E Scow Sailing

Our B Opti sailors got a huge treat today, and got to sail on an E-Scow for the afternoon! Much thanks to Russ Lucas for letting us use his boat and to Dick Wight for driving.

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Rudderless

Our 420s have been working hard to improve their boathandling and crew work. Rudderless sailing is a difficult skill to master, but our sailors had it down pretty good after only one day of practice. It promotes smoother and more efficient movements and teaches our sailors how to make minor adjustments without creating more drag in constant rudder use. Here's a video of Xander and Emily S. killing a rudderless tack...

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Big Upcoming Events!

Lots of things happening over the next couple of days: Our Laser boys are headed north to compete in the annual Hyannis Regatta this weekend. You can follow their progress at the Hyannis Regatta website. Many of our Opti families are getting ready for the Optimist New England Championships in Newport August 4-6. You can get info, results, and photos of the event at the Opti New Englands website, and daily video updates, interviews, and coverage at the Sailgroove website. And locally, the E-Scow Easterns will be hosted by MYC and BHYC Aug 4-6. Some of our coaches will be taking a few days off to compete, and there will be lots of activity around the club. For more check out the E-Scow Easterns site.

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BHYC Sweeps LYC Team Race Regatta!

Our optis won the Barclay Cup a few weeks ago, and now our older sailors are flexing their team race muscles. The 420 group had a clean sweep of the competition, going undefeated (8-0) in winning the title. In a number of races they were forced to come from behind, but were able to use their boat speed and teamwork to come out on top each time. Our Lasers, despite a single loss, won the head-to-head tie-breaker with IHYC to win the title.

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