JUNE 27, 2023 SUDDEN SHIFT IN WIND

 

JUNE 27, 2023

SUDDEN SHIFT IN WIND

Predictions were all over the place for the evening.  Predictions of 10 knot winds decreasing through the evening seemed spot on as we left the harbor at 5:15.   There was a very faint Easterly starting to build and we delayed setting the start line mark as long as possible to let conditions settle in.  Finally at about 5:40, we set the line for an Easterly breeze and almost like a signal, as soon as we set the mark, the wind immediately filled in from the Northwest.  We had to delay the start for five minutes to reset the start line for the new wind.  We blew the ten minute horn at 5:55 and called for course Whiskey 6.

Fleet A got off the line for their 6 pm start and made their way to Schuyler as Fleet B started five minutes later.  The wind had filled in nicely as all boats made their way to windward.  The first A fleet boat to round Schuyler was Sweetheart followed by  Aboriginal, Perigon, Frisky, Aquavit, Yellow Belly, Sagittarius and Tusitala.  The first B fleet boat to round Schuyler was Avatar followed by Perfect 36, Pacific Spirit, Pair a Dice, Big Mac, Toad, Sweet Pea, Nidaros and Rosie. 

All boats made their way downwind to the finish line and the first A fleet boat over the line was Aboriginal 29:04, followed by Sweetheart 29:14, Perigon 35:56, Aquavit 36:25, Double Espresso 36:43, Frisky 36:45,  Yellow Belly 37:04, Sagittarius 37:58 and Tusitala 43:13 and Wind II 46:24.  B Fleet was led by Zoop 38:15 followed by Perfect 36 40:25, Avatar  40:48, Big Mac 42:07, Pair A Dice 42:14,  Toad 42:29, Nidaros 42:53, Pacific Spirit 43:00, Sweet Pea 43:17 and Rosie 43:59.   All times are elapsed and the course distance was 2.6NM.

After seeing such light wind when we first went out and anticipating a “Bob-Fest”, it was awesome to have the Northwest fill in with a sudden shift in wind.

RACE QS:

Race QS is almost back to normal.  There are still tracks that are not recording or being uploaded. I still recommend recording your finish time as a backup. The track for this evening can be seen at:

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1147771&updatedAt=2023-06-28T02:08:28Z&dt=2023-06-27T17:49:26-07:00..2023-06-27T19:08:26-07:00&boat=Aquavit&time=1687916939482&focus=Aquavit&rival=Unknown&tab=match&view=follow&lat=36.950582&lon=-121.993695&tilt=9&range=292&heading=54

THANKS TO LIBBY MCCORD ON BIG MAC FOR THE PHOTO

PHRF adjusted results:

PLACE                   BOAT                     ADJUSTED TIME

FLEET A:

1             ABORIGINAL                      27:38

2             SWEETHEART                    29:29

3             YELLOW BELLY                30:57

4\            PERIGON                             32:25\   TIE

4 /           DOUBLE ESPRESSO          32:25/   TIE

6             SAGITTARIUS                     32:46

7             FRISKY                                33:14

8             AQUAVIT                             33:18

9             WIND II                                37:10

10           TUSITALA                            39:19   

FLEET B:

1             ZOOP                                    32:00

2             BIG MAC                              32:29

3             PERFECT 36                        34:10

4             SAILING PAIR A DICE        34:26

5             AVATAR                                35:04

6             PACIFIC SPIRIT                   35:51

7             TOAD                                    35:59

8             SWEET PEA                         36:08

9             ROSIE                                    36:57

10           NIDAROS                             38:12

 

UNUSUAL WIND CHANGE:

What caused the unusual wind shift? I consulted with Paul Tara on this and apparently the fog banks and overhead clouds were exerting their effect.  The Easterly wind that was initially apparent was a very warm wind, but the fog chilled westerly wind overpowered the warmer Easterly. “We sail in the surface wind. Cold air sinks to the surface. The easterly was not well established and wasn’t cold.  The Westerly was very cold when it first filled, indicating the fog face (the energy source) was much closer to the west.” Paul Tara               

I think the takeaway for me is to be sensitive to temperature changes in the different directions of wind.

