The CIYC Racing Team duo Hayden van Zandt and Ocean Timmins spent last week with head coach Leopold Brandl in Jensen Beach, Florida. They started their preparation for the season and competed in the C420 Midwinter Championships – a highly competitive regatta with only the best sailors from all around the country. Both of them improved their technique and teamwork greatly and can’t wait for the season in New York to start.

Saturday morning seminar!

March 4 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

The CIYC Cruising Committee will present a course on electronic navigation using the OpenCPN software.  The basics of OpenCPN will be covered as well as how to transfer routes developed in OpenCPN to your onboard chartplotter. Attendees should bring a laptop with OpenCPN installed for hands-on exercises. When you sign-up for the class, you will be sent installation instructions for OpenCPN. The course leaders will be available prior to the class to help with the installation and configuration of OpenCPN.

This is a free event for CIYC and Harlem Yacht Club members. Please RSVP at EventBrite: https://CIYCeNav.eventbrite.com

Reach out to Roger Landau at  for you questions.

Start the new year right. Come and learn about CIYC. 

Bring a friend. Bring the family.

See this great sailing facility that’s so close to home. 

Learn about membership opportunities, ASA courses, Junior Sailing Program, racing, cruising, and much more. 

RSVP at https://CIYC_OH.eventbrite.com

For more information: (718) 885-2487

63 Pilot Street
City Island, NY 10464

The race where the whole CIYC fleet can join a fun day of racing, eating, and celebrating! Saturday, September 17! For members only. Around the buoys in the morning, around Hart Island in the afternoon. Breakfast, lunch and dinner at the club.

Sign-up today! Please RSVP by Tues., Sept 13.

Register on EventBright

The Sayers is not just for serious racers. This is a chance for cruisers to show just how good they are, too! No spinnakers, no spinnaker poles, no whisker poles. No reachers, bloopers, whoppers, or anything else that doesn’t attach to your headstay. It’s a pursuit start. The time your boat starts is determined by your rating. Slower boats start first. Faster boats start later. Everybody finishes together. No drama! No crunching, as seen at the starts of other races!

If you have a PHRF Rating, you are all set. If you don’t have a PHRF Rating, please contact Rich Coar. He will establish a rating for your boat. Email or call:  or 917.370.7938.

We hope to see you out there!

• 9 AM: complimentary bagels, donuts and coffee; Scratch Sheets including your individual start time will be available on the porch
• 11 AM: First race starts; then it’s back to the Clubhouse for a buffet lunch ($29.95/pp plus tax and gratuity)
• The second race is around Hart Island after lunch (time TBD). 
• Sailors will return to the Club for race results and our famous CIYC sunset. Order dinner from The Galley menu and enjoy delicious specials by Chef Jaime. 

Instructions and course information:

Sayers Series Race Instructions 2022

Sayers Series Chart

Contact: Rich Coar   or 917.370.7938