RSVP for Saturday, Sunday or Both to both Henry and me.  NOVEMBER 13-14. The Brenton Cove Invitational / Intergalactic DF 95 Championship!https://sailnewport.org/calendar/the-brenton-cove-df95-invitational-intergalactic-regatta/ Registration is up! https://sailnewport.org/brenton-cove-d95-regatta/ $10 entry. BYOB for after race beers. (Bring to … Continue reading Brenton Cove DF95 Regatta

Gorgeous day at the cove on Thursday. Only 5 skippers came to play. Still, it was fun to sail in a brisk NW breeze with challenging chop (especially for a … Continue reading Fun sailing 10/14

Weather looks to be fabulous for our fun sailing. Some sailors will be at the cove as early as 10AM (Wilkie and Paul). Join us whenever you can and bring … Continue reading Thursday 10/14

Next Thursday (10/14), Rob and Paul will be at the cove racing fast 1 meter yachts. Rob will have his exotic IOM (International One Meter) and Paul will have his … Continue reading IOM vs US1M

It was obviously “post season” at the cove this morning as only three turned up: Kim, Pat and me.We spent about 30 minutes in the water and then thunder and … Continue reading MHBMYC Post Season Racing Today

It is the first full day of Autumn, but it’s clinging on to summer, hot and humid, We were expecting a  strong breeze from the SSE at about 14 mph, but … Continue reading DF95 Regatta

Just a perfect day to be at the cove with water up to your knees. The sun was shining and the wind was blowing generally from the southeast, but it … Continue reading Annual Soling Regatta

A recap of the Series Awards presented at last night’s banquet. The racing calendar contained 18 possible racing days. However, the weather severely limited the actual racing activity.  The Solings … Continue reading SERIES AWARDS

Just a reminder that our Annual Banquet is this Sunday, September 19th in the Great Room of the clubhouse of The Village on Mount Hope Bay.  The festivities start promptly at 6.30 pm.Our … Continue reading BANQUET

Weather has not been our friend this season! T-storms tomorrow (9/16) will cause a postponement until September 23rd. Start time that day will be 11AM.

The scheduled regatta on 9/14 will be sailed one week later on 9/21. The weather forecast showed poor sailing conditions on 9/14. The DF95 Regatta on 9/16 might be postponed, … Continue reading Annual Soling Regatta postponed

Four sailors took advantage of a Chamber of Commerce day at the Cove. An extreme high tide along with a 5-8k north westerly breeze challenged Paul in laying out a … Continue reading DF95 Series #18

Rain on Thursday has delayed our racing by one day. Enough skippers agreed to race on Friday, September 10th. Start time will be 11AM. This is our last scheduled event. … Continue reading DF95 Series #18 delayed

A #10 day for racing. Too bad we didn’t have enough skippers to make a race fleet. Five arrived, but Paul had sheets separate prior to the first race and … Continue reading Soling Series #18

Ida’s visit will cancel DF95 racing on Thursday, September 2nd. 🙁

It was hot and humid this morning at the cove but the light wind was sufficient to run seven races in our traditional course: South from the start line taking … Continue reading Soling Series #17

It was yet another hot and humid day today, but that couldn’t deter 13 members and guests from bringing their DF95s down to the cove to engage in some friendly competition. It … Continue reading DF95 Series #16

Seven boats were in the water at the start of racing today, six members and one guest, Greg LaPlante from Pawtucket. Manny ran the starts and kept score. many thanks once again, … Continue reading Soling Series #16

Oh, What a beautiful mornin’Oh, what a beautiful dayI got a wonderful feelin’A light breeze is comin’ our way.Who wouldn’t want to sing and sail on a morning like this?  … Continue reading Soling Series #15

These are the notes I took at the meeting held in the Billiards Room in the Clubhouse of the Village on Mount Hope Bay at 1.30 pm on Thursday, August … Continue reading MHBMYC Member Meeting

The hot and very humid weather couldn’t deter 12 members from going down to the cove today, 11 racers and Shelley who kindly kept score. Many thanks, Shelley. The wind … Continue reading DF95 Series #14

Once again we are in the Tuesday Doldrums. It’s uncanny!The wind in the racing period is forecast to be 3 to 4 mph, so rather than float, Bill Raposa, Soling … Continue reading Soling Series #14

A pleasant morning with virtually no breeze meant that just 6 boats were in the water at the start.  Manny was there to look after starting and scoring once again. … Continue reading Soling Series #13

It was a little cooler this morning and a little less humid. The pleasant conditions and an adequate breeze enticed 13 members and one guest to bring their boats to the … Continue reading DF95 Series #12

It was very encouraging that nine members brought Solings to the cove this morning, but it was very discouraging that there was no wind to satisfy their thirst for competition.It … Continue reading Soling Series #12

A beautiful summer’s day and a good breeze greeted the10 members and 1 racing guest who made it down to the cove for the later start time of noon. The … Continue reading DF95 Series #11

The DF95 Series will be changing the start time in an attempt to have a better breeze for racing. Effective July 22nd, the start time will be noon instead of … Continue reading Start Times

Five members with boats arrived at the shore in very hot, humid, and still conditions.There was insufficient wind to race so Bill David, Dan McHugh, Pat Donovan, Bill Raposa, me, … Continue reading Soling Series #11

DF95s at the cove today. Patiently, 8 skippers waited for a breeze to show up, and it finally did with a SW at about 7 kts. Typical course with that … Continue reading DF95 Series #10

Soling Series #10 at the cove today. We were short one Soling to make an official race fleet with 6 boats; however, a visitor from Philadelphia showed up with Mel … Continue reading Soling Series #10

Tomorrow is a scheduled Soling race day. If you plan to race, please inform Bill Raposa. Racing will be cancelled if there will be less than 6 boats.

