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Division 3 -
J/80, PHRF 1, PHRF 2, PHRF 3, PHRF 4
Reporter:
Joy Dorethy
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Day Five
January 23, 2009
1500H:
Results are to shore. Finish photos are uploading.
1435H:
Followed by L'Outrage followed by Lobo Rojo
Followed by Elysium and Lightning rod
Kicks wins
ahead of Rumor.
1430H:
followed by Good Girl and Man-o-war.
Tangent will be the first to cross for PHRF-3
1419H:
Rush takes line honors for PHRF-2, followed by Good Girl and
Man-o-war
1408H:
Kicks is leading Rumor at the gate.
1406H:
Logo Rojo and Tangent still leading their fleets.
Wairere coming across the finish.
1404H:
XS has finished first over the line.
1359H:
Our weather man "Mr Weather" has rolled up his sleeves, so
the temperature is up to 65 degrees.
1356H:
Rush still leading the PHRF-2; Logo Rojo in front for PHRF 4
followed by Elysium
1352H:
Wind is lightening on the course. Only two PHRF-1's through
the gate; XS and Wairere.
1340H:
Rush first PHRF2 around windward end.
1332H:
We are at the top end of the course, anchoring for the
finish.
XS has come around followed by Wairere.
Logo Rojo was the first PHRF-4 through the gate followed by
Elysium.Lightning Rod next.
1326H:
Finish photos are being taken today by Joanne Lalonde, a
visitor from the Nepean Sailing Club in Ottawa, Canada.
1321H:
Elysium having the lead downwind just ahead of Lightning
Rod.
1317H:
Seeing wind at 040
XS around the top end.
1309H:
Start photos are syncing to web
1304H:
PHRF4: Thunderbox at the pin end; Lobo Rojo and En Charette
playing with each other in the middle of the line; Lobo Rojo
almost pushed out.
1259H:
All off and running.
PHRF-1: Kali pushed over ElOcaso at the pin end with XS
taking clear air at the RC
PHRF2: Too Sweet at t he pin end with Good Girl; Rush had to
port tack across the back of the fleet.
J80s:
LuckyFrog and Angry Chameleon at the pin end with Rumor in
the middle of the line. 1/2 of the fleet went left, 1/2 went
right. Rumor went left.
PHRF3 - All
were late, held off by the current flow down the course.
Thunderbolt ahead of Seefest at the pin end, Tangent in the
middle of the line.
1230H:
Results are to shore. Finish pictures are syncing up to web.
In sequence for the Race 10.
1221H:
Course will be 5 legs for all, bearing 040, for PHRF1, 2, 3,
J80: legs 1.8 mi, PHRF4: legs 1.5 mi
1217H:
R flag down at 12:25
1209H:
Kicks is the second J80
1205H:
Elysium takes the finish, breaking the tie. One more race to
go.
Rumor will be the first J80
1203H:
Elysium leading Lightning Rod on the downwind leg.
1157H:
Winds at 040 stabilizing
1157H:
gg takes line, rush the honors.
1155H:
USA 1, Flying Tiger is using their outboard to motor off the
course, so steerage should be okay.
Rush and Good Girl battling for the finish line; GG from the
right, Rush from the left.
1152H:
Elysium still leading PHRF-4
winds 035
Rumor first J80at top end.
winds 050 at
top end
Tangent finishes first for PHRF-3
1150H:
All crew are okay. Hopefully, they have enough to not cause
problems under motor.
1148H:
USA 1 has dropped sails. They snapped a rudder. They were at
the windward mark.
1144H:
XS has crossed the finish. Big gap for the next boat.
1142H:
11 knot winds
Winds shifting back to 040
1135H:
R flag is flying. Too pretty of a day not to do some great
racing. The Sebago, catamaran tour boat, is visiting u to
show visitors our beautiful boats.
We are seeing
shifts to the left up to 030
1131H:
XS is round the top and coming back down.
Elysium is leading Lightning Rod around the gate
1129H:
Rumor is still leading at the gate.
1122H:
Tangent is holding their lead at the gate.
1119H:
Good Girl is followed by Rush at the gate, Elysium is first
at top end for PHRF-4
1116H:
www.commandersweather.com is where you can get real-time
weather reports no matter where you are. And sometimes they
let you have them on board your RC boat, too!
1113H:
Rumor leading the J80's at the top end.
Tangent leading the PHRF-3.
