April Newsletter

Okay, Fleet 5, listen up!    I know the conventional wisdom is that no one reads beyond the first three sentences of an e-mail, but this one is important, so suck it up!   To lead off, Wendy and Peter Frisch have generously offered to host our fall Awards Party on November 10 at #20 Mostyn Street in Swampscott,…

Road To The Cup – Week 14 Top 10 as of 8/29/21 Nine boats made it out for an absolutely picture-perfect Thursday night. Take a look. Sure, it was a little light, but hey, it’s a Thursday night. Anyway, here is our report, this week from Walter Colsman, with an assist from John Casler. “A…

Road To The Cup – Week 6 Top 10 as of 7/3/22 Happy July 4th! Ten teams showed up for the holiday week Twilight and were treated to picture-perfect conditions. Amazingly, due to an equipment failure, John Casler was not among them – again. This week’s report is from Steve Uhl, who won by a…

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 0 2020 Preview –5/18/20 So here we are, a week before what would have been the Spring Series, and the traditional kick-off to the RTTC.  If this were a normal year, I’d be bubbling with optimism, droning on about the upcoming season, previewing each of series and giving you…

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…