The Interclub Dinghy Frostbite class, originally envisioned as a class for Inter-Club racing on Long Island sound, attracts some of the best sailors from a variety of other "summer" classes and provides great short course sailing on Sunday afternoons in the Northeast. Frostbiting an InterClub is a funny sport. People often ask "why should I get into a small dinghy in the winter when I can sail a PHRF boat or sit home and watch football". Then they try it and find out that IC sailing is a blast! The boats are fun to sail, tack and jibe on a dime, and require real skill to drive. Crews soon discover the importance of team work and instinctive reaction.
Class News
The 2010 IC Midwinters was an epically cold and snowy regatta, a real mid WINTER regatta. Regardles, 19 teams sailed 18 races. John Baxter and Danny Pletsch (sorry I don't have crew names!) won by a decisive 33 points. The A/B and overall results results are posted. The following movie shows the crazy chilly conditions:
If you are interested in a downloadable Quicktime version of this movie, contact the webmaster.
The 2010 Wharf Rat Challenge standings are posted (as of 2/2/2010).
Thanks to Pedro Lorson and Peter Beardsley, we have results from all Nationals back to 1991. If anyone has 1990 or 1988 and earlier, please send them electronically or you can snail mail them to me and I'll scan them.
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The Interclub Dinghy Frostbite class, originally envisioned as a class for Inter-Club racing on Long Island sound, attracts some of the best sailors from a variety of other "summer" classes and provides great short course sailing on Sunday afternoons in the Northeast. Frostbiting an InterClub is a funny sport. People often ask "why should I get into a small dinghy in the winter when I can sail a PHRF boat or sit home and watch football". Then they try it and find out that IC sailing is a blast! The boats are fun to sail, tack and jibe on a dime, and require real skill to drive. Crews soon discover the importance of team work and instinctive reaction.