I did a TON of work on Starbuck in the early '90s for sailmaker Don Goring, who had recently bought her back. We put in new floor timbers, coamings and added the " sugar Scoop" on the transom
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I did a TON of work on Starbuck in the early '90s for sailmaker Don Goring, who had recently bought her back. We put in new floor timbers, coamings and added the " sugar Scoop" on the transom
Compared to Saturday's steady NW, 15-17 knot breeze on Tomales Bay, yesterday was bedeviling for the local 110 fleet. Saturday, boat speed was a premium. Bren and Jim on LADYBUG won the first race by 5 seconds over Lucas and myself. We nipped them by one second, a virtual photo finish, in race #2.
Milly suffered the only breakdown when the head pulled out of her North jib due to the lack of webbing securing the grommet for the halyard. She had to borrow a jib for the second race. Faulty manufacturing.
Racing was followed by an open bar and pizza and salad dinner upstairs at IYC. Much fun.
Did I mention Sunday's racing had a significant amount of luck, as the 15-18 knot northeasterly on the east shore battled with the 10-12 southwesterly on the west shore, creating a shifting zone of calm in the middle?
In the first race we had a narrow lead approaching the windward mark, only to find ourselves dead last 10 minutes later, then working back to 5th as David West won, Bren second. Sunday's second race was really a hoot. At one point Bren and ourselves were both sailing on the same line to the windward mark on opposite tacks. He got there first. took off on a plane on a mammoth northerly puff and sailed nearly out of sight ahead, while the rest of the fleet drifted and wallowed before another puff hit, nearly capsizing second place GUNSMOKE. David and Scott had 4 " of water in their boat before the self bailers sucked it dry during which time we planed past to retrieve second.
12 boats on the line. One general recall.
Yiii doggies! TBC
Milly suffered the only breakdown when the head pulled out of her North jib due to the lack of webbing securing the grommet for the halyard. She had to borrow a jib for the second race. Faulty manufacturing.
Racing was followed by an open bar and pizza and salad dinner upstairs at IYC. Much fun.
Did I mention Sunday's racing had a significant amount of luck, as the 15-18 knot northeasterly on the east shore battled with the 10-12 southwesterly on the west shore, creating a shifting zone of calm in the middle?
In the first race we had a narrow lead approaching the windward mark, only to find ourselves dead last 10 minutes later, then working back to 5th as David West won, Bren second. Sunday's second race was really a hoot. At one point Bren and ourselves were both sailing on the same line to the windward mark on opposite tacks. He got there first. took off on a plane on a mammoth northerly puff and sailed nearly out of sight ahead, while the rest of the fleet drifted and wallowed before another puff hit, nearly capsizing second place GUNSMOKE. David and Scott had 4 " of water in their boat before the self bailers sucked it dry during which time we planed past to retrieve second.
12 boats on the line. One general recall.
Yiii doggies! TBC
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It was pretty fun to have the Youth Sailing instructors as crew. My crew Carter really nailed it- despite no prior trap or spinnaker experience.
Here's Milly on PINK with Carter, a high school high hurdles track star, looking comfortable for his first time on a trap. Bren on red LADYBUG to leeward and ahead. Carter is one of 3 IYC Junior Sailing instructors recruited into the Inverness Yacht Club Fleet 56 110 fleet. Others include Caroline crewing on LADYBUG, and Lucas with me on SMART SHOES. These kids are good! Enthusiasm and agility counts for a lot.
Discussion recently arose amongst the SHTP RC as to what the definition of a ULDB (Ultra Light Displacement Boat) is as pertained to the award of the Grover Niebauer Trophy. Bill Lee put it best: "there is no definitive explanation or formula for a ULDB. It's like porno, 'you know it when you see it.' "
Bill Lee went on to say that the term ULDB first arose in the yachting press when MERLIN was launched. It soon became, unofficially, "any boat lighter on the continuum of WINDWARD PASSAGE to a Cal 40." By modern standards, a Cal-40 isn't even close to being a ULDB. But next to a Westsail-32, you would be forgiven for calling a Cal 40 a ULDB.
Stan Honey had this to say about "can an autopilot steer better than a human?"
Said Stan "a human will always steer better until being unable to see."
