JUNE 28, 2022 DYING WINDS OF JUNE

 

JUNE 28, 2022

DYING WINDS OF JUNE

Once again, I arrived at the harbor to see the flags showing an Easterly breeze.  We prepped the boat and exited the harbor to see the Easterly filling the bay with enough wind for a race.  The customary question was, will the wind hold or die like normal at 5:57.  We called for a modified course Echo 5 with a reaching mark set toward the beach  to be rounded after Blacks was rounded.  The modified course  was twice around the triangular course: Start, Blacks, offset mark back to start and rounding the triangle again.  We blew the five minute horn for a 6pm start and we had enough wind to actually start the race.  We had 20 boats out for the fun.

After an exciting start with all boats following the rules, boats tacked their way toward Blacks.  The first around Blacks was Aboriginal followed by Sagittarius, Geronimo and Nidaros, Avatar rounding together.  Then Sanctuaire, Zoop, Tusitala, Toad, Gold Rush, Pacific Spirit, Makani, Aquavit, Pair A Dice, New Wave, Simpatico, Big Mac and Kicks.  After we rounded Blacks, it was apparent that the wind was dying once again.  I called for a shortened course to finish at the start mark after rounding "the triangle" course one time.  We had a barbecue to go to!

After rounding Blacks the search was on for the reaching mark which was less noticeable than I thought it would be.  While it was a good idea to have a reaching mark, we needed a bigger, more noticeable mark if we attempt this again.  I keep saying this is a work in progress! Finally, the mark was discovered and boats rounded it.  Aboriginal was first followed by Geronimo, Sagittarius, Avatar, Toad/Tusitala and Zoop together followed by Nidaros, Sanctuaire, Pacific Spirit, Gold Rush, Makani, Aquavit, Pair a dice, Simpatico, New Wave, Big Mac and Kicks.

At the finish, Aboriginal was first 19:19 followed by Geronimo 26:00, Sagittarius 27:33, Toad 31:30, Nidaros 34:20, Tusitala 37:17, Avatar 37:49, Sanctuaire 39:59, Zoop 40:32, Pacific Spirit 46:37, New Wave 47:31, Big Mac 47:31, Simpatico1:05:32, Pair A Dice 1:07:28, Kicks 1:10:56 and Makani 1:15:24. Times are elapsed and the course distance is 0.9 NM.  Notice how the first half of boats that finished were relatively close while the last half spread out more as the wind continued to die.

It was a beautiful evening to be on the bay but I have grown tired of the dying winds of June.

PHRF ADJUSTED RESULTS:

PLACE                   BOAT                     ADJUSTED SECONDS                                       HIGH SCORE

1              ABORIGINAL                      1128                                                                       16

2              GERONIMO                         1480                                                                       15

3              SAGITTARIUS                     1543                                                                       14

4              TOAD                                    1753                                                                       13

5              NIDAROS                             1961                                                                       12

6              AVATAR                                2148                                                                       11

7              TUSITALA                            2155                                                                       10          

8              SANCTUAIRE                      2295                                                                       9

9              ZOOP                                     2300                                                                       8

10           PACIFIC SPIRIT                    2649                                                                       7             

11           NEW WAVE                           2760                                                                       6

12           BIG MAC                               3371                                                                       5

13           SIMPATICO                           3781                                                                       4

14           PAIR A DICE                         3884                                                                       3

15           KICKS                                   4092                                                                       2

16           MAKANI                               4390                                                                       1

 

Race QS:

The track for this last sail of June can be found at:

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1011017&divisionId=81432&updatedAt=2022-06-29T02:40:18Z&dt=2022-06-28T17:45:01-07:00..2022-06-28T19:35:37-07:00&boat=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&time=1656468940336&focus=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&rival=Nueva%20Ola&tab=fleet&view=follow&lat=36.950381&lon=-121.992396&tilt=2&range=490&heading=105

SOUTH WIND ANOMALIES:

We all know that a developing Easterly normally fills in and is usually stronger  closer to the beach.  Another little fact is that as you sail further south, the Easterly will veer more to the south, which could help if trying to round Blacks.

FIRECRACKER REGATTA:

The Firecracker regatta will be on Sunday July 3.  This is a race from Santa Cruz to Monterey on Sunday, spend the night and sail back on Monday July 4.  The registration for this regatta is done through Regatta Network, not  Club Spot.  On the SCYC.org website, click on regattas and scroll down to Regatta network below Club Spot. 

SPLIT FLEET OR ONE FLEET?

At the barbecue, we discussed whether to split the fleet or not.  There are some people that want to split the fleet so we have less crowded and potentially safer starts.   Some members of our group enjoy the excitement of a crowded start which are safe as long as people follow the rules.  I will be E-mailing a ballot  to each registered boat boat owner.  If multiple owners are listed for a boat, there will be one vote per boat, so you will need to discuss and agree on how to vote.

See you next Tuesday.

Barry Keeler

Sailing Pair A Dice