OCTOBER 25, 2022 LAST TUESDAY NIGHT SAIL OF THE SEASON

 

OCTOBER 25, 2022

LAST TUESDAY NIGHT SAIL OF THE SEASON

It was not encouraging to see the flag hanging limp over the Crow's Nest when I got to the harbor. Sure enough, as we left the harbor the bay was absolutely glassy with no wind.  With the impending sunset, we could not call for anything but a very short course.  As time progressed, a whisper of Easterly was showing on the bay so we called for the course: Start line and finish at Blacks.  We determined the wind was coming from 60 degrees and set a line for the start.  We blew the 5:50 horn for a two-fleet start as the Easterly wind was getting even weaker and the sun was sinking lower on the horizon.  We had over a dozen boats out to experience the frustration.

Fleet A started at 5:55 as four boats made it over the line and inched their way toward Blacks.  Fleet B had more boats start at 6pm but several boats got discouraged and/or thirsty and headed for the harbor and the bar.  It was excruciating to see the boats inching slowly toward the finish line at Blacks.

The first Fleet A boat to finish was Double Expresso 30:32, followed by Tusitala 31:16, Sweetheart 32:54 and Avatar 33:42.  The first of Fleet B to finish was Makani 30:01 followed by Kicks 35:59, Goldrush 36:45 and Toad 36:55.  Times are elapsed and the course length was 0.26NM.

It was frustrating and understandable that only 8 boats finished the race, though it was a beautiful sunset.

PHRF ADJUSTED RESULTS:

PLACE                   BOAT                                     ADJUSTED SECONDS

FLEET A:

1              DOUBLE EXPRESSO                          1806

2              TUSITALA                                            1852

3              SWEETHEART                                     1975

4              AVATAR                                               1987

FLEET B:

1              MAKANI                                              1762

2              KICKS                                                    2106

3              GOLD RUSH                                        2172

4              TOAD                                                    2176

RACE QS:

The track for this evening can be found at:

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1011017&divisionId=85783&updatedAt=2022-10-26T02:49:34Z&dt=2022-10-25T17:40:01-07:00..2022-10-25T18:49:49-07:00&boat=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&time=1666748350795&focus=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&rival=Makani&tab=fleet&view=follow&lat=36.953771&lon=-121.985815&tilt=8&range=783&heading=353

TUESDAY AFTERNOON SAILING:

Next Tuesday (November 1) will be the first Tuesday afternoon sail of the season.  We will start races at 4pm and will use our two fleet start with a horn blown at 3:50.  Since the SCYC marks are pulled for the winter, we may start from other locations like Gov. Monitor channel 69 each Tuesday for starting location. Winter sailing has impediments that will sometimes prevent us from sailing: Rain, shoaled harbor, large waves at the harbor entrance can prevent our ability to sail.  I will be informing the group by email (by 12 noon) if a race will be cancelled.  

Every Tuesday the club will be open at 5pm offering food and drinks just like our summer evening sails.  We will also continue our tradition of barbecues on the last Tuesday of each month. 

On November 1, as a special bonus, Paul Tara will present his piece on seamanship after the race. My understanding is that this presentation describes how things can spiral out of control and should be educational for all of us.   This will be downstairs at the club and start time will be announced at the club depending on when the race ends.

If you can make it, I hope to see you next Tuesday on the water.

Barry Keeler

Sailing Pair A Dice