ROAD TO THE CUP – WEEK 14

  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 … Read more

ROAD TO THE CUP – WEEK 14

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 … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 13

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

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

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

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

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

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

Road To The Cup – Week 7

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