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
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Road To The Cup – Week 7
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
Road To The Cup – Week 6
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
Road To The Cup – Week 5
Road To The Cup – Week 5 Top 10 as of 6/27/21 Before we start, I’d like to share this report on the Thayer Cup, sent in by my better half who chaired the event. “A bunch of Fleet 5ers are part of the inaugural Corinthian Yacht Club’s National Women’s Invitational Team Race for the
Road To The Cup – Week 4
Road To The Cup – Week 4 Top 10 as of 6/20/21 Six boats made it for the Twilight on Thursday night, not to mention a whole gaggle of Townies as they kicked off their season. This week’s report is again from Steve Uhl. “Six boats showed up for a beautiful twilight with a fresh
Road To The Cup – Week 3
Road To The Cup – Week 3 Top 10 as of 6/3/21 I’m pleased to pass along that Fleet 5 this season will be honoring old friend and long-time fleet member, Eckart Colsman, who passed away last September 6. As you know, Eckart was Walter Colsman’s dad, and he enjoyed Twilights as much as his
Road To The Cup – Week 2
Road To The Cup – Week 2 Top 10 as of 6/6/21 Before we start, I’d like to pause to remember Larry Robbins, a long time Fleet member during the 80s and 90s when he raced with Joel Speare, and enthusiastic ‘friend of the fleet’ ever since. Larry died peacefully last week after several years
Road to the Cup – Holiday Edition
ROAD TO THE CUP – HOLIDAY EDITION DECEMBER 2020 Dear Santa, How are you holding up way up there in the north pole? Crazy year, right? Are you and the missus staying safe? I’ve been thinking a lot about how you get the job done in a COVID world. Must be tough. I assume all
Road To The Cup – Week 18
Road To The Cup – Week 18 9/20/20 Seven boats showed up for the final Twilight of the year, closing the book on a truncated though very well-attended Twilight season. Our account blends reports from Steve Uhl & John Casler. First Steve. “So in Twilight racing, we had the most unusual course I’ve ever experienced.
Road To The Cup – Week 17
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,