Fleet and National Class Registration!

Fleet 5- Online registration for Fleet 5 and the National Class is now open!  Please follow the link below to register for both.  A big thank you to the 11 members who have registered to date! A friendly reminder that boats must be registered to be scored in the Road to the Cup… Join Rhodes … Read more

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 … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 18 – Final Edition

  Road To The Cup – Week 18 – Final Edition Top-10 as of 9/30/17   There was no sailing again this weekend, this time courtesy of a plain old crappy day.  I loved the forecast, which called for, and I quote, “… widespread rain, embedded heavier downpours, and the threat of thunderstorms with the … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 17

  Road To The Cup – Week 17 Top-10 as of 9/24/17   There was no sailing this weekend courtesy of Jose, as the CYC waterfront remained closed into Saturday.  That leaves just one week of sailing before we put the wraps on yet another season.  Where did the summer go?   A few quick … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 16

  Road To The Cup – Week 16 Top-10 as of 9/9/17   Just eight teams came out to play on Saturday for the first day of CYC Fall Series.  Attendance has never been spectacular after Labor Day, but it was surprising that our eight boats was double the Etchells, which was the only other … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 15

  Road To The Cup – Week 15 Top-10 as of 9/3/17   Before we get to the sailing, huge thanks to Sloan & Charlie Pendleton, who hosted our 1st annual Labor Day joint R19/J70 social.  It was a beautiful evening (provided you brought your ski jacket), but even the chilly temps couldn’t dampen the … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 14

  Road To The Cup – Week 14 Top-10 as of 8/27/17   Week 14 racing included just the Twilight race on Thursday night.  Seven boats showed up in conditions that can optimistically be called light.  This from Steve Uhl and John Casler.   “We had a dying sea breeze, but the committee sent us … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 13 – Nationals Edition

  Road To The Cup – Week 13 – Nationals Edition Top-10 as of 8/20/17       Let’s start by acknowledging the army of volunteers who made Nationals happen.  It goes without saying that we are all deeply in debt to co-chairs Nat Taylor, Matt Hooks and their team, who did an exceptional job … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 12

  Road To The Cup – Week 12 Top-10 as of 8/13/17   Twilights this week looked like a dying southerly that still had a few kicks left in it.  Here is the rundown from John Casler.   “The wind was out of the South at 6-8, with significantly interesting gusts.  The course was out … Read more