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Welcome
The Gibson Island Yacht Squadron is open to members of the Gibson Island Club. It provides many opportunities for cruising under power and sail, racing, sailing instruction, and related social activities. Gibson Island Harbor facilities include a boathouse and showers, moorings, slips, and a full service yacht yard. Tender service is available from May through October. Read more
Mid Winter Cruise February 25
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Ever wonder what it is like to cross an ocean? How about a race across an ocean? Just how fast was Leopard going? 25 knots, 32 knots, 37 knots??? What prep is involved? What conditions can one expect to encounter? Find out the answers to these questions and more. Clarke Murphy and Will Passano present video footage from their Transatlantic Race on board Leopard. A midwinter cruise guaranteed to part your hair and wash your face. What other crazy things happen on a cruise like this? And in case that is not enough, the 2011 cruising season awards will be presented and there were be several other surprises.
2011 Mid-winter cruise flyer
Junior Fleet News
Last fall GIYS Sailing Director Jim Lodico concluded a major strategic purchase of Optimists that doubled our ability to put young sailors on the water. In January Harbormaster Denver Sanner and his staff who completed new storage facilities for 18 Optimists as well as a dozen 420s and Lasers.
GIYS Annual Dinner
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Broom Race: GIYS 3 – SCC 1
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| Finish | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 |
| 1 | GIYS | SCC | GIYS | GIYS |
| 2 | GIYS | SCC | SCC | GIYS |
| 3 | GIYS | GIYS | GIYS | SCC |
| 4 | SCC | GIYS | SCC | SCC |
| 5 | SCC | SCC | GIYS | SCC |
| 6 | SCC | GIYS | SCC | GIYS |
| GIYS=6 | GIYS=13 | GIYS=9 | GIYS=9 | |
| SCC=15 | SCC=8 | SCC=12 | SCC=12 |
GIYS Sailors
Murray Leigh, Aubrey Berringer, Aaron Maas
Tom Price, Jeff Oak, Tyler Gooder
Scott Schluederberg, Katie Schluederberg, Jim Beh
SCC Sailors
John White, Bruce Empey, Kyle Comerford
Susan Taylor, Donna Schlegel, Lilli Salvesen
Arrthur Libby, Jr., Kenny Comerford, Willy Comerford
Race Committee
Rebel Boykin, Terry May, Claude Engel, Janet Leech, Margaret Clarkson, Walter Mitchell, Tony Kupersmith, Beecie Kupersmith, Geoff Wadsworth, Sue Mikulski, Greg Cukor, Bob Urban, Kimberly Gooder, John Sherwood
Umpires
Jack Lynch, Peter Jost
Broom Race History
by John Sherwood
September 17, 2011 marks the 60th anniversary of the annual team race between the Gibson Island Yacht Squadron (GIYS) and the Sailing Club of the Chesapeake (SCC). Originally referred to as the GIYS/SCC Challenge, it acquired its current name when an old broom, to which the burgee of the winning club is attached and hung in the Gibson Island clubhouse, became the perpetual “trophy.” Read more
Junior Awards Banquet
Sunday September 4 – 5:00 PM
Junior Fleet Members at the Indian Landing Regatta:
Henry New, Jack McDonnell, Magnus (Maxi) Weissenberger, Gunti Weissenberger, Tyler Davis, Jack Savage.
Gunti was 1st in Optimist Green.
Kip Strong placed 3rd in the Laser Radial fleet.
77th Miller Series
by Tom Price
Winds were on the light side http://gibsonisland.com/yachtsquadron/wp-admin/post-new.phpas expected for this annual July racing series for Stars. Excellent races were run on both days, though challenging for both the Race Committee as well as for the Star boat crews. Ten boats were on the starting line after the long tow out from behind Gibson Island. A moderate leftover Northeast breeze from the evening’s thunderstorms gave us false hope all morning but as the sun rose higher the breeze slowly expired and veered towards the East.
At the start, crews were hiked and the Stars looked brilliant clearing the line in an 8 knot breeze. Three quarters up the beat, boats coming out from the right side looked good. Tom Price with Alex Schwab crewing took a lot of sterns but worked late to East and in a new, stronger veer led the fleet to the weather mark. Down the run, John Vanderhoff very sensibly took the low lane and sailed past Price and the pack to his left and went on to win. Price and MacCausland finished 2nd and 3rd. Click here for full results Read more
