58 Results for author: David Branning
2024 Dead Crab RC Laser Regatta, Region 2 Championship June 9, 2024
Submitted by: Dave Branning, Race Director
The annual Spring arrival of Horseshoe Crabs shedding their shells on Cape May and Delaware Bay beaches has prompted this RC Laser regatta to be named after the event. It’s a local thing. Dodging dead crabs ...
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Metedeconk River YC turned a bad forecast into a great regatta.
The wind forcast in the river for today kept six guys from showing up. Steve Blisnuk promised us the night before they were prepared to make this regatta work by staying out of the white capped river. RC made the great decision to move the venue east to the ...
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by Dave Branning, Race Director
In recognition of 20 years of championship regattas at Marco Island’s Mackle Park, the RC Laser Class awarded the 2024 RC Laser National Championship to the Marco Island Model Yacht Club. It was also fitting to honor Rocky and Mary Lee Cale’s years of passionate leadership at the ...
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Submitted by Dave Branning, Region 2 Director on 12/4/2023
The fifth and final leg of the 2023 Liberty RC Laser League concluded on Saturday, December 2nd at Cooper River YC in Collingswood, NJ. This venue has long since been a go-to site for RC sailing but has been quiet for several years. This year we were able to coax ...
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Regatta Report: 2023 Beesleys Point RC Laser Regatta Oct 1st
The South Jersey Model YC held it’s first regatta for RC Lasers at an open water venue on Great Egg Harbor Bay in Marmora, NJ. After a week of rain and flooding all over the coastal towns, fifteen skippers were treated to a beautiful day, high water and a ...
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After a Maryland racing day on Saturday, some of us grabbed the Lewes to Cape May ferry as a relaxing and convenient way to avoid the time in the car.
Cape May Harbor (New Jersey) was the best place to be for RC Laser racing on this Sunday. We were blessed with chamber of commerce weather plus new floating docks and a ...
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The following, is background notes from Roger Vaughan, on how this kickoff regatta and fleet got its start.
On Saturday, June 10, the Oxford RC Laser Fleet produced a “Kickoff” regatta at the Kent Island Yacht Club in Chester, Maryland, designed to help that club start its own RC Laser fleet.
It began several ...
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by Dave Branning, Race Director
The 19th Annual Marco Island RC Laser Midwinter Championship lived up to its reputation as the premier RC Laser regatta in the USA. Why is that? First, it is the venue! The lake at Mackle Park is spectacular for RC racing and has the best launching and retrieval dock in the country. It ...
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