OCTOBER 8, 2024 A SURPRISING EASTERLY

 

OCTOBER 8, 2024

A SURPRIZING EASTERLY

Prediction for the night were for 8 knot winds decreasing as the evening progressed.  Reality was 10-12 knots blowing from the East.  You gotta love the Easterlies when they are present. The wind was coming from 82 degrees shifting toward the south.  An ambitious  course was called: Start>Blacks>Offset mark>S/F>Blacks>offset mark and finish at S/F (to SB).

The horn was blown and both Fleets got off to clean starts.  The first of A Fleet to round Blacks, for the first rounding, was Watts Moore, followed by Sagittarius, Double Espresso, Yellow Belly, Pegasus , Aquavit, Duett and Rosie.  B Fleet rounded Blacks with Zoop in the lead, followed by Gold Rush, Sailing Pair A Dice, Simpatico, Nidaros, Perfect 36,  Wind Goddess and Animal House.

After twice around the course A Fleet finished with Aboriginal in the lead 24:10, followed by Pegasus 28:33, Yellow Belly 29:08, Flexi Flyer 29:36, Double Espresso 30:28, Duet 30:43, Sagittarius 30:58, Watts Moore 31:02, Aquavit 31:21, Magic 31:26 and Rosie 34:36.  B Fleet was led by Zoop 28:40,  followed by Sailing Pair A Dice 29:45, Gold Rush 29:58, Animal House 30:05, Nidaros 31:37, Perfect 36 31:41, Wind Goddess  32:30, Simpatico 39:20 and TOAD 40:25.  All times are elapsed the the course distance was 2.08 NM.

When dealing with the conditions we get while sailing in Santa Cruz it is always great when we get a surprising Easterly.

PHRF ADJUSTED RESULTS:

PLACE                 BOAT                                                   PHRF                   ADJUSTED TIME

FLEET A:

1                             ABORIGINAL                                 33                          23:01    

2                            YELLOW BELLY                            141                        24:14

3                            DUET                                                141                       25:49 

4                            WATTS MOORE                               150                      25:50

5                             PEGASUS                                         78                         25:51

6                            FLEXI FLYER                                   96                         26:16

7                             MAGIC                                             141                       26:32

8                            SAGITTARIUS                                 120                        26:48

9                             DOUBLE ESPRESSO                      99                         27:02

10                          AQUAVIT                                           72                        28:51

11                          ROSIE                                                 162                       28:59

FLEET B:

1                             SAILING PAIR A DICE                    180                       23:31

2                             ZOOP                                                  144                      23:40

3                             WIND GODDESS (SWEET?)          168                       24:33

4                             GOLD RUSH                                    126                       25:36

5                             PERFECT 36                                      144                       26:41

6                             ANIMAL HOUSE                             96                          26:45

7                             NIDAROS                                         118                       27:32

8                             SIMPATICO                                      165                       33:37

9                             TOAD                                                150                       35:13

RACE QS:

The track for this evening can be reviewed at:

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1070848&divisionId=103294&updatedAt=2024-10-09T01:13:16Z&dt=2024-10-08T17:20:01-07:00..2024-10-08T18:13:13-07:00&boat=Double%20espresso&time=1728433495979&focus=Double%20espresso&rival=Flexi%20Flyer&tab=fleet&view=match       

TUESDAY NIGHT SAILING:

We have an awesome event on Tuesdays! We race in a loose format with no race committee to regulate rules infractions.  By signing up for the series we have all agreed to follow the Racing Rules of Sailing.  Following the rules is critical for safety AND the continuance of our series.  When anybody breaks a rule and does not exonerate, it discourages other participants.

  Sometimes we sail in light wind in close quarters creating dangerous situations.  Remember, it is better to turn on the motor and retire to prevent collision and ensuing injuries or damage.

      _)                                       _)                                      _)                     (_                             (_               SCY C - Wednesday Information Seminars 

Hi All,

It is that time of year where we are planning out the Wednesday Night Information Seminars.  

I am looking for topics to discuss and or volunteers to put on a talk.  

If interested please contact me.

 

 

Jason Lauer

jason@lauer.com

BARRY KEELER

SAILING PAIR A DICE

OCTOBER 1, 2024 BLOGGING FROM THE COUCH

 

OCTOBER 1, 2024

BLOGGING FROM THE COUCH

 Predictions were for 8 knot winds decreasing through the evening.  The predictions seemed to be accurate with a light wind coming from 220 degrees.  A light wind from this direction requires setting a temporary mark as a windward mark.  This was accomplished and the 10-minute horn was blown at 5:20.  Both fleets started with no issues. The course was called to round the temporary windward mark, sail down to Blacks and return to finish with the S/F taken to starboard.

The first A Fleet boat to round Blacks was Sumo followed by Pegasus, Yellow Belly, Aboriginal, Interlude, Magic, Double Espresso, True Love, and Sagittarius.  Fleet B was led by Animal House, then Sailing Pair A Dice,  Zoop, Nidaros, Simpatico, Pacific Spirit, Makani, Gold Rush, TOAD and Wind Goddess.

As the wind lightened even more, and shifting to a mild Easterly both fleets progressed toward the finish line.   The first A Fleet boat to finish was Aboriginal 26:20 followed by Pegasus 27:08, Yellow Belly 27:43, Magic 30:23, Interlude 31:23, True Love 32:20, Sumo 33:26 and Double Espresso 38:21.  B Fleet was led by Animal House 31:07,  Sailing pair A Dice 33:37, Nidaros 35:01, Zoop 35:09, Simpatico 37:16, Pacific Spirit 40:89, Makani 42:21, Gold Rush 42:59, TOAD 44:21and Wind Goddess 52:40.  All times are elapsed and the course distance was 0.8 NM.

This blog was posted while I am out on knee replacement surgery.  Most information used to post this blog was gleaned from Race QS.  Please excuse if some information about conditions was not accurate. Since I was not there, I believe this blog should be titled BLOGGING FROM THE COUCH.

PHRF ADJUSTED RESULT:

PLACE                 BOAT                                                   PHRF        ADJUSTED TIME

FLEET A:

1             YELLOW BELLY                                             141                       25:22

2             ABORIGINAL                                                   33                          25:54

3             PEGASUS                                                          77                          26:05

4             MAGIC                                                              141                       28:50

5             INTERLUDE                                                     141                       29:50

6             TRUE LOVE                                                      72                          31:22

7             SUMO                                                                 141                       31:31

8             DOUBLE ESPRESSO                                        99                          37:00

FLEET B:

1             ANIMAL HOUSE                                              96                          29:50

2             SAILING PAIR A DICE                                    180                       31:12

3             ZOOP                                                                 144                       33:13

4             NIDAROS                                                          118                       33:26

5             SIMPATICO                                                       165                       35:04

6             PACIFIC SPIRIT                                                165                       37:51

7             MAKANI                                                           147                       40:23

8             GOLD RUSH                                                    126                       41:18

9             TOAD                                                                150                       42:21

10          WIND GODDESS                                              168                       50:24

 

 

RACE QS:

THE TRACK FOR THIS EVENING CAN BE REVIEWED AT:

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1070848&divisionId=103150&updatedAt=2024-10-02T01:32:49Z&dt=2024-10-01T17:21:00-07:00..2024-10-01T18:32:26-07:00&boat=Double%20espresso&time=1727828501142&focus=Double%20espresso&rival=Yellow%20Belly&tab=fleet&view=follow&lat=36.950666&lon=-121.995497&tilt=1&range=777&heading=220

Sailing Pair A Dice