EC Helme (Admin)

Most commented posts

  1. Repair Update #3 — 2 comments
  2. Spirit is at Caseys! — 2 comments
  3. Initial JYC Thoughts and Other Happenings — 2 comments
  4. Season Champions — 1 comments
  5. Pre-Season Update — 1 comments

Author's posts

Dec 21 2020

Goodbye 2020, hello 2021

It has been quite a while since my last post!  There’s a bit to report but thankfully nothing too major.  Spirit came out of the water in early October (nearly three months ago?!?!?!?!) at Wickford Safe Harbor Marina.  This was done to facilitate easy transfer to Waterline Systems in Quonset for some bottom work.  Specifically, …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://spirit.crew-mgr.com/goodbye-2020-hello-2021/

Aug 25 2020

Last Couple of Months! : (

The website is now fully updated with all remaining races, any cancels I know about already, and crewing plans to year-end.  Please take a look through and make sure I haven’t messed up something with your availability.   We’ve had a great run of recent races; JYC Summer is very close to a podium finish and …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://spirit.crew-mgr.com/last-couple-of-months/

Jul 31 2020

August??? Already???

Mid season update here.  We’ve had a nice run of races recently.  JYC Tuesdays, (when they aren’t canceled!), have been a blast and we are finding ourselves in the top half of the mix, with solid speed and point and great teamwork to get the boat on the startline in excellent tactical position.  I also …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://spirit.crew-mgr.com/august-already/

Jul 12 2020

It’s a blur

Honestly, things are a bit of a blur right now.  Reschedules, cancels, deconflicting future events and crew — it is all whizzing by!  Quick note here to report that I have updated Cuttyhunk and used the same crew as the original event.  If the new date doesn’t work for you please let me know.  July …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://spirit.crew-mgr.com/its-a-blur/

Jul 07 2020

Season Champions

Looking at last year’s results we knew we had a pretty strong season, but I’m not sure we appreciated just how good it was.  With no Spring Dinner for the Twenty Hundred Club this year we decided instead to distribute trophies at a board meeting last night.  Of course, we knew about Prince Henry, which …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://spirit.crew-mgr.com/season-champions/

Jul 06 2020

Initial JYC Thoughts and Other Happenings

Our first JYC race is in the books.  Mid-fleet basically (5/9).  Light breeze meant a bigger spread in finish times as the wind was spotty and variable across the course and the wind completely shutdown just as we were finishing.  Despite a front row start heading in the apparent correct direction at the favored pin …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://spirit.crew-mgr.com/initial-jyc-thoughts-and-other-happenings/

Jun 25 2020

Around Aquidneck and other happenings

So the season is spooling up fast.  After a somewhat frustrating Bridge Fiasco, I’m really happy we bounced back with a solid AAR.  The reach across the sound and run up the Sakonnet were the stuff of dreams — flat and breezy.  As a team we had really great “control” over the boat, managing the …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://spirit.crew-mgr.com/around-aquidneck-and-other-happenings/

Jun 11 2020

Racing Underway

So the season is underway.  Our first event, the inaugural Bridge Fiasco, was a bit of fun and we had some really good speed and crew work, but unfortunately the skipper selected the wrong order of bridges to pass!  DOH!  Regardless, it was a great day and I think the first “real” race of the …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://spirit.crew-mgr.com/racing-underway/

Apr 27 2020

Spring . . . Getting There.

So over the last few days we’ve had a little more clarity regarding the schedule over the next month.  Sorry for the spam regarding a practice sail tomorrow — that was the original plan of course.  Now that JYC has cancelled the Spring series, we can move pre-events to align with the Summer series.  Accordingly, …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://spirit.crew-mgr.com/spring-getting-there/

Apr 20 2020

Spring . . . Sort of.

Hey all, quick update here.  Obviously you know from the virtual crew meeting there’s a lot of uncertainty at the moment regarding sailing and racing.  You likely know Navy has closed the marina (to anything other than checking on your boat to make sure it hasn’t sunk) until June 1st.  For sure May is pretty …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://spirit.crew-mgr.com/spring-sort-of/

Load more