The day was warm and sunny with wind predicted to be NW at 5 to 15 knots. The start was postponed for about 30 min while waiting for the wind to build. When it finally was started at about 1030, the wind was only about 3 knots. We got a good start on port tack on the right end of the line, while Dulcinea(J105), Tantulus(Express 37) and Reign Maker(C&C 37XL) got tangled up on the pin end. The winds stayed light past Bremerton and built some past Pt Herron. Past Pt White, the wind shifted SE and spinakers were launched on most boats. The fleet separated with some boats going down the west shore, a few down the east shore an most staying in the middle. The wind stayed shifty between south and north as a convergence zone parked on us. Spinakers were launched and retrieved as the wind would not decide what to do. Opposite University Point, Egress (Hotfoot 27) passed us for the lead. We played the Bainbridge Island shore and eventually found new wind blowing off the land. This eventually filled in from the north and we completed the beat to the mark at Battle Pt where the we were the second boat finished at 1604.
We probably corrected first in our class. Looks like several boats that started in classes behind us finished close enough to correct on us.
The day was very warm and sunny. The wind could have been better. Everyone on Great White went home with tanned faces and smiles.
Results(when they are posted) can be seen on:
http://kitsapsailing.com/wssa.html
EDIT: Here is a link to Photos, by Bryan M. on "Falcon"
Next week I am off to Victoria where I will be racing in the Swiftsure Race, 136 nautical miles from Victoria British Columbia to a ship anchored on the Swifsure Bank about 30 mile in the ocean off Cape Flattery and return. Hopefully we will have good winds and can complete early.
The light winds at the start, but how most of the day appeared.
Our track for the day.
5 comments:
Good call on the east shore... current master.
Did you see Tom's protest about a bunch of div 1 boats violating the 'security zone'?
Thanks. I heard about the protest, but I have not been informed. I was one of them. The sailing instructions said it is "advised" to stay 500 yards away. Be a tough call to enforce that.
I'm with you here. I would think if s/y security complained then there might be standing for the protect, but 500 yards, without a physical marker is too tough to judge... Unless there is a physical line, marker, or boundary, the line on a "not for navigation" chart is too vague.
I guess I've always considered the advisement to be skippers discretion... i.e. there will be no time allowances for boats which have been delayed or detained by security forces.
You know, onboard Falcon, we thought we had ya'll beat by staying in the middle chasing the wind seams... but even with full spin, with the current pushing against us, we weren't getting much gain.
And do you know how far 500yards is in Sinclair Inlet? Check it out on a chart sometime. It is about halfway across in the area in dispute. I would suspect there were a lot more boats that were in the zone than those that may have been protested. Even the boat doing the complaining was probably in the zone.
Previous WSSA chairman said exactly what you said. You are on your own if you get detained or delayed.
The signs on the piers still say 300 feet. And that is about where the barriers are located. They also show on a chart.
Are you taking your boat up to Swiftsure? Weather may be a little interesting. Appears that will we be under the influence of a high pressure area. Bright sunny weather but maybe not much wind.
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