Welcome to the St. Croix Yacht Club

Located on a sensational sandy beach on Teague Bay in the US Virgin Islands, the St. Croix Yacht Club is a fabulous tropical facility on the east end of the island, facing the Buck Island National Park. Covering nearly 6 acres, the carefully manicured grounds of the club are host to a fleet of over 150 sailing and motorized vessels and a membership of over 400. The open air club house, on a white sandy beach at the foot of our dock, lends itself to the sounds of the ocean and cool tropical breezes. Come join us for a cocktail on the beach or a stroll down our dock.

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RESULTS

Spring Rhodes 19 Series

29 April & 13 May 2012 

Special Friday Night Happy Hour Tonight!!!

Meet the Cruzan Open One Design Regatta (CROOD) Competitors and

dance with DJ James!

Please RSVP to 773-9631 or scyccatering@gmail.com

News Flash – 20^th St. Croix International Regatta Scheduled for November! 

If you missed the minutes of the 26 April Board of Directors Meeting (members only) or the 1 May Daily News back page feature, the 20^thInternational regatta is scheduled for November 9 – 11, with special honoree, Captain Nick Castruccio

Sunday, 21 April, was the final day, and final 5 races, of the 15 race 2012 Open Optimist Series. Race Officer Chris Stanton offering three courses to the fleet of 12 Optimist legal and Masters (over age 16) competitors. All levels of wind were encountered during the series – light, fluky, and small craft warnings. Race committee volunteers were Clayton Kohl, Dylan Marohn, Karen McCoy, Felice Quigley, and Kim Sanford, assisted by Fleet Captain Peter Stanton and his mother Karen. Safety chase boat service personnel were Jay Bryan, Rick Hunter and Thorn Nelthropp. 

Ryan Hunter placed first in the Optimist Class with a total of 30 points and three 1^st place finishes, scored overall with the Master competitors. Lake Sanford was second with 53 points, followed closely by Atlee Kohl, with 55 points. In the Masters class, Peter Stanton placed first, with 55 points, followed by KC Bergstrom in 2^nd and DJ Larshbaugh in 3^rd place. 

Commodore Charlie Fischer handed out the awards at the Club at the conclusion of the series and congratulated all the competitors. The Rhodes 19 Championship series begins next Sunday, followed by the 2012 CROOD (Cruzan Open One Design Regatta) May 19 & 20, and the Memorial Day Race 17 May. Charlie encouraged all the young sailors to compete or crew in these upcoming events!

SCYC Open Optimist Series

April 8, 15 & 22 Results

Master Class 

  Codes

Redress given (R)

Commodore Charlie Fischer recognizes outstanding St Croix Yacht Club Members at the

Annual Awards night, 31 March 2012

Commodore’s Award for outstanding contribution to the St Croix Yacht Club

 Emeline Sprankle

Community Service Award for outstanding service to the St Croix community

Nick Castruccio

Good Sportsmanship Award – John Rapine

Optimist Sailor of the Year – Ryan Hunter

Jerome Urban Rhodes 19 Award – Chris and Debbie Schreiber

Recipients who were off  island and unable to attend:

Junior Sailor of the Year, best sailing performance under age 18  - Sam Watterson

Lawrence Carlson Best Performance by a Sailing Vessel – Morgan Dale, Boogaloo

CROOD 2012 NOR            CROOD 2012 Entry Form

The 11th Club Nautico de San Juan International Regatta was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico this past weekend. A record 100 young sailors from 12 islands and countries – Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, all three U.S. Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, St. Maarten, Curacao, Guatemala and the United States – competed over three days.  Sailors from six islands and countries took home trophies, including St. Croix’s Ryan Hunter and Lake Sanford of the St. Croix Yacht Club.

Competition was notably fierce in the 21-boat Optimist Green Fleet where only one point separated the first three finishers.  One of St. Croix Yacht Club’s youngest sailors, Lake Sanford, age 8, tied for second place, trailing Caroline Teare of the St. Thomas Yacht Club by only one point.  Ryan McCann also represented the SCYC in the Green Fleet.  Sam Watterson and Mack Bryan rounded out the SCYC sailors and competed in the laser fleets.

The Advanced Optimist fleet, largest in the regatta with 31 boats, completed 12 races over the course of the 3 days. Each race included 5 legs and took about an hour to complete. The name of the game was “Hardwork, Good Starts, and Consistency” says SCYC coach Caitlyn Connolly, and Ryan Hunter was the definition of all three.  Finishing fourth overall and taking home a second place trophy in Red Fleet, Ryan Hunter was the boat to watch from the USVI.

