RoadTo The Cup – Week 4 – East Coasts Edition 6/17/24 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing Just six boats made it out for what proved to be a perfect Twilight evening. Here is a summary fromSteve Uhl. “It was a beautiful evening with nice southerly. It piped up strongly just before 7, … Read more
RoadTo The Cup – Week 3 6/9/24 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing Five boats showed up on an unsettled evening for what proved to be the first Twilight of our season. Below is a shot that gives you a flavor of the conditions. Here is a summary from Steve Uhl. “It was … Read more
RoadTo The Cup – Week 2 6/2/24 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing There was no twilight racing last week, which caused some consternation. PRODavid Graham sent out an all-systems-go email about mid-day Thursday, despite rain and northeast winds in the high teens. That was based on the forecast of clearing skies and … Read more
RoadTo The Cup – Week 1 5/27/24 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing There was no twilight racing last week. Out on the MRA line, we kicked things off with a pair of light air days with temps in the mid-60s. It wasn’t as nice as last year’s spectacular weekend but was still … Read more
RoadTo The Cup – Week 0 2024 Preview –5/19/24 What You Need To Know Welcome Back Welcome to year 14 of RTTC. Although Fleet 5 has been around for decades, RTTC was introduced 14 years ago to provide a weekly snapshot of our racing, scores, upcoming events, and anything else that might brighten your day. … Read more
ROAD TO THE CUP – HOLIDAY EDITION DECEMBER 2023 2023 Year in Review The best thing I can say about 2023 is that, if rain and crappy weather turn you on, you probably had the longest orgasm of your life. We lost a full third of our racing season to poor conditions, which I suppose is a fair trade if you … Read more
What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing Out on the MRA line, crickets – again. MRA sent this out at 5:37pm on Friday. “Due to a lack of participation, and also the worsening weather forecast, we are canceling the MRA races tomorrow, 2023 Sep 23. Thank you.” The weather forecast piece of that refers to … Read more
What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing Out on the MRA line, Armageddon. The Harbormaster, club dockmasters and MRA all got out in front of this one early, each sending out notices on Tuesday warning us of projected weekend conditions and closures. The MRA’s notice was unambiguous. “The BYC was on the calendar to … Read more
Top-10 as of 9/10/23 The Fleet is saddened to lose one of its own. Joni Lane, wife of Kevin Lane, mother to Mike, Sean & Shannon Lane and grandmother to Sophie & Molly Lane, Mathew Adam and Finn & Eva Doane, passed peacefully on Sunday August 3rd after a long illness. More than a strong woman, Joni was a force who defined what it … Read more
Top-10 as of 8/27/23 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing Six teams showed up for Thursday’s twilight, which featured spectacular conditions, including clear skies and a fresh, mid-teens breeze. Unfortunately, the evening also featured a collision that resulted in a broken mast. Here is a summary from Steve Uhl. “Beautiful evening with breeze … Read more