by Laser | Jan 30, 2015 | News
By Joe Berkeley With all due respect to trick plays in Foxborough, Will Donaldson won the day Sunday in Newport with the oldest trick in the book, consistency. His scores of 4, 4, 3, 3, 1, 2 demonstrated a mastery of variable conditions that were challenging as well...
by Laser | Jan 30, 2015 | News
By Joe Berkeley On a day when Newport harbor was socked in with fog as thick as New England clam chowder, twenty three Lasers went out racing. At times, the sailors couldn’t see the next mark, but they could listen for it. In a committee boat next to the mark,...
by Laser | Jan 30, 2015 | News
The Newport Laser fleet will never trust the weatherman again. On a day that was forecast to have light winds and pleasant temperatures, the Northerly breeze picked up and the temperature dropped. Christine Neville, fleet 413’s Olympic hopeful was just back from...
by Laser | Dec 8, 2014 | News
By Joe Berkeley The big boats stored at Sail Newport that were covered were flapping away, making all sorts of noises. Except for one which had a cover made by Kinder Industries. It didn’t make a peep. In the spirited Northerly, a Laser blew off its dolly and landed a...
by Laser | Dec 4, 2014 | News
We are all used to being beaten every week by Peter Shope, Steve Kirkpatrick and, when he shows up, Ed Adams. So what do they do that we mortals do not? First, they work harder. Despite their advancing age (ahem, Ed), these guys hike harder than everybody else. To...
