Road To The Cup – Week 17 9/13/20 Fleet 5 is mourning the loss of long-time Fleet member Eckart Colsman, who as you know was Walter Colsman’s dad. Eckart passed away on Sunday morning, September 6 at his home in Topsfield, surrounded by family. Eckart joined CYC in 1981 and Fleet 5 two years later, … Read more
Happy Labor Day. Don’t forget that the 2020 CYC Around Miserys Race is this afternoon. Details below. Five boats made it out Thursday night for what ended up being a pretty nice night for sailing. Attendance was probably a little light due to the earlier September start time. Here’s a rundown from John Casler. “A … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 15 8/30/20 Week 15 already. Where did the summer go? Let’s start by closing the book on the Ted Hood, which finished up last Sunday. Here is a short summary from Steve Uhl. “Sunday brought a light southeasterly and 2 races. Once again, the RC did a nice job … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 14 8/23/20 Ten teams showed up for what proved to be an exquisite night for sailing, with a 6-8 knot southeasterly with meaningful seas. This week’s report is cobbled together from both John Casler and Jim Taylor. John, who as you know, is our usual man one the scene, … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 13 8/16/20 Seven teams showed up for a light one on Thursday night, and six of those finished. Here is John Casler’s report. “With gusts up to 7 forecast, trepidation limited Thursday’s turnout to seven boats. To keep the fleet within safe rescue range, the RC set a course … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 12 8/9/20 We had a great turnout for the Twilight on Thursday night as 13 teams came out to do beer-can battle. Of course, it wouldn’t be Twilights without some kind of kerfuffle and this Twilight was no exception, featuring course-change confusion, multiple lead changes, a breeze that shut … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 11 8/2/20 The Twilight on Thursday was a washout. Prior to racing, the boats in the harbor were all pointing in one direction, but that was only due to a strong incoming tide because there sure wasn’t enough wind to do that. On top of that, thunderstorms were forecast … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 10 – Race Week Edition 7/26/20 Let’s start with Junior Race Week. Close to 135 kids participated in what has become a centerpiece of the junior racing schedule. This year, however, it was the junior racing schedule as practically all junior regattas across the northeast have been cancelled for … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 9 7/19/20 Finally, some racing. For the record, our opening day of the 2020 season was a Twilight race on July 16th. Imagine that, July 16th. Don’t get me wrong, I’m ecstatic that we’re finally back in business. It’s just mind blowing when you think about the fact that … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 8 7/12/20 There was no racing this week, but there will be next week – finally. The hardworking folks at MRA have been burning the midnight oil combing through the guidance, with its myriad of definitions, cross references and subtle distinctions. In the end, this boiled down to a … Read more