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Fiasco 2015

Philpott said:
Synthia. Finished at 4:30. On a Hawkfarm. Wow. Just that: Wow. That girl knows how to sail.
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Well done Synthia! How did you go?

This was my course:
TI first. I could see early starters getting around but thenit got lighter and boats got stuck close to TI. I decided to stay close to the city and out of the current, which paid off.
After rounding TI, close hauled to Red Rock wich turned into a reach. Reached out to the left of Red Rock working my way through traffic. It was a big park up at Red Rock.
After rounding Red Rock the current helped to get to Racoon Staights, More pressure started building.
Sailing to Black Aller. Looked like a beat but got lifted all the way up to the mark. Spinnaker down to the finish and finished at 5:49.

On my way back there were still many boats coming through Raccoon straights with 45 minutes left to the deadline. I hope they made it. It sucks to finish just after the deadline...

Dirk - "TIJD" Beneteau First 30JK
 
Thx everyone!!! I went to RR (not though the straights) straight away, riding the last bit of flood until 11:30-ish when the ebb kicked in. I hid in the cone of RR until the building W'ly was stronger than the building ebb to barely squeak it around. Then rode the ebb mid channel towards TI, taking a wide turn around YB and back mid channel towards Blossom Rock/Alcatraz and mid bay towards GGB to stay in the dying ebb. By the time I got to Blackaller the flood had started on shore. La-di-da!! Great wind most of the day, but for a light patch between Southhampton and RR approach & rounding Blackaller. I was able to carry the spinny from Southhampton to RR rounding, Berkeley pier to YB rounding, and after rounding Blackaller to finish.
 
Eyrie said:
Thx everyone!!! I went to RR (not though the straights) straight away, riding the last bit of flood until 11:30-ish when the ebb kicked in. I hid in the cone of RR until the building W'ly was stronger than the building ebb to barely squeak it around. Then rode the ebb mid channel towards TI, taking a wide turn around YB and back mid channel towards Blossom Rock/Alcatraz and mid bay towards GGB to stay in the dying ebb. By the time I got to Blackaller the flood had started on shore. La-di-da!! Great wind most of the day, but for a light patch between Southhampton and RR approach & rounding Blackaller. I was able to carry the spinny from Southhampton to RR rounding, Berkeley pier to YB rounding, and after rounding Blackaller to finish.
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Synthia, were you and I really on the SAME course?! Wow, what a great finish. Congratulations :-)
 
Congrats to to Dirk and specially Synthia for pulling out great races and finishes. I was somehow able to salvage the day on JetSteam. You can read the full story here http://jetstreamracing.blogspot.com/2015/02/be-willing-to-throw-away-perfectly-laid.html?m=1.

Bottom line, I had a similar plan as Synthia. But the wind shutting down 5 mins after my start put a quick end to that. Rest of the day was spent working with what we had to try and finish the race.
 
Yep, I had the same plan to do RR first at a 10:02 start. Instead of abandoning the plan when stuck with no wind between Angel and Alcatraz, I waited it out and ended up retiring near RR. :)
 
Early start .. close reach to TI .. set kite and ran clean down east side. Met a few CCW rounders behind YBI .. dropped and got a great flush out the West side.
Close hauled for Berkeley pier landed us just East of deep water .. hoisted just past So Hampton & made good time to Richmond in puffs where we parked with masses. Called it abeam Red Rock about 5. Pleasant Frustration
 
I went the same way, nice reach to TI, clockwise around, wind died for a while under the bridge but I stayed outside the channel so that was not so bad. Saw some other boats getting sucked right back into the exclusion zone. Sail to Red rock was nice but then we got stuck right there just like everybody else. If only the westerly had reached all the way to the rock! Oh well, was a fun day anyways, still sore from all that Spi manoeuvering :-)
 
Synbad riding her "Mystery Ship" to the Finish. Congrats!
(photographer unknown)
 

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If the rib was red it was Erik from Pressure-Drop/H2oShots. He had some ball game to watch so he hasn't put many up yet:

2015 3BF on H20 Shots

Jonathan and Christine are working on a 3BF gallery:

2015 3BF on NorCal Sailing

Leslie Richter/Rockskipper took a bunch:

2015 3BF on Rockskipper

Sergei/Ultimate YachtShots took a bunch from the race deck:

2015 3BF on Ultimate YachtShots

Of course we have our very own thread going here:

2015 3BF photo thread on the SSS Forum

There are others too - check around on Faceplant and your other social media of choice.

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I don't feel so bad after reading some of the stories from the experienced skippers. I headed to blakhaller after my 9:40 start. Beautiful sailing. Rounded with intention of heading to RR. Decided to go south of angel. Got stuck in a time warp. Forward a little back a little for about 1.5 he's. Said the hell with it, I want to go sailing and had a rollicking time down to YB where I rounded at about 1:30 then had a great sail right back into the time warp behind angel. I spent the rest of the race rounding RR at 6:45PM.

What a gas!!

Sorry about typos..on the train on my mobile
 
sleddog said:
Synbad riding her "Mystery Ship" to the Finish. Congrats!
(photographer unknown)
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Our very own PRO Chris Humann snapped this pic.

So, speaking of approaching the finish line; as I was passing well outside the restricted line on my way from YB to Blackaller I noticed a big plume of smoke coming from the vicinity of the StFYC. Anyone know what was burning?
 
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