Bill Lee went on to say that the term ULDB first arose in the yachting press when MERLIN was launched. It soon became, unofficially, "any boat lighter on the continuum of WINDWARD PASSAGE to a Cal 40." By modern standards, a Cal-40 isn't even close to being a ULDB. But next to a Westsail-32, you would be forgiven for calling a Cal 40 a ULDB.
Stan Honey had this to say about "can an autopilot steer better than a human?"
Said Stan "a human will always steer better until being unable to see."
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Daydreamer
SAILOR
Sailing work of art!
MAGICdreamer
Member
Thank you, Daydreamer, for the compliment. We were fortunate the other day to have someone with a good digital camera and a fine lens taking pictures.
Wow! A superb build of the scaled down version. The reflection in the photo os superb. I guess the cat must be on the starboard side of the boat.
The only clue that this fine craft is a miniature is the surprisingly large house on the shore.
Thanks for sharing photos and information about building.
Cheers,
Ants
MAGICdreamer
Member
Thanks for the compliments, Ants. And don't fret not seeing the cat. She was not aboard for this sail...being an independent cat.
OK, Pay close attention if you want to win a shaved ice at CBC, your choice of flavor. 3 part question relating to the above photo. To win you must answer all 3 parts correctly and simultaneously.
1) What class boat is this? 2) What is the method of hiking? 3) Who is this famous sailor, innovator, designer, and crew to royalty whose designs heavily influenced both Bill Lee and Bill Lapworth and who wrote about steam rollers but was at home on a plane? Ready, set, go. No limit on submissions.
VJ sailing canoe
Hiking board
John Bertand, Aussie wining America’s Cup skipper
Cheers,
Ants
Cover Craft
New member
Ants may be right - but I was thinking it's an International Canoe, sailed by Uffa Fox, hiking on a sliding seat
Tom K
Tom K
Dazzler
m/v PACIFIC LOON
There are several hints in Sled’s text and one BIG hint in the photo. And the photo file name is a red herring.
1) That’s not just any International 14, but THE Original 1927 I-14 being sailed by the originator/designer/builder Uffa Fox.
2) Hiking… on the International Sailing Canoe, it’s called a sliding seat, but more commonly a “plank.”
3) Uffa Fox was a bigger than life character who had profound influence on later generations of boat designers.
Probably Fox’s most famous quote: “Weight is only good in a steam roller.” Often quoted with variations on the theme.
He also reminded us to, ”Always look aloft.”
Dazzler nailed it. Congrats, Tom!
If you look closely at the photo, you can see the "14" on Uffa Fox's main. Fox's designs influenced both Bill Lee and Bill Lapworth. As a Sea Scout, Bill Lee's first intro to racing was as a kid in Newport Harbor aboard a WWII Uffa Fox airplane Drop Boat meant to be parachuted to English aviators who ditched at sea. The Scouts won the competitive Beer Can Regatta in 1957 and '58, but were too young for beer and received a gallon of milk instead. Bill Lapworth first raced an Uffa Fox designed Int.14 as well.
And Uffa Fox did famously say "weight is only good aboard steam rollers." As well, Fox was "at home on a plane" meaning his International 14 was the first dinghy to be able to plane for extended periods.
Another Uffa Fox planing dinghy design, the O'Day Day Sailor, regularly wins the Open Class and Hog Island Race at Inverness YC.
If you look closely at the photo, you can see the "14" on Uffa Fox's main. Fox's designs influenced both Bill Lee and Bill Lapworth. As a Sea Scout, Bill Lee's first intro to racing was as a kid in Newport Harbor aboard a WWII Uffa Fox airplane Drop Boat meant to be parachuted to English aviators who ditched at sea. The Scouts won the competitive Beer Can Regatta in 1957 and '58, but were too young for beer and received a gallon of milk instead. Bill Lapworth first raced an Uffa Fox designed Int.14 as well.
And Uffa Fox did famously say "weight is only good aboard steam rollers." As well, Fox was "at home on a plane" meaning his International 14 was the first dinghy to be able to plane for extended periods.
Another Uffa Fox planing dinghy design, the O'Day Day Sailor, regularly wins the Open Class and Hog Island Race at Inverness YC.
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Don't be too hasty to judge. Capitola Ice Cream and Cookies is a hop, skip,and jump from CBC Guest Dock.And they have shaved ice, of which cherry-tiger's blood seems to be the current favorite.
