Model Yachting News • Week Ending November 1, 2025

Posted on by Paul McBride

Written by Mark Whitehead
Proofreading & Editing by Kathleen Whitehead
Photos by Paul McBride, B. B. Wright, Mark Whitehead, Kathleen Whitehead, Diane Guerriere 
Layout and Photo Captions by Paul McBride
Games by Dave Perry

e-mail: backbayskippers@gmail.com

Where O’ Where Did the Sailing Season Go?

It seems like we just got started and it’s now November. Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away.

During the 2025 season, the Back Bay Skippers held thirty-nine events that entertained an estimated total of 1,476 skippers and spectators, an increase of 212 from 2024. In addition, eight new boats were built in our workshop, including three youngsters accompanied by an adult as well as a family of four. We get quite excited when the younger generation gets involved!

Model Yachting Fair 2025 at Camp Brookwoods
Bob Strodel and Commodore Mark Whitehead

Our top attended events were the Model Yachting Fair and Sailing Awards at Brookwoods with thirty participants; Model Yachting Day led by Rick Parent that had 125 passersby who stopped for information and perhaps a try at the controls; our June 25 Soling regatta that welcomed a record of thirty-six spectators; and our September 2 Soling regatta that launched twenty-three boats, highest of the season.

Scorekeeper Karen Enos
Scorekeeper B.B. Wright
Skippers and Scorekeepers are lined up along the Russell C. Chase Bridge Falls Path, Back Bay, Wolfeboro, NH, our sailing venue.
The Soling 1M Fleet at the Start Line

Model Yachting Day

Model Yacht Building Class of 2025

Model Yacht Builders

US12 Fleet
Visitors from Ireland
The Soling 1M Fleet

Sasquatch Footy Regatta 2025

Lots of kids got to try R/C sailing and got sailboat kits.

Dock Out

The annual tradition of pulling the dock and putting it to bed for the winter took place on October 28. New skipper Jeff Hathaway as well as regulars Tim Wright and Ted Monetta just had to get in one more sail before the purpose of our gathering started.

 

Jeff Hathaway
Jeff Hathaway, Ted Monetta, and Tim Wright
The End of the Last Sail of the Season

The sixteen-member crew worked hard and efficiently. Included in that willing and able group were: Tom Barstow, Jeanne Butler, Doug Griggs, Diane Guerriere, Jeff Hathaway, Steve Leker, Bill Malay, Paul McBride, Ted Monetta, Bob Pacini, Al Posnack, Anthony Quinn, John Simms, Mark Whitehead, B.B. Wright, and Tim Wright. In no time, the buoys, the dock, and the dinghy were loaded onto trailers and packed away at the museum’s storage barn. Special appreciation goes to our transportation crew of John Simms, Doug Griggs, and Bill Malay.

Taking in the Buoys

Supervising Dock Master Anthony Quinn
Tim Wright and Mark Whitehead
Jeff Hathaway and Doug Griggs
Loading the Trailer
Trailer Loaded

Dock and Dinghy in Storage for the Winter

End of the Season
The Dock-Out Crew
Model Yacht Building Class of 2025

Join the Fun

Applications are now open for the 2026 Model Yacht Building Class. Don’t delay — the class fills up fast! Build your own Olympic Class 1-meter model yacht. It could be a wonderful Christmas or birthday present.

Model Yacht Building Workshop

Quiz and Game Fun Page - Updated 11/4/2022​

Trophy Room

Skippers Memorial

Soling 1M Building Manual

Skippers Knowledge Base

Videos and Photos

Previous Highlights

Score Sheets

US12, Soling Masters, Soling Sailors

Upcoming Events:

  • January – March 2026 Sailing Seminars via Zoom

Past Events: [2025 Schedule]

e-mail: backbayskippers@gmail.com

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Summer Boat Auction will be held Saturday, July 11 at our Moultonborough Campus.

Summer Boat Auction will be held Saturday, July 11 at our Moultonborough Campus.