About
YAC on Star Island in Portsmouth, NHSaturday, June 14th through
Saturday, June 21th (or Wednesday June 18th)
YAC is the best way to start your summer! At YAC young adults are people who come together to revel in a community of like-minded souls. We challenge each other to maximize the creations, the conversations,
the realizations and the relaxations that can be achieved during our precious time on the island and
carried on throughout the year. Workshops offer the opportunity to share your knowledge/talent/obsession
or discover a new one. At night kick back and cut loose (because there’s just no party like a young adults party) There will also be time for the quieter joys that make Star a spiritual place, like candlelit chapel services and reflective
moments lit by beautiful Star Island sunsets.
Whether you’re a YRUU grad, worked as a Pel, or just heard it through the grapevine,
YAC is the place for you. Join us as we forge new bonds, reconnect with old friends
and be a part of a growing collective/family/(dare we say) movement. To get involved
and get excited please visit our website for more information on workshops and happenings.
We welcome children ages 6 and under to our conference and while we enjoy having parents
and their kids at YAC, we don’t offer specific programming for children.
Please contact the registrar if you have questions regarding what accommodations
will be available for parents traveling to Star with children.
The Oceanic Hotel on Star Island has been hosting Unitarian and
non-denominational conferences for over 100 years. You can find much
more information about Star along with lots of beautiful photos of the
Island at www.starisland.org.
If you need to arrive late or leave early please contact
Becca Hutton, Registrar ( yacreg@gmail.com ) to make special arrangements.
If you have any other questions about the conference, or are interested in contributing your time or ideas,
please contact Chloe Chapman, Chair ( bigyacattack@gmail.com )
Minister of the Week:
TBD
Sticker Shock!
The rates for this year’s conference have increased by 20%.
We are going to do our very best to meet your scholarship needs and we also have some helpful
tips to help beat back the terror this brings to your bank account! Think about how great it
will be to be back on the island this year and for a whole week! Now think about this– how
much money could you save up by June if you sacrificed one little luxury every week between now
and then (skip the extra milkshake, the extra after work cocktail or that extra pair of jeans).
BONUS! If you recruit a new conferee make sure they put your name on their reg form for every new
person you convince to join us, we will knock 10 smackers off your final r&b bill!
Boat & Parking Information:
Depart Rye Saturday, June 14, 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. Depart Star Saturday,
June 21, 8:15 and 10:15 a.m. or Wednesday, June 18, 10:15 am.
The Captain’s Lady departs from Rye Harbor in Rye, NH. Boat fees are $41 for adults,
$28 for children 2-6 and free for children under 2. Everyone MUST pay for a round-trip ticket.
Boat fares will be ADDED to your room & board bill. If you need to arrive late or leave early please let us know.
You will have to purchase a ticket for the Uncle Oscar IN ADDITION TO your round trip ticket.
Parking will be available at Rye Harbor and will cost $10/day (or any
portion of a day). Because we use block parking, you must arrive and
depart on either the early boats or the late boats only. For example,
if you depart from Rye on the first boat to the island, you must depart
from the island on the first boat to Rye.
Luggage capacity is extremely limited and we must run the island’s work
boat, Pamela J. Thayer, to supplement the luggage carried on the
Captain’s Lady. For this reason, and that the docking arrangements
require extra staff to handle freight, luggage must be limited to one
carry-on bag, a musical instrument, and one “checked” bag limit 50 lbs.
– per person. Bags exceeding 50 lbs. cannot be
transported (they’re gonna be strict this year). Conference staff with
special freight needs must make arrangements for such freight through
their conference leaders. Star Island Corporation and Captain’s Fishing
Charters assume no responsibility for the handling, damage, or loss of
any luggage belonging to Star Island guests, or for cars parked at Rye
Harbor.
Overnight conference and Pelican guests may travel to Star from Rye via
the 20-passenger vessel Uncle Oscar, or by private charter. Overnight
conference guests must make arrangements through conference chairs, and
Pel guests through the Front Desk. Uncle Oscar operates seven days a
week (June 17 through September 17), leaving Rye at 7:30 and 11:15 a.m.
and 2:30 p.m. An additional fourth run Wednesdays through Sundays will
depart Rye at 5:00 p.m. Information about fares and parking are
available at (603) 964-6446 or www.uncleoscar.com.
Directions to Rye Harbor, Rye, NH
From North: From 95 South, take NH Exit 5, staying in left lane for
Portsmouth Traffic Circle. Exit Circle to Rt. 1 South. Turn left onto
Elwyn Road and follow until it intersects with Rt. 1A at Foyes Corner.
At this 3-way stop, go straight onto Rt. 1A and follow to arrive at Rye
Harbor, approx. 7 miles. From South: From 95 North to Exit 2 (Hampton
Toll Booths), follow Rt. 101 East for 0.5 miles. Take exit 13, turning
right onto Rt. 27 East. Follow to the ocean, turn left onto Rt. 1A and
follow to Rye Harbor, approx. 5 miles. From West: From Rt. 101 East to
Exit 12 (North Hampton/Rye), exit left onto Rt. 111 East and follow to
end. Turn left onto Rt. 1A North and follow to Rye Harbor, approx. 3
miles. From Downtown Portsmouth/Market Square: Follow Congress Street
(one-way road) and turn left at 2nd light onto Middle St. Follow for
0.3 miles and turn left onto Miller Ave./Rt. 1A. Follow Rt. 1A to Rye
Harbor, approx. 7 miles.
For more info on Star Island, click here
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YRUU
Conference:
Are you 22 or younger? If so you should go to the Star Island YRUU Conference.
Its a friggin blast of a conference!
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