ORANGE: Weather OK but infrastructure iffy for racing tomorrow

Hello skippers,

The weather for sailing tomorrow looks fine: winds from 5-7 knots and temperatures around 26°F. The problem is that we may have trouble getting to the yacht club — and our boats — in order to sail.

Currently, all roads in Rhode Island are closed until further notice. Hopefully, the ban will be lifted by Sunday morning, but we do not know for certain. The road closings also prevent us from getting down to the club to assess the situation there. I don't know if Shaw Ave has been plowed, or what conditions are like on the hill and in the parking lot.

Even if the traffic ban is lifted, there may still be parking restrictions on Narragansett Blvd. If anyone has a good source of information on this, please let me know.

My current plan is to try and get to the club early Sunday morning and send out another email by 9 am describing the conditions I find. If conditions seem passable, then we can meet at the club, shovel out some, and decide whether to go ahead with racing.

If at any point you decide not to come to the club tomorrow, please let me know so I can plan accordingly.

In the meantime, all the scores on the sailing school web site are up to date, so you may enjoy taking a break from snow shoveling to look at the current standings.

Power is down for me and Catherine, but we still have email and our cell phones are working. Please feel free to get in touch.

Best wishes,

—Stuart
samalone@llamagraphics.com
cell: 508-733-7322