PURPOSE:

PICYA awards scholarships to graduating high school students or college students wishing to continue their education in approved institutions of higher learning.

ELIGIBILITY:
To be considered applicants must be:
· Students whose parents, grandparents, guardians or mentors are members of a yacht club belonging to PICYA
· Applicants must be graduating high school seniors of the current or previous years, or college students continuing to pursue their educational goals.
· Scholarships are not renewable. However, previous recipients are eligible to apply again.
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Students: Get your applications in. They must be Received by June 15th to be considered!

To apply for a Scholarship and more Information go to: picya.org/scholarships

Or contact:

Ed Stetson: Chair PICYA scholarship program ed.griffin@yahoo.com.

Notice of Race
2017 PICYA Lipton Series Regatta
Saturday, July 8 th , 2017
Organizing Authority: Sausalito Yacht Club

PICYA invites all current member clubs to participate in the 2017 PICYA Lipton Perpetual Series. The host yacht club is the Sausalito Yacht Club.

RULES: All races will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the Declarations of Trust for the respective Perpetual Cups (see 2017 PICYA Yachting Yearbook or the PICYA website), except as any of these are modified by the Sailing Instructions.

TROPHY DIVISIONS & ALTERATION OF CLASS RULES: The BIG LIPTON Perpetual Trophy Series (for “The Sir Thomas J. Lipton Challenge Trophy” and “The Edward E. Peck Memorial Trophy”) will be sailed with J-105 boats under Fleet One Rules. The LARRY KNIGHT Perpetual Trophy Series (for “The Larry Knight Perpetual Trophy” and “The Treasurer's Cup”) will be sailed with Express 27s, under class rules. The LITTLE LIPTON Perpetual Trophy Series (for “The Sir Thomas Lipton Pacific Coast Perpetual Challenge” 1st and 2nd place trophies) will be sailed with SF 30s, under SF 30 rules of San Francisco Bay. The ADMIRAL Perpetual Trophy Series (for “The Admiral's Cup” and “The Valhalla Cup”) will be sailed with Cal 20's limited to a class mainsail and a class jib.

ADVERTISING: This invitational Regatta is classified as a Category A Event in accordance with ISAF Regulations.

ELIGIBILITY/ENTRY:Yacht clubs that are members of PICYA may enter one boat per division at
http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/14786#_home . The helmsperson and tactician of each yacht shall be properly enrolled members of their sponsoring clubs. Only those boats officially designated by their respective clubs may enter. The fee is $25 per boat entered.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: The first WARNING signal is scheduled for 1130 hours. Three races are scheduled. Race results will be posted on the SYC notice board and at  http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/14786#_home as soon as possible after the last race. Hors d'oeuvres and keg beer will be provided by PICYA and SYC at the SYC clubhouse, post
racing.

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS: Sailing Instructions will be posted on the SYC notice board no later than 1800 Friday, July 7 th, 2017. They will also be posted on the regatta website http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/14786#_home .

RACING VENUE: The intended racing area will be the Knox area, using dropped and/or permanent marks.

SCORING: The Low Point Scoring System, Appendix A4 of the rules, will apply. Three races are scheduled, of which
one shall be completed to constitute a series. All scores count; no race shall be excluded.

TROPHIES: Perpetual trophies will be awarded for the First and Second Place participants in each division and entrusted to the winning clubs. Awards for the Lipton Series will be presented at the September 2017 PICYA Delegates Meeting.

PICYA is hosting its 21st Annual Wheelchair Regatta. This event will once again provide veterans, many confined to wheelchairs, with the rare opportunity to experience a power boat cruise on the Oakland Estuary and San Francisco Bay along the San Francisco City front.

On their return, our guests will be treated to a picnic luncheon and entertainment on the grounds of Encinal Yacht Club. Most of our honored guests are U.S. Veterans residing in Northern California Veterans’ Homes and Hospitals.

In order to make this event successful, powerboat skippers/owners are needed to donate their time and boats to host one or more guests aboard their vessel.

[Click here to Register your vessel]

[Click here to Download a Form]

Volunteers from each of our PICYA member clubs will make this a most memorable day for our guests, and for those donating their assistance as well. Many volunteers are also needed ashore to assist in welcoming, boarding, preparing and serving lunch, and entertainment.  It will give you a great feeling and gives veterans a fantastic day.

We need kitchen crew, hosts (Wheelchair pushing), and tax deductible donations.  There is something for everyone to do.

