October Newsletter

ROAD TO THE CUP – HOLIDAY EDITION DECEMBER 2020 Dear Santa, How are you holding up way up there in the north pole? Crazy year, right? Are you and the missus staying safe? I’ve been thinking a lot about how you get the job done in a COVID world. Must be tough. I assume all…

Road To The Cup – Week 12 Top-10 as of 8/12/18 We heard of no R19 action in last Sunday’s morning series. Seven boats made it out for Thursday night Twilights, but in the end, only five of them actually raced.  The forecast was for a light southwesterly with a chance of thunderstorms, and that,…

Road To The Cup – Week 0 2019 Preview –5/20/19 It’s that time again. I know we didn’t get much of a spring, but that’s all behind us now. The clouds have parted, the sun is shining and the angels are singing. Next weekend kicks off our annual battle for the Nick Nichols Trophy, aka…

Road To The Cup – Week 12 Top-10 as of 8/14/22   Nine boats did beer can battle this week on a picture-perfect evening. Here is the summary from Steve Uhl. “Nine boats showed up for a delightful twilight race with a healthy southeasterly.  The course was Chappell Ledge, then a nice long beat to…

Road To The Cup – Week 16 Top-10 as of 9/9/18 There were informal, unscored Twilight races scheduled for both Tuesday and Thursday. To our knowledge, no R19s sailed on Tuesday and according to John Casler, Thursday was a washout. In his usual concise way, he summarized the situation in with this. “A few minutes…