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• JWo on Round the County – Day 1 at 10/5/2022 08:14PM

  Comment by JWo:

  Update #1

  RTC Update #1 went out earlier today via a separate email. This is a double-check that you received that email. Please read the email completely but pay attention to the waiver and alternate moorage comments. thanks

  -jw

• JWo on CYC Spring Series #1 at 4/18/2022 11:47PM

  Comment by JWo:

  Wednesday Spring Series #1 update

  When you get a chance, update your availability for Wednesday. Would be nice to know the final tally by Tuesday night. It will dictate if we are racing on Wednesday. Right now only 4 confirmed. (Alex I added you in case of a last-minute change, but based on what you said on Sunday planning that you are out).

  As before dock time is 17:30 and leave at 18:00. Right now just the new sails on the boat. By default will use them, but I may be able to get the old ones to the boat on Wednesday. Will need extra time to put the main on.

  Weather: Current forecast shows rain and winds around 10-12 kts. A few models push it into the mid-teens. There is a moderately intense low pressure moving through Wednesday.  Depending on if it arrives on time and/or if it enters Puget Sound more to the north or south those factors can cause a big shift in the wind forecast. 

  Watch for late-minute notices and announcements (Tuesday night or even Wednesday AM). Depending on # of crew confirmed and if forecasts changes we may not get race #1 in. If the forecast gets into the upper teens with rain and short # of crew then may not go out. I'll keep you posted.

  j

• JWo on STYC Three Buoy Fiasco at 7/28/2021 01:17PM

  Comment by JWo:

  Just doing a test on downloading the ProStart Tracks to see if this system works:

  3BF Track

• JWo on CYC Spring Series #2 at 5/2/2021 11:31PM

  Comment by JWo:

  WEDNESDAY RACE#2 DEBRIEF:

  It was great being on the boat Wednesday Greetings! Here is my first draft, please correct as add any details you remember. Thanks. -Rich

  • We were racing against Tantivy and (unofficially) Time Warp.
  • We started in 12-14 knots from the North - @ approximately 20 degrees). Over the course of the race, it moderated and shifted right.
  • The current was predicted to be in the last 90 minutes of a flood, but Steve reported an ebb flow inshore of the RC.
  • We won the start and Tantivy sailed in our gas for several minutes. 
  • We were also doing well vs. Time Warp off the start, who were sailing lower but no faster.
  • After Tantivy tacked away, we sailed on for a bit, then tacked into a loose cover.
  • We sailed to layline(?) and tacked, Tantivy appeared to have lost a little ground by going in. Time warp, on the other hand had made up some ground staying out a bit longer as they came into the layline and tacked on our breeze.
  • On the run, the long jibe was on starboard.
  • Our boat speed seemed even with Tantivy.
  • On the second beat, Tantivy made a gain by going into the beach near the bath house.
  • The breeze had gone right 20-30 degrees After the rounding we jibed on to port pretty quickly to get on the long jibe.
  • Tantivy was close enough to get on our breeze, roll us and setup inshore of us.  They then appeared be a little faster. I think they were sailing in a little more breeze.
  • We buggered the rounding at the leeward mark which put us out of the race aspirations

  Summary

  • The 12-knot  northerly shifted right 20-30 degrees over the course of the race.
  • As the breeze moderated their appeared to be more breeze nearer the breakwater but less breeze inshore near Magnolia.
  • Observed In the last part of a flood:
    • counter currents inshore  - roughly inline with a line between West Point and Meadow Point.
    • current near the Golden Gardens beach.
• JWo on PSSR (Big Boat) at 4/16/2021 06:20PM

  Comment by JWo:

  SI's were just released. If you want to review all race documents, they are linked on the event page (below CYC insignia). Scroll over and click. I will bring printed copies.

  Finally Drew Zangle will be joining us for one or both days. He has raced with us before , is a very good sailor. He now crews with Lodos, another J/109 but she was sold and the skipper just bought a J/111 so they are without a boat for a bit. On the day(s) he crews my plan will be for him to trim headsail and coach the other trimmer. Then trimmer#2 will rotate out and learn pit. After first race then flip-flop for the next race. This should minimize the time the back of the boat has to instruct and will help bring the new trimmers up to speed faster.

  Let me know if any other issues, see you at 0930. J