Cliff Martin wins our 3rd annual V36 regatta with his Rip Tide under sunny skies with challenging winds which varied from almost knock down force to very light conditions. Both Ricks were forced to change boats during the regatta (Note the 6’s).

L to R: Rick Laird (4),Rick Gates (5),Herb Dreher (2),Alain Jousse (3),Cliff Martin (1)

Under threatening skies and good ( usually) winds, 4 skippers competed today. 12 races were completed (2 throwouts) and when results were revealed Cliff totaled 10 points for the convincing win.

With very light and at times non-existent breeze, the racing started.  After a dead boat retrieval just before the first race, racing commenced 20 minutes late.  The breeze just got worse with the first 2 races taking 30 minutes each, including 2 boats stuck together, then the next 4 pushed us until 2:20.  After the break, the wind got worse and we called it after 8 races. 3 rescues with the club kayak “Breaking Wind” were accomplished.  Although the racing was slow and frustrating, to everyone’s surprise there were almost no fouls all day. 

Chris Nashua MYC

The 3rd Annual V36 Open Regatta information has been added to the web page. Circle the date: Saturday September 2,2023

Due to the weatherman predicting 70% chance of thunderstorms and/or rain, tomorrow’s VM race is unfortunately cancelled.

t was a very hot and humid day with very unstable winds with shift from east to southwest then back again for most of the day. With a great tacking leg to start the races the first mark (and furthest out mark) seemed to separate the boats with the #10 and 549 boats missing the first mark almost every time it gave the 90 and 82 a chance to slip away and battle for the win with the 82 coming out on top of the tie with 1 extra win. Jim L started the regatta skippering the #58 boat but half way gave the controls to Cliff M for a stunning 3rd place for the 58 boat. leaving the 10 (Rick L) and 549 (Rick G) to fight for 4th which Rick L (#10) took when Rick G’s rudder gave out and he retired early.

Cliff wins V36 race 3 held at Rosemary Pond due to poor surface conditions (weeds, algae and general pond scum) at Sandy Pond thanks to the Minuteman Model Yacht Club.

Nice, nearly constant wind from the East made for good sailing. Unfortunately heavy mist was present for most of the day. Cliff’s winch broke just before the start, keeping him on the beach for the afternoon. Dave sailed his newly acquired boat well- including a win in one of the races.

The VM regatta was cut short before the minimum amount of races were completed because of a medical emergency. A poll was taken after the ambulance left to not continue the regatta. Unofficial results below: (Note that 1st place was determined by the last tiebreaker ( place in final race) before a coin toss!) Winds were fairly light and extremely fluky throughout the day.

V36 cancelled due to a combination of high winds, rain, and lightning.