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.

New Year's Day 2010 frostbite racing results

Overcast, Winds NNW 1-5kt (Tide running South)Weather mark flag staring down the approaching skippers

Jeff and Michael tied in points for the day. Jeff for having won the last race, benefitted under Rule A8.2 and took the New Year's Day trophy.

This was not a high-wind situation.

With no waves, and only a little wind, the tide became a major factor. The upstream weather mark (seen in the photo) was a serioius challenge, and for one skipper, a resulting Rule 44.3 penalty turn became the topic of cheerful comments from other boats, and was the subject of a video, that was not viewable yet at the New Year's Day pot-luck that followed the racing.

		1	2	3	4
	Skipper \ Course					Score
1	Jeff	2	2	1	1	6
2	Michael	1	1	2	2	6
3	Catherine	3	3	3	3	12
4	Doug	4	4	4	4	16

New Year's Day - frostbite racing & potluck lunch

GREEN forecast for New Year's Day 01/01/10:

Start - 1100

Weather forecast: light NW 3kt; temperature 35°F

Tide: Low water at 1348hrs

PotLuck lunch - 1300

With the Fall Series done, we're racing today for New Year's Honors (separate series), in a traditional light breeze from the NW. (Racing is determined by the conditions on the water at the time of sailing, and if there is racing, each skipper decides whether or not to participate.)

FrozenFamily welcomes all to join in sharing pot-luck lunch .... bring enough for you and us ... starting immediately after racing (about 1:30pm) in the EYC Darby Room.

Frostbite racing results for 12/27/2009

Sailors arrived to balmy, but blustery conditions with white caps and a provisional "No" from the race committee. In the time it took to suit up, the wind dropped a few notches, the RC gave "go-ahead", the sun made a cameo appearance between the clouds, the wind began clocking from SE to S, and sailors took to the seas!

Thanks to Nick and RuthAnn and Gary for helping with Race Committee duties today, to Gene and Sue for photos, and to Jonathan, PRO, for running the Fall series for the Frozen Few!

Winds SE to South, 12-15 Kts

Seas: Moderate

Temperature: 50°F.

Courses: T,T,G,T

		1	2	3	4
	Skipper \ Course					Score
1	Jeff	2	1	1	1	5
2	Michael	1	2	3	2	8
3	Fauss	3	3	2	DNF 6	14
4	Doug	DNC 6	DNF 5	DNF 6	3	20
5	Catherine	DNC 6	DNC 6	DNF 6	DNF 6	24

FznFew 12/27/09 - GREEN - balmy finalé to Fall Series

GREEN forecast

(third try at) Day 6, Fall Series runs Sunday 12/27/09:

Start - 1100

Weather forecast: SE to WSW 10kt; temperature 50°F; light rain.

Tide: Low water at 0912hrs

FrozenFew are looking for balmy southerlies. It's the last day of the Fall Series.

(Racing is determined by the conditions on the water at the time of sailing, and if there is racing, each skipper decides whether or not to participate.)

Continuing N E W S - -

LAST WEEK - racing abandoned in gale and blizzard conditions.

AT THE LINE - Seven skippers now include Bob, Catherine, Dave, Doug, Fauss, Jeff and Michael. DaveW and Ray will be joining in Spring. Bill B is getting his hull and rig together. On the committee/safetyboats Stuart and Jonathan and Mike K.

RESULTS showing in the website now for the DAY and the FALL SERIES and the SEASON. Report includes individual and group standings up till now, the number of races that have been run, the qualification (60%) number, practically everything you need to know to score big.

SCORES & INFO LINKS to results is "Fall Standings". For forms and Info about the Frozen Few 2009-10 season: FrostBite and calendar synclink. (Thank you Sailing School, Thank you Stuart!) For Weather forecasts: Wunderground and SailFlow.

AHEAD - -

01/01/10 - New Year's Day Races (11am)
01/03/10 - No race
01/10/10 - Spring Series begins