Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Current season standing

2012 SF Championship Series Standings
 Pos  Boat Races Score Three Bridge Fiasco Race (Doublehanded)
(1 race)
1 Witchy Woman 1 (0) 1.00 (24 / 24) 24/24
2 El Raton 1 (0) 0.96 (23 / 24) 23/24
3 Dianne 1 (0) 0.92 (22 / 24) 22/24
4 Archimedes 1 (0) 0.88 (21 / 24) 21/24
5 Wile E Coyote 1 (0) 0.83 (20 / 24) 20/24
6 Wetsu 1 (0) 0.79 (19 / 24) 19/24
7 Light'n Up 1 (0) 0.75 (18 / 24) 18/24
8 Summer Palace 1 (0) 0.71 (17 / 24) 17/24
9 Elise 1 (0) 0.67 (16 / 24) 16/24
10 Peaches 1 (0) 0.62 (15 / 24) 15/24
11 Verve 1 (0) 0.58 (14 / 24) 14/24
12 Great White 1 (0) 0.54 (13 / 24) 13/24
13 Chile Dog 1 (0) 0.50 (12 / 24) 12/24
14 Take Five 1 (0) 0.46 (11 / 24) 11/24
15 Mirage 1 (0) 0.42 (10 / 24) 10/24
16 Taz!! 1 (0) 0.38 (9 / 24) 9/24
17 Thumper 1 (0) 0.33 (8 / 24) 8/24
18 Bobs 1 (0) 0.29 (7 / 24) 7/24
19 Risk 1 (0) 0.25 (6 / 24) 6/24
20 Ergo 1 (0) 0.21 (5 / 24) 5/24
21 Shenanigans 1 (0) 0.17 (4 / 24) 4/24
22 Motorcycle Irene 1 (0) 0.12 (3 / 24) 3/24
23 Freaks ona Leash 1 (0) 0.06 (1.5 / 24) 1.5/24
24 Opa! 1 (0) 0.06 (1.5 / 24) 1.5/24

 

Sunday, January 29, 2012

CYC on Red Sky

A little round down on the way down to Blossom Rock. I was on the high side which therefore became the low side and was sitting in water up to my waist :)

As a refresher - 

From Elise's Crew Manual

In a round down

These are less common but more damaging - the boat rounds in such a way that the pole 'punctures' the water and the boom may be stuck in a high position while the deck is vertical and the windward deck is under water. The boom may take a while before it decides to slam down. So keep your head down and an eye on the boom as while it is up in the air the situation is very precarious.

Since 2006, Elise has rounded down 3 times if I remember correctly.

 

  1. Blow the foreguy out (so the pole can be let up and rest on the surface of the water)
  2. Blow the vang out
  3. Blow the main out


Do NOT ease the guy.

The boat should recover after that (once the main decides to jibe). If that is not enough, you can very slowly release a little bit of the spin sheet and if that is not enough, you can release the spinnaker halyard. Once you do recover, remember that the boat has effectively jibed so if you pole is still in one piece, it should be pulled across. Do not bring the main in again until you know that the spinnaker pole is out of harm's way. You can also detach the pole from the sail as soon as it is out of the water to release the load on it, float the spinnaker for a short while, wait for things to stabilize again and then put the pole back up. In general, round downs happen in fairly heavy winds so it should not be difficult to keep the kite full without a pole. This may also help prevent another round down...

 

3-bridge fiasco preliminary results

13 - Double Handed Express 27   Pursuit
Start Time: 01/28/12 at 09:00:00     Fleet:   21
      Started:   20
Sail #   Boat Name   Skipper   Rating   Finish Time       Corrected Time   Place   Club   Make   Comments
usa116    WITCHY WOMAN    Tom Jenkins / Eric Kownacki    129    14:51:11         14:51:11    1    morro bay    Express 27     
28050    EL RATON    Ray Lotto / Steve Carroll    129    14:54:05         14:54:05    2    st francis    Express 27     
0    DIANNE    Steve Katzman / Mike Pastrone    129    15:06:25         15:06:25    3    ltwyc    Expess 27     
11    WILE E COYOTE    Dan Pruzan / Mike Herbert    129    15:15:43         15:15:43    4    encinal    Express 27     
70    WETSU    Phil Krasner / Phil Degaa    129    15:16:52         15:16:52    5    richmond    Express 27     
3    LIGHTN UP    Karl Gillette / Greg Paxton    129    15:17:55         15:17:55    6    ryc    Express 27     
85    SUMMER PALACE    Wolfgang Stehr / Bart Harris    129    15:21:38         15:21:38    7    ryc    Express 27     
101    ELISE    Nathalie Criou / Scott Tipper    129    15:22:36         15:22:36    8    stfyc    Express 27     
18364    PEACHES    John Rivlin / Stephen Woodward    129    15:23:50         15:23:50    9         Express 27     
18070    OPA!    Peggy Lidster / Tom Hintz    129    15:23:59         15:23:59    10    st francis    Express 27     
18283    VERVE    Ron Snetsinger / Mike Molina    129    15:24:25         15:24:25    11    sss    Express 27     
48    GREAT WHITE    Jp Sirey / Jordan Paxhia    129    15:26:17         15:26:17    12    byc    Express 27     
18315    CHILE DOG    Richard Deveau / Scott Gordon    129    15:29:15         15:29:15    13    ryc    Express 27     
28031    TAKE FIVE    Donald Carroll / Alejandro Dorazio    129    15:29:46         15:29:46    14    sss    Express 27     
77629    THUMPER    Todd Olsen / Echeyde Cubillo    129    15:41:50         15:41:50    15    sss    Express 27     
32215    BOBS    Anthony Murphy / Sue Alexander    129    15:43:06         15:43:06    16    richmond    Express 27     
91    RISK    Neal Holmlund / Fred Konkel    129    15:45:45         15:45:45    17    ryc    Express 27     
40428    ERGO    Chris Gage / Erika Anderson    129    15:48:00         15:48:00    18    mpyc    Express 27     
67    SHENANIGANS    Nick Gibbens / John Collins    129    15:48:11         15:48:11    19    san franci    Express 27     
28137    MOTORCYCLE IRENE    William Paxton / Bryan Moore    129    16:17:12         16:17:12    20    ryc    Express 27     
51    FREAKS ONA LEASH    Scott Parker / Mike Devries    129              DNC    23    ryc    Express 27

