CS 17 MK I at Raid Erie

Paul356 · August 12, 2025

I had to repost this. In case there's any doubt, the 17 is great boat. It was deemed a belle of the Raid last week. Scroll down for details. (Apologies for the hamfisted reef. I ran the first reef line into the second reef block by mistake. Dang reef lines anyway.)

Here's a wrap up of RAID ERIE 2025. If you'd like to see some pictures and videos of the event, be sure to check out the Facebook Group, to see what some of the attendees have shared there.

We ended up with 35 boats and 50 attendees, and the group raised $1,140 to support our keynote speaker, Sven Yrvind, with his latest boat build project and voyage to New Zealand, where he has been told he will receive ice cream.

If you attended the event, hope you had a great time! Whether you attended or not, hope to see you for RAID ERIE 2026 - you can expect an email to go out when registration opens. You can also expect a follow up email here in a few weeks, summarizing the improvements we will make in the format, based on everyone's feedback.

Oh, and if you or your business are interested in supporting the event, there are sponsorship tiers and benefits starting at just 'a silent auction donation' up through several tiers of financial support. All sponsorship proceeds will be used to directly offset the costs of the event, with an 'open books' policy. LMK if interested, and I can share the sponsor tier info!

Finally, let's all congratulate our "RAID'ers Choice" winners, chosen by nomination and votes from the 2025 attendees:

Overall Winner - Belle of the Buoys

1930's Pert Lowell Town Class

Chris Iriarte