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• Dry Sail Boat Storage - Summer 2025*LATE FEE

  • Start
    1 Jul 2025
  •  
    12:00 AM
  • End
    31 Dec 2025
  •  
    11:59 PM
  • Location
    WPSA - Port O Call Marina - Sayville, NY

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  SUMMER DRY SAIL:

  **50% penalty late fee for boats in the yard - if paid on or after JULY 1st** 

  EXCEPTION:  if you are newly bringing a boat to the yard (existing or new member) AFTER July 1st, there is no penalty - contact Barbara for an adjusted invoice or if any difficulty:   psc@wetpantssailing.org

  Boat or Board on Rack:  $261 July 1st & later (was $174) 

  Monohull under 16′:        $360 Jul 1st & later  (was $240)

  Monohull 16′ & over:       $459 Jul 1st & later  (was $306) 

  Catamaran 14′ & over:    $711 Jul 1st & later (was $474)

  
  

  You must have a Family Membership (full access) to utilize dry sail (or lessons) there is not elective boat storage for Senior Memberships (social access).

  Dry Sail - you MUST have spoken to the Rear Commodore and gotten approval before bringing a boat in the yard, no exceptions - returning boats or new boats!  CONTACT:  rear-commodore@wetpantssailing.org -  Mike Noon

  Summer Dry Sail Boat Storage  (May 1 - Nov 1) is available for yard storage on our Rack, Dollies and Lightweight Trailers.   This is an additional fee based on the size and class of boat, on top of your membership. This is seasonal.  You must have a Family Membership to utilize Dry Sail.  You must keep your area tidy, boat clear so others can pass, and keep ALL gear stored in the sail shed clearly labeled with your FAMILY NAME and PHONE #.  

  
  

  YOU WILL NEED:  HIN# / Hull ID#, WPSA ID Sticker #, Year, Length, Color, Make/Model, Boat Photos and can add more details.  If HIN# unknown, enter "unknown" and add it later after checking your boat.

  Please first read our terms & conditions with other details HERE.

  When can I bring my boat?
  Whether new, renewing or returning after an absence - ALL members must contact the Rear Commodore first before bringing a boat to the yard (officially May 1 or later, but never before the Spring Cleanup) with the exception of boats that wintered over in Winter Dry Sail.  Please pay for your space FIRST and make sure you have a current WPSA ID # on the boat - if you need one or a replacement a weathered one, request a sticker from the Rear Commodore (Mike Noon), confirm that there is space for you and to get a location assignment.  rear-commodore@wetpantssailing.org

  
  

  
  

  -- WANT TO CONTINUE STORAGE PAST SUMMER?  WINTER STORAGE OPTIONS  --

  Winter Dry Sail Boat Storage (Nov 1 - May 1) requires an additional application and payment - read more in the link above.  Registration for Winter storage is not open until October.   That too has a late fee if paid after December 31st.

  Any boats not wintering over at WPSA in Winter Dry Sail must be removed by the Fall Cleanup in October.  Any unpaid boats still on the grounds after Nov. 1st will be removed at the owner's expense.

  
  

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• WPSA Annual Mess Dinner 2025

  • When
    27 Sep 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
  • Location
    Sayville VFW Post 433 400 Lakeland Avenue; Sayville, NY 11782

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  The Annual Mess Dinner is Wet Pants Sailing Association's most formal traditional event and the highlight of the year!!  It's where recognition, awards, and scholarships go out to the season's distinguished Adult & Junior sailors, and we witness the changeover of Commanding Officers, inducting the new Commodore, Vice Commodore and other Board changes.

  All members, families, former members, WPSA friends and guests are welcome to attend this fun-filled night that includes dinner, music, and raffle baskets.

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  Registration open!

  DATE:  Saturday, September 27th, 2025

  TIME:  6:30pm - 10:30pm 

  
  

  LOCATION:  Sayville VFW Post 433  400 Lakeland Avenue;  Sayville, NY 11782

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  TICKETS:   $45.00 per person, ages 12 & up  

                     $20.00 per child, ages 11 & under

  MENU:  BUFFET DINNER  Includes, beer, wine, soda, coffee, tea, open bar, dessert etc (adult beverages over 21, needs valid ID)

  DONATE A BASKET:   ALL BASKETS ARE WELCOME!!! Please sign up to donate a basket. *If anyone is interested in making a basket or asking local businesses to make a donation for a basket, please bring it with you the night of the Mess.  As a Not for Profit, donations and fundraising are necessary to supplement.  Thank you!

