1403H: So, John and Chris, and Ernie, and Bill, and Tom, and all you sailors who have been watching this blog for news of how your friends and family members are doing here at Key West, I hope the info was "enuff". See you on a race course somewhere else!

Signing off for Key West Race Week 2010.

1359H: Unofficial finishes: Melges 24: UKA UKA, Blu Moon, WTF, GUL Code Zero, Baghdad

Unofficial finishes: J/105: Savasana, Orangutan, Blackhawk, Lucky Dog, Tenacious

Unofficial finishes: J/80: Little Feat, Rascal, Juggernaut, Rumor, Le Tigre

1315H: J/105 class at weather mark second time: Savasana, Orangutan, Blackhawk

Melges 24 fleet coming to finish

1309H: J/80 class through the Gate: Rascal continues to lead, followed by Little Feat the Rumor. Last Melges 24 at the weather mark is Knot 2 Scale

1306H: Angry Chameleon has hit the weather mark in the Melges class

1304H: Melges 24 class at the weather mark second time: UKA UKA, then Blu Moon, then GUL Code Zero. At the Gate, a course change is being signalled for the J/80 class. The new bearing is 230 degrees, and the new distance to the weather mark is .8. This makes their race length 3.8

1256H: J/80 Magic in Motion hit the weather mark and took a penalty turn. The last J/80 around the mark is Emotional Rescue.

1253H: Vixen is the last J/105 through the Gate

1250H: J/80 class at the weather mark: Rascal leading, followed by Little Feat, then Rumor

J/105 class at the Gate: Orangutan, Lucky Dog, Solaris

1245H: Knot 2 Scale is last Melges through the Gate

1241H: Melges at the Gate: Blu Moon, UKA UKA Racing, WTF

1238H: Vixen is last J/105 around weather mark

1236H: J/105 fleet at the weather mark: Orangutan, Lucky Dog, Ghost

1232H: Last Melges 24 around weather mark was Tramp

At the J/80 start, Relentless hit the pin boat then did a penalty circle.

1230H: Melges 24 at the weather mark: Blu Moon, WTF, UKA UKA Racing

1226H: J/105 and J/80 classes started with no one called OCS

1223H: Race 10 is set for Course 4, 1.2 nm to weather mark, 210 bearing. The breeze has picked up...still not 10.

1219H: Ghost, Tenacious, Creative Destruction, Solaris

Unofficial Results: J/80: Little Feat, Le Tigre, Lifted, SWE803, Rascal

Race 10 for Melges 24 class started at 1210; J/105 start was 1215. J/80 will start at 1225

1217H: At the weather mark, second time, Melges 24 fleet has Blu Moon with a comfortable lead, followed by UKA UKA Racing, then WTF

J/105 class at the weather mark 2nd time: Savasana followed by Ghost.

Sorry Race Fans...lost my Verizon connection then very busy doing finishes.

Unofficial results: Melges 24: Blu Moon, UKA UKA, WTF, Baghdad, GUL Code Zero

1130H: Last J/80 at the gate is Emotional Rescue

At the weather mark, second time, Melges 24 fleet has Blu Moon with a comfortable lead, followed by UKA UKA Racing, then WTF

1126H: J/80's at the Gate: Le Tigre followed by Lifted then Relentless

1121H: Absolutely is the last J/105 through the gate

1118H: Tide must be affecting the boats at the weather mark. Emotional Rescue just hit the mark and done her penalty turns. She was the last J/80 to round the weather mark.

J/105 class at the Gate: Savasana followed by Max Power, then Ghost

1111H: J/80 Claire hit the weather mark. Claire has done her penalty turn

1110H: J/80's at the weather mark: Le Tigre followed by Lifted, then Relentless

No change in positions in the Melges fleet at the Gate...Blu Moon, then WTF, then UKA UKA

1107H: Orangutan is the last J/105, followed by a huge sea turtle.

1105H: J/105 fleet at the weather mark: Vixen followed by Savasana, then Ghost

1059H: Vapour Trail is the last Melges at the mark...oops, he hit it, now he is doing his penalty turn.

