by posted 07/30/2010
 
Dear MBC Sail Community,

Many of our sailors (youth and adult) and instructors will be racing this weekend at Cottage Park Yacht Club's Make-a-wish Regatta. For this reason, as you will see, we have not scheduled any racing.

There will be plenty of sailing excitement on our Lake next week with the Midgets N10 Regatta sailing out of Winchester Tuesday and Wednesday and the Junior Championships out of our own Club on Thursday.

We will have club racing on the weekend of 7th & 8th. Hopefully, our Youth sailors will want to try out all that they have learned over the past two weeks of interclub regattas (and show some tricks to those sailors who could not race at the interclubs).

We will keep you posted on the upcoming regattas.

Best regards

Gilmore

Head of Sail Committee
    

by posted 07/29/2010
 
Dear MBC,
we have had another great week of sailing at MBC.
Last weekend's races went very well. We had 40 kids sail in 15 N10s on Saturday and 12 boats sail on Sunday. Saturday had very little wind, but one race was sailed. Sunday was windier and we had 3 races.
More parents and families came down to watch from the shore. Some joined the Race committee on the pontoon boat.
Special thanks to Devin Brown, David Crosbie and Martin Fraser for running the committee. We already have new sail parents learing how to run races and hope to have more join us on the RC boat.

On Wednesday and Thursday, this week, 5 crews represented MBC at the New England Open N10 Championships hosted by Winthrop Yacht Club. Wednesday was windy (20 mph winds from the Southwest) with 1-2 foot swells (the sail area was right beside Logan airport's runways (Airplanes flying over the fleet makes a great spectacle). There was plenty of excitement, but the RC sent all the boats back to the club after one race. Thursday was a better day, with 10-15 mph winds and no swell (the race course was inshore of Snake Island) and 6 races were sailed.
MBC's sail crews did well and truly enoyed themselves. (we have great pictures and video-still learning to upload them).
In the "senior" fleet: Andrew Kelly (Intermdiate) with crew Will(iam) Bedford (Beginner) came 4th; Elizabeth Aliberti (Intermediate) with crew Sydney Kindle (Beginner) came 7th; Connor O'Neill (Intermediate) with crew Alice O'Neill (Beginner) came 12th and Cameron Kelly (Intermediate) with crew Brandon Payzant (Beginner) came 14th.
In the "Junior" Fleet: Emily Brady (Advanced Beginner) with crew Chloe Brown (Beginner) came 8th.
Well done to all!!
Some parents were able to come down and watch the racing and had a wonderful time.
Next Tuesday & Wednesday, WBC will host the N10 midgets (under13s) and Thursday, MBC will host the Juniors. Come down and watch the racing!!
    

by posted 07/27/2010
 
Folks, there are still plenty of opportunities left to fulfill work hours before the club enters "shutdown mode" in preparation for the DCR work to continue after Labor Day. Your help is needed!

Please consider the following tasks and contact the appropriate person for details:

1. The lattice work below the pavilion needs to be completed. One skilled carpenter with a helper could finish this work in less than five hours.
   Contact: Tom Aliberti at
    
2. The snipe storage area needs serious clean-up. There are weeds that need to be removed. Old lumber that needs to be thrown away and other stuff needs to be either discarded or cleaned up.
   Contact: Rick Orlando at
    
3. The entire area around the back shed and dumpster enclosure needs a good housekeeping clean-up.
   Contact: Rick Orlando at
    
4. Books and games need organizing -- worth two work hours.
   Contact: Sue Clark at
    
5. Several planks on the wood bridge need replacing. The wood has been purchased.
   Contact: John Lazzaro at
    
6. There is a the large depression on the brick around the bocci court that presents a falling hazard. Need a few people to fix this.
   Contact: Martha Baptista at

    

by posted 07/25/2010
 
 

The Pete Massa Band Returns to MBC 
for Music Under the Stars!

    

by posted 07/22/2010
 

    

by posted 07/22/2010
 

2010 MBC Staff Appreciation Night is scheduled for Wednesday evening, August 11, beginning at 5 PM.  This is an annual event to thank our hard-working staff members from House, Sail, Swim, and the Li'l Galley for all of their efforts on our behalf here at the Club this summer.  Staff members and managers will be treated to an evening of fun and refreshments, compliments of the Club.

Your help would be appreciated as we plan for this year's event.   Adult members are needed to assist in monitoring the swim docks in order to allow our staff to be able to participate that evening. 

