JULY 7, 2026
JUST ENOUGH WIND
Predictions were for 8 to 24 knot winds but the flags were
not showing much wind through the afternoon.
As we left the harbor at 5pm there was definitely wind showing further
out, but would it stay? As time passed we noticed that the wind was coming in “waves”
with increasing and decreasing wind which told us it was not an Easterly
switch. Plus there was no fog moving
into Capitola and reports of a cool interior (San Jose) dissipated our concern
of a developing Easterly. We determined the
wind was consistently coming from 240 and set a line square to this and called
for course W4.
All three fleets got off to a clean start, as the wind seemed
to increase up to 12 knots. It was a
beautiful evening on the water, but as B Fleet approached the finish, the wind
was getting very light. As it turned
out, there was just enough wind to have a good race.
SPINNY fleet track can be seen at:
A FLEET track:
B FLEET track:
PHRF adjusted results:
course W4 distance 2.92 NM
PLACE BOAT PHRF ET CORRECTED
SPINNY FLEET
1 FRISKY 81 33:22 29:25
2 SOPHIE 141 38:22 31:30
3 KEMOSABE 81 39:56 35:59
A FLEET:
1 TRUE LOVE 72 33:47 30:17
2 ABORIGINAL 33 32:13 30:37
3 PAC HIGH 96 36:52 32:12
4 ZOOP 144 39:15 32:15
5 PERFECT 36 144 40:09 33:09
6 INTERLUDE 141 41:17 34:25
7 DOUBLE ESPRESSO 99 39:49 34:59
8 ROSIE 162 50:14 42:21
9 ODONATA 243 54:14 42:24
FLEET B:
1 MAIN
SQUEEZE 72 35:10 31:40
2 GOLD RUSH 126 39:56 33:48
3 SAILING
PAIR A DICE 180 45:04 36:18
4 AZOR 243 49:48 37:58
5 AVATAR 132 45:41 39:16
5 SIMPATICO 165 47:18 39:16 (TIE)
7 ABSOLUTE
05 117 45:08 39:26
8 NIDAROS 118 45:47 40:02
9 SWEET PEA 163 50:35 42:39
10 MYSTIC 150 56:49 49:31
10 TOAD 150 56:49 49:31 (TIE)
Zoop
Scoop by Paul Tara
QUIZ
Last
week: True Wind is caused by:
b)
differences in barometric pressure
This
week,
An Isobar is:
a)
A popcicle
b)
A new SCYC open bar policy
c)
A line of equal barometric pressure
REGATTA
HERO SHENANIGANS
In
case some of you thought you were seeing double, no, there were not
two Zoop’s racing in A Fleet this week. Last week
neither Zoop nor Aboriginal recorded a track.
This week we used two phones as insurance, only to discover when we
docked we still didn’t have a track or finish on either one, and
neither did Aboriginal! Both boats were showing last week’s as
the latest race. Later, up at the Club, I learned that Double Expresso didn’t
get a finish as well (her track appears to stop just short of MB). But then,
about 30 minutes after that, both Zoop and Aboriginal appeared
on our screens with all the usual data (our displayed elapsed time matched with
our observed time). But, as of this writing, still no sign of Expresso, which
finished just astern of us. I don’t know what to make of all this,
except that there there appears to be some sort of a lag and, make sure
you take note of your own elapsed time.
AN
EXPRESSLY LOVELY EVENING
At
0800 Tuesday morning, the breeze at Dominican Hospital was NE around 5 knots
under what appeared to be a solid marine layer. But, this proved
misleading, as the stratus began to rapidly dissipate around 1100, leading to a
strong northwesterly flow offshore, with a good possibility of an easterly
transition later in the day (remember NOAA — 80 % chance in July and August).
Just how much later was the question. The possibility kept the
westerly moderate over the course. As it turned out, Barry played it just
about right with W-4; the transition appeared only as the fleets were
finishing.
37 Main Squeeze won
B Fleet (2:08 over Gold Rush). Both sailed the shortest
course in their respective fleets. And, both went slightly left of center
on the beat, opting for more breeze outside. But, the conditions near the
finish decided the results — neither winner had saved her time on the nearest
boats astern — until the westerly began to die in the face of the expected
easterly transition. Then, as the fleets compressed, a short distances
turned into a long waits quickly.
Thank
you Paul
Pacific
cup:
One
of our regular participants, Aquavit, is sailing in the pacific cup race to
Hawaii.
If
you want to follow the race, here is the link.
I
hope to see you sailing next Tuesday.
Barry
Keeler
Sailing
Pair A Dice
