Hi all,
Well most of us survived Earl with little damage that a broom and a mop could not fix but as you are all aware we are far from finished with our hurricane season.
Gaston is out there and already named in about the same position as Earl was at the same stage of development. The forecasters are not making strong predictions but it definitely has a more southern tract than Earl and is moving slowly. Should feel its effects early next week.
We are planning on keeping the club battened down for now but we will move some furniture out on the deck so we can have our usually Friday night Happy Hour.  You can at least get out of the house and enjoy a grilled hamburger, steak, fish or piece of chicken in a comfortable environment.
The mooring field will be opened on Friday if you feel a strong need to come back to STYC but launch service will be limited to our small dinghies until Gaston passes us by. If you do return there is no guarantee that we will not be closing the field again as early as Sunday or Monday. Our advice is stay put for a bit longer!
This Sunday we will be holding a scaled down version of our Beach Olympics from 1pm till 4 pm. Beach games galore including horse shoes, tug of war, 3 legged races etc. The grill will be going full bore with some burgers and dogs. Sorry no water sports this year.
Come out and celebrate labor day in a traditional fashion.
See you at the Club
Bill

Hi all,
Very proud to report that Ian Barrows just won a GOLD Medal at the First Youth Olympic Games held in Singapore.
Tiny St. Thomas Yacht Club continues to shock the sailing community with success after success - but this is a really big one!
to quote Denis Holmberg from an email sent to Lyn Reid VP of the VIOC

"wow….how exciting for Ian and the Virgin Islands mon…both Peter & I have been following his results since his first OCS (is that a Barrows thing? ;-) result.

please pass on my personal congratulations.

Hi all
As many of you have heard we are going to be enlarging the club kitchen that will cause some lessening of food service for a few weeks. We feel this is long past due upgrade as the food service at the club has expanded over the years but little has been done to the limited cooking facilities. During this period the bar service will be unaffected and regular hours will be kept.
After Happy Hour on the 20th of August Dinners and Sunday Brunches will not be served until the opening of the new kitchen on Friday Oct. 1 and Sunday Oct 3 for Brunch.
Doing this 5 week period the Galley will be offering limited lunch service Monday through Sunday with cold cuts, a single hot dish and some grill your own dishes. We thank you all for your patience doing this period and feel even with the limited service we will still be a great place to have lunch by the sea.
Last week for camp so things should quiet down a bit when you visit the club. We had a great year and introduced a lot of kids to sailing. Thanks to Karen Coffelt for her involvement in keeping all on course and great group of counselors.
It looks like the last of the African dust has cleared away which really opens the runway for the beginning of our real hurricane season. Please keep the weather in mind if you are traveling and have a boat on a mooring at the Club. Make sure someone is responsible to help move it to safety. We will be taking down the awning for some repairs the last week in August.
See you at the club
Bill Canfiel

Hi all Two great reasons to be at STYC this weekend and enjoy the fun!
Friday night will be the 1st TV viewing of the College National Sailing Championships hosted by Gary Jobson
8 pm on ESPN University or ESPNU - come out and watch our local sailors perform and enjoy Happy Hour
World Cup Final
Spain vs Netherlands
Sat 2:30
Specials on food and beer
Don't forget the Fishing Tournament next weekend
See you at the Club
Bill

Hi all

Hi all
A few quick notes -
From now through the end of October the Club bar will be closed on Monday for all services. There will be no ice, soft drinks, Ice cream, beer, water, liquor or other products available on Monday. No exceptions! Please plan accordingly!! Launch service will not be affected.
This Sunday, because of the Opti event, we will not be serving our regular brunch. We will have a limited sandwich menu and beginning at 12:30 a ham, turkey, mashed potatoes and salad buffet available to all members for $15 and $10 for kids. The award ceremony for the event will be at 2:30.
We are continuing to capture our history and are in need of photographs depicting club events from the past 50 years. Please get any photographs you feel would be of interest to either myself or Margo Bachman as soon as possible. They will be returned to you.
This is an extremely important project for the club and it would be a shame to allow our history to disappear when we have opportunity to preserve it. We do, however, need your help. So please dig deep through your drawers.
The first 4 weeks of camp are full and others are rapidly filling up - if you intend to enroll any one in our club camp please contact me today!
Thanks Bill
  

Hi all STYC will be hosting the Scotiabank International Optimist Regatta this week.
We have 90 sailors from North and South America between the ages of 7 and 15 enjoying our hospitality
and beautiful sailing conditions. Margo Lynch, Cindy Hackstaff and Joyce McKenzie have done a wonderful job putting this fabulous event together that is organized by the Virgin Islands Sailing Association.
Come out over the weekend and see the kids perform on the water and join in the excitement of this wonderful international event.
Congratulations to Taylor Canfield, Cy Thompson and Thomas Barrows who were all named College All American Sailors. Only 12 sailors in the US achieved this honor and 3 were from STYC. In addition Thomas was named College Sailor of the Year and Taylor lead his school, BC, to the Collegiate National Championship. Quite an achievement for a small little club in the Caribbean   From the Galley
We will have a limited menu for the week of Scotia Bank Regatta and normal operations start on Tuesday 22nd.
Thank you for your understanding! *Classic Caesar – Chopped romaine lettuce tossed with our house Caesar
dressing, Parmesan cheese and croutons.  $8.00
Add:  Chicken $3.00  -  Mahi $4.50  -  Salmon $4.50  -  Tilapia $4.50
Sandwiches & Wraps:
All sandwiches & wraps are served with chips.
Choice of freedom fries $1.50
*Rasta wrap – Grilled vegetable burger in a tomato basil wrap with
cucumbers, lettuce, spinach, sprouts, tomato, roasted red peppers and
drizzled with shallot vinaigrette.  $9.00
*The Galley Burger – hand pattied ground chuck cooked to order on a
lightly toasted Kaiser roll with lettuce, tomato and onion.  $8.50
*Hail Caesar Wrap – Grilled chicken with romaine lettuce, house Caesar
dressing and Parmesan cheese in an herb wrap.  $9.00
*Ham & Cheese – Ham and cheddar cheese piled high on a Kaiser roll with
lettuce tomato and herb aioli.  $9.00
*Mini Cheese Pizza.  $7.00
Dinner:
*Chicken Primavera – Grilled chicken on top penne pasta with mixed
vegetables and marinara sauce.  $16.00
*Mango Mahi – Grilled Mahi Mahi with a blackened mango sauce.  Served with
mixed vegetables and rice.  $23.00
*Beef Bourguignon – Slow roasted beef, carrots, mushrooms and onions in a
red wine herb sauce.  $19.00
*Sesame Crusted Salmon – Pan seared Atlantic salmon topped with a sweet
chili sauce. Served with roasted potatoes and vegetables  $24.00
See you at the Club
Bill Canfield

