Author: artur hvastovich

By Bill Robinson, ECYC Commodore Essex Corinthian Yacht Club (ECYC) hosted the 2nd Annual Eastern Connecticut Women’s Invitational Regatta on Sunday, May 19 in Essex.  Sailed in Ideal 18s offered up for charter by ECYC and neighboring Essex Yacht Club, ten crews representing eight yacht clubs battled it out in classic Connecticut River spring conditions. Shifty winds and an ever-present ebb tide challenged the locals and visitors alike, with virtually every boat scoring a top 3 finish…

By Christopher Cole I’ve noticed that a lot of races recently seem to be using Time on Time (ToT) instead of Time on Distance (ToD) to correct time. I have a problem with that. ToT greatly favors the boats with higher PHRF ratings in every condition.       In a fairly average race in average conditions that went a very typical eleven miles in a quite common two and a half hours, we recently beat the…