JULY 23, 2024 YET ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL LIGHT WIND EVENING

 

JULY 23,2024

YET ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL LIGHT WIND EVENING

Every PRO for every race gets anxious about the conditions, Too much wind or too little wind can all be problems.  As usual for Tuesdays, I was at the harbor through the afternoon, and though the predictions were for very light wind  through the evening, there was wind apparent on the flags.  As we left the harbor, there was a light wind apparent across the bay. Would it fade or stay?  We set a line square to the 225 wind direction and called for course Whiskey 3: Start>Schuyler>Blacks> Finish figuring that we could shorten course if the wind started to die. We blew the 10 minute horn and both fleets got off to a clean start and tacked their way to the first mark.

The first of A fleet to round  Schuyler was Duet followed by Aboriginal, Sagittarius, Interlude, Pegasus, Yellow Belly, Double Espresso, Sweetheart, Aquavit and Rosie.  Fleet B was led by Gold Rush, then  Zoop, Perfect 36, Quixotic, Makani, Pair A Dice, Simpatico, Wind Goddess, and Pacific Spirit.

On the long run toward Blacks, it seemed the wind was dying, especially for the B Fleet which started 5 minutes after A Fleet.  We announced a shorter course for B Fleet that would finish at the Blacks mark.  Since most of A fleet were finishing, we left them with the longer (original) course.

At the finish A Fleet was led by Aboriginal 1:02:31 then Pegasus 1:07:06, Interlude 1:08:23, Duet 1:09:37, Yellow Belly 1:10:09, Wind II 1:12:07, Sagittarius 1:14:13, Double Espresso 1:15:52, Sweetheart 1:18:51, Aquavit  1:23:26 and Rosie 1:30:06. B Fleet, sailing the shorter course, finished with Zoop in the lead 1:01:58, then Gold Rush 1:03:59, Makani 1:09:00, Perfect 36 1:10:47, Pair A Dice 1:10:47, Big Mac 1:20:25, Simpatico 1:21:25, Pacific Spirit 1:21:56 and Wind Goddess 1:23:53  All times are elapsed  and the course distance for A Fleet was 3.60NM and for B Fleet the course was 3.10NM.

Though there was anxiety about the persistence of the wind, it was a beautiful evening on the water: Yet another beautiful light wind evening!

PHRF ADJUSTED RESULTS

PLACE                 BOAT                                   PHRF                   CORRECTED TIME

FLEET A

1             WIND II                                             213                       59:20

2             INTERLUDE                                     141                       59:55

3             ABORIGINAL                                   33                          1:00:32

4             PEGASUS                                         78                          1:02:25

5             DUET                                                 141                       1:01:09

6             YELLOW BELLY                             141                       1:01:41

7             SAGITTARIUS                                 120                       1:07:01

8             DOUBLE ESPRESSO                       99                          1:09:55

9             AQUAVIT                                          72                          1:19:06

10          SWEETHEART                                  -6                           1:19:12

11          ROSIE                                                 162                       1:21:02

FLEET B:

1             ZOOP                                                144                       54:31

2             GOLD RUSH                                   126                       57:28

3             MAKANI                                         147                       1:01:24

4             PERFECT 36                                    144                       1:03:20

5             SAILING PAIR A DICE                   180                       1:04:55

6             BIG MAC                                         222                       1:08:56

7             SIMPATICO                                     165                       1:12:53

8             PACIFIC SPIRIT                              165                       1:13:24

9             WIND GODDESS                            168                       1:15:12

RACE QS:

The track for this evening can be found at:

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1011017&updatedAt=2024-07-24T02:46:11Z&dt=2024-07-23T17:45:04-07:00..2024-07-23T19:44:16-07:00&boat=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&time=1721786506747&focus=SAILING%20PAIR%20A%20DICE&rival=Makani&tab=match&view=auto

 

 

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS’ REGATTA:

This very fun event is coming up on August 11.  Bob Dewitt, who is organizing this regatta is offering a special trophy for boats that have never competed in this event.  He sent me this information: To sweeten the pot, we are creating a special award for Tuesday night racers who enter the BBBS regatta for the first time.  This will be a recognition for first place finish among Tuesday night racers who are participating in the BBBS regatta for the first time.  Racers should enter the boat in one of the Divisions listed on the SCYC Regatta page.  Racers will be eligible for the Division awards in addition to this special award.

I can think of several boats in our group that could qualify for this recognition. Get your crew organized for this special event. I hope to see you there.

 

Next Tuesday is the last Tuesday of the month.  Time for our monthly barbecue after the race. BRING YOUR BEST FOOD TO BARBECUE AND ENJOY.

 

Barry Keeler

Sailing Pair a Dice