AWESOME WIND WITH A
SAD NOTE
When I showed up at
the harbor at about 3:30, there was quite a stiff breeze showing on the flags. Would it sustain or die like it usually does
right at 6 o'clock? There was a
discussion with crew whether to keep the 155 jib on or swap to the 135. I decided to keep the 155. In retrospect we
should have opted for the 135. This was
apparent as we left the harbor and saw the wind increase further out in the
bay.
As we approached
the start area, we determine the wind was from the normal 240 degrees and set a
line square to the wind. We announced
the course to be Whiskey 3: start, Schuyler, Blacks and finish. We announced
the two-fleet start and blew a horn at 5:50 which was the 5 minute horn for A
fleet and the 10 minute horn for B fleet.
We had 11 boats
that uploaded their track for the fleet A start (5:55) and 9 boats in fleet B
starting at 6:00. On PAD we achieved a
clear start, but with up to 20knots of apparent wind, we had the main reefed
and the 155 jib partially unfurled.
With this setup, we were able to achieve good boat speed.
In fleet A the
first around Schuyler was Aboriginal
followed by Frisky, Pinata, Sanctuaire, Jersey Girl, Avatar, Aquavit, Pacific
High, Tusitala, Pair a Dice and Amor Fati.
In B fleet, first around Schuyler was Makani followed by Simpatico,
Pacific Spirit, Nidaros, Big Mac, Toad, Kicks and Nola II.
On the long run to
Blacks there were few changes in the order of rounding. As A fleet was finishing, we noticed that the
wind was dissipating a bit, making the B fleet finish a little challenging. In A fleet, the first over the finish line was
Aboriginal 33:17, Frisky 37:02, Pinata 38:44, Sanctuaire 41:02, Jersey Girl
42:42, Pacific High 44:14, Avatar 45:17, Aquavit 46:15, Tusitala 47:45, Pair a
Dice 48:03 and Amor FIti 51:31. All times are elapsed and the course distance
was 3.48 NM.
With the decreasing
wind B fleet times were a little longer.
The first over the finish line was Makani 45:17 followed by Simpatico
49:32, Pacific Spirit 49:39, Nidaros 54:16, Toad 54:17, Big Mac 55:33, Kicks
1:03:53 and Nola II 1:12:24. Times are
elapsed and course distance was 3.48NM.
It was a great
evening for a sail with awesome wind but with a sad note with the loss one of
our stalwarts, Vernon Wallace who passed away on Sunday.
PHRF ADJUSTED
RESULTS:
PLACE BOAT ADJUSTED
SECONDS HIGH SCORE
FLEET A:
1 ABORIGINAL 1882 11
2 FRISKY 1940 10
3 PINATA 1989 9
4 SANCTUAIRE 2065 8
5 JERSEY GIRL 2071 7
6 PAIR A DICE 2256 6
7 AVATAR 2257 5
8 PACIFIC HIGH 2330 4
9 AQUAVIT 2524 3
10 TUSITALA 2551 2
11 AMOR FATI 2819 1
FLEET B:
1 MAKANI 2205 8
2 SIMPATICO 2397 7
3 PACIFIC SPIRIT 2404 6
4 BIG MAC 2560 5
5 TOAD 2735 4
6 NIDAROS 2880 3
7 KICKS 3206 2
8 NOLA II 3822 1
Race QS:
We are still
attracting new participants in our Tuesday Night races. To be counted, you must run Race QS. It takes awhile to learn how to use this
app. One thing to remember: preset your
start so it starts tracking before the start of the race. If you do not do this, or start your track
after the start of the race, your avatar appears stationary wherever your boat
was when your track starts. This makes
it look like you are OCS. Now that we
have two fleets, I need to be able to determine where your boat was at start
time.
The track for A
fleet can be found at:
https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1011017&divisionId=82949&updatedAt=2022-08-10T02:28:42Z&dt=2022-08-09T17:40:02-07:00..2022-08-09T19:27:40-07:00&boat=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&time=1660094084548&focus=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&rival=Avatar&tab=setup&view=match
The track for Fleet
B can be found at:
https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1011017&updatedAt=2022-08-10T02:28:42Z&dt=2022-08-09T17:40:02-07:00..2022-08-09T19:27:40-07:00&boat=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&time=1660097544841&focus=Pacific%20Spirit&rival=Makani&tab=match&view=manual&lat=36.950924&lon=-121.994946&tilt=5&range=808&heading=239
.jpg)
Vernon Wallace RIP;
As noted above, we
lost Vern this last Tuesday. For members
of SCYC, this loss is like a kick in the gut.
Vern was a regular participant in Tuesday Night Sails crewing on
Aeolian. He was an inspiration setting
an incredible example of being mild-mannered,
thoughtful, and intelligence.
Some of the boats spread flowers across the start line on this evening
to honor him. He will be missed!
DEVELOPMENTAL
SERIES:
Tuesday night
sailing is a developmental series and a great way to learn and improve your
racing performance. For the newer
participants, the setup may seem a little unusual: No race committee (race QS is our race
committee), only one horn blown for the start sequence and the finish line
being an EXTENTION of the line from the jetty lighthouse through the start
mark. Over the sailing seasons I have seen many boats, timidly start and
improve their performance over the season.
Keep participating and keep improving!
BOAT CONTROL:
Our harbor can
present challenging situations with its wind and currents. Lord knows, I have experienced problems
controlling my boat in these situations.
One critical thing to keep in mind: The most dangerous situation is when
your boat is stationary in the water. Water flowing past rudder and keel offers
control! Always keep in mind the effects
of prop walk (usually to port when backing up). When backing out of a slip the
way to avoid this prop walk is to shift to reverse, rev the engine to get the
boat MOVING, then lower the RPM and shift to neutral. In neutral, you can steer the boat with no
prop wash. Keeping the boat moving is
critical. While your boat is backing up in neutral, shift to forward, rev the
engine to stop the backward movement and get the boat moving forward,
minimizing the time your boat is stationary in the water.
Barry Keeler
Sailing Pair A Dice
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