[Click here to Volunteer or Donate]

[Click here to Download a Form]

The MBWR has a limited amount of space for disabled veterans that are being cared for outside the VA hospitals.  For disabled veterans that would not otherwise be able to enjoy a cruise on the Bay or the camaraderie of his fellow veterans, please refer them to Linda Blue.

[Click here to Register to be considered for Attendance]

[Click here to Download a Flyer]

We are looking forward to another rewarding event!

If you need additional information or have any questions, please call Linda Blue at (510) 851-4387

or e-mail: linda.a.blue@gmail.com

If you participated in 2016 we appreciate your support!

Yearbooks are now available.

Save money - order by the mini case! Only $160 for 14 yearbooks! Plus shipping!

Download the Yachting Yearbook Order Form Here

Questions:  Contact Patti Mangan
patti@imaginethatsf.com

(415) 362-2625

Please consider making a nomination for these awards this year. Submission deadline is Sept 30, 2017. For more information Click Here

The Wednesday Yachting Luncheons continue a 49-year tradition of relevant topics, friendly fun and good food in a relaxed, informal setting. The buffet lunch service begins at 11:45am. The program begins at 12:30pm sharp. Presentations and Q&A usually wrap up by 1:30pm and guest speakers often linger for personal conversation with our knowledgable audience.

All members of recognized PICYA yacht clubs are welcome at the Wednesday Yachting Luncheon. First-time guests are asked to please visit our Front Desk for a guest card and a smile. We hope you enjoy our luncheon fare, fabulous view and sailor’s hospitality.

Please introduce yourself to the Watch Captain. We look forward to meeting you.

For more information on up coming speakers - Click Here

Westpoint Regatta is an annual yacht racing event run by the Sequoia Yacht Club, Treasure Island Yacht Club and Westpoint Harbor.

The race is part of the YRA Weekend Regatta Series. Registration is open - click here.

Westpoint Regatta racers join the Weekend Regatta Fleet to race around Alcatraz and rocket downwind with the flood tide to Redwood City, where Sequoia Yacht Club will be your host at the “Island Time Party” in the “tropical” region of San Francisco Bay. On Sunday, racers will enjoy a breakfast at Sequoia Yacht Club before catching the ebb current back to the north bay.

For more information on the event go to www.westpointregatta.com

The 54th annual Trans-Tahoe Regatta, the most competitive race on Lake Tahoe, to be held June 23 & 24 will be highlighted this year with several new changes including its new date.

The Regatta will feature different PHRF divisions starting Friday, June 23rd with afternoon buoy races followed by the long distance race on Saturday, June 24th* with a new competitive race course.  For off the water fun a party for all participants will be held Friday evening at Tahoe City's iconic River Grill owned by one of our own members, Rich Courcier and an awards ceremony will be held at the Tahoe Yacht Club at the conclusion of all racing.

A classic competition since 1963, this event has hosted skippers and their yachts from as far as San Diego and Seattle, Washington, who come to test their skills over a 25 mile course played out on Lake Tahoe's excellent sailing conditions and spectacular high-mountain views!

Click here to register!

* Rain date for the distance race will be Sunday, June 25.

Jane Parsons passed away on Saturday, May 20th, after a hard-fought battle with cancer.  She joined our Club in 2005 and worked behind the scenes as a PICYA Delegate until last year when her illness prevented her from continuing in that position. Jane was also one of the original committee members for our annual community Lighted Boat Parade.

She retired as the Antioch City Treasurer after 21 years of service.  In 2015, Jane was awarded the Antioch Citizen of the Year Award.  She was also acting Ambassador of the Antioch Chamber of Commerce, Past President of Soroptimist International of Antioch, and had served as the 2006 Commodore at Driftwood YC.   She will be remembered by many as a very special lady who always had a smile for others and a willingness to help in any way possible. 

Our sincere sympathy to Jane’s family.

Freda Lucido
Sportsmen Yacht Club

PICYA is planning an eight-bells ceremony at the July Delegates Meeting at the Stockton Yacht Club on July 10th

The PICYA Board has approved a program to allow vendors to provide classified ads in the Monthly Navigator for a fee. There are annual as well as one time rates. All ads will be reviewed and approved by the Board prior to posting.

Note that most listings will have the ability to click through for further information. Also note the advertisers will change the sequence of listing so we will have a new advertiser at the top of the list each month.

If you have feedback on this advertising section or would like to have your business listing included in future editions of “The Monthly Navigator”, please contact Winston Bumpus at PICYAnews@gmail.com

You can download the Free App in Google Play for Android or at the Apple Store for IOS. You are now able to modify this for your own club for a small annual fee.