Road To The Cup – Week 7 7/5/20 Looks like we’re back in business. We may not have enjoyed harbor illumination and fireworks, but the state gave us something better. First, they announced that they would formally transition to Phase 3 on Monday, and second, they updated regulations to allow organized sailboat racing. Hallelujah. It’s … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 6 6/28/20 Happy 4th of July. There was no racing this week, and not a lot to report on the racing front. The Governor moved the Phase 3 transition out a week from June 29 to July 6, most likely to collect more data. Given the resurgence in other … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 5 6/20/20 Happy Father’s Day. There was no racing this week. Thursday night was a picture perfect Twilight night, but of course, without the Twilight. I miss the Twilights, don’t you? I miss the orange starting mark near the mouth of the harbor. I miss the awkward downwind starts … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 4 6/14/20 Not much to report on the guidance front. We are in Phase II and that appears to mean racing limbo. There has been a lot of activity and lobbying efforts to influence that, but the current facts are these as described by MRA Chair Mark Toso last … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 3 6/7/20 As you know, there was no racing again this week. So we have some good news and less-than-good news. The good news is that the governor announced Saturday that the state would stick to its Phase 2 target date of this Monday. Great news, right? That means … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 2 5/31/20 As you know, there was no racing this week. Not too much to report. Phase 1 continues with a current end date of June 8th, which if it doesn’t slip, would begin Phase 2. The question is whether organized sailing will be allowed under Phase 2, and … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 1 5/24/20 Happy Memorial Day. As you know, there was no racing this week. For what it’s worth, this marks the first Spring Series in 25 years that 982 has missed. Truth be told, as hard it was blowing on Saturday (NE 20 with gusts in the high 20s), … Read more
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 a Cup scoring refresher. But this is … Read more
Every Fleet 5er liked Nationals a lot, Except for the Grinch, who most assuredly did not. The Grinch hated Nationals! It always ruined his season. Please don’t ask why. No one quite knows the reason. It could be, perhaps, that his boat was not right, That his spreaders were short or his sails too tight. … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 15 Top-10 for 2019 Six boats showed up for the final Twilight of the season. Here is this week’s summary from John Casler’s. “The 2019 Twilight season finished with yet another in a string of beautiful evenings. The wind leading up to the start was out of the SE … Read more