77 years is quite a history. There are several historical races around. In my area, last weekend saw the 166th running of the Race to the Coast. The first one was held in 1849. Oldest in the Western Hemisphere.
The race starts inside Lake Pontchartrain and finishes in Mississippi Sound off Gulfport. Boats must race through The Rigolets, the somewhat narrow river-like outlet from Lake Pontchartrain. That presents unusual challenges in that, in addition to the winding waterway, there are three opening bridges, two railroad bridges and one vehicle bridge. Boats are allow to take "bridge time" if they are delayed by a closed bridge. Below is a compilation of still pics from the race. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggCWSDsltEA> No C&C's this year but there were two Newport 41's. Results for the interested: < http://www.southernyachtclub.org/files/2015%20R2C%20Scoring.pdf> Tomorrow is the Gulfport to Pensacola Race. I had to cancel Touche's participation this year due to my recovery from surgery. :( Weather for the race looks great. *FRIDAY* SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. *FRIDAY NIGHT* SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. *SATURDAY* SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET DOMINANT PERIOD 5 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 8:26 AM, Jim Reinardy via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > The history of the cup itself is here: > > http://ssyc.org/queens-cup/qchistory > > General information about the race is at > http://ssyc.org/queens-cup/queens-cup-home > > The race is a bit unique in that it starts at 6PM on a Friday night and > goes across Lake Michigan, so most of the racing is in the dark. It always > originates at South Shore Yacht Club in Milwaukee (where I am a member), > but the finish moves from year to year on the Michigan side. This year it > finishes at South Haven, which is southeast of Milwaukee, but has gone as > far north as Ludington, with Muskegon also being a common destination. > Race distances vary from about 75-90 miles depending on the finish port. > This is the 77th year of the race, with the cup itself having a longer > history as explained in the link above. >
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