Results from 9/16

Beautiful night for sailing!  Now we just needed a bit of this weather in July.

Here are the results:

https://nextsailor.com/scoring/view_results/1266/3398

People are asking when we will have the awards party. October 30th!

Results from 9/9

Beautiful night! Gotta love it when we get some wind.

Here are the results:

https://nextsailor.com/scoring/view_results/1266/3375

Still 20 minutes earlier

 Remember, we start 20 minutes earlier tomorrow.

Warning for the cruising class at 5:35 PM.

Results from 9/2

Well, the wind wasn't what was promised, but we made up for it with a strong current! Nothing could be more fun than fighting the incoming tide to make it to Deep Water Point.

At least it was a cool night with a nice sunset.

Thanks to the log canoes for coming out.  It was fun to see three on the starting line. It was also great to see other competitors come out to race for the evening. When did we last see Roger race the Lightning? 

Here are the results:

https://nextsailor.com/app/scoring/view_results/1266/3356

Thanks for coming out to remember Mr Jimmy.

20 minutes earlier tomorrow

Remember, we start 20 minutes earlier tomorrow.

Warning for the cruising class at 5:35 PM.

Round the Island Race on September 2nd

Yay! September 2nd is the James H Wilson Round the Island Race. It's our annual crazy race when we remember Jimmy Wilson.

We race out of the Miles River, sail around Herring Island either direction, and then back to the finish. It's usually about 6.5 nm. The starting line is perpendicular to the course to the first mark. That means we're likely going to have a reaching or downwind start.

There will be log canoes out there starting with the cruising class. They are generally less maneuverable than you, so be nice. They are in their own class, so there is no reason to crush them at the start.

There are special sailing instructions. You can see the sailing instructions here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/150t7vwes-F5euzEc-KEefhha3nhQOCDV/view?usp=drive_link

What is up with this crazy race?!? Well, Fun. This is supposed to be a fun race in a different format. This race also has a long history with the log canoe fleet (it used to be called the Bigelow Cup) and with CBYRA. Mr. Jimmy loved this race and ran it every year for a long time. There are special trophies for this race.

We all miss racing against Mr. Jimmy, so we run this race in his memory. Come out to have fun! We might see some other competitors who typically do not come out for Wednesday nights. It's all good. New boats and log canoes mean lots of people who don't understand the rules like you do. Breathe deep and sail fast.

Fall is here - we're starting earlier

That's right! We start races earlier after September 1st - 20 minutes earlier!

The starts are earlier - you should leave the dock earlier - you should leave work earlier!

Every Wednesday Night Race from now to October.

Who would do that? Well, we're running out of daylight. We need the time to get in a race. We try to finish everyone before sunset, but sometimes it doesn't work. Remember to use running lights after sunset.

We talk all about this change in the SIs:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hhMvvq1jbIWWaiQwGPWq3mWsz8Wu9vZo/view?usp=drive_link

Also!

September 2nd is the Jimmy Wilson Race. There are special sailing instructions for the race. You can see them here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/150t7vwes-F5euzEc-KEefhha3nhQOCDV/view?usp=sharing

More info to come

Results from 8/26

Oops, Sorry! I completely forgot to post the results yesterday. Here they are:

https://nextsailor.com/app/scoring/view_results/1266/3345

Guest Skipper night

Remember that tomorrow (8/12) is Guest Skipper night. Find a friend to come drive your boat for the evening.

Let's hope for good wind!

Results from 8/5

More good wind - gotta love it!

https://nextsailor.com/app/scoring/view_results/1266/3221

Results from 7/29

Nice night for racing!

https://nextsailor.com/app/scoring/view_results/1266/3210

Remember that the Jimmy Wilson Round the Island race is on September 2nd.

Results from 7/22

You thought it was going to storm, didn't you? Nope! Sailing!

https://nextsailor.com/scoring/view_results/1266/3173

7/15 Results

 Yay Wind!  Boo heat.

Here are the results.

https://nextsailor.com/app/scoring/view_results_fleet/1266/3110

No racing 7/1

Remember folks - there is no racing on July 1st.

I think it's a good time to do a practice run on your grill game. No 4th of July is perfect without a properly grilled hamburger. You'd better start practicing!

Results from 6/17

Sorry, I was distracted on Thursday. Here are the results from Wednesday Night:

https://nextsailor.com/app/scoring/view_results/1266/2949

Nice wind!

Results from 6/3

Finally! Wind, but not tons of wind. At least we got to go sailing.

Here are the results:

https://nextsailor.com/app/scoring/view_results/1266/2878

No races 5/27

Once again, there were too many storms in the area. Let's try next week.

No races 5/20

No luck again! Too stormy to race last night. Let's hope for some good weather before the summer subtropical high gets here.

Herring Island Sailing Fleet 2026 Schedule

Are you interested in some weekend sailing on the Miles River? Here is the schedule for Herring Island:

No races on 5/13

Well, that didn't work. No racing on 5/13. Just too stormy.