12-14knots on
the water
1108H:
80's: Angry Chameleon and WillyT over early and had tocome
back, Veloce knew they were and dropped back to clear. Lucky
Frog got pushed around the fleet and had to port tack across
their backside.
PHRF3: All boats were at the RC end with Thunderbolt,
Seefest, and Tangent leading the way.
PHRF-4: Thuderbox and Caribean Soul at the start, Elysium
barely ahead of Lightning Rod, Blah,blah, blah takes the
second row.
Winds holding 050, current is .75k down the course.
Photos of the start are syncing to the web.
At the upwind leg XS is around of course.
Winds are
holding at 050 . XS down at the gate.
1058H:
Highlights of the start: PHRF-1: Kali holds off XS for clear
air first, Wairere port tacks behind the fleet to take over
the right side of the course.
PHRF-2: USA1
at the pin end again, with GoodGirl next along with
Blueprint and Man-o-war, Rushe and Island Flyer choose the
second row, with Too Sweet taking the third row.
1056H:
And they are off!
1027H:
We intend to start on time. Very few clouds today. Sunny and
temps around 62. George Caras, the weather man, is on board
today, so it will be a great day.
1024H:
Course is set for 050. 4 legs for all fleets, Phrf1, 2,
J80's length of 1.8 mi, Phrf3, 4 length of 1.5 mi.
1016H:
Winds still shifting 040 to 055
1002H:
Little shifts to 050, but coming back to 045
0955H:
Poohsticks from Halifax, Canada has appeared wearing
colorful red and white Hawaiian shirts. Yes, they are
wearing long sleeves and more underneath, but they are
holding true to the KeyWest spirit!
0953H:
First boat here is Rush.
0945H:
RC is anchored at 24 30.375N 81 45.271W
Initial course is 4 legs for all fleets, Phrf1, 2, J80's
with a leg length of 1.8 mi, Phrf3, 4 with a leg of 1.5 mi.
Winds holding at 045
0941H:
Congratulations to J/80 Rumor for yesterday's Boat of the
Day! Yesterday, during the finish of Race 8, they squeaked
by Spank Me to get the win. They have 6 bullets out of 8
races.
0936H:
Due to irresolvable mechanical issues, Dimarian 21, J/24
from Savannah, GA is heading home early.
0912H:
Wind is 045 at 11 knots on the course.
0909H:
Today is Acura Day. Check out the all new 2009 TL. This Top
Safety Pick is the most powerful Acura ever built. The
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turns and cutting them. It's where control instantly becomes
confidence. It helps you gain more traction when the weather
is less than perfect and it encourages you to carve
absolutely perfect corners.
Day Four
January 22, 2009
1454H:
Results are to shore.
1434H:
Rumor takes J80 over Spank Me
1430H:
Lightning Rod caught Lobo rojo for the win over the line
with Elysium coming in third of the triple.
1420H:Good
Girl followed by L'Outrage, Next is Thunderbolt
1417H:
Finishing the fleet is Primal Scream.
Lobo Rojo still leading for PHRF-4 at the final top end.
In the J80's Kicks is being followed by Rumor at the top
end.
Actually, ElOcaso is the last boat of the PHRF-1 class.
Tangent finished in front of them.
1412H:
Followed by Wairere with the big red chute.
1407H:
Good Girl also still leading.
XS over the finish line. The mast has held all day. That's
some good glue!
1404H:
Finishers coming.
Tangent still leading at the final top end
1400H:
Boats are using both sides of the gate and both sides of the
race course.
Caribean Soul was last through gate, Lobo Rojo was first
PHRF-4 through gate.
1354H:
Tangent is first through the gate.
The Anarondeck II, a schooner with two masts and four sails
has just gone by. Very pretty and moving smartly. All jibs
are self tacking. Nice gybe right in front of us.
Kicks is holding their lead for the J80s at the gate.
1347H:
Good Girl first at the gate
PHR4 is a nice tight fleet.
Caribean Soul had some problem putting up their chute with a
loose halyard. All good and running again
1341H:
Seeing shifts, again... Logo Rojo first boat around top end
for the PHRF4
1336H:
Good Girl is leading again. Kicks is in front for the J80.
L'Outrage is leading PHRF3
1335H:
Winds currently average 11 knots, wind chill of 16 Celcius.
1331H:
J80: Spank Me had clear air at the RC end while the rest of
the fleet fought at the pin end.
PHRF3: Seefest and Tunderbolt were on either side of Tangent
at the start with L'Outrage settling for second row.
PHRF4: Thunderbox and Blah, blah, blah at RC end while
Elysium and Lightning Rod were covering each at the pin.
