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Berkeley Midwinters 2018-19

BobJ

BobJ

Alerion 38 "Surprise!"
How about it? Some SSS folks are signed up but I don't know if they're racing shorthanded.

Dates for shorthanders (Sundays) are 11/11, 12/09, 1/13, 2/10 and the winners' race on 2/24. We need some boats signed up by November 5th or we'll have to race against the crewed boats.

Here you go:
http://byc.regattalog.com/mw


Yes, I'm hoping to Surprise! some people.
 
I have done the Berkeley mid-Winters in the past and an attest to them being a well run and enjoyable (and generally mellow) Sun afternoon on the Bay. I plan to sign up for the shorthanded series and hope to pick up scratch doublehanded crew. If you would like to join me, contact me at tboussie at gmail dot com.

Tom - Capo 30 JouJou
 
I get the difference between singlehanded and doublehanded; what is the distinction between doublehanded and shorthanded? Is it similar to leaf and leaves? How many leaves would be counted on a shorthanded boat vs a singledhanded leaf? Would a doublehanded crew leave a leaf aboard or would leaves be left aboard?
 
I've signed up in the shorthanded division, too. I think that means I can sail either with or without a friend. Where do ya get one a them?

"Seek friend to sail on Dura Mater. Must bring your own lunch and one for me. Can't touch anything. Do what I tell you." hahaha.

I met a new dock mate. Howard s/v See Ya!, an Olson 911. Howard is delightful and also very accommodating. He moved his electrical cord further over on his side so I can jump off in the frenzy that I call "docking" without my ankle rolling on the line. Howard teaches sailing. The first time we met he offered to come sailing with me to "show me" a few tips. I told him that he could come along as eye candy. He disappeared into his cabin after that, during which time he may have reconsidered our compatibility as dockmates.

He meant only to be friendly, I know. He offered again last week. I had to be honest:

"Howard, here's the thing. I really like sailing. In fact, I love sailing! But I don't care about winning. Or not enough to pay much attention or to spend any more money. So if you want to come along on Dura Mater you are welcome, but you can't touch anything. But, hey! It'll be fun!"

Howard took it all in. And now I think we are on the way to becoming friends. So if you see Dura Mater on the course and she seems to be doing really well, it will probably be due to my eye candy, Howard.
 
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We have 6 to 9 boats, depending upon who is entering shorthanded. If Jim Fair, Jan Hirsch and Greg Towers are all shorthanded, we have nine.

Last year we didn't have enough boats to split it into SH and DH starts but we're getting close this year. Today is the cutoff to set the divisions so if you're lurking and thinking about it, today's the day!

Thanks to everyone who has signed up (or will). Right now the majority is from Richmond (RYC or Marina Bay) so perhaps we can get together at RYC after one or more races.

(What's the deal with the leaves?)
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We got enough entries to have both SH and DH divisions! Thanks to all who signed up.

It's not too late - if you can't race this Sunday, come and join us next month.
 
And there WAS wind - peaking at 25 knots according to the Race Committee. The most I saw was 27 over the deck.

I think the new ride is gonna work...
 
CONGRATULATIONS!
First place in your first race with SURPRISE!

I think we need a full report. Did you fly Rags’ blue/white chute? Did you deploy the secret weapon DDW? And speaking of poles, what about the one on the back? Was it just along for the ride? AND, was your success owed to the last minute, last ditch effort to remove the holding tank?

Inquiring minds just want to know...

Way to go Bob.

Tom
 
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I did fly the chute on the way to the start. The sock still binds up on the hoist - if anyone has a fix for this, I'm all ears. My dockmate with a Cal 40 puts woolies on the bottom of the spinnaker to help with the first sock hoist; I might try that.

The spinnaker tack line and the clew reef line currently share a clutch, so I had to make a choice once it got windy. I opted for reefing the main and that was the end of the chute for today. I did not deploy the secret weapon in the black bag. I was doing okay on the competition so I sailed high enough DW to keep the jib working and just put in a couple extra jibes.

The "pole" on the back (the mizzen) was flying for the entire race. I like to think it helped off the wind but mostly it sat there and looked cool. I think I'll name the mizzen either Joe Cool or Oh Yeah (as in "Oh yeah, there's another sail back there to trim.")

About the holding tank: I finally got a woman aboard my boat on Saturday so I tried that famous pick-up line, "You wanna see my holding tank?" I suspect she'll be along shortly to tell you what she thought.
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A surprise which way? I'm not that happy about the rating.
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Congrats, Bob!

Yeah, I think some of us had navigation problems. I sailed around the wrong leeward mark first before I noticed it and corrected myself with a little detour. . I heard others had problems as well. For me it was the first time on the Berkeley circle with its many buoys. Cheers Jan
 
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