Happy Fridays

For 10 weeks every summer, the Clubhouse comes alive with Happy Fridays!! In 2016, the dates are July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19, 26 & September 2.

Make the most of your summer by participating in “Happy Fridays” at Manhattan Yacht Club. Happy Fridays means coming to the clubhouse, hanging out, BBQing, socializing, playing games and sailing. This is the best way to spend a few hours on summer Fridays. Don’t miss out!

Happy Fridays consist of three components. You can participate in 1, 2 or all 3.

cornhole1 – The World Famous Lucky Dog Race.  Starts at 3 pm. Depart the dock around 2:30 p.m. This is the fun and casual race established by the Club many years ago. Anyone who can sail on a summer Friday afternoon is a “lucky dog.” This informal race is a fun way to sail in the afternoon. Get a crew together and draft a skipper. Anyone can enter. The Club office will keep a list of crew looking for spots. Getting skippers is usually the harder part early in the year.  If you are a crew, please also find other crew interested in sailing on Happy Fridays and then go out and recruit a Skipper. Promise them you will rig the boat, bring the BBQ and the beverages. If all the skipper needs to do is show up and be pampered, we may find more skippers want to participate!  There will be J/24s form the teen sailing camp participating this first week.  Our flagship, the America’s Cup 12 Meter “America II” may also participate occasionally. Don’t miss this once and only opportunity to race against America II.

2 – Cocktails and BBQ after the Lucky Dog Races. All participants in the Lucky Dog Race are encouraged to BYOB as well as bring their own meats and veggies for the BBQ.  After we get back to dock, you can relax and start your Friday evening in style by hanging out with other Members. You can play cornhole on the grass, the ring game by the BBQ or just sit in the rocking chairs and look out at the Statue of Liberty. Plan to stay for the evening in the pleasant summer weather.

BBQ-at-clubhouse3- Friday Evening Sail. If you can’t get to the Lucky Dog Race, you can still go sailing on Friday evening and be part of Happy Fridays. Bring your BBQ and drinks as well. After sailing, join your fellow Members sitting at the clubhouse enjoying our great new facility. There may be Fleet Captain boats on Friday evening for crew to sign up on.

Even if you can’t go sailing, come down to the Club just to hang out and participate in the BBQ and the games of Happy Fridays. You can bring a friend or two or three. Bring a picnic and beverages. (The clubhouse will close at 9:50 pm but there are other bars and restaurants in the area such as Surf City where you can extend the night even more!)

This year, make the most of your summer by participating in Happy Fridays. This program runs for 10 weeks only and starts this Friday, July 1 Hope to see you at the docks.

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