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

Cherokee RC Laser Saturday or Sunday July 25 or 26

Dear all, I was thinking about putting together a summer sailing date. I know it is hot, but you can always jump in the water and cool off. Cherokee Long Dock was a fun place to go and sail, and if we can get a big enough group, lets go there again. You can even bring the kids and watch races and play on the beach. ... More

RC Lasers Have A Rough Month

June seems to be the month that is a crap shoot as to whether we can race or not. Twice this month we have found ourselves sitting under an umbrella or under the hatchback of a truck waiting for the wind to usher away the persistent rain. Eight racers showed up yesterday in hopes of wind, but after a one hour postponement ... More

Father’s Day Regatta, St. James Plantation, NC

Dad, Dave Ramos and his son Alex had a great Father’s day. Dave winning the regatta with son Alex placing second in a 14 boat fleet. The weather was hot! The warm breeze of 9 mph with gust coming in at 12 to 15mph put the fleet on the edge of using A and B sails during the whole event. With those conditions the group ... More

Fathers Shut Out On Father’s Day

Although it was Father’s Day (June 21st) it did not seem to mean much to Anne Lambert (4 wins) and Mary Schmidt (3 wins) who shut out the guys in all 7 of the races held. Gary Schmidt was able to finish with a couple of seconds and thirds but other than that–Lady’s RULED on Father’s Day!!! As you might suspec... More

Summer Series Begins

It was a great day for racing. From morning till dusk there was a 10 knot breeze that came in from the south. There was a short delay in getting started due to all the big boat sailors to get back to shore. Neil was so excited to get started that he never saw the brick someone had placed in front of him and (you ... More

Pot of Gold “Spring Series”

It was the final day for the Spring Series. The rain came down all morning and most of the afternoon, but the RC Lasers were determined not to cancel do to a little rain and temps in the 40s. All those in attendance came with foul weather gear and “THE MITT” for their transmitters. To help us on this journey was ... More

Where Does The Time Go???

It seems not so long ago there was a cover of white over the lake. Now we put up the umbrellas on the south dock and wait for the wind to fill in for RC racing. Here it is Sunday afternoon at 4pm and barely enough wind to get off one race for the eleven boats competing. But due to the due diligence of the fleet captain ... More