OCTOBER 5, 2021
RACE QS FAILS
This was another night of inaccurate PredictWind forecasts. It was also the night of the RaceQs fail.
The forecasts were calling for NW breezes of about 8 kts, fading to a weak easterly around 6:00p. But when we sailed out to the start area, it was blowing 12-15 kts from the west. It never let up the entire evening. Skies were partly cloudy, and the air was noticeably cooler compared to last week’s summer breeze. Autumn is upon us.
There were perhaps 14 boats out for the race (didn’t get a good count). A short course was called: Start, Schuyler, Finish. With the days getting shorter, it was prudent to have a course so that we could complete and get back to the harbor before dark. The race started on time, with most boats favoring the right end of the line. As usual, the boats spread out going upwind to Schuyler, with some heading offshore, some heading for the beach, and some tacking up the middle. The seas were relatively flat, so there wasn’t a wave penalty for heading offshore. There was a pretty dramatic wind gradient behind lighthouse point, with about 9 kts closer to the beach, rising to 17 kts approaching Schuyler (less than a half mile away). Some boats had brought too much sail and were being overpowered in the gusts, which slowed them down. This was a night for smaller jibs.
Unfortunately, we are missing most of the details of the race, because RaceQs has failed to recognize it and show the individual boats. We’re working to fix this problem, and will post more details if we succeed.
After the Schuyler mark rounding, it was a relatively quick downwind parade to the Finish. Some boats pulled out their whisker poles. By this point, the fleet was pretty spread out, with the leaders well ahead of the back of the fleet. There didn’t appear to be much change in positions during the downwind leg.
Again, due to the RaceQs failure, we don’t have much detail on finishing positions.
The entire race took a little over a half hour for most boats. There was a lovely sunset as we made our way back to the harbor. Up at the club, it was a Taco Tuesday and the usual friendly crowd gathered to chew through the race. See you all next Tuesday.
Doug.
(916) 541-6607
OCTOBER 5, 2021
ADDENDUM
Since Race QS was a little slow on the uptake and most boats
were able to upload their tracks after the glitch was corrected, we have an
addendum for October 5, 2021.
The first boat around Schuyler was Sagittarius followed by New
Wave, Pacific Spirit, Tusitala, Perfect 36, Avatar, Kicks and Nidaros.
After the run to the finish line, the first to finish was
Sagittarius 32:26, New Wave 33:31, Pacific Spirit 34:08, Perfect 36 34:39,
Tusitala 34:41, Avatar 36:00, Kicks 41:14 and Nidaros 40:37. All times are elapsed and the course length
was 2.65 NM.
The PHRF corrected times are as follows. Great job Pacific Spirit!
|
1618.7 |
1 |
PACIFIC SPIRIT |
|
1628 |
2 |
SAGITTARIUS |
|
1697.4 |
3 |
THE PERFECT 36 |
|
1716.85 |
4 |
NEW WAVE |
|
1810.2 |
5 |
AVATAR |
|
1842.5 |
6 |
TUSITALA |
|
1997 |
7 |
KICKS |
|
2134.9 |
8 |
NIDAROS II |
Race QS:
The track for October 5 can be found at:
https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1066813&divisionId=76227&updatedAt=2021-10-07T14:52:53Z&dt=2021-10-05T17:50:03-07:00..2021-10-05T18:50:58-07:00&boat=Avatar&model=Express27&time=1633484452682&focus=Avatar&rival=Nueva%20Ola&tab=match&view=follow&lat=36.950835&lon=-121.993789&tilt=8&range=362&heading=229
Aloha and see
you next Tuesday !
Barry Keeler
Sailing Pair
A Dice
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