Author Archives: Admiral Nelson

Week two of RC racing was full of surprises, triumphs, and a bit of good ol’ drama—just the way we like it! Jonathan was on fire this week, absolutely dominating the fleet with seven victories out of eight races. The … Continue reading →

I’m excited to kick off another season of RC racing at Canandaigua Yacht Club! It’s always a great feeling when the weather turns and we can finally gather lakeside, radios in hand, ready to trim sails and chase clean starts. … Continue reading →

As the weather warms and the winds begin to whisper the promise of summer, I couldn’t be more excited to announce the start of our 2025 season of radio-controlled sailboat racing! Mark your calendars — the first race day is … Continue reading →

It seems that the weather alerts are keeping most of our racers away. For the last few weeks we have called our races after a few starts to avoid the pop up showers that keep coming. As it stands now … Continue reading →

After many delays we were able to get in 2 races for our annual Walkabout Regatta to begin the season. It was chilly and cloudy but the wind was ever present from some direction. The racing theme for the day … Continue reading →

The 2022 racing season has come to an end with Jay Niggli receiving the majority of the awards. He managed to win the Spring series, the Summer series and the Overall series this year. The Fall series was a very … Continue reading →

Due to some technical difficulties you have not been receiving any news for some time. I am happy to say that most of the Gremlins are gone and most everything is now working again. I was able to catch Bill … Continue reading →

RC Laser Fleet 14 began their 2022 racing season with 2 Walkabout races at Holiday Harbor thanks to Jack Bennett. Although Jack could not compete with us he did provide the venue and his home for debriefing following the event. … Continue reading →

It has been some time since I last informed everyone about our 2021 racing season. Time does fly when you are having fun. The Summer Series has ended with myself (Nelson Habecker #54) winning by only 4 boats over Gary … Continue reading →

As the summer series heats up the competitors find time to relax. After three weeks of racing scores are very close. Gary, Tim, Richard and myself are all within a few boats of each other. But, with many more races … Continue reading →