Fleet 5 Newsletter – November 2019!

Road To The Cup – Week 15 8/30/20 Week 15 already.  Where did the summer go? Let’s start by closing the book on the Ted Hood, which finished up last Sunday.  Here is a short summary from Steve Uhl.  “Sunday brought a light southeasterly and 2 races.  Once again, the RC did a nice job…

Road To The Cup – Week 4 Top 10 as of 6/16/19 Happy Father’s Day! Eight teams exchanged a bunch of emails on Thursday, lamenting the crappy weather, analyzing the unfavorable forecast (one model said 25 with gusts to 38 at game time) and debating whether or not to sail.  CYC’s David Graham mercifully ended…

Road To The Cup – Week 7 Top 10 as of 7/11/21   I start today with some very sad news about long-time CYC RC stalwart Jim Whipple.  This update from his brother Joe Whipple was circulated among the RC and broader CYC community yesterday.  “Unfortunately, Jim has undergone a rapid decline in his condition…

Road To The Cup – Week 8 7/12/20 There was no racing this week, but there will be next week – finally.  The hardworking folks at MRA have been burning the midnight oil combing through the guidance, with its myriad of definitions, cross references and subtle distinctions.  In the end, this boiled down to a…

Road To The Cup – Week 12 8/9/20 We had a great turnout for the Twilight on Thursday night as 13 teams came out to do beer-can battle.  Of course, it wouldn’t be Twilights without some kind of kerfuffle and this Twilight was no exception, featuring course-change confusion, multiple lead changes, a breeze that shut…

Fleet 5 Invites You to Join Us For The 2022 Fleet 5 Spring Clinic   What Do You Suck At?   A Moderated Panel with: Skippers: Joe Fava & Matt Hooks, and Crews: Stan Schreyer & Jim Taylor   In sailboat racing, we all have strengths and weaknesses.  We do some things well and others…