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 Rick Gates was necessary this time. While the racing continued under the watchful eye of Chris O’Brien ( Thanks Chris), Herb and I tried to correct the problem to no avail. In the end, we believe the RMG winch might be the culprit which will be checked when the boat gets home. On the water Cliff takes the honors coping with light, swirly, squirrelly, and inconsistent breezes. Rick Laird took second with a new boat followed by Alain and Rick Gates to round out the places. 9 races were completed before an early break for lunch.

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 Razor 3 won the day. There was attrition…Rick retired after race 1 with a burned out sail servo and Cliff retired after race 9 due to an overstressed boat. Awards were presented to the first four places. Could have been warmer, it being May but otherwise a good day on the water.

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, no major incidents. It became rather evident who was dominating fairly quickly as Herb led most of the races with Cliff trailing closely. Cliff, Rick L and Chris also took 1 first each as well.

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 making for the dock to be pretty much not available through the day. Sam from the Greater Worcester Model Yacht Club joined in the festivities.

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. Alain’s boat sank after a few knockdowns but fortunately he had installed some flotation so rescue was made handily. Not to be outdone, Rick Gates tried to sink his boat but, after the radio became disabled due to water in the hull, it just kept doing 360°’s until rescue. Rick Laird also retired although in a much less exciting manner.

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 was suspension (cancellation) of the regatta, making these results unofficial. We were however afforded amusement in the form of watching Rick Gates retrieving some of the marks in the new dinghy.