2025 Race Results
2025 Saturday Race Series Two
Individual Race Results:
September 6
The next race will commence at 2PM. Results will be posted after the race has concluded.
August 30
It was another in the series of beautiful days in Provincetown Harbor that we have seen recently! The wind was perfect from the west at 10mph. Opps, I mean the south at 4mph. Oh wait, it's from the east and almost flat. Ok, well the wind might not have been predictable, but it kept us on our toes. The Committee Boat first had to figure out a course that would accomodate such variable and changing conditions, and as usual did a stellar job of the race from start to finish.
There were three boats out for the day with two races. First a longer W3, followed by a shorter W2 in lighter air. Winning was a combination of good sailing and luck, with the emphasis on luck. One might pick the wrong course and suddenly the wind would shift and you were ahead of the pack!
Our congratulations to skippers Joel Shaw and Jeff Lick who were each blessed by the wind gods today with a first place. Only two more races in this second series, so stay tuned. Full race results here.
August 23
What a day it was! The wind had threatened to grow rapidly right at race time. But forecasts can't be trusted. Instead we were given perfect racing winds that were steady yet exciting and challenging. Four boats arrived at the starting line. The favored approach seemed to be a port start across the line. And they were off! It was a triangular TW3 course. As usual, all turns had the mark on your port side, and the start/finish line was closed. Meaning no boats can cross that line as they make their way around the field, until, of course, they finish.
And the finishes were tighter than ever, but Selma Rose chose her course wisely and edged out Bobbin' Along in both races. You'll note that the time was noticably faster in the second race as the winds began to build. So the Committee boat wisely decided we had enjoyed enough excitement and called it a day. Congratulations to captain Joel Shaw, to all our boats, and our thanks to the Committee boat officials. Full results here.
August 16
A perfect day on the water and lots of smiles all round for the second day of racing in Series II of the PYC Open Class races. Two W3 races were held just east of the breakwater, with the second race being much quicker than the first as winds picked up. For comparison, one of our racers clocked average speeds of 3.2mph in the first race, and 5.4mph in the second.
Congratulations to Shakit and Bobbin' Along for their first place wins, and to everyone for participating on this fine Saturday. And it goes without saying that we give heartfelt thanks to the Committee Boat officials who made the day possible and set up a wonderful and slightly challenging course for the racers. Full results are here.
August 9
We are beholden to Mother Nature. Sometimes she gives us winds that make racing a bit too… sporty. For the first race day of the second series of 2025, numerous forecast models predicted very light winds. The kind of winds that make racing… hmm, a bit boring. However, the afternoon started and maintained excellent weather for sailing. Winds were 8-10 MPH, the sky was clear and the temperature was lovely. Three boats came to compete. We ran three races, all triangles. The first was a TW2 and when we saw that the wind was holding, the second and third races were longer TW3 courses.
Congratulations to Shakit for winning the first race and to Selma Rose for winning the second and third. Congratulations also to Summer Om who positioned themselves beautifully to get over the starting line first in the second race. They don’t get points toward a trophy for a first place start, but they do get “points” for working hard on improving their race starts. Full results are here.
Many thanks go to Joseph and Mario for helping Ron and Betty on the committee boat.
2025 Saturday Races Series One
Final Results:
The August 2 race marked the conclusion of Series 1 of the 2025 season. Those results gave Selma Rose the edge for first place, with Shakit coming in with a strong second place finish. Congratulations to both! Note that boats needed to complete a minimum of nine races to be eligible for the Series, and are scored on their best nine races. Results not scored (for races above the minimum of nine) are indicated by an “x” in this table. Scores are weighted by the number of eligible boats, so a score of “1/4” indicates a fourth place finish out of four boats - worth 1 point out of four possible points. A “5/5” race is thus worth significantly more than a “2/2” finish, even though both were first in that particular race.
