Road To The Cup – Week 19

Top-10 as of 9/27/15

Before we get started, I’d like to pause and remember Karen Finocchio’s mom Louise Hansen Finocchio, who passed away last week.  There probably are not many of us who knew Louise personally, which by all accounts is profoundly our loss.  But anyone who has spent more than a minute on the Corinthian deck surely caught a glimpse of Karen and her Mom sharing time together.  If one measure of a life well lived is the love and adulation of our kids, Louise soared.  I’ve never seen a more loving and caring relationship between mother and daughter than that between Karen and her mom, which is both heart-warming and a hugely useful lessen in how to prioritize the important things in life.  The collective hearts of Fleet 5 go out to Karen and her family during this difficult time.  You can read more about Louise at www.salemnews.com/obituaries/louise-hansen-finocchio/article_603c60c9-2dd1-5c58-8c67-4f5b92e1b84d.html?mode=jqm.

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We have a few items from the mailbag this week.

First, you may recall that *Charlie Pendleton & Ben Richardson* were racing
for the EYC in the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup (www.nyyc.org/yachting/invitational-cup/2015-invitational-cup) on a boat
skippered by *Bill Lynn*. You’ll be pleased to know that they did EYC and
Fleet 5 proud, finishing 3rd in a fleet of 17 boats with 78 points over 12
races, one point behind NYYC in 2nd and just 7 points behind Royal Thames
YC who won it with 71 points. This regatta looked like a dogfight that
absolutely came down to the final race, but EYC sailed well and kicked
hiney. Congratulations to them. (*Editor’s note – Last time I used the
word hiney, it sparked a lengthy email exchange with Shannon Lane who
challenged the correct spelling of that word, and frankly, seemed to enjoy
the topic. In deference to Shannon and in the hope of not arousing her
again, I have used her spelling.*)

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