Road To The Cup – Week 1

What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing There was no Twilight this week. Out on the MRA line, the weekend forecast was anything but festive. Saturday’s forecast was cloudy skies, temps in the 50s and a chilly NE breeze, and that was pleasant compared to Sunday. Sunday’s forecast predicted temps in the high 40s, … Read more

RTTC Week 0

2026 Preview (5/17/26) Welcome to another year of Road To The Cup (RTTC)! Originally introduced 16 years ago, RTTC serves as a weekly snapshot of racing recaps, scores, upcoming events, and a bit of fleet gossip. Information is gathered from first-hand accounts and score sheets, but the fleet relies heavily on its members for news, … Read more

Getting Into Sailboat Racing in Marblehead

Constraints, Workarounds, and Why Rhodes 19 Fleet 5 Works Marblehead is an incredible place to race sailboats. So much so that getting involved can feel harder than it should. The main barriers are straightforward: limited moorings in Marblehead Harbor, tight dry sail and storage capacity, and the real time and logistics of getting a boat … Read more

Fleet 5 Newsletter – November 2025

GREETINGS FROM THE PREZ Another season is behind us, which always goes by quickly. Turning the page is a natural part of New England life, one of the reasons many choose to live here, enjoying the change of seasons. Before fully moving on: 2026 Fleet Team Election The event will end with a short business … Read more

Road To The Cup – Week 18

Road To The Cup – Week 18 9/21/25   What You Need To Know This is the final edition of RTTC for the 2025 season.  The next fleet publication will be the November newsletter, which should go out around November 1st. The MRA Awards will be Friday evening October 24th starting at 6:30 at BYC. The Fleet 5 … Read more