both days. CBP will be providing sail boat rides and it will be a great time for members to meet the public and talk about our club. Please help us out manning a booth by signing up here 3. Our big event is the night of Saturday the 10th. We are going to be hosting an open house. This is our opportunity to show folks what makes our club so special. We will need a lot of help to make this work smoothly...all hands-on deck kind of thing. We are going to have a food truck, so we don’t have to worry about food service, but the bar will be open to the public. We hope to have some raffles, music...maybe sea shanties...and a few other activities. To make this work, we will need folks to help set up and decorate, staff the door, help with inside chores, clean up afterward, and most importantly, mixing and mingling. Just welcoming guests and talking to them will be very important.  The Race to Alaska (R2AK) is an annual whimsical human and wind powered boat race from Port Townsend to Ketchican. That means no motors on the boat at all.
They recently made a movie about the R2AK and Tony Billera got us permission to show it to you and your friends for free!!!! Come to the clubhouse at 6PM on Saturday, April 22nd and bring a friend with you to experience all the thrills of this annual R2AK adventure without getting wet! The bar will be open from 6-6:30 to get a drink and some popcorn. Then we'll close the bar and start the movie. After the movie is over, we'll open the bar again while new member and R2AK alumnus Lilly Kuehl has offered to answer your questions about the race. Click here to find out more about the movie Watch the trailer here  Date: May 7th
Time: Noon - 5PM Location: At the Port Angeles Yacht Club The PAYC Community Boating Program will be offering instruction on operating their safety boats in support of sailing and kayak activities. The instruction will include classroom time as well as hands-on & on-the-water operation of these boats. If you are interested and willing to occasionally volunteer to operate these boats in support of Community Boating sailing, kayak, and other on-the-water events, please sign up - space is limited. At this time, this class is full. If you signed up, please show up. If you can't make it, please let us know so we can add people from the waiting list. Click Here to RSVP  Dinner Meeting April 21 at 6:00PM at the PAYC Clubhouse Elect Dianna Chiabotti Treasurer! Enjoy great food! Hear tales from the Coast Guard! Welcome our new members! Our most important business will be to formally elect Dianna Chiabotti Treasurer! Please come and show her how much you appreciate her service!!! This is an International Potluck. So please bring a dish to share from somewhere around the world. Bring your favorite dish that Grandma brought from the old country, your favorite recipe, or something new you want to try! If you don't feel like cooking, $10/person gets you in. Enjoy two great talks from our local Coast Guard friends. LT Casey Fall will talk about her time as an MH-65 helicopter pilot, and tell “sea/air” stories about Coast Guard aviation operations. Boatswain’s Mate Jessica Ford will be speaking about safe boating best practices, weather forecasting, and protective equipment/water survival. A topic she knows well from her response to a mass rescue for multiple capsized sailing vessels participating in the ‘Race to Alaska’ in weather so bad her Response Boat shouldn't be out! Greet our new and prospective members During our short business meeting, we get to induct new members Lilly Kuehl & Dave Linger, Krista Smith, and Sherne-Marie McMillan. The bridge recently approved Thomas & Helen Schemm, and Walt Boyes & Joy Ward for membership. Please welcome them all to the club! Click on the chart below to volunteer  Click Here to Volunteer |