Founded to foster the spirit of sailing in the community around the Great Bay area.
Here is GBYC’s 2018 calendar so far. Save the dates! Details to follow.
Spring Social – April 7th (Newicks Lobster House, Dover, NH)
Dock’s in – April 28th
Spring Laser – May 19th/20th
Summer Regatta/60th Anniversary Celebration – July 28th (July 29th Backup Date)
Fall Regatta – September 29th or 30th (TBD)
Dock’s out – November 3rd
Fall Social – November 10th (location pending)
Our upcoming MerryMac Regatta will be held on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Hilton State Park, Dover, NH. Over the years, GBYC has been working with local sailors to keep the spirit of the historic sailboat alive in the Great Bay area. Previous regattas have been held with much success. The regatta is also open to Oyster River Cats.
*Read a 2008 article about Ned McIntosh, one of GBYC’s founders and the designer/builder of MerryMacs, here. Want to know more about these beautful boats, their designer, and the history of GBYC? Read this article.
GBYC is located on Wentworth Terrace, Dover Point, NH at 43:124589, -70.8131513, a very short walk from Hilton Park. Registration officials will be at Hilton Park by noon and the Skippers Meeting will be held there at 1:30. The entry fee is $35. In addition to carrying on the tradition of a great Race Committee and support boats, entry includes a bountiful after-race cookout including a variety of beverages appropriate for the spirit of the day. Awards will be provided including the prestigious Wally Johnson Sportsmanship Award based on attitude, reaction to special situations during the regatta, or any other notable occurrence that expresses the high ideals of sportsmanship.
For more information, please contact Keith Pratt, Commodore of the GBYC at greatbayyachtclub@yahoo.com or Tom
Brown, Race Committee Principal Race Officer tacheson.brown@gmail.com for a full version of the Notice of Race.
More info to follow, but here is GBYC’s 2017 calendar so far!
Spring Social – April 8th (location pending)
Dock’s in – April 29th
Spring Laser – June 25th
Summer Regatta – August 12th
Fall Laser – September 24th
Dock’s out – November 4th (same day as Social)
Fall Social – November 4th (location pending)
Only four months until some of us begin launching!
Great Bay Yacht Club/PSA Fall Laser Regatta
NOTICE OF RACE
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Hilton Sate Park, Dover, NH
9:00 am Registration, Skippers Meeting at 10:00 am at the park
Skipper’s Meeting: 10:00 am
First Warning/gun: 11:30 am
Races to follow, High tide is at _14:16_
Last warning: No later than 3:00 pm.
Laser Regatta – September 18, 2016
Dock’s Out – October 29, 2016
Fall Social (Blue Latitudes) – November 5, 2016
Great Bay Yacht Club
Notice of Race
Merry Mac & Oyster River Cat Regatta
July 23, 2016
Great Bay Yacht Club / Hilton Sate Park
Dover Point, NH
10:00 Registration, Races to follow
1. RULES: (Loosely followed by popular recommendation) – Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).
2. CLASS: Traditional Merry Mac and Oyster River Cat. No measurements will be taken. All boats may or may not sail in one fleet, pending registrants.
3. ELIGIBILITY: Open to all ages, all Merry Macs & Oyster River Cats.
4. SCHEDULE:
Skipper’s Meeting: 11:30 (HIGH tide is at 3:55 pm)
First Warning: 13:00 am
Races to follow
Last warning: No later than 18:00, BBQ /awards at 19:00 at GBYC, Wentworth Terrace
5. ENTRY: GBYC is located on Wentworth Terrace, Dover Point, NH at 43:124589, -70.8131513, a very short walk from Hilton Park.
Registration officials will be at Hilton Park by 10:00 and the 11:30 Skippers Meeting will be held there as well.
Barbecue and awards will be held at the Club.
The entry fee of $35 can be paid in cash or by check.
Please make sure you register BEFORE the Skippers meeting.
