Road To The Cup – Week 15 Top-10 as of 9/3/17 Before we get to the sailing, huge thanks to Sloan & Charlie Pendleton, who hosted our 1st annual Labor Day joint R19/J70 social. It was a beautiful evening (provided you brought your ski jacket), but even the chilly temps couldn’t dampen the…
Road To The Cup – Week 14 Top-10 as of 8/27/17 Week 14 racing included just the Twilight race on Thursday night. Seven boats showed up in conditions that can optimistically be called light. This from Steve Uhl and John Casler. “We had a dying sea breeze, but the committee sent us…
Road To The Cup – Week 13 – Nationals Edition Top-10 as of 8/20/17 Let’s start by acknowledging the army of volunteers who made Nationals happen. It goes without saying that we are all deeply in debt to co-chairs Nat Taylor, Matt Hooks and their team, who did an exceptional job…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…