This past week the fleet was thrown yet another series of challenges. While last week had snow and freezing rain and limited visibility, this week had mostly clear skies and lots of wind. Sometimes. And only in some places. But those who were able to stay in the pressure and avoid the holes managed to find some success on a challenging day. The …
Snow, shifty breeze, freezing rain, no visibility, swirling currents and tankers were just a few of the challenges faced on Day 4. In the days leading up to Saturday, no one could agree just how much snow we’d be getting. Forecasts varied from one to seven inches, with periods of freezing rain. It was going to be messy. But that didn’t …
Despite the wind being dead calm, a stronger-than-usual current, and major commercial traffic rolling through, we still managed to squeeze in one race. It may not sound like much, but it was looking like the whole day would have to be called.The forecast for Saturday was calling for 0-5 kts out of the Northwest. By the time of the skippers meeting, there …
It’s Monday afternoon, which means it’s time for our weekly recap. Thanks to everyone who came out for week 2 this past Saturday. It ended up being a great day with some really exciting racing. However, it didn’t look promising early on.As the racers were arriving, there was barely a knot of breeze. But by 11:15 a South wind was starting to …
Thanks to everyone who came out and made our first day of frostbiting a big success. Despite slightly colder than usual temperatures for this time of year, the conditions allowed for some great racing. Temperatures were in the low 30’s with minor cloud cover. When the sun was out, it definitely helped to warm up those icy fingers and toes …
