Buttons Padin

3 weeks ago | windcheckmagazine.com | Buttons Padin |Chris Szepessy |Tom Darling |David Dellenbaugh

By Buttons PadinThis year’s Platinum Anniversary edition of Larchmont Yacht Club’s venerable Edlu Race, held Saturday, May 10, was a quick one. A predominantly northerly breeze let the fleet of fifty-one boats sail largely rhumbline courses to and from the single turning mark off Long Island’s Eaton’s Neck, 16 miles to the east. As they say, it was a “sporty” start to the race with winds in the high teens. Many boats started with reefed mainsails and small headsails.