Category: NYYC
A TOUGH DAY
We sailed outside 2.5 miles from “R2” bearing 120 degrees. the wind moved from 206 to 265; from nothing to 12 knots although it was mostly 7 knots. Full of holes and in the words of Commanders’ weather “A tough forecast” which in the end meant only one race was completed.
ROUND THE ISLAND RACE TODAY
CLASS RACING IN NEWPORT
The New York Yacht Club has been responsible for a number of level racing classes over the years. The most recent is the Swan 42 designed for the NYYC.
Anyone who has raced big boats around a closed course knows how dizzying it can be to try to calculate the seconds necessary to handicap the boats against one another. Even for the recent Transatlantic race the idea of rating a Baltic 46 against Rambler 100 or a Volvo 70 seems silly really. The boats are so different in speed they usually are sailing in different weather systems.
DRIVING MISS DAISY
The New York Yacht Club is the creator and host of the international cup. going into it’s final day tomorrow. 1o races have been sailed and the Royal Canadian Yacht Club is hold ing first place. The NYYC team is in second, with the Annapolis Yacht Club in third.
Today the racing was outside, on Rhode Island Sound, in a very shifty northwest breeze. The pressure was as variable as the direction.
FINAL DAY OF THE SPRING REGATTA
I shot quite a lot of footage aboard “Snow Lion” during the weekend. I have yet to edit it. The video here by Tucker Thompson from off the boats is a great review of events. We finished second overall for the weekend behind “Devocean” who sailed a consistent and good regatta. Full results here.
NYYC SPRING REGATTA VIDEO
NYYC SPRING REGATTA
Saturday’s racing, outside for us,(Snow Lion) was not in the finest of weather. We had 15-25 knots from the east during three races, which put a premium on boat handing. See the results here. Despite the conditions it was fine sailing.
AROUND THE ISLAND RACE
The round the island race was sailed in reverse, that is starting to the north. The results are here. We made two mistakes, almost recovering between beavertail and the finish. It was a light and shifty day. the wind moved through the entire compass and varied in strength between 3 and 12 knots.
Tomorrow we are likely to sail outside, on windward leeward courses.
NYYC SPRING REGATTA AND A NEW LOOK
If you have visited my site in the last few days; you will notice that I have changed the look of the site.
Starting on friday, “Snow Lion” will participate in the New York Yacht Club Annual Spring Regatta. A frantic weekend of sailing that signals the beginning of the summer season for the NYYC. Friday’s race is around Conanicut Island (Jamestown) which features tides and wind changes; always a fun race. Saturday and Sunday are windward leeward courses likely off newport, wind allowing.
This is very different sailing to that of the transatlantic race. We will have plenty of time to shift gears before our June 29th start.