DECEMBER 5, 2023 LIGHT WIND SAILING

 

DECEMBER 5, 2023

LIGHT WIND SAILING

While I am vacationing in Hawaii, Stefan and the crew of Perfect 36 organized the race for this evening.  As reported to me, the wind was light and coming from 230 with 20-degree shifts.   A start line was set square to 230 degrees, and there were ten boats out for the fun.  Being another light wind evening, a short course was called: start to round a sailboat over by Cowells and finish with Gov to port with finish line being an extension of the line from wharf end through Gov.  A single horn was blown at 2:55 for a single fleet start at 3:00.  Ultimately, the wind came up a little and the course was lengthened to twice around.

The first boat around the windward “mark” was Watts Moore followed by Interlude, Rosie, Perigon, Yellow Belly, Nidaros, Perfect 36 and Pacific Spirit.  After the second rounding Watts Moore was first to finish 29:37 then Interlude 35:29, Wind II 39:58, Rosie 41:35, Yellow Belly41:36, Perfect 36 52:14, Nidaros 52:35 and Pacific Spirit (New Perspective) 53:14. All times are elapsed, and the course length was 1.29NM.

While the wind appeared to be very light, which is normal for this time of year, Stefan and crew called a perfect course for light wind sailing.  A hearty thanks to Stefan, Steve Niemann and the Perfect 36 crew for setting the course.

 

PHRF ADJUSTED RESULTS

PLACE   BOAT                                     PHRF                     PHRF CORRECTED TIME

1             WATTS MOORE                 150                        26:23

2             INTERLUDE                         141                        32:27

3             WIND II                                213                        35:23

4             ROSIE                                    160                        38:06

5             YELLOW BELLY                    141                        38:34

6             PERFECT 36                        144                        49:08

7             PACIFIC SPIRIT                   147                        50:04

8             NIDAROS                             108                        50:15

THE ICONIC HONOLUA BAY ON MAUI WITH SIZE ON 12/5/ 23

RACE QS:

The track for this evening can be viewed at:

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1017739&divisionId=96060&updatedAt=2023-12-06T00:21:35Z&dt=2023-12-05T14:47:50-08:00..2023-12-05T16:21:35-08:00&boat=Perf36&time=1701816526404&focus=Perf36&rival=Nidaros%20II&tab=match&view=match

TUESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SAILING:

There is one big difference between our races and the normal racing environment:  We have no committee boat to set and retrieve the start line mark.  This duty is conducted by one of the competitors, usually Sailing Pair A Dice. This means that this competitor must retrieve the mark after the race.  In normal racing the start line is frequently the same as the finish line.  For our series the finish line is almost always a line, or an extension of a line designated by stationary permanent marks: lighthouse, wharf end, or Gov.  This allows the boat that set the start line mark to retrieve the mark before all boats have finished.

I will see you next Tuesday.  Let’s all hope for wind!

Barry Keeler

Sailing Pair A Dice