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Rounding the Weather Mark
This was first published in the August 2010 Newsletter. by Charlie Pendleton With Race Week in the rearview mirror and, by my count, 15 weather mark roundings, it’s a good opportunity to discuss getting around the windward mark. It is a seemingly simple maneuver, but there is a lot to consider! Lay lines, tactics, current,…
April Newsletter
Greetings From The Prez While we no longer host the Registration Party, Fleet 5 registration is officially open. You may register by clicking the following link: Fleet 5 registration or going go under Memberships on the main Regattaman page. MRA registration is not open yet, but we expect it will be soon, so keep your…
Greeting from the Prez – March 2004
This was first published in the March 2004 Newsletter. New MRA Line Rhodes Starting on Midway Line This summer will see a re-alignment of the MRA starting areas. In place of the Outside and Halfway lines will be a new line, called the Midway line, which will start Etchells, IODs and Rhodes 19s. The…
Meet Team Zonnenberg-Dalton of Clueless
This was first published in the January 2010 Newsletter. by Christina Pandapas Watch out Fleet 5, there’s a new team in town and if the 2009 season was any indication, they are a boat to contend with this year. J.P. Zonnenberg and Bill Dalton formed their new partnership on the snow last year when the…
Pre-Season Preparation
This was first published in the March 2010 Newsletter. by Charlie Pendleton In the dead of winter, it’s easy to forget the warm summer and great racing that comes with it. In New England, we spend more months off the water than on, so there is no reason not to be prepared for the first…
Greeting from the Prez – October 2010
This was first published in the October 2010 Newsletter. Well there you have it. Yet another spectacular season is in the books. It seems like just yesterday we were gearing up for the spring clinic, and now here it is, time to think about boat covers, Halloween and football. And what a season it was….