Results from 8/25

Yay wind! Well, sort of like having some wind on a Wednesday night. We had just crazy amounts of current at the start flipping the signal boat around and light winds from the SW even though we were expecting stronger winds. But we could sail, so that's a novel experience!

Congratulations to Joni and Ray in the Star class for their first-place finish. Also having a great night was the crews on UnPhased and Ful Dek!

You can see all the results >HERE<

Next Wednesday will be September 1st, so we are moving to earlier starts. The Star class warning will be at 5:45 pm. If you're doing tasks to get out to the racecourse, make sure you do everything 20 minutes earlier. Leaving work? Leave 20 minutes earlier. Launching? Launch 20 minutes earlier.

Have you signed up for helping on the Mark Boat yet?  Make sure you sign up.

Results for 8/4

 Yay! Good wind for the Jimmy Wilson race. Congratulations everyone. 

You can see all the results >HERE<

Sailing Instructions for Round the Island

 It's time for the James H. Wilson Round the Island Race!

We are starting 20 minutes earlier to help everyone finish before sunset.

>Here are the Sailing Instructions<

Nothing too surprising for the Jimmy Wilson race. We are using the same course as used for the past 10 years or so. The marks around Herring Island keep changing in their color and description, but the locations are still exactly the same. If you use a GPS, you will definitely find a mark in that location.

Star boats are often surprised that the Red N"12" mark is part of the course. It is. We need it in case we need to shorten the course. Make sure you honor the N"12" known as the E mark.

The Sailing Instructions are very short. Read them carefully!

See you Early for the start.

Results from 7/28

 Finally, we get in some racing! Well, it was far from perfect, but we were racing. The NW winds about 20 minutes before the start managed to die out completely and fill in from the east. Not ideal, but we started and finished. And the storms stayed away until tonight!

Some people managed to predict the wind shift and did quite well, Congratulations to Will and Carl on Wish in the Star class for coming in first. Also having a great night was the crew on Ful Dek and the crew on UnPhased both coming in first. Good Job!

You can see all the results >HERE<

Next week is the Jimmy Wilson Race. Stand by for more information.

Results from 7/7

 Despite the oppressive heat and unbelievable humidity, there was some nice wind out there last night! I don't know that we ever saw the predicted 11 knots from the south, but we had a nice 7 for most of the race. Coming in at 6.2 nm, that is probably the longest race we will see all year except the Jimmy Wilson Race in August. Let's hope Elsa makes for some more tolerable temperatures over the weekend.

Congratulations to Jeff Staley and the crew on Ostinato for a first-place finish last night. Very fast racing! Also congrats to Matt and Eric on Manipulator in the Star class as well as the crew on Ful Dek for coming in first last night. Good job!

You can see all the results >here<