Looking for Race day volunteers to set marks, do timing and run safety boat on 8/28 & 9/12.
Training will be given. Please contact membership officer or race commissioner.
Category: Club News
Racing Season is Underway!
The Windham Sailing Club racing season is well underway! No racing experience required. See the club calendar for your next opportunity.
Start of season Mooring Day
Hello Windham Sailors- This spring’s mooring day is May 16th. All mooring members should attend to get their’ moorings set for the year. Wear old clothes and prepare to get dirty! See you at the cove.
WSC 50th Anniversary History, Part 4
1973
Ken Lady was elected Commodore. Races were held every other weekend from early June until Labor Day. A scoring system too complicated to explain here established the champions of the year. Gerry and Carolee Seibert started to dominate the racing.
1975
Bob and Hedi Strebi sold their Thistle, bought a Blue Jay and joined the club. They had been watching the activity at Ward’s Cove since it began. They had their first exposure to sail boat racing during the so called “Spring Series”. It was a humbling experience. Wnhen the finally crossed the finish line after a “twice around the course race” the committee boat was already collecting the course markers. Bob and Hedi had read all the books about racing, but some essential details had escaped them, for example how and where to run the spinnaker sheets. The club members were very supportive and enlightened them on the matter. They set and doused the spinnaker 12 times. They had even brought a practice marker. At the next race they were introduced to the supreme experience of sail boat racing namely to watch the entire fleet minus one boat over the transom of their boat. Nevertheless Gerry and Carolee ended the year as club champions.