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From Mary Crowley,
The Flagship Hōkūleʻa of the Polynesian Voyaging Society has completed a wonderful trip in Alaska visiting many ports, indigenous people and friends from everywhere. The vessel is currently in British Columbia and is planning to leave Tacoma ,Washington on Sept 3rd for a voyage down the coast to San Francisco Bay where it is due to arrive Sept 23rd. I received a call from Na'inoa Thompson , the Captain asking if I knew of any vessels that might be voyaging along the coast on a similar route during Sept and might be able to offer assistance with towing Hōkūleʻa when necessary and with coastal navigation and piloting.
If anyone has any ideas for an escort ship for Hōkūleʻa between Sept 3rd and Sept 23rd (entering San Francisco Bay) please contact Mary Crowley cell number +1.415.999.2426.
If anyone is available who would be a good Pilot with expertise on the coastline and entry to various ports and would be interested in joining the crew of Hōkūleʻa on this voyage or for part of the voyage, please also call me. I know we all want to offer good hospitality and local knowledge to the Polynesian Voyaging Society on their current series of voyages circumnavigating the Pacific!
I will send an announcement out about the activities of the vessel when it is here in San Francisco Bay at a later time. Mary
Photo by Dazzler in Wrangell, AK.
The Flagship Hōkūleʻa of the Polynesian Voyaging Society has completed a wonderful trip in Alaska visiting many ports, indigenous people and friends from everywhere. The vessel is currently in British Columbia and is planning to leave Tacoma ,Washington on Sept 3rd for a voyage down the coast to San Francisco Bay where it is due to arrive Sept 23rd. I received a call from Na'inoa Thompson , the Captain asking if I knew of any vessels that might be voyaging along the coast on a similar route during Sept and might be able to offer assistance with towing Hōkūleʻa when necessary and with coastal navigation and piloting.
If anyone has any ideas for an escort ship for Hōkūleʻa between Sept 3rd and Sept 23rd (entering San Francisco Bay) please contact Mary Crowley cell number +1.415.999.2426.
If anyone is available who would be a good Pilot with expertise on the coastline and entry to various ports and would be interested in joining the crew of Hōkūleʻa on this voyage or for part of the voyage, please also call me. I know we all want to offer good hospitality and local knowledge to the Polynesian Voyaging Society on their current series of voyages circumnavigating the Pacific!
I will send an announcement out about the activities of the vessel when it is here in San Francisco Bay at a later time. Mary
Photo by Dazzler in Wrangell, AK.
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Hi Skip, thanks for the polling and the responses. Your Race Deck co-chairs this year have consisted of Richard and me and an amazing group of volunteers we've been able to lure in with donuts and coffee. Other than Three Bridge, we haven't gotten any stragglers wanting to spectate. Was that a thing back in the day? If anyone feels put out by SFYC, there is a whole lotta breakwater they can spectate from. In fact, that's usually where the paparazzi take their Lat38 photos. There are reasons that it is working out for the SSS Race Deck to be at SFYC more frequently this year. And as you (all) know, clubs and their flag officers change, which can also change the dynamics we might encounter from year to year. To my knowledge, the SSS has always received gratis support for its race starts. If anyone wants to join us on race deck (ahem, any race deck that is intended to meet a bunch of needs), then they should reach out to one of us. Any concerns or complaints can also be directed to me at [email protected]. The SSS is going to be seeking race chair support soon for 2024 so please step up and help your inimitable not-a-yacht-club next year!
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Thank you all for your $0.02. As Race Chair 0.5, I'll follow up very briefly on the "Race Deck" part of the forum, since that seems a better venue.
That is a delightful sailboat. I am going to avoid calling it cute, but rather compliment the design and construction by saying it sure looks sexy in a porcine way!
The boat is also sitting on the key to fantastic upwind performance.
Come to Lake Isabella if you want some 2,500 foot elevation lake sailing. I will join you on the water.
Ants
The boat is also sitting on the key to fantastic upwind performance.
