by Dave Acree

How many times have you raced upwind on a port tack and finding yourself converging with a boat on a opposite starboard tack? If so you will soon have to make some decisions. Do you have room to cross or will you have to duck astern? Should you cover the other boat?

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On Thursday the weathermen announced that spring would be in 30 days. That’s a little over 4 weeks before our sailing season begins. Hopefully, our members are planning on coming down to the Lake for our practice sail at the end of March. Read More...

Sailing on Lake Ronkonkoma
By Michele Antonio

April 3 marked the start of sailing season for the Lakeside Model Sailing Club on Lake Ronkonkoma. The club will meet every Saturday until the fall to sail and race their remote controlled model yachts. The club, under the direction of Commodore Alden Whitehead since 1996, has 10-12 races each Saturday.
Read more at: http://sachem.patch.com/articles/sailing-on-lake-ronkonkoma

On Thursday the weathermen announced that spring would be in 30 days. That’s a little over 4 weeks before our sailing season begins. Hopefully, our members are planning on coming down to the Lake for our practice sail at the end of March. Read More...

Heckscher MYC presents the Bill Leidel Invitational Regatta at Heckscher Park Pond, Huntington, NY, on March 20, 2010, for Marblehead Class (50/800) model yachts.
For more information, email Jeff Urquhart at wavydog@verizon.net

Traditional Vintage Marblehead constructed using plank on frame building technique; excellent condition; launched October, 2008. Read More...

By Rod Carr

Proper sail feet are configured to improve performance over the range of wind and wave conditions that you encounter on the racecourse. The mainsail foot is especially important in maintaining boat balance and power through the variability of wind that is encountered during a day of sailing competition.

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On Thursday the weathermen announced that spring would be in 30 days. That’s a little over 4 weeks before our sailing season begins. Hopefully, our members are planning on coming down to the Lake for our practice sail at the end of March. Read More...

Our 2009 sailing season came to an end October 31. This was an interesting year where we hit the wrong whether pattern on several weekends. Read More...