Greetings From the Prez Well, it’s just about show time. People are filing in and the orchestra is tuning. Opening day is on May 27th, which will be here before you know it. I love opening day. Like the pageantry of opening day at Fenway, when the grass looks greener and the uniforms whiter, the…
Greetings From the Prez Holy crap, March already! Where has the winter gone? I barely touched the snow shovel this winter, and now the clocks are springing forward a week from Sunday, they’re playing baseball in Florida and our Spring Series kicks off in just 12 weeks. 12 weeks! Believe it or not boys and…
Road To The Cup – Week 15 – Labor Day Edition Top-10 as of 9/5/22 Eight boats made it out for the final Twilight of our short season, which was held on a picture-perfect evening featuring 10-12 from the northwest and relatively flat seas. Unsurprisingly, three of those teams were among the top five…
Road To The Cup – Week 14 Top-10 as of 8/28/22 Let’s start with Nationals. Fleet 12 and the Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club threw a fantastic event that included great racing, warm hospitality and plenty of socializing. Regatta Chair John Walter and his team rolled out the red carpet and couldn’t…
Road To The Cup – Week 12 Top-10 as of 8/14/22 Nine boats did beer can battle this week on a picture-perfect evening. Here is the summary from Steve Uhl. “Nine boats showed up for a delightful twilight race with a healthy southeasterly. The course was Chappell Ledge, then a nice long beat to…
Road To The Cup – Week 11 Top-10 as of 8/7/22 Six boats made it out for the first post RW Twilight, which as most of you know, kicked off a little earlier to accommodate the earlier sunsets. This week’s update is from Steve Uhl. “Conditions included a fresh southerly at about 12 knots…
Road To The Cup – Week 9 Top 10 as of 7/24/22 Six boats braved the threat of thunderstorms to make it out for the last Twilight before the Race Week break. This week’s update is from Steve Uhl. “Just six boats made it out for twilights, perhaps some scared away by the forecast…
Road To The Cup – Week 7 Top 10 as of 7/10/22 Eleven teams showed up on Thursday night excited to race in a little pressure, and they were rewarded with SE 10-15, a stiff current and modest surfing conditions. Several teams made their Twilight debuts, most noteworthy of whom was John Casler, who finally…
Road To The Cup – Week 6 Top 10 as of 7/3/22 Happy July 4th! Ten teams showed up for the holiday week Twilight and were treated to picture-perfect conditions. Amazingly, due to an equipment failure, John Casler was not among them – again. This week’s report is from Steve Uhl, who won by a…
Road To The Cup – Week 5 Top 10 as of 6/26/22 Five teams showed up for our second Twilight of the season. That’s two Twilights in a row – I guess it’s finally summer. Our writeup this week is from Steve Uhl. “Second week in a row brought a healthy Southeasterly, with…