APRIL 22, 2025 NO FOG WITH LIGHT WIND

 

APRIL 22, 2025

NO FOG WITH LIGHT WIND

 > It was a cold but otherwise pleasant evening.  About 19 boats turned out for the race.  Fog looked like it might move in but fortunately held off.   We called for course W5:  S/F - Schuyler - S/F.  All boats got off to clean starts.  Wind held mostly steady, a little shifty, dropping a little at the end.

As was the case last week, both fleets split on their bets as to where the wind would be. Some went in to the beach, others stayed out hoping the westerly would be stronger and more consistent there. Last week, that latter strategy won out. This week, the boats that went in did better. The patchy breeze on the outside oscillated between 230 and 250 deg magnetic, and between 3 kts and 7.5 kts true, which made for frustrating sailing (at least for some of us) up to the Schuyler mark. The downwind leg delivered a similar but weakening wind down to the finish, with boat speeds in the 2-3 kts range.

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Thanks Doug Mahone (Avatar) for the great recap and to Mark McCord for his excellent conducting of the race!

RACE QS:

The track for this evening can be reviewed at:

https://raceqs.com/tv-beta/tv.htm#userId=1017739&divisionId=106192&updatedAt=2025-04-23T02:17:17Z&dt=2025-04-22T17:50:02-07:00..2025-04-22T19:17:15-07:00&boat=Perf36&time=1745369601857&focus=Perf36&rival=Avatar&tab=fleet&view=manual&lat=36.951364&lon=-121.995113&tilt=85&range=37&heading=121

 

PHRF CONVERSION: COURSE DISTANCE  WAS 2.34NM

PLACE           BOAT                          PHRF             ELAPSED TIME       CORRECTED TIME

FLEET A:

1          ABORIGINAL                        33                    38:44                          37:25

2          WIND II                                  213                 49:27                          41:06

3          TRUE LOVE                         72                    44:14                          41:24

4          DOUBLE ESPRESSO        99                    48:50                          44:57

5          GOOD TIMIN’                       141                 53:20                          47:48

6          DUET                                     141                 53:39                          48:07

FLEET B:

1          ZOOP                                     144                 50:24                          44:45

2          SIMPATICO                           165                 53:00                          46:32

3          SAILING  PAIR A DICE       180                 57:32                          50:29

4          PACIFIC SPIRIT                   165                 57:20                          50:52

5          PERFECT 36                        144                 59:32                          53:54

6          AVATAR                                 132                 59:41                          54:30

7          NIDAROS                              118                  59:46                          55:09

 

NEXT TUESDAY IS THE  LAST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH WHICH IS BARBECUE NIGHT AT THE CLUB AFTER THE SAIL.  BRING YOUR BEST FOOD TO GRILL, BARBECUE AND SHARE!

Barry Keeler

Sailing Pair A Dice