MAY 7, 2024 FOUR BOATS FINISHED

 

MAY 7, 2024

FOUR BOATS FINISHED 

Predictions were for 5-19 knots of wind for the evening.  As I was working on my boat during the day, I was encouraged by the wind blowing in the harbor. As we left the harbor around five o’clock there was an easterly developing.  Customarily when an Easterly is developing, it gets stronger the further East you go.  Knowing this, I called for course Echo 1: Start> SC3>Blacks and S/F.  We had about 20 boats out for a delightful, sunny sail.  We blew the “10 minute horn” and A fleet got off for a good start with good wind at 5:55, followed by B Fleet at 6:00 also with good wind.

All boats tacked their way toward SC3 as the wind seemed to be decreasing.  One by one, boats retired to enjoy the ambiance of the club rather than bobbing motionless in the water.  Surprisingly, there were several boats that continued and actually rounded SC3.  Aboriginal was the first around followed by Interlude, Avatar (B fleet), Watts Moore, Rosie, Tusitala, Animal House (B fleet) and Gold Rush (B fleet). On Pair A Dice, I kept trying to advance toward SC3, dreaming of a developing Easterly even though the lack of wind and good-sized waves had me sailing in circles.  Finally, I headed for the harbor also after verifying that nobody needed a tow.

Amazingly, we had four boats that completed the whole course. What a display of persistence and determ
ination exhibited by the crews of these boats!  Aboriginal was first 1:29:31 followed by Yellow Belly 1:31:26, Interlude 1:38:38 and Watts Moore 1:40:12.  All times are elapsed and the course distance was 2.98NM.

Despite the lack of wind, it was a  beautiful day to be out on the water. Kudos to the four boats that finished the course.

GOLD RUSH ON A GLASSY SEA

 PHRF CORRECTED TIMES:

PLACE                 BOAT                                    PHRF                    CORRECTED TIME

1             YELLOW BELLY                               141                        1:24:25

2             ABORIGINAL                                    33                          1:27:52

3             INTERLUDE                                      141                        1:31:37

4             WATTS MOORE                                150                        1:32:45

 

RACE QS:

Many boats did not upload their tracks if they retired or stopped their tracks.  The race QS track can be reviewed at:

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1011017&divisionId=98375&updatedAt=2024-05-08T06:43:57Z&dt=2024-05-07T17:45:39-07:00..2024-05-07T21:05:47-07:00&boat=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&time=1715141147000&focus=Aboriginal&rival=Interlude&tab=match&view=follow&lat=36.962628&lon=-122.005813&tilt=5&range=1838&heading=118

Lets hope for better conditions next Tuesday!

Barry Keeler

Sailing Pair A Dice