Picture-Perfect Conditions Reign on Hurricane Cup Race Day

We could not have dreamed of a better day for the season’s last race last Saturday. A cloudless sky, a moderate northerly wind, a five-boat turnout, and a spectacular location at Hatch Cove. With a consistent 7-to-8-knot wind out of the north, the jockeying for...

The 2013 Season Gets Underway with the Witkin Cup

As the newly elected Commodore of the GPYC, I’d like to thank the club’s members for your vote, and I vow to aspire to the goals of the GPYC, which are to promote the joy of sailing to all who wish to join us, have lots of fun throughout the summer, share friendships...

How Handicap Ratings Work in Sailing

After last weekend’s Hurricane Cup, in which the Commodore’s display of sailing prowess and skill led to an inevitable victory for the Lightning Dragonfly, a few club members (shockingly) started asking questions about handicap ratings: How do ratings...

A Spectacular Race Day Caps Off GPYC’s 2012 Season

Picture perfect in every way. That was the Hurricane Cup. Gorgeous, sunny weather with ideal wind for champagne sailing; a healthy and enthusiastic turnout of 7 boats, 18 sailors and 2 committee boat operators; a tropical feast at a classic Maine lake house (thanks to...

Great Pond Yacht Club Spreads Like Milfoil!

Almost as many new members as existing members attended the GPYC’s Milfoil Regatta yesterday. As we dedicate the regatta to building awareness for the need to protect Great Pond from unwelcome invasive species like Milfoil, we celebrate the proliferation of the...

How the RastaRace Rocked

The Plan: Start the RastaRace at 1:00 off  Crooked Island; after the race, celebrate with BBQed jerk chicken kabobs, reggae, and Red Stripes at the cove. The Reality: The Lightnings and Hobie thought the start time was 1:00; the Minuets thought it was 2:00; the marker...