August is turning out to be a great month to sail as both Tuesday and Wednesday nights brought perfect racing conditions.             In the Tuesday night Ensign Series, Odyssey won both races. Black Ice finished with 2-seconds, Hamburglar with 2-thirds and Recess with 2-fourths.             In the Wednesday night PHRF series, Kindred Spirits again captured […] Read more »

The Mattapoisett Yacht Club’s Fall Round the Bay Race, scheduled for August 29, will have one start for the Spinnaker Class, a separate start for the Non-Spinnaker Class, and another separate start for the Double-Handed Non-Spinnaker Class rather than the staggered “Pursuit” start that was used in the Spring Round-the-Bay Race. The course begins and […] Read more »

The Tuesday Night Ensign fleet finally had a perfect night of racing after suffering through most of July with bad wind and thunderstorms. In the first race, Odyssey finished first, followed by Black Ice, Hamburglar and Recess. But in the second race, Black Ice turned the tables and finished ahead of Odyssey to win the […] Read more »

The Tuesday night Ensign Class finally completed two races this week to wrap up July. Odyssey won both races. Black Ice finished second in both races, Hamburglar third, and Recess was fourth. Five races were needed to qualify for a Series. Hopefully, August brings better Tuesday night conditions. The weather was certainly doubtful for Wednesday’s […] Read more »

It has been a tough month for the Ensign Class as the weather the past three weeks has kept them off the racecourse.             The PHRF classes on Wednesday, although windy, have been able to race.             Results from the past two weeks show Kindred Spirits in first place in Class A with two firsts. […] Read more »

July series. Once again, the Ensign Class had to cancel racing due to Tuesday’s rain and wind.             Wednesday Night PHRF series got off to a slow start as winds were very light and shifty. The race committee had their work cut out for them, first by moving the starting line and then a postponement […] Read more »

In a hotly contested battle, Black Ice wins the last race in the June Ensign series to take a one point win over Odyssey for the night and the series. This was a battle every night as the two boats swapped first and seconds throughout the month.             In the Wednesday PHRF series, Class A, […] Read more »

            On the morning of July 4, Mattapoisett saw its typical wave of athletes arrive, ready to run. This time was a record breaker! Even with high heats from an extreme heat advisory, 1387 racers crossed the line in the end, over 50 more racers than last year and the most the race has seen […] Read more »

Tuesday Night Ensign Class. After weeks of bad weather on Tuesday nights, the Ensigns were able to finally race. Black Ice took the nightly honors with first and second place finishes, followed by Odyssey which had a first and a third. Hambuglar rounded out the fleet, placing third with a second and third for the […] Read more »

Once again, the wind was too strong on Tuesday, June 17 for the Ensign fleet to race. The ORR high school team did some in the harbor practice racing.             On Wednesday Night the wind was perfect for the bigger PHRF boats. In Class A Kindred Spirits once again led the way this time however […] Read more »