NEXT WEEK JULY 4:

Next Tuesday is the July 4 holiday. The firecracker regatta going to Monterey is happening on Sunday July 2. This means that you can participate in the Firecracker on Sunday, return to Santa Cruz on Monday and sail on Tuesday night.  I am planning on setting up our Tuesday Night race at the regular time (6pm) on July 4. I completely understand other commitments  for the Holiday, but I will plan on racing on July 4.

The club will have a special dinner offered for $20.  This includes: salads, baked beans, corn on the cob, tri-tip, BBQ chicken and apple pie ala mode.

Barry Keeler

Sailing Pair A Dice

 

JUNE 20, 2023 BRISK SOLSTICE WINDS

 

JUNE 20, 2023

BRISK SOLSTICE WINDS

Returning from my vacation, it was good to see that we had brisk winds to work with. No bobbing tonight!  We left the harbor with enough wind to indicate that a reef was necessary.   We determined the wind was coming from 235 degrees and set a mark square to this.  We called for course Whiskey 1 and blew the “10-minute horn”.  Fleet A had a clean start with most boats at the red ball end of the line, indicating that maybe the line was not as square as we thought. Fleet B had a few boats OCS but most returned to cross the line appropriately.

Though there was plenty of wind to work with, there were lulls and gusts that had to be considered.  There was also a lot of wave action that slowed boats when they were on starboard tack.  The first Fleet A boat to round Schuyler was Aboriginal followed by Yellow Belly, Geronimo, Sagittarius, Perigon and Rosie.  Fleet B had Perfect 36 first around Schuyler followed by Nidaros, Makani, Zoop, Schock  Therapy,  Pacific Spirit,  Toad, Pair a Dice, Big Mac and Simpatico.

As boats rounded Mile Buoy and made their way to Gov, the Northerly started filling in which necessitated tacking to be able to round Gov.  At the finish Aboriginal was the first  A fleet boat to cross, 38:44 followed by Geronimo 47:14, Perigon 47:54, Yellow Belly 48:58, Sagittarius 50:27 and Rosie 54:39. B fleet was led at the finish  by Perfect 36 49:42, followed by Zoop 50:30, Makani 52:10, Nidaros 53:57, Pacific Spirit 56:34,  Schock  Therapy 57:01, Pair A Dice 58:28, Big Mac 1:00:51, Toad 1:01:59 and Simpatico 1:03:46.  All times are elapsed and the course distance was 4.2 NM.

With the summer solstice happening the next day, it was great to have some brisk solstice winds.

THANKS TO NGUYET FOR THE PHOTO

PHRF ADJUSTED RESULTS:

PLACE    BOAT                                     ADJUSTED TIME

FLEET A

1             ABORIGINAL                      36:25

2             YELLOW BELLY                 39:05

3             GERONIMO                         41:08

4             SAGITTARIUS                     42:03

5             PERIGON                             42:13

6             ROSIE                                   43:18

FLEET B

1             PERFECT 36                        39:37

2             SCHOCK THERAPY           40:00

3             ZOOP                                    40:25

4             MAKANI                              41:52

5             PACIFIC SPIRIT                   45:01

6             BIG MAC                              45:18

7             PAIR A DICE                         45:52

8             NIDAROS                             46:23

9             TOAD                                    51:29

10           SIMPATICO                         52:13                                                                                   

 

Race Qs:

The track for this evening can be found at:

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1011017&divisionId=91022&updatedAt=2023-06-21T02:40:00Z&dt=2023-06-20T17:45:11-07:00..2023-06-20T19:37:20-07:00&boat=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&time=1687312179891&focus=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&rival=Schock%20Therapy&tab=fleet&view=follow&lat=36.956230&lon=-121.994829&tilt=1&range=1942&heading=232

Race QS has been having problems, though most tracks worked for this race.  I like Chris’s approach to this problem.  Each boat should record the time they finish and the boats that finished just ahead and behind.  With this information, if your track does not upload and you report this information to me,  we can  still include you in the blog.

STARTING STRATEGIES:

Accomplishing a good start is a critical part of racing.  Port tack starts can be exciting but also risky if you need to duck multiple SB tack boats.  This is why most boats start on starboard tack.  On this night, I was egregiously OCS at the start and had to come back to start appropriately.  I guess I was “still on vacation”, but it impressed me about the importance of monitoring your position in relation to the line.