All PHRF-1 around top end with XS making up their time for
coming and starting again.
1328H:
PHRF2: Too Sweet was between Good Girl and USA1, the
flyingtiger. Flying tiger and Too Sweet had heated
discussion at the pin end with Too Sweet coming out first.
1326H:
Finish photos are up. Starts have happened.
Highlights: PHRF1: Kali pushed XS over the line, but
hindered themselves enough they had to tack behind the
fleet.
1250H:
Bearing is 0 for the race - R flag dropped.
Leg distance for PHRF-1, 2, J80 is 1.7 mi - 4 legs
Leg distance for PHRF3,4 is 1.4 mi - 4 legs
Wind is 8-10k
1232H:
Burst of finishers
Jammy Dodger held on to the end; very close.
Good Girl finishes will a significant lead.
Wind is shifting 010/020
Next race
courses will be 4 legs for everyone, Phrf1, 2, J80 will go
long at 1.8mi, Phrf3,4 short at 1.4 mi legs.
Rush
following gg for finish.
1218H:
Good Girl still leading the pack.
1215H:
Gilgamesh has a dark blue spinnaker with yellow trim. They
also use a sock for it. It is good to see all boats flying,
PHRF4 finished:Elysium, Lightning Rod, Lobo Rojo, En Carette,
Thunderbox, Caribean Soul, and Blah, Blah, Blah.
XS finished; mast still up.
Tangent finishing
1209H:
They did some nice footballs and are not back on course.
Grateful Red is flying a chute down again.
A nice yellow, white, black stripes on the chute.
Jammy Dodger is back in the lead at the top mark.
1203H:
Good Girl still leading at the gate.
Too Sweet has hit the gate mark and needs to do it again
after doing turns.
1158H:
All PHRF-4 heading this way - Caribean Soul struggling but
Elysium leading.
1154H:
Boats are still splitting the gates - ElOcaso went left,
Wairere went right.
Tangent first around at the gate.
J80's getting interesting, Relentless taking over the lead
at the gate.
1151H:
Good Girl still leading the pack at the windward mark.
Boats are still splitting the gates - ElOcaso went left,
Wairere went right.
Tangent first
around at the gate.
1145H:
Since the course is longer, I am having an early lunch.
R flag is flying.
1142H:
Tangent first around at the windward mark. Winds settled
within range, bumps left and then comes back.
1142H:
Wind still bouncing to the left. 020 - 030.
Jammy Dodger still leading the J80's at the windward mark.
1139H:
Caribiean Soul and Blah, Blah, Blah are the last PHRF4
through the gate. With BBB having a great start, I wonder
what happened.
1137H:
They dropped it very early. XS is around the upwind mark for
the second time.
Gilgamesh also flying a spinnaker today! They did a nice
slow takedown, and are on their way again. Beautiful day for
the chutes!
1133H:
Mother Ocean's spnnaker takedown wraps it around the bow;
luckily they did not run over it. They were followed by
USA1. Fleets are mixed up all over the course.
Water is still flat, puffs of about 14 still happening.
Grateful Red
is flying a spinnaker. First time this week!
1127H:
Both gates being used pretty evenly. Bets are being placed
by the sailors as to which side will pay off. Tangent is at
the gate with Island Flyer.
Willy T is
having problems with their spinnaker takedown. Got it down.
1125H:
Jammy Dodger is leading the J80's at the gate. Angry
Chameleon following not as close as as they could be. Good
Girl now at the gate.
1122H:
Tangent was leading their fleet at the windward.
1119H:
XS is coming in at the gate. The mast is still up and
holding.
Good Girl leading her fleet at the windward mark.
AngryChameleon is leading the J80's at the windward, ending
the fleet is Confederate Ram.Photos are for the start are
being uploaded.
1114H:
Wind speed 10-12 shifting between 020 - 035. This makes it a
challenge for everyone.
1113H:PHRF3:
The line was full with boats, with SWE621 and Willy T just
leaning out; Kicks took the second row.
J80: The line was full with boats, with SWE621 and Willy T
just leaning out; Kicks took the second row.
PHRF3: Thunderbolt and L'Outrage chose the second row, but
Seefest, Gilgamesh, and Tangent leading the front one.
PHRF4: Thunderbox and Blah, Blah, Blah were right on time,
but the rest of the fleet was seconds behind.
XS leading
the pack at the windward mark.
1109H:
Course is shifted to 030.
