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Just to update the HardWay results, another four boats finished the course late in the afternoon. A few of the stragglers that this group shepherded home were running under bare poles. So with seven boats completing the 2021 HardWay, it … Continue reading →

Bob MacEwen and Joel Tompkins romped around Muscongus Bay today. His report: I sailed at Vannah Rd today with one of my eighty year old friends, Joel Tomkins. He built his own Cheapskate and sailed it today for only the … Continue reading →

News from Jim Turner on Mt. Desert: “Four boats sailed Eagle Lake today with better than expected wind. Ice stayed hard but the surface was somewhat lunar. Cheapskate clocked 37 mph over the bumps.” Similar surface scouted on Chickawaukee this … Continue reading →

Results are still coming in, but in spite of the big winds and attrition rates we believe it’s in the books. Of thirty boats to start out, three completed the course, including the requisite walk on the beach at Center … Continue reading →

Tape your pins: Winnipesaukee The Hardway is ON for Monday March 15. Launch at Brewster Beach, Wolfboro, HN. Be in your boat, brake off and shoving off at 10:00am sharp. See below for history,details and tips. NEIYA’s Winnipesaukee “The HardWay” … Continue reading →