The Frozen Few
Seasons
Winter "Frostbite" Racing
Edgewood Sailing School and Edgewood Yacht Club support a vibrant fleet of over a dozen frostbite sailors who sail Sunfish on Sundays from October through April, including Columbus Day and New Year's Day regattas, and the annual "Up From The Ashes" regatta which commemorates recovery from club-house fire of 2011. Edgewood Sailing School can help you get safely started with this challenging and rewarding winter sport. The Frozen Few also welcome spectators to cheer on racers.
Season standings
2023-2024
The Frozen Few return to the water on Sunday, November 5.
Registration, racing fees, and waivers are online this year. When you complete your registration, you will immediately have a chance to pay your racing fee by credit card. Electronic waivers will go out by email a few days before racing. You must complete this waiver before racing.
Note that a separate winter boat storage contract is required to keep your Sunfish at the yacht club. The Sunfish winter storage fee is $200 for EYC members or $250 for non-members. Please fill out this form and mail it to the club with your payment.
Frostbite racing results for 2/28/2010
The Race Committee challenged The Frozen Few's fleet of Sunfish sailors on the Narragansett Bay to an unusual course with a flag set daringly between the North and South docks of the Edgewood Yacht Club Marina. Temperatures were comfortable and the NNE winds were refreshingly light.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skipper \ Course | Score | |||||||
| 1 | Ray W. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 | David W. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
| 3 | Kyle | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | |
| 4 | Bob | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | |
| 5 | Dave Saunders | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 26 | |
| 6 | Fauss | 3 | RAF 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
| 7 | Michael | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | |
| 8 | Jeff | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 36 | |
| 9 | Catherine | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 42 | |
| 10 | Doug | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 47 |
"Frozen Limit" 2/21 reached in very big wind
Frostbite races were cancelled on February 21, 2010 due to unfavorable weather conditions.
The race area was developing white caps on the surface of the water in strong gusts. Despite the temperature being on the mild side, the strong winds were producing significant wind chill. The forecast was for the winds to pick up as the day went on, so sailors opted on the side of safety, deciding collectively that racing should be cancelled for the day.
A few sailors took the opportunity to practice in the more sheltered areas without adding in the challenges of racing a particular course with determined competitors. Spectators from shore were impressed when Kyle caught one spectacular gust that gave his sunfish a "Rooster Tail."
Examples from the week before show Catherine and Michael enjoying
the consequences of "whistling for wind" 
Everyone safely back to shore, looking forward to next week and Spring.
Frostbite racing results for 2/7/2010
Racing today was brief but exciting. A strong northwest wind with powerful gusts propelled our skippers around the first course in record time, planing on the reaches to and from the jibe mark. The wind strengthened further for the second race, which managed to wear out several competitors. Seeing these skippers retire, the race committee called an end to the day's races, but a few skippers ran one last unofficial race before coming back to the dock.
| 1 | 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skipper \ Course | Score | ||||
| 1 | Kyle | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | Ray W. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Jeff | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Bob | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | David W. | 1 | DNF 10 | 11 | |
| 6 | Michael | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| 7 | Catherine | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| 8 | Jonathan C. | 7 | DNF 10 | 17 | |
| 9 | Doug | 8 | DNF 10 | 18 |
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