Welcome aboard!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sat., June 24, noonish: ANNUAL BLESSING OF THE FLEET, COOKOUT,
BONFIRE, AND MORE, MUCH MORE: Float your boat by the pier for the annual nondenominational blessing.
Sundays, 8:00 a.m.: COFFEE AND DONUTS: Please join Bonnie Brown every Sunday morning for coffee and pastry. Stock up some carbs for that strenuous day at sea. A $1 donation should do it.
Sailing and Racing News: The current schedule includes some Saturday races and is posted (or will be!) at the Club. See Scott McBurney (rsmcburney@comcast.net, 781-718-9968) for racing details. We can always use volunteers to help crew on Thursdays and Saturdays.
NORM’S NIFTY FISHING TOURNAMENTS:
Here’s Norm Whitten’s schedule:
Sun., July 23, daylight to 2 p.m., 2d Striped Bass/Bluefish. $15/person.
Sun., Aug. 27, daylight to 4 p.m., 3rd Striped Bass/Bluefish. $15/person.
Labor Day Weekend—kids and family Flounder/Skate Tourney—details
coming later. (Who wants to think of Labor Day!)
Entry blanks for all the tournaments are at the Club.
Tuesday, July 4, noonish: ANNUAL BARBECUE/COOKOUT: After the Town fireworks on July 3, the Club’s Annual Widgeon Race is scheduled to begin July 4 around 10 a.m., and other races and general water fun should last till noon. Then comes the Barbecue/Cookout from noon to 2 p.m. Needless to say, volunteers are needed to cook, serve, and clean up. Please contact Bonnie at 781-592-3673.
Saturday, July 29: FIRST PHRF NEW ENGLAND REGATTA: This new and special regatta will be hosted by the Nahant Dory Club. We hope it will lead to more events of this kind. Please contact Scott McBurney for details on how to PHRF-register your boat. Or send your e-mails to me and I’ll forward them. We will send you more details on this exciting event as it becomes finalized.
TBA: Island Parties (ask Harris Tibbetts); Sunset Rafting Parties (this might be Peter Booras); possible Second Annual Fundraiser/Barbecue; Kids And Family Nights; Kayak Fun and Games.
See the Newsletter for event details.
The Swampscott Yacht Club is a volunteer-type club founded in 1933 for the purpose of promoting yachting and sailboat racing in Nahant Bay (see History). Located in the Swampscott Fish House on Fisherman’s Beach, Swampscott, the club currently has 232 members, about half of which are boaters.
Swampscott
Harbor, where most members moor their boats, is open to the south and
is accessible from the Town pier and floats or by launching a pram from
the beach, in keeping with the tradition of the fishermen who have worked
these waters continuously since colonial times. Swampscott is home to
the Swampscott Dory.
Sailing, and especially sailboat racing, has always been one of the prime pursuits of the Club and its members. Dory racing was popular all through the 30s, 40s and 50s. In more recent times the Club has hosted Hobie Cat and Melonseed Regattas.
By David W. Brewin
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