May start sequence around 10:45
Warning started at 10:40. Gilgamesh is here.
All starts are off and running.
Highlights:
PHRF1: EmOcean was very close to the line, XS tried a port
tack through the fleet, but could not hold it.
PHRF2: The
Flying Tiger USA1, nailed it at the pin, followed by
Good Girl near the middle.
1040H:
Gilgamesh is missing from Phrf-3 and Dimarion 21 from PHRF4.
Yesterday, Dimarian retired due to mechanical issues; I hope
they were repaired.
Course is shifted to 030.
May start sequence around 10:45
Warning
started at 10:40. Gilgamesh is here.
1033H:
All J80's are here.
1031H:
AP happening - shifts to 030 across the course, messing with
our setup.
1027H:
PHRF-1 and PHRF-2 all checked in.
1021H:
Course bearing will be 040
1019H:
Gate going in at 045
1014H:
The settling of the air is occurring at 050/045.
1007H:
It will be an interesting course setting today: PHRF-1, 2: 6
legs with a distance of 1.6mi, J80 and PHRF3: 6 legs with a
distance of 1.2, and PHRF-4: 4 legs 1.2 miles.
Shifts from050 to 080.
1002H:
Races are intended to start on time today as always.
0959H:
Puffs causing shifts from 070 to 045.
0955H:
XS has full crew on boat - looks like 13-14 people all over
that yellow deck.
0948H:
XS is back out and ready to race. We are anchored at 24
30.325N 81 44.930
0939H:
Boats are checking in. Rush is first to be here. They are
looking for redemption after yesterday's spinnaker problems.
0925H:
Winds are shifting left today, expected to go to around 050
before it stabilizes. It should be a little lighter with
9-13knots as our range.
0923H:
Talk with Ashley and Harcourt at the Lewmar booth about the
sales coming up this Spring. ALL winch handles will be on
sale, so it will be a great opportunity to replace those old
winches that don't quite deliver with a 10" or 8" One Touch.
It will make your trimmers a LOT happier!
0921H:
Today is Lewmar Day. Last year I was given an 8" One Touch
winch handle and I used it all season on the S2 7.9 on which
I sail. I love it! I call it my "Grab n Go". On a smaller
boat the 8" works great, has never failed to release when I
press the large One Touch area, and has been strong enough
to keep me on the boat when I needed it.
0918H:
The weather is clearer, very few clouds, and beautiful
sunny.
Day Three
January 21, 2009
1410H:
461 Eaton, Tropic Cinema is showing Morning Light at 8:30p
tonight.
1408H:
Turning Point followed by EmOcean, Kali, and Primal Scream
1402H:
L'Outrage is through the gate.
Rumor is first J80 through gate.
El Ocaso was
followed by Wairere at the finished.
1402H:
Temperature is 54 degrees. But with the sun, it feels
warmer.
1359H:
It is finally warm enough to show off my Mount Gay shirt.
Finishers coming in 3 minutes.
1357H:
Lightning Rod is first PHRF-4 around gate.
The sun is definitely shining and pretty fluffy clouds are
out.
The official RC wind is 11k.
1355H:
Winds are 14-16, seas are flat, direction is 025.
1349H:
Caribean Soul is coming upwind bringing up the last of the
course.
1344H:
XS has a new stick and is wondering if we will have a third
race. Too bad we only have two. "Not a new stick, just a
whole lot of glue."
Lightening Rod is first around windward.
Wairere is around gate and heading home.
1339H:
Trend is still showing the wind go very slowly left.
Gilgamesh is the last PHRF-3 through the gate.
Dropping anchor for finish.
1331H:
J80:Lots of battles going on but Veloce got taken out and
had to come back.
PHRF-3: Poohsticks was between Tangent and L'Outrage with
all three too close to call.
PHRF-4: Good starts, but Lightning Rod had to take a second
row. They are struggling today.
El Ocaso is first around windward. Good Girl is the first
around the gate. Elysium was first around windward with
Caribean Soul the last of PHRF-4.
Elysium first around gate. Mother Ocean first through gate
with PHRF-3
Sorry, all, eating a bit of lunch while we head up to
windward for the finish. Hard to type, eat and watch boats
all at the same time. The wind is 025.
The J80's are very bunched up.
1317H:
PHRF-2: Good Girl had a comfortable spot in the middle of
the line. Island Flyer took the Flying Tiger's air even
though they had the advantage on the line. Good start for
USA1
J80:Lots of battles going on but Veloce got taken out and
had to come back.
PHRF-3: Poohsticks was between Tangent and L'Outrage with
all three too close to call.
PHRF-4: Good starts, but Lightning Rod had to take a second
row. They are struggling today.
El Ocaso is first around windward. Good Girl is the first
around the gate. Elysium was first around windward with
Caribean Soul the last of PHRF-4.
1312H:
All of Race 5 is up with photos of Rush spinnaker issues.
And some pretty finishes.
Race 6 starts are up, Starts. PHRF-1: Primal Scream and
Wairere were pushed out at the pin.
1306H:
025 wind was 12-14, now 10-12
1259H:
Last race finish pictures are up. Loading up the starts.
Stay tuned for highlights of the start.
1231H:
J24 - Dimarian 21 is going home due to mechanical problems.
All safe.
1220H:
Confederate Ram last boat on the course. But, they are out
here! Sun is shining more; clouds breaking up.
1211H:
R flag going down at 12:25; first warning at 12:30
All fleets but PHRF-4 doing a 1.8 mi leg; Phrf-4 doing 1.4
leg - all doing 5 legs.
1209H:
Elysium will finish first for PHRF-4
1159H:
No Race 6 until at least 12:15
5 legs for all
Good Girl and Tangent finishing
1155H:
Wairere first finisher.
El Ocaso next.
Turning Pt, Primal Scream, Kali
Sailing Anarchy visiting our finish line.
EmOcean finishing out PHRF-1
Syncing of
photos is taking a long time. But Mark McBride is getting
some nice finish photos.
1148H:
68 Good girl first to head home for PHRF-2
Wairere first finisher.
1135H:
J80s going all gates. J80 with shrimping at the gate was
Juggernaut.
Elysium first PHRF-4 at gate.
1130H:
J80 getting knocked down at the gate with a late halyard
drop - Kicks.
1127H:
L'Outrage lost their lead on Tangent at the gate due to a
problem getting the gybe up.
1126H:
A man is up the mast on Rush to handle the problem up top.
Graham is the guy chosen to go cause he is the lightest and
the youngest. Sail coming down - popped it open.
1122H:
Man of war second, Rush has a major spinnaker wrap and has
come by the RC still trying to get it down.
1119H:
Turning Point was the first PHRF1 around the gate.
Good Girl is first PHRF-2 around gate.
1116H:
EmOcean is the last PHRF 1 around the gate.
The Aggressor squadron's flying over today are F-5s.
1113H:
PHRF-1 is down at the gates. Course change for all boats to
025.
1112H:
Oops. Confederate Ram was at their start. Good thing we have
multiple eyes on the course.
1107H:
The sun peaked out again for a moment. Ahh, I can feel my
fingers move.
1103H:
PHRF 1: EmOcean got the start, PHRF-2: the Flying Tiger was
at the pin end with good air, Too Sweet took Rush's air;
J80: Relentless and Angry Chameleon were ahead at the pin
end with Bob Dylan and SWE621 forced to do an early tack.
PHRF-3: Thunderbolt fired out of the pin end with Tangent
taking all of Seefest's air in the middle of the line.
PHRF4: Caribean Soul was obvious out in front with Lightning
Rod alone in the second row.
Winds seeing 020 with shifts back and forth.
Turning Point was the lead PHRF-1 boat at the windward end.
1057H:
Blah, Blah, Blah did appear and Caribbean Soul got their
halyard under control before their start.
1031H:
Blah, Blah, Blah, and Confederate Ram seem to be the only
two boats missing.
Starting our sequence on time.
1030H:
Aggressor squadron from the Navy keeps flying over us. They
are painted to look like European jets. Interesting.
1029H:
Course is setttled at 040; All other course info remains the
same - 4 legs, Phrf1,2 J80 with 2.0 distance legs and
Phrf3,4 with 1.7mile legs
1022H:
All of PHRF-1 is here but XS. All of PHRF-2 is here but
Grateful Red.
All of PHRF-3 are here.
PHRF 4 is missing the J24's
J80s are missing Conferate Ram and SWE621
1017H:
153, Blind Faith is here.
1002H:
winds at 045 with shifts 15 degrees to the left
1001H:
Caribbean Soul is flying an unconnected halyard today. Too
far up to retrieve easily. Hope it won't cause problems
0958H:
Word from Angry Chameleon - "I am Fricking Freezing!" I
guess they are still angry.
0956H:
L'Outrage has lost their pink class flag; RC is able to
provide a substitute due to a red wine spill that occurred
earlier in the week.
0951H:
Signal boat is at 24 30.259N, 81 44.746W
0950H:
Grateful Red f rom PHRF-2 will not be out today due to the
chill. Perhaps their onboard beer tap has frozen. Hope to
see them tomorrow.
0941H:
Boats are showing up. EmOcean is here.
Race 5 will
probably be 4 legs with the PHRF1, 2, and J80s doing the
long leg and PHRF3,4 doing the short distance. Looking at
2.0 and 1.7 legs with a bearing in the 03x-ish range maybe.
0938H:
Our onboard weather man is George Caras. We'll see how good
he does today.
0934H:
We have the weather man on board today, George will be
taking requests; we have asked fot the heat to be turned on
again.
We are already setting up to anchor due to the wind coming
more from the east today.
Prediction is the wind could go as far left as 320.
0926H:
Winds are looking 045
Day Two
January 20, 2009
1456H:
Finish photos were done by Mark McBride again.
1436H:
Results are in to shore.
Another race where the victor wins by 1 second. Even with
the conditions, more wind, and shifts, this was a great day
of racing!
All done. Heading in!
1411H:
First J80 is Kicks. Second was Jammy Dodger. Kicks must have
kicked it upa bit on the last leg.
1409H:
The Flying Tiger, USA 1, has an interesting main sail repair
with black electric tape. They called in that they did a
720. Wonder who they hurt.
1350H:
El Ocaso over first followed quickly by Wairere
J80s are coming through the gate.
Finishes followed by Turning Pt, Kali, and Primal Scream
1345H:
Tangent finished last rounding first, with Gilgamesh last
Lightening Rod holding their lead at their last rounding
with the J24 Dimarian 21 still struggling.
Willy T and Grateful Red still struggling in their classes
as well.
Finishers comining.
Lightening Rod first through gate for their class.
1335H:
El Ocaso was first around again; Good Girl was first in her
class.
Tangent is keeping their lead at the gate -first through.
Jammy Dodger
is leading the J80's the second time around the weather
mark.
Good girl is keeping her lead at the gate, too.
1328H:
No changes to the course
El Ocaso was first around again; Good Girl was first in her
class.
1323H:
The Gate's last boat was the J24 - Dimarian21. The extra
wind may be hard for them to handle.
The temperature is dropping. We will cover wind chill
factors tomorrow.
1321H:
Photos are updated. All PHRF-1 are around- First is El Ocaso;
last was Primal Scream.
PHRF-2 had Man-owar around first, Grateful Red last.
J80's -
Relentless around first, Willy T last.
1319H:
The water is definitely flatter on the upwind area. It is
much nicer and keeps me from sliding all over as I type.
1316H:
Winds are shifting from 350-330. Contemplating course
change, but keeps shifting, then holding, then shifting.
Tough call for PRO.
Boats are
using both sides of the gates. Winds are 325 and 330, so
things are nice.
1311H:
17 knots and 320 for the winds. Started kicking up during
the J80 start. Will be a challenging race.
Tangent is first around the upwind mark for their class.
Lightening Rod is continuing their good performance.
Check the results for Race 1 - 1 second corrected time
difference!
Pictures from the second start are uploading to the web.
1256H:
Course PHRF 1, 2, andJ80 going long 5 legs 1.7, 330 degrees
Phrf 4, 5: 5 legs, 1.4 mi, 330 degrees
Start highlights: PHRF-1: Wairere and Primal Scream were
neck n neck.
PHRF-2: Rush had to fight off two others at the pin while
Good Girl had clear air in the middle of the line.
J80 - Three boats were ocs, but all came back. Angry
Chameleon will be very angry; they were slow to return. Bob
Dylan heard the Lady and got back quick; SWE621 had no
language barrier and also returned and restarted in a timely
manner.
PHRF-3: Gilgamesh was on the line with Tangent
PHRF-4:
Elysium and Caribean Soul II took over the line on that one.
J80 Confederate Ram is done for the day.
RC is lifting
anchor to head to windward.
1247H:
Second race off and running, Course PHRF 1, 2, andJ80 going
long 5 legs 1.7, 330 degrees, Phrf 4, 5: 5 legs, 1.4 mi, 330
degrees
1226H:
Results heading to shore (editor note: the lag time to
posting results to web is due to the teams efforts to cross
check and possible protests, etc. we will not post unless we
know it will be correct on first go.)
In sequence
1219H:
EmOcean is going home; blew the backstay
starting at 1220
1214H:
Many boats are finishing without spinnakers. It is a shifty
blustery day. Hard to control.
12:15 the R flag comes down
Blind Faith has been towed home - problem on the lower gate
on the first lap
1203H:
26 boats in - coming in groups
1151H:
El Ocaso first over the line.
1147H:
R flag is flying
Wind holding at 320
1145H:
Finishers are coming down
1141H:
Good Girl is flying a red flag - there was a lot of
conversation at the start.
Our gate boat is retrieving hats, so check with them if you
are missing one.
1136H:
(uploading photo from Tim of the de-masting ~ JL)
Dimarian 21 was the last boat around the gate.
El Ocaso is around the top end and coming home.
1132H:
Boats are going around boat marks evenly.
We are looking that race 2 having 5 legs.
I am syncing photos out for the first start. Stay tuned.
1124H:
XS has their sails on board, their mast is lashed down on
the deck.
1123H:
Lobo Rojo was the first PHRF-4 boat around
1117H:
Turning Pt is first boat around at gate end. Very Crowded.
Wairere had problems with their chute drop.
1114H:
Tangent was around first up top
So the second row start was not a hindrance; they headed
right and took off.
1107H:
As usual there was a lot of "competitor coaching" during the
starts.
First J80 - 19 - Rumor is around the top end.
1106H:
Squall has passed through and the wind is shifting from 315
and 340 and from 8-14 k wind.
1103H:
J80: The pack was in the middle, but Blind Faith at the pin
end had the better line on clear air.
PHRF-3: Everyone got hit with a shift to hold them off of
the line. Mother Ocean and L'Outrage were sitting together.
Tangent and Seefest had the second row.
PHRF-4: Elysium was still out first as the squal hit during
the last final minute.
XS broke below the spreader level; person in water to free
the sails from the mast. Tenders are standing by. All crew
are okay.
XS was close to the weather mark when the mast went.
1059H:
All boats are off and running. Winds are shifting left, not
holding, shifting right, not holding, shifting, shifting
back, boats are all over.
Boat just lost a mast - 41204 - XS
On the starts, here are the highlights:
PHRF-1: Kali and Wairere got thrown over the line and had to
pay the price of coming back.
PHRF-2: Rush had their usual good start.
1030H:
Course is set as 320 for all fleets
All PHRF-1 and PHRF-2 are here.
All of PHRF-3 is here, J80's are missing Juggernaut
PHRF-4 is missing Dimarian 21 - the other J/24.
The intention is to start on time.
Juggernaut has made it - all J80's here. Only missing one
boat on Day 2
1016H:
Courses preliminary set: Phrf1, 2: 4 legs, 2.0 mi, 320-ish;
J80, Phrf3, 4:4 legs, 1.6mi, 320-ish, RC is rocking and
rolling quite a bit.
0953H:
Anchored at 24 30.729N 81 43.618W, Looking at a possible
course bearing of 320, distance 1.8 legs
0951H:
Lightening Rod is back out today. They had a crew accident
yesterday, but reports all crew is good. She "only had to
have stitches," was the report from the boat as they checked
in. Whew!
0949H:
We haven't even anchored yet, and boats are checking in.
Spank Me, Rush, and the Flying Tiger are all ready to go.
0941H:
Sun has peaked out from the clouds. Shining brightly on the
glorious turquoise blue water.
0938H:
We are setting up .5 mile south; looking for squal at around
10:30; expect wind to go right. We have the whole Stock
Island area in which to play to adjust for the wind change.
0936H:
Seeing 330-335 at 10 knots at our weather boat, About 1.5'
swells; reasonably flat.
0928H:
Credit for yesterday's second race finishes goes to Mark
McBride, an RC guy from just outside of Marblehead. I can't
take photos then, cause I am Just a Little Busy.
0920H:
Today is Sperry day. Talk with Alice and ask out the Cabo
men's shoe at the booth.
They come in two colors. One bowman who wears them says it
makes him feel like Spiderman due to its great sticky sole.
0918H:
Currently the
water is flat as we travel up to Stock Island area. There is
a cloud layer, but it is thin enough to let the sun through.
For RC, it is a shorts and polo shirt day; for the racers,
it still could be wet and getting wetter as the day
progresses.
Day Two
January 20, 2009
0920H:
Today is Sperry day. Talk with Alice and ask out the Cabo
men's shoe at the booth.
They come in two colors. One bowman who wears them says it
makes him feel like Spiderman due to its great sticky sole.
0918H:
Currently the
water is flat as we travel up to Stock Island area. There is
a cloud layer, but it is thin enough to let the sun through.
For RC, it is a shorts and polo shirt day; for the racers,
it still could be wet and getting wetter as the day
progresses.
Day One
January 19, 2009
1442H:
Kali, then Primal Scream. We will have to wait for time
corrections to see how this plays out.
For PHRF-2, Rush , good girl
1437H:
El Ocaso was second, then Turning Pt, Wairere, EmOcean,
1421H:
XS has finished - so how close is Primal Scream?...
1411H:The
clouds have gone high and the sun is shining. Temps in the
upper 60's. Wind is holding location and speed. Life is
good. The J80's are doing their third leg.
1408H:
The Flying Tiger, USA 1, is at the upwind mark, with
spinnaker hour-glassed and shrimped.
They have it under control and off and running back
downwind. That had to hurt.
1400H:
XS is coming our way.
1356H:
Second race start photos are posted.
1333H:
Getting ready to go to weather mark for an upwind finish.
Clouds are everywhere but wind is holding.
1321H:
PHRF 3: Mother Ocean and Thunderbolt. Mother Ocean moving
fast for an Oday 40 rating 135.PHRF 4: Carriabean Soul and
Thunderbox battling it out. Blah, blah, blah coming through
strong.
1318H:
PHRF 1: Kali got pushed over the line by XS and had to come
back.
PHRF 2: Rush up front again
J80: lots of
discussion going on out there - a lot of up, ups...
1317H:
Wind 270 and 8-12 knots. Holding
All starts are off for second race.
1249H:
results are in to shore.
1245H:
Bearing for course is 270 degrees. It has finally settled.
12:50 will be the start of the sequence. Romeo coming down
at 12:45
1232H:
Waiting on Gilgamesh. Setting up for new race.
Init course is All but phrf-4 5 legs at 1.7; phrf - 4 5 legs
at 1.3 miles. Bearing to come.
1223H:
All in except Confederate Ram, Mother Ocean, and Gilgmesh
1206H:
Next race no earlier than 12:10 - instability in wind out
here. Rain took the wind
1153H:
Next race no earlier than 12:05 - wind shift coming
1151H:
All PHRF-1 finished - Wairere followed by EmOcean, Primal
Scream, Kali, Turning pt, and El Ocaso taking up the rear.
Order finish only - times will be posted after last finisher
of last class
1138H:Island
Flyer of PHRF-2 has retired from first race. R flag is
flying. First finisher - XS is across.
1126H:
All courses except PHRF-1 changing course to 280
RC is gearing up for rainy finish.
Raining. Preparing for finish.
1123H:
All courses execpt PHRF-1 changing course to 280
RC is gearing up for rainy finish.
1118H:
El Ocaso has done a two turn penalty - check for the story
at the tent tonight.
1110H:
First boat down here at downwind leg is XS - Robertson 41
1059H:
Weather clouds went south. Still sunny.
All fleets started. No over earlys.
Here are the highlights:
PHRF-1: Wairere had to port tack across the fleet since they
were pinned between big ones.
PHRF-2: Rush nailed it and took it away from USA1 the flying
tiger.
J80: Confederate Ram saved an over early by doing a last
minute drop.
PHRF - 3: Tangent took the start easily; Seefest got blocked
at the pin.
PHRF - 4: Elysium was followed close by the whole pack;
Blah, Blah, Blah came flying on strong.
First boats around the top mark.
1022H:
Course direction has been set - 245 degrees. We intend to
start on time. PHRF 1 all here. PHRF 4 all here.
0953H:
All courses except PHRF-4, which will do 4 legs with a
length of 1.4 miles.
0948H:
Signal boat is located at 24 31.193 N, 81 43.214, Boats are
checking in and chomping at the bit. L'Outrage was the first
boat to cross our stern. Course board is looking like 4 legs
for all courses with a 1.8 mile leg.
0940H:
We
are setting up to anchor. Stand by for coordinates.
Seas are about 2-3 feet waves. Just enough to get some boats
wet.
The course is
being discussed. Will it be 4 legs or 6 and which fleets
will get the long course? Stay tuned
0926H:
We expect to conduct two races today. Rain expected in about
1.5 hrs with a shift in wind direction to about 290
0901H:
Welcome to Nautica Day! Don't forget to stop by their booth
for a free sample of their Voyage for Men and My Voyage for
Women. A good smelling man is very irresistible.
0858H:
Morning! Division 3 heading out. Bit of wind and waves out
here.
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