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