Road to the Cup

Road To The Cup – Week 1

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What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing There was no Twilight this week. Out on the MRA line, the weekend forecast was anything but festive. Saturday’s forecast was cloudy skies, temps in the 50s and a chilly NE breeze, and that was pleasant compared to Sunday. Sunday’s forecast predicted temps in the high 40s, … Read more

RTTC Week 0

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2026 Preview (5/17/26) Welcome to another year of Road To The Cup (RTTC)! Originally introduced 16 years ago, RTTC serves as a weekly snapshot of racing recaps, scores, upcoming events, and a bit of fleet gossip. Information is gathered from first-hand accounts and score sheets, but the fleet relies heavily on its members for news, … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 18

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Road To The Cup – Week 18 9/21/25   What You Need To Know This is the final edition of RTTC for the 2025 season.  The next fleet publication will be the November newsletter, which should go out around November 1st. The MRA Awards will be Friday evening October 24th starting at 6:30 at BYC. The Fleet 5 … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 16

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Road To The Cup – Week 16 9/7/25 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing Saturday’s forecast was a bit hyperbolic compared to what we actually got.  The once proud but recently diminished National Weather Service suggested that by noon, we’d see a building southerly in the 15-20 range, with gusts up to 30.  … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 15

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Road To The Cup – Week 15 9/1/25   What You Need To Know The popular Around Misery Island Race will be held (today), Monday September 1st.  SIs are attached. The Sail Salem Charity pursuit race also will be today.  Info here.   The Fall Series will start this Saturday September 6th, and continue on September 13th & 20th. The … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 14 – Nationals Edition

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Road To The Cup – Week 14 – Nationals Edition 8/25/25 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing As you know, there was no twilight or MRA racing for us.  Instead, we enjoyed Nationals week. The week started with a lot of hand ringing about the forecast, which included the flyby of Hurricane Erin, … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 13

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Road To The Cup – Week 13 8/17/25 What You Need to Know Last Week’s Racing There was no racing this week.  The scheduled Twilight was called due to thunderstorms and there was no MRA racing scheduled.   As to the twilight, here’s what I got from Steve Uhl.  “It was a beautiful day until 5:30, … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 12

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Road To The Cup – Week 12 8/10/25 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing Five teams made it out for perfect Twilight evening.  Here is a summary from Steve Uhl. “A gorgeous night with a steady sea breeze allowed for a long run to Greys Rock, and a long, fair beat back.  Lisa … Read more