by posted 02/21/2010
 

"The neck of a construction crane can be seen high above the Mystic Lakes, its chassis entrenched in mud. Workers under contract from the Department of Conservation and Recreation, DCR, are rebuilding the dam that separates the Upper Mystic Lake from the Lower Mystic Lake...." Read the rest of the article in the Medford Transcript here:  State in process of rebuilding Mystic Lakes' dam

    

by Communications posted 08/05/2009
 
Shown on "Chronicle", Tuesday night, 7:30 p.m., WCVB TV5 Boston:

Into the Mystic: Revitalization of a River

The program can be viewed, in four segments, on the WCVB website:

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/chronicle/20154335/detail.html

    

by Communications posted 07/27/2009
 
<------- Check out Photo Links in the menu bar! Links to cool photo collections/slideshows of MBC events. To add a set, please contact amshanahan@gmail.com.

    

by posted 07/11/2009
 


    

by posted 03/29/2009
 
30th Joseph R. Duplin Trophy
Tufts University & Medford Boat Club
Upper Mystic Lake, Medford
March 28-29, 2009

REPORT AFTER DAY 1:

Saturday:  After a calm morning, perfect conditions under sunny and blue
skies allowed all 45 races of the round-robin and one tie break race to
be completed.  The first race stared at 11:40 in the minimum three knots
SE wind.  A couple subsequent starts were aborted for the three knot
minimum rule but the wind kept building and settled in from ESE reaching
a maximum of 12 knots.  The Charles River Fog reached Medford in the
form of low clouds after 4:00 knocking the breeze back to 5-8 for the
final two flights.

The level of team racing was outstanding.  It is clear that these
women’s teams prepared for this event.  The teams started well, sailed
fast, and executed close quarter maneuvers throughout the day.  Only one
protest was heard by judge Peter Johns which was disallowed.  No breakdowns.

The format for tomorrow is to run a consolation single round-robin for
the bottom six teams followed by a double round-robin for the top four
teams.

The Medford Boat Club, Tufts next door neighbor, opened their doors for
boat rotation, shelter, etc.  Coaches watched from the second floor
luxury lounge.  SailGroove.org (Chris Love) arrived with the late
afternoon clouds to video the last few races.

Rain is expected tomorrow along with more wind and continued fantastic
racing.

Results for round one:
1.  Boston College  9-0
2.  Yale  7-2
3.  Harvard  7-2
4.  Brown  6-3 (beat Tufts in sail-off race)

5.    Tufts  6-3
6.    MIT  4-5
7.    St. Mary’s  3-6
8.    Boston Univ.  2-7
9.    Rhode Island  1-8
10.   Stanford  0-9

Names in tomorrow’s final report.
PRO: Ken Legler
RC: Margaret Rew, Nate Rosenberg, Greg Hering, Ruth Summers.

    

by posted 01/19/2009
 
By now most of you have probably heard something about the DCR Spillway reconstruction project.  The flag officers (Commodore, Vice Commodore and Rear Commodore) have been in constant communication with the DCR team regarding the project.  We are acting in the best interest of the club and the DCR team has been very accommodating.  However, until final approval is given to the project, nothing is going to happen.  I would be happy to answer (where I can) any concerns and/or questions that you may have.

Paul Garland
Vice Commodore

    

posted 01/04/2009
 
MBC Executive Board meetings are scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month starting at 7:30pm at the club.  See Upcoming Events for the current schedule.  All members are welcome.
    

by posted 08/07/2008
 

For many years we had a phone in the club office as well as a pay phone.  It was the pay phone number that was given out by 411 if you asked for a number for the Medford Boat Club.  This year we removed the pay phone and are using only the office phone now.  However, it came to our attention recently that 411 is still giving out the old pay phone number, which no longer exists. 

If you need to call the club, the correct (and only) number is now: