March 2016 Newsletter
The March 2016 Newsletter is available! Click here to download the PDF version. Contents include:
- Greetings From The Prez
- Short Tacks
- Fleet Profile
- “Letting it Go”
- Scuttlebutt
The March 2016 Newsletter is available! Click here to download the PDF version. Contents include:
This was first published in the January 2010 Newsletter. Happy New Year, and boy what a year it will be. But before we get to that, we have a few people to thank, starting with Judy Despres. As Kathleen Lane, Jennifer Uhl, Christina Pandapas, Barbara Hallawell, Katie Bloxham and countless others can attest, this fleet…
This was first published in the April 2010 Newsletter. It’s time to get something off my chest. We sail each year in hopes of winning something called the Nick Nichols trophy let’s call it ‘The Cup.’ ‘The Cup’ represents our season championship, and is awarded each year to the boat with the lowest aggregate…
This was first published in the June 2010 Newsletter. By Kim Pandapas It’s all about the start. Getting your nose out at the gun lets you play from strength and improves your chances of executing your game plan. My primary goal on every start is to get off the line with speed and in clear…
This was first published in the April 2010 Newsletter. by Charlie Pendleton Racing starts before you’re on the water. And sailing, like most sports, favors repetition. With repetition, things become second nature. You’re less prone to make a mistake or forget something critical and you’re more likely to make good decisions faster. With that in…
This was first published in the Spring 2006 Newsletter. Spring Org Meeting We will hold the annual Organizational Meeting on Thursday, April 27th in the Corinthian Yacht Club Harbor Room. This is your chance to register for the Rhodes national class, local fleet, Marblehead Racing Association, U.S. Sailing, 2006 Rhodes 19 East Coast Championships, etc….
This was first published in the March 2010 Newsletter. by Jerry Blouin I’m old enough to have been educated at institutions that stressed discipline over learning. Although I spent far too many hours in what my catholo-military captors called “Penance Hall” and “Penance Drill” (attendance depending upon the particular context of the violation), I remain…