Check out the little video showing some of the racing action on Sat March 19th at PRYC, Cinco de Mayo was running the Race committee that day. As Cinco is on the hard in Anacortes currently getting new bottom paint and some other modification to make her ready, safe and fast for Vanisle 360 Terry, PRYC Rudderpost editor, was kind enough to take us out on his Catalina 400 to officiate and run the race.
It was a decent day, starting the first race with SE winds of 12 to 15kn, tapering down to 5 kn at the end. We started a second race, but winds died down to 0 to 2 knots with a strong flood flushing boats back through the startline. It looked like it was going to be a really long day with Jabiru, Div 1, Vampire, Div 2, and Toucan Div 3 being the only boats still out on the water at 2:45pm. We decided it would be a good idea to shorten the course and finish potential finishers at the first mark, but no one made it. Vampire and Jabiru got on the radio at 3pm, and decided to call it a day, finally. Race for Toucan was declared abandoned.
Good day to be on the water!
Cheers...
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Dates leading up to Vanisle 360
March 12th – 2011 – Delivery to Anacortes for bottom and rigging work
March 19th – 2011 – RC duties for PRYC races 4 & 5
March 26th – 2011 – Delivery from Anacortes back to PRYC
April 2nd – 2011 – BARC distance race
April 9th – 2011 – PRYC races ( 2 that day )
April 30th – 2011 – IYC regatta
May 14th – 2011 – BARC distance race
May 19th – 2011 – Round Saltspring Weekend
June 2nd – 2011 – Delivery to Nanaimo for Van Isle
March 19th – 2011 – RC duties for PRYC races 4 & 5
March 26th – 2011 – Delivery from Anacortes back to PRYC
April 2nd – 2011 – BARC distance race
April 9th – 2011 – PRYC races ( 2 that day )
April 30th – 2011 – IYC regatta
May 14th – 2011 – BARC distance race
May 19th – 2011 – Round Saltspring Weekend
June 2nd – 2011 – Delivery to Nanaimo for Van Isle
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Race 2 & 3
Raceday for March 5th dawned and we all awoke to fairly clear skies and a breeze of 5 k out of the SE.
Some confusion as to who is going to be committee boat for the day gave us a late start but with the sun being out this did not matter. Spellbound managed to get the course organized, marks set and all was good.
Course was set as 3A x2 for all Divisons and off we went. First start for us was a late one but we managed to not fall too far behind. Lots of "tactics" were pondered in the cockpit and it was decided to stay right as we had a strong ebb current ripping at 90 degrees through our W/L course.
Some tacks later we went around the top mark as last boat in Div but not far behind, opted for a gybeset and off we went. Turned out to be the right move, gained lots of ground back on the way down. Some traffic at the leeward mark kept us a bit to the outside. Again top mark gybeset and back down we made up more ground, but in the end could not get Jabiru and Danu coming in from the pin end and crossing well ahead of us. We were hopeful as we had timed about 66 seconds behind Jabiru in a 56 min race, very close - too close to tell who had his nose ahead.
Second race was much of the same. Same course, same laps, same wind, but the current had come to a near standstill halfway into the second race. Start was much better this time around, calling Jabiru up at the line, who in the end did go up as he needed "time and opportunity to turn" delayed reaction on Jabirus part as well as our part for not getting that little red thing out of a pocket. 2 well sailed laps with exceptional crewwork followed, in the end it was enough for a 3rd place finish.
the numbers:
1 sat spent sailing
2 3rd place finishes
5 kts consistent breeze out of SE
6 awesome crew
8 degrees C
18 sec separating 1st from 3rd in race 1
Check out the video from the day:
Our friend Arnie from EX, J/29 brought his GoPro HD out and put another neat video together showing the events from his perspective.
Cheers!
Some confusion as to who is going to be committee boat for the day gave us a late start but with the sun being out this did not matter. Spellbound managed to get the course organized, marks set and all was good.
Course was set as 3A x2 for all Divisons and off we went. First start for us was a late one but we managed to not fall too far behind. Lots of "tactics" were pondered in the cockpit and it was decided to stay right as we had a strong ebb current ripping at 90 degrees through our W/L course.
Some tacks later we went around the top mark as last boat in Div but not far behind, opted for a gybeset and off we went. Turned out to be the right move, gained lots of ground back on the way down. Some traffic at the leeward mark kept us a bit to the outside. Again top mark gybeset and back down we made up more ground, but in the end could not get Jabiru and Danu coming in from the pin end and crossing well ahead of us. We were hopeful as we had timed about 66 seconds behind Jabiru in a 56 min race, very close - too close to tell who had his nose ahead.
Second race was much of the same. Same course, same laps, same wind, but the current had come to a near standstill halfway into the second race. Start was much better this time around, calling Jabiru up at the line, who in the end did go up as he needed "time and opportunity to turn" delayed reaction on Jabirus part as well as our part for not getting that little red thing out of a pocket. 2 well sailed laps with exceptional crewwork followed, in the end it was enough for a 3rd place finish.
the numbers:
1 sat spent sailing
2 3rd place finishes
5 kts consistent breeze out of SE
6 awesome crew
8 degrees C
18 sec separating 1st from 3rd in race 1
Check out the video from the day:
Our friend Arnie from EX, J/29 brought his GoPro HD out and put another neat video together showing the events from his perspective.
Cheers!
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