Racing in the Midwest

Published by

Jesse Shumaker

on

December 29, 2023

This is Jesse writing. Racing is not for Corrie since she prefers not to be in close proximity with other boats 🙂

As I mentioned in the “About” page on this site, I started racing on a Laser (a single person dinghy), then started crewing on Snipes (a two person dinghy), then I got my own Snipe. I also like racing on cruisers. For a few years I’ve been on the foredeck of a Capri 22 to run the spinnaker when conditions are good for that, otherwise I’m crew in whatever capacity needed. I’ve also started crewing on a C&C 37 when I’m back in Virginia. I hope to go on some longer across the bay races. Eventually it would be fun to try some even longer races. In the future I’ll make a post about racing on the Chesapeake once I’ve got more photos and experiences to share.

Here’s a couple of brief videos from racing at Lake Manawa made by my friend Shelby:

And here are some of my favorite photos of racing in the Midwest. This is a mix of Snipe and cruiser racing: