The Ware River Yacht Club’s Virginia Governor’s Cup was a great event as usual. Located in Gloucester, VA, WRYC might seem like an unlikely spot to hold an absolutely spectacular regatta…but for over 50 years now they’ve done just that.
The club had breakfast, lunch and dinner for us Saturday and Sunday.They put genuine bubbly in the tin cups and kept the keg open well into the evening.The party under the tent was fun, meeting up with friends from around the region telling stories until way too late Saturday night.
Saturday’s camping was remarkably cool and comfortable, and consequently I slept like a log.
The regatta had 4 Buccs in attendance, and there was impressively tight racing. We did sail in our own fleet, (though had to share the line with the Mutineer fleet (3 boats registered, 1 sailed the course) There were 7 races in total, 4 on Saturday, 3 on Sunday. Conditions varied quite a bit due to the northern breezes Saturday and Sunday morning. Saturday the breeze was northerly for the whole day, shifting to the east & getting lighter, making things quite interesting. Sunday afternoon a nice 8-10 knot sea breeze filled in and conditions were absolutely perfect.