1057H: Melges 24 class at the weather mark: Blu Moon followed by WTF, then UKA UKA

1046H: J/80 start at 1045 was clear.

1043H: J/105 class start at 1040 had GUL Code Zero leading the pack. Creative Destruction was called OCS and had to restart.

1038H: Melges 24 class start was clear. Zig Zag (USA625), Mustgo, and Kleine Rainbow tacked immediately onto port. Start time was 1035.

1033H: We are in sequence for the Melges 24 start. The warning for the J/105 class will be at 1035 and for the J/80 class at 1040.

1023H: R/C is going to try rolling the starts today to try to get some separation between the fleets. The gaps in starts previous days have not been successful. There will be a single weather mark today, also.

1220H: Course for Race 9: Course 4 (4 legs), weather mark at 1.2 nm, bearing 205 degrees.
1014H: Sounds like they are beginning to set up at 205...there is a little more velocity, like 6-7, so we may be "on time".

0955H: Wind report just now: 210 degrees at 5 knots

0948H: We have a rising tide this morning. Wind readings are 125 at 5 to 6 knots, but NOAA reports winds from 9 to 20 at its reporting stations in the area.

We are at anchor now at 24 31.716 N and 81 46.587 W

0929H: Standings in the Melges 24 class after 8 races are as follows: 1) UKA UKA Racing 12 pts; 2) Blu Moon 15 pts; 3) WTF 19 pts; 4) Baghdad 42 pts; 5) Hoodlum Racing 47 pts; 6) GUL Code Zero 48 pts; 7) Monsoon 48 pts; 8) Zig Zag 18 with 56 pts; 9) Convexity 64 pts; 10) Kleine Rainbow 67 pts

Standings in the J/105 class: 1) Savasana 18 pts; 2) Ghost 34 pts; 3) Blackhawk 35 pts; 4) Eclipse 36 pts; 5) Solaris 47 pts; 6) Lucky Dog 51 pts; 7) Max Power 52 pts; 8) Creative Destruction 60 pts; 9) Big Booty 65 pts; 10) Tenacious 72 pts

Standings in the J/80 class: 1) Le Tigre 27 pts; 2) Little Feat 33 pts; 3) Rascal 34 pts; 4) Relentless 38 pts; 5) Lifted 43 pts; 6) SWE803 51 pts; 7) Rumor 61 pts; 8) Kicks 67 pts; 9) Angry Chameleon 68 pts; 10) Juggernaut 75 pts

It should be exciting racing in all the fleets today. Not very many places are "locked in" at this point.

0916H: Today is Industry Partners Day. Our intent is to have 2 races (no. 9 and 10). The breeze is around 10 right now, with a forecast of 10 to 15.

0914H: Gordon Ettie's Lochmaddy has been the Signal Boat for Division 2...Gordon and his wife Alice (along with Alice's daughter Avery) have been gracious hosts to the 8 to 12 workers who invade their space around 8 every morning. Gordon is truly a sailor and raced Lightnings and Etchells, but he is also an expert in his new role with this Grand Banks.

The division had tent duty last night...it was Lewmar Day. The trophies were silver picture frames engraved with class and place, graduated in size for 1st 2nd and 3rd. First place also was presented with a Lewmar winch handle...not so pretty but very useful!

0912H: Mark boats this week are Alligator Boots, Grace Meredith, and Sarah from Biscayne Bay Yacht Club and the Low Down from Coral Reef Yacht Club. The crews on these boats are experts at what they do and swing this course at a moment's notice.

0910H: The info I've been passing on to you has been broadcast on a private channel from the mark boats working on Division 2. The crews on these boats keep careful watch on the changing conditions on the race course and still are able to feed info back to the Signal Boat...and me.

0909H: It's Friday already...where does the time go? We are heading out to the race course. It is sunny and warm here (75 degrees) and a bit humid. We passed the cruise ship Crystal Symphony at its dock but there were very few watching the procession this morning.

Live Viewing On Kattack For Melges 32s and J/80s

January 21, 2010 - Lewmar Day- Return To Top

1342H: Unofficial finishes for J/80 fleet: Le Tigre, Lifted, Little Feat, Rumor, Rascal, Jammy Dodger, Relentless, Juggernaut, SWE803

We are heading in. Div 2 will have "business" at the jury tent so watch the Premiere Racing website for changes in scoring. Tune in tomorrow!

1317H: It has been fast and exciting racing today...the wind has held steady in both direction and velocity. We are now waiting for the J/80 fleet to finish.

1313H: J/105 finishes: Eclipse, Savasana, Blackhawk, Ghost, Solaris, Lucky Dog

J/105 Max Power radioed his intent to protest Big Booty

J/80 fleet at the weather mark second time: no change: Le Tigre, Lifted, Little Feat

1302H: Melges 24 class coming to finish

Unofficially Melges 24 finishes: UKA UKA, then Baghdad, then Blu Moon. WTF crossed the line with a Bravo flag flying.

J/80 class at the Gate: Le Tigre, Lifted, Little Feat, with Willy T last.

J/105 fleet at 2nd weather mark rounding: Eclipse, Savasana, Blackhawk, with Big Booty last around

12144H: J/80's at the weather mark: Le Tigre, Lifted, Little Feat

Kicks is doing turns

1240H: Last J/105 through the gate: Tenacious

Kleine Rainbow is doing two turns, perhaps in response to a red flag observed on Regatta.nu

1238H: Melges 24 fleet at the weather mark second time: UKA UKA, then Baghdad, then Blu Moon

1236H: J/105 fleet at the Gate: Eclipse, Savasana, Blackhawk

1226H: Tenacious is last J/105 at weather mark

1225H: Zetiana was last Melges through the gate

J/105 class at the weather mark: Eclipse, Savasana, Blackhawk

1223H: J/80 start had SWE803 and Kicks nailed as OCS. Both cleared.

Melges 24 fleet at the Gate: UKA UKA, then Blu Moon, then Baghdad

1217H: Entourage was the last Melges 24 around the weather mark

1216H: J/80 class is in sequence with a starting time at 1220

1213H: Unofficial finishes for J/80 class: Le Tigre first, Rascal second, Relentless third, Kicks fourth, Angry Chameleon fifth, Little Feat sixth

1213H: Melges 24 Convexity observed doing a turn...may have hit the mark.

1210H: Melges 24 class at the weather mark: Lounge Act, followed by UKA UKA followed by Blu Moon

1209H: J/105 class start for race 8 was clear at 1205

1157H: I've missed some roundings while taking finishes...sorry. J/80 fleet is coming to finish. J/105 class will start at 1205 (Editor Note - our on-the-water reporters have RC responsibilities as well during starts and finishes.)

1155H: Melges start was at 1150. Nine boats were called over early: Convexity, UKA UKA, WTF, Tramp, GUL Code Zero, Entourage, Vapour Trail, Monsoon, and Blu Moon. Vapour Trail did not come back to restart.

1140H: J/105's at the gate had Blackhawk still in the lead, and Radiance last. Melges 24 class will be starting race 8 soon. The course will be Course 4, distance to weather mark is 1.4, and bearing is 165

1138H: Melges 24 fleet has finished, with Blu Moon first, UKA UKA RACING second, and WTF third

J/80 class at the gate has Le Tigre then SWE803, then Shenanigans

1124H: Melges 24 fleet at the weather mark right behind the last J/80. First continues to be Blu Moon, then UKA UKA Racing, then WTF

1120H: Last J/80 around weather mark is Magic in Motion

1118H: J/80 class at the weather mark: Le Tigre leads, followed by SWE803, then Shenanigans

Wind velocity has increased to 16 knots

Last J/105 through the Gate is Radiance

1115H: J/105 fleet at the Gate: Blackhawk, then Savasana, then Eclipse

1105H: J/105 at the weather mark: Blackhawk, then Eclipse, then Max Power, oddly enough bow numbers 01, 02, 03...fourth place is 04 Solaris.

Last J/105 around is Absolutely.

Report from the weather mark is that Tenacious and Radiance are "shrimping" at the weather mark.

1059H: J/80 fleet started at 1055. Five boats were called back: Rascal, Little Feat, Jammy Dodger, Kicks, and Lifted. All boats cleared, with Lifted clearing last, about 2 minutes after the start. It looked like the fleet piled up down at the pin end.

Last Melges 24 around weather mark is USA 625 Zig Zag.

1055H: Melges 24 fleet at the weather mark: Blu Moon then UKA UKA Racing, then WTF

1047H: The J/105's went off at 1045 with a clear start. Creative Destruction tacked onto port shortly after the start. Most of the fleet was lined up at the start so it's hard to say who "won" the start. Savasana had clear air, starting near the Signal Boat.

1038H: Melges 24 fleet started at 1035, with Monsoon and Team Windhover called OCS. Both boats restarted.

1027H: All boats have checked in and are ready to race. We are inside 5 minutes to the Warning signal for the Melges 24 class. Starts will be gapped by 5 minutes to separate the fleets as they sail the course.

1020H: Course for today has been posted. All classes will sail Course 4 (4 legs), with a single weather mark out 1.4 nm, and a bearing of 165

1010H: Lat/Long for the Signal Boat this morning is 24 31.448 N and 81 47.250 W

1000H: Race Week News interviews in this morning's paper quotes several skippers that tactics have been critical in the races so far this week.

0941H: You folks tracking the Melges 24 fleet need to know that we have 2 boats named Zig Zag on the course, though one is Zig Zag 18. Zig Zag is USA 625 on the printed scratch sheet and is owned by Marty Jensen. Zig Zag 18 is owned by Henri Samuel. I'll try to keep them straight for you when reporting roundings.

0936H: We have a rising tide this morning, until around noon.

0933H: Ran into Skip Dieball in the tent. He's the US Sailing 2009 Champion of Champions. He's not out here racing, but is coaching the J/105 team on Lucky Dog. Whenever you talk to the coaches in the tent, with all that partying going on, you get to the topic of the series aspect of KWRW and the need to keep the crew focused on the racing as well as the partying.

0931H: It's pretty lumpy now that we are out to the racing area. Early reports of wind direction have come in...155...but no reported velocity at this time. I'd say it's a steady 13-16 right now. The weatherman says it will ease as the day progresses.

A noisy crowd in the tent last night...having a good time. Mount Gay had a prize drawing for those who signed up...17 nice items. There was no retail sales of Mount Gay items this year, but SLAM has everything anyone might need or want.

Just got a wind reading of 162 and 13 knots

0913H: In the J/105 class Savasana leads with 14 points, Ghost is second with 26 points, Blackhawk holds third with 31 points, Eclipse in fourth with 32 points, and Max Power is fifth with 33 points.

In the J/80 class in first is Little Feat with 24 points, second is Le Tigre with 25 points, third is Rascal with 27 points, fourth is Relentless with 28 points, and fifth is Lifted with 32 points.

0910H: An update on standings in the Melges 24 class has UKA UKA RACING in first place with 9 points, Blu Moon in second with 11 points, WTF third with 12 points, Hoodlum Racing fourth with 28 points, and Monsoon fifth with 30 points.

0908H: Good morning. As we head out to the race course we are noting that it is quite a bit warmer today and humid. The good news is that the wind is blowing in the 15 knot range...that should make some of our racers happy! Once again our plan is to have 2 races today.

The Silver Shadow cruise ship is tied up, with its passengers watching the parade of boats heading out. Another cruise ship is coming in, and our sailors have been told to avoid it.

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January 20, 2010 - Mount Gay Rum Day - Return To Top

1423H: Unofficial finishes for the J/105 class has Lucky Dog first, Creative Destruction second, and Blackhawk third

In J/80 class, unofficial finishes have Lifted first, Relentless second, and Le Tigre third

Look for final results on the Premiere Racing website. It was a beautiful day for sailboat racing, with several shifts to make things interesting. Signing off for Wednesday, Mount Gay Rum Day, Jan. 20, 2010
 

1350H: J/80's at the gate has Lifted in first and Le Tigre third (2nd not noted) Le Tigre and Little Feat battling for position.

J/105 fleet through the gate has Lucky Dog leading, then Blackhawk, then Eclipse. Absolutely is last.

Melges 24 class is finished, J/105 and J/80 classes headed to the finishing line.

