Thames Yacht Club

Wednesday Summer Series Race - 1st Warning 1810
2014-07-23 18:10 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Thames Yacht Club, 396 Pequot Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States
First warning at 1810 – Please click here for more information.

General Membership Meeting
2014-07-20 17:30 - 20:30 | Thames Yacht Club, 396 Pequot Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States
Please join us for the General Membership Meeting and Pot Luck Dinner!
Dinner starts at 5:30 pm and the Meeting begins at 6:30 pm.

General Membership Meeting
2014-07-20 17:30 - 20:00 | Thames Yacht Club, 396 Pequot Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States
There is a general membership meeting scheduled for this Sunday, July 20, 2014.
This time we will be foregoing the potluck in favor of an appetizer social hour beginning at 5:30 pm. Please bring an appetizer to pass. Drinks will be available for a single fee of $5. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm. (Times are as posted in the July Mainsheet)
If you have items you wish to put on the agenda, please have them to me no later than Wednesday.
URGENT!! – If your winter marker is still at the club, please remove it immediately. Any winter markers left will be disposed of with the outgoing trash on Thursday morning.

Pirate Rendezvous and Sail to Stonington Harbor
2014-07-19 - 2014-07-20 | Thames Yacht Club, 396 Pequot Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States
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Stonington Harbor is approached from southeastward and westward. Vessels with local knowledge sometimes cross Noyes Shoal from southwestward. Noyes Rock, 0.4 mile southward of Wamphassuc Point, has a least depth of 7 feet. Noyes Shoal, with 10 to 18 feet over it, is nearly 1.5 miles long in a west-northwesterly direction; it is marked by a gong buoy near its eastern end. From southwestward, a northeasterly course can be shaped from the lighted bell buoy south of Ram Island Reef to south of White Rock, and thence eastward past the north side of Noyes Rock to the harbor.
The southeastern approach is best, with fewer dangers, and the navigational aids serve as excellent guides to avoid them. In daytime with clear weather, no difficulty should be experienced in entering any of the approaches.
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Pirate Rendezvous
2014-07-19 | Thames Yacht Club, 396 Pequot Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States
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Hospice Regatta
2014-07-16 18:10 - 20:00 | Thames Yacht Club, 396 Pequot Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States
Warning @ 1810
Please see Racing Page for NOR and Sailing Instructions.

53rd Annual Bradbury Memorial Long Distance Race - 1st Warning 1030
2014-07-05 10:30 - 15:00 | Thames Yacht Club, 396 Pequot Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States
First Warning at 1030 – Click here for more information on this Race.

TYC Launch Schedule 0900 - 2100
2014-07-01 09:00 - 21:00 | Thames Yacht Club, 396 Pequot Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States
Click on the image to download our Spring/Summer 2014 Launch Calendar
The TYC Launch is available to members and transients on marine Channel 71.

2nd Annual ECSA Calvin Brouwer Memorial Race - 1st Warning 1155
2014-06-28 11:55 - 15:00 | Thames Yacht Club, 396 Pequot Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States
First Warning 1155 – Click her for more information on this race.

TYC Launch Schedule
2014-06-27 09:00 - 21:00 | Thames Yacht Club, 396 Pequot Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States
Our Launch is available to members and transients on marine Channel 71.

Meet the Instructors- Meet the Parents
2014-06-26 17:00 - 19:00 | Thames Yacht Club, 396 Pequot Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States
Come to the club to meet the new instructors and enjoy hot dogs and hamburgers!

TYC Launch Schedule
2014-06-26 09:00 - 21:00, 2014-06-24 09:00 - 21:00, 2014-06-23 09:00 - 21:00, 2014-06-22 09:00 - 21:00 | Thames Yacht Club, 396 Pequot Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States
The TYC Launch is accessed via marine radio on Channel 71.

TYC Launch Schedule
2014-06-25 09:00 - 21:00 | Thames Yacht Club, 396 Pequot Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States
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The TYC Launch can be accessed via marine Channel 71.

Block Island Mooring Reserved for S/V Second Star 6/23-6/28
2014-06-23 - 2014-06-28 | Block Island, 40 Center Road, Block Island, RI, 02807, United States
The Block Island Mooring has been reserved for S/V Second Star 6/23 to 6/25. If you have questions, please contact Bill Turner by clicking here.

The Chili Series Race - 1st Warning 1200
2014-06-22 12:00 - 15:00 | Thames Yacht Club, 396 Pequot Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States
First Warning at 1200 – Please click here for more information.

TYC Launch Schedule
2014-06-21 09:00 - 21:00 | Thames Yacht Club, 396 Pequot Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States
Our Launch is accessible for members and transients via marine Channel 71.

New London Boat Show
2014-06-21 - 2014-06-22 | Waterfront Park, 2 State Street, New London, CT, 06320, United States
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From the New London Day:
New London to host in-water boat show in June
By Brian Hallenbeck
New London – With winter on its last legs, it might be a good time to start thinking about a boat show on the city’s waterfront.
There hasn’t been one of those since 2010.
Barbara Neff, the city events coordinator who pulled together the Long Island Sound Boaters Expo four years ago, hopes to surpass that one-day event with a two-day show, June 21-22, at Waterfront Park, along City Pier and the floating docks.
Dozens of boat dealers, marinas and others are expected to participate, Neff said. Boats ranging in size from 15 to 60 feet will be displayed, as will a variety of accessories, equipment, electronics, gear and services for boaters.
The Coast Guard Academy Jazz Band will perform on the show’s second day.
for the rest of the story from the New London Day by clicking here.

TYC Launch Schedule
2014-06-20 16:00 - 20:00 | CT
Our Launch is accessible to members and transients on Channel 71.

TYC Launch Schedule
2014-06-19 16:00 - 20:00, 2014-06-18 16:00 - 21:00, 2014-06-15 09:00 - 21:00, 2014-06-14 09:00 - 21:00, 2014-06-13 07:30 - 20:00, 2014-06-12 09:00 - 21:00, 2014-06-11 16:00 - 21:00 | Thames Yacht Club, 396 Pequot Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States

Block Island Reservation
2014-06-15 - 2014-06-17 | Block Island, 40 Center Road, Block Island, RI, 02807, United States
Reserved for S/V Ledgelight June 15th, 16th and 17th.

New London Cruise
2014-06-14 - 2014-06-15 | Thames Yacht Club, 396 Pequot Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States
June 14-15 – The Thames Yacht Club 2014 Cruising Program – New London Cruise
The Details:
Contact Fleet Captain ASAP by clicking here if you are attending this cruise. You must also download and complete this form by clicking here.
The Charles Morgan will be dock at New London during this weekend and the docks are not available. Ten moorings have been reserved for Saturday night, June 14. The price of a mooring is $31.50/night. If you plan to attend the cruise, please download and complete this form for the cruise and pay TYC before the end of May.
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By 1834, New London had over 30 ships and 900 men from New London were employed in whaling. By the middle of the 1800s, New London was America’s third leading whaling port, behind New Bedford and Nantucket. An early beacon of some kind was reportedly erected around 1750 at the harbor’s entrance, but it soon became apparent that a more permanent lighthouse was needed.
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