JULY 16, 2024 THE WIND GODS SMILED

 

JULY 16, 2024

THE WIND GODS SMILED

There was steady wind showing on the flags through the afternoon.  Enough to persuade me to swap to a smaller jib. As we left the harbor we started looking for the S/F mark.  We did not see it until we nearly sailed over it.  It was about a foot under the water.  Time for plan B, we shifted the start to Blacks and set at line square to the 225-wind direction.  We called for a course Blacks to Schuyler, Mile and finish with Blacks to port.  The wind did not seem to be fading at all. We blew the horn at 5:50 and A fleet got off to a clean start as did B Fleet.

It was great to have some wind actually propel the boat rather than drifting aimlessly as we have become accustomed to. The first A fleet boat to round Schuyler was Aboriginal followed by Sagittarius then Pegasus, Yellow Belly, Aquavit,  Good Timin’ and Rosie.  The first of B Fleet to round was Zoop followed by Gold Rush, Perfect 36, Makani, Avatar, Pacific Spirit, Simpatico, Toad, Kicks, Big Mac, Animal how and Nidaros.

After rounding Schuyler all boats reach off toward Mile then the long run to Blacks for the finish.  The first A fleet boat to finish was Aboriginal 37:21, then Pegasus 42:33, Friskey 43:30, Sagittarius  43:44, Yellow Belly 46:41, Aquavit 47:01, Good Timin’ 50:04, and Rosie 51:41.  B Fleet was led by Zoop 45:09, then Gold Rush 46:01, Makani 48:22, Perfect 36 48:56, Avatar 49:18, Pacific Spirit 49:40, Pair A Dice 50:52, TOAD 55:03, Simpatico 55:52, Animal House 56:49, Big Mac 57:38 and Nidaros 1:03:56.  All times are elapsed the the course distance was 4.1 NM.

It was an awesome night to be out sailing with plenty of sunshine and an awesome wind for us all to enjoy.  Such is life when the wind Gods smile.

THE LONG BEAUTIFUL RUN TO BLACKS

PHRF CORRECTED RESULTS:

PLACE                 BOAT                                                   PHRF                   CORRECTED TIME

FLEET A:

1             ABORIGINAL                                                   33                          35:05

2             SAGITTARIUS                                                 120                        35:32

3             YELLOW BELLY                                             141                         37:02

4             PEGASUS                                                         78                          37:13

5            FRISKEY                                                            81                         37:57  

6             GOOD TIMIN’                                                  141                       40:25

7             ROSIE                                                                162                       40:36

8             AQUAVIT                                                          72                          42:05

FLEET B:

1             ZOOP                                                                 144                       35:18

2             GOLD RUSH                                                    126                       37:24

3             MAKANI                                                           147                       38:19

4             PACIFIC SPIRIT                                               165                       38:23

5             SAILING PAIR A DICE                                   180                       38:34

6             PERFECT 36                                                    144                       39:05

7             AVATAR                                                            132                       40:16

8             BIG MAC                                                          222                       42:27

9             KICKS                                                               180                       44:05

10          SIMPATICO                                                       165                       44:35

11          TOAD                                                                 150                       44:48

12          ANIMAL HOUSE                                              96                          50:15

13          NIDAROS                                                          118                       55:52

 

RACE QS:

I set my phone as usual, but my track did not record.  Another reminder to record your finish time in case Race QS fails!  On Pair A Dice we recorded our finish time so we could be included in this race.  The track for this evening can be viewed at:

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1017739&divisionId=100605&updatedAt=2024-07-17T02:09:46Z&dt=2024-07-16T17:50:01-07:00..2024-07-16T19:09:44-07:00&boat=Perf36&time=1721178072347&focus=Perf36&rival=Makani&tab=match&view=follow&lat=36.949473&lon=-121.983500&tilt=1&range=304&heading=246

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS:

It is time to get your crew together for this once-a-year event!  This is a great organization to support and benefits many of our youth in the community. It is a very fun regatta with slower boats starting first with food and a party with a band playing after the regatta.  Many items to bid on to purchase.  It is an awesome event. Be sure to register for this event.

Hope and pray for wind next Tuesday!

Barry Keeler

Sailing Pair A Dice