JULY 11, 2023
DANCING WITH MYSTICAL
FOG
I got to my boat in the early afternoon and watched as the
flags showed a steady northwesterly blowing as the day progressed. Just before five o’clock, the flags started
showing an Easterly building. By the time we left the harbor the wind had
dissipated to being very light but from a southerly direction. Once again, we had fog banks surrounding us,
but several miles away. My heart sank as
I watched multiple boats leaving the harbor wanting to race. You need wind to race! As I postponed the start, I was informed that
wind was building toward shore and could see it on the water. We set an impromptu start line closer to
shore and called for a course: the impromptu start line to Blacks and finish at
Gov (finish line from wharf end to Gov). I have such an awesome team on PAD that
we were able to accomplish setting the new start line with only a 5 minute
delay in the start. We blew the “10
minute horn” at 5:55 for a 6pm start for A fleet and a 6:05 start for B fleet.
With nearly 30 boats out, it was a very crowded ocean as
boats tacked their way to Blacks. I did
my best to stay clear of the kerfuffle as we rounded Blacks with multiple boats. Flexi Flyer was first of A
fleet around Blacks followed by Sagittarius, Rosie, Odonata, Aquavit, Perigon
and Tusitala. Some of the B fleet caught
up and passed some of the A fleet boats and Zoop was first of B fleet around
Blacks, followed by Good Timin’, Perfect 36, Avatar, Nidaros, Toad, Big Mac,
Pair a Dice, Pacific Spirit, Simpatico and Kicks.
With the anxiety of rounding Black in our “rear view mirror”,
we all made our way to the finish line at Gov.
Some boats followed the inside track, while others tried sailing further
from shore and others just Rhumb lined it to the mark.
The first of A fleet to finish was Flexy Flyer 41:16,
followed by Sagittarius 42:44, Double Espresso 42.44, Odonata 44:06, Aquavit
46:25, Wind II 46:20, Tusitala 48:57, Rosie 49:27 and Perigon 50:48. The first Fleet B boat to finish was Zoop
38:24, Good Timin’ 38:51, Perfect 36 40:01, Sailing Pair A Dice 42:38, Big Mac
42:43, Avatar 43:06, Pacific Spirit 44:18, Nidaros 44:31, TOAD 45:23, Sweet Pea
45:50, Kicks 48:25 and Simpatico 4
8:59.
All times are elapsed and the course distance was 2.37NM.
It was an awesome night to be on the water, as the wind got
progressively better through the evening. Fog banks showing outside and filling
in closer to shore at the end, it was like dancing with mystical fog.
RUSH HOUR AT BLACKS
PHRF CORRECTED POSITIONS:
PLACE BOAT PHRF CORRECTED TIME
FLEET A:
1 ODONATA 243 34:30
2 FLEXI
FLYER 96 37:28
3 WIND II 213 37:55
4 SAGITTARIUS 120 37:59
5 DOUBLE
ESPRESSO 99 39:15
6 ROSIE 162 43:03
7 AQUAVIT 72 43:34
8 TUSITAL A 90 45:23
9 PERIGON 81 47:36
B FLEET
1 ZOOP 144 32:42
2 GOOD
TIMIN’ 141 33:17
3 BIG MAC 222 33:56
4 PERFECT
36 144 34:19
5 SAILING
PAIR A DICE 180 35:34
6 PACIFIC
SPIRIT 165 37:47
7 AVATAR 132 37:53
8 SWEET PEA 165 39:18
9 TOAD 150 39:27
10 NIDAROS 108 40:15
11 KICKS 180 41:18
12 SIMPATICO 165 42:28
RACE QS:
Race Qs seems to be working for most boats. The track can be viewed at:
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS:
This very fun regatta will be on August 6 this year. Everyone that registers is welcome to participate. We have all improved our sailing by participating
in Tuesday sailing. Why not participate
in an official regatta? This is your opportunity! To register is a two-step process. First go to SCYC.org/regattas and register
for $1. This is a charity event, so the
second part of registration is to go to the BBBS website to register crew,
donate or get extra dinner tickets or raffle tickets. The BBBS website is at: https://76fcbc056b94b1d57eec-b9aac7c1400afb2263735d1e7c151cea.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/regatta_facebook_event_cover_photo_1920_1005_px_3_png-1686263868_large
This is an
awesome event with food, and a great social gathering after the event.
I hope to see
you on the water next Tuesday!
Barry Keeler
Sailing Pair
A Dice
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