See you next Tuesday!

Barry Keeler

Sailing Pair A Dice

 

 

JUNE 13, 2023 SUNSHINE, GOOD WIND AND RACE QS WORKS

 

June 13 Sunshine, Good Wind, and Raceqs Work For Me

When I checked on some boat stuff at the harbor around noon it was looking like still another June Doom and Gloom Tuesday with light wind and overcast skies. When I returned at 1700 it was surprising and refreshing to see glorious sunny skies and reports of 16-18 mph westerly wind at the crows nest. We reefed in the harbor as a precautionary measure. As we proceeded out to the start area the wind began its usual tapering to about 9-11, and then settled in at about 8 mph at 240 degrees for the first start. We called for course W3, with possible shortening to W6 should the wind continue to die as it did the previous week. About 17 boats were out for the fun with a couple of new guests including a J70 and a Santa Cruz 27 (interlude) tagging along.

I missed blowing the first warning horn at our usual 17:50:00 as we were shaking out the reef in the mainsail but was able to pick up the count with a 4 minute preparatory horn 17:51:00 and both starts came off smoothly at 1755 and 1800.

With  a long start line and the port end of the line slightly favored, a few boats were able to successfully find openings to execute clean port tack starts. From the raceqs track it appeared that Yellowbelly and a few boats in B fleet were just a bit early to the pin end of the line and did a quick recovery around the pin and restarted on port tack.

With the wind back to its usual 240-260 degrees it returned to the classical Santa Cruz horse race on port tack to the right corner in the area near the wharf, and then try to call the layline just right and anticipate the lift on starboard tack out to Schuyler.

The wind held nicely for both fleets and we all easily completed the full W3 course in a nice breeze. Some boats sailed back up to the wharf to catch the new Tuesday Night Concerts on the wharf series.

Raceq appears to be back and functioning correctly with the exception of Yellowbelly, which stalled out on recording near the finish. Don recorded and reported Yellowbelly's finish time.

Raceq's tracks are at

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1185450&updatedAt=2023-06-14T01:32:33Z&dt=2023-06-13T17:37:46-07:00..2023-06-13T18:32:31-07:00&boat=Aboriginal&time=1686703754985&focus=Aboriginal&tab=fleet&view=manual&lat=36.950697&lon=-122.002804&tilt=1&range=3734&heading=360&rival=PERIGON

Results including finish time, adjustment, and corrected time for A a d B fleets were:

ABORIGINAL	18:31:09	0:01:53	18:29:16	A
SWEETHEART	18:34:24	-0:00:21	18:34:45	A
SAGITTARIUS	18:37:02	0:06:50	18:30:12	A
FLEXI FLYER	18:38:34	0:05:28	18:33:06	A
PERIGON	18:39:06	0:04:37	18:34:29	A
INTERLUDE	18:40:42	0:08:02	18:32:40	A
YELLOW BELLY	18:43:05	0:08:02	18:35:03	A
ZOOP	18:44:25	0:08:12	18:36:13	B 1st
ROSIE	18:44:44	0:09:14	18:35:30	A
TUSITALA	18:45:42	0:05:08	18:40:34	A
THE PERFECT 36	18:46:07	0:08:12	18:37:55	B 2cd
TOAD	18:50:32	0:08:23	18:42:09	B 3rd
BIG MAC	18:51:24	0:12:39	18:38:45	B 4th
NIDAROS II	18:52:22	0:06:09	18:46:13	B 5th
KICKS	18:52:59	0:10:16	18:42:43	B 6th
SIMPATICO	18:53:13	0:09:24	18:43:49	B 7th
WIND II	18:54:31	0:12:08	18:42:23	A

The Tuesday night courses are always a work in progress and we usually make at least a few smaller adjustments at the beginning of each year. This year we made some larger overhauls and many of those changes seem to be working ok after working out a few kinks. We also had some interesting new plans for some starts at SC2 but now those plans have been foiled due to the powers at be removing that mark.