Entry includes the well-earned Great Bay Yacht Club tradition of great Race Committee, support boats, apres racing cookout with beverages appropriate for the spirit of the day, and Awards for top boats in all classes.
6. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS: Provided at Skipper’s Meeting.
7. SCORING: Low Point Scoring as per RRS Appendix A, Appendix A4
8. RACING AREA: Launch at the State of NH ramp at Hilton Park and sail upstream in the designated area. There may be some room at the GBYC dock, please check with GBYC in advance.
9. COURSES: To be announced at the Skippers’ Meeting.
10. INFORMATION: Contact Great Bay Yacht Club Commodore Keith Pratt kpratt@underwoodengineers.com or Race Committee Principal Race Officer Tom Brown tacheson.brown@gmail.com
12. LOCATION: Hilton Park is located off Exit 5 off the Spaulding Turnpike /NH Route 4/16 North on the Dover side of the Piscataqua River where it meets Great Bay. Follow road to the south to the Parking area and grass lawns.
Club History: In the spring of 1954, a group of sailors gathered with a simple purpose: “to organize and provide rules for racing this summer on Great Bay, or other places designated.” Races were held each Sunday afternoon at the State Pier and included class racing for 12 foot catboats — Merry Macs designed by club member Ned McIntosh — and other boats by handicap. By 1958, Great Bay Yacht Club was officially registered with the State of New Hampshire as a non-profit organization whose purpose was “to foster the spirit of sailing in the community around the Great Bay area. “In 1959 the Club was able to purchase the two lots that became its home. The Club blossomed during the women’s and “boat” divisions.
Please RSVP by sending to GBYC, PO Box, Dover NH by March 25th — see you there!
Great Bay Yacht Club/PSA Spring Laser Regatta
NOTICE OF RACE
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Hilton Sate Park, Dover, NH
10:30 am Registration, Skippers Meeting at 11am at the park
1. RULES: The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) the Laser Class Rules (ILCA) the NA Masters Rules, this Notice of Race (NOR), the Sailing Instructions (SI) as issued, and any amendments.
2. CLASS: Laser Standard, Laser Radial. No measurements will be taken. All sail in one fleet.
3. ELIGIBILITY: Open to all ages.
4. SCHEDULE:
Skipper’s Meeting: 11:30 am (low tide is 11:51 am)
First Warning: Noon
Races to follow, High tide is at 5:31 pm
Last warning: No later than 4:15 pm, BBQ /awards at 5pm at GBYC, Wentworth Terrace
5. ENTRY: GBYC is located on Wentworth Terrace, Dover Point, NH at 43:124589, -70.8131513, a very short walk from Hilton Park. Registration officials will be on site at Hilton Park for your convenience by 10am and the Skippers Meeting will be held there at 11am. Barbecue and awards at the club. The entry fee of $35 can be paid in cash or by check, please make sure you register BEFORE the Skippers meeting. Entry includes a tradition of a great Race Committee and support boats, and after racing generous cook cookout and a variety of beverages appropriate for the spirit of the day.
6. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS: Available at registration
7. SCORING: Low Point Scoring as per RRS Appendix A. There will be one discard after 5 completed races.
8. RACING AREA: Launch at the State of NH ramp at Hilton Park and race upstream in the designated area.
9. COURSES: Windward-leeward, triangle or a combination of the two.
10. AWARDS: First through Fifth plus, The Wally Johnson Sportsmanship Award based on attitude, reaction to special situations during the regatta, or any other notable occurrence that expresses the high ideals of sportsmanship.
11. INFORMATION: Please contact Steve Kosacz at 207-439-4500 M-F 7:30 am-5:30 pm stephen@auto-works.com
12. LOCATION: Exit 5 off the Spaulding Turnpike /NH Route 4/16 North on the Dover side of the Piscataqua River where it meets Great Bay. Follow road to the south to the Parking area and grass lawns.