Individual Race Results
August 2, 2025
For the second week in a row the race was held in winds that shifted, came and went, left windless holes on the course and even threatened to evaporate. Yet they teased us along and held for three full races giving our five boats plenty of challenges. Craft moved from a strong start to a poor finish and vice versa. Two TW2 races were followed by a shorter W2 course.
But it was a perfect day to have fun on the water, perhaps the most enjoyable conditions of the season, and everyone left feeling happy no matter their finishing statistics. Several of us also were thrilled by a large black fin with an equally large body that appeared in the middle of race three. Our on-board marine biologist wannabes have tentatively identified it as a basking shark. Or a Mola Mola. Or perhaps something else entirely. Fortunately they are better at racing than species identification.
Congratulations to Selma Rose and Swallow (twice) for their wins, and thanks to the other captains and committee boat crew for participating and making this day happen. Our only regret is for the many fine boats in the harbor that missed the opportunity to join us for this day. Tell your friends about our races and encourage them to join in.
Full results are here.
July 26, 2025
Conditions were ideal for an early start of the first race. Three of our Rhodes 19 turned out on this sunny Saturday with calm water and frisky winds from the northeast. A W3 course was held for the first two races, and as winds became more variable and began to fade, a shorter W2 course was held for the third and final race. The PYC orange cylinders A and B were used as marks.
The variable winds came and went, and a good start and lead did not guarantee a winning finish today. But a good time was had by all, and many thanks to the Committee boat crew for a great day of racing! Full results are here.
July 19, 2025
As the racers began to gather around the course at 1:00 the winds were soft and the water nearly flat. But by race time at 2:00 that had changed dramatically. As you may note from the video posted on our Facebook page this morning, the boats had challenges even getting to the starting line on time given the winds and growing waves. Never-the-less, four boats competed and all four finished with respectable times.
The second race on a longer course brought less forgiving conditions, with gusty and changing winds. Only three boats continued for the second race, and one dropped out along the way.
Full race results are here.
Our congratulations go to Captain Rob Casper for a stellar first place finish in both races. And to all the competitors and our Committee Boat Crew go our deepest thanks. Even setting up and taking down the course was more work than usual.
July 12, 2025
The third race in Series 1 races was held on a beautiful sunny day in the harbor. Winds built though the afternoon, giving ample chance for the four boats to test their skills. The course was W3, heading from the starting line at the committee boat, around mark D and a yellow tetrahedron twice, then back to the finish line. Two boats were disqualified in the first race for not completing the course as prescribed. One rounded the mark to starboard (all rounding were to be made with the mark on the boat’s port side). Another boat crossed the finish line in the wrong direction.
Both errors could have been rectified. In fact, a third boat rounded one mark to starboard, but caught their error and rounded the mark a second time in the correct direction.
Mistakes are not uncommon on a race course. In our volunteer club we generally rely on each captain to either self-correct, take a penalty, or self-report to the committee boat. A penalty for such infractions as touching a mark, is generally sailing your boat in a 360 degree circle. One of our captains had to do just that when inadvertently sailing into the tetrahedron. With all that in mind, here are the results.
July 5, 2025
It was a lovely day for sailboat races: nice temperature and favorable winds. Three boats raced in two races. Congratulations to skipper Rob Casper in Shakit and skipper Joel Shaw in Selma Rose. Full results are here.
When Ron and Betty went out to design and set up the course, they discovered that race mark “A” had wandered away from its location on the east end of the breakwater and traveled closer to the west end of the breakwater. On July 8, they retreived the mark and put it back to its correct location, verifying that all race marks are in the locations indicated on the racing chart and buoy locations on the Resources for Racers webpage.
June 28, 2025
This race marked the start of the 2025 racing season. Two races were held and three boats competed. The winds were light for the first race but increased substantially for the second. Congratulations to Jeff Lick and Gege Porges in Bobbin' Along for winning the first race, and Jonathan Austin and Kevin Box in Swallow for winning the second race. Full results are here.