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A special thank you to all of the staff and volunteers who busted hump over the past 10 days in preparation and clean up. For those of you further away, I have posted the 'pre-float comments' that I was able to get out to a...

03 November, 2012

Oakcliff International Day 4 and Final Results update. New Zealands' Will Tiller Wins Oakcliff International Grade 2 Will Tiller and Team Full Metal Jacket sailed to a decisive win in the final over Krzysztof Rosinski of Poland who ended up second and Nicolai Sehested who came in...

09 September, 2012

The Match 40′s were pressed to the limit today in 16-22 knots of breeze with gusts up to 33 in Cold Spring Harbor.   The breakdown boat crew worked almost as hard as the racers, tending to broken jib sheets, lose keel bolts, broken spinnaker...

09 September, 2012

Lacking sufficient wind to get any races off on day one of the Oakcliff International Grade 2, race committee and the organizing authority were eager to get in as many races as possible today.  The wind was uncooperative for most of the morning, but by...

08 September, 2012

Taylor Canfield At 23, Taylor is one of the brightest stars to recently come out of the St. Thomas YC. He has recently graduated from Boston College and had led their sailing team to many collegiate championships. Taylor has devoted his life to match racing.  As...

07 September, 2012

This past weekend, Saplings Chris, Jon, Madeline, and Seth hauled Oakcliff’s Lasers up to Niantic, CT to compete in Niantic Bay Yacht Club’s Annual Laser Regatta. The regatta was a perfect fit for the Oakcliff crew. It worked nicely into an open slot in the...

29 August, 2012

Collin Weston decided that he wanted to dedicate his life to boats—building and sailing them—before he even enrolled in high school. This summer, he has taken steps toward making this goal his reality by becoming a Sapling (one of 12 motivated sailors between the ages...

22 August, 2012