APRIL 26, 2022
GUSTY NORTHERLY
It was great to show up at the harbor and see wind on the
water. As we left the harbor there was a
Northwesterly breeze further out on the bay but the most apparent wind at the
start mark was northerly though it looked like the northwesterly could come back. We called for course N2 which would be a
reaching course. We set a line that was
square to the first mark, but with the wind changing to a Northerly, the beach
end of the line was incredibly favored.
We blew the five minute horn for the 17 boats out for the sail.
All boats seemed to congregate at the beach end creating a
close-quarter start. All boats got off a clean start and made their way to
Gov. At Gov, the first around was
Aboriginal followed by Sweetheart, Tusitala, New Wave, Aquavit, Watts Moore, Water Dragon, Sweet Pea, Good
Timin’, Pacific Spirit, Perfect 36, Pair A Dice, Toad and Tessa.
The run back to Blacks required constant adjustment of the
sails because of the shifty wind. Aboriginal once again rounded Blacks first
followed by Sweetheart, Tusitala, Watts Moore, Aquavit, New Wave, Water Dragon,
Good Timin’, Sweet Pea, Perfect 36, Pacific Spirit, Pair A Dice, Toad and
Tessa.
At the finish line, Aboriginal was first 23:40, Sweetheart
26:48, Frisky 27:57, Tusitala 28:34, Watts Moore 30:09, Aquavit 30:33, New Wave
32:07, Water Dragon 32:34, Perfect 36 35:04, Good Timin’ 35:23, Pacific Spirit
36:11, Sweet Pea 36:50, Pair a Dice 37:41, Toad 39:44 and Tessa 44:06. All times are elapsed and the course distance
was 2.72 NM.
It was a beautiful evening with plenty of wind that turned
out to be a gusty Northerly.
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| THE VIEW FROM ABORIGINAL |
PHRF ADJUSTED RESULTS:
PLACE
BOAT
ADJUSTED SECONDS HIGH SCORE
1 ABORIGINAL 1330 14
2 WATTS
MOORE 1401 13
3 TUSITALA 1469 12
4 WATER
DRAGON 1570
11
5 SWEETHEART 1624
10
6 AQUAVIT 1637
9
7 NEW WAVE 1657
8
8 PERFECT
36 1712 7
9 PACIFIC
SPIRIT 1730
6
10 GOOD
TIMIN’ 1739
5
11 SWEET PEA 1761
4
12 PAIR A
DICE 1771 3
13 TOAD 1976 2
14 TESSA 2025
1
RACE QS:
The track for this evening can be found at:
RULES DISCUSSION:
We had a barbecue at the club and a very interesting rules
discussion. The rules discussion went
into a detailed discussion on a couple of cases. There were several things I learned but to me
there seemed to be two main things that seem to be missing in every incident:
being aware and effective communication.
You must be aware of situations as they develop. Being aware is not just the skipper’s responsibility!
Every crew member, while racing, should keep focused on racing and issues that
may arise. Issues can be everything from
avoiding clumps of kelp and crab pots to impending situations with other boats.
While focusing on
getting the most speed and employing tactics, humans seem to get quiet as they concentrate. This is a problem when issues are developing,
we need to communicate in a loud clear voice such things as “No Overlap” or
“Clear” when entering the zone. There will be times that communicating that
you are unable to yield properly (lack of control or prevention of a collision)
can let the right of way boat know you are in a predicament. If this happens, you should do a turn to
exonerate. It is critical to always
remember rule 14 and avoid contact.
Barry Keeler
Sailing Pair A Dice
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