Friday, February 25, 2011
Too cold for some
Well it looks like tomorrow's race has been cancelled! So hopefully we get in multiple races next weekend:)
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Van Isle Competitors
The list of competitors has been posted and what a list it is.......they have managed to squeeze in a few extra boats too!
2011 Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race
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2011 Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race
Click on a Boat Name to view Boat Profile
| Boat Name | Boat Design | Skipper | Rating | Yacht Club |
| Dragonfly | Formula 40 Cat | Richard Ackrill/Pat McGarry | -105 | Royal Victoria Yacht Club |
| Icon | Perry 65 | Kevin Welch | -69 | Anacortes Yacht Club, WA |
| Flash | OD 48 | Steve Travis | -24 | CYC, Seattle WA |
| Dark Star | Bieker 44 | Jonathon & Libby McKee | -15 | SYC/CYC Seattle WA |
| Makika | F25 C Trimaran | Jude Stoller | -10 | NWMA Seattle WA |
| Ruf Duck | F9AR Trimaran | Martyn Adams | -6 | NWMA Seattle WA |
| Abracadabra | Farr 40 | Mark Cloutier | -3 | WVYC Vancouver BC |
| GEM | Farr 40 | Jim 7 Andrew Allan | -3 | RVYC Vancouver BC |
| White Cloud | Cookson 12 M | David Lynch & Stevan Johnson | 18 | CYC, Seattle WA |
| Madrona | Custom 40 | Carl Buchan | 18 | SYC Seattle WA |
| Raven | CM 1200 | Ian Lloyd | 24 | Tiddly Cove YC, Richmond BC |
| Kinetic | Ben. First 47.7 | David Sutcliffe | 27 | RVYC Vancouver BC |
| Radical Departure | OD 35 | Andre Wojcieszek | 33 | EHYC Vancouver BC |
| Anam Cara | J-122 | Tom Kelly | 42 | Portland Yacht Club, Oregon |
| Red Heather | Olson 40 | John Gugins | 51 | SYC Squamish BC |
| Tripp Tease | Tripp 40 | Frank Denton | 54 | Comox Bay Sailing Club |
| MY-TAI | Flying Tiger 10M | Darryl Homan | 57 | SNSYC Sydney BC |
| Bravo Zulu | Beneteau 40.7 | Denny Vaughan | 57 | CYC Seattle |
| Turicum | C & C 44 | Warren Hale | 60 | VRC Vancouver BC |
| Amazing Grace | C&C 45 Custom | Tim Rann | 63 | SCYC Nanoose BC |
| Havoc | C&C SR33 | Gunnar Jonsson | 69 | Vancouver Rowing Club |
| Tantivy | J109 | Stuart Burnell | 69 | CYC Seattle |
| Astral Plane | J109 | Adam Korbin | 69 | RVYC Vancouver BC |
| Diva | J 109 | Jim Prentice | 69 | Royal Vancouver Yacht Club |
| Mojo | J109 | Pierre Martin | 69 | WVYC Vancouver |
| Merlin | C & C 115 | David Wilson | 72 | EHYC Vancouver BC |
| Cu Na Mara | C & C 115 | Francis Walsh | 72 | Nanaimo Yacht Club |
| Night Runner | Perry Custom 42 | Doug Fryer | 75 | Anacortes Yacht Club, WA |
| Dominatrix | XYacht X119 | Richard Stewart/Neil Dayson | 75 | RVYC Vancouver BC |
| KIVA | Finngulf 41 | Julien Sellgren | 78 | |
| Karina II | Arcona 370 | Jorgen Bysse | 84 | PRYC, Squamish, BC |
| Opus | C & C 43.1 | Joe C. Da Ponte | 87 | Vancouver Rowing Club |
| Kotuku | Farr 1220 | Graeme Esarey | 87 | STYC Seattle WA |
| Cinco de Mayo | C & C 110 | John Peterson | 87 | PRYC Delta VC |
| Rubato | Hanse 400e | Steve Blaine | 90 | Vancouver Rowing Club |
| Blue Skyz | Hammerhead 34 Tri | Tom Speer | 90 | NWMA Des Moines WA |
| Por Favor | Hobie 33 | John Denny | 96 | SNSYC Sydney BC |
| Ion | Beneteau 43 | Bill Jones | 114 | Nanaimo Yacht Club |
| Sjora | Sweden Yachts 36 | David Almond | 126 | THSA Victoria BC |
| California Girl | Cal 40 | Timm & Victoria Lessley | 129 | Portland Yacht Club, Oregon |
| Blue | Olson 911SE | Eric Becker | 135 | CYC Seattle |
| Dolphin Dancer | Tektron 50 Cat | David Warren | 9999 | CNC Caledonia |
Monday, February 14, 2011
Van Isle 360 - 2011
It is official, we have been accepted into the 2011 running of Round Vancouver Island Yacht Race. This is arguably one of the best races in the world and to be a part of it with friends and family is just amazing.
The boat and crew have a lot of work ahead but somehow it seems minor in comparison to the rewards we are sure to find!
Is it June yet:)
The boat and crew have a lot of work ahead but somehow it seems minor in comparison to the rewards we are sure to find!
