HBR 8/2/23 Race #5 Last race of the Summer Series First Gun Time: 18:30:00 Race Conditions: SE 7-10 kts -0.2 Low tide at 6:30 P.M. Course for the fleets was a nice windward/ leeward course. HB-19-17-19-17-HB with a mid-race course change, adding mark 19 to the end for fleets A…
Summer Series Race #4 – Recap by Altair
HBR 7/26/23 Race #4 of Summer Series First Gun Time: 18:30:00 Race Conditions: sw 9-13kts First things first, let’s talk about Altair! An amazing 3rd place finish in this race. ONLY 19 minutes behind Falcon and Lassair. We did NOT finish last to the relief of the RC boat and…
Summer Series Race #2 – Recap by Rapparee
Apologies to all for the late submission of race reporting for July 5th. Your designated reporter has been in ME since then and between navigating for days in fog so thick that one mark didn’t actually appear until we were .09 NM from it, and, fitfully trying to get reports…
Summer Series Race #1 – Recap by LittleWing
Wednesday June 28, 2023 The first race of the Summer series went off despite calls for thunder and lightning in the forecast. It felt every 30 minutes refreshing the prediction either showed clear skies or thunderstorms. Thankfully the weather turned and we were able to get in what was one…
Spring Series Race #5 – Recap by Static
The Hingham Bay racers were treated to a beautiful but somewhat chilly evening on the first day of summer. Twenty two boats started the race: 13 in A-Fleet, 6 in B-Fleet and 3 in C-Fleet. With a fairly steady 8-12 ESE breeze, the race Committee from S/V Lassair (who brought…
Spring Series Race #4 – Recap by Casuarina
On a crisp Wednesday night, our intrepid race committee decided to mix things up and start the fleet at #18 in a 10-12 kt northerly on an outgoing tide. This eliminated the need for a drop mark to send us upwind, instead rounding #17, heading downwind-ish to the day marker…
Spring Series Race #3 – Recap by Impromptu
The Spring Series Race 3 was the first race due to the previous two being cancelled and took place under ideal weather conditions with a steady wind speed of 12 knots out of the Southwest and an incoming tide. The C fleet course was 23, 19, 17, and HB—while the…