Can you say “WIND”? That describes today’s weather to a “T”! Four intrepid skippers braved very windy conditions through twelve races today. Knockdowns were more the norm than the exception and gunnels were under water most of the day. The winds were fickle though with boats just a few feet apart often on the same heading but on different tacks or one close hauled and the other wing on wing! Surprisingly, minimal mechanical problems resulted. One parted sheet, easily repaired, and one shroud became unattached from the chainplate.

The title says it all. Pictures on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/p/Nashua-Model-Yacht-Club-100077135033231/

V36 5/30 Cancelled Due To Rain and high winds. Next week VM.

What a day for sailing! Fairly constant winds in the 7-10 range coming from the ENE- right across the pond. Probably the best conditions in a long while. On the water, eight boats launched (!) for 12 races with only Dave’s boat succumbing to a broken sheet under the deck during race four which Dave decided wasn’t a pondside repair and Jerry’s, whose receiver battery died during race 11 but luckily was able to return to the dock before the rudder became ineffective. Results below. Cliff took first and note how close second through fourth was.

Well… the weather was nice. Winds a bit lower than forecast but acceptable. Unfortunately the gremlins were working overtime. Herb couldn’t get his boat’s electronics working until well after the first race was completed, Rick G burned out his sail servo before the first race, and Rick L experienced rudder linkage problems during the first race which sidelined him for the rest of the afternoon. Cliff’s boat worked flawlessly the whole time by the way. We sat on the shore watching Chris sail his DF95 after the first race while Herb continued to troubleshoot for most of an hour until he got it working. At that point Herb and Cliff completed 3 more races before calling it quits.

Forecast getting worse and worse. 10AM to 8PM now. Maybe it’ll fill the pond some!

The title says it all. Next week VM’s.

The first EC-12 regatta of the season presented the four skippers with mostly light, patchy breezes with a lot of holes and windshifts, which made for an interesting afternoon. Actually there were only two races that had nice breeze from start to finish! Herb and Dave vied for first and Rick and Jerry vied for last. As the scoresheet shows, Herb edged out Dave and Jerry trailed Rick in the end.

We are pleased to have hosted a US1M regatta at our pond. Conditions were the best yet this year with wind generally 7-8 MPH with occasional drops to nothing- generally just when the start clock was started ( I sometimes wonder if Mother Nature can hear the countdown start and adjust accordingly). On the water, competition was interesting. You’ll note that the first’s were well spread out as wind shifts were prevalent through the afternoon. John Whalen outpaced the group for the win.