Dear Friend of CHARIAD: (Please start using my new Rick100Williams@gmail.com email) The CHARIAD crew held its annual end of the season crew dinner (brunch this year) at the Boston YC on Sunday. The BYC gave us the entire downstairs dining room for the gathering. The trophies we won were on display plus a slide show of photos from our sailing. I hope to get the sideshow into a format [...]
Dear Friend of CHARIAD: Let’s go with Saturday for the Social Sail. The forecast dropped the temperature prediction for Sunday by 10 degrees. Saturday will be sunny, warm, and breezy. Many of you came back to me saying that you probably could join this caper Sat or Sun. Please confirm your availability for Saturday. My expectation is that more folks will be able to sail than we can accommodate. [...]
Dear Friend of CHARIAD: The forecast for this weekend is promising for a Social Sail Sat or Sun. Too early to set this in concrete, but let me know if you can join the caper for Sat or Sun. I want to get a rough head count. For obvious reasons, we do not want to have a large outing. If you want to go, let me know sooner than [...]
Dear Friend of CHARIAD: The CHARIAD Team won its final race – a real race – on Sunday. Super performance. The Marblehead Chowder Cup Challenge was sponsored by the Eastern YC. Almost perfect conditions – 10 knt winds from the NE. Four 1.5 mile legs up and back – windward/leeward. Here we are coming to the finish in the photo above. I probably should not share this, but we [...]
Dear Friend of CHARIAD: This Saturday will be a beautiful sailing day. Please join other Friends of CHARIAD for a Social Sail. Catch up with old friends and enjoy the day on the water. Social Sail Details Date Sat. September 5 On Dock Time 10:30 AM Your Contribution Bring lunch, drinks, and something to share. Parking On street near the Boston Yacht Club Location Boston Yacht Club: One [...]
Dear Friend of CHARIAD: Join the fun. Meet old friends and perhaps some new ones. CHARIAD Meet Up. Date Thursday, February 6 Place 730 Tavern, 730 Mass Ave., Cambridge, (Central Square) Time 6 PM and onward RSVP None needed. Just come. Yes, it is February and still winter here in New England. But the days are getting longer. We can have fun and start thinking about sailing. [...]
Dear Friend of CHARIAD: Join the fun. Meet old friends and perhaps some new ones. CHARIAD Meet Up. Date Thursday, February 6 Place 730 Tavern, 730 Mass Ave., Cambridge, (Central Square) Time 6 PM and onward RSVP None needed. Just come. Yes, it is February and still winter here in New England. But the days are getting longer. We can have fun and start thinking about sailing. [...]
Dear Friend of CHARIAD: Please put Thurs. Feb. 6 on your calendar for a Friends of CHARIAD Meet Up. Time 6 PM onward to probably 8 or so Location Tavern in the Square, Central Square, 730 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA Logistics Red Line stop in Central Sq, Parking lots and garage on Pearl Street Come Bring a friend. No agenda other that catching up with friends. A little [...]
Dear Friend of CHARIAD: My talk, with a slide show, on our Sail of Discovery from Key West to Havana is this Thursday evening. Sail of Discovery - Key West to Havana Date Thursday, October 10, 2019 Time 7:00 PM Location Boston Yacht Club: One Front Street, Marblehead, MA Probably can park in the BYC parking lot. BYC’s Rick Williams and crew from his sailboat CHARIAD sailed [...]
Dear Friend of CHARIAD: CHARIAD Wins Last Regatta of 2109 Sailing Season Sunday, the mighty CHARIAD crew won its last regatta of 2019. The Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead sponsored the Chowder Cup in 7 to 13 knot shifty winds from the SE. We had two windward/leeward races. We won the first race over two other boats because we had a strong last spin run to the finish. A [...]
