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2016 OYRA series and other YRA SH Racing

Fun race to HMB.

Two starters in the single handed division, Nightmare and Oscar, sailing out to R2, leaving it to port.
The breeze was on in the bay but there was a big hole bust outside the gate between Point Bonita and Miles Rocks.
Oscar sailed deeper and faster while I pinched, this paid off for Oscar, then a close reach under spinnaker Colorado reef then started cracking off for HMB building speed. The wind built as well and made for an exciting finish.

Saw a shark, and a whale on the way south.

Pillar Point Yacht Harbor accommodated us for the evening.

My wife met me at the marina and we walked over to the club.
A good turn out at Half Moon Bay Yacht Club, got to say hi to a few familiar faces.
I heard the dinner was good but i was wanting seafood and we went to dinner at Barbaras Fishtrap.

The trip home turned out to be a breezy romp until Pacifica where the wind died. I motored until it picked up again around Mussel Rock and it kept building. The swell heaped up on the South Bar with the whitecaps rolling off the tops. I steered for Point Bonita on a reach and had a good angle to the swell and only got wet a few times.

Inside the gate the wind was howling and I saw 12 knots SOG on the gps. Must have been a 5 knot flood!:rolleyes:

All in all a great weekend sailing.IMG_1683.jpgIMG_1685.jpgIMG_1691.jpgIMG_1715.jpg

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That sounds awesome! I really wanted to do this one, but had to do last minute things on Kato for the big start this Saturday.
 
bizirka said:
That sounds awesome! I really wanted to do this one, but had to do last minute things on Kato for the big start this Saturday.
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The Big Start?!! Why? Is something happening this Saturday? OHHH!!! THAT Big Start! Well, there are a lot of people who are excited about that Big Start, and they ain't all buglighters, either! I think I speak for everyone on your race committee when I say that we are looking forward to seeing you and your competitors and your boats all gussied up and ready to go sailing out the gate! How are you feeling about the coming week? Mike Cunningham sounds ready. Sweaty and poor, but ready.
 
Philpott said:
The Big Start?!! Why? Is something happening this Saturday? OHHH!!! THAT Big Start! Well, there are a lot of people who are excited about that Big Start, and they ain't all buglighters, either! I think I speak for everyone on your race committee when I say that we are looking forward to seeing you and your competitors and your boats all gussied up and ready to go sailing out the gate! How are you feeling about the coming week? Mike Cunningham sounds ready. Sweaty and poor, but ready.
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I can hardly sleep I am so excited!! I just hope I pick the right sail for the start and don't have to change it until I can put up a spinnaker :)
 
Short-Handed Sailing in 2017. The time to begin planning short-handed sailing for 2017 is now. For possible OYRA short-handers there's time to purchase and install required safety equipment, schedule SAS certification, and generally get the boat ready for the ocean.

But I'm really writing about in-bay races. Take a look at the 2016 Sailing Calendar booklet. Next year will look similar. One source for possible short-handed races - or series - is "club beer cans." An example: The Sausalito YC offers its "Twin Island Series." Three races that begin in open water near Little Harding Rock, go around Alcatraz/Angel Islands in either direction, and finish off the clubhouse in Sausalito. There's a party and moorings ford post-race activities. 2016 dates are: April 23, July 16, and Oct. 15; next year should be similar. The SYC also offers its "Commodore's Race to Vallejo" (June 25 this year). One-way to Vallejo. Each of these offers long legs similar to most SSS races, so mark roundings shouldn't be a problem. I'm sure the SYC race folks would work with group of SSS boats for a separate Start /Division start. I"ll bet they would even give a short-handed division the final start and even space it 10 minutes after the prior start to clear the starting area. Disclaimer: I don't belong to the SYC, but since I keep "NANCY" in Sausalito I sail most of their races.

A look at the 2016 Sailing Schedule might turn up other clubs with similar series that would be open to a short-handed division. -- Pat
 
BobJ said:
Hey, look at that - K crushed it:

https://www.jibeset.net/show.php?RR=YRA_T005945895&DOC=r1&TYP=html
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You betcha we did. Beccie and I were shorthanded, but they didn't have enough for our own start so they put us in the non-spin division. The wind direction was the optimal point of sail for Kynntana. We consistently held boat speed at 8.5-9 knots practically all day on a beam reach. Saw speeds above 12 a few times. We had a great start, a humpback whale said hello at Point Blunt, there was big, big wind the whole day, and a good strong flood to carry us. We were second overall for most of the race behind the J boat that corrected out 8 minutes behind us, then the catamarans overtook us about halfway between the Bay Bridge and San Mateo Bridge. A few of the fast spin boats finally caught up around the San Mateo Bridge. We ended up 6 minutes behind on corrected time behind Deception with 10 people hanging off the rail and no engine to slow them down. That's not usually one of the boats that I consider to be my competition when we're shorthanding without a spinnaker....

What a fun day when the stars align and you can't seem to do no wrong :)

Ha, that reminds me. I said to Beccie, "We're so far ahead, we'd have to run aground to lose this one." I didn't realize how far inside the channel I'd gone after crossing the San Mateo Bridge and we suddenly noticed the depth gauge pinging zero. I yelled "we gotta jybe now!!!" It took another 5 minutes before our heart rates returned somewhere closer to normal...

CJ and Beccie First Place in WestPoint Regatta2016.jpg
 
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You should stop beating up on those hapless J Boats with that big croozer of yours. It reminds me of a quote from a crew member on a fancy race boat (Sled probably knows who said it): "The second roast of beef was a bit rare but the ice cream and strawberries made up for it."

