Road To The Cup – Week 4 Top 10 as of 6/19/22 Before we start, I’d like to pause to remember Bob Jensen, who died on May 20th in Bozeman Montana. Widely considered the patriarch of Chicago’s Fleet 12, Bob was a prince of a man and highly regarded by all who knew him. Bob stopped sailing several…
Road To The Cup – Week 3 – East Coasts Edition Top 10 as of 6/13/22 Our East Coasts were held in the Manchester this past weekend, hosted by the fine folks of the Manchester Yacht Club, and what a nice job they did! Huge thanks to old friend Charlie Thomas, who couldn’t have been more gracious…
Road To The Cup – Week 2 Top 10 as of 6/5/22 Thursday’s Twilight was cancelled about midday due to a dreary forecast of cold, rain and fog. RO David Graham expressed concern in a morning email, and frankly seemed unexcited to run a race for just one fleet in those conditions. We polled several of the usual Twilight suspects, and only one was game to give it a…
Road To The Cup – Week 1 Top 10 as of 5/29/22 There was no Twilight racing this week. PRO Dave Graham made the sensible decision to cancel after learning the CYC waterfront would close at 7:30 and therefore not be available for an emergency. That early closure, by the way, would have made it tough for CYC Twilighters to get in without what forever will be known as ‘pulling a…
Road To The Cup – Week 0 2022 Preview – 5/22/22 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s that time again. And if you ask me, it couldn’t have come soon enough. As usual, winter was a slog, and also as usual, spring proved longer and chillier than I’d like. But that’s all behind us now and it won’t be long…
ROAD TO THE CUP – HOLIDAY EDITION DECEMBER 2021 Dear Santa, It’s me again. Before I start droning on about how good I’ve been (though I have), and all of the stuff I’m going to ask you for (a lot), I have something I need to say. Our entire fleet is shaken and profoundly saddened…
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 have…
Road To The Cup – Week 14 Top 10 as of 8/29/21 Nine boats made it out for an absolutely picture-perfect Thursday night. Take a look. Sure, it was a little light, but hey, it’s a Thursday night. Anyway, here is our report, this week from Walter Colsman, with an assist from John Casler. “A…
Road To The Cup – Week 13 – Nationals Edition Top 10 as of 8/22/21 As you know, there was no twilight racing Thursday night, nor was there MRA. Instead we enjoyed Nationals week, which included a week of measuring, launching, making new friends, some great racing (including the practice race on Tuesday), and two…
Road To The Cup – Week 12 Top 10 as of 8/15/21 Finally, the dog got a bone. After close to two months, we got in a very needed twilight race. Eleven boats turned up for what looked like a spectacular evening to sail, with clear skies and a nice southerly. Here is the report…