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How to be good crew
Do you want to be “good crew” when you race or cruise on a boat that isn’t yoursThe boat may not be yours, but you should treat it like it is. Treat the boat as...
Location, Location, Location
Knowing where the mark is to make a rounding is an important factor in racing. Understanding how to read the mark location listed the NOR is necessary. In the...
Ladies Day at HISC – Third Time’s the Charm!
Mother Nature seemed to have it in for the ladies of HISC this year. As Race Chair, I jokingly dubbed this one the Goldilocks Race: Race 1 was cancelled for too...
The Columbus Day Regatta, That I'll Never Forget
The 2025 Columbus Day Regatta marked Contrail's 22nd race. The weather was terrible on Friday for the delivery to Miami. It was stormy and a long trip to the...
Ladies Day Race Saturday November 1
The Ladies day regatta is scheduled for 11 am on Saturday November 1. Come out on the water to cheer on the all female crews.The race starts at 11 am.After Race...
Commodore Cup Regatta View from the Committee Boat
The Commodores Cup just like any regatta involves a lot of planning with many little tasks that make up the regatta as a whole. The tasks involved are securing a...
Commodores Cup Regatta
Saturday September 20. Race to honor the clubs commodores!Ahoy me hearties,The winds be callin’ and the sea be ready fer battle! The Commodores Cup Annual...
Bill
Nederlanden 2025 Race perspective
August racing is guaranteed to be hot and the chance of rain is high. Wind is another story. We may get blown off the water by the ramp up of hurricane season or...
Bill Nederlanden Race NOR
2025 HISC Bill Nederlanden RaceNotice of Race and Sailing Instructions1. Governing Rules:This race is governed by the 2025-2028 Racing Rules of Sailing except as...
Crew Race Saturday July 19 10:30 am Start all boats
2025 HISC CREW RACENotice of Race and Sailing InstructionsThe Dave Gottschall Memorial Crew RaceJuly 191. Rules: This race is governed by the 2025-2028 Racing...
Never ever, ever, ever give up
Jamie and I substituted for Mike on the beach committee for races 5 and 6. Light winds SE at 6 kts and a strong Gulfstream current close to shore made for a...
Fellowship Cup Regatta
The Fellowship Cup being held the weekend of Feb 15-16 is being sponsored by Castaways, Palm Beach Sailing Club and HISC.THE NOR and Si will be sent out by...
Fall 7- We have a race and a winner!
It finally happened. After multiple cancellations and 2 months of waiting, we had the race that would decide the winner of the Fall Series. Unfortunately, one of...
Why or Why Not Cancel a Race
Fall 2024 Racing and mother nature. What goes into cancelling a raceFall Racing 2024 has been thwarted by mother nature, who has thrown hurricane threats,...
Ladies Day Regatta 2024
Mother Nature kept the ladies off the water on the originally planned August day and that worked out okay. It gave the ladies a chance to race with maybe a few...
Fall Series 1 & 2
The forecast called for Sun, 90+ degrees, ESE winds at 3 at 11am building to 8 by 2pm and then decreasing with a chance for showers. Fall Series 1 & 2 looked...
Single Hand/Double Hand Race
Release your inspiration...Due to the tide, we pushed off the dock at 10:30 pm Friday night to anchor out for the evening. The evening was quiet with a slight...
Spring 5 & 6 May 19
May 19 was a glorious day. We had sun, wind and blue skies. We had 4 boats. The only thing lacking was more boats.The beach committee was on station by 10:15 and...
HISC to Palm Beach Sailing Club RegattaMay 4, 2024
The annual HISC to PBSC Regatta kicked off with the Skippers Meeting Friday night with an open-air barbeque on the east side of Lake Boca. We had a nice breeze,...
Spring Series #1 & #2
Spring race 1 &2 weekend weather came in like a lion and exited like a frisky lamb. Storms rolled through the Friday and Saturday of the weekend of March 24,...
Mary Wells Race - 2023
Saturday, November 18th, dawned cool and overcast. The building NW wind brought heavy dark clouds and a few sprinkles. While this was still the best weather day...
2023 Commodores Cup Race
The annual Commodore’s Cup race took place on September 16th, and as races go this one was spectacular. We had a total of 11 boats spread out in four different...
2023 Ladies Day Race
Ladies Day Regatta 2023 was a success thanks to the ladies who brought their boats out to race and welcomed club members out for a day of racing and comradery.We...
