Road To The Cup – Week 1

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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

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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

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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