It was a very shifty, but beautiful day today. The wind was unable to make its mind up as to how strong to blow or from what direction. Greg drove up from RI to sail today and took the top spot, with Cliff hot on his heels just a point back. Rick G. was sailing his B-one (Bone- a VM) that he finished restoring finally after almost a year. All in all with the trees turning and the temps dropping a 60* day with a bit of wind is a blessing all sailors can appreciate in October.

It was 12 races taking all afternoon due to the light swirly winds with 3 or 4 tacks sometimes in a few feet without turning the boat. when the wind did show up the races were fun and quick. Rick Laird brought his new boat and was sailing like a crazy guy looking for a fix of first place finishes. All in all it was a beautiful fall day sailing at Sandy Pond. Thank you to all the guys from Mass for dealing with the leaf peepers to get here.

Chris

Mother Nature was kind today. There was a breeze albeit inconsistent with at least a few boats moving at any given time. Surprisingly there were not many Nashua squirlies noticed. On the water there were a few issues. After the fourth race Alain bent his rudder beyond repair and after the tenth race Chris’s transmitter ran out of electrons, which ended their days. Results below:

An interesting weather day. Good breezes through the first 6 races but during the break the pond became like a mirror, so much so that there was talk of ending things but after an extended break ( Alain’s wife ordered Domino’s pondside which arrived late) and before the start of race seven the breeze picked right back up, although added deadspots and swirlies became much more plentiful. Cliff had to sail Herb’s Comet as his boat developed a significant leak right before the start. On the water Herb pretty much dominated. Cliff did well too but Herb’s boat had more speed on the longest leg, which was sometimes the deciding factor. The race for third was tight with Rick G taking it. As this was the Seventh Annual V-36 reschedule, trophies were awarded to the top three places.

The weather forecast was mid 70’s with a 5 mph breeze. Well, the temperature was right but the breeze waffled between strong and nonexistent favoring nonexistent. Glen Chalder, AMYA District 1 director, attended driving up from Connecticut for the day and garnering a strong 2nd place showing behind Cliff’s win. The remaining places are recorded below ( note Jerry retired at the break).

V36 Postponed Until 9/5 Due To Possible Rain In The Afternoon

One word for today…HOT! Well two words the other being…HUMID! Despite that it was a pretty good day for sailing. Breeze could have been stronger but it was adequate. Cliff showed everyone how it’s done by sweeping all the firsts with several less than stellar starts ( at least two from back of the pack ). Alain retired at the break after a de-masting and deconstruction of his rig which required more than picnic table repairs unfortunately. John Whalen brought a mini 20 foiling trimaran for testing. It even got up on it’s foils once in the day’s light breezes. A good day.

Nice day, mostly sunny but we could have used a bit more breeze most of the day. We were pleasantly surprised by the presence of Alain, his first attendance since April.. Cliff was trying out Herb’s Sharpie. Chris had Jim Linville’s former boat out for its second regatta but unfortunately during the second race a chainplate pulled out ending his day. As the afternoon progressed, the breeze continued dropping until after race 10 it was decided to suspend racing and just admire the pond’s mirror surface.

Well, it’s been a month since we last sailed due to lack of wind AND serious weeds floating on the pond! They’re almost gone, the city treated the pond for weeds and there was actually some wind throughout the afternoon! On the water conditions were good with the normal fickle dead spots and a few “knock down” gusts just to keep things interesting. Cliff and Herb showed us how to get it done while Chris and Jerry sometimes seemed to be playing bumper boats more times than I’d like to admit. An overall fine day at the pond.