NOVEMBER 3, 2020: ELECT TO SAIL!

 

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

ELECT TO SAIL!

After getting skunked with no wind for the last two Tuesday evening sails, it was great to see at least 10 knots of wind as we left the harbor right after 1pm.  The wind certainly felt like it had a lot of south in it and as we approached the start area, we took a reading on wind direction.  Sure enough, the wind was coming from 200 degrees.  We set a mark for the start line.  I called for an impromptu course to take into account the more southerly wind:  Start line to SC7, Mile and finish at start mark.  This seemed to be the right length of course for 11 knot winds.  We were set for a 2pm start but some boats needed more time to get to the line so we set up for a 2:10 start and blew the five minute horn at 2:05.  Had seven boats out for the fun.

Setting up for our start, the wind seemed to be getting lighter but still enough to race.  All boats started on starboard tack to get out to greater wind and greater wind is what we got.  Soon we were all sailing in winds greater than 15 knots. 

At the finish it was Aquavie 32:14, Avatar 34:00, Pair a Dice 36:03, Nidaros 39:32 and Toad 42:14. The length of the course was 2.69NM.

Race QS:

The track for this sail can be seen at:  https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1011017&updatedAt=2020-11-03T23:33:05Z&dt=2020-11-03T13:45:01-08:00..2020-11-03T15:33:00-08:00&boat=Pairadice&time=1604443934015&focus=Pairadice&rival=Avatar&tab=setup&view=manual&lat=36.949926&lon=-121.992612&tilt=8&range=250&heading=134

TUESDAY NIGHT SAILING:

We got off to a good start with 7 boats participating.  It seems like a 2pm start will work well, with enough time for a race even as the sun sets earlier and earlier until 12/21.  Please note that the 5 minute horn will be blown at 1:55. 

Barry Keeler

Sailing Pair A Dice