Notices & Schedule

Click on the links below to view notices from the PYC Race Committee. We look forward to seeing you out on Portage Lake!

Notices
Updated: 04/04/2026
2026 Cover Letter View PDF
2026 Schedule View PDF
(Not yet Published) 2026 Managment Schedule View PDF
2026 Entry Form View PDF
2026 Silver Series Notice of Race View PDF
(Not yet published) Silver Series Sailing Instructions View PDF
2026 Laser Invitational Notice of Race View PDF
(Not yet published) Slalom Notice of Race View PDF
(Not yet published) Hot-to-Trot Notice of Race View PDF
(Not yet Published) Hot-to-Trot Sailing Instructions View PDF
(Not yet published) Hot Scot Notice of Race View PDF
(Not yet Published) Hot Scot Sailing Instructions View PDF
(Not yet published) Laser No-Sweat Sailing Notice of Race View PDF
(Not yet Published) Laser No-Sweat Sailing Instructions View PDF
(None Published) Official Notice View PDF
Notices - Previous Years
Management Assignments – regularly updated View Page
2024 Race Committee Prescriptions View PDF
Race Starting Procedure View PDF
Management Responsibilities View PDF
Principle Race Officer Responsibilities View PDF
Service Boat Responsibilities View PDF
VHF Radio Instructions View PDF
Notices - 2026 Series
Details
Eligible Yachts Club membership status is not required provided one has not registered in any previous year’s Racing Series. Yachts need not have their proper sail number, but must identify themselves to the Principle Race Officer prior to racing. All fleets shall race on Thursday. Yachts 15 feet and greater shall sail as large boats.
Time Limits For each leg shall be 20 minutes and 40 minutes for the first yacht to finish. Yachts not finishing within 20 minutes of the first yacht in their class shall be scored DNF.
Warning Signal 1830 hours
Starting Order Small Boats, Large Boats. The Principle Race Officer may elect to start both fleets together.
Scoring In the event of multiple races, a yacht’s score for that evening will be the ranking of that yacht’s average score in each race of the evening. Code Flag “A” may be displayed at the Finish Line to announce the end of the evening’s racing.
Fleet Policy A minimum of three yachts of a kind registered to race by the first race, or a minimum of three yachts of a kind registered to race at the conclusion of the previous season guarantees fleet status for current year series. All yachts not qualifying for fleet status compete against each other on a boat-to-boat basis in the open fleet.
Fleet Championship The Fleet Championship shall be based on one’s results from total races held from the Spring/Fall and School’s Out Series, less a throw-out (but not a “DNE” throw-out) for every three races held.
2025 Management Schedule
Spring/Summer Principal Race Officer Service Boat
5/15/25 Clark Chapin Rick Lyons
5/22/25 Bill Foster Brian Hawkins
5/29/25 Brook Smith Marc Gleichert
6/5/25 Ann Taylor Greg Marion
School's Out Principal Race Officer Service Boat
6/12/25 Brian Hawkins Bill Foster
6/19/25 Clark Chapin Ron Frisbie
6/26/25 Brook Smith Greg Marion
7/3/25 Paul Ehman Bob Harvey
7/10/25 Steve Wiseman Sam Hawkins
7/17/25 Rick Lyons Ann Taylor
7/24/25 Brook Smith Marc Gleichert
7/31/25 Steve Wiseman Sam Hawkins
8/7/25 Bill Foster Ann Taylor
8/14/25 Bob Harvey Clark Chapin
8/21/25 Brian Hawkins Ron Frisbie
Summer/Fall Principal Race Officer Service Boat
8/28/25 Sam Hawkins Greg Marion
9/4/25 Bob Harvey Steve Wiseman
9/11/25 Paul Ehman Rick Lyons
9/18/25 Paul Ehman Marc Gleichert
Latest News & Racing Schedule
  • The Club again has several rental Lasers, Interlakes, and Flying Scots at its moorings for those without a boat that would like to try sailing at Portage Lake and even try racing too.
  • Thursday evenings mid-May thru mid-Sept. Warning signal at 6:30, with multiple races, usually followed by a social time afterwards on shore.
  • Weekends – Casual practice racing and learning. This a sign-up series with emailed notices, and operates when it’s likely the wind and weather may cooperate for those on the list who would be emailed prior to the weekend. stating the day and time.