Frostbiting in Boston

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Chris123

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Taking one step further into madness, I have decided to try frostbiting this winter. Here in Boston, Cottage Park Yacht Club is reputed to run a very nice frostbiting series in Lasers and Interclubs. It's convenient; friendly; there's good racing; and by midafternoon you're done and either drinking beer in a warm clubhouse or proceeding with the rest of your Sunday activities.

Since misery loves company, I'm now eager to recruit a few others.... If you live in the Boston area and are thinking about trying frostbiting, I encourage you to check out the CPYC site, and get on their mailing list by visiting this Yahoo site.
 
I spoke to the usual organizer -- due to a couple of geographic moves, recent marriages, etc. they're hovering just below critical mass... about 5 interested people; a couple more and we'd be on our way to having a fleet.

The good news is that they're already organized -- there is interclub racing going on, so there is already a RC setting a course, crash boats, all that stuff -- all a group of laser sailors would need to do would be to show up and race and to volunteer for some of the work.

I'm not personally a member; apparently you don't need to be one to frostbite; the fee is I believe $125, you can use the facilities, which include a warm place to change clothes, shower, and have a beer after racing, and a place to store your boat.

While this lacks the 50-boats-on-the-line experience of Newport, it is, on the other hand, awfully convenient to Bostonians. You can drive there, get half a dozen races in, put your boat away, shower, and change, all without giving over your entire Sunday to it.

Let me know if you have any interest -- I don't claim to have any particular expertise in organizing this sort of thing, nor do I speak for the club or the fleet in any way -- I'm just a struggling Laser sailor looking for more time in the boat.
 
I just joined the Yahoo group...I sail Stars out of CPYC in the summer and just re-acquired a laser so hopefully we can stir up enough interest to keep a laser series going this winter.
 
I wouldn't want to take a walk in the middle of a New England winter much less sail a boat. I hope y'all keep the sail pointed up and not in the water.
 
torrid said:
I wouldn't want to take a walk in the middle of a New England winter much less sail a boat. I hope y'all keep the sail pointed up and not in the water.
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Now, now, 'round here we say "there's no such thing as bad weather, just inadequate clothing."
 
Have great fun guys....I just took a swim in the ocean 5 blocks from my house, and the water was a 'nippy 80 degrees.....I DO hope no-one 'goes over the edge'.........
 
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