33 Results for author: Nelson Habecker

5 Races Completed Week 4 Fall Series

There seemed to be plenty of wind a hundred yards off shore but very seldom did it come our way. What started out to be a south wind quickly turned into a light north wind which turned out to be fine. we all just started on the opposite side of the line and went in the opposite direction. Before the racing started ... More

Jonathan Gorbold Wins Hospitality Regatta

The day began early with all the preparations being made. Seven boats entered the water at noon for the 2.3 mile race across the lake. The chase boats were power boats, canoes, and kayaks. Keith Calkins (race director) laid out the starting line and did the countdown. Six boats took a course of east and then south while ... More

Gary Schmidt Scores 2 Bullets Week 2 Fall Series

After missing out on week one with an electrical malfunction Gary was able to rebuild his boat with new servos and score 2 bullets out of 4 races. After two weeks of the Fall Series it is Gary Schmidt and Jonathan Gorbold who are tied for first with Jay Niggli close on their heels.  Just a touch further back is ... More

Atkins’ Hospitality Elimination Regatta Saturday August 22, 2015

Maggie & Neil Atkins will be hosting their Annual Hospitality Elimination Regatta which will include great company, a great meal and drinks for all. The address is 4314 Deep Run Canandaigua, NY 14424. This is just off of East Lake Rd. The regatta will begin promptly at 12 Noon off the south dock at CYC. A starting ... More

Squaw Island Regatta & Summer Series Results

The weather could not have been better for the 2015 Squaw Island Regatta. By 2pm the wind was out of the west at anywhere from 2 knots to 15 knots depending on where you were on the lake. The support staff were all on time and the chase boats were ready. Richard Phelps donated his jet ski while Dave Kaye donated ... More

5th Annual Squaw Island Offshore Race & Cookout 2015

Kick off August with the RC Laser fleet by coming out to sail in the 5th Annual Squaw Island Offshore Race Saturday August 1st. This 2-mile race requires skippers to sail their radio controlled sailboat up the lake to a mark at Squaw Island and then back to a finish line at the club. It was one of the more fun but ... More

Week 6 of Summer Series Has 6 Races

Great summer day at the races for RCs. We had warm breezes mostly from the west which forced us to have downwind starts and huge wind holes at the windward mark for most of the races. The race course was what I would call an inverted modified Olympic course. Downwind to the leeward mark, up to the windward mark, ... More

Weather Geeks Get It Wrong

The weather forecast called for 6 knot winds from 4-6 pm , but what we got was a great deal of powerboat chop. Waves with no wind makes for very focused sailing. After 2 brutal races (The first won by Gary Schmidt and the second won by Terry Schmidt) we postponed to see if better wind was on its way. Anne Lambert, ... More