2024 Road To The Cup

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

RoadTo The Cup – Week 4 – East Coasts Edition 6/17/24 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing Just six boats made it out for what proved to be a perfect Twilight evening.  Here is a summary fromSteve Uhl.  “It was a beautiful evening with nice southerly.  It piped up strongly just before 7, … Read more

RoadTo The Cup – Week 3 6/9/24 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing Five boats showed up on an unsettled evening for what proved to be the first Twilight of our season.  Below is a shot that gives you a flavor of the conditions.  Here is a summary from Steve Uhl.  “It was … Read more

RoadTo The Cup – Week 2 6/2/24 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing There was no twilight racing last week, which caused some consternation.  PRODavid Graham sent out an all-systems-go email about mid-day Thursday, despite rain and northeast winds in the high teens.  That was based on the forecast of clearing skies and … Read more

RoadTo The Cup – Week 1 5/27/24 What You Need To Know Last Week’s Racing There was no twilight racing last week. Out on the MRA line, we kicked things off with a pair of light air days with temps in the mid-60s.  It wasn’t as nice as last year’s spectacular weekend but was still … Read more

RoadTo The Cup – Week 0 2024 Preview –5/19/24 What You Need To Know Welcome Back Welcome to year 14 of RTTC.  Although Fleet 5 has been around for decades, RTTC was introduced 14 years ago to provide a weekly snapshot of our racing, scores, upcoming events, and anything else that might brighten your day.  … Read more