Around Miserys Race

Road To The Cup – Week 6 Top-10 as of 7/1/18 Three teams made the trek to New Bedford to compete in our East Coasts Championships, including Dave Nelson, Team Frisch/Hourihan and Jocelyn Cook.  That’s a more modest turnout than in years past, but sometimes life gets in the way.  Speaking for myself, I’m really…

Road To The Cup – Week 15 Top 10 as of 9/6/21   Eight boats made it out for the final race of Twilight Series 2.  Conditions ended up generally pleasant, which is shocking considering that the day started with a tropical monsoon as the remnants of Ida pushed their way through.  The count would…

It is with profound sadness that I report the passing of Fred Brehob.  Fred embodied the spirit of Fleet 5 for several decades, and played a huge role in building the vibrant and dynamic culture our Fleet enjoys today.  Fred served as both Fleet Captain and Class President.  He also enjoyed success on the race…

Road To The Cup – Week 7 Top-10 as of 7/10/16   We had an impressive turnout of 7-8 boats for Twilights on Thursday night, including Carl & Isabella Renny sailing on old partner Pete Kaznoski’s boat, and the unanticipated and thoroughly anticlimactic return to Twilights of Team Pandapas, who hadn’t made that scene for…

Good morning, everybody –   Normally, I’d be leaping at the opportunity for doing our annual “Around Misery Island Race” this afternoon. However, with the wind forecasted to be in the high teens – – – with gusts into the mid-30s later today, it becomes prudent to postpone the race for Rhodes-19s and Town Class,…

Road To The Cup – Week 4 Top 10 as of 6/16/19 Happy Father’s Day! Eight teams exchanged a bunch of emails on Thursday, lamenting the crappy weather, analyzing the unfavorable forecast (one model said 25 with gusts to 38 at game time) and debating whether or not to sail. CYC’s David Graham mercifully ended…