AUGUST 16, 2022 FOGGY SAIL

 

AUGUST 16, 2022

FOGGY SAIL

By now, you would think I should know better than to even look at Predict Wind for forecasting the wind. They were calling for 9 knots decreasing through the evening.   When I got to the harbor the flags were showing plenty of wind but there was a fog line right on the beach that could have been reason for the wind.  We prepped the boat and left the harbor hoping that the fog would not be too bad on the water. There was a beautiful 10-12 knot wind as we approached the start area.  We checked the wind direction and it was coming from about 220 degrees so we set a line square to this direction.  Once again, as we got closer to 6pm, the wind seemed to decrease a bit so we called for course Whiskey 5: Start to Schuyler and back to start (finish). We had 23 boats that uploaded Race QS tracks.  We blew the horn at 5:50 for the fleet A boats to start at 5:55. B Fleet started at 6pm.   There were a few boats that uploaded tracks, but did not start on the line or finish appropriately so were not included in the results.

All boats tacked their way to Schuyler which was difficult to find in the fog.  Thank God for GPS! The first of A fleet to round Schuyler was Aboriginal followed by Pinata, Sweetheart, Good Timin', Sanctuaire, Jersey Girl, Amor Fati, New Wave,  Aquavit, Tusitala, Perfect 36, Avatar, Big Mac and Pair A Dice.  The B fleet rounded with Gold Rush first followed by Makani, Toad, Kicks, Nidaros, Pacific Spirit and Simpatico.

On the run back to the finish mark, Aboriginal was first 36:47 followed by Pinata 39:05,  Sweetheart 44:04, Good Timin' 45:17, Tusitala 48:19, Jersey Girl 50:16, Sanctuaire 50:46, New Wave 51:05, Aquavit 52:03, Amor Fati 52:14, Avatar 54:49, Perfect 36 55:00, Pair A Dice 58:50 and Big Mac 1:02:52.  The B fleet was led by Gold Rush 54:30 followed by Makani 54:45, Toad 59:41, Kicks 1:02:05, Nidaros 1:05:44, Pacific Spirit 1:09:49 and Simpatico 1:10:00. All times are elapsed and the course length was 2.6 NM.

Despite the fog on the water, the wind kept up for the race.  Perfect conditions for an foggy sail!

PHRF adjusted results:

PLACE                   BOAT                                     ADJUSTED SECONDS                       HIGH SCORE

FLEET A

1              PINATA                                                2095                                                       14

2              ABORIGINAL                                     2121                                                       13

3              GOOD TIMIN'                                     2350                                                       12

4              JERSEY GIRL                                     2649                                                       11

5              SWEETHEART                                   2660                                                       10

6              TUSITALA                                           2665                                                       9

7              SANCTUAIRE                                     2749                                                       8             

8              NEW WAVE                                         2807                                                       7

9              PERFECT 36                                        2925                                                       6

10           AMOR FATI                                          2931                                                       5

11           AQUAVIT                                             2935                                                       4                             

12           AVATAR                                               2945                                                       3

13           PAIR A DICE                                       3062                                                       2

14           BIG MAC                                            3194                                                       1

FLEET B:

1              MAKANI                                              22902                                                    7

2              GOLDRUSH                                        2942                                                       6

3              TOAD                                                   3191                                                       5

4              KICKS                                                  3257                                                       4

5              NIDAROS                                            3663                                                       3

6              PACIFIC SPIRIT                                  3760                                                       2

7              SIMPATICO                                         3771                                                       1

RACE QS:

The track for this evening can be viewed at:

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1011017&divisionId=83210&updatedAt=2022-08-17T02:25:17Z&dt=2022-08-16T17:45:34-07:00..2022-08-16T19:25:09-07:00&boat=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&time=1660701284186&focus=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&rival=Amor%20Fati&tab=fleet&view=follow&lat=36.951072&lon=-121.994229&tilt=10&range=240&heading=2

  

SCORE:

In Santa Cruz sailing we have SCORE races.  SCORE stands for: Santa Cruz Ocean Racing Extravaganza.  This series of races takes place every year.  Why not apply the skills you have learned while racing on Tuesdays?  The first of the series will be this coming Sunday August 21.  You can apply for the series at SCYC.ORG > Regattas > click on SCORE and fill out the registration.  You will need a current PHRF certificate to enter.

 

Barry Keeler

Sailing Pair A Dice