Oktoberfest 2015 at KIYC, last event of the racing season, was at times windy, chilly, cloudy, and often a combination of all three. Fortunately, the wind was blowing across the race course with little fetch so the water was relatively…
Great weather, great venue, great racing. Sound familiar? Throw in free grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and drinks and condiments provided by Steve and Kay Brendlinger, plus a few more goodies by other participants, and you should agree we had…
Forty-one drivers and twenty-eight boats participated in the 2015 CCWBRA National Championship at Rock Hall Yacht Club on 15 August. The weather was gorgeous, although the cooling afternoon breeze led to an increasing chop from mid-day on. The traditional Rock…
The 2015 KIYC Regatta, held on 18 July, was another fun and interesting day. The weather looked bad and was forecast to get worse (black clouds and a thunderstorm in the distance, white caps on the race course, etc.). However, as…
Three Lehigh Valley CCWBRA boat-builders (Fred Allerton, Steve Brendlinger, and Tom Kerr) hosted an informal, experimental race on the Lehigh River in Allentown, PA on Saturday, 6 June. For this trial race, participation was intentionally minimal at 10 boats and 12 drivers…
Fourteen boats, eighteen drivers and absolutely perfect weather: mostly sunny, mid 80s, slight breeze, and no other boaters. No wonder 15 of the 18 drivers were from out of state. One participant even commented how nice it was to be…
The first race of the 2015 Mid-Winter Regatta was hosted by the Smyrna Yacht Club in New Smryna Beach, Florida on 28 February. There were 22 CCRs, 25 drivers and a large crowd of spectators; an increase from 12 boats…
Twenty-five drivers raced nineteen CCRs around a five-turn course, which was made longer for the 8-hp Class. The eight-boat-length overlap-marker buoys placed in front of the first three turn pins garnered a lot of favorable remarks. As did the split…
The 2014 Union Lake Regatta was another fun and safe CCWBRA event. Frank Stauss, Race Director, made sure the weather was picture perfect: mid-80's temps with a slight breeze most of the day. There was a good turn-out with 19…
The Smyrna Yacht Club's inaugural Cocktail Class Regatta was an overwhelming success, despite a Heat Index of 108 on race day. CCWBRA racers from Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida competed to be the first powerboaters to have their names engraved on…