Come to Lake Isabella if you want some 2,500 foot elevation lake sailing. I will join you on the water.
Ants
Sailors helping sailors. This is one of those situations. The last and strongest L/36 built, Bill Lapworth design, LEDA, #71, needs a new home pronto before she gets broken up. Comes complete with new deck, nearly new Yanmar 3, and new, unstepped Ballenger tapered spar. I know L/36's well, as our family raced and cruised HOLIDAY, #2, for years. Basically a Cal-40 hull with keel hung rudder. If you think you have have room for LEDA in your life, let me know and I can answer further questions..8three1four75zero278.
OLE', PAPOOSE, and LEDA on Jessica Cup start line.
OLE', PAPOOSE, and LEDA on Jessica Cup start line.
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Randall Reeves and Harmon Shragge depart the Golden Gate tomorrow on the first leg of circling the Americas clockwise. The plan as reported in Lat-38 is "to leave, weather permitting, on Tuesday and take the Great Circle route north to Homer, Alaska, with the goal of arriving in early October."
A bowl of Macapuno to the first to tell us why this plan probably won't work without modification.
A bowl of Macapuno to the first to tell us why this plan probably won't work without modification.
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BobJ
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I'm so sorry to hear about Nancy Tompkins.
Moli would have to portage on both ends of that route. The GC route from SFO to HOM is overland until Fort Bragg. At the other end it crosses a substantial chunk of the Kenai Peninsula before reaching Homer. As GPS books warn, "always use at least two means of navigation."
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Moli would have to portage on both ends of that route. The GC route from SFO to HOM is overland until Fort Bragg. At the other end it crosses a substantial chunk of the Kenai Peninsula before reaching Homer. As GPS books warn, "always use at least two means of navigation."
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BobJ is exactly right. A Great Circle course from the Golden Gate to Homer, AK, takes Randall's MOLI overland. https://www.greatcirclemap.com/?routes=SFO-HOM
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Almost forty some years ago, Don Goring had a large sheet of bleached muslin hanging high in his sail loft with an off shore trip to Alaska, in winter, mapped out in colored felt pens.
I still chuckle to this day whenever I think about Don's reply after I asked him about the wisdom of going in winter;
"the locals get tired of tourists in summer, but in winter, they will take you in and feed you"
I look forward to following MOLI; "over the top" will be beautiful.
I still chuckle to this day whenever I think about Don's reply after I asked him about the wisdom of going in winter;
"the locals get tired of tourists in summer, but in winter, they will take you in and feed you"
I look forward to following MOLI; "over the top" will be beautiful.
Daydreamer
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That Great Circle route to Homer, accounting for avoiding land, will be a beast of a ride. Up wind all the way!
Just saw the picture of the chart of Randall and Harmon's proposed route.
Makes more sense to round the EPac high clockwise and then head north.
Just saw the picture of the chart of Randall and Harmon's proposed route.
Makes more sense to round the EPac high clockwise and then head north.
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A member of our fleet's drone got bullseyed today by Idalia. On purpose. It's a hurricane hunter, getting surface readings that aircraft can't get "Saw 74 knots sustained, 24 foot waves at 9 second intervals. Boat was rolling 121 degree max roll until it hit 22 knots SOG at the same time, probably airborne, and did a full 360. Came back up and is still transmitting data." Tough bugger. The rig on this hurricane hunter drone is stubby, equivalent to 3 reefs and no jib.
Florida is really going to get whacked tonight, especially in the NE quadrant of Idalia, where the windspeed is increased by the forward speed of the storm, aka "Dangerous Semicircle."
At one point, the drone sailed through the eye, and the windspeed dropped to 10 knots. Flocks of birds sometimes get caught in the eye wall and can't escape...
Florida is really going to get whacked tonight, especially in the NE quadrant of Idalia, where the windspeed is increased by the forward speed of the storm, aka "Dangerous Semicircle."
At one point, the drone sailed through the eye, and the windspeed dropped to 10 knots. Flocks of birds sometimes get caught in the eye wall and can't escape...
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