OCTOBER 22, 2024 A MULTIFACETED EVENING ON THE BAY

 

OCTOBER 22, 2024

A MULTIFACETED EVENING ON THE BAY

As the afternoon played out, it was not looking good for a race with the flags (once again!) fluttering weakly with a light Easterly.  At least there was a fog bank showing in Aptos.  As boats left the harbor heading for the start area there was an area of water just South of the start area that looked like an area of a developing Easterly.  It was not expanding.  As  boats filled the area, there was still no wind even at 5:20. Many boats were enjoying the multiple whales that were breeching in the area.   It was at least a relief to escape the harbor that was rife with dead anchovies.  Several boats gave up and went to the harbor. Then suddenly, the Easterly filled in with a light 8 knot wind.  Was it too late to race? The answer came as multiple  sailors voiced their  opinion with “hell yes, lets race!” over the radio.  What a resilient group of sailors!  A short course was called: Start>Blacks, finish at S/F.  It all happened so fast, that the 10 minute horn was blown at 5:25 ( five minutes late) for an A Fleet start at 5:30 and B Fleet start at 5:35.

Despite the quick development of a race, most boats were right on the start line as usual.  The wind lasted long enough for all boats to finish.  The first A Fleet boat to finish was Duet 19:07 followed by Aboriginal 19:37, Magic 22:26 and Ethos  30:24.  B Fleet was led by Simpatico 22:51 then Gold Rush 24:06, Sailing Pair A Dice 25:00, Makani 25:14,  Avatar 26:14, Kicks 26:39, Pacific Spirit 26:50 and Wind Goddess 30:39.  All times are elapsed the the course distance was 1 NM.

With the activity on the bay, whales breeching, Pelicans diving for Anchovies and the sickening stench of the dead Anchovies in the harbor, topping it off with a surprising gust of wind that allowed a race to get off, it was definitely a multifaceted evening on the bay.

 

 PHRF ADJUSTED RESULTS

PLACE                 BOAT                                                   PHRF                                   ADJUSTED TIME

FLEET A:

1                             DUET                                                   141                                       16:46

2                             ABORIGINAL                                     33                                          19:00

3                             MAGIC                                                141                                       20:05

4                             ETHOS                                                 72                                          29:12

FLEET B:

1                             SIMPATICO                                        165                                       20:65

2                             GOLD RUSH                  \                   126                                       22:00

2                             SAILING PAIR A DICE /   TIED        180                                      22:00

4                             MAKANI                                             147                                       22:47

5                             KICKS                                                 180                                       23:39

6                             AVATAR                                              132                                       24:02

7                             PACIFIC SPIRIT                                165                                       24:05

8                             WIND GODDESS                              168                                       27:51

  

RACE QS:

The track for this  evening can be reviewed at:

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1010599&divisionId=103556&updatedAt=2024-10-23T01:30:58Z&dt=2024-10-22T17:19:55-07:00..2024-10-22T18:30:56-07:00&boat=Makani&time=1729645144773&focus=Makani&rival=Pairadice&tab=match&view=follow&lat=36.950148&lon=-121.993489&tilt=9&range=502&heading=75

 

NEXT TUESDAY IS THE LAST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AND ALSO THE END OF OUR SEASON. THIS WILL BE A BARBECUE NIGHT AT THE CLUB AFTER THE RACE.  BRING YOUR  BEST GRILLING FOOD FOR THIS GREAT PARTY.

 

WINTER SAILING:

Daylight savings time ends on November 3, so the last “Tuesday Night Sailing”  of the season will be next Tuesday, October 29.  We have been having Tuesday Afternoon Sails during the winter months with limited success. With holidays, harbor shoaling, storms, big swells Tuesday sailing in the winter is a challenge.  I am postponing winter “Tuesday Afternoon Sailing” for the month of November and December.   Keep an eye out for an email with regards to starting  back up right after the first of the year.   

Barry Keeler

Sailing Pair A Dice