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Ricardo's masterful shot and insightful words kick off the new year in an amazing way. Boat wisdom that doubles as life wisdom!

Photos that highlight our 2025 events.

PPYC gathered at the clubhouse to celebrate the season and enjoy the company of fellow sailors.

Check out the action.

With the full color of autumn as the backdrop, seasoned and new sailors competed in the Fall Off Regatta.

Checkout photos from the Equalizer regatta!

After a windward start in an east breeze, ten Spin and Non-Spin boats clustered mid-lake as the wind turned off. Spinnakers hoisted and sails went wing on wing and ghosted along poised for the wind to return from the south. The breeze did fill and catapulted the boats downwind, followed by a beat and short reach to the finish. New and seasoned sailors then headed to the clubhouse for Richard's Octoberfest feast and celebrated the winners and the stellar work of our dedicated volunteers.

PPYC knows how to spend a Saturday - eating great food and sailing on sailboats!

Rookie sailors take the helm and charge the start line. Check out some amazing photos from the event.

Eight Bells Ceremony and Last Sail for Jim Vaillancourt

Fireworks Flotilla – Sunday, August 31, 2025
Lots of Boats and Lots of Folks!

🚤 Safety Boat Training at PPYC – A Big Success!

Thanks to Richard Lewis and his star-studded team, our PPYC crew enjoyed an outstanding day of safety boat training!

The session combined excellent classroom instruction with a hands-on skills review, capped off by an exciting capsize drill—performed flawlessly by Ania Gorska and Kate Atanian.

And yes, no great training is complete without a sweet reward—we wrapped things up with ice cream! 🍦

Our Instructors:

Richard Lewis – The Old Salt (lead instructor)

Sam Beckman – Setting Marks

Kenny Cooper – Towmaster

Joe Campbell – Boat Review

Ania Gorska – Mermaid

Kathleen Atanian – Mermaid

A huge thank-you to everyone who participated and made this training both fun and valuable. Here’s to a safe and successful sailing season ahead! 🌊

Last Saturday, the Percy Priest Yacht Club pulled off an awesome raft-up sailing and social event that stole the show. Picture this . . .

Last Saturday one of our Hamilton Creek Shipmates lost his life in a boating accident on Percy Priest Lake. Apparently, he went forward on the boat to attend to something and fell . . .

We closed out our Keelboat training series with a sail to Elm Hill's Shipwreck Cove . . .

On May 9th I joined a Flotilla sailing from Bellingham, WA to Princess Louisa Inlet via the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia . . .

For me, it's a magical moment to see the crews walking down the dock towards the slips, hoisting the sails, removing unnecessary items, and checking the lines, spinnakers, and Genoa cars. It's a moment of concentration, paying attention to every detail that might make a difference.

Richard (Hook) Lewis was honored at the Luau for his service to PPYC as our Asset Manager.

The weather was rough, but several gathered to get a lot checked off of the spring cleaning checklist.

Wednesday Night Racing is going strong in 2024. We had 12 boats out, but we have room for more to join in. We compete on the water then many take it to our local cantina to enjoy some tacos and each other's company.

The 2024 Force Five regatta took place on March 23.

Two boats and crew attended the S2 7.9 Mid-Winter championship at Saint Petersburg in February. Then two other boats participated in the J/22 Mid-Winter championship in March at the Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans.

Sam, David and George lead a "rules" class to help sailors prepare for Wednesday Night Races.

Inspirational video for Wednesday Night Racing

I joined after two amazing LATH sessions back in April.  I’ve always wanted to learn how to sail . . .