Wooden Boat Festival Races 2015
The 26′ & Under race on Friday and the Schooner Cup race on Saturday were similar in that both started with a nice wind, but many racers did not understand […]
The 26′ & Under race on Friday and the Schooner Cup race on Saturday were similar in that both started with a nice wind, but many racers did not understand […]
The Dog Days races appear well named.
RACE 2 (08/14/15)
The weather forecast was for NW winds at 10 kts. and possible showers. The RC arrived at the boat haven […]
The Dog Days Series got off to a great start, a beautiful evening with wind to spare that persisted.
With the wind Northwest 10 – 12 kts and building, gusts to […]
Race seven was run because Aoelus and Njord conspired against us in races three and four, but this week instead of compensating our persistence they served up a third strike.
Before […]
After the early morning drizzle had waned the wind settled in steadily and firmly from the South. Readings taken from the bluff above the Mill, the Boat Haven, the beach […]
This may have been the most successful and enjoyable race of this series. Fifteen boats came out for a warm summer’s evening with generally moderate and steady breezes. Before the […]
Like last week, at race time, wind conditions were good all over the bay. Also like last week the conditions soon became challenging and, in spite of valiant efforts and […]
This race started out with great promise. Ten boats turned out even though it was a holiday weekend. The wind had been building during the afternoon and as race time […]
16 boats came out for five windward-leeward races. The winds were reasonably consistent and competition was intense.
The day concluded with Swedish delights, including free flowing Aquavit, awards and high revery.
Stig […]