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First regatta of a doubleheader that ran 10:30-12:30. 5 boats started out but Herb’s boat started having control problems at the conclusion of the first race but he was able to get it to shore. Replacing the battery seemed to solve the problem but during the second race it reoccurred and kayak retrieval by RickContinue reading “VM #1 5/25/2024”

Next week we are not racing however, we will be adding on June 1st V36 race #2. It was an off week for us, now we are racing.  We have back-to-back VM’s on May 25th with a start time of 10:30-12:30 VM1, 12:30-1:00 lunch, 1:00-3:00 VM2.

The No Sinka Da Footy regatta race day found good breezes increasing throughout the day to possibly just a tad more than comfortable wind. It turned out to be a challenging combination with Nashua’s swirly wind pattern causing quite a few knockdowns as well as bow plants. In the end, Herb with his trusty RazorContinue reading “No Sinka Da Footy 5/11/2024”

Be there or be square! Note the 11:00 start time. Hope to see you there.

The second EC-12 regatta went well with 6 boats attending. Weather was nice, mostly cloudy with fairly constant winds which swept through about 40° right across the pond. Chris’ boat decided to lose binding on the first leg of the first race necessitating Rick G taking a paddle in the rescue boat. Other than that,Continue reading “EC-12 5/4/2024”

The first EC-12 race is in the books after being postponed 3 weeks ago. Four skippers competed under quite good conditions. Fair, mostly steady breezes provided for some wet gunnels but almost no knockdowns throughout and some tight finishes. Interestingly, all boats finished all races for a big plus! Pond is still quite high makingContinue reading “EC-12 4/27/2024”

Hope to see you there!

VM Regatta 4/20 Cancelled due to 70% Chance of Showers

First regatta of the season held with varying conditions including overcast, showers and mostly sunny ( New England right?). Winds were swirly, gusty and rather strong throughout the day although at times you couldn’t buy a breeze. When finished, Cliff came out on top with Herb in second, Rick ( and Alain ) in third.Continue reading “V36 4/13/2024”

Final regatta of the season, VM, was attempted. With a forecast of 6-10 knot winds, 6 boats began only to find more like 3 knots which tapered off as the day progressed. After 3 races, a lunch break was called hoping for bettering conditions. After a reasonable time, a poll was conducted. The result wasContinue reading “VM Regatta Results”