Updated 3 bridge results

Crew: Nat, Scott

No change for us - we had a bad start (wrong side, had to fight an ebb in very light air, we lost some 15 min then) - the line was not restricted so we dipped it and went to Blackaller first, then Red Rock and finally TI.

Currents mainly drove our decisions.

We had some decent winds, we maintained a boat speed around 6 knots on average which was pretty good. In fact we had better boat speed and point with just the two of us than we had at the last midwinter with the entire crew.

Both of us remained engaged and focused, with our eyes on the prize. We took a wide turn around TI and we passed some 80 boats just with this maneuvre. I call it the 'Scott Maneuvre'.

Battle to the finish with Peaches on pure boat speed which we won, but not by much!!

If we hadn't had such a shitty start (my fault really) we would have been 6th in the fleet.

Like I said before I don't race just to win. I race to sail well. I'd rather lose in a competitive fleet by sailing very well, than win by sailing poorly. I think we sailed well on Saturday. We were really one with the boat, letting her tell us what worked for her and we just followed. We had a strategy which made sense, we made a couple of tactical calls. One that worked, one that didn't. We anticipated wind holes, looked around to pick good spots to be and overall worked well as a team. The boat felt good except for a couple of times.

We made quick adjustments to sail trim and she was off again. We were pointing extremely well, sometimes better than most boats around us, yet we were not sacrificing boat speed.

It was a very pleasant day out there. Flat water. Light but steady wind except in the TI parking lot and at the start (our luck...), warm day. Everything was so perfect.

I feel very lucky.

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

14:51:50

14:51:50

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

67

SHENANIGANS

Nick Gibbens / John Collins

129

15:11:30

15:11:30

4

san franci

Express 27

11

WILE E COYOTE

Dan Pruzan / Mike Herbert

129

15:15:43

15:15:43

5

encinal

Express 27

70

WETSU

Phil Krasner / Phil Degaa

129

15:16:52

15:16:52

6

richmond

Express 27

3

LIGHTN UP

Karl Gillette / Greg Paxton

129

15:17:55

15:17:55

7

ryc

Express 27

85

SUMMER PALACE

Wolfgang Stehr / Bart Harris

129

15:21:57

15:21:57

8

ryc

Express 27

101

ELISE

Nathalie Criou / Scott Tipper

129

15:22:36

15:22:36

9

stfyc

Express 27

18364

PEACHES

John Rivlin / Stephen Woodward

129

15:23:50

15:23:50

10

Express 27

18283

VERVE

Ron Snetsinger / Mike Molina

129

15:24:25

15:24:25

11

sss

Express 27

18315

CHILE DOG

Richard Deveau / Scott Gordon

129

15:29:15

15:29:15

12

ryc

Express 27

28031

TAKE FIVE

Donald Carroll / Alejandro Dorazio

129

15:29:46

15:29:46

13

sss

Express 27

77629

THUMPER

Todd Olsen / Echeyde Cubillo

129

15:41:50

15:41:50

14

sss

Express 27

32215

BOBS

Anthony Murphy / Sue Alexander

129

15:43:06

15:43:06

15

richmond

Express 27

91

RISK

Neal Holmlund / Fred Konkel

129

15:45:45

15:45:45

16

ryc

Express 27

40428

ERGO

Chris Gage / Erika Anderson

129

15:48:00

15:48:00

17

mpyc

Express 27

28137

MOTORCYCLE IRENE

William Paxton / Bryan Moore

129

16:17:12

16:17:12

18

ryc

Express 27

48

GREAT WHITE

Jp Sirey / Jordan Paxhia

129

DNF

21

byc

Express 27

18070

OPA!

Peggy Lidster / Tom Hintz

129

DNF

21

st francis

Express 27

51

FREAKS ONA LEASH

Scott Parker / Mike Devries

129

DNC

23

ryc

Express 27

3-brige fiasco additional photos

Photos courtesy of Pressure Drop US

http://www.pressure-drop.us/forums/content.php?2169-2012-3-Bridge-Fiasco-One-For-The-Books

From slackwater:

https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=16fa8d944f627867&id=16FA8D944F627867!7844

Jenn for the sunset and Nat for the last pics

 

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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

 

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

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.

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.

BYC Jan 2012

 Scott working wonders at the helm

Eric and Suzanne

Roger

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...

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

 Breaking for lunch

Looking the part

Sailing Photos

Scott Sleeping

Kathy Smiling

Nathan Eating

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