Harraseeket Yacht Club – Freeport, ME

2010 Annual Meeting Awards

2010 Awards presented at the Annual Meeting: 1. Commodore’s Award for Volunteerism –Lev Davis Given to a member or members who have worked tirelessly in support of club activities and programs. 2. Heritage Award. – Barney and Caroline Baker Awarded to the member, who by good seamanship, an adventurous spirit, a willingness to share knowledge and an [...]

Sailing Program Complete

Summer is over and the Sailing Program is now complete. All would agree that this summers program had a lot of success and some fantastic weather for a change. Here is an overview of Session One that Director Frank Pizzo has but together: First Session HYC. Thank you to all of the Instructors and Members that made it a wonderful [...]

2010 Youth Regatta was a Blast!

The 2010 HYC Youth Regatta and 420 State of Maine Championship was a great time by all involved and it couldn’t have happened without all the enthusiastic help of all of our members and Sailing Instructors! With over 100 junior sailors racing over two days in challenging conditions from fog one day to large wind shifts on [...]

Women’s Sailing Clinic Finished on a Great Note

The first HYC Women’s Sailing Program in many years turned out to be a popular and successful event. The four week program held on Monday evenings provided great weather and a few windy evenings to challenge the students in the 420′s. Short lessons were followed by rigging and on the water practice. The evenings ended with chalk talks, knot tying, and social time [...]