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Gary Schmidt Wins Summer Series

Gary rolls into town for the summer and scoops up the Summer Series.  That’s pretty good considering that he spends the winter months hibernating in the south which is full of alligators which makes it difficult to get much practice … Continue reading

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Spring Series Behind Us — Winners Move Up

With the completion of the Spring Series it is time to recognize our winners.  In the A Fleet it was Jonathan Gorbold, in the B Fleet it was Nate Heinzelman, and in the C Fleet it was Anna Gorbold.  As … Continue reading

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Spring Series Now In Full Swing

We are now in the forth week of our Spring Series and it is time to change the clock for future races.  We will now be racing 4:30 pm till 6:30 PM to allow time for all the big boats … Continue reading

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Frostbite Series Concludes at Holiday Harbor

It was great to be back at Holiday Harbor for the last couple of weeks to race.  (Courtesy of Jack Bennett who opened up his home to our invasion of RCs. ) We were able to get in a dozen races … Continue reading

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The New Racing Season Has Begun

Last Sunday we began our new season of racing off the south dock at CYC.  Only three races were completed which tells you just how light the winds really were. This coming Sunday and next we will be moving to … Continue reading

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Jonathan Gorbold Takes Top Spot in 2018

Our 2018 season ends with Jonathan Gorbold running away with the top spot concluding with a 78.3% win rate. “Very Impressive”. In our Fall Series it was Jonathan again in the A Fleet, Tim Follette taking top spot in the … Continue reading

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Sabotage Not Out of the Question

Rich Furstoss was holding on to a slight lead in the A fleet until the first race of last week.  He was actually leading in that race but without someone to follow it is sometimes not easy to know the … Continue reading

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“Typo Error”

OOPS!! Richard Phelps is winning the C Fleet. Tim Follette is in second one boat out of first in the B Fleet. Correct Results

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“Virgil Brigman Back On The Air”

Due to some technical difficulties you have not been receiving any news for some time. I am happy to say that the Gremlins are gone and everything is now working again. When I last posted to our blog there were … Continue reading

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Summer Series Continues (Something in the Wind)

It’s amazing how many boats show up to race every week.  What was once a small group has turned into a dock full of boats.  When everyone shows up we have over 20 boats in a race. I have measured … Continue reading

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