Emailing - Percy Priest Yacht Club

Date: 8/16/2025
Subject: PPYC Newsletter 202508-26
From: PPYC Communications

Hop Aboard for Safety!

Join us Saturday, August 23 · 9–11 AM for Racing Safety & Chase Boat Volunteer Training. Learn the skills to keep our races safe—boat handling, rescue procedures, and Race Committee support. Perfect for new and experienced volunteers alike!

📍 Percy Priest Yacht Club
🔗 Details & Sign-Up

Help keep our sailors safe and our races running smooth!

Regards,

GEORGE HEINTZ

Ed. Note: Are you a boat owner and/or can you help coach? We need boats and coaches as well as all rookies. Please plan to join us for the Training for Rookie Race - 9/6/2025 and the Rookie Race - 9/13/2025.

Coming Up Highlights:

Safety Boat Training – August 23rd

Learn the skills to keep our races safe! Sign-Up Here

Rookie Events – September 6th & 13th

Close out summer with rookie-focused fun! Join the Prep for Rookie Race Training - 9/6/2025 to learn, then race in the Rookie Race - 9/13/2025, a simplified race for new sailors. Rookies, sign up and ask your Racing or Learn-at-the-Helm (LATH) skippers to coach. Skippers, mentor new members or Wednesday night crew. Let’s make this Rookie Race the best yet!

Block out your calendar for these Fall Regattas:

Octoberfest Regatta - 10/4/2025: Festive with post-sail fun.
Equalizer Regatta - 10/18/2025: One Design race that draws competitors from around the country.
Fall Off Regatta - 11/8/2025: Thrilling late-season challenge.
Kamikaze Regatta (Red Cup event) - 12/7/2025: High-energy race with a fun party.

Racing Safety / Chase Boat Volunteer Training

August 23

Join us on August 23 for Race Committee safety / Chase Boat Volunteer training.

Fireworks Viewing

August 31

Come join PPYC members to sail up to North End of lake to view Fireworks on Sunday Aug 31. Hopefully we can have a social raft up. Please let us know if you have room on your boat to take others or are looking for a ride. We will meet up for social at marina before folks depart…

Small Boat Sunday Race Committee Volunteers

Training - Prep for Rookie Race

September 6

A great opportunity to learn the basics of sailboat racing and what to expect when you participate in a regatta.

Rookie Race

September 13

Ready to dive into sailboat racing? This event is crafted for beginners, offering a fun, easy-to-learn format that highlights the thrill of racing. Whether you're a skipper with little racing experience or a crew member eager to take the helm, this race is for you!

Experienced skippers, we need your expertise to guide and mentor our new racers.

One and all, Register Now. Join us for what is always a memorable day of learning and sailing!

Rookie Race - 9/13/2025

Learning At the Helm

Tuesdays throughout the summer

Learning at the Helm is sponsored by PPYC and allows participants to receive hands on experience sailing on Percy Priest Lake. Registration is required.

Learn More

Wednesday Night Races and Crew Assignment Signup

Wednesdays throughout the summer

These races begin at 6:00pm each Wednesday from April through September. See the full description if you want to find a boat on which you can participate.

Learn More

All Hands on Deck! - Volunteering

PPYC is 100% volunteer run by our members. For this reason, all members are expected to volunteer to help our Club. The bonus: volunteering is also a great way to meet other members! The quality and effectiveness of our events and activities are directly related to the efforts of our member volunteers. So, thank you! We appreciate you being a member and volunteering to share the workload!

Volunteer Here!

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