  
  

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• WPSA Fall Pursuit Race

  • When
    28 Sep 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    WPSA - Port O' Call Marina - Sayville, NY
  • Registered
    2 registrants

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  The Fall and Spring Pursuit Races are informal fun sails for multiple classes of boats!  Adults and youth members are encouraged to participate!!  Weather permitting, they begin at 12 o’clock noon.  This is part 1 of 2, the Spring Pursuit is next spring.   To all WPSA Members, The following is the Notice of Race (NOR) outlining the rules for the race and start times, for the different class of boats.  If your boat is not listed, please contact me directly before the race, while at the Club or on the water, to be advised of your start time. The Fall and Spring Pursuit Races are informal fun sails for multiple classes of boats!  Adults and youth members are encouraged to participate!!  This is part 1 of 2 with the Spring Pursuit Race in the coming spring.  (Opti students please inquire first). See you on the water. Wet Pants Sailing Association

  NOTICE OF RACE
  1. ENTRIES
  The Fall Pursuit Race (series) begins at 12 o’clock in the afternoon at an imaginary line drawn between the green day mark on the southwest end of the Browns River rock jetty and southeast corner of the Port O’ Call pier where the Bob Gorman bench is located. Each boat starts at the time appointed to its class.

  Competitors may enter by crossing the starting line at their appointed starting time shown here.
  
  2. START TIMES
  12:03 P.M. Herreshoff America
  12:04 P.M. Compaq 16
  12:05 P.M. Menger 19
  12:06:30 P.M. Marshall 22, Menger 23
  12:08 P.M. Cape Dory 22
  12:09 P.M. O’Day 23
  12:10 P.M. Precision 23
  12:20 P.M. O'Day Mariner 19
  12:21 P.M. Rhodes 19
  12:22 P.M. Freedom 21, Sunfish, O’Day 17
  12:23 P.M. O’Day 25
  12:23 P.M. Laser Radial, Moonbeam
  12:24 P.M. Tanzer 22
  12:25 P.M. Catalina 22
  12:25 P.M. MacGregor 26
  12:26 P.M. JY15, Sabre 28, Vanguard, Beneteau
  12:27 P.M. Saber 34
  12:28 P.M. Flying Scot, Narrasketuck,
  12:29 P.M.470
  12:44 P.M. Hobie 16 (Add 30 seconds to start time for every knot of wind velocity. E.g. In a 10-knotwind add 5 minutes to the start time. Making the Hobie 16 start time 12:49 P.M.)
  12:53 P.M. Hobie 20 (Add 60 seconds to start time for every knot of wind velocity. E.g. In a 10-knotwind add 10 minutes to the start time. Making the Hobie 20 start time 1:03 P.M.)
  
  3. COURSE
  1. Start at the imaginary Wet Pants starting line drawn between the green day mark on the southwest end of the Browns River jetty and southeast corner of the Port O’ Call pier.
  2. Sail to Buoy 30 and round it to port (left side of your boat).
  3. Then sail to Buoy 34 and round it to port (left side of your boat).
  4. Finish at the imaginary line between the green day mark on the southwest end of the Browns River jetty and southeast corner of the Port O’ Call pier. (This is where you started.)

  4. RACING AREA
  The racing area will be the waters of the Great South Bay off of Wet Pants.

  5. COURSE and MARKS
  The course consists of a starting line (same as the finish line) and government red buoys “30” & “34” All buoys will be rounded to port.
  
  6. STARTING SYSTEM
  The starting system will be a pursuit style start with each boat trusted to begin at its appointed time as determined by Atomic Local Time available over the internet and accessed via smartphone.
  
  7. FINISH
  The order in which a boat finishes will determine its place in the race. The first boat to cross the finish line will be first. The second boat to cross the finish line will be second, and so on.
  
  8. TIME LIMIT
  The time limit for the race will be 4 hours. If a boat takes longer than 4 hours to finish its score shall equal the number of boats starting +1 point.
  
  9. FOULS
  If a foul is committed the offending boat shall be required to complete a 360-degree turn consisting of a tack and a jibe executed one after the other as close to the place where the foul occurred as is safe to do so.
  
  10. SCORING
  The Low Point System of the racing rules will apply. To qualify for a trophy, a competitor must skipper the 2022 Fall and 2023 Spring pursuit races in his boat or a different boat. The crew does not have to be the same.
  
  11. TROPHIES
  This race and next years Spring pursuit race make a series for which trophies will be presented at the Annual Mess in 2023 (NEXT year).

  
  

  
  

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