1347H: Unofficial finish order for Melges 24 fleet: Blu Moon, Zig Zag (usa 625) then UKA UKA RACING

1331H: J/105 last around weather mark is Absolutely

1327H: At the 2nd weather mark, Lucky Dog and Blackhawk rounded abreast of one another. Blackhawk hoisted her spinnaker with an hourglass. Tenacious was third

J/80 fleet at 2nd weather mark: Lifted, then Relentless, then Le Tigre

1323H: Last Melges 24 through the gate is Vapour Trail

1318H: Melges 24 through the Gate 2nd time, Blu Moon leads followed by Zig Zag, then WTF.

1315H: Magic in Motion continues to trail the J/80 fleet at the Gate

1313H: Vapour Trail is the last Melges 24 around the weather mark and Big Booty is the last J/105 through the Gate

J/80's at the Gate: Lifted leads, followed by Rumor, then Rascal. Le Tigre is flying a Bravo flag as she goes through the gate.

Signal Boat and Pin Boat have set up for the upwind finishes.

1308H: J/105 class at the gate has Lucky Dog continuing to lead, followed by Blackhawk, then Eclipse and Ghost very close for third.

Vapour Trail is the last Melges 24 around the weather mark and Big Booty is the last J/105 through the Gate

1304H: Melges 24 fleet at the weather mark, second rounding: Battle rhythm followed by USA 625, followed by WTF

1301H: Last J/80 around is Magic in Motion

1258H: Race 6 first Gate rounding's for Melges 24 class: USA 625 followed by Blu Moon, followed by WTF. Vapour Trail is last through the gate.

First weather mark rounding for J/105 class has Lucky Dog in front, followed by Blackhawk, then Vixen. In this class 3 boats were called back at the start: Max Power, Absolutely, and Creative Destruction. All restarted.

Big Booty is the last J/105 around the weather mark.

J/80 weather mark rounding's: SWE803 followed by Relentless, then Le Tigre

1245H: Race committee is signaling a change at the Gate for a new heading for Race 6 of 095. All fleets are sailing Course 5 with the far mark set at 1.2 and the near mark at 1.0

1243H: Unofficially in the J/80 class, Rascal and Little Feat are tied for first with 20 points, and Le Tigre has 22 points. The website will show complete results

1241H: Unofficial finishes for Race 5. In J/105 fleet Savasana was first, followed by Eclipse, then Max Power. In J/80 fleet, Relentless was first followed by Juggernaut then Angry Chameleon.

Other results for those tied when today began: in the J/105 class, 4 boats had 24 points: unofficially Eclipse now has 26 points, Solaris now has 29 points, Blackhawk now has 28 points, and Max Power now has 27 points. Go to Premiere Racing website for posted finishes.

1235H: Just finished Race 5 and started Race 6. Back to reporting!

Unofficial finishes for Race 5. In J/105 fleet Savasana was first, followed by Eclipse, then Max Power. In J/80 fleet, Relentless was first followed by Juggernaut then Angry Chameleon.

1204H: Melges 24 has UKA UKA RACING first, WTF second, and Blu Moon third

Last J/80 at weather mark is Emotional Rescue.

1157H: J/105 at second weather mark: Savasana, then Eclipse, then Max Power. J/80 class at 2nd weather mark...sorry, I missed first, but Juggernaut was second and Angry Chameleon was reported third.

1147H: Last J/80 through the gate is Emotional Rescue

1142H: Last J/105 through the Gate was Orangutan

Last Melges 24 at 2nd weather mark is USA 68

J/80 class at the Gate: Juggernaut, followed by Relentless, then Angry Chameleon.

1132H: J/105's at the Gate: Eclipse leading, then Savasana, then Blackhawk

Melges 24 at the weather mark second time: no change: UKA UKA, then WTF, then Blu Moon

1127H: Last J/80 around the weather mark is Emotional Rescue

1122H: J/80 class at its weather mark has Angry Chameleon first, followed by Relentless, then Juggernaut and Le Tigre very close together.

Last Melges 24 through the Gate was Zetiana

1115H: At the weather mark, the Melges 24 fleet is lead by UKA UKA RACING, then WTF, then Blu Moon

Knot 2 Scale is the last Melges 24 to round the weather mark.

