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Halfmoon Bay Race
- Thread starter Willpower
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Some boats anchor out, some boats take a slip and a few boats actually turn right around and sail back home. Last year Bill Merrick crossed the line and kept on going to Monterey!
Anyway, holding ground in front of the Yacht Club is good, sand with a fair bit of weed growing on it. If you do that you'll need a dinghy to get to the club....that or have a good friend with a dinghy. I've used my cheapo $39 inflatable in the past and it worked fine, there's next-to-no surf on the beach. Bill and Jane on Borderline often bring their kayaks and stow them down below during the race. Be sure to drop the hook far enough out, the slope of the beach is quite gradual and you can seem to be just fine at high tide only to wake up to discover that you can't move the boat at low tide.
The HMB Yacht Club is great and the dinner is always worth it. Highly recommended...and good fun. It almost feels more like a cruise-in than a race.
Slips in the harbor are usually available. I *believe* that you need to sign up with the SSS race committee ahead of time if you want a slip, but I've only done that once in my history of 4 HMB races, so I don't remember. Anyway, There's no gate lock to get on the docks, so coming and going is easy. It's about a 20-25 minute walk from the harbor to the yacht club. I tried sailing into my slip last year....big mistake and my radar post paid the price. It was a beam reach into the slip, so if you can motor in, do it.
It's usually a light air race once past the funnel of the Golden Gate and that means motoring at least part of the way home on Sunday. I nearly always see whales out there on the way home. Be SURE to go out to the turning buoy that we use for a finishing mark and then head STRAIGHT OUT for at least a mile-plus when leaving. Cutting the corner can put you on the reef....bad news.
Hope that helps!
Alan
Anyway, holding ground in front of the Yacht Club is good, sand with a fair bit of weed growing on it. If you do that you'll need a dinghy to get to the club....that or have a good friend with a dinghy. I've used my cheapo $39 inflatable in the past and it worked fine, there's next-to-no surf on the beach. Bill and Jane on Borderline often bring their kayaks and stow them down below during the race. Be sure to drop the hook far enough out, the slope of the beach is quite gradual and you can seem to be just fine at high tide only to wake up to discover that you can't move the boat at low tide.
The HMB Yacht Club is great and the dinner is always worth it. Highly recommended...and good fun. It almost feels more like a cruise-in than a race.
Slips in the harbor are usually available. I *believe* that you need to sign up with the SSS race committee ahead of time if you want a slip, but I've only done that once in my history of 4 HMB races, so I don't remember. Anyway, There's no gate lock to get on the docks, so coming and going is easy. It's about a 20-25 minute walk from the harbor to the yacht club. I tried sailing into my slip last year....big mistake and my radar post paid the price. It was a beam reach into the slip, so if you can motor in, do it.
It's usually a light air race once past the funnel of the Golden Gate and that means motoring at least part of the way home on Sunday. I nearly always see whales out there on the way home. Be SURE to go out to the turning buoy that we use for a finishing mark and then head STRAIGHT OUT for at least a mile-plus when leaving. Cutting the corner can put you on the reef....bad news.
Hope that helps!
Alan
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Critter
Desert Ratfox
Alan has covered most of the essential info. But it's not necessary to let RC know that you intend to take a slip. I've contacted the harbormaster and let him know we're coming, with a vague estimate of numbers, and that seemed to be good enough.
If you want a slip, phone the harbormaster at 650-726-5727 or call on VHF 74. Phoning the day before might be a good idea, but I've never had a problem calling when I arrive.
Another option is to take a mooring in the outer harbor instead of anchoring. There is a fee for moorings, payable at the harbormaster's office.
Usually a few of us bring dinghies, so you can flag someone down for a ride. We're on 69 for the race, so why don't we use that channel for taxi service also.
Max
If you want a slip, phone the harbormaster at 650-726-5727 or call on VHF 74. Phoning the day before might be a good idea, but I've never had a problem calling when I arrive.
Another option is to take a mooring in the outer harbor instead of anchoring. There is a fee for moorings, payable at the harbormaster's office.
Usually a few of us bring dinghies, so you can flag someone down for a ride. We're on 69 for the race, so why don't we use that channel for taxi service also.
Max
Willpower
Willpower
Thanks Guys....I don't have a Dinghy yet (still upgrading the running rigging $$) so I 'll try for the slip, however, Lightspeed does anchor well with the windless and if the smaller boats need the slips and I can hitch a ride in and out I don't mind ancoring....Thanks Again
Rick/Lightspeed
Rick/Lightspeed
tiger beetle
N/M 45 Tiger Beetle
Hi Thom -
I'll post the early entry list when I get home this evening. And count Tiger Beetle in for the race, I'm planning to anchor out and will have the dinghy and outboard along for the ride. That and a lot of anchor chain, a fishing rod, and other fun stuff. Quite looking forward to the race to HMB.
Believe it or not, this will be the first race of the 2008 season that I will be able to make!
- rob/beetle
Dinner in HMB
Thom,
The race entry form says, "Please enclose $25 per dinner with this entry form". I just sent mine in, with a check for dinner.
I'm sure we'll get it all straightened out, but you'll probably see others make this mistake, so heads up.
See you at the skippers meeting!
www
I28 "Horizon"
Thom,
The race entry form says, "Please enclose $25 per dinner with this entry form". I just sent mine in, with a check for dinner.
I'm sure we'll get it all straightened out, but you'll probably see others make this mistake, so heads up.
See you at the skippers meeting!
www
I28 "Horizon"
HMB Dinners...S'OK if you give SSS money, OK if you don't
Sorry for the confusion. We can take the money now or at the skippers meeting or through the mail or via PayPal...OR you can just sign up for the race and HMB will collect money when you get there. We're "user friendly" and California "laid back".
Sorry for the confusion. We can take the money now or at the skippers meeting or through the mail or via PayPal...OR you can just sign up for the race and HMB will collect money when you get there. We're "user friendly" and California "laid back".