Results from 7/26

Great wind last night! The forecast was showing that we might have 5-6, but we had much more. I was seeing gusts around 12-15 with a reasonably steady 10 knots. That let us set a nice long course of 7.7 nm out to the Oak Creek mark and back. We'll probably have a long race next week, but the days are definitely getting shorter. Quick races will be the order for the rest of the season.

Congratulations to Jeff Staley and crew on Ostinato for a very fast race. That big Asym really makes a difference on the long reaches. Also looking great and coming in first was Jim Ryan and crew in the stars and Jeff Pevey and crew on Ful Dek. Great job!

Remember that the Jimmy Wilson Round the Island Race is next week. We start 20 minutes earlier. Stars warning is 5:45 PM.

You can see all the results >HERE<

Result of Protest from 7/12

Hi Everyone,

Here are the results of the protest from 7/12. We do not normally post the findings, but Jeff asked to have it posted. Since he is the protestee, I suppose that's okay.

This protest is related to SI rule 15 for how a boat can get a 10% bonus for declaring non-spin. This is also related to the new amendment to the SI for the same rule.

You can read it >HERE<

7/19 again

oops! Here are the 7/19 results:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxO695y1tRgqMmJXY3VDWXhsSzA

Results from 7/19

That was a nice little race last night. The wind was trying to cause trouble, but it held in there. It was great to see the Star boats staying close and competitive all race and the PHRF boats had plenty of reaches to keep them working!

Congratulations to Willem Rosenberg and crew on Javlin for correcting up to first on A class. Also having a great night was Jim Ryan and crew in the Stars and Jeff Pevey and crew on Ful Dek.


You can see all the results >HERE<

Amendment to the Sailing Instructions

Hi Everyone,

It turns out "no simple rule will go unpunished". We've had a handicap adjustment rule on the books for many years (probably since the late 80s) so that people could choose to race without a spinnaker and still be competitive. After last week's protest, it was requested that we change the rule to make it clearer what you could do and when.

Changing rules is never easy. We are posting an amendment to the Sailing Instructions with the change explained in detail. This new rule will go into effect August 2nd, 5:45 p.m.

You can see the amendment to the SI here  >HERE<

The change is basically this: The decision to get a handicap adjustment for non-spin must be made before the starting sequences. After the starting sequences, you cannot change your mind.

We are talking about these changes with the Steering Committee and may have an additional revision this year, or next year. We are also noting that we are losing competitors because of this rule. If additional changes are needed, we'll let you know.

If you have any thoughts or comments you want to share on the topic, feel free to use the comment section below.

Results from 7/12

Now we're getting caught up! That darn 4th of July holiday is really putting a crimp into my production schedule.

I can't believe there was enough wind to race on Wednesday! It looked like it was going to die out several times, but it managed to come back each time giving us just enough wind to have a race. That was good news for Alan Campbell and crew in the Stars as well as John Hines and crew on Hinesight and Willem Rosenberg and crew on Javlin. All came in first in the light air!

You can see all the results >HERE<

Results from 7/5

I'm not sure where the results post from 7/5 went. I remember writing one. Oh well, here you go with new updates.

You can see all the 7/5 results >HERE<

Need mark boat help

Yes, we do!

We need help with the mark boat on Wednesday the 5th as well as other dates. You could sign up online, or send me an email to let me know you are helping:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a48a4aa2caafc1-20171

Yes, we're racing on the 5th! We race every Wednesday between May 3rd and October 4th. I'm not sure how the miscommunication started, but we race on the 5th.

I really need help each week with mark boat. Bowie is doing a great job running the boat, but he needs able-bodied help. If you competed last year, you should be doing mark boat this year. If you ever received a first or received a trophy, you REALLY need to do mark boat once a year. Sign up now and I won't pester you.

While you are thinking about that, here is the video from last week.