Road To The Cup – Week 5

Road To The Cup – Week 5 6/20/20 Happy Father’s Day. There was no racing this week. Thursday night was a picture perfect Twilight night, but of course, without the Twilight. I miss the Twilights, don’t you? I miss the orange starting mark near the mouth of the harbor. I miss the awkward downwind starts … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 5

Road To The Cup – Week 5 6/20/20 Happy Father’s Day. There was no racing this week.   Thursday night was a picture perfect Twilight night, but of course, without the Twilight.  I miss the Twilights, don’t you?  I miss the orange starting mark near the mouth of the harbor.  I miss the awkward downwind starts … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 4

Road To The Cup – Week 4 6/14/20 Not much to report on the guidance front.  We are in Phase II and that appears to mean racing limbo.  There has been a lot of activity and lobbying efforts to influence that, but the current facts are these as described by MRA Chair Mark Toso last … Read more

Road to the Cup – Week 4

Road To The Cup – Week 4 6/14/20 Not much to report on the guidance front. We are in Phase II and that appears to mean racing limbo. There has been a lot of activity and lobbying efforts to influence that, but the current facts are these as described by MRA Chair Mark Toso last … Read more

Road to the Cup – Week 3

Road To The Cup – Week 3 6/7/20 As you know, there was no racing again this week. So we have some good news and less-than-good news. The good news is that the governor announced Saturday that the state would stick to its Phase 2 target date of this Monday. Great news, right? That means … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 3

Road To The Cup – Week 3 6/7/20 As you know, there was no racing again this week. So we have some good news and less-than-good news.  The good news is that the governor announced Saturday that the state would stick to its Phase 2 target date of this Monday.  Great news, right?  That means … Read more

Rhodes 19 National Championship Regatta – Postponed

Rhodes 19 Class members, Greeting from your 2020 Rhodes 19 National Championship regatta committee!  As promised, our committee met on June 1st to assess the viability of holding the 2020 Nationals.  We have some bad news and some good news. First the bad news.  We concluded that in the current environment, we would be unable … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 2

Road To The Cup – Week 2 5/31/20 As you know, there was no racing this week. Not too much to report. Phase 1 continues with a current end date of June 8th, which if it doesn’t slip, would begin Phase 2. The question is whether organized sailing will be allowed under Phase 2, and … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 2

Road To The Cup – Week 2 5/31/20 As you know, there was no racing this week.   Not too much to report.  Phase 1 continues with a current end date of June 8th, which if it doesn’t slip, would begin Phase 2.  The question is whether organized sailing will be allowed under Phase 2, and … Read more

Road to the Cup – Week 1

Road To The Cup – Week 1 5/24/20 Happy Memorial Day. As you know, there was no racing this week. For what it’s worth, this marks the first Spring Series in 25 years that 982 has missed. Truth be told, as hard it was blowing on Saturday (NE 20 with gusts in the high 20s), … Read more