Saturday, April 21, 2018

April 17, 2018: ABSENTEE SPECTATOR


APRIL 17, 2018

ABSENTEE SPECTATOR

I regret that I was not able to participate for this night.  From the predictions, it looked like we were going to have a lot of wind for this night.  I understand that the wind was about 15 knots, not as strong as predicted.  I heard that there were nearly 15 boats out for the fun, and 6 of these boats used race QS to record and upload the tracks for review later.  From the Race QS tracks, it appears that whisky 4 course was chosen again for this night.

It appears that Pair a Dice had a little better start with Pacific Spirit chasing close behind.  Alas, as can be seen by the race QS tracks, waterline played a factor as Pacific Spirit slowly gained on PAD and ultimately passed PAD before rounding Wharf.

Since I was absent, I can only go by Race QS tracks and it looks like Pacific Spirit finished first with Pair a dice one minute behind her.  Avatar was close on the heels of Pair A Dice and crossed the finish line just behind PAD.  From all pictures I have seen, it was a beautiful evening for a sail.
From Race QS the times were:   Boat                        Elapsed time            
                                                                Pacific Spirit               49.55
                                                                Pair A Dice                  50.55
                                                                Avatar                          51.04
                                                                Kicks                           59.06
                                                          Tara                                   59.39

Distance raced for this course is 3.93 miles.



If you are having trouble setting Race QS up on your phone, let me know at the barbecue.

NOTE, THIS COMING TUESDAY IS CATALINA NIGHT AT THE YACHT CLUB  AFTER THE RACE.  PLEASE BRING YOUR FAVORITE BBQ FOOD AND MEET THE OTHER PEOPLE YOU ARE SAILING AGAINST.  BAR WILL BE OPEN.

I will see all of you out there next Tuesday.

Barry L. Keeler
Sailing Pair A Dice

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