Donations are also being accepted for a gift card raffle to be held that evening for the staff.  Please consider donating pre-paid gift cards as a way to thank our staff members for a job well done.  Suggestions include gift cards for and goods or services that a young adult would appreciate  -  I-Tunes, Starbucks/Dunkin' Donuts, book stores, gasoline, restaurants/fast food, movie tickets, sports stores.  Please enclose your gift card in an envelope and deliver it to any member of the Executive Committee or Club Manager prior to 8/10.

Questions? Contact Karen Zoeller at .
Thank you in advance for your support of our wonderful staff. 

    

by posted 07/22/2010
 
A reminder to all members:

Please note that the Club opens for business on weekday mornings at 10 AM and weekend mornings at 9 AM.  Members arriving prior to the official start times are asked to wait in the parking area to avoid interruption of the Club staff's morning preparations.  This reminder applies to ALL members, including families of 10 AM swim class participants. Your respect of this schedule will allow our staff to keep the Club in tip-top shape! Thank you for your cooperation. 

    

by posted 07/18/2010
 

Group Open Water Swim
(GOWS)
TODAY!

Please meet on the front swimming dock this afternoon at 4:00 for a group swim out to the buoy's.  Shay Pokress will be leading this week's swim. 

REMINDER:  The annual Buoy Swim is scheduled for SUNDAY, AUGUST 15th at 4:00pm.

    

by posted 06/17/2010
 

 
Come join us every Sunday morning at the Boat Club
for an early morning exercise wake up program. 
 
What to bring:
Matt
Towel
Hand Weights (Your choice)
Water
And most important…YOURSELF!
 
Date and Time:
Every Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m.

    

by MBC Communications posted 05/20/2010
 

Mislay your hardcopy or can't find your e-mail? Not a problem... For your convenience, here are links to PDF versions of recent flyers:

MBC Entertainment -- Summer of 2010

MBC Memorial Day BBQ -- Sunday, May 30, 2010

    

posted 05/05/2010
 
U.S. EPA to hold Mystic River Report Card Event at the Mystic River Herring Run and Paddle

Mystic River Herring Run and Paddle
Sunday, May 16th
DCR Blessing of the Bay Boathouse
Shore Drive, Somerville, MA

The 14th annual Mystic River Herring Run and Paddle consists of a 5K run or walk, as well as a 3, 9, or 12 mile paddle race along the Mystic River. Excellent prizes have been donated by local businesses for race participants, children's activities and a free boat demonstration will take place...and much more. See MysticRiver.org for more details.

MyRWA is pleased to announce that this year the U.S. EPA will hold the fourth public reporting on the condition of the Mystic River in conjunction with the annual Herring Run and Paddle. Please join MyRWA and the U.S. EPA for this special event!

8AM: Registration begins
9AM: 5K Run/Walk begins
10:30AM: All paddle races begin
10:45AM: U.S. EPA Report Card event begins
11:15AM: Free boat demonstration begins

Herring Run and Paddle - register today!


    

by posted 04/14/2010
 
FYI... to see full descriptions of all currently open registrations for work parties, click here.



    

by posted 02/21/2010
 

"The neck of a construction crane can be seen high above the Mystic Lakes, its chassis entrenched in mud. Workers under contract from the Department of Conservation and Recreation, DCR, are rebuilding the dam that separates the Upper Mystic Lake from the Lower Mystic Lake...." Read the rest of the article in the Medford Transcript here:  State in process of rebuilding Mystic Lakes' dam

 

    

by Communications posted 08/05/2009
 
Shown on "Chronicle", Tuesday night, 7:30 p.m., WCVB TV5 Boston:

Into the Mystic: Revitalization of a River

The program can be viewed, in four segments, on the WCVB website:

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/chronicle/20154335/detail.html

    

by Communications posted 07/27/2009
 
<------- Check out Photo Links in the menu bar! Links to cool photo collections/slideshows of MBC events. To add a set, please contact amshanahan@gmail.com.

    

by posted 01/19/2009
 
By now most of you have probably heard something about the DCR Spillway reconstruction project.  The flag officers (Commodore, Vice Commodore and Rear Commodore) have been in constant communication with the DCR team regarding the project.  We are acting in the best interest of the club and the DCR team has been very accommodating.  However, until final approval is given to the project, nothing is going to happen.  I would be happy to answer (where I can) any concerns and/or questions that you may have.

Paul Garland
Vice Commodore

    

by posted 08/07/2008
 

For many years we had a phone in the club office as well as a pay phone.  It was the pay phone number that was given out by 411 if you asked for a number for the Medford Boat Club.  This year we removed the pay phone and are using only the office phone now.  However, it came to our attention recently that 411 is still giving out the old pay phone number, which no longer exists. 

If you need to call the club, the correct (and only) number is now: