Racers Dribble MAY 9th, 2012 WINDSEEKERS SPRING # 5 Sailors are a resourceful lot and this race adds to the proof. The top mark picked up anchor and was seen floating off towards the Ram Pub presumably for beer and burger. These facts found after Romeo Charlie was tied to the dock, but now [...]
We have the swap meeting at Tyee coming up on May 19th. We plan to sell boating related books, and/or any other boating related items at the CYCT table, besides advertising CYCT and hoping for new members to sign up. Its from 9 am – 2 pm
CYCT will conduct a hands on Man Overboard drill on Sunday June 24 from noon to 3 PM. The hands on activity will be followed by refreshments and a lessons learned discussion on the dock at the CYCT clubhouse in Tyee Marina. As we look forward to cruising and racing, this is good time to [...]
Racers Dribble
MAY 9th, 2012
WINDSEEKERS SPRING # 5
Sailors are a resourceful lot and this race adds to the proof. The top mark picked up anchor and was seen floating off towards the Ram Pub presumably for beer and burger. These facts found after Romeo Charlie was tied to the dock, but now on to the race.
One should never DSQ the Commodore but that’s what I had to do. In the PHRF start Grace E and Melange were both over early (OCS) and the hail went out on 68 of that fact. Melange got it, went back, cleared, and placed second to Gardyloo by 12.6 seconds on corrected time. Grace E however just kept smoking up the course OCS looking really fast. Tigger, Dan Walkers new boat made its Windseekers debut and I’m sure we’ll see the fast looking tiger striped boat out often in the future. Jeopardy and First Dance were not far off the pace in PHRF-I with less than 100 seconds separating first from fourth on corrected time. Gardyloo won the series with a tiebreaker on this last race and one point lay between first and third in the series.
In PHRF-II the Flim Flam is back after their big win at PSSR, hopefully we can keep them here in Tacoma for a while. Slither and Radiant where the show with Slither posting their 53.9-second corrected win. For the series Slither took first by one point over Special Purpose.
Aleshanee the scratch boat in PHRF-III finished ahead of Syzygy, Wild Thing and Windchild by enough time to secure a first place finish. In the series Syzygy took the win by one point over Windchild.
In Windseekers Class A Obsession secured her series win with a first in this race in front of Phantom. Welcome back Phantom to Windseekers, great to see the Phantom (of the river) out and sailing well. Blue Moon placed second in the series and Shockwave third in the big boat Class A Windseeker division.
Windseekers Class B, WOW! Tight might be the only way to describe this. Blown Away II, Blue Jay and Klatawa finished 36 seconds apart in race 5 and in series scoring Blown Away II won with a last race tiebreaker over Blue Jay and a one point win over third place Klatawa.
If this isn’t enough close racing, there’s more in Windseekers C as 81 seconds was the difference between first place Gypsy Queen and fourth place Lagniappe with First Light and Tatoosh in between. Gypsy Queen won the series in another tiebreaker with Margo while First Light numbered only one point back in the series.
More closeness continued in Windseeker Class D with a 36 second split between first place Gallia and third place Windsong with Dulcinea 19 seconds off in second place. Gallia however crushed the competition with three wins for the series. I’d expect to see Gallia racing in C class next week. New Windseeker splits will be called after the May 16th Late Spring Series Race #1.
In Class E there is a Giant and a Jack. The Jack? That’s El Milagro. The Giant? That’s the 37-foot Tha Gaol. Sixteen seconds separated the 37-foot Tha Gaol with the 24-foot El Milagro with El Milagro taking the first. Red Bonz took the battle of 27-footers besting the 27-foot Cal, Sirena Gorda. In the E Class Series it was all El Milagro with four first, Tha Gaol placed second and Red Bonz third.
Now, we had the five-minute head start PHRF boats do a two-lap course and the Windseekers finishing after just one lap. It seemed to work. Only one Windseeker, Sirena Gorda got lapped by just two boats Gardyloo and Melange and held off a lapping by Jeopardy. Now I know that there are friendships and cross-crewing going on between Jeopardy and Sirena Gorda, but when Sirena Gorda held off Jeopardy’s intended lapping by 5 seconds, from the yells you would of thought the last placed Windseeker had just won the America’s Cup.
Wind lacking in our last two events kicked in with a glorious 5 to 15 knot Tyee Typhoon and everyone finished their respective courses under the time limits despite the for stated top mark picking up and leaving. We on the RC had no idea of the wayward 5.5-foot bright yellow missing pinnacle until after the event. You guys and gals of Windseekers, resourceful sailors all and a well placed big orange-ball crab pot made it work.
The Mark was found the next day floating loose in the middle of the bay none the worst for the ware by our own Mark Stopka. Mark found the Mark. Couldn’t resist.
Billy
Billy Carter
Race Chair CYCT
Windseekers MAY 9th 2012 SPRING Results
Windseekers SPRING SERIES STANDINGS 2012
We have the swap meeting at Tyee coming up on May 19th. We plan to sell boating related books, and/or any other boating related items at the CYCT table, besides advertising CYCT and hoping for new members to sign up. Its from 9 am – 2 pm
CYCT will conduct a hands on Man Overboard drill on Sunday June 24 from noon to 3 PM. The hands on activity will be followed by refreshments and a lessons learned discussion on the dock at the CYCT clubhouse in Tyee Marina. As we look forward to cruising and racing, this is good time to remind ourselves of how to excute this potentially lifesaving task.
Please remember this is an opportunity for you and your crew to practice these skills. This is NOT a training event. The following video links provide some excellent education resources on this important subject. I encourage you AND your crews to review these videos to familiarize yourselves with these procedures. Also take note of the equipment needed to carry out a recovery of an overboard crew member. Do you have these resources on your boat? Last year we had a boat withdraw from the exercise when they realized they did not have the equipment need to affect a rescue on the boat.
This is the LifeSling 2011 video: (I believe it was released after our Sept MOB drill last year)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnhjOhWD4j0&feature=related
This link describes the procedures for sailing back to an overboard crew member:
http://www.gosailing.info/Man%20Overboard.htm
These are additional MOB videos that you may find informative:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stqveg0TYvA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnX0z7YEufM&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsK-8us_o8s&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTF7XtbZ7ik&feature=related
If you plan to participate in this exercise please advise Chuck Welter, CYCT Education Chair by email to ecwelter@hotmail.com or by phone at 253 381 3737 so he will know how many boats to plan for. Owners are encouraged to bring their crews to this activity so everyone gets to practice these important skills. Wives are also encouraged to rescue their husbands (or at least throw them overboard).
We are also recruiting MOB Victims to help conduct this training. The requirements to be a victim are that you must wear a dry suit or other suitable gear to play the role and be willing to get thrown off of boats repeatedly and dragged back aboard. Again if you are willing to help conduct this exercise, please contact Chuck so he will know who to count on.
KEN RAAB MEMORIAL
SINGLEHAND
OCTOBER 20th, 2012
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all boats that meet or exceed PIYA category III. Furthermore all participants must wear Personal Floatation Devices (PFDs) above decks at all times.
Registration: Skippers must have a registration form on file with the Race Committee for year 2012. All race fees must be in the possession of the Race Committee.
Scoring: This race in keeping with long held traditions will be scored as a “Windseeker” class race and flying sails will not be allowed.
Skippers Meeting: Skippers meeting will be held 1000 at the CYCT Clubhouse Tyee II.
Start Time: Scheduled first warning at 1115.
Courses: Course will be sailed in Commencement Bay with a combination of existing buoys and temporary set marks and the course for the day will be called at the skippers meeting one hour prior to the start matching the current conditions to an appropriate course. The Race Committee will also announce the course 15
Minutes before the start on VHF radio, channel #68. There will be one start.
Time Limit: Time limit is three (3) hours.
COURSE: Course may be shortened at any mark by the Race Committee flying Code Flag S.
FINISHING: At the discretion of the Race Committee, the RC boat may motor back through the fleet and finish boats as they stand on the course.
AWARDS: Awards will be presented at the scheduled awards race September 2013.
BROWNS POINT
Point Series #4
November 3rd
Time Limit: Time limit is seven (7) hours for the first boat to finish in each class. If a boat finishes within seven hours all other boats in her class must finish within thirty minutes of the first boat’s finish or within seven hours from the start, whichever is longer. This changes RRS rule 35.
Course: After starting, head for the Blair Buoy near the Blair Waterway and round to Starboard.
Next leave a yellow CYCT temporary buoy placed off Neill Point to Starboard.
Next cross between the CYCT RC boat and the Orange start/finish mark leaving the mark to Starboard.
Next round the Blair Buoy to Starboard
Next leave a yellow CYCT temporary buoy placed off Neill Point to Starboard.
Then Finish. Course length is 17.6 NM for handicap purposes.
.POINT DEFIANCE
Point Series #3
October 27th 2012
Time Limit: Time limit is seven (7) hours for the first boat to finish in each class. If a boat finishes within seven hours all other boats in her class must finish within thirty minutes of the first boat’s finish or within seven hours from the start, whichever is longer. This changes RRS rule 35.
Course: After Starting leave Point Defiance to Port.
Next, leave a yellow CYCT temporary buoy placed within 200 yards of the Gig Harbor Lighthouse to Starboard.
Next leave a yellow CYCT temporary buoy placed off Dash Point to Starboard.
Then Finish. Course length is 13.25 NM for handicap purposes.
COMMAND POINT
Point Series #2
October 13th
Time Limit: Time limit is eight (8) hours for the first boat to finish in each class. If a boat finishes within eight hours all other boats in her class must finish within thirty minutes of the first boat’s finish or within eight hours from the start, whichever is longer. This changes RRS rule 35.
Course: After starting leave the Point Richmond mark #6 in Colvos Passage to Port
Next head Northerly to a yellow CYCT temporary buoy off Command Point rounding to Starboard.
Next head Southerly and leave the Point Richmond mark #6 to Starboard.
Then Finish. Course length is 22.4 NM for handicap purposes
POINT BEALS
Point Series #1
September 15th
Time Limit: Time limit is eight (8) hours for the first boat to finish in each class. If a boat finishes within eight hours, all other boats in her class must finish within thirty minutes of the first boat’s finish or within eight hours from the start, whichever is longer. This changes RRS rule 35.
Course: After starting, leave the Three Tree Point Yacht Club race mark off Point Robinson to Starboard.
Next leave a yellow CYCT temporary buoy off point Beals to Starboard.
Next leave the Three Tree Point Yacht Club race mark off Point Robinson to Port Then finish. Course length is 23.2 NM for handicap purposes.
Point Series 2012
Beals Command Defiance & Browns
Four Races
Point Beals Sept. 15th
Command Point Oct. 13th
Point Defiance Oct. 27th
Browns Point Nov 3rd
Eligibility: Open to all vessels that meet or exceed PIYA category III. Those racing PHRF must have a valid PHRF rating certificate. Those racing in the Windseeker class are not allowed to use flying sails.
Start and finish area: All four races start and finish in the vicinity of the Browns Point Lighthouse
Start Time: First warning scheduled for 09:55 AM for all four races.
Shortened Course: Courses may be shortened at any mark on the racecourse by flying code flag “S” and announcing such on VHF 68.
Awards: Awards for the series will be presented at the Harbor series Skippers meeting January 2013.
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