Congrat's!
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BobJ said:
You should stop beating up on those hapless J Boats with that big croozer of yours. It reminds me of a quote from a crew member on a fancy race boat (Sled probably knows who said it): "The second roast of beef was a bit rare but the ice cream and strawberries made up for it."

Congrat's!
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Ha, I think we beat about half the J boats in that race!! Sorry, Bob, it's not often when I can say that. I should also mention how I'm living on my boat now. I moved most of my personal belongings onboard in February. It is loaded with my books, clothes, dive gear, full kitchen (yes, water heater and Corian countertops), 32-gallon water tank, plus 300 feet of anchor chain and a Big Ass Anchor hanging off the bow that keeps me honest about how close to cut someone's stern....

Wasn't that quote from Daniel in 2014? Now he was FULLY kitted out. I've never seen a more gorgeous and put together interior.
 
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Jr Waterhouse

Am I mistaken, or is the OYRA Jr. Waterhouse race this upcoming weekend? Nothing appears to have been posted on Jibeset yet.

Race: 5
07/16/16 - OYRA 5 Jr Waterhouse

Anyone planning to do it singlehanded?
 
Rags is in. The race finishes at RYC - if you can, come into the newly-renovated clubhouse and have a beer.
 
Yep, Jr Waterhouse is this weekend.

I've already updated my info. Singlehanded

Haven't seen the SI's yet. Any minute now.

What's the course?
 
I googled last year's SI's but couldn't find them. It's something like Ch. Marker 7 to port, So. Approach buoy to starboard, Lightbucket to starboard, Bonita buoy to starboard, finish at RYC - Jibeset shows it was 42.7 nm last year.
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I still have last year's SI. There are multiple course options - let's see if this pastes legibly. Anyway, unlike most ocean races we start at Little Harding and finish at Richmond YC.

Course
Number Marks Distance
1 Start - Main Ship Channel Buoy G "7" (Fl G 2.5s Bell) port - Finish 21.0 nm

2 Start - YRA SF - starboard - YRA PB starboard - Finish 31.6 nm

3 Start - Main Ship Channel Buoy G “7” (Fl G 2.5s Bell) port - YRA SO starboard - YRA SF starboard- Finish 42.7 nm

4 Start - Main Ship Channel Buoy G “7”, Fl G 2.5s Bell port - YRA SO starboard – YRA NO starboard - Finish 51.1 nm

5 Start – YRA16 (p) – YRA 18 (p) – YRA NG7 (p) – YRA 18 (p) – Finish (alternate in the bay course) 23.7 nm


Mark Description
YRA 16 Yellow Sphere “C” 0.2 nm East of Ft Point - “Blackaller”
YRA 7 R “2” FL 6s nm Northwest of Treasure Island
YRA NG 7 G “7” Fl G 2.5s Approx 0.45 nm SE of Red Rock
YRA 18 RG “BR” Fl (2+1)G6s Bell, Blossom Rock
YRA SF Approach Buoy RW “SF” strobe Fl 2.5s whistle
YRA PB Bonita Channel Buoy RG Fl(2+1) R6s Bell
YRA SO South Approach Buoy Y “S” Fl Y 4s Bell
YRA NO North Approach Buoy Y “N” Fl Y 4s Bell

Remember, these are last year's courses.
 
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Max is correct. Add as far back as the 2010 race, and beyond according to my records. The Jr Waterhouse courses have changed for years, and for years it's been the 42.7 mile course no matter what wind there is. Be sure to put the "South Buoy" into your GPS. I think they move it a few miles further south each year! And it sometimes disappears into the fog just when you need to find it.
 
Not only that, but S buoy is on top of a little hill in the water. You can't see it, but the boat keeps sliding downhill. It takes many more tacks to get to it than you would think.
 
Yep, it's like that one dreaded hole on the pee-wee golf course. You know the one - it's a small circular green with a big hill in the middle of it. Just take your "6" and walk away.

S buoy is better than the "sewer pipe" buoy though. Last time I blew right past that one before I saw it - it wasn't where the plotter said it would be.
 
Yup, signed up and ready to go single handed this year see ya'll out there!!
Kept getting headed as I went to South Approach last year, it always seems to be mysteriously upwind, no matter how I approach it!
 
I have tried all week to sign up. Something funky with my browser. Succeeded (I think) tonight, but may be too late. If so, I will shadow the start.

Tom Boussie
JouJou
 
Five SH boats participated in the OYRA Jr. Waterhouse race on Saturday:
GRACE - Beneteau First, Jindrich Dokonal
RAGTIME! - J92, Bob Johnston
FUGU - Wilderness 30 S, Chris Case
NIGHTMARE - Wilderness 30, Gregory Ashby
JOUJOU - Capo 30, Tom Boussie

The RC chose a short course: start at Little Harding, out to SF, back around the Point Bonita channel marker, then to the finish at Richmond. It was moderate air out the gate, with a short chop and gray overcast skies. Back in the Bay it built to 20-25 in the slot, then 25-30 between Angel Island and the finish at Richmond.

Four of the singlehanders convened at the Richmond YC bar after the race, all complaining of the beating they took. No major drama for me as I doused outside the Gate and sailed under white (grey) sails the rest of the way to the finish. Others had various spinnaker issues along the way, broaches, etc. I saw some pretty impressive wipeouts on fully-crewed boats heading to Racoon Straits.
 
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