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April 2023 Newsletter
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…
April Newsletter
Download the April Newsletter Spring Clinic/Rules Discussion The date and time for our annual spring training session have been set. Be sure to clear your calendars for Thursday, May 3, at 7:30 PM, as this event is not to be missed. We suggest that you come a bit early to try out the elegant new…
April 2016 Newsletter
The April 2016 Newsletter is out, featuring: Greetings from the Prez Short Tacks Fleet Profile (Beanie Eissner) IT’S ALL ABOUT THE START A Labor of Love Ask Anything Grab a PDF copy here.
Meet Stuart Boyd
This was first published in the July 2010 Newsletter. by Christina Pandapas As a teenager growing up in Northern Ireland, sailing kept Stuart Boyd and his brother out of trouble. A tall order in the days when trouble was easy to come by in a region engaged in escalating violence. Stuart was one of the…
Sailing Downwind: How Low Can You Go?
This was first published in the September 2010 Newsletter. by Charlie Pendleton Most sailors are highly tuned in to upwind strategy and tactics, but many mistakenly treat runs as a parade and an opportunity to catch a breather. Downwind sailing is just as tactical as upwind sailing and provides opportunities for big gains. Taking advantage…
Meet Dru Slattery
This was first published in the May 2014 Newsletter. By Christina Pandapas Fleet 5’s talent meter went up quite a few notches when Dru Slattery bought #1090 a couple of years ago. In addition to representing the U.S. on the international match-racing circuit, at one point ranking 4th in the world and 1st in the…