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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 11 Top 10 as of 8/8/21 We’re cursed. Yes another Thursday night has slipped past without a race. Here is the sad story, this week from Steve Uhl. “Seven eager boats showed up to race twilight, hoping to break the streak of five(??) cancellations. Though it was a dreary … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 10 Top 10 as of 8/1/21 Well, it happened again. The weather didn’t accommodate. Twilight PRO David Graham was out in front of this one, sending out a weather email in the morning, with the intention of running races despite the forecast of rain and 15+. (That, by the … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 9 – Race Week Edition Top 10 as of 7/25/21 As you know, there was no twilight racing Thursday night due to Race Week. Instead we were treated to Jennifer & Steve Uhl’s gracious hospitality – again! That, by the way is a direct quote from the last several … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 8 Top 10 as of 7/18/21 Well, it happened again. Honestly, what more is there to say? We have now lost three straight Twilights due to weather. The last Thursday night we actually raced was June 24th. And now that it’s Race Week, there will be no Twilight this … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 7 Top 10 as of 7/11/21 I start today with some very sad news about long-time CYC RC stalwart Jim Whipple. This update from his brother Joe Whipple was circulated among the RC and broader CYC community yesterday. “Unfortunately, Jim has undergone a rapid decline in his condition over … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 6 Top 10 as of 7/4/21 Happy 4th. Mother nature conspired against sailboat racing this week, serving up washouts for the BYC Wednesday series, Thursday night Twilights and Saturday MRA, and all with completely different conditions. Wednesday was Armageddon, with an impressive line of thunderstorms rolling through and putting … Read more