Unexpectedly on last Friday the town had the pond treated with Captain XTR , an algaecide, so hopefully our persistent floating weed clump problem might be coming to an end just in time for the remainder of the season. We will be checking often to see if it works!

EC-12 R3 and R4 were held today with 3 skippers ( 4th boat scratched due to ripped sail). Herb again takes 1st for both 12 race regattas! Mark Fleckenstein came in second in both regattas with Rick Gates and Chris O’Brien rounding out the field sharing a boat after missing multiple races due to a sheet failure. Conditions were less than ideal with weed patches peppering the modified course. Winds, although rather light, were fairly steady but shifty. Wind shifts were a deciding factor in several heats, making for interesting spectating.

The title says it all.

Due to the continuing weed problem at Sandy Pond, the VM race this Saturday has been moved to Minuteman’s Rosemary Lake . Same time, 1:00PM. Sorry for the inconvenience.

The 2nd Annual V36 Open has been rescheduled on October 29,2022.

Algae clumps invaded the racecourse as the first race was started and got much worse from there. Combine this with high heat and humidity ( Real-Feel temp of 105°) and fickle breeze that dropped dramatically about 1/2 way through the first race caused the decision to postpone the regatta to a later, still to be determined, date. 6 skippers attended. High point of the day was Cliff Martin sailing his Riptide, which was started about 10 years ago, for the first time.

Estimating around 15 MPH wind ( with much higher gusts) aloft which translated into some strong gusts, severe swirls and many knockdowns and roundups on the course. Four skippers completed 2 full 12 heat regattas today, one (a makeup from earlier in the season) in the AM and the other after an hour break at noon. Congratulations to Herb Dreher for coming out on top in both regattas! Mark Fleckenstein came all the way from Skaneateles, NY to compete.

Thanks to the 2 popup shades brought by Chris and Jerry as well as the iced water that Chris brought, conditions were tolerable. Also thanks to Rick for bringing his kayak to replace the mark dragged in by a fisherman. Due to the extreme heat, it was decided that both regattas would be 6 races. Herb took top honors in both and it was extremely tight for 2nd and 3rd in both regattas. Conditions were shifty, inconsistent light breezes with a few dead spots making for some tight situations.

Herb Dreher again came out on top in the V36 Regatta 3. A very late start and early finish caused by many floating weed patches made for only 5 races to be completed. Winds were mostly adequate but shifty which, along with the weed patches, made for difficult conditions. Our thanks to the participants for their perseverance!

It is with a heavy heart I must once again cancel the EC-12 race. The forecast has us at a 70% chance of thunderstorms, just rain and we could have raced but no one will be zapped on my pond. Enjoy your 4th and we will see you soon.