JUNE 25, 2024 FOG BANK WIND

 

JUNE 25, 2024

FOG BANK WIND

Predictions for the evening wind were not much different from usual: 11-12 knot winds decreasing through the evening with 19 knot gusts.  It was quite a surprise when we left the harbor shortly after 5pm and saw the bay filled with white caps.  We determined the wind was coming from 230 and set a line square to this.  There was a huge fog bank starting a  little more than  a mile offshore.  It was amusing watching boats come out of the harbor expecting another drifter and swap their jibs out for smaller sails when they saw the wind.

We called for course Whiskey 2: start>Schuyler>Mile>Blacks and finish at S/F to starboard.  We blew the “10 minute horn” at 5:50 and watched as A fleet got off to a clean start.  B Fleet seemed to have everyone crowded toward the red ball end of the line and several barging boats got closed out.  All boats tacked their way to Schuyler and A Fleet rounded with Aboriginal first followed by Ethos, Double Espresso, Duet, Magic and Yellow Belly.  Fleet B was led by Zoop then Big Mac, Makani, Avatar, Nidaros, Sweet Pea, Wind Goddess, Kicks, Pacific Spirit, Hamachi,  Pair A Dice  and Toad.

After rounding Schuyler all boats reached off to round Mile then set poles for the run to Blacks.  At the finish, Fleet A was led by Aboriginal 39:05 then Ethos  45:50, Double Espresso 46:51, Duet 49:58, Magic 50:15 and  Yellow Belly 50:55.  B Fleet was led by Zoop 45:40 then Makani 51:25, Avatar 53:19, Big Mac 54:47, Blonde Ambition 54:56, Sweet Pea 55:34, Pacific Spirit 55:43,  Nidaros 56:18, Hamachi 57:11, Wind Goddess 58:08, Kicks 58:34, Pair A Dice 59:03 and TOAD 1:01:29.  All times are elapsed and the course distance was 4NM.

It was awesome to actually have wind to race in.  The one thing that was different about this evening was the huge fog bank sitting just offshore.  Were we just sailing in fog bank wind?

We had a fantastic “last Tuesday of the month” barbecue with great food and fantastic participation.  A note of recognition and thanks to Mike Gross for his great food, assisting at the grill and cleaning everything up after  the crowd left.

BOATS LEAVING THE FOG BANK AFTER THE RACE

PHRF CORRECTED RESULTS

PLACE                 BOAT                                   PHRF                   CORRECTED TIME

FLEET A:

1             ABORIGINAL                                   33                          36:53

2             DOUBLE ESPRESSO                       99                          40:15

3             DUET                                                 141                       40:34

4             MAGIC                                              141                       40:51

5             ETHOS                                               72                          41:02

6             YELLOW BELLY                              141                       41:31

FLEET B:

1             ZOOP                                                  144                       36:04

2             BIG MAC                                            222                       39:59

3             HAMACHI                                          243                       40:59

4             MAKANI                                             147                       41:37

5             BLONDE AMBITION                        165                       43:56

6             AVATAR                                              132                       44:31

7             SWEET PEA                                       165                       44:34

8             PACIFIC SPIRIT                                 165                       44:43

9             KICKS                                                 180                       46:10

10          WIND GODDESS                                168                        46:56

11          PAIR A DICE                                        180                       47:03

12          NIDAROS                                             118                       48:26

13          TOAD                                                    150                       51:29 

 

RACE QS:

To have race QS work correctly, it is best to mount the phone face up with the top of the phone facing the bow.  I also like to preset the start, so the track starts before the start of the race.  The track for this evening can be reviewed at:

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1011017&divisionId=100000&updatedAt=2024-06-26T02:33:56Z&dt=2024-06-25T17:45:02-07:00..2024-06-25T19:27:34-07:00&boat=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&time=1719364180954&focus=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&rival=Makani&tab=fleet&view=match

RULE 31 TOUCHING A MARK:

We had a boat that touched the finish mark at the finish.  Now this was after the bow had crossed the finish line “finishing the race”, but contact was made with the beam of the boat. Since the race was “finished” did she need to exonerate?

This is covered by rule 31 in section 3 of the rule book.    Rule 31 reads: While racing, a boat shall not touch a starting mark before starting, a mark that begins, bounds or ends the leg of the course on which she is sailing, or a finishing mark after finishing.

In this race, the boat was exonerated with a turn including one tack and one gybe, and then crossed the finish line to establish a correct finish time.

I hope to see you out there sailing next Tuesday!

Barry Keeler

Sailing Pair  A Dice