Is it June yet:)
Monday, February 7, 2011
First race is in the books
So the first race is in the books.......well almost as there is a slight delay in getting the results out but we are confident we took second, losing out by 5 seconds on corrected to the Express 37 - Avalanche.
The day was dry, that was good, but with it came no, and I mean NO wind. I think we saw a gust that lasted just a few minutes of 4 knots tws but for the most part it was 0-3 tws, with a tricky 1.5 knots of current travelling across the fleet.
After an hour delay and much deliberation on the RC's part they were able to set a course that was as close to square as one could manage and got all three divisions off promptly!
We were in the third start along with Jabiru ( J 35 ), Avalanche ( Express 37 ) Whirling Dirvish ( C&C 110 ) and Danu ( Bene 36.7).
We called for a pin end start and went roaring towards at 1.6 knots and tide slightly against us......could we actually be early.......yup, so we bore off and gave away some height but nailed the start, crossing mid line but right on time......other's weren't so lucky.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmXyscp5wPQ
Well after about 10 minutes we started to catch the slower fleet(s) and were sailing directly into there dirty air, or what little air there was. We had good boat speed and and were footing off as much as possible to keep it but eventually the skipper called to tack ( mistake #1 on the day ). We did, and got clean air but lost about a half of our boat speed and never really got it back.
We were now through the major current line but about to get into a port / starboard with another div boat so we decided to get back into sinc with the rest of our fleet...........So we tacked, and probably lost another 50 % of our boat speed, which we never really got back..........Well guess what our fearless skipper thought to do again, think! And yes tacked twice more and gave away about 3 minutes to the leaders and fell back to the rest of the pack.
However that was the last mistake we made as for the next 5 legs we sailed well - sets and mexican take downs were perfect! The course on the day was 2 - A x2 - 3 -A. With the strong right to left tide many boats didn't allow enough room at the mark rounds in the light breeze with at least a few boats having to bear away, take down the kite and beat up against the tide to round properly or better yet, brust up against the mark - take your one turn penalty and keep going in the right direction.
We slowly clawed back on the leader ( Avanlanche ). After passing the committee boat we kept the A2 up but really should have either peeled to the A3 or gone to the genoa as we seemed to lose some ground, sailing a little past the point of effectiveness of the big red circus tent.
We managed to hold off Jabiru to take 2nd place, missing 1st by 5 seconds on corrected time.
Great job by MAD DASH getting in a very competitive race and I think a good shake down on boat handling and course management.
Unofficially Avalanche with 1st - CdM 2nd - Jabiru 3rd - Whirling Dirvish 4th - Danu 5th!
A pretty good start to the season............
Thanks to Andy - Keith - Tim - Lin - Ian and Joy........great first race of the year!
CdM
The day was dry, that was good, but with it came no, and I mean NO wind. I think we saw a gust that lasted just a few minutes of 4 knots tws but for the most part it was 0-3 tws, with a tricky 1.5 knots of current travelling across the fleet.
After an hour delay and much deliberation on the RC's part they were able to set a course that was as close to square as one could manage and got all three divisions off promptly!
We were in the third start along with Jabiru ( J 35 ), Avalanche ( Express 37 ) Whirling Dirvish ( C&C 110 ) and Danu ( Bene 36.7).
We called for a pin end start and went roaring towards at 1.6 knots and tide slightly against us......could we actually be early.......yup, so we bore off and gave away some height but nailed the start, crossing mid line but right on time......other's weren't so lucky.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmXyscp5wPQ
Well after about 10 minutes we started to catch the slower fleet(s) and were sailing directly into there dirty air, or what little air there was. We had good boat speed and and were footing off as much as possible to keep it but eventually the skipper called to tack ( mistake #1 on the day ). We did, and got clean air but lost about a half of our boat speed and never really got it back.
We were now through the major current line but about to get into a port / starboard with another div boat so we decided to get back into sinc with the rest of our fleet...........So we tacked, and probably lost another 50 % of our boat speed, which we never really got back..........Well guess what our fearless skipper thought to do again, think! And yes tacked twice more and gave away about 3 minutes to the leaders and fell back to the rest of the pack.
However that was the last mistake we made as for the next 5 legs we sailed well - sets and mexican take downs were perfect! The course on the day was 2 - A x2 - 3 -A. With the strong right to left tide many boats didn't allow enough room at the mark rounds in the light breeze with at least a few boats having to bear away, take down the kite and beat up against the tide to round properly or better yet, brust up against the mark - take your one turn penalty and keep going in the right direction.
We slowly clawed back on the leader ( Avanlanche ). After passing the committee boat we kept the A2 up but really should have either peeled to the A3 or gone to the genoa as we seemed to lose some ground, sailing a little past the point of effectiveness of the big red circus tent.
We managed to hold off Jabiru to take 2nd place, missing 1st by 5 seconds on corrected time.
Great job by MAD DASH getting in a very competitive race and I think a good shake down on boat handling and course management.
Unofficially Avalanche with 1st - CdM 2nd - Jabiru 3rd - Whirling Dirvish 4th - Danu 5th!
A pretty good start to the season............
Thanks to Andy - Keith - Tim - Lin - Ian and Joy........great first race of the year!
CdM
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