DF95’s at the cove today. Only 6 skippers showed to race in a very light breeze that came and went and rotated from SE to SW. After only 3 races, … Continue reading DF95 Series #9

Only 3 Solings came to the cove to race today. We can point to several reasons why, I guess.Instead of a scored racing event, the 3 skippers ((Bill Raposa, Bill … Continue reading Soling Series #9

Good Morning Soling SailorsGiven Thursday’s forecast, which does not sound promising, I have reconsidered the discussion regarding racing this Tuesday (tomorrow).  For those interested in racing, I will be at the beach … Continue reading July 6 Racing

Mid tide and very light air prevailed for today as the rainy forecast threatened but did not materialize until late in the afternoon.Seven boats appeared despite the questionable forecast. Paul … Continue reading DF Series #8

A scheduled day for Solings; but, a low turnout meant no scored racing. Only 4 skippers arrived at the cove, so they practiced with chasing the rabbit type racing.Is the … Continue reading Soling Series #8

A small fleet of DF95’s came to the cove to race today. Gorgeous sunny day with winds that switched back and forth from SE to SW. Tricky sailing, but our … Continue reading DF95 Series #7

Tomorrow is photo day at the cove. Come sail and then see great action shots of your DF95.

Soling 1 Meters at the cove today. Six skippers arrived to sail in gorgeous conditions in an ebbing tide with winds SW at about 5-7 kts. Bill Raposa, as fleet … Continue reading Soling Series #7

Notes based on Thursday’s mini clinic session has prompted me to share some tips based on observations. Rob would rather not be training for a collegiate rowing regatta so please … Continue reading DF95 Clinic Notes

Pleasant weather with a stiff NE wind and the prospect of Rob’s and Jim’s training session brought 14 members to the cove this morning.  12 members were racing including new member Henry DiPietro … Continue reading DF95 Series #5

Today, we will have a visitor at the cove. Don Ouimette is our Region 1 Director of AMYA. Don is also the current Commodore of Housatonic MYC in Middlebury, CT. … Continue reading Distinguished Visitor

It was hotter today than it has been, but with a cooling breeze, just right for racing. However, only 6 racers were tempted to go down to the cove as well as … Continue reading Soling Series #5

Ideal weather conditions for racing this week. Join us on both Tuesday and Thursday. Remember – – on Thursday there will be a clinic on Racing Rules for Starts at … Continue reading This week 6/8 & 6/10

Due to adverse weather, DF95 racing today (June 3rd) is canceled.

The wet holiday weekend finally gave way to another beautiful late spring New England morning, a little hazy, but nice nonetheless. The only thing missing was the breeze, but even … Continue reading Soling Series #4

Yet another beautiful New England spring day with a strong wind from the west shifting to southwest. The waves added some complexity to the course.The conditions attracted 11 members to the … Continue reading DF95 Series #3

It was “you know what” this morning, but a trifle on the chilly side with a strong southwest wind. There were only 5 Solings in the water this morning and … Continue reading Soling Series #3

I’ll never get tired of saying this. It was yet another beautiful New England Spring morning and today there was a wind from the west and then the northwest and … Continue reading DF95 Series #2 May 20, 2021

Yet another beautiful New England Spring morning although the wind was very light when we started.  As the morning wore on, the wind gained power and, by the time we … Continue reading Soling Series #2

Another beautiful New England Spring morning, the only drawback being the very light wind.Rob got started at 10.00 with an entertaining and informative whiteboard presentation on the rules concerning Windward/Leeward … Continue reading DF95 Series #1

A beautiful spring morning to get our Soling race series going.  7 members were tempted to go to the cove today with only 5 racing boats.  Manny managed the scoring … Continue reading Opening Day at the Cove

Great teamwork at the cove today. Skiff, storage box, and racing marks were placed. Ready now for racing season to begin on Tuesday, May 11th.

Thanks to the 15 members who attended yesterday’s Zoom meeting:  Albert, Bill D, Bill R, Dan, Dick M, Jim P, Kim, Manny, Ned, Nick, Paul, Rob, Wilkie, Will, and me.Derek … Continue reading MHBMYC Kick off meeting: Key Points

Derek has scheduled a Zoom call with all MHBMYC members for 3PM on May 4th. If you don’t receive an invite a few days ahead of that date, please contact … Continue reading Zoom call on May 4th

I am happy to announce that Vac-U-Boat has been approved as a Manufacturer for the Soling One Meter Class. The New “Vac-U-Soling” has been built and Sailed with positive feedback … Continue reading New Soling available soon.

We did manage 4 races today between rain showers and we did manage to put everything away for the winter. A sad moment at the end of a most unusual … Continue reading MHBMYC Goodbye 2020

Strong southerly breeze today for the 6 DF95’s that enjoyed the fun racing! Not many days left. Next Tuesday we will do it again. Bring any boat and join us … Continue reading Informal racing 10/15

MHBMYC Fun Racing There was a very relaxed feel to the proceedings at the cove today. A feeling like It’s the end of the season and we’re not in the … Continue reading Informal Racing DF95’s & Solings