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Well, it's a friendly regatta... Sausalito, around Alcatraz, up Raccoon
Straight, then ending at the Richardson Bay entrance. I'm sailing an Ericson 32, "competing" with several Beneteaus of various sizes, a Pearson and a C&C 32, several Hanses (35 and 47), a Caliber 40, and a Morgan Out Island 51. We've got the ebb for most of the time, so it should be interesting getting to Alcatraz and behind Angel Island. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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"Capt. JG" wrote in
easolutions: Well, it's a friendly regatta... Sausalito, around Alcatraz, up Raccoon Straight, then ending at the Richardson Bay entrance. I'm sailing an Ericson 32, "competing" with several Beneteaus of various sizes, a Pearson and a C&C 32, several Hanses (35 and 47), a Caliber 40, and a Morgan Out Island 51. We've got the ebb for most of the time, so it should be interesting getting to Alcatraz and behind Angel Island. With his handicap, if the Morgan arrives two days after everyone goes home HE WINS! (My buddy's Amel 41 is in that class, too....(c;]) (We carry a starter's gun to shoot off as we cross what WAS the finish line before they took up the bouys and the bar closed at 3AM. We take a picture of the dark, vacant yacht club dock...just in case there's a protest.) If the wind isn't stiff enough and the tide drags us away from the starting line, we may not place. They're kinda picky about actually crossing the start line, here. Nobody has more fun than we do. As soon as she crosses the start line everyone starts cheering and setting off saluting cannons to mark the event. We try to put real serious looks on our faces peering out under our yellow Sowesters with the Lionheart crests on them, to at least give the appearance we're really serious. "Put down the bloody marys and prepare to come about!"....Pavarotti blaring away on the big stereo..... -- ----- Larry We have our pride! |
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Larry wrote:
"Capt. JG" wrote in easolutions: Well, it's a friendly regatta... Sausalito, around Alcatraz, up Raccoon Straight, then ending at the Richardson Bay entrance. I'm sailing an Ericson 32, "competing" with several Beneteaus of various sizes, a Pearson and a C&C 32, several Hanses (35 and 47), a Caliber 40, and a Morgan Out Island 51. We've got the ebb for most of the time, so it should be interesting getting to Alcatraz and behind Angel Island. With his handicap, if the Morgan arrives two days after everyone goes home HE WINS! (My buddy's Amel 41 is in that class, too....(c;]) Yeahbut - he has to finish within two days after to do that. Even money! |
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"cavelamb" wrote in message
news Larry wrote: "Capt. JG" wrote in easolutions: Well, it's a friendly regatta... Sausalito, around Alcatraz, up Raccoon Straight, then ending at the Richardson Bay entrance. I'm sailing an Ericson 32, "competing" with several Beneteaus of various sizes, a Pearson and a C&C 32, several Hanses (35 and 47), a Caliber 40, and a Morgan Out Island 51. We've got the ebb for most of the time, so it should be interesting getting to Alcatraz and behind Angel Island. With his handicap, if the Morgan arrives two days after everyone goes home HE WINS! (My buddy's Amel 41 is in that class, too....(c;]) Yeahbut - he has to finish within two days after to do that. Even money! I'm betting that the boats of similar size will start together. The plan is supposedly every 10 minutes. We shall see. It's pretty low-key. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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I once tried to race a Marshall '22 in light winds, got so far back
that I turned on the motor and still I crossed the 'starting line' after everyone else had left... a crushing experience. |
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"npro" wrote in message
... I once tried to race a Marshall '22 in light winds, got so far back that I turned on the motor and still I crossed the 'starting line' after everyone else had left... a crushing experience. Heh... well, you can't take racing all that seriously. My boat came in last today, but we had a great time! The wind and tides were perfect. I almost cooked a Bene 38, but just couldn't quite manage it. She was behind a C&C 32, I was behind the Bene. I was able to just get a beam of her, but couldn't get to the high side, and then we got cooked. She then smoked the C&C in the last stretch. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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"Capt. JG" wrote in
: Heh... well, you can't take racing all that seriously. My boat came in last today, but we had a great time! The wind and tides were perfect. I almost cooked a Bene 38, but just couldn't quite manage it. She was behind a C&C 32, I was behind the Bene. I was able to just get a beam of her, but couldn't get to the high side, and then we got cooked. She then smoked the C&C in the last stretch. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com It's fun to race, but not at the expense of safety or pulling the rigging apart. Cruising boats racing is a practical joke....(c;] -- ----- Larry If a man goes way out into the woods all alone and says something, is it still wrong, even though no woman hears him? |
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"Larry" wrote in message
... "Capt. JG" wrote in : Heh... well, you can't take racing all that seriously. My boat came in last today, but we had a great time! The wind and tides were perfect. I almost cooked a Bene 38, but just couldn't quite manage it. She was behind a C&C 32, I was behind the Bene. I was able to just get a beam of her, but couldn't get to the high side, and then we got cooked. She then smoked the C&C in the last stretch. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com It's fun to race, but not at the expense of safety or pulling the rigging apart. Cruising boats racing is a practical joke....(c;] -- ----- Larry If a man goes way out into the woods all alone and says something, is it still wrong, even though no woman hears him? Certainly true. I wish I had been on my boat though. I would have used my drifter, since there were no rules in place other than keep the marks to port and no bumping. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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On Sat, 30 May 2009 03:40:46 +0000, Larry wrote:
(We carry a starter's gun to shoot off as we cross what WAS the finish line before they took up the bouys and the bar closed at 3AM. We take a picture of the dark, vacant yacht club dock...just in case there's a protest.) Carry a short barrel 12 ga shotgun. You should own one of those, in which case a starter gun is a needless expense. I used to start scow races with one, and sometimes people couldn't hear it but could see the puff of black powder smoke. There was also the flag for that reason. You use live ammo, with small shot, with a gas operated gun. Or load your own smokeless blanks, which they don't sell. Live ammo is safe enough, you shoot straight up, and the shot is barely moving when it comes down. We had races with a scow, the Iowa schooner, Rebels, Sunfish, and a Demon. No handicap. No cancellation for a high winds, the reason the schooner won the season championship. It could go to weather in 50 mph winds with topsails and a tiny jib, and it was the only boat that could shorten sail. It had lead ballast, I forget how much. It was a reworked 16 foot wood fishing boat with a rope start half horse Evinrude for get home power. Eventually we had a fleet of six M-16 scows, and a Sunfish class as well. Free beer available from the commitee boat at any time. I started every single race single handed and drank a ton of beer while I did it. Those were the days. Casady |
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On Sun, 31 May 2009 12:40:29 +0000, Larry wrote:
It's fun to race, but not at the expense of safety or pulling the rigging apart. Cruising boats racing is a practical joke....(c;] Race an A scow, 1850 pounds, 38 feet. They have been clocked at thirty. Casady |
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