In the Club 420, the U.S. Virgin Islands’ Nikki Barnes from St. Thomas and Agustina Barbuto from St. John won with nine out of 10 first place finishes to take home the first place trophy.

Many thanks to our friends at Club Nautico for putting on a great event!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHTnx2-LGpI

SCYC's Ryan Hunter putting distance on the Opti fleet

SCYC High School Sailor Sam Watterson glances momentarily at the trailing competition on an upwind leg.

More Photos Are On The Way…check back soon!!

AROUND ST CROIX 2012  — WAHOO! 

A fleet or 10 sailing vessels from throughout St. Croix enjoyed two days of racing in the Around St. Croix Race, January 28 & 29 2012. The sailors saw East/Northeast winds ranging anywhere from 12 to 22 knots as they circled the Islandduring this popular event. Additionally, the racers this year saw swells upwards of 8 feet that made the downwind leg to Frederiksted a fun surfing experience, and the upwind leg to Pull Point a bumpy ride for all. Prior to the start on Saturday morning, racers were each assigned a “rating” that determined what time they would start the race and what  “handicap” they would be assigned.  These adjustments allow for boats of various sizes, in this case measuring anywhere from 27 to 68.5 feet, to race against one another fairly.   In the end Hotel California II skippered by Steve Schmidt took home the first place trophy, followed up by a three way tie for second!

In this year’s Around St.Croix Race we saw 4 vessels heavy with junior crew from throughout the Island. Hotel California, Serenity, Annick II, and Windflower sailed with a total of 14 of Junior Sailors between them. Judging by the results, it would seem that these youth added speed to which ever vessel they crewed on.

Following racing on Saturday, Coconuts welcomed the racers with live music and light hors d’ouvres before many turned in for an overnight stay on their anchored vessels near the Frederiksted Pier.  A special treat was snacking on the wahoo caught by Warren Mosler’s committee / safety boat, Knot my Problem, while trolling along the south shore. 

The 2012 SCYC Around St.Croix Race was a great success.  A big thank you to all the volunteers who allowed for such a wonderful event.

Overall Scores

"Barbaric Yawp" looking postcard perfect on the first leg.

Morgan Dale's Melges 24, "Boogaloo" getting some kite flying practice as they approach the starting area.

The "Cheeky Monkey" crew won the party at Coconuts.

 

Taylor Babb enjoys an apres race seaside embibement while the sun sets on Day 1.

The "Windflower" crew has it all under control at the start of Day2.

DJ Lorschbaugh helms "Annick II" leaving Fredericksted.

Steve Schmidt's Santa Cruz 70, "Hotel California" makes good use of her waterline to claim top honors at the finish.

 

Team "Hotel California" gathers for a photo to accept Overall Honors

              SANTA ARRIVES AT THE YACHT CLUB

   Over the years, Santa’s arrival at the St. Croix Yacht club has been through different modes of transportation.  We have seen Santa land on Teague Bay in a Seaplane, have watched him come motoring into our club on a Big Motorcycle and have witnessed Santa being dropped on our front lawn by a Helicopter.  Santa is a jolly old soul and one year, Santa arrived a bit merrier than most.  I guess he was into the Christmas Spirits early that day.  BUT, the most memorable Arrival of Santa was our water skiing Santa. That nimble Santa managed to make a perfect landing on the beach from his water skis.  No matter how Santa arrives at the St. Croix Yacht Club, he is welcomed by the young and old. 

 This year’s arrival was a Traditional one – by Boat.  With horns blaring, Santa arrived without a hitch and delivered the presents to all the good girls and boys. 

  Prior to Santa’s arrival, the kids were busy playing on the beach or working on their Glitter Art in the Workshop.  Maureen Sallach and Annie Barry volunteered to help the kids with their Glitter creations.  Debby Babb read Christmas stories and sang Jingle Bells and other holiday songs by the Christmas tree.

Posh Catering provided Fruit Punch, Cookies and Fruit for snacks.

To SANTA and SANTA’S Boat Crew – Great Job!

Big Thanks to the parents that brought those Delicious Christmas Cookies – EVERY cookie got eaten.

Till next year…..  And we can all start wondering, How will Santa Arrive next year???????????????

The St. Croix Yacht Club’s Rhodes 19 Series consisted of 4 Sunday events spanning November & December. Weather ranged from a blustery 18knts with white cap spray to calm & flat light air and everything in between, giving the competitors a wide range of conditions.