May 20, 2023
May DF65 Regatta
We held the first DF65 regatta of the season. Denny was the race director for the first half, and I took over the second half of the 10 races.Ten sailors showed up to sail. Six racers in the gold fleet and four racers in the silver. Racing took a while in the beginning due to the lack of wind. Silver fleet got a lot of practice with low wind racing. Click the following links to view
Barry's report or
the
2023 cumulative score sheet.
May 13, 2023
May ODOM Regatta
Today we held the second ODOM regatta of the new season. We had 4 skippers come out for the regatta, and we completed 11 races. Click the following links to view
Don's report or
the
2023 cumulative score sheet.
April 29, 2023
April ODOM Regatta
Today we held the first ODOM regatta of the new season, rescheduled from April 15 when there was too much snow on the ground. Today was a gorgeous day for racing with temps in the upper 60's and low 70's and mostly sunny skies. We had 9 skippers come out for the inaugural ODOM regatta of this 2023 season and we completed 14 races. Click the following links to view
Don's report or
the
2023 cumulative score sheet.
April 22, 2023
April DF65 Regatta Cancelled
Due to inclement weather, the April DF65 Regatta has been Cancelled.
April 15, 2023
April ODOM Regatta Postoned
Due to weather, the April ODOM Regatta has been postponed until April 29th.
April 1, 2023
April Victoria Regatta
February 25, 2023
Rules of Racing Instruction Meeting
Eleven skippers, including Ron Miller a new member, attended this meeting in which the rules of sailboat racing as applied to model yachts were discussed and demonstrated in the Arbordale Acres Meeting Room. Click the following link to view
Chuck's report of the meeting.
December 10, 2022
Year End Meeting
The club's year end meeting was held today at
Murphy's Tap House, 585 McCaslin in Louisville. Attending members enjoyed lively conversation and excellent food and beverages prior to
the start of the business portion of the meeting. Click the following links to view
Chuck's report for a detailed account of the meeting.
November 29, 2022
Date & Location Of Year End Meeting Set
Chuck Drake, club Secretary/Treasurer, has announced that the club's year end meeting will convene at
Murphy's Tap House, 585 McCaslin, just down the hill from Harper Lake, at 12:00 noon on December 10th. Thank you Chuck for all the time and effort
put into the search for the new location.
November 19, 2022
November DF65 Regatta Canceled
Today was supposed to be the final DF65 regatta of the 2022 season. Just like the final Victoria regatta, we had to cancel this one. Too much snow and too little heat. Click the following links to view
Don's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
November 12, 2022
November ODOM Regatta
Under sunny but cold skies, we held the final ODOM regatta of the 2022 season today. Temperatures were in the mid-30s when we started and reached all the way to about 45 when we finished. Since there was VERY little wind and the sun was out in full force, it did not feel as cold as the thermometer would indicate. Four skippers arrived to battle it out with the ODOMs one last time this season, and we completed only 8 races. Click the following links to view
Don's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
November 5, 2022
November Victoria Regatta Canceled
October 22, 2022
October DF65 Regatta
We had 6 skippers come out for the day. The weather was sunny and warm but for most of the 15 races we had very stiff winds out of the west, south west of 10- 15 mph with some gusts greater than 20 which made for an exciting and sometimes educational day. Click the following links to view
Don's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
October 15, 2022
October ODOM Regatta
The penultimate ODOM regatta was held today under mostly sunny skies, until the high clouds moved in and gave us a little shade. Temperatures were in the 60s. Nine skippers came out and competed in 13 races. Click the following links to view
Don's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
October 8, 2022
Rocky Mountain Regatta - Victoria Class
We held the postponed Rocky Mountain Regatta for the Victoria class today. It was a beautiful fall day with temperatures in the 60s and mostly sunny skies. Eleven skippers came out to the lake to compete in 17 races for plaques and green chevrons. This was the largest fleet of the 3 RMRs this year. In addition, a number of us met Sabrina Roberts who is in the process of building a DF65 and will be joining the club soon and came out to meet the club members. Welcome Sabrina! Click the following links to view
Don's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
October 1, 2022
October Victoria Regatta
Today we held the October Victoria regatta. We had very pleasant weather with temps in the 60s and mostly sunny skies. Nine skippers came out to enjoy the sailing, weather, and camaraderie. We completed 12 races. (At the lake, I thought we had finished 14 races, but I discovered we accidentally skipped over races 7 and 8 on the electronic tablet so we really only had 12 races.). Click the following links to view
Don's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
September 24, 2022
Rocky Mountain Regatta - DF65 Class
Today we held the 2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Regatta for the DF65 class. We had a great turnout of 9 skippers to compete for plaques and green chevrons. We had clear blue skies with lots of sun and temps mostly in the 70s. We completed 13 races before deciding to end the regatta. Barry Hight took a lot of photos of the event and has posted those photos online. Click this link to view
Barry's Photos.. Click the following links to view
Don's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
September 17, 2022
Rocky Mountain Regatta - ODOM Class
We held the first Rocky Mountain Regatta of the year today since the Victoria RMR had to be postponed until October 8. We had mostly sunny skies with temperatures starting in the low 70s and ending in the mid 80s. Nine skippers came out to compete in 20 races for the plaques and chevrons. Click the following links to view
Don's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
September 10, 2022
Victoria RMR Postponed
The Victoria Class portion of the Rocky Mountain Regatta was postponed until October 8th due to rain caused slippery footing at the lake that, along with the chilly temperatures, would have made for an unsafe and miserable day of sailing.
