Category Archives: RC Laser Fleet 14

RC Laser Fleet 14 sails remote control model sailboats on Canandaigua Lake in New York.

Capt. Jack “Sparrow” Bennett Team Wins Eight-Legged Race

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Bill Blevins

After four light-wind races, the eight-legged team of Brennan Blodgett, Leslie Bennett, Jack Bennett and Christine Stebbins (L to R) won the Canandaigua RC Laser Fleet’s first annual Eight-Legged Race on Saturday, July 2, 2011. Team Yost from R.A.M.Y.A placed … Continue reading →

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Four Sailors and Eight Legs Equals Twelve Winners

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Bill Blevins

Four beautiful hand painted Perrier Jouet champagne flutes and an exquisite bottle of bubbly will go to the winning team in the Canandaigua RC Laser Fleet’s first annual Eight-Legged Race! The current plan is to set a short windward-leeward course … Continue reading →

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The Eight-Legged Race Is This Saturday

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Bill Blevins

Start getting your crew trained and prepared for this weekend’s Eight-Legged Race! This will be a RC Laser relay race where we’ll set out marks off of the south end of the docks at CYC and then announce courses that … Continue reading →

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Spring “First Place” Series Wrap-up

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Bill Blevins

The Spring “First Place” Series is now complete with Bill Blevins, Gary Schmidt and Jonathan Gorbold racking up the most 1st places with 14, 8 and 7 respectively. Nelson Habecker came on strong at the end of the series and … Continue reading →

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Round Up Your RC Laser Crew Members

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Bill Blevins

Jack Bennett (#005) sails his RC Laser in the 2011 Squaw Island Race on Canandaigua Lake. The next special race for the Canandaigua RC Laser Fleet will be the “Eight-Legged Race” which will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, … Continue reading →

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2011 Squaw Island Race Sailing Instructions

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Bill Blevins

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Canandaigua, New York RC Laser Fleet 14 SQUAW ISLAND RACE May 28, 2011 Rules: The regatta shall be governed by the rules as defined in the current Racing Rules of Sailing, as amended by Appendix E for RC … Continue reading →

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Creative Starts And Scoring Methods For Spring Series

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Bill Blevins

We decided to only count first place wins in the Spring Series. Every first place win during the 7 week series, or about 60 races, will garner that skipper a special award (for each win!) After 3 of 7 weeks, … Continue reading →

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Notice of Race: Squaw Island Race

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Bill Blevins

NOTICE OF RACE Canandaigua, New York RC Laser Fleet 14 SQUAW ISLAND RACE May 28, 2011 Rules: The regatta shall be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing as amended by Appendix E for RC … Continue reading →

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No Formal RC Laser Racing On Sunday, May 15

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Bill Blevins

As reflected on the racing calendar and due to the J/22 regatta at the yacht club this weekend, there will not be any formal RC Laser racing activities Sunday. The next group of races in the series will be on … Continue reading →

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RC Laser Sailors Seek Power Boat Chauffeurs

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Bill Blevins

The Canandaigua RC Laser fleet has been warming up on Sunday afternoons since mid-March but the seven-week spring low point series beginning May 1 is the first official scoring series of the year. Regular weekly racing for the RC Lasers … Continue reading →

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