Last scheduled race of the season! Blue skies, temps in the low 60’s and foliage at near peak! The only thing missing was a steady, strong wind. Admittedly there were a few “drift-fests” but generally there was enough breeze to keep the boats moving, just no gunnels being awash. Joining the fleet, but generally keeping out of the way, were Alain’s 10-Rater and Rick G’s US1M. Although the end results were not close, there were several close finishes! Thanks for a great season! Lastly, a shout out to Rick Gates for retrieving the buoys after racing finished.

With some of the worst winds of the season, 5 V36s took to the pond for a shocking 12 races. Wind varied from nothing to light gusts (maybe 5 mph), sending the wins all over. Rick G, Rick L., Herb, and Chris and Alian all had at least one win! After 11 races, Alain had to retire with a loose rudder that he deemed unfixable at the pond. 

Another one in the books! We were expecting two knot breezes but, even though the water was often like glass (see pictures below), there was enough to keep the boats moving a majority of the time. Wind shifts were everywhere but very small volume causing quite a few place swaps including a VERY last place start / first place, by an inch, finish (hello Chris). Results follow.

Forecast is mid 70’s temperatures with light breezes from the North under mostly sunny skies.

9/20/2025

Some were worried that today wasn’t going to happen. Wind forecast was for one knot with gusts non-existent but when we arrived at the pond there were ripples on the water- always a good sign! Herb, the eventual leader, started out with a horrible first race but after that won every race, often convincingly, except one race where he had a descent lead but his boat suddenly stopped about three feet from the finish line and stayed at that place while everyone passed him. When his boat was finally retrieved, a weed almost as long as his boat was attached to his keel. As for the rest of the fleet, it was Steve and RickG vying for second, which Steve won, and RickL and Jack vying for fourth, which RickL won. It should be noted that RickL was sailing a Pool Shark and he was having serious problems tacking. He’d get head to wind and stop turning and having problems getting in irons- which severely hampered his performance. But.. on the right course his boat was as fast as any out there today.

Nice weather, better breezes than forecast, comfortable temperatures, partly cloudy skies and minimal weeds… life is good! Add to that no mechanical problems until the last race when Chris’s receiver battery died (with just enough electrons to get back to the dock!). On the water, Cliff and Herb were locked into their first and second finishing positions with the others fairly spread out for the rest of the positions.

We got the regatta in! With probably the most fickle winds of the year, tornado warnings and full overcast with some very dark clouds rolling through, it was an interesting day. As we packed our cars we noticed raindrops on the pond even. Chris and I were sailing classics and the other 3 were all high fliers. Racing was tough. One minute your gunnel was almost in the water going like a bat out of hell and the next you could be in irons wondering what went wrong. On the water, Cliff just nosed out Herb for the win, I earned a distant third while Rick and Chris ( missing 3 races due to boat issues ) rounded out the crew.

What a beautiful day! Partly cloudy with temps in the high 70’s. The breezes? Well… shall we say less than optimal. The Nashua Swirlies were out in force and Mother Nature couldn’t decide where the wind was coming from. At times two boats were abreast about a foot apart and on opposite tacks and this happened often! As you can see from the score sheet, racing was close. 1 point separated the top three, and then there was Chris and I. Chris has the excuse that his rudder came loose and was only fixed after race six. My excuse? I got a third once. Also on the course were two V36’s of Alain and Rick through out.

What a day! Temperature in the low 80’s, mostly clear skies and the best breezes we’ve had all year. Prior to racing we even had 2 schooners on the water for tuning. Cliff and Alain brought their boats in anticipation of the Vintage Nationals to be held in New Jersey in October. On racing, you will note that it was a race for second as Cliff posted an impressive 12 firsts. It should be noted that Rick Gates did, in fact, challenge Cliff in a few races with once being passed inches before the finish line due to a wind shift.

Sunny day and, amazingly, no rain again! The breeze could have definitely been stronger, but we made do. Before the first race Chris’s boat’s rudder servo decided to retire but, luckily, steered straight to the far side where it could be retrieved from the walkway. Weeds were somewhat of a problem but have been worse in the past. Due to Chris’s boat being a no-go, Cliff allowed Chris to skipper his boat for the remainder of the afternoon.