Top Shelf Cocktail Class Racing

13 days and counting until the season opener. Governors Cup Smyrna Yacht Club! Still lots to do to Finish “Rocks”. First of 8 planned coats of varnish going on today.

Back in the boat shop, finally! Less than 50 days until the start of the 2024 season. Already started a check list. ☑️ last cost of epoxy on the deck of “Rocks” #405.
☑️ graphics and TotalBoat Lust varnish are next!

Had the pleasure of meeting Doug Jackson and touring SV Seeker a few weeks ago. Got to share my passion with a man who’s YouTube message is to encourage people to chase their passion.

Doug invited me back to do so work on the boat a couple weeks later, where I got to spend some time with him and it was captured in one of his YouTube videos.

Doug is as genuine as he is in his videos a sincere man who has shared his passion with the internet and in return got help building a wonderful boat. I’m honored to be apart of the community he built. Enjoy the video!

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It’s Race Day! Maryland Yacht Club Ccwbra Cocktail Class Wooden Boat Racing

“It ain’t easy being green” #405

“It ain’t easy being green”
#405

Last coat of epoxy on the topside and transom today. Time to reflect back on this project and this special weekend. Im fortunate to be able to chase my passions, building and racing boats. Im very much aware just how fortunate I am as if weren’t for those Americans willing to lay down their lives for this great country I would not be able to do this. On always remember and never forget those who died in defense of this great country.

From the boat shop, dry fit the coamings today.

Working on the helm for Rocks.

Rocks all decked out! They say you can never have enough clamps.

Progress from the boat shop this week on “Rocks”! Keel has been mounted, bottom fared and flat and fifth coat of epoxy done.

Here is the latest issue of the Happy Hour Newsletter.

The Happy Hour Newsletter - April 2023 It’s April, the month of foolishness, when young cocktail racers tear the covers off their Skuas and the smell of five-month-old gasoline fumes (not to mention the half a fossilized ham and blue cheese sandwich mashed behind the starboard flotation bag) engender flights of fancy – clear water ah...

On the “Rocks” this Sunday in the boat shop. Prepped for glass.

Sun rise over Skuas, it’s race day Smyrna Yacht Club

New transom knees, some paint touch up and fresh varnish. 5 days til Governor’s Cup in New Symerna.

Chaser is ready for New Symerna! This boat will be available for sale this month. Time to make room for a new boat and pass this one along to someone wanting to experience the joy of boat racing in its cheapest form.

Lots going on the the boat shop this week! Just two weeks until the governors cup at New Symerna Yacht Club.

Hot off the press! Issue 1 volume 1 of the “Happy Hour” news letter.

This years race schedule is in there!

Welcome to The Happy Hour, the Cocktail Class Wooden Boat Racing Association’s monthly newsletter. Our goal is to give you interesting news of other boats and racers, useful tips, technical and otherwise, that you can use, information about coming CCWBRA races and first-hand accounts of races completed. https://ccwbra.com/the-happy-hour-newsletter/

Today was as close as you can come to a keel laying on my next Cocktail Class Race Boat. The tradition of a keel lay ceremony is to ensure good luck during the building process. It was unfortunately unceremoniously done.

Started the build of “Rocks”, the twin to “Neat”. Plywood is being cut and soon sanded. More pics and videos to follow!

What a way to end the season! Great hospitality at a fantastic venue! Looking forward to returning!

A 10-15 knot SSW breeze raised a chop on Fairlee Creek, but that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm and excitement for the CCWBRA's season end, Oktoberfest Regatta, held for the first time at Safe Harbor Great Oak Landing on October 15. Check out race results and some great videos from the event! https://ccwbra.com/2022/11/14/oktoberfest-2022/

2022 CCWBRA Kent Island Regatta | PropTalk Pity the poor Cocktail Class racer who wasn’t at the CCWBRA Kent Island Regatta on September 10 at Kent Island Yacht Club.

Just getting around to posting from the last race of the year. I was up in Maryland at Safe Harbor Great Oak Landing for The Ccwbra Cocktail Class Wooden Boat Racing October Fest.

I was inducted into the prestigious Turtle Club. I was told it was not if but When you become a member. I was not however expecting the water to be so cold.

CCWBRA SouthEast Region – RumRunners

Great drone footage from Octoberfest from last weekend. Thanks to Safe Harbor Great Oak Landing
CCWBRA SouthEast Region – RumRunners Chesapeake Light Craft (CLC) Boat Builders

Cocktail Class Racer Oktoberfest Regatta 2022 (CCWBRA) Safe Harbor Great Oak Landing On Saturday, October 15, the Cocktail Class Wooden Boat Racing Association (CCWBRA) held its season-end Oktoberfest Cocktail Class Regatta at Safe Harbor Gre...

Last weekends race! I’ll have more pics soon.
Great hospitality! Many thanks to Safe Harbor Great Oak Landing!

New issue of PropTalk Magazine is out and the Kent Island Regatta has a great write up on page 53.

Read PropTalk Online | PropTalk For all things for all things boating on the Chesapeake Bay, read PropTalk online or browse through the archive of past issues of PropTalk Magazine.

Next and last stop on this years race schedule

Join us for the final race of the season on October 15th at Safe Harbor Great Oak Landing in Chestertown, MD brought to you by Race Director, Todd Steffes! https://ccwbra.com/event/oktoberfest-2022/

Read about the Kent Island Regatta!

Pity the poor Cocktail Racer who wasn’t at the Kent Island Regatta on September 10 as Turtles, Jellyfish, Beautiful Weather and Great Racing were had. https://ccwbra.com/2022/09/21/kent-island-regatta-2022/