Labor Day weekend is a busy time for a lot of people. For some, it signals the end of summer and the start of the new school year. For others, it means big backyard barbecues or a weekend at the beach house. Sailors often have end of season regattas, and one of those is the annual Conanicut Yacht Club Around the Island Race. This year was the 90th annual regatta for CYC ATI, and while other...
Conanicut Yacht Club's annual Around the Island Racecircumnavigates Conanicut Island every Labor Day weekend. This is an end of season event for many sailors, and allows for a last friendly hoorah with mostly PHRF and a few One Design fleets. This year's event was slightly unusual compared to most years, as a stiff northeasterly breeze hung around most of the week through the weekend. Rain and...
The New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta hosted its 162nd iteration this year to big sun and breeze! This even was the same weekend as Wickford Regatta and saw the same cloudy and stormy Saturday, and breezy Sunday. But I was out on the water with them for the Friday Around the Island Race to kick off the regatta weekend.
Friday started with high winds in the morning that faded around noontime and...
Conanicut Island sits in the middle of Narragansett Bay, and while several clubs and organizations host "around the island" races throughout the season, the Conanicut Yacht Club has possibly one of the longest running events. This year CYC celebrated their Labor Day Weekend with 10 different PHRF classes, drawing a crowd of 96 boats varying in sizes from J/24s to 60' cruisers.A warm summer sun...
