Ahoy all. Since the July 11 Club Rendezvous in Oyster Bay, ILENE has been on the move. Some Harlemites are interested in how we cruise. Well first we cruise with our 18 and 15 year old kittens, Alphie, the calico and Cruiser. We have not made long passages this year, as in the past when we got up to Maine and Canada. And so far, no new harbors for ILENE. First stop (Day 2) was on anchor on Cold Spring Harbor, only 5 NM from Oyster Bay (no sails raised on that passage) and we

Once again, Paul Beaudin and loulou have triumphed. This time, they won the five-race J/105 East Coast Championships, part of the 2026 80th Red Grant Regatta run July 11-12 by the Raritan Yacht Club (Perth Amboy, NJ). Thirty-nine yachts competed in the regatta's four divisions, the largest of which was the showcase12-boat J/105 ECC. loulou finished 1, 2, 4, 1, 1, for a total of 9--eking out a win over the second-place Solution (David Willis) with 10 and Magic (Ann & Gary Mye

Five HYC boats (and seven crews) moored in Oyster Bay July 11-12, reviving the club's traditional Rendezvous

HYC boats will rendezvous in Oyster Bay on Saturday, July 11 to Sunday, July 12. Skippers can sail their own boats. Other members can hitch a boat-ride or come overland by car to Oyster Bay. To hitch a ride, reach out to a skipper you know. For example, a new social member is sailing with Fleet Captain Roger Karlebach on the boat ILENE, and he and the human Ilene have room for one more. We'll add info about who is open to passengers here. Here are the basics: Boats enter Oyst