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Greetings From the Prez Eight more weeks! Can you believe it? We have just eight short weeks before the first gun of the 2023 season. The cherry blossoms are blooming, they’re playing baseball at Fenway and the Boston Marathon is just two weeks away. Spring is here, and Memorial Day weekend is barreling down like…
Rules Corner: Proper Course on the Run
This was first published in the June 2004 Newsletter. by Al Clapp Tactical Situation You are heading downwind on starboard tack away from all marks and obstructions. Another boat on starboard tack comes up on you from behind on your starboard side. Since he is to windward he gradually overtakes you as he gets into…
Short Tacks – May 2010
This was first published in the May 2010 Newsletter. Condolences It is with sadness that we report the passing of Susan Lakin in January. Susan was loving wife of Bob Lakin, who has coowned 1392 with Bruce Bolen since 1976. Over the years, Bob, Bruce and various others raced Quadrue in countless regattas, with several…
Changing Gears: It’s Like Riding a Bike
This was first published in the July 2010 Newsletter. By Charlie Pendleton Rhodes 19s are underpowered boats that take skill and patience to go fast – but that’s what makes them fun to race. The sails are basically the same size and cut as a set of sails used on a Lightening, which weighs almost…
Greeting from the Prez – June 2009
This was first published in the June 2009 Newsletter. Despite the outside temperature it is mid June and the racing season is already three weekends old. The Rhodes fleet has had the largest and most consistent turnout for all the races so far with over 10 boats in all the MRA races to date. Well…
Greeting from the Prez – April 2009
This was first published in the April 2009 Newsletter. Fleet Registration and Social Event, Friday May 1stFleet 5 and the Kentucky Derby In the last newsletter we announced a fleet registration night for May 2. There has been feedback that Saturday the 2nd is the date of the Kentucky Derby and that conflicts with Derby…