Hi all,
Our 2nd Annual Minimal Regatta is this Saturday May 29th at STYC - this event was a ball tlast year and should be even better this year.
It all begins around 1:30 - All you can eat barbeque - As much fun for spectators as those building boats.
Rules:
Build your boat out out of (1) sheet of 4' x 8' x 1/4" plywood
(2)  2" x 4" x 8'
(1) pound of fasteners
(1) roll of duct or gorilla tape 2" x 60 yards
No caulking or adhesives
Epoxy paint is permitted Painting of boats is optional
At least one team member in boat at all times
Personal flotation required
Registration begins at Noon
Races start at 1:30 pm
Entry fee is $20 and includes Tee, food and a beer
Lots of prizes!
OTHER THINGS Don't forget to get your kids and grand kids signed up for summer camp - an application is attached
Friday Night IC 24 racing has begun and will continue through July - Come out and hope on a boat
Stop by for lunch and retry our new menu if you have not been here for awhile
See you at the Club!
Bill

Hi all,
Summer is just around the corner and that means yacht club summer camp. Please just get your applications in to reserve space for your children, grandchildren and house guests. camp runs from June 21 through Aug 13 5 days / week.
Summer also means hurricane season is not far off so please make your plans for taking care of all vessels stored or moored at the club.
Those with moorings - please get me a copy of your registrations for DPNR and our mooring applications
The Scotiabank Optimist Regatta will take place from June 13 - through June 20 at STYC. We are expecting a record turnout and the directors can always use help with volunteers and VIP housing. Let us know if you can help out with this world class event
News from the Galley:
New lunch and dinner menu started this week so come out and try our fare. Lunch everyday but Monday and dinners Tuesday and Friday
 Food & Wine Pairing are being reestablished and the next one is going to be fantastic:
Ge your reservations in early
Pork & Pinot
Saturday, May 15th 2010 at STYC
6:30 Start
Four Vision Cellars pinot noir paired with four dishes that will reflect a
pork inspiration from the Modern Saute culinary team.  Mack McDonald the
owner and vintner of Vision Cellars will be leading the discussion on his
fabulous Pinot Noir from Napa.  Jon Gabelhousen from Dionysus will be our
MC for the evening and Ched will be speaking about the relationship
between the wine and the food.
$70
Call 775-6320 to save your spot!
  Minimal Regatta Saturday, May 29th 2010.  More information to come! Save the date for this fantastic event.
Lets get creative and out do last years designs. A list of parts you can use will be coming out next week
Tennis - Mixers continue every Wednesday - Tournament this weekend so members may have limited use of the courts - Contact George Lewis for more information
IC 24 sailing on Friday evenings begins on the 21st - Lets get all the boats out first time around
See at the club
Bill

Hi all,
Well its that time of year when most of the snow birds start departing and all quiets down a bit.
Thanks again to the many volunteers that helped at the International Rolex Regatta. Many considered it one of the best. Whatever the case it does not happen without the many hours that members and friends give to make it all run smoothly.
This year the Kirk Grybowski Award went to Jan Robinson as the outstanding volunteer. Jan set an all time record for logo wear sales this year at the regatta
The transition in our concessionaire has come off very smoothly. Ched Sharpless was able to step in a month early to keep us well dined and has kept our thirsts well quenched. The only glitz is as expected this Friday night when Ched and his team are conflicted with other events. How about the members get involved and get a Pot Luck going.
Ched will supply a few items to start the ball rolling but anyone who wants to eat that evening at Happy Hour should bring a dish of some sort. Doesn't matter too much! Bring a family favorite or some chips and dip.
There will be no charge for food other than what edible fare you contribute. Get involved, have some fun and join us for an "old fashion happy hour" at STYC.
Congratulations to the Antilles Sailing Team who have won the southeast regionals in both team racing and fleet racing the past two weekends in Ga. and Fl. The team led by their capable coach Kim Murtha now head of to Seattle and Stanford for the two high school national championships.
Hopefully we will have two more national trophies in our case before the year is out.
Lot's of stuff is scheduled for the upcoming "slow months" including the 2nd Annual No Boat Regatta, 3rd Annual Summer Fishing Tournament and our very popular Friday Night IC sailing.
Launch service now runs till 7 pm.
Get your applications in early for summer camp beginning June 21 running for 8 weeks. Sorry you must be 5 before June 1, 2010 to be a camper this year. more info stycisv@gmail.com and soon on styc.net
New directory will be out in a few weeks
Contact Helga Hosie for info on the Wed Tennis Mixers <jehosie@earthlink.net>, See you at the Club
Bill