SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 ZERO TO TWELVE IN FIFTEEN

 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

ZERO TO TWELVE IN FIFTEEN

I was encouraged by the display of wind on the flags through the afternoon.  Today was my birthday and what better way to celebrate than a good sail.  My heart sank as we exited the harbor just after 5 to see a pond-like ocean with no wind.  We approached the start area and studied the conditions.  It was encouraging to see fog down by Aptos which is usually a precursor to a developing Easterly.  Sure enough, we watched as  the Easterly ripples approached  and filled in with a solid 12 knot breeze.  As the wind was building, we decided to set up a reaching mark and also set the start line mark.  We called for course Echo 2, with the option to shorten course if the wind subsided.  We had close to 30 boats out for the fun and blew the 10-minute horn: 5minutes for A Fleet start and 10 minutes for Fleet B start.

Fleet A and B had clean starts, as best determined by Race QS tracks.  All boats tacked their way to Blacks then to the offset mark, then around again.  The first A fleet boat to round S/F for the first rounding was Aboriginal followed by Double Espresso, Interlude, Yellow Belly, Good Timin’, Aquavit and Rosie.  The first of B fleet to round was Avatar, followed by Makani, Perfect 36, Big Mac,  Wind Goddess, Pair A Dice, Simpatico, TOAD, Pacific Spirit,  and Kicks.

At the finish, Aboriginal was first 23:04 followed by Double Espresso 26:26, Interlude 26:44, Yellow Belly 27:29, Aquavit 28:47, Good Timin’ 29:08 and Rosie 31:56.  B Fleet was led by Avatar 27:22 followed by Makani 27:55 and Perfect 36 27:55, Big Mac 29:19, Wind Goddess 29:47, Simpatico 30:26, TOAD 30:31, Pair A Dice  30:35, Pacific Spirit 31:42 and Kicks 32:56.  All times are elapsed and the course distance was 2.03NM.

It was a great evening to be sailing.  We started at 5:15 with zero wind,  but it filled in with a twelve knot Easterly within 15 minutes.  Zero to twelve in Fifteen.

PHRF ADJUSTED RESULTS

PLACE                   BOAT                                     PHRF                     ADJUSTED TIME

FLEET A:

1             ABORIGINAL                                      33                           21:57

2             YELLOW BELLY                                141                        22:42

3             DOUBLE ESPRESSO                         99                           23:05

4             GOOD TIMIN’                                    141                        24:21

5             AQUAVIT                                           72                           26:20

6             ROSIE                                                 162                        26:27

                INTERLUDE (UNREGISTERED)   141?                      21:57

FLEET B:

1             BIG MAC                                              222                        21:48

2             AVATAR                                                132                        22:54

3             MAKANI                                              147                        22:56

4             PERFECT 36                                        144                        23:02

5             WIND GODDESS                                168                        24:05

6             PAIR A DICE                                        180                        24:29

7             SIMPATICO                                         165                        24:51

8             TOAD                                                   150                        25:26

9             PACIFIC SPIRIT                                  165                        26:07

10           KICKS                                                  180                        26:50 

 

Race QS:

The Race QS track for this evening can be reviewed at:

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1011017&divisionId=94200&updatedAt=2023-09-13T02:11:32Z&dt=2023-09-12T17:45:09-07:00..2023-09-12T19:01:54-07:00&boat=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&time=1694568776881&focus=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&rival=Makani&tab=fleet&view=follow&lat=36.951436&lon=-121.994081&tilt=2&range=413&heading=234

REGISTRATION:

We have several boats that enjoy our Tuesday Night sails that are not registered.  I realize it is getting close to the end of the season and I don’t expect people to register their boats without trying it out first.  To encourage registration, remember that we do not stop sailing when time changes.  When the time changes, we continue sailing but start earlier in the day throughout the winter as long as conditions permit.  It is difficult to sail if the harbor is shoaled or intense winter storms are engaged.   Also, in order to be counted in the ratings I need to know your PHRF which is included in the registration process. 

Beware of the “idiot boat” that is not registered but likes to interfere and foul boats for the start, then don’t race but just sail away.  You cannot protest a boat that has totally fouled you when they are not racing.  I do not understand this weird behavior.

I hope to see you next Tuesday.

 

Barry Keeler

 SAILING PAIR A DICE