BLACK SAILS
Black Sails is a popular series on one of the cable channels
presenting the adventures of the pirates of the Caribbean many years ago. I watched several episodes of these
adventures. We all also love the
appearance of black sails made from advanced material on the larger race boats. On my boat, I hate the appearance of black
sails because, if my sails are black, it is because I have been caught in rain
while sailing and mildew has set in. I
don’t think any of us like to fight the battle with mildewed sails, so I have
cancelled the last two Tuesday night sails off because of rain.
I am copying the course card onto the blog so anyone that
does not have a course card for their boat can print this out and refer to
it. The courses and instructions are
listed at the end of this blog.
Remember this coming Tuesday evening is:
BARBECUE NIGHT AT THE YACHT CLUB
AFTER THE RACE! BRING YOUR FAVORITE GRILLING FOOD AND MEET ALL OF YOUR
COMPETITORS. THE BAR WILL BE OPEN.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A CLUB MEMBER
TO PARTICIPATE
OTHER REGATTAS:
We are all learning how to race and compete on our
boats. One April 14, the yacht club is
putting on a commodore’s cup regatta.
Usually, in order to race in one of these regattas, you need a PHRF certificate. This year, they are relaxing the rules so
PHRF certificates are not needed for THIS regatta. It is necessary to register early, especially
if you do not have a PHRF certificate.
This is a Pursuit race, meaning slower boats start first. I have participated in many of these races
and it is a real blast. It would be
great to get a bunch of the Tuesday Night Sailing boats entered into this
regatta.
2018 TUESDAY NIGHT SAILING COURSES
Whiskey, NW WIND (start
line SM & S 330M)
Miles
W
1 Start, Wharf, Mile, Blacks, Finish
(stb)
4.04
W 2
Start, Wharf, Mile , Gov(stb),
finish
3.93
W
3 Start, Wharf, Blacks, Finish(stb) 3.23
W
4 Start, Wharf(stb), Gov(stb),
Finish
3.07
W
5 Start, Wharf, Finish 2.68
W
6 Start, Finish at Gov (stb) (line = Gov
& Wharf end)
1.31
Mike, S wind (Start line SM & JLH 310M)
M 1
Start, Mile(stb), Gov(stb) (line= Gov & Wharf end) 2.24
M 2
Start, Mile, Finish
2.17
M 3 Start, Finish at Mile(stb) (Finish line= Mile
& Wharf mark) 1.06
Bravo, E wind (Start line
SM& BP 352M)
B 1
Start(stb), Blacks(stb), Mile(stb), Gov(stb), Finish 4.03
B 2
Start(stb), SC3, Blacks, Finish(stb) 3.04
B 3
Start(stb), Blacks(stb), Mile(stb), Finish
2.72
B 4
Start(stb), Blacks, Gov, Finish 2.43
B 5
Start(stb), Blacks, Start, Blacks, Finish(stb)
1.12
B 6
Start(stb), Blacks, Finish(stb)
0.55
GOLF, North wind (start line SM & BM 079M)
G 1
Start, Gov, Mile, Blacks, Finish(stb)
4.03
G 2
Start, Gov, Blacks, Finish(stb) 2.45
G 3
Start, Gov, Finish
1.98
G 4 Start, Finish mark= Gov (line = Gov &
Wharf end) 1.31
Oscar, Other
F 1
Start at mile(stb) (start line =Mile & JLH), Wharf(stb), 1.48
Finish mark=Gov(stb) (finish line = Gov &
end of Wharf)
F
2 Start at Mile (start line=mile and end
of Wharf),
1.50
Wharf, Mile (Finish line= Mile and end of
wharf)
F3 To be determined.
2018 TUESDAY NIGHT SAILING p2
1.
All marks are
left to port unless designated (stb) which shall be rounded to starboard.
2.
The start line shall be a line containing Start mark and designated
landmark or temporary
mark placed for other end of line if
conditions permit.
3. When
starting, start mark shall be passed with 10 boat lengths unless temporary mark
is
placed.
When finishing, finish mark shall be passed within 5 boat lengths per course description.
For finish at SM, line is extension (or line formed) by start mark and Jetty
light house.
4. Any foul shall be exonerated by one
tack and one jibe in the same direction, as soon as clear from other boats (270 degree
turn).
5. Monitor VHF channel 69 at start time. A
boat may sight line to call “over early boats”.
If
Called over early, you must restart properly to be given a finish.
LANDMARKS:
BP=Blacks point, S=White house at Schwan Lagoon JLH=Jetty
lighthouse, SC Wharf=end of pier
MARKS:
Blacks (BM) Yellow Ball 36 57.22’N 121 59.29’W
Gov White
Ball
36 57.47’N 122 00.72’W
Mile
Whistling Buoy 36 56.35’N 122 00.56’W
SC3 Yellow
Can
36 56.49’N 121 58.00’W
Start/Finish(SM) Yellow Ball 36
57.09’N 121 59.62’W
Wharf Yellow
Ball
36 56.87’N 122 01.24’W
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