Archive | November, 2024

Remind me to never again finish second in a regatta (2nd place finisher is responsible for Regatta writeups).  I’m just no good at writing such an article.  This I do remember from a perspective aboard Whitefang.    Conditions were 5-8 knots wind with the usual Lake St. Clair powerboat chop.  Upwind: keep some heal, the […]

Crescent Sail Yacht Club hosted the first annual Crescent One Design Regatta this summer and showed that small boat one design racing is strong in Detroit. Ten fleets represented both keel and centerboard boats. The PROs Champ Glover and Matt Bounds set the courses for great racing. The Cal 25s ended up with a great […]

The Cal 25 National Championship Regatta has been struggling of late partially due to the Covid Pandemic and the demise of the Long Beach Fleet.  The responsibility of putting it on has fallen to the remaining fleets in Detroit and Annapolis.  Changing it off every year has put a burden on them that has proven […]

Annapolis MD   Sep 27 – 29 This year’s Cal-25 National Championship was hosted by the Annapolis Fleet and the National Trophy was dedicated to Charlier Husar, a long time Annapolis fleet supporter and promoter. Lisa Finney and the many volunteers that assisted her organized an outstanding event featuring great racing and fun social events. This […]