J/105 class at the weather mark: Savasana leading, Ghost second, and Eclipse third

1100H: At the weather mark, the Melges 24 fleet is lead by UKA UKA RACING, then WTF, then Blu Moon

Knot 2 Scale is the last Melges 24 to round the weather mark.

1057H: J/80 class start was at 10:55. Willy T was able to port tack the fleet, only having to duck 1 boat near the signal boat. The boats were close, but Little Feat may have won the start.

At the weather mark, the Melges 24 fleet is lead by UKA UKA RACING, then WTF, then Blu Moon

1047H: The J/105 class started at 10:45, Vixen leading the way...it was a clear start

1035H: Melges 24 class started at 10:35. The start was clear, with Monsoon leading the way.

1030H: Elizabeth Harned's Team Windhover is sporting matching charcoal gray and pink life jackets.

1024H: All boats have checked in for the day and seem to be ready to go.

SWE803 in the J/80 class just sailed by. The crew is decked out in matching rust colored shirts today. Pretty spiffy!

1019H: The course for today's first race, #5 in the series, is Course 4, with the weather mark for Melges 24 and J/105 fleets at 1.5 nm and for the J/80 fleet at 1.3. Right now the compass heading looks to be 080. Wind is up and down between 8 and 10 knots.

0948H: Today is officially Mount Gay Rum Day...but to most of us here every day is Mount Gay day as we enjoy the camaraderie in the tent each night as daily awards are announced. An added attraction today will probably be a booth set up to sell wearing apparel and other items with the Mount Gay logo. You won't find any Mount Gay hats there, though...those are reserved for participants in the regatta.

0933H: Div 2 signal boat is anchoring now, hoping to avoid the "cable to Cuba" we snagged yesterday, requiring a diver to set us free at the end of the day. The coordinates are 24 31.108N and 81 47.858W. We plan to be "on time" for the first warning signal at 1030.

0923H: We ran into a young sailor from "back home" last night in the tent...Steve Frazier. He grew up sailing out of North Cape Yacht Club in Michigan, then went on to the University of Rhode Island sailing team, and is now an alum working in the sailing industry. He's aboard Rascal, leading the J/80 fleet as of today. It's great to see the people you knew as junior sailors continuing to participate.

0902H: Word from the starting area is that the wind direction is between 060 and 070 at 10 knots.

0852H: It's Wednesday and another sunny day here in Key West. It's a little cool this morning but the temperature is supposed to climb to the mid-70's this afternoon. Breeze is forecast for 5 - 10 again today.

In the Melges 24 fleet we have a tie for first place between UKA UKA Racing and WTF, both with 10 points. The tie breaker puts UKA UKA in 1st. Blu Moon holds third place with 16 points, Hoodlum Racing is fourth with 21 points, and Monsoon and Baghdad are tied for fifth with 31 points. We'll see if today's racing reduces the number of ties in this class

In the J/105 fleet Savasana holds first with 9 points, followed by Ghost with 15, then Big Booty with 17. Eclipse, Solaris, Blackhawk, and Max Power all have 24 points.

In the J/80 fleet, Rascal holds the lead with 15 points, Little Feat and Le Tigre are tied for second with 16 points, followed by SWE803 with 20 and Lifted with 23.

Boats are heading out to the race course as we approach the Harbor Start time of 0900. Plans on Div 2 are for 2 races today.

January 18, 2010 - Nautica Watches  Day - Return To Top

1412H: Div 2 is heading in...see you ashore

1410H: Finishes from Div 2, Race 2: Melges 24 class won by UKA UKA RACING, WTF second, Baghdad third. J/105 class won by Savasana, Big Booty is second, Tenacious is third. J/80 class winner is SWE803, with Relentless second and Rascal third. These are preliminary finishing positions. Div 2 does have some "intentions to protest" to report to the jury.

