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Sleddog_sis said:
It was a total blast to watch from a nearby Boston Whaler (huge thanks Jim and Ashley)!! I am SO proud of you!!!!!!
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Thank you to all for the support and good wishes! Wonderful to have my dear sister Marilee and Tom out on the water. We could hear your cheering which helped inspire us to leave nothing on the table in effort.

Here's a good photo taken by Mike O'Shea ~ 30 seconds before the finish of the 7th race. We are the gray boat, SMART SHOES,#695. Just to windward and aft is Ross and Attila on BANANA, about to crack off in an attempt to gain an overlap in the 3 boat length "zone" at the port end of the finish. They nearly succeeded. Bren and Erik on the red hull, LADYBUG, 3rd and to leeward. LADYBUG is consistently well sailed, and especially fast upwind..4th place, far right in photo, is SHENANIGANS, with Olympian Eric Bentzen and son Blake on the trap, from Poulsbo, WA. SHENANIGANS new construction was impressive and able to sail a self rescue from capsized and filled, to underway and dry in seconds. Standing on the 300 pound fin keel of a 110 is an occasional practice on these narrow hulls. I've never done it.

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And here is another photo, 2-3 seconds before our final finish. We are about to luff to cross the finish, with BANANA overstanding, well eased, going full tilt boogie, but coming up just short.

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I have mixed emotions about the finish, being a long time member of the YELLOW boat club for one, but knowing there was a Frog sailing on the gray boat, it became obvious that Smart Shoes had too much sole SOLE to lose
 
Jonathan Gutoff said:
Do some of the boats still fly assy spinnakers?
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Jonathan: Good question. Though asymmetrical spinnakers remain legal on 110's, I've never seen one used. The predominance of courses are windward/leeward. We did sail one modified Gold Cup course during the Nationals (triangle, triangle, windward, leeward). But no one went to the bother of changing sails in their spinny launching tubes while racing.
 
I drove up to Tomales Bay, talked my way onto a RIB with Dudley and John situated at the windward mark on Wednesday, the second day of the regatta. I missed the t-boning and one or two other mishaps. These photographs are of Skip and Sean circling the mark: They are easily photographed because they were out in front. I have more but I'm supposed to be working. Later I'll post stories and photos of the other pretty boats with their skippers and crew.

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Tomales Bay really is a gorgeous place, on a boat or otherwise. Wait. Everywhere's better on a boat.
 
Bud Cassidy Sept.19, 1928-August 16, 2022

Long time best friend, "Big Guy Up Front" on HOLIDAY TOO, Star 3497, 1960-1962. Bud was a San Francisco Bay sailor and raced his 110 #335 in the 50's with his beloved wife Ann on Bay waters before the era of dacron sails, trapezes, and spinnaker launchers. During our prep for the recent 110 Nationals, Bud would regularly call to give coaching tips and remind me how they used to pack the spinnaker in a peach crate and crawl to the 110's narrow bow to secure it in place for hoisting. Bud was the Best and I will miss him dearly.

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[video]https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eWUrKoK1UWtpZSsrojcS9btZeo1MIx1w/view?ts=62fb1d75[/video]

Above is the 110 Nationals 7th race finish as described in post #5056 on page 506. I've never posted a video. Would be interested if it can be opened. Credit to Ashley Tobin for the video
 
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[video]https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eWUrKoK1UWtpZSsrojcS9btZeo1MIx1w/view?ts=62fb1d75[/video]

Above is the 110 Nationals 7th race finish as described in post #5056 on page 506. I've never posted a video. Would be interested if it can be opened. Credit to Ashley Tobin for the video
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It opened fine, Skip and that was right down to the wire! Congratulations on your tactics.

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Drakes Bay Races. Congrats to OUTSIDER, BOTTLE ROCKET, CHANGABANG, and ARCADIA for sticking it out and finishing inside the 10 pm time limit, despite light and variable with limited viz.

