Road To The Cup – Week 14 – Nationals Edition Top-10 as of 8/26/24 Before we start, I’d like to take a moment to rememberHenry Peper III, who passed away on August 5th. Long-time fleet members will remember that Henry sailed often with his dadHenry Peper Jr. on their boat Chili. Both he and his … Read more
Road To The Cup – Week 13 Top-10 as of 8/18/24 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing Yet another Twilight washout, and this one was particularly tough on PRODavid Graham, who doesn’t like to cancel races. The Thursday’s forecast included thunderstorms aiming right at us from the northwest. Though generally predicted to be … Read more
RoadTo The Cup – Week 12 Top-10 as of 8/11/24 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing Eight boats showed up for the second race of Twilight Series 2. Here is our report fromSteve Uhl. “A nice night despite overcast ceiling; nice easterly although the neck blocked the breeze in the harbor making it … Read more
RoadTo The Cup – Week 11 Top-10 as of 8/4/24 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing There was no Twilight race this week due to Townie Nationals. Out on the MRA line, on a beautiful summer day and for the third time in the last five race days, we did not race. But … Read more
RoadTo The Cup – Week 10 – Race Week Edition Top-10 as of 7/29/24 What You Need To Know Fleet 5 Race Week Party As you know, there was no twilight racing Thursday night due to Race Week. Instead, we were treated toJennifer & Steve Uhl’s gracious hospitality yet again! That’s about 20 straight years … Read more
RoadTo The Cup – Week 9 – Race Week Preview Edition 7/21/24 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing Our prospects for the first Twilight race of Series 2 weren’t looking great at about 6pm Thursday. The harbor was glassy, and the moored boats were all pointing in different directions. But a gentle westerly … Read more
RoadTo The Cup – Week 8 7/14/24 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing Every now and then, the gods conspire to create a perfect sailing evening, and so it was for Thursday evening’s twilight. Six team made it out, includingBill Colehower making his 2024 twilight debut in his new boat (1341). To confuse … Read more
RoadTo The Cup – Week 7 7/7/24 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing There was no twilight racing this past week. Out on the MRA line, there also was no racing, though not for lack of trying. The forecast was for a south wind around 11 kt, with a chance of showers and … Read more
RoadTo The Cup – Week 6 6/30/24 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing Six teams made it out for Twilight 1-5 on what might have been the best twilight conditions of the season. Here is the summary fromSteve Uhl. “Six boats came out for a beautiful evening with a very fresh WSW breeze. … Read more
RoadTo The Cup – Week 5 6/23/24 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing Just four boats made it out Thursday night, due most likely to threat of thunderstorms, which on this day proved a legitimate concern. PRODavid Graham was of course on top of things, and as usual, split his afternoon between perusing … Read more