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Old Pac Cup 2008 Start Photo

I cannot remember who took this photo - if you recognize your art, please let me know so I can duly credit you.

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Old Nationals 2011 Photos

I can't remember which photographer this is from...if you recognize yourself. please let me know so I can duly credit you...

(photos purchased)

Mostly pickup crew except for Mark and Nathan on a couple of days and a ton of fun.

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BYC Jan 2012

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 Scott working wonders at the helm
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Eric and Suzanne
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Roger
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Part of lunch

 

Nat: helm

Roger/Suzanne: trim

Eric: pit/tactics

Scott: foredeck

 

I can't quite think of anything good that came out of that race, as I was completely out of it, except for 

  1. company was great
  2. great day for sailing (wind died but after the race) nice and warm
  3. fast tacks
  4. and Scott did some wonders at the helm on the way back (we beat Peaches) - too bad it wasn't during the race...

Monday, January 9, 2012

Epiphany Celebration 2012

Appetizer

Baked croissants with French mustard, mushrooms, onions and melted cheese

Starter

Fish Soup with cod, tilupia, clams, mussels and prawns

2009 J Vineyard Pinot Gris

Entree

Steamed Asparagus with Parsley

Dungeness Crabs with Olive Oil and Lemon Seasoning

Cheese

Spanish Cheese with Honey

2006 Twomey Merlot

Dessert

Marzipan Three King Galette

Herbal Tea

 

Everything homemade...

Byte Sailing Photos

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 Breaking for lunch
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Looking the part

Sailing Photos

Scott Sleeping

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Kathy Smiling

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Nathan Eating

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Byte Standings - Midwinters 2011-2012

Sail   Make/Model   Skipper Yacht Club Total Pos
1120   Performance Sailcraft Byte CII   Michele Logan   RYC   10   1  
2206   Byte   Gail Yando   RYC   23   2  
2198   PS2000 CII   Laurie Davis   Inverness   29T   3  
2221   Byte   Marissa Paulling   RYC   29T   4  
2197   Performance Sailcraft    Karin Knowles   RYC   33   5  
2193   Byte    Mary Cefali   RYC   44   6  
15   Byte   nathalie criou   Richmond Yacht Club   58   7  
2218   Byte   Elmar Grom   Fremont   61   8  
2925   Byte CII   Lisa Twardowski   RYC   73   9  
1119   byte   Susan Paulling   RYC   74   10  
1566   Byte CII   Claire Arbour   RYC   86   11  
2969A   Byte Byte   Rebecca Casciani   None   90   12  

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Last Day of the Year

The morning of the last day of the year, Nathan, Serge and I went to pay a short visit to Elise.

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 Fixing some gelcoat chips
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Waiting for the epoxy to cure
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The lady of the day
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Sealing off a bunch of places
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Applying epoxy fix on the keel
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Fixing the keel
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Mixing epoxy A and B...the usual trick...
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Elise's bosun
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We need to buy a new air pump for the vang. The one we have doesn't fit the current valve
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Debating...
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Filling up more gelcoat chips

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Elise Boat Work

Nathan, Serge and I did some work on Elise

  • Fixed boat cover string
  • First level fix (epoxy) on keel and rudder scratches
  • Gelcoat fixes for all gelcoat chips
  • Sealed off various points on deck
  • Took measurements in preparation for the next job (lifelines)

Byte sailing

Over the holiday, I went out with 'the girls' once on a Byte. We did a practice session. I haven't sailed dinghies in a long time and I need to retrain my body to the narrow confined of their mini cockpit, the super uncomfortable posture of light air as I struggle to fit as low as possible and as close to the centerboard as I could.

Tacking and gybing is also challenging and required new re-traiing - eg which side of the boat to be on and when, which hand should be holding the tiller, which hand should be holding the main sheet, etc...

Then, I had to learn to look at my sail and figure out how the various controls affect boat speed. Well, I am still learning. It's just a whole new set of tricks and skills I need to relearn.

We did a couple of mock races; I won one. During the upwind leg, I was starting to experiment with boat speed and I could match that of the winner of the first race and an experience Byte sailor. Given that one of my weaknesses is light air sailing, not bad for my 2nd time on a Byte.

I just can't wait to get a bit more wind so that I can start playing around with the real fun...hiking out...