Results? Pt. Reyes not always user friendly geography for the Inverness YC RC and friends to finish, or start a race. But again they met all challenges... and thanks to Milly and her team of Ben B., Chris L., Synthia P, Bill P, and others unnamed who assisted during the afternoon, late into the evening, and again this morning.

Results you say? They will come...First, what happened to the results while our heroes were on station? There may be more than one correct answer.

1) Synthia's dog Rreveur ate them 2) they were accidentally burned while starting a small BBQ outside Ben's lean-to shelter east of the Chimney Rock trail. 3) they accidentally blew away in the fresh southerly and scattered to the wind, down the hill, and into the poison oak. 4) A can of epoxy accidentally tipped over in the back of the truck enroute to the Chimney Rock parking lot, soaking the satchel and pages in stickiness. 5) In the dark, finish times were entered, but not always in the correct columns. 6) Jibeset's multiple entry passwords were misplaced..7) Results were delayed while an unreported boat was located, her skipper happily baking sticky buns in the warmth of the cabin while at anchor. 8) Sailing Instructions stated the finish cutoff deadline for Saturday's Leg 1 to Drake's Bay was 9 pm Sunday.
 
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Drakes Bay Races. Congrats to OUTSIDER, BOTTLE ROCKET, CHANGABANG, and ARCADIA for sticking it out and finishing inside the 10 pm time limit, despite light and variable with limited viz.

Results? Pt. Reyes not always user friendly geography for the Inverness YC RC and friends to finish, or start a race. But again they met all challenges... and thanks to Milly and her team of Ben B., Chris L., Synthia P, Bill P, and others unnamed who assisted during the afternoon, late into the evening, and again this morning.

Results you say? They will come...First, what happened to the results while our heroes were on station? There may be more than one correct answer.

1) Synthia's dog Rreveur ate them 2) they were accidentally burned while starting a small BBQ outside Ben's lean-to shelter east of the Chimney Rock trail. 3) they accidentally blew away in the fresh southerly and scattered to the wind, down the hill, and into the poison oak. 4) A can of epoxy accidentally tipped over in the back of the truck enroute to the Chimney Rock parking lot, soaking the satchel and pages in stickiness. 5) In the dark, finish times were entered, but not always in the correct columns. 6) Jibeset's multiple entry passwords were misplaced..7) Results were delayed while an unreported boat was located, her skipper happily baking sticky buns in the warmth of the cabin while at anchor.
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The Ouija Board was dusted off to sort out the options. It showed options 1, 3, and 4 were likely answers. Thanks to tje race committee. Wish I was there!
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AntsUiga said:
The Ouija Board was dusted off to sort out the options. It showed options 1, 3, and 4 were likely answers. Thanks to the race committee. Wish I was there!
Ants
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Thanks, Ants! Good to see you at Kilkenny Beach on Tomales Bay, Pt. Reyes. One never knows where Ants will be next....And yes, one of your three Ouiji Board guesses as to why the Drakes Bay results were briefly in jeopardy is correct. Answer 3 did happen. And there are four more correct answers if anyone wants to guess... List all 5 correct answers from 8 possibilities on post #5075 and you win the quart of Macapuno at CBC's Summer Trophy Presentation. Try as many times as you wish.
 
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1) Synthia's dog Rreveur ate them 2) they were accidentally burned while starting a small BBQ outside Ben's lean-to shelter east of the Chimney Rock trail. 3) they accidentally blew away in the fresh southerly and scattered to the wind, down the hill, and into the poison oak. 4) A can of epoxy accidentally tipped over in the back of the truck enroute to the Chimney Rock parking lot, soaking the satchel and pages in stickiness. 5) In the dark, finish times were entered, but not always in the correct columns. 6) Jibeset's multiple entry passwords were misplaced..7) Results were delayed while an unreported boat was located, her skipper happily baking sticky buns in the warmth of the cabin while at anchor. 8) Sailing Instructions stated the finish cutoff deadline for Saturday's Leg 1 to Drake's Bay was 9 pm Sunday.
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3, 5, 6, 7, 8
 
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