August 27, 2022
August DF65 Regatta
We held our August DF65 regatta today. Seven skippers came out to compete and we got in 11 races in winds that varied from very light at the start of racing to 10 to 12 for the last races. Click the following links to view
Denny's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
August 20, 2022
August ODOM Regatta
We held our August ODOM regatta today with good weather. Skies were cloudy but not threatening. Temperatures started in the low 70s and were about 80 when we finished. Nine skippers came out to compete and we got in 16 races. Click the following links to view
Don's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
August 6, 2022
August Victoria Regatta
We held the August Victoria regatta today in seasonal weather. It was quite warm again with clear skies and the sun beaming down on us at about 90 degrees. We had mostly good wind. We tied our record for Victoria turnout with 14 skippers coming out today as they did in April. We completed 11 races. Click the following links to view
Don's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
July 30, 2022
July DF65 Regatta
We held our July DF65 regatta today. Seven skippers came out to compete, and we got in 13 races in light winds with some shortened races. Click the following links to view
Denny's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
July 23, 2022
July ODOM Regatta
We held our July ODOM regatta today. Skies were clear to partly cloudy and temperatures were in the 90s once again. Nine skippers came out to compete and we got in 8 races. Click the following links to view
Don's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
July 9, 2022
July Victoria Regatta
We held the July Victoria regatta today. It was quite hot (in the 90s) and we had sunny skies the whole day. Surprisingly, the wind manifested itself and it was a great day for sailing the regatta. We had 10 skippers come out to brave the heat and we completed 13 races. Click the following links to view
Don's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
June 25, 2022
18th Annual Circumnavigate Harper Lake Regatta
Today we held our annual Circumnavigate Regatta under quite uncharacteristic weather for the first weekend in summer. Temperatures were only in the 60s and skies were overcast. Fortunately it did not rain. The weather may have had some impact on the turnout - we had 14 boats in four different classes. This regatta was Kent Broadhead's wonderful idea 18 years ago. This was the 18th annual Circumnavigate Regatta but the 1st of the Kent Broadhead Memorial Circumnavigate Regatta. Click the following links to view
Don's report and the
2022 Circumnavigate Regatta score sheet.
June 18, 2022
June DF65 Regatta
After having to cancel the DF65 regatta in May due to wintry conditions, we were able to complete the June regatta today, and not counting a couple of electrical/mechanical failures that led to a fleet of only 6 boats for the last few races, the regatta was completed without a hitch. We had 8 skippers come out to compete under cloudy skies and temperatures in the 80s, and we fit in 15 races by going overtime. Click the following links to view
Don's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
June 11, 2022
June ODOM Regatta
June 4, 2022
June Victoria Regatta
The third Victoria regatta of the season was held today under mostly cloudy skies but very comfortable temps in the 70s. The wind was again a bit flaky although the last 45 minutes or so the wind filled in nicely. We had another fantastic turnout of 13 skippers, and we completed 10 races in the very light wind. Click the following links to view
Don's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
May 14, 2022
May ODOM Regatta
The second ODOM regatta of the season was held today. We had great weather with temps fairly steady in the 70s and partly cloudy skies. Seven skippers came out to compete and we completed 14 races. Click the following links to view
Don's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
May 7, 2022
May Victoria Regatta
Today we held the second Victoria regatta of the season. The weather was like summer: temps in the 70s and 80s, partly cloudy skies and flaky wind. We had 12 skippers competing and we completed 13 races. Click the following links to view
Don's report and the
2022 cumulative score sheet.
April 23, 2022
First DF65 Regatta of The Year