1318H: J/105's through gate second time: Creative Destruction followed by Ghost, followed by Savasana. J/80 class through gate first time: SWE 803 followed by Relentless followed by Rascal

1308H: Mustgo is last Melges 24 through Gate 2nd time

1300H: Melges 24 fleet at the gate are lead by WTF followed by UKA UKA RACING, then Baghdad. Heading for the finishing line

1258H: Second weather mark rounding for J/105 class has Tenacious first, followed by Savasana then Ghost. First weather mark rounding for J/80 class: SWE803 followed by Rascal, followed by Relentless

1252H: Last Melges 24 around is Mustgo

1245H: All J/105's and Melges 24's have rounded the weather mark for the first time. Div 2 Race 2 second weather mark rounding for Melges 24 class: WTF followed by UKA UKA RACING, followed by Baghdad

1227H: The J/80 start was clear, with Juggernaut leading the way. All J/105's and Melges 24's have rounded the weather mark for the first time.

1225H: Div 2 Race 2 is underway for Melges 24 and J/105 classes. The course is course 5 with a distance of 1.1 to the near mark and 1.3 to the far mark. The wind direction for the Melges and J/105 classes is 035. The J/80 direction is 015. That class will start at 1225.

1212H: Melges 24 class started Race 2 at 1155. J/105 class started at 1205. J/80 class was postponed to square the starting line and will go into sequence soon.

1211H: First three finishers for J/105 class are Lucky Dog followed by Savasana, followed by Blackhawk. In J/80 class, Rascal lead the way, followed by Le Tigre, then Jammy Dodger.

1146H: Melges 24 unofficial finishes for race 1, first 3 are Blu Moon, then Uka uka racing, then WTF.

1133H: J/80's at second rounding lead by Shenanigans, then Jammy Dodger, then Angry Chameleon. Code flag R is being hoisted to indicate a second race. J/105 Orangatan last boat around

1131H: J/105 class at weather mark second rounding. Lucky Dog is first, followed by Savasana, the Big Body

1128H: Knot to Scale is last boat around weather mark 2nd time. 13 knots of breeze at the weather mark

1125H: J/80 class and J/105 class have become overlapped at the gate. The wind is now blowing around 10 knots...conditions are excellent for this race. Melges 24 weather mark rounding second time leading boat is Blu Moon, followed by Monsoon, then Lounge Act. Now heading for the finish line

1115H: Creative Destruction has led the J/80 fleet through the gate.

1112H: J/105's at the gate, with Lucky Dog in the lead, followed by Blackhawk, then Savasana

1106H: J/80 weather mark roundings...Angry Chameleon leading, followed by Rascal, then Little Feat. Stacked Deck was last boat around.

Gate roundings for Melges 24...positions have changed...Blu Moon now leading, followed by HS Marine, then Lounge Act

1058H: Lucky Dog is leading the J/105 class at the weather mark, followed by Blackhawk, then Savasana

1055H: Zetiana is the last Melges 24 to round the weather mark

1054H: 1st weather mark rounding, Melges 24 class. UKA UKA RACING, followed by Lounge Act, followed by Blu Moon

1049H: Div 2 has 21 Melges 24's, 14 J/105's, and 19 J/80's on the race course.

1046H: /80 class start time 1045. Class had a clean start, with Rumor leading the way.

1042H: J/105 class start time was 1040.. Ghost pushed over about 12 seconds before the start and had to restart. Blackhawk won the start.

1038H: Melges 24 fleet away...WTF called back for being OCS...had a successful re-start. Blu Moon won the start, but Vapour Trail tacked onto port right away and seems to be making tracks going right. Start time was 1035.

1030H: Warning for Melges 24 class up at 1030

1027H: Div 2. On time with warning scheduled at 1030. Course 4 (4 legs) for all classes. Heading is 035. Far mark (for Melges 24 and J/105) is at 1.3 nm. Near mark (for J/80 class) is at 1.1 nm. Race committee is set up to do "rolling starts".

0942H: Div 2 on station 1/2 mile NW of the Div 2 circle center. Lat/Long is 24 30.725 and 81 47.462. Wind is registering 050 degrees.

0902H: Harbor signal has sounded. Plans for today are for 2 races.

0856H: Div 2 Signal in Harbor waiting to make the 0900 general announcements. Bright and sunny day, winds 5-10 knots. Racers are leaving the harbor on their way to the race courses. Looks like a fine morning for the first races.

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