Road To The Cup – Week 8 Top-10 as of 7/15/18 No one showed up for Sunday morning racing last Sunday, as reported by John Casler who wrote in a cryptic email header line, “No R-19s at the Sunday morning race.” Hmm – probably due to a combination of light air and the David J.
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Road To The Cup – Week 7
Road To The Cup – Week 7 Top-10 as of 7/8/18 Out the beer can circuit, we know of one boat that showed up last Sunday morning, which was a drifter. Jocelyn Cook sent in this. “We had a beautiful paddle out this morning to the Sunday morning race with (daughter) Hannah at the helm.
Road To The Cup – Week 6
Road To The Cup – Week 6 Top-10 as of 7/1/18 Three teams made the trek to New Bedford to compete in our East Coasts Championships, including Dave Nelson, Team Frisch/Hourihan and Jocelyn Cook. That’s a more modest turnout than in years past, but sometimes life gets in the way. Speaking for myself, I’m really
Road To The Cup – Week 5
Road To The Cup – Week 5 Top-10 as of 6/24/18 Just four boats showed up for Twilights this week, as enthusiasm dampened on weather concerns. This week’s report is by our man on the scene, John Casler. “The air at the start was light enough that the RC considered cancelling. Along the starting line,
Road To The Cup – Week 4 – Father’s Day
Road To The Cup – Week 4 – Father’s Day Edition Top-10 as of 6/17/18 I’m thinking of my dad today, hope you are too. Happy Father’s Day. Seven boats showed up for Twilight 1-3 in what proved to be a perfect night for racing. Our report this week is from… wait for it, me.
Road To The Cup – Week 3
Road To The Cup – Week 3 Top-10 as of 6/10/18 Four boats showed up to do beer can battle on Thursday night. Our summary this week is generously provided by Steve Uhl. “Four boats showed up for twilight number 2 in a solid 10+ southerly. The race committee sent us twice around to green
Road To The Cup – Week 2
Road To The Cup – Week 2 Top-10 as of 6/3/18 Before we get started, as you know, the fleet held its first party of this young season on Saturday night, and if you can judge a party by the number of people still there after 11pm, it was a success. Huge thanks to our
Road To The Cup – Week 1
Road To The Cup – Week 1 Top-10 as of 5/27/18 There were no Twilight this week (more on Twilights below). Out on the MRA line, we kicked off our season with what was to have been the 2-day Spring Series. New England spring conditions being what they are, like Forest Gump’s box of chocolates,
Road To The Cup – Week 0
Road To The Cup – Week 0 2018 Preview –5/20/18 It’s that time again. Anticipation, wrapped in optimism with a pinch of the edgy apprehension that drives us all to achieve. This weekend kicks off our 2018 season and annual battle for the Nick Nichols Trophy, aka “The Cup,” and to quote my Brother Jim
Road To The Cup – 2017 Holiday Edition
Dear Santa, It’s me again. I know I sound like a broken record, but I’ve been really good this year, at least in the things that matter. For starters, to my knowledge, no one from my past has come out of the woodwork to accuse me of anything. That’s a plus, right? Sure, you could