Cuttyhunk Yacht Club

Of course no discussion of Cuttyhunk would be complete without a shout-out to my beloved Cuttyhunk Yacht Club. Pipe down –it isn’t a yacht club like you think about –the main building is a garage with college-kid-Summer-dive appartment above it [having lived there for three Summers,I can tell you it is the best deal going - the view itself is worth a mint]. What it is is a quality sailing instruction program for ages 6 to 16 or so. We race other clubs around SE MA and do well,but have intraclub competitions that are low-key and good-natured. All in all,a great mix of seamanship and sportsmanship. It turns 50 this Summer –here’s to ya,CYC!

Our fleet of lasers –still going,even as the 420s have come to town…That is the main club doc in the background (not exactly Corninthian,eh?)

All CYC kids learn to sail,as I did,in Turnabouts. I can’t figure out who makes these now,if anyone –it used to be Parker River Marine in Newbury,MA. They are slow but stable and we do race them. It is,in fact,a real art. My father is the grand master and taught me to sit way forward,healing it slightly,to get the most speed.

Here is a member’s boat –among the most beautiful I know. I have sailed her several times and she sails well (though she doesn’t seem to want too much of a blow).

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