These last 3 weeks have brought on a few more ideas for some improvements. It might be interesting to have some Tuesday night finishes in Cowell Cove and catch a bit of the live music that is playing on the wharf. Also, the idea of making a gate out at S/F on the downwind leg of W3 to allow for a possible shortened course there might also be beneficial.  That would allow us to call the regular W3 long course down to Black Pt. Mark, but also shorten finish as boats pass by within 200 feet of S/F if the wind dies. Inserting  gates in a few of the courses could make the course calling much easier and allow us to stay out for more good sailing on those nights when the wind does not die.  If you have additional ideas about course changes or improvements be sure to mention them to Barry or myself and we will put them in the hopper for consideration next year.

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Thanks Chris for an awesome job.  I will see you next Tuesday.

Barry Keeler

Sailing Pair A Dice

JUNE 6, 2023 WILL SUMMER EVER ARRIVE? WILL RACE QS EVER WORK?

 June 6. Will Summer Ever Arrive? Will Raceqs Ever Work?

After a drizzly day it started to clear a bit around the bay and there was a pleasant 8-11mph breeze out of the west and south west as we arrived at the starting area. There was some chop leftover from storms that had been passing through the area earlier in the day making steering a bit tricky going up wind.

I was hoping the wind would hold out for a slightly longer course than last week and called for W3. Boats got off to good starts at 17:55 and 18:00 and the beat to Schuyler mark started well for most boats with many boats crossing tacks and fewer going to the right corner of the course with the wind around to the south a bit from our normal 240-260.

As the middle of the fleet approached the weather mark the wind started to taper. At least one boat was pinching hard to lay the mark but got stuck in irons trying to round. On the run down to Black's the search was on for the best breeze as the wind died and became more shifty.

Seeing that the wind was continuing to die, I called for a shorten course at the S/F to avoid having the fleets sail further into the hole that was developing closer to Black's Mark.

The fleet split with some boats going outside with wing on wing sail trim, others going inside on a tighter port tack reach closer to shore looking for puffs off the beach. Still others tried to sail the rhumb line on a bit broader reach towards Blacks. The boats jockeyed back and forth with each of the strategies working at times.

We had some problems with Raceqs loading any track this week and requested that all the skippers report finish times to scyc.race.results@gmail.com with Boat Name, finish time, Start Fleet/Time, and recollection of any other boats nearby at the finish. This process worked fairly well with 7 boats having good finish times and others pitched in with relative finishes to other boats. But just as all the results were compiled on Friday morning Raceqs decided it was time to rise from the dead and report results.

We will continue to gather times in this fashion until Raceqs seems to get more stable so be sure to record your finish and send it in. This also helps to verify Raceqs results when it is reporting.

Raceqs recordings should now be available at

PHRF A

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1011074&divisionId=90522&updatedAt=2023-06-09T15:47:49Z&dt=2023-06-06T17:49:52-07:00..2023-06-06T19:14:24-07:00&boat=Tusitala&model=Bavaria40&time=1686099215001&focus=Tusitala&rival=PERIGON&tab=fleet&view=follow&lat=36.951837&lon=-121.993883&tilt=1&range=1080&heading=360

PHRF B

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1169353&divisionId=90523&updatedAt=2023-06-07T02:18:29Z&dt=2023-06-06T17:40:02-07:00..2023-06-06T19:18:03-07:00&boat=Zoop&time=1686099642798&focus=Zoop&rival=P36%20(alt)&tab=fleet&view=auto

Here are the results for the evening with combination

of reported times and times pulled from Raceqs

now that it is back up.  Hopefully this will go smoother

next week

Boat	Finish	Elapsed	Corrected	Time to Lead
Aboriginal	18:36:13	0:41:13	39:47:00
Aboriginal 2	18:36:14	0:41:14	39:47:00	0:00:00
Yellowbelly	18:48:21	0:53:21	47:13:00	0:07:26
Flexi Flyer	18:49:40	54:40:00	50:30:00
Double Exp	No Report
Sagittarius	18:53:03	0:58:03	52:50:00	0:13:03
PERIGON	18:53:59	0:58:59	55:28:00	0:15:41
Tusitala	18:54:40	0:59:40	55:45:00	0:15:58
Zoop	18:54:39	0:54:39	48:24:00
Nidaros II	18:54:54	0:54:54	50:12:00	0:01:48
Perf36	18:59:43	0:59:43	53:28:00	0:05:04
P36 (alt)	18:59:46	0:59:46	53:31:00	0:05:07
Sweet Pea	19:00:51	1:00:51	53:49:00	0:05:25
TOAD	19:03:32	1:03:32	57:09:00	0:08:45
Big Mac	19:07:05	1:07:05	57:26:00	0:09:02
Pacific Spirit	19:07:53	1:07:53	1:00:51	0:12:27
Makani	19:08:02	1:08:02	1:01:39	0:13:15
Wind II	No Report

