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Game On – Race Around the World

By |2019-03-12T23:03:34+00:00November 28, 2016|Categories: Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: I hope you saw my report about Joe Harris and his attempt to beat the record for sailing single handed in a 40 foot or less mono-hull around the world. A group of us from CHARIAD helped give Joe a sendoff from Newport. After starting his race voyage, Joe learned that another boat from Germany is trying to break the same record and left two [...]

CHARIAD Wins Season Championship

By |2019-03-12T23:06:47+00:00November 10, 2016|Categories: Sailing Season, Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD:Last night, the mighty CHARIAD, and particularly her crew, were awarded the overall Marblehead Class B season championship. The award reflects a huge effort made by lots of folks over the whole season including those who sailed on the boat and many of you who helped off the water.Greta, Kathy and Shayna are holding trophies awarded to CHARIAD last night for the season and individual race series.I [...]

CHARIAD Update & Friends Gatherings – Favor to Ask

By |2019-03-12T23:09:32+00:00October 22, 2016|Categories: Rick's Stories, Social, Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: The fall has been a sailing blow out for the mighty CHARIAD. Since I returned from my Lewis & Clark Trail of Discovery adventure, we have only raced once. Weather has been terrible. In New England, the changing of the seasons is a time of sadness – end of sailing season – and a time of joy – the glory of fall. Today, we are [...]

Lewis & Clark – Voyage of Discovery – My Report

By |2019-02-27T15:27:30+00:00September 19, 2016|Categories: Rick's Stories|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: I am just back from two weeks retracing much of Lewis and Clarks Voyage of Discovery starting in Bismarck, North Dakota, and ending by standing in the Pacific Ocean at the mouth of the Columbia River. I hope you remember that Pres. Thomas Jefferson had just completed the purchase of the Louisiana Territory – the unknown land west of the Mississippi River starting in New Orleans [...]

Lewis & Clark Trail – My Trail of Exploration

By |2019-02-27T15:28:26+00:00August 23, 2016|Categories: Rick's Stories|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: Next week, I begin retracing much of the Lewis and Clark Trail of Exploration. They were chartered by Pres. Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly acquired northern reaches of the Louisiana Purchase and try to find a waterway to the Pacific Ocean. They established the American claim on what is now the upper Mid-West, mountain west, Washington and Oregon. The maps and vast collections of plants [...]

CHARIAD Completes Buzzards Bay Regatta

By |2019-08-02T02:01:36+00:00August 11, 2016|Categories: Sailing Season, Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: CHARIAD and her mighty crew are back from a tough three day Buzzards Bay Regatta. We had high points, low points, great sailing, hard work and lots of laughs. Once again, the BBR printed program – as well as the BBR website – featured the picture below of our boat on the front cover. Here is an image that was taken on Sunday. We did [...]

CHARIAD Update

By |2019-03-12T23:26:55+00:00August 3, 2016|Categories: Sailing Season, Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD:Sorry for my tardy updates. I am definitely a sailor with a working problem. Too much going on.If you want to keep current, join the 50 or so members of the Friends of CHARIAD group on Facebook. There is where you will get the latest updates and pictures. I will soon be put out of business.Buzzards Bay RegattaThis Friday is the beginning of the Buzzards Bay Regatta. This will [...]

CHARIAD Wins Corinthian YC Race

By |2019-03-12T23:32:51+00:00July 13, 2016|Categories: Rick's Stories, Sailing Season, Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: CHARIAD’s Last Race The Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead hosted a long distance race this past Sunday. We “won” Class B, but the race committee said we had frightened off other competitors and we were the only boat in Class B. The race was a long spin leg down to Boston and an 8 mile beat back to Children’s Island off Marblehead Harbor plus another [...]

CHARIAD July 4th Weekend

By |2019-07-07T13:37:15+00:00July 7, 2016|Categories: Sailing Season, Social, Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: This past weekend while celebrating our nation’s independence the CHARIAD community had: a Social Sail on Saturday; a Gathering of Friends Saturday night and, by the way, a race on July 4th. This was the sunset on Marblehead harbor July 4th. Words can only diminish the beauty and the wonder of the evening. That morning. July 4th Race Monday July 4 was a terrific day for [...]

CHARIAD Shirts & Hats

By |2019-02-27T15:35:21+00:00June 30, 2016|Categories: Updates|

Dear Friend of CHARIAD: Sorry for these two emails together. I don’t want to mix the message. Melisa and Elisabeth are working hard to finalize the order for the CHARIAD shirts and hats. Please take a moment and let them know what you want. Please send your note to M&E and not to me. They are the reliable ones. Here are your options with approx. prices. Golf shirts, white cotton   [...]

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