CHARIAD Social Sail – Sunday – Pics from Race to P’town

By |2019-08-05T02:00:25+00:00July 26, 2019|Categories: Sailing Season, Social, Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: If you will in the Boston area Sunday, join other Friends of CHARIAD for a wonderful summer Social Sail. No spinnaker work! Social Sail Details On Dock Time 11:00 AM Location Boston Yacht Club, One Front Street, Marblehead Parking On street is available near the BYC. Allow time to find the parking and get to the club. Food & Drinks If you want to [...]

CHARIAD Wins First Gold of 2019

By |2019-06-28T22:08:27+00:00June 25, 2019|Categories: Sailing Season, Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: The CHARIAD Team won its 1st gold of the 2019 season. We won the Patton Bowl on a sunny, gusty wind day this past Sunday. Manchester Yacht Club honors Gen. Patton of WWII fame with the Patton Bowl each year. The awards were presented by the wife of Gen. Patton’s son, also Gen. Patton, who served in Vietnam. We received the Patton Bowl from the [...]

CHARIAD Starts Sailing Season

By |2019-06-28T20:19:57+00:00June 19, 2019|Categories: Sailing Season, Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: CHARIAD’s sailing season has begun. We have had a race and an almost race – no wind. A couple very talented new crew have joined the team and we are working hard to teach them how to sail the boat and get in sync as a team member. Every time new guys and gals come on the boat, I am reminded how much the boat’s [...]

CHARIAD’s 2019 Sailing Season Gets Underway

By |2019-05-22T19:48:50+00:00May 20, 2019|Categories: Sailing Season, Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: This past Saturday, CHARIAD team members went out for our first real sail of the season. This was a training and practice day for experienced and a couple new crew. We all needed the time on the boat and on the water. Spin up, gibe, gibe, gibe, spin down. Tack, tack, tack. That was the drill. We had a middle of the summer spin run [...]

CHARIAD Swims

By |2019-08-04T01:27:22+00:00May 12, 2019|Categories: Sailing Season, Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: I am writing this on a wet Mother’s Day in Boston. Yesterday, we had sun and a brisk NW wind. Yesterday, CHARIAD went sailing for the first time beginning the 2019 season. The 2019 sailing season began with a walk down Cradleskid Lane – the potholed, gravel path into the boat yard in Marblehead. Somehow, during brief periods when rain was not falling including a damp and [...]

CHARIAD Wins Claddagh Cup

By |2019-02-27T05:47:52+00:00January 24, 2019|Categories: Rick's Stories, Sailing Season, Social, Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: I got notification last night that CHARIAD won the Claddagh Cup for the 2018 season. The Cup is awarded to the Boston Yacht Club boat  “to honor the best BYC skipper in BYC events for the year. Of all BYC skippers, and a fine crew, you got the most points in BYC sponsored weekend races, including the Memorial Day Regatta, Beringer, Hodder, and Chowder Cup.” This [...]

CHARIAD’s Last Race – You Could Join the Team

By |2019-02-27T06:07:01+00:00December 4, 2018|Categories: Sailing Season, Social, Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: We had our last real race of the season on Sunday. We won, but I have some sadness for the passing of the season. Here is an image just before the race started. This coming Saturday, the Eastern YC is sponsoring a fun race with a party afterwards. Here is what they say. Pursuit racing is simple and fun. Boats start in reverse order according [...]

Heated Exchange on Facebook About CHARIAD Race Results!!!

By |2019-02-27T06:08:08+00:00October 16, 2018|Categories: Rick's Stories, Sailing Season, Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: Sad to say, but I am thinking of the end of summer and end of the summer sailing season. This is our first cool week in New England. There has been a funny exchange on Facebook as follow up to my previous note to the Friends. Since many of you will not see it on Facebook, here is gist of the exchange. You will remember [...]

CHARIAD’s Last Race – You Could Join the Team

By |2019-02-27T06:09:18+00:00October 9, 2018|Categories: Sailing Season, Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: We had our last real race of the season on Sunday. We won, but I have some sadness for the passing of the season. Here is an image just before the race started. Potluck Pursuit Race at the Boston Yacht Club, Marblehead, MA This coming Saturday, the Eastern YC is sponsoring a fun race with a party afterwards. Here is what they say. Pursuit racing [...]

CHARIAD School Bus Wins Last Race

By |2019-08-05T04:01:26+00:00October 7, 2018|Categories: Sailing Season, Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: CHARIAD’s last race of the 2018 season was a pursuit race sponsored by the Eastern YC in Marblehead. We had 14 sailing crew on board! I encouraged friends of the boat and crew to come out for our final race outing on a beautiful fall sunny day. We had up and down light winds from the SE in lumpy seas – hard to keep the [...]

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