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
Road To The Cup – Week 11 Top-10 as of 8/6/17 As it does every August, the start time for the post-Race Week return of Twilights moved ahead by a half hour from 6:30 to 6:00 in order to finish the race before dark. Six boats showed up, though according to participants, only … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 10 – Race Week Edition Top-10 as of 7/31/17 As you know, there was no twilight racing Thursday night due to Race Week. Instead we were treated to Jennifer & Steve Uhl’s gracious hospitality – again! I’m not sure how many years in a row these guys … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 9 Top-10 as of 7/23/17 Six boats showed up for the final Twilight before the Race Week break. This from John Casler. “During the lead-up to 7:00, the breeze was very light out of the South, but fading fast. The RC had 22, the nun off the … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 8 Top-10 as of 7/16/17 This week’s Twilight report provides some solid evidence that we’re not always the hard-edged competitors we’re often made out to be. This from John Casler. “It was a cold night in July and the wind was 12-13 out of the Nor’East … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 7 Top-10 as of 7/9/17 Eight boats showed up for the final race of Twilight Series 1, which is a pretty solid turnout. In addition to the usual suspects, the eight included old friends Kim & Phil Rotner, who apparently finally got around to putting their boat … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 6 Top-10 as of 7/1/17 Five boats showed up on Thursday evening to do beer can battle under cloudy skies and a south-southwesterly in the range of 12-13 knots. Five boats started, but just two finished, which in one case was due to a breakdown. The other two … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 5 Top-10 as of 6/25/17 Conditions for Thursday’s Twilight weren’t optimal, as reported by our man on the scene, John Casler. “Seven Rhodes, no wind. The wind was dying as the start time approached, and we drifted across. After 20-30 minutes the race was called. Walter & Mathew … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 4 Top-10 as of 6/18/17 Conditions on Thursday were less than ideal, in fact I recall admiring the impressive white caps along Lynn Shore on my commute home. I think that may have scared a few folks off, as suggested in this account from our own John Casler. … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 3 Top-10 as of 6/11/17 Conditions on Thursday for the Twilight Series were definitely a step up from the storminess earlier in the week. This from John Casler, who unfortunately was forced to sit this one out in the booth after finding a busted lower when he got … Read more