Gary Schmidt Returns To Racing

Gary Schmidt put in his first race of the year following a winter tour in Germany. The result was stunning. He had a third place finish beaten only by Anna Gorbold and Anne Lambert. In all fairness the race was shortened and many of us reading our GPS weather app knew it was time to get off the water. We then reposit... More

Week 5 in – 3 weeks to go

It was just another fine day for racing Sunday afternoon. Although the wind was light (A sail) we managed to get in 7 races in total. Jonathan Gorbold won 3, Jay Niggli won 2, Anne Lambert won 1 and Terry Schmidt won 1. We set up 2 courses for the afternoon to accommodate the wind changes. For some races we sailed ... More

Midway through the Spring Series

We have now completed 4 weeks of our 8 week series and there has yet to be a boat to run off with the series. Currently Bill Schmidt is 1 point in front of Jonathan Gorbold who is just 4 points in front of Mary Schmidt. Click “RESULTS” to see all the scores. Jay and I put our phones in our boats while racing to ... More

Top Geezer Steve Lang wins his 4th Geezer Gatta!

Geezer (ge-zer) slang, Not Young, Not Dead, Somewhere In Between. Twenty Seven of these RC sailing geezers descended on Mount Juliet, TN for one of the best RC regattas in the country. Mt Juliet is just a few miles east of Nashville with the actual regatta sailed at Dell Webb's Lake Providence community. The Lake ... More

Season Kick Off Lake Christopher, Virginia Beach, VA

Last Saturday afternoon the fledgling Eastern Virginia RC Laser group kicked off the 2015 sailing season on Lake Christopher in Virginia Beach at the home of Duncan and Karin Bell. Although there were only four boats in the water, controllers were passed around the assembled group to allow potential RC Laser buyers to ... More

“Walkabout Fun” But “Not Without Injury”

——WARNING—— The photo shown on this blog may be too graphic for children. Viewer discretion is advised. It was a great day for our annual Walkabout races. The wind was squirrely as usual and from several directions which is to be expected. Most of the time it was just hard to figure. This year we tried ... More

RULE INTERPRETATION

The class secretary’s job is to interpret the class rules to ensure the RC Laser Class remains an entry level radio control sailboat. The question is on rule 6 a. 1. Sails may be decorated using decals, tape or markers. Decorations shall not interfere with easy identification of sail numbers, Laser logo, or ... More

Announcement: 2015 North American Championship Regatta

Pack your bags we’re going to the beach! This year’s North American’s will be hosted by the Marbleheaders of Spring Lake at Divine Park in Spring Lake, NJ, September 26th and 27th. Final plans are being made and a NOR will soon be published. Book your room early and do your research before you ... More