Thank you Chris for all of your work on the Race QS issue and for your alternative approach.  I have not had access to WIFI for a few days but am hooked up now.  Seems like the remote corners of Bora Bora do not have WIFI.  Keep up the good work. 

Barry Keeler

Sailing in Paradise

                                             BORA BORA ANCHORAGE

MAY 30, 2023 LAST RACE OF MAY

 May 30, Last Race of May

The fog had burned off earlier in the day and it was a bit windier than most of the weather

predictions as the fleet headed out for a glorious Tuesday Night end of May sail. We set

the line based on good westerly breeze of 11-13mph from 245 degrees. When deciding

the course we took bets among the crew about if the wind would hold for the full race or

die on the way home as with last weeks race. The crew as pretty split. Since it was

Barbecue Night and the priority is to get everyone to the bar earlier, the choice was made

for a shorter course with a better probability of getting everyone finished quickly. It was

probably just a bit to short for the fastest boats but seem to work well for the back half of

the fleet. Tough to keep everyone happy, but we try! ;-)

Course was W6, distance 2.6NM with starts for the fleets going off smoothly at 17:55 and

18:00. The line had become slightly skewed to favor the yellow buoy leeward end of the

line as the start time approached.

In PHRF A, Aboriginal port tacked the fleet at the yellow ball and got away quickly from

the other 7 boats in the first fleet who were up the line and moving fast.

Raceqs was mostly cooperating for the this fleet with the exception of Tusitala (primary

tracker did not start, and backup tracker started late) and Double Expresso (Tracker only

ran for a brief period near the windward mark)

Being a windy night, the the boats mostly went around the course in the order of their

rating with Perigon being the exception and putting in a great race to move up in the

standings

Rating, Finish time, Elapsed time, Rating Adjustment, and Corrected time listed below

ABORIGINAL SYDNEY 38 33 18:21:39 0:26:39 0:01:42 0:24:57

PERIGON J105 81 18:25:54 0:30:54 0:04:11 0:26:43

SWEETHEART SANTA CRUZ 52 -6 18:22:35 0:27:35 0:00:19 0:27:54

Aquavit JEANNEAU41i P 72 18:27:09 0:32:09 0:03:43 0:28:26

TUSITALA C&C 40 90 18:28:18 0:33:18 0:04:39 0:28:39

WATTS MOORE MOORE 24 150 18:32:12 0:37:12 0:07:45 0:29:27

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=20201&divisionId=90152&updatedAt=2023-05-

31T02:42:54Z&dt=2023-05-30T17:39:18-07:00..2023-05-30T19:42:53-

07:00&boat=PERIGON

In PHRF B the end of the line near the yellow mark appeared to get pretty crowded with a

parade of boats on starboard and a few boats getting there a bit too early. Simpatico timed

the start well at the leeward end with Zoop in heavy pursuit. Kicks arrived at the end of the

line early and Perfect 36 appeared to not be able to point high enough in some dirty air to

make the mark. With a couple of nicely executed quick circles they both went around and

started on port tack. Makani and Big Mac were up on the line and moving fast up the line

near the red ball. It was a pretty tight race among the boats in this fleet with Zoop leading

the way and Pacific Spirit and Simpatico virtually tied on elapsed and corrected times with

Raceqs giving the slight nod to Pac Spirit.

