The fleet splits and 226 leads to the right. SSeaman Photography In the 7th race of the Summer Series, Team Grace 107 recorded one of our best finishes all summer, despite a mediocre start and picking the wrong side of the first beat. One of the things we did right last night was to [...]
I walked down the dock to meet our crew last night and was initially greeted with the broad smile and hearty laughter of a long-standing (I try not to use the word “old” any more) friend, Geordie Shaver. Soon realizing that he was this week’s “fill in” on bow it became clear that this was not [...]
The July 13 race for Team Tinky brings to mind the immortal words of Charles Dickens, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us...” THE BEST OF TIMES It’s been [...]
Earle Copeland "Stubby" Stubbs raced as a member of Newport's Fleet 9 for 42 years Fleet 9 Members: On the evening of Wednesday, June 15th, we have planned a tribute to Earle “Stubby” Stubbs, owner and skipper of Lisa #59 since 1980. First, at 4:45pm, we’d like all Shields in the Brenton Cove area [...]
Shields Fleet 9 gets underway on Wednesday night in a light, shifty, south-southwesterly breeze. Albert Nichols photo By Mike Toppa/Bomba Charger 156 The forecast for race time delivered as predicted. The light air from the south and incoming current going north meant for relatively long upwinds and shorter downwinds. It was 156's 2nd [...]