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
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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,
Road To The Cup – Week 16
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
Road To The Cup – Week 15
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
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 scene,
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
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
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
Road To The Cup – Week 10
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