ZOOP ISLANDER 36 141 18:31:25 0:31:25 0:07:17 0:24:08

PACIFIC SPIRIT CATALINA 320 165 18:36:48 0:36:48 0:08:32 0:28:16

SIMPATICO CATALINA 320 165 18:36:51 0:36:51 0:08:32 0:28:19

BIG MAC MacGreggor26 222 18:40:14 0:40:14 0:11:28 0:28:46

THE PERFECT 36 CATALINA 36 144 18:36:14 0:36:14 0:07:26 0:28:48

MAKANI CATALINA 34 147 18:36:31 0:36:31 0:07:36 0:28:55

SWEET PEA CATALINA32 165 18:39:15 0:39:15 0:08:32 0:30:43

KICKS CATALINA C30 180 18:41:52 0:41:52 0:09:18 0:32:34

NIDAROS II SANTANA 30/30 108 18:39:44 0:39:44 0:05:35 0:34:09

THANKS TO NGUYET FOR THE PHOTO

Starts are the best part of Tuesday Nights! Its always good to review the some key things

that can lead to good starts before the 5 Minute warning goes off or before. Here are some

ideas for some things that can be on your list to figure out and discuss with the crew.

1) Make all your final trimming adjustments to sails for the first leg.

2) Determine which end of the line is favored.

3) Make some estimates about where the rest of the fleet will be wanting to start and

how that might affect your starting plans

4) Know how long it takes to sail down the line

5) Know how long it will take from the point where you want to make your final

approach the to the point on the line where you want to start the race.

6) Get back to that final approach point on time

7) Sail as fast as you can to the start point on the line that you had predetermined

8) Make sure the crew is on the look out for other boats, or situations that are

developing, and be ready to communicate and change the plan quickly based on

changing conditions or the need to follow the rules, etc.

9) Try to have the sails trimmed well and boat moving at top target speed as you come

off the line.

With the recent problems and inconsistencies in Raceqs we have developed a spreadsheet

to check and correct scoring results using course card distances, the rating supplied by the

PHRF committee, and finish times that we pick off from Raceqs or any other sources, The

spreadsheet we are using is at

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YnbaaWcSD1XLoZgLfc-D9ZfRBlbGEu8c3-

CG3owB-O0/edit#gid=781166502

If Raceqs isn't working in general, or for individual boats, we should

now be able to accept and enter finish times to calculate results into

the spreadsheet. It's now, and when ever racing, a good practice to

note and record your finish time as you cross the line. Then email it

to Barry or Chris after the race or if you spot some error on the

spreadsheet.

THANKS TO CHRIS HOFMANN  FOR THE GREAT RECAP!

Barry Keeler

Sailing Pair  a Dice

MAY 23, 2023 BUMPY, CHILLY OCEAN WITH LIGHT WIND

 

MAY 23, 2023

BUMPY, CHILLY OCEAN WITH LIGHT WIND

I got to the harbor early in the afternoon and the flags were showing a light breeze from the Northwest.  Predictions were for 10 knot winds to persist through the evening.  Are predictions ever right?  We left the harbor at 5 o’clock and there was a steady light breeze across the bay.  We arrived at the start mark area and determined the wind was from 230 degrees and set a line square to this mark.  We were encouraged by the strength of the wind and started considering longer courses, but settled for a slightly shorter course Whiskey 3 : Start, Schuyler, Blacks and finish.

We blew the “10-minute horn” and both fleets got off to a clean start.  Pair A Dice did a port tack start at the outer end of the line and had to duck a few boats, but we were making good time until we tried to tack outside.  Tacking  outside had us straight into the waves which really slowed us down. The  light, shifty wind with waves on the bow was painstakingly slow.  I just could not seem to get the boat up to speed.  The first A fleet boat to round Schuyler was Aboriginal, followed by Watts Moore, Double Espresso, Yellow Belly, Good Timin’, Aquavit and Rosie.  The first of B fleet to round was Nidaros followed by Zoop, Avatar, Perfect 36, Simpatico, Toad, Pacific Spirit and Pair A Dice.

Sailing down wind always makes the wind feel lighter and this evening was no exception.   Blacks looked like it was very far away as we slowly crept toward it.  Understandably, several boats chose to retire to       the warmth and ambiance of the bar.  

Aboriginal was the first of A fleet over the finish line 59:04 followed by Watts Moore 1:05:46,  Yellow Belly 1:13:15,  Wind II 1:14:23,  Good Timin’ 1:14:42, Aquavit 1:20:01 and Rosie 1:29:39.  The first B fleet to finish was Zoop 1:24:02 followed by Nidaros 1:25:39, Perfect 36 1:27:19, Avatar 1:31:30, Simpatico 1:33:08, Big Mac 1:33:40 and  Pair A Dice 1:38:02.  All times are elapsed and the course distance was 4.6 NM.

This was an interesting night of sailing with many boats retiring.  In retrospect, the course I chose was too long and with the bumpy, chilly ocean with light wind I understand why boats retired.

PHRF ADJUSTED RESULTS:

PLACE                   BOAT                                     ADJUSTED TIME

A FLEET:

1             WATTS MOORE                                 54:16

2             ABORIGINAL                                    56:32

3             WIND II                                               58:03

4             YELLOW BELLY                               1:02:26

5             GOOD TIMIN’                                    1:03:53

6             AQUAVIT                                           1:14:29

7             ROSIE                                                 1:17:13

B FLEET:

1             ZOOP                                    1:12:59

2             PERFECT 36                        1:16:16

3             BIG MAC                              1:16:38

4             NIDAROS                             1:17:22

5             SIMPATICO                         1:20:29

6             AVATAR                                1:21:22

7             PAIR A DICE                         1:24:14

RACE QS:

This system has had its problems recently.  Sometimes it cannot be opened and sometimes only one boat is displayed alone with no fleet.  Other times, tracks just stop in the middle of the race for no known reason.  In this race Toad finished in front of us but their track froze halfway between Schuyler and Blacks.  Double Espresso did well in the race, but his track froze at Blacks.

The track for this evening “may” be found at: 

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1011017&divisionId=89872&updatedAt=2023-05-24T03:08:55Z&dt=2023-05-23T17:45:17-07:00..2023-05-23T20:02:53-07:00&boat=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&time=1684896207899&focus=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&rival=TOAD&tab=match&view=follow&lat=36.952706&lon=-121.984020&tilt=3&range=9853&heading=354

DEALING WITH UNUSUAL CONDITIONS:

This evening was an education for me as we made several errors.  I found it difficult steering directly into the waves with light wind.  We should have continued on port tack even if the wind was a little lighter inside, we could have used the shelter of the point to find flatter seas. Most of the boats followed this strategy and did well. We were moving so much slower than other boats, I might have had kelp on the rudder, but I never checked.  Another option to help get through the waves would have been to sheet out a little more on the jib and move the fairlead a little more forward to create a rounder sail for more power when going into the waves.  Falling off a little would have allowed us to take the waves at an angle rather than straight on.

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The Green Committee with the support of the SCYC board is installing a water container refill station by the regatta shed.  We all hate seeing plastic trash in the ocean.  This is one small step in that direction which will be paid for by donations.

The water station will support YOU and your race crews by:

·  Providing a convenient way to refill reusable water bottles at Regatta Office

·  Helping sailors stay hydrated with great tasting water

·  Reducing trash in the harbor and ocean

 

Interested in donating?  Here is what you need to know:

• Estimated budget is $6,000.  Green Committee have already raised over $2,500 from generous club members.  Project will be funded solely by donations.
• Email green@scyc.org  with donation amount (any amount is appreciated), membership name, boat name, and include “Green 2023” in email.
• Donations will be invoiced to your account (similar to b
• ar/dining tab).   If you or a crew member prefer to donate by check or other credit card,  please let green team know.
• Station is a built-to-last Elkay Outdoor Station Station  Details: https://www.elkay.com/products/details/LK4405BF and Carbon Filtration Kit https://www.elkay.com/products/details/EWF172.

 

All donations, regardless of amount, will make a difference.  If you would like more details about the project, reach out to green@scyc.org or email maryeculley@gmail.com

 

THANK YOU for your consideration!

 

BARBECUE NEXT TUESDAY:

Next week is the last Tuesday of the month meaning barbecue at the club after the race.  Bring your best food for grilling.  It is always a popular event.

ABSENCE:

I will be away for the next 3 weeks but the races will continue.  Chris Hofmann will be setting up and calling the courses and writing the blog.  Chris has been a critical factor in the success of our Tuesday sailing events. Thank you, Chris, for keeping